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The Irish Senior International Wheelchair Basketball team has left for Latvia as favourites to win Division C of the European Championships. The team, which has been training for the tournament since last September, represents Ireland’s best ever chance of coming top of the league and progressing to the prestigious Division B. Wheelchair basketball is the largest and most organised of wheelchair sports in Ireland.

Irish Wheelchair Association’s national fundraising Angel Campaign, is taking place on Friday November 14 and will be launched at a coffee morning in the Annebrook Hotel.

In 2007 CEART introduced its PatientWise programme - offering a series of courses to help people with chronic illness or pain, to develop self-help skills and provide patients with tools to self-manage their own condition.

Shoppers can avail of major discounts at the Eyre Square Centre’s “Charity Night of Giving” on Wednesday November 19 at 6.30pm.

A services and information open day by Westmeath Disabilities will take place today, Friday December 5 from 11am to 5.30pm in the Mullingar Park Hotel.

A group of Galwegians are taking part in a cycle with a a difference. When the 25 riders arrives in Galway next Thursday they will be well on their way to completing a challenge that involves travelling through 32 towns in 32 counties over three days.

Local volunteer, Sr Veronica Gilsenan, has been announced as a nominee in the prestigious Ireland Involved Awards with Specsavers, taking place on Thursday November 5 at the Royal Kilmainham Hospital, Dublin.

Angel Day, The Irish Wheelchair Association’s angelic annual fundraiser, which will be taking place from November 9 to 13, was launched recently by members of The Galway All Ireland Minor Hurling Team.

The Eyre Square Centre presents its annual pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza in aid of 16 local charities and not for profit organizations, on Friday November 27 from 6pm to 9.30pm.

AIB’s Better Ireland Programme has announced details of the six Westmeath children’s projects shortlisted for the current 2009/2010 programme.