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World Stroke Day 2011 is this Saturday October 29. Each year approximately 10,000 Irish people have a stroke, and sadly 2,000 people die as a result. It is estimated that 30,000 people are living in the community with a disability caused by a stroke. This makes stroke the third largest killer in Ireland, and the biggest cause of acquired disability.

Members of the travelling community need to be made aware they have a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than the general population, according to new Irish research carried out in Galway.