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Older people’s groups in Westmeath received a boost this week as they were allocated €3,325 by the Irish Sports Council towards sport and physical activity.

According to research carried out by Hibernian Aviva Health, 51 per cent of people in Mayo are found to be overweight or dangerously overweight. The research also reveals that 48 per cent of people on a nationwide basis are overweight and almost a quarter of all adults do no physical exercise. According to the research findings, there is a clear gender bias to these results with 61 per cent of males versus 39 per cent of females reportedly being overweight.

The Irish Heart Foundation is calling for as many people as possible to join Ireland’s Big Walk on World Heart Day on September 27.