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To mark World Heart Day on Monday September 29, CÚRAM Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices based at University of Galway and Croí, the Heart and Stroke Charity will host a free screening of the latest Science on Screen film, ‘Counter Attack’ at Croí house, in Newcastle, Galway.

To mark World Heart Day on Monday September 29, CÚRAM Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices based at University of Galway and Croí, the Heart and Stroke Charity will host a free screening of the latest Science on Screen film, ‘Counter Attack’ at Croí house, in Newcastle, Galway.

In the centre of Ireland, away from the busy coastlines and well-known tourist spots, the Hidden Heartlands offer a quieter, more relaxed experience. With heritage trails, lakes, and woodland paths, it’s a region best explored on foot.

The Croí Women at Heart brunch, which took place at HYDE Bar on Galway’s Forster Street last Sunday, was a great success.

Women in Westmeath are urged to sign up for a major online webinar aimed at helping them to take care of their heart health.

Maura Derrane is urging women to protect their heart health - and confront stark statistics which show a quarter of females in Ireland die from heart disease and stroke.

On Sunday, May 7, the Croí Women at Heart brunch will take place at HYDE Bar from 12.30pm.

The human heart is a muscle, about the size of your fist. Each day, your heart beats around 100,000 times. This continuously pumps five litres of blood around your body through a network of blood vessels, your circulatory system. This delivers oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body to help your organs and muscles work properly. Your blood also carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and waste products.

New research released by Blackrock Health as part of its new Show Your Heart Some Love campaign has revealed that an alarming 18% of people who experience symptoms that could signal a potential heart issue do not take any action to address or investigate the cause of the symptoms.

The disease that is the biggest killer of men and women in the country does not get the same urgency as other health issues, the chief executive of Croi said this week, as he called for cardiovascular health to be given greater political and societal priority.