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Valentine’s Day lovers have another reason to celebrate this year, as findings show that being in love and being loved helps to keep us healthy and are particularly good for our hearts.

Every day in Ireland hundreds of emergencies take place, including a staggering 14 deaths every single day from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Often it is the first aid skills of passers-by or people near to the scene that can mean life or death for these victims. If you were that person, who was first on the scene of an emergency, would you know what to do? 

Popeye showed us just how powerful spinach really was and our mammies have been telling us for years to ‘eat our greens’. But why is this so – are green veggies all they’re cracked up to be?

Local heart charity Croí is reminding all those considering taking part in this year’s Flora Women’s Mini Marathon to act fast as the April 21 closing date for entries is approaching fast. The largest all women’s event of its kind in the world, with over 40,000 participants, the mini marathon will take place this year on the Bank Holiday Monday, June 1.

Local heart charity Croí is reminding all those considering taking part in this year’s Flora Women’s Mini Marathon to act fast as the closing date for entries of April 21 is approaching fast. The largest all women’s event of its kind in the world, with more than 40,000 participants, will take place this year on the Bank Holiday Monday, June 1.

Achill Island community is leading the way in the fight against heart disease by working with local heart charity Croí, in partnership with HSE West Mayo PCCC (Primary, Community & Continuing Care) by launching the inaugural Achill Healthy Heart Week from April 20 to April 24.

Local heart charity Croí has announced the appointment of Edel Lambe as its new fundraising manager.

Mullingar native, Edel Lambe has just been appointed as the new fundraising manager with Croí, the west of Ireland cardiology foundation, which is based at University Hospital, Galway.

A revolutionary new weight loss system which combines a specialist diet with group support, weight loss counselling, and ongoing support is now available in Galway.

Vitamin D is sometimes known as the sunshine vitamin as we can manufacture it in our bodies when we are exposed to sunlight. In Ireland we rely heavily on sunshine to provide us with vitamin D, so fingers crossed for the good summer we’ve all been waiting for!