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Sligo sink Mayo’s unbeaten start in minor championship
Despite getting off to a brilliant start Mayo were deservedly beaten by a will drilled Sligo side in the third round of the Connacht Minor Football Championship on Friday night in Sligo
Ensure your blood pressure is in check at Dolan’s Allcare Pharmacy
Blood pressure is a health term we regularly hear about, but do we know what it really means and why should we be aware of it?
Local competitions continue around the county
Last weekend saw plenty of good scoring around the golf clubs in Mayo.
Canney points Medtronic to All Ireland interfirms glory
Medtronic senior footballers were crowned All Ireland champions for a second time when they defeated Ardboe Coldstore from Tyrone by 3-23 to 1-16 in Saturday's final in Michael Coney Park, Ardboe.
NUI Galway professor leads debate on aspirin use to prevent heart disease and stroke
Bill McEvoy, an expert in heart disease prevention who last year returned to Ireland to take up the position of Professor of Preventive Cardiology at NUI Galway and Consultant Cardiologist at Galway University Hospitals, has been invited to debate another international expert on the benefits of aspirin in preventing heart disease and stroke.
Westport United look to keep hold of lead at the top
An early goal from Jesper Frisch saw Westport United take the points and move three points clear at the top of the Super League last weekend in United Park.
Galway to 'raise the red flag' on Heart Failure
May is Heart Failure Awareness month, and tomorrow, and across the remaining three Fridays in May 17, Galway heart and stroke charity Croí, will be raising a red flag on heart failure, along with 25 heart organisations worldwide.
Wife saved husband's life thanks to CPR training
A family carer who completed a training course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saved her husband's life a month later when he suffered a major heart attack at their home in Galway.
Passing of colourful councillor marks the end of an era
When I first started covering local council meetings here in Galway city and county, there were a lot of serious players on board. Heavy hitters who as soon as a meeting was over, would head to Dublin to make or take decisions in a higher forum. They looked and sounded serious. They were like Abbey repertoire actors let loose on touring the carnival tents and halls of rural Ireland. They knew how to play to the gallery and how to ensure their survival in an animalistic political arena. It was in the chambers of the councils that they fine-tuned their roar for the national stage.
