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Elan strikes $1.5 bn deal with Johnson & Johnson

Athlone-based company Elan is to receive an injection of $1.5 billion from drug company Johnson & Johnson, as part of a deal to expand Elan’s research into the treatment of Alzheimer’s.

Athlone supports Fr PJ's work in Ecuador

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Cathal Temple is preparing to take part once more in TriAthlone next weekend along with some 2,500 other competitors.

Baxter donates $120k to Hope House

The Baxter International Foundation has donated US$230,000 to Hope House in County Mayo and The Irish Hospice Foundation in Dublin.

Opportunity to become Ms Planet Beach comes to Mullingar

Planet Beach Ireland has launched its search for the Ms Planet Beach Spokesmodel 2010, and the search comes to the Annebrook House Hotel on August 14.

Cinema Review - The Taking of Pelham 123

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I am such a Denzel Washington fan and as an actor he does not disappoint in this film which ticks all the boxes for a hostage flick. However, by its very nature there are no real surprises - there are the requisite negotiations, the impossible demands, a few shootings, and of course getting the bad guy. What’s new?

Acquisition of Galway medical device firm

Jobs at Galway-based Brivant Medical are expected to be preserved, and even expanded, after joining forces with another medical device company.

Disabled man to climb Croagh Patrick in aid of Haiti charity

Michael Corbett has not walked since a car accident left him a quadriplegic in 1975. However, this did not stop the man from Newport from wishing to climb one of his county’s highest peaks — Croagh Patrick.

Celebrity chefs — are they losing their appeal?

I may be wrong, but I get the impression that the adoration being heaped on certain chefs may be starting to wane. Perhaps it is the recession; perhaps it is the stories of Gordon Ramsay’s empire in disarray, or perhaps we are just sick of them. I am all for promoting better cooking, better eating, and buying the best local produce, but realistically how many people actually ever cook anything they see demonstrated on television? It is a bit like watching reality TV, except you are watching someone cook rather than wander about a house.

Twestival Local comes to Galway next month

The global Twitter-based charity event has a Galway dimension next month following the success of the first global Twestival on February 12 2009.

Cinema Review - Dance Flick

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The trailer had me worried that this was going to be yet another one of those pointless spoof movies, with no plot, lots of stupid gags, and mind-numbing parodies and my suspicions were confirmed.

 

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