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A new initiative by local heart charity Croi aims to change the lifestyles of 450 people in the west considered to be most at risk from heart disease, Ireland’s biggest killer.

It sounds like a great weekend doesn’t it? Watching 2,000 odd athletes run about Athlone in wet suits, while soaking up the fun (hopefully), spending the day with the family, and enjoying some good entertainment.

It sounds like a great weekend doesn’t it? Watching 2,000 odd athletes run about Athlone in wet suits, while soaking up the fun (hopefully), spending the day with the family, and enjoying some good entertainment.

Ceart Healthcare centre in Callan is suffering from lack of funding leading to the therapy centre remaining closed on Fridays.

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.

Councillor Patsy O’Brien has voiced his opposition to recent proposals regarding dental healthcare benefits in Ireland. Among the many funding cuts put forward in the McCarthy Report, one proposal currently being considered involves the ending of the Dental Treatment Benefits Scheme, otherwise known as the PRSI scheme, for which more than two million people in Ireland are eligible every year.

Take control of your exercise and your life, stop making excuses and start making progress. Just 30 minutes a day is enough to make you a success story.

World Heart Day will be held on September 27 this year, and to help celebrate the day, and help build awareness of the importance of a healthy heart, Athlone Regional Sports Centre has teamed up with the Advertiser and Precor Fitness to run the inaugural World Heart Day 5k Family Fun Run/Walk.

World Heart Day will be held on September 27 this year, and to help celebrate the day, and help build awareness of the importance of a healthy heart, Athlone Regional Sports Centre has teamed up with the Advertiser and Precor Fitness to run the inaugural World Heart Day 5k Family Fun Run/Walk.

The Chinese restaurant, the Royal Villa in Salthill, has teamed up with local heart charity Croí to host a novel Chinese evening on Tuesday September 29.