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A 71-year-old retired farmer, who had beaten the odds by surviving major surgery, unexpectedly died from asphyxiation when a tracheostomy tube, which had been inserted in his throat to help him breathe, became dislodged after nurses at NUIG turned him on his side for a wash, an inquest in to his death heard last Thursday.

Linda Power is a 30-year old mother from Thomastown, Kilkenny. She works locally as a practice manager in a GP’s surgery and like most people juggles work and a busy family life. After having a baby Linda decided that she really wanted to reclaim her ‘pre-baby body’.

The announcement regarding the appointment of Jim Greene’s successor as manager of the county senior hurlers was made at last week’s county board meeting, and quite interesting it was. Trainer of Oulart The Ballagh for the last two seasons, Kevin Ryan is to be the new man in charge. Speaking to county chairman Pat Deering in the lead up to the appointment, he assured me that a very highly regarded candidate had expressed interest in the job. This is in no small way due to the fact that the profile of Carlow hurling has risen consistently over the last few years with the performances of some very talented minor teams and the senior squad’s Christy Ring success this year.

Westdoc, the out of hours GP service, is appealing to people to only contact it if they require urgent GP medical care over the festive period.

It has been a wonderful change over the past few mornings to look out from around 7.20am on and see some brightness and light to help you scoff down the porridge, toast and tea before dashing out the door for work. And the really noticeable stretch in the evenings definitely adds a pep to your step as you hit the training fields or head for a good jaunty walk or jog. With winter's darkness practically in our rear-view mirror and next Sunday heralding the start of spring, it is time for us to start checking out the new faces on the county panels and see if all the old stagers are back in the fold and if they are carrying any excess baggage around the midriff and buttocks. Are the young guns up to the job in hand and is there another year or two in the auld lads? Those are the questions that will be up for debate over the coming few weeks.

It has been a wonderful change over the past few mornings to look out from around 7.20am on and see some brightness and light to help you scoff down the porridge, toast and tea before dashing out the door for work. And the really noticeable stretch in the evenings definitely adds a pep to your step as you hit the training fields or head for a good jaunty walk or jog.

The award-winning Geraldine’s Health and Beauty Salon, Athlone is pleased to announce the launch of the new Futura Pro weight loss treatment, which is suitable for both males and females and is medically approved. This state-of-the- art computerised machine can tailor a weight loss programme specifically for your needs. Geraldine’s Health and Beauty Salon is among the first to introduce this to Ireland.

The Minister for Health Mary Harney in Kilkenny on Monday complimented St Luke’s Hospital and its staff for its unique can-do attitude which she says ‘sums up the spirit of St Luke’s Hospital’.

The lack of health centres on the west and northern environs of the city is fast becoming a pressing issue especially for a large number of young residents.

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