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The Moffatt School of Dancing, Crossmolina together with musicians from the Doherty School of Music, Foxford will present a full traditional music, song and dance show portraying the legend The Children of Lir in Ardagh Community Centre on Friday November 11 at 8pm.

For the past 13 years, members of the Grady family in Murrisk have been donating proceeds from the sales of soft drinks and food on the summit of Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday to local charities.

The exact cause of asthma is not known. According to the 2002 AIRI report, 470,000 people have asthma in Ireland, meaning approximately one in eight suffer from it. Ireland has the fourth highest prevalence of asthma in the world after Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

A cheeky charity calendar featuring cystic fibrosis supporters who bravely bare all in support of the fundraising initiative was launched this week in Tuam.

Funds raised from a charity bed push in the city will be used to improve facilities at University Hospital Galway for people with cystic fibrosis.

A family fun day in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Association will be held in the Gateway Hotel, Swinford, on September 3 at 3pm.

Salt has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial actions. Once salt particles are breathed into the lungs, the salt absorbs bacteria and clears away mucus which blocks the airways.

A major national fundraising challenge in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland is bound for Mayo on Saturday July 30.

Galway motorbike enthusiasts are being sought to take part in The Fifteen to One Motorbike Run, a cross country event that will raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.

The introduction of cystic fibrosis screening for newborn babies will result in earlier intervention and treatment and a much better prognosis long term for children with the condition, according to the chairperson of the Galway branch of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.