Women in West Cork are fortunate to have a gynaecology service based in Bantry General Hospital. This is a satellite of Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) gynaecology service. Two clinics, one morning and one afternoon, run on the third Friday of every month. Dr Aenne Helps is the Bantry lead […]
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As winter arrives and energy bills climb, your home’s heat is literally escaping. But keeping your house warm this season doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. This article breaks down the easiest, most cost-effective insulation upgrades you can make—starting with a look at the materials themselves. Understanding insulation materials […]
Carl Linnaeus, the great 18th century Swedish biologist, gave scientific names, based on his binomial system, to over 4,000 species of animals (and even more plants). He called the donkey Equus asinus, which is literally just ‘horse donkey’ in Latin. But in English, ‘asinine’, meaning donkey-like, has become a synonym […]