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Electronic sheep tagging decision challenged

The cost of electronic sheep tagging far outweighs the benefits with regard to traceability, and the introduction of this measure could be the death knell for the sheep industry in Ireland.

More than €178,000 raised in Galway for Sightsavers Ireland

Galway donations for Sightsavers Ireland totalled more than €178,000 in 2009, all of which will go towards helping prevent blindness, restoring sight and advocating for social inclusion and equal rights for people who are blind and visually impaired.

Westport mourns double tragedy

The town of Westport was plunged into mourning this week after the death of two men last weekend. On Sunday the body of Noel Gill, who had gone missing in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on November 19, was found. Mr Gill was last seen by a friend in the city between 4am and 4.30pm close to the Erasmus Bridge, near Churchillplein in the city centre. A large scale appeal to help find Mr Gill was launched by his family and friends online including a website and Facebook appeals in their effort to locate him. Mr Gill had been in Rotterdam for over a year at the time he went missing, but would return to Mayo regularly to see his wife Cindy and their two children.

Four steps to softer, healthier hair

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Beautiful well-conditioned hair will always be in fashion, but how do you get that well-conditioned look? Tired of my dry, lifeless hair and the toll the wintery weather has been taking on it, I popped along to MOHH at Arcadia Centre, Athlone this week to try out a treatment from the range of Joico K-Pak products.

€60,000 raised in Westmeath for Sightsavers in 2009

Westmeath donations for Sightsavers Ireland totalled almost €60,000 in 2009, which will go towards helping prevent blindness, restore sight, and advocate for social inclusion and equal rights for people who are blind and visually impaired, in 21 developing countries.

Laws needed to protect embryo says Mullen

Any legislation which “permits the intentional destruction of human beings at the earliest stages of their existence” is “grossly unethical and socially damaging”.

Parents urged to get children vaccinated as measles cases surge

The HSE West is urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles in the wake of an outbreak of the condition in Co Galway.

Chasing the girls, and hunting the wren

Even though mistletoe is not native to Ireland it has long been associated with Christmas here. The tangled green plant, with its soft white berries, has been introduced in some Irish counties (grafted onto apple trees), and was being sold in basket fulls at the Galway market last December.

Get children vaccinated against measles, urges HSE

The HSE West has reiterated its appeal to parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles in the wake of an outbreak of the condition in Co Galway towards the end of last year.

Call for deer cull as spiralling numbers threaten farmlands

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Deer numbers have soared thanks to a series of mild winters, tree planting schemes, and an absence of natural predators. They are thought to be at their highest level for years. But farmers have warned that they are wreaking havoc in many areas, especially in the Partry and Tourmakeady areas, destroying woodland, crops, even gardens, and also causing a danger to motorists on the roads. Despite more than 20,000 deer being legally hunted each year, experts believe there could be five times as many around the country.

 

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