Sail Spree – Get Afloat in Waterford for National Watersports Weekend
Wednesday, 1st May 2013
As the May Bank Holiday approaches, watersports clubs and training centres from Waterford to Donegal and Galway to Dublin have joined forces to offer a unique host of free activities for children, teenagers and adults alike.
Sail Spree – a national initiative developed by the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) to encourage people of all ages out on to the water – will run from the 4th to the 6th of May in over 25 venues around the country including Dungarvan Harbour Sailing Club. On offer will be various free taster sessions in sailing, windsurfing and powerboating. Many clubs will also provide on-shore activities including food and entertainment guaranteeing a great day out for all the family.
Commenting on the event ISA Chief Executive Harry Hermon stated
Feel like a dirty weekend in Connemara?
Wednesday, 1st May 2013
Gaelforce Turf Warrior Summer Challenge 25th May 2013, Leenan, Co Galway
Welcome to Turf Warrior, the new and improved obstacle course challenge, packed full of adventure, mud, climbing, swinging, leaps into the Atlantic and all kinds of other mayhem and madness! The Turf Warrior Challenge is part of Gaelforce but has been rebranded from the very popular Turf Guy Challenge to mark the addition of a new summer event which runs for the first time on 25th May 2013.
Don't worry, the Turf Warrior Challenge still includes the original winter event running on 2nd November 2013 for all you hardy Warriors out there for whom cold, wind, rain, hail and snow are of no consequence! The course for both races is the same but weather makes a big difference. If you can complete the summer challenge you will definitely be ready to
Citywide
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
Beginners Computers
9 Hours computer training for only •45. Benefit "U" programme. At the end of this course you will be able to: set up emails, send and receive messages, attach & save files and photos from email messages. The Internet: you will be able to search for infomation of your choice, open and navigate through web pages, orgainise and book mark web pages, internet safety. Access I.T. Ltd, Parish Centre, Ballybeg, Waterford, tel: 051-590873 email: \n
Know Your Rights
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
Voluntary PRSI contributions
Question: I intend retiring at age 60 later this year. What should I do to make sure I qualify for the State Pension (Contributory)?
Answer: There are rules about the number of PRSI contributions you must have to qualify for the State Pension (Contributory). If you are aged under 66 and you are no longer working and paying PRSI contributions or signing for credits, you may be eligible to make voluntary contributions to help maintain your social insurance record.
To be eligible to make voluntary contributions you must:
- Have a certain number of PRSI contributions paid under compulsory insurance in either employment or self-employment
- Apply to make your voluntary contributions within 12 months after the end of the last completed contribution year during which you last paid compulsory insurance or you were last awarded a credited contribution
- Agree to pay
Strange but - True!
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
By Bill Sones and Rich Sones, PhD
Q. If that special someone hasn't yet appeared in your life, what's this person likely to be like? Can social psychologists help you look into the crystal ball?
A. Good chance you'll meet your future partner at your workplace, says Daniel Nettle, lecturer in biological psychology at the Open University, Milton Keynes, England.
If you're a heterosexual woman, he'll almost certainly be taller than you, and probably 3-4 years older. If you're close in age, the chances are he'll have the same or higher level of education as yourself. Similarity of social background makes for ease of courtship but not necessarily strength of attraction. His personality could be completely different from yours; if you're into dangerous sports, though, he will be too, and if you drive fast, so will he.
For men, most of these predictions hold
Your pet's health
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
John Owens graduated from the Veterinary
College U.C.D. in 1997. He, along with his wife Susan, recently opened Ani-Pets veterinary clinic in Tramore, which is dedicated to the full time care of all companion animals, including exotic pets. He has a special interest in preventative medicine and nutrition.
An Ear problem in a cat
"Dear John, I have a problem involving one of my cats. I have five in total, which were all either strays or rescued through animal charities. This one, called Joey, is a black and white neutered male who is at least 10 years old. His ears have always looked a bit abnormal as there are scars and splits on the ear flaps caused when he was hurt in a cat fight before he was neutered. Recently, I have noticed him scratching
Stargazer
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
Clairvoyant - Numerologist – Astrologer Stan Phillips
To make an appointment for a personal reading at The Athanaeum House Hotel, Christendom,
Ferrybank Tel: 085 - 7355683
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Aries: March 21 – April 20
This might turn out to be one of those remarkable and defining moments where events conspire to alter your world
Natural Healing
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
With Breda Gardner Homeopath, lcph, mcos, rgn
Health Therapies Clinic
13 Gladstone Street, Waterford. Tel: 087 2025753.
Insight Natural Health Clinic, 15 Upper Patrick St, Kilkenny
Tel: 056 7724429
Breda Gardner runs busy natural health clinics in both Waterford and Kilkenny. She also presents monthly positive living seminars in Kilkenny. A native of Galway, Breda worked as a nurse for many years before studying a range of complementary therapies, including homeopathy, iridology, muscle–testing and nutrition.
You Are Electric!
Our body cells, our thoughts, our computers, our phones, our household appliances and our lights all have one thing in common: they are all dependant on electromagnetic energy. Although we humans are biological and chemical beings, ultimately everything we do is controlled by electrical impulses running through our bodies. If you had a suitable scanner, you would be able to see that the body's electromagnetic field is between three
"Stubborn" men in danger from not seeing a doctor
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
New figures show that men are twice as likely as women not to visit a doctor, even if they are feeling ill The survey suggested that men are far more likely to delay a trip to see their GP in the hope that their illness is not serious, increasing their chances of being admitted to hospital. Reasons given to the survey conducted for Socked.co.uk gentlemen's sock subscription service included difficulties in fitting an appointment around work, embarrassment, or the fear of what the doctor might find.
"Men are playing Russian Roulette with their health," said Mark Hall, gentleman creation officer at Socked.co.uk, "and their stubborn nature means that they'll often let a minor ailment get worse before they seek help. Not only that, we're dismayed to learn that many chaps aren't even doing the most basic personal health checks."
According to the
HIQA publishes assessment of breast cancer surveillance
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
The Health Information and Quality Authority has published the results of its health technology assessment (HTA) on the monitoring of women aged less than 50 years of age who are at a higher risk of breast cancer due to a genetic predisposition or a strong family history.
HIQA has advised the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) on the implementation of an organised surveillance programme for women under age 50 in Ireland who are known to be at elevated risk of breast cancer due to these genetic and/or family history factors.
Dr Máirín Ryan, Director of HTA at HIQA, said, "Surveillance for these women can reduce the number of deaths compared to no surveillance. Women at high risk tend to have more aggressive tumours, so early detection is critical. For those women who have been identified to be carriers of certain genetic mutations,
Letters to the Editor
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Once in a blue moon. As rare as hen's teeth. A Government success. Each of those three sentences are as unusual and as rare as each other. But the last one seems to be about to take place. The Government has announced that it plans to give each child in the State a second year of free pre-school. It might not sound like earth shattering news but if it does happen then it could be one of the most significant things that this Government has done since it took office. Any money that is given over to education is a …
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