The Asthma Society of Ireland today launched their new Sláintecare-funded, Beating Breathlessness WhatsApp messaging support service, which is available to patients with asthma and COPD, and their family and carers. 39,965 people have asthma in Cork, while 59,715 people have COPD. The current Covid-19 pandemic is a time of particular worry for […]
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The last couple of months have been a very stressful and uncertain time for many, but in particular for Leaving Certificate Students. Since the Minister for Education’s announcement that the Leaving Certificate Examinations were being put back to the end of July, students have had to adapt to the new […]
Bandon Grammar School PE teacher Ronan McMahon and Mikey Power of Bfit Gym in Bandon this week completed a gruelling four-day challenge raising almost €15,000 for Special Olympics Ireland with donations still coming in. Starting on Saturday, April 25, the men ran four miles, every four hours, for four days. […]
Cycling Ireland will host a charity sportive on Sunday, May 3 on the online training platform, Zwift. Many of Ireland’s top professional cyclists, including Nicolas Roche and Eddie Dunbar, will join in support of those struggling during these difficult times. Hundreds of people are expected to ride the virtual sportive […]
Jack Kelleher, Chief Mechanic at Clonakilty Bike Circus, tells us why e-bikes are the way of the future Pedalectric bicycles, usually referred to as e-bikes, are the fastest growing segment of the bicycle market. In 2019, reported sales were up 23 per cent, fuelled by mature adults looking to recapture […]