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The Irish Blood Transfusion Services is holding a number of blood donation clinics this week in the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is holding a blood donor clinic in Westport on March 19, 20, and 21 in the Castlecourt Hotel. The clinic will run from 5pm to 8.30pm.

Pharmacist Eamonn Brady from Whelehans Pharmacy in Mullingar explains that there is no specific condition called ‘poor circulation’. There are many different causes of poor circulation. Symptoms of these conditions vary from ‘cold hands’, pins and needles in hands and feet, numbness, varicose veins, leg cramps, a heavy feeling in the limbs, and swollen ankles, right up to very serious conditions such as leg ulcers, gangrene, kidney failure, and brain aneurisms.

September is National Heart Month, and to mark the event the Irish Heart Foundation is holding a national blood pressure roadshow offering free blood pressure checks to community groups, the public, and Traveller organisations including the Galway Traveller Movement.

The Blood Donor Clinic will come to Westport on July 31, August 1 and August 2 in The Castlecourt Hotel from 5pm to 8.30pm. www.giveblood.ie

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service launched a new campaign which aims to increase public awareness of blood types and to encourage donors to bring their friends or “buddies” along with them when giving blood.

The Blood Transfusion Service Board will be in Bagenalstown in County Carlow this week.

Country music singer Mike Denver will perform at a dance in aid of the Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust at the Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit on Thursday August 20. Tickets for the event cost €15 and are available at the door or by telephoning (086) 8359169.

Have you ever wondered why some people are able to lose weight on a particular diet and others are not? Why some people are plagued by poor health or deterioration due to ageing, while others seem to live healthy, vital lives?

Blood donation offerings in Kilkenny have been at an all time high since the Irish Blood Transfusion Services made its emergency appeal for donors last week.