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Irish General Practice Nurses Educational Association Podcast Featuring Dr Theresa Lowry-Lehnen

By Jack Mullen
Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash In this weeks podcast we had the pleasure of being joined by none other than Theresa Lowry-Lehnen. Theresa is a Specialist Practitioner in General Practice Nursing, Registered Nurse Prescriber (RNP) and is a Teacher of Science and Nursing Studies.  Theresa has also published a number of books and medical journal articles, is […]
Health News Transport

Hot Weather and Road Rage: How To Keep Cool

By Ryan Harmon
Motorists are being advised to drive with more care in the hot weather as it’s revealed you’re more likely to suffer from road rage or to have a crash in summer. As summer temperatures rise, so do people’s tempers. For decades, researchers have observed a correlation between hot weather and increases in violent, aggressive behavior. […]
Education Health News

Launch of Sexual Consent Online Learning Hub to Promote Education on Matter

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Hildegarde Naughton, have launched a new online learning hub to provide an integrated, publicly available resource on sexual consent awareness and consent learning resources. At the heart of this partnership will be a dedicated […]
Business Health News

Medable Opens New EMEA Headquarters in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon
Medable Inc., the leading cloud platform for patient-centered drug development, has announced the first stage of its European expansion plans with a new EMEA headquarters in Dublin. The regional headquarters will serve as a hub for expanded sales, customer success and software development in Europe, enabling Medable to continue broad adoption of digital clinical trials
Education Health News

Staff and Students Urged to Join Pilot Rapid Testing Project on Four College Campuses

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has urged staff and students to volunteer to be part of the pilot rapid testing project and other testing surveillance systems on college campuses. The project, called UniCoV, will conduct a large-scale analysis of testing technologies for Covid-19 surveillance and prevention in
Health News

Expert Advisory Group on Rapid Testing Established

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD has established an Expert Advisory Group on Rapid Testing. The group will support and advise government departments, who are responsible for progressing pilots and the rollout of rapid tests in their respective sectors. It will also be responsible for communicating to the general public. The Expert Advisory Group on […]
Environment Health News Transport

The Benefits of an E-Bike

By Ryan Harmon
Are there benefits of an e-bike? For many cycling purists, the notion of adding an assisted motor to a bicycle is a form of cheating that doesn’t offer the same type of physical and mental benefits as a traditional bike. Sure, riding an electric bike (e-bike) might not be as difficult as tackling that monster […]
Health News Tourism

Beach Wheelchair Launch at Fintra

By Jack Mullen
Young Eoin McCallig with Dad Anthony on hand to try out the new beach wheelchair at Fintra beach.” Pictured: Anthony & Eoin McCallig Prior to finishing up his term as Leas-Chathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr Noel Jordan unveiled a new beach wheelchair at Fintra blue flag beach on Friday, 25th June. This is another welcome […]