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lmost 120,000 students around Ireland are sitting down to the Leaving and Junior Certificate exams, but the pages they will use throughout the course of the exams have not contributed anything to the economy the Leaving Cert students are about to enter; instead, the 34 million A4 pages used have all been printed outside of Ireland, in the UK. In a trend that hasn’t changed since 2003 the State Examinations Commission (SEC) has awarded a lucrative contract, estimated to be worth in excess €200,000, for the printing of the Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations to a British company. This is in spite of the fact that the Irish printing industry has shed more than 7,000 jobs in the last four years and is in a "dire" state, according to Gerry Andrews, director of the Print and Packaging Forum, a representative organisation. A lesser contract for the printing of the Leaving Certificate Applied has been given to an Irish firm this year, but the main bulk of the 34 million A4 pages of exam scripts will once again go abroad. Under EU guidelines any state contract worth more than €125,000 must be put out to tender across Europe, meaning Irish companies have to vie with European rivals who have a much cheaper cost base. The SEC defended their decision by stating that the printing of the exam papers is only one of the printing contracts placed by them each year. “The requirement for printed material includes candidate coursework journals, examiner and superintendent information booklets, application and payment forms, headed paper and marking schemes. Continued on Page 2
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Irish printing firms are awarded more than 50 percent of the annual value of printed material required” said Martina Mannion from the SEC. According to the EU procurement guidelines, any company is free to tender for all of the printing contracts; the Leaving Cert, the Leaving Cert Applied and the Junior Cert. Four companies in total tendered for the printing and delivery of the examination papers, of those four
companies, three were from the UK and one was from Ireland. Dublin based company, Irish International Print, secured the smaller contract to print the Leaving Cert Applied contract, which 3,245 students will sit. The larger two contracts for the Leaving Cert (55,550 students) and Junior Cert (57,732 students) exams were awarded to Stephen Austin and Sons Ltd, from Hertford in England. Although it is true that
there was an open request for tenders via the government e-Tenders website and that any company could apply to secure the contract, it is not exactly a level playing field. Many Irish companies would not be in a position to compete with British companies who are paying lower VAT than business people in Ireland and a lower minimum wage rate, therefore could offer the State Examinations Commission a more competitive rate.
Older Generation of Sligo tell tales of cures and remedies A recently launched booklet entitled “Stories , Cures and Remedies” which was launched as part of the recent Bealtaine Arts Festival will conjure up fond and perhaps long forgotten memories for those who read it. To create the booklet over 100 people from around Sligo shared conversations and created images based on the theme of old cures and remedies.
The publication was set up by the Sligo Arts Service which links the work of a number of visual artists, photographer James Fraher and writer Maura Gilligan. They sourced their material from older age groups from Active Age Groups and Day Care Centres to explore the visual imagery and stories based around local cures. The publication was launched at the end of last month in the Coleman Centre, Gur-
teen. Bealtaine Co-ordinator Catherine Fanning said it was a very interesting project: “As we went around the county we heard some of the same stories in different areas, but with slight variations.” Centres and groups involved in the publication included Ballymote Nursing Unit, Gurteen Active Age, Skreen Day Care Centre, Enniscrone Health Centre, Keash Active Age and the Avalon Centre in Sligo Town.
Sligo to set tourist’s spirits free SLIGO is to sell itself as a place which will set visitors’ spirits free with a €180,000 marketing campaign to be aimed at a 1.1 million target audience in Ireland. The tagline invites visitors to come and be ‘enchanted’ by a county that is ‘creative, independent, active and inclusive.” The launch of the new brand took place on a scorching hot Thursday in the Glasshouse Hotel in Sligo, giving organisers
a ray of hope that this initiative will be a sunny new era for tourism in Sligo. The launch of the new brand is the start of a three year long programme to revitalise the tourist trade in Sligo. The new brand will get its first exposure this month in newspaper ads, national radio as well as a slot aired live from Sligo on TV3’s Ireland AM. At the recent launch, Martina Bromley of Failte Ireland Northwest informed those in
the tourist trade that Sligo will be the first with an advertising campaign for the home market this season. She said that the aim of the brand and marketing initiative was to put Sligo on the map as a tourist destination and that tourism has an important role to play in economic recovery. Tourism in Sligo alone is worth over €70 million to the county and is directly involved in over 1,000 full time jobs.
County Mayo is ‘in motion’ for month of June
COMMUNITIES throughout Mayo will be getting out and getting active throughout June by taking part in Mayo in Motion Month with cycling and walking events at
venues in every part of the county. In all, 30 communities are organizing walks, 16 cycling events, walking festivals, Nordic walking demonstrations and a walking seminar.
Mayo in Motion was launched by Junior Minister for Sport and Tourism Michael Ring, and is jointly facilitated by the Mayo Walking Partnership and Mayo Sports Partnership to promote walking and cycling as a means of physical recreation which can be enjoyed by anybody. Communities, schools, workplaces, individuals are all encouraged to get out there and experience the many walking/cycling trails which have recently been developed. The aim of this initiative is about growing walking within the County for 2011. The key objective is to circulate information relating to all of the wonderful walking and cycling trails that are available throughout Co Mayo. Bike Week takes place from 18 - 26 June with many events organised including 'A Greenway Cycle', Cycle Safety Training and Bike Repair Workshop. For those more interested in walking there are 40 organised walking events taking place as well as Nordic Walking every Wednesday evening at 19.30 on the Westport Greenway.
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Sligo Brothers firm raises 700,000 A CUTTING edge software firm set-up by two Sligo brothers has raised 700,000 worth of investment to expand its operations in the sphere of cloud based software. Cloud based systems are seen as the future of computing, as they allow computer users to access programmes such as word processors online as they would any website, rather than downloading the software on to their computer.
Eventovate, founded by Castleconnor brothers Jonathan and Jason Ruane, has developed a pioneering, cloud-based software solution for hotels, to enable them to increase revenue and manage costs specifically within their events business, such as weddings. This award-winning technology provides a cohesive set of applications for both the hotel and its event customers. Before setting up the company,
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months in Ireland, the company started looking to the international market and sold to its first UK customer in January 2010. It is continuing to expand in the Irish market, but expects that more than 85pc of its predicted 4.5m revenue in 2012 will come from Europe and the US. As part of this latest funding round, both Shay Garvey, director at Delta Partners and Alex Hobbs of Dublin Business Innovation Centre, will now join the board of Eventovate, lending their expertise and experiences the business in its furto support ther development. “We are pleased to invest in a company like Eventovate,” said Garvey. “They have already proven themselves as a pioneer in cloud computing within their industry and are now well positioned for the substantial growth this technology is certain to experience. “Eventovate is an indigenous Irish company operating in the new smart economy. It has the potential to create dozens of highly skilled jobs and to develop a substantial international busi ness from its Irish base.”
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Local hero saves man from drowning in Carrick A night employee at The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, proved to be the hero of the hour last week when he rescued a man who fell into the Shannon and almost drowned. Bartosz Teclaw, who has been working as a night manager for over five years and lives locally, actually rescued the man after he went under water. According to Daniel Cross, a manager at the hotel, the hotel’s receptionist, Margaret Nevin, was coming in to start her shift at the hotel on Sunday morning at 7am when she noticed a young man staggering and wandering
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Heave away for Rosses Point Shanty Festival
THE sails are set and all is in ship shape for Rosses Point Shanty Festival which takes place from Friday 17 th to Sunday 19th June. The picturesque seaside village of Rosses Point, just ten minutes from Sligo town, will transform into a hub of international maritime culture, both on and off the water, as it plays host to the World Fireball Sailing Championships from the 11th to the 24th June. To date
there are confirmed eleven different nationalities attending, including participants from the Shetland Islands, Canada, the Czech Republic, Australia and Namibia. Sea Shanty groups are travelling from as far afield as Germany, Holland, The Canary Islands and Liverpool to join with home grown talents to create a joyous cacophony in celebration of the seafaring cul-
ture that is at the very root of Rosses Point’s heritage. For those not in the know, sea shanties are the traditional work songs of seafarers and come in various shapes and sizes, but share a common genre and style worldwide. Harry’s Bar, Austie’s Bar and Restaurant, The Waterfront, Sligo Yacht Club and the Yeats’ Country Hotel will be throwing open their doors to a jam packed schedule of free concerts, which will climax in the Big Festival Concert on Saturday 18th, all proceeds of which will go to the RNLI. Sligo Bay Lifeboat Station is holding an open day on Sunday 19th to give the public an opportunity to view firsthand the mechanics of this invaluable organisation, which does such good work on our coast and inland waterways. Sligo Bay is surrounded by the breathtaking backdrop of Yeats Country, with Rosses Point perfectly positioned at its’ centre. On the race course, the Fireballs are a highly competitive class of racing dingy and provide quite the spectacle. Carrying a two man crew, the helm drives as the trimmer suspends from a trapeze attached to the mast of the sixteen foot boat, balancing their weight across the water with all but their toes onboard, a practice not for the
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faint hearted, but exciting viewing for the audience. There is more than just music over the course of Rosses Point Shanty Festival. For those more literary inclined souls, Dermot Healy, Leland Bardwell and Kieran Devaney will be among the many and illustrious authors who are reading from their works over the weekend. The mobile Cinema Northwest will also be in situ from 2pm on Saturday 18th, thanks to Sligo Yacht Club, with showings of all things nautically themed, perhaps most notablythe film Deep Water, a stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. A special screening of rarely seen historical footage from RTE archives, Rosses Point Remembered, will interest those with a taste for the social archiving and cinematography of days gone by, with all proceeds going to the RNLI. While the Fireballs battle it out in the bay, Sligo Channel will field a tight list of traditional local regatta events. The Go-As-You-Pleasewill witness teams competing in the desperate and often comical challenge to be the fastest runner and rower across the channel, around Oyster Island Light House and back. Competitors
generally begin with the countenance of hardened athletes, but experience tells us that dignity and dryness are tradable commodities once the spirit of competition takes over! Topping off the series of rowing and engine races in the channel is the Massive Quack Duck Race, organised by Rosses Point Sea Scouts. Rosses Point Shanty Festival events are free of charge, with the exception of a fundraising barbeque and Big Festival Concert, all proceeds of which will go to the very worthy cause of the RNLI. As a peninsula, Rosses Point village lends itself to a natural stadium for viewing all on-water activities. Aside from the scheduled events, there are plenty of options that visitors to the area can enjoy. Kitesurfing, sailing, golf, boat charters and angling are all on offer in Rosses Point. Strandhill village, a short hop across the bay, provides surfing or a nice, relaxing seaweed bath, should more lively activities take their toll. All in all Rosses Point Shanty Festival promises to be family fun and maritime adventure for landlubbers and salty sea dogs alike. Check out more at www.rossespointshanty.com , then don your pirate hat and swashbuckle on down for the festivities!
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thousands more indirect jobs. This strong base of 600 US multinationals here contribute to the economic success at both national and regional level. Throughout the Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo, we have a strong track record in the Financial and Professional Services, Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, and Advanced Manufacturing sectors.These are now global companies that serve the world from their bases in the North West of Ireland.” “US Companies play a vital role to Ireland’s economy,” Mr McGarvey explained, “they spend in excess of 16 billion euro annually on payroll and services and contribute over 3 billion euro in corporation tax. In 2011 over 11, 000 jobs were announced by IDA Ireland and three
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quarters of these were by US Companies. Total exports are to exceed 170 billion for the first time, with US companies accounting for almost 100 billion of this vibrant element of Ireland’s economy.” “The legacy of successful business operations established by US companies here over the past five decades has helped secure additional investment in Ireland. US Companies now have $165 billion invested in Ireland, and this is more than the combined total in Brazil, Russia, India and China. We need to create a climate which secures this existing investment and allows us to expand that investment and attract new FDI to Ireland. In creating that environment, it is clear that we must actively manage our own road to recovery”. “The story of FDI in the North West is one of longevity” according to McGarvey, who pointed out that “the region has established many successful long term relationships with some of the largest employers not just in the region but nationwide, such as Abbott since 1974 and MBNA since 1997.” McGarvey cited “the community that exists here in the North West,” as one of the critical factors for success. “I value the tremendous partnerships that exist between our businesses, local and multinational, with county and town councils, the local Chambers of Commerce and of course the American Chamber, along with Fás and the third level institutes and the IDA.Together we have forged a team spirit, with which we all move together to-
wards greater prosperity.” Of the future Mr. McGarvey said the Chamber is “adopting the voice of optimism. Because we firmly believe that while the problems in our public finances and the banking sector cannot be downplayed, we must recognise that that we are now laying the foundations for a more positive future.” “Global FDI is predicted to Gordon Ryan (Institute of Technology Sligo) and Gerry Ennis (Ulster Bank Ireland). Photo: James grow by up to 20% Burke this year” stated McGarvey, “and ican Chamber’s 50th Anniversary Ireland is well positioned to benefit Gala Dinner in the North West Refrom this. The latest IBM Global gion was sponsored by Ulster Bank. Trends Report has shown that Ire- Companies participating in the land is the number one location American Chamber’s North Westworldwide for winning FDI jobs, on a ern Region include: per capita basis.” Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Divi“Speaking for the North West of sion, Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care, Ireland this optimism is well Abbott Ireland Pharmaceutical Opfounded,” according to McGarvey, erations, Abbott Nutritional Devices, who is also the Managing Director of Elanco Animal Health, Institute of Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd which Technology, Sligo, Letterkenny Instiemploys 800, “We have had several tute of Technology, LotusWorks, major announcements, from compa- Lough Eske Castle, a Solis Hotel & nies such as United Health and Zeus Spa, MBNA Ireland, Pramerica SysIndustrial Products in the North tems Ireland, UnitedHealth Group, Western region, which has led to the Zeus Industrial Products (Ireland) creation of approximately 300 direct Ltd. jobs.” The Amer-
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Steve Sabin, engineering manager at Oasis said that the recent creative design project benefited the company just as much as the students who were asked to develop a new look for an established dehumidification product that had remained essentially unchanged for a number of years. At the end of the programme, students had to present a series of drawings illustrating the construction and final appearance of the product. “I believe that these projects are beneficial to the company, the college and the students,” said Mr Sabin. “The Company gets the benefit of fresh eyes looking at a product and receives a large number of design ideas in a very short period of time. “The College builds links with local industry while student gets the opportunity to work on a practical project with commercial potential” . Course lecturers Nevil Walsh and Mark Rooney who coordinated the project agree that students get a rare preview of how their training and education will be put to practical use when they leave college. “The feedback and advice the students get from the company design team is invaluable”, added Mr Walsh. To read more about the Creative Design course at IT Sligo see www.itsligo.ie
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Cell Phones Responsible for the Death of Honeybees MOST hotels are built with the goal of helping their guests relax, maybe try some new foods from famous chefs and spend some time in the gym. However, one of the recent trends in the hotel business lies in the implementation of latest technologies, especially the ones linked with entertainment. This is the case of a new hotel called Point Hotel, located in Istanbul. The hotel boasts a modern digital entertainment center dubbed The Game for Big Kids. The center includes a large variety of the latest games for Playstation3 and Nintendo Wii, including a 3D race simulator and football games. It took $1.5 million to build the high-tech Point Hotel. It would be interesting to note that 300 people have the possibility to get involved into a video game simultaneously. There're also music rooms for DJwannabes and VIP rooms for those who enjoy watching movies in a private space. Guests can access the hotel with a 3month, 6-month, or annual membership pass. At the same time the facility offers business and corporate membership plans, reports Tnooz.
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ACCORDING to a new paper from Daniel Favre, a researcher from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, active use of cell phones is one of the main causes of the bee population drop. It is worth mentioning that from 100 crops that provide 90 percent of the world's food, more than 70 percent are pollinated by bees and the UN states that over the past several years, beekeepers reported a dramatic decrease in the bee population. The Swiss researcher says that phone signals may confuse honeybees to such a degree that they become disoriented until they drop dead. Together with a group of other researchers Favre carried out 83 experiments in which scientists registered the reaction of honeybees to cell phones in 3 modes: standby,
call-making and when the phone is off. Researchers noticed that when they were making or receiving a call, the noise of honeybees increased 10 times. It would be interesting to note that usually the increase in honeybee noise represents a signal for the insects to leave their hives. However, during the experiment the noise simply confused the bees. Other factors that also lead to the decrease in population of honeybees include pesticides that are often used to pre-treat corn seeds, air pollution and climate change. Thus we can say that modern society in general is responsible for the death of honeybees, reports FastCompany.
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THE space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six have landed at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The touchdown ended a 16-day mission which was the penultimate one in the shuttle programme. Endeavour's crew put the finishing touches on the International Space Station. Commander Mark Kelly must wait another day before being reunited with his wife. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is recovering at a rehabilitation centre in Houston after being shot in the head in January. The last shuttle to fly, Atlantis, was almost at the launch pad when Endeavour returned. Atlantis emerged from the hangar
late on Tuesday as thousands of space centre workers and their families lined the route to the pad. Atlantis is due to launch in July. "122 million miles flown during 25 challenging spaceflights," Mission Control told Kelly and his crew. "Your landing ends a vibrant legacy for this amazing vehicle that will long be remembered. Welcome home, Endeavour." Kelly replied: "It's sad to see her land for the last time, but she really has a great legacy." A considerably bigger crowd gathered a few hours earlier to see Atlantis make its way to the launch pad, the last such trek ever by a shuttle. Thousands of workers and their families lined the route as Atlantis crept out of the mammoth Vehicle
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UK team unveils 3D map of universe THE Iranian designer Milad Taleghani has conceptualized a new-generation kitchen that boasts some eco-friendly features. The first green feature lies in the fact that the kitchen is powered by solar energy. Dubbed Funva, the kitchen is one of the participants at this year's LG conceptual life contest. The developer claims that the heart of his concept is the main control panel. The latter is powered by the house solar system and boasts such features as solar lighting fixtures, cooking system, dishwashers and even holographic display. At one of the kitchen's ends there's a small fridge and innovative seating arrangements. Another interesting feature is the kitchen walls that the designer through of turning into large LED screens, the lights of which can be easily customized by the user.
The most complete 3D map of the local universe has been unveiled by British astronomers. The 2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS) from the University of Portsmouth extends to a distance of 380 million light years and has taken 10 years to complete. It extends closer than previous surveys to the galactic plane - a region that is generally obscured by dust. The survey has mapped in detail areas previously hidden behind the Milky Way to better understand the impact they have on its motion in relation to the rest of the universe. Karen Masters from the University of Portsmouth presented the map in a press conference at the 218th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She said: "The 2MASS Redshift Survey is a wonderfully complete new look at the local universe - particularly near the galactic plane. "A galaxy's light is 'redshifted' or stretched to longer wavelengths by the expansion of the universe. The farther the galaxy, the greater its redshift, so redshift measurements yield galaxy distances. "It's the vital third dimension in a 3D map and will enable cosmologists to study the area in much more detail."
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Prisoners to be given carrot sticks POLICE in New Zealand are to issue prisoners with carrot sticks - to help them cope when smoking is banned in jails next month. New Zealand prisons will become smokefree on July 1 and officials fear many inmates will struggle with nicotine withdrawal. A national directive has been drawn up to issue each inmate with two carrot sticks a day, reports the Southland Times. The newspaper says it has seen a memo drawn up by staff at Invercargill Prison which says costings and size have already been trialled. One jumbo carrot can provide 16 carrot sticks, which would be cut into uniform sizes "to the best of our ability", it says. Corrections Association of New Zealand president Beven Hanlon said he thought the move was a joke when he first heard about it. "I don't think it is one of their best ideas but it is worth a try," he said. "It's the whole oral thing... if they have got something in their mouth, they won't be looking for a cigarette to put in it."
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Get Headaches? Smart Ways to Deal Headache Triggers Sometimes you know exactly what's causing that pounding in your skull. Other times, you're blindsided. Headaches—whether debilitating migraines or less-painful-but-still-annoying tension headaches—are often set off or made worse by a key trigger, says Brian Grosberg, MD, director of the Inpatient Headache Program at Montefiore Headache Centre in New York City. Here, the seven most common pain provokers, and how to head off the hurt. (See your doctor if these DIY fixes don't do the trick; for those plagued by headaches, prescription meds may help.) You're stressed Stress accounts for 80 % of all migraines, according to a study in the journalCephalalgia. That's because it causes fluctuations in cortisol and adrenaline—the fight-or-flight hormones—which can lead to pain and nausea,
says Sheena K. Aurora, MD, medical director of the Headache Centre at Swedish Medical Centre in Seattle. Stress can also make you clench your jaw and neck muscles, causing neck pain that, in turn, can set off tension headaches. Trigger Tamer: Meditation, deep breathing, yoga, and massage can help. Or consider a mind-body technique called biofeedback. You're hormonal The dip in estrogen that occurs just before your period can lead to migraines. Similar hormonal fluctuations can also trigger headaches during pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. Trigger Tamer: Take an over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) like naproxen or ibuprofen two days before you expect your period, when the headache is likely to happen. If you're experiencing headaches during pregnancy, ask your doctor to recommend a pain-relief plan.
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The weather's changing Migraine sufferers may be more likely to be hit when temperatures are high, according to a study in the journal Neurology. Shifts in barometric pressure (the density of the air in the atmosphere) may lead to sinus headaches, too.
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Trigger Tamer: Do your best to avoid headache triggers on hot days—and keep an NSAID on hand, just in case.
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You didn't sleep well Insomnia is associated with low levels of the hormone serotonin. That causes blood vessels in the brain to dilate and activate the trigeminal nerve—the main nerve involved in migraines, Dr. Grosberg says—leading to inflammation and the release of pain-causing chemicals.
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You sniffed bad cologne "The trigeminal nerve has projections in the lining of the nose," Dr. Grosberg explains. When you detect a noxious smell, the nerve can release substances involved in producing headaches. Trigger Tamer: Avoid using perfume or scented cleaning products, soaps, or candles—and steer clear of stores that reek of them. You're blinded by the light Bright light—from fluorescent bulbs, computer glare, or even the sun—can set off that pesky trigeminal nerve. Trigger Tamer: If possible, switch from fluorescent lights to softer incandescent bulbs, Dr. Grosberg says. Place a non-glare screen over your computer, and try to cut back your usage. If you're working on a computer in a room with fluorescent bulbs and white walls, hang pictures up on the walls to absorb excess light, advises Paul-Henri Cesar, MD, director of headache medicine at Columbia University. You're eating the wrong things—or not eating enough The most likely offenders: Foods that contain the amino acid tyramine (like red wine and aged cheeses), nitrates (hot dogs, deli cold cuts, and other processed meats), or the amino acid phenylalanine (chocolate). All three substances cause blood vessels to constrict and then expand, causing migraines. Skipping meals triggers them, too, because the brain is hypersensitive to fluctuations in blood sugar, Dr. Aurora says. Trigger Tamer: Eat and drink water regularly, and make sure those meals high in
protein to help keep you satiated and maintain blood sugar levels. It's also crucial to figure out which, if any, foods bother you, and ban them from your diet. New relief for migraines Though doctors have been using Botox offlabel as a treatment for chronic migraines for years, recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) means insurance companies may now be more likely to cover the shots. The average treatment is 31 injections in seven areas across the head and neck, performed every three months. That may seem extreme but it's well worth it to many patients in serious pain, says Stephen D. Silberstein, MD, director of the Jefferson Headache Centre at Thomas Jefferson University. One caveat: Don't go to a dermatologist or walk-in clinic for this treatment, he says. Instead, make an appointment with a neurologist who can study your migraine history and make sure you're a good candidate.
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AFTER a night of partying, it’s not uncommon for college students to wake up with a fuzzy recollection of the evening’s events. But a new study suggests that binge drinking may impair memory in young people long after the hangover has worn off, perhaps because of damage to the hippocampus, a brain region involved in learning. In the study, which appears in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers in Spain gave a series of simple language and memory tests to 122 college students between the ages of 18 and 20, roughly half of whom were self-identified binge drinkers. The other half also drank al-
cohol, but more moderately. In the first test, for instance, the students read lists of words and then tried to recall as many of them as they could in increasingly difficult exercises. In another, they were told two stories and asked to recount them as accurately as possible. Binge drinkers performed more poorly than the other group in nearly all the wordbased tests, even after the researchers controlled for complicating factors such as a family history of alcoholism, marijuana use, and mental disorders. Compared to their peers, the binge drinkers were more easily distracted by new information, recalled fewer
words, and retained about 4% less of the information in the stories. The study does not prove a cause-and-effect relationship between binge drinking and memory impairment. It’s possible, for instance, that students who struggle with learning and attention might be more prone to binge drink, rather than vice versa. However, the researchers say, the findings do suggest a “clear association” between binge drinking and difficulty with tasks linked to particular brain regions, especially the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. The hippocampus is especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of alcohol, they write. Thomas Hicklin, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, says he hopes the study will make college students more aware of the not-soobvious risks of binge drinking. “This is an important topic and a multifaceted problem,” says Dr. Hicklin, who counsels many students at the USC Health Care Clinic. “There’s a lot of peer pressure when it comes to binge drinking, but students need to protect their brains.” If binge drinking does damage the hippocampus—as the study suggests—researchers aren’t certain whether the damage is permanent. “That has not been studied,” Dr. Hicklin says. The study authors, who are based at the University of Santiago de Compostela, called for long-term studies that would follow groups of students before and after they started—and stopped—binge drinking regularly. Such studies would clarify the effects of heavy drinking on short-term memory as well as academic performance, they write.
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1959, The Galway Races begins as a summer festival, lasting three days in duration. In 1959, the three day sporting event becomes the highlight of the business year for most local people and businesses across Galway city. Crowds flocked from all over the world for the race meetings and the races as we know it today came into being. It was around that time that the people of the west realised that the pub underneath the Corrib Stand, now known as the Killanin Stand, which is located at the show grounds, was in fact the longest bar in the world. The pub retained the status for many years and was well known for its feat throughout County Galway.
1950 and 1951 proved to be golden years for the Mayo senior football team who grabbed All Ireland glory, beating Louth, when their own Sean Boyle had his kick-out charged down by Mayo's Mick Flanagan, who broke through with a freak winning goal. It was tight match, with Louth one point ahead, when
Mick Flanagan became Mayo's hero and brought the county its second All Ireland title! The score line at the end of the match was 2-5 (11) to 16 (9). The following year, success came roaring back to Mayo, who were hungry yet again to keep Sam west side, against Meath. The win came
with three late points from Padraig Carney (known as the flying doctor because he had returned from the United States to play the game), giving Mayo a 2-8 (14) to 0-9 (9) win over the Royal County. In 1956, the Sam McGuire cup passed the Shannon once again and found itself a home in County Gal-
way. The Joyce Country boys snatched the crown and glory from Cork with fabulous football from legendary Sean Purcell and Frank Stockwell in attack. The two men hailed as the 'terrible twins' were the winning formula against the 'Rebel boys', which brought Galway a 2-13 victory against Cork's 3-07.
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17 Year old ‘Little Mo’ wins Wimbledon 1952, Maureen Connolly, "Little Mo" to all her American fans, has won the Wimbledon singles title at her first attempt at the age of just 17 - the youngest All-England champion since the 15-year-old prodigy Lottie Dod last century. The solid, unruffled strength and consistency of her ground strokes, her backhand in particular, have been well known to Americans for the past year. But Louise Brough, three times champion since the War and playing her fifth Wimbledon final, might have been expected to make her experience tell. She led 54 in the first set, and three deuces were called before the young Californian took the tenth game. Thereafter she gradually wore down the older player, and in the end won comfortably 7-5, 6-3.
1952, Helsinki's Olympic Games, held in the Finns' magnificent new stadium and opened with their greatest Olympian. Paavo Nurmi, lighting the flame, will long be remembered by the British as the one in which they very nearly failed to win a single gold medal. It was not until a quarter of an hour before the closing ceremony, in the centre of the great stadium, that Colonel Harry Llewellyn and Foxhunter jumped a clear round to give Britain's showjumping team the Prix des Nations title. One man, though, dominated the Games: Emil Zatopek. The 29 year-old Czech not only regained his 1948 title by winning the 10,000 metres, but also sprinted round four men on the final bend to win the 5,000 metres and then, three days later, attempted the first marathon of his life, and won it by a minute and a half. Asked what it was like, he said it was boring. It was an unprecedented treble, with all three performances setting new Olympic records. And if that wasn't enough, his wife Dana set an Oylmpic record for the javelin by 15 feet.
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Sean Campion, Lions Club President Pat O'Brien, Aisling Bourke, John Doherty, Michelle Bourke, Adrian Bourke who hosted the event, Gerry Walsh, Martin Crowe and Lydia and Barry McLoughlin. Picture Henry Wills.
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Niamh Barrett enjoying her pony ride with Michelle Mulherin , TD., Edel Gallagher, Mayo Volunteer Group and Sean Campion.
Anticipation high ahead of Cork Irish Masters EXCITEMENT is building amongst PGA EuroPro Tour golfers ahead of next month's Audi Cork Irish Masters, which will be held at Cork's beautiful Fota Island Golf Club. The Audi Cork Irish Masters will be held from Wednesday July 6 to Friday July 8, in association with O'Leary Insurances, Ballyburden Meats and Beringer Wine, as Europe's top young golfers compete at one Ireland's leading resorts. Fota Island's Belvelly Course will stage the three-day event, with players competing in two rounds before the top 50, plus ties, progress to compete for the £10,000 first prize in the decisive third day. Places in the Audi Cork Irish Masters Pro-Am on Tuesday July 5 are still available, costing 400 per team, including dinner. To reserve a team, call +353 (0) 21 488 3700. "There has been a great response from our players since Fota
Island was announced as one of our venues on the 2011 PGA EuroPro Tour," said Danny Nickless, Operations Manager for the PGA EuroPro Tour. "We're delighted to welcome Audi Cork as the title sponsor for the Audi Cork Irish Masters, along with co-event sponsors O'Leary Insurances, Ballyburden Meats and Beringer Wine, who we hope will all benefit from their association with Europe's leading developmental golf tour. "The Belvelly Course will provide a challenging, scenic and exciting challenge for players next month, and one we're sure they will relish." The PGA EuroPro Tour has been the launchpad for the careers of a host of stars on the European Tour stage, including 2010 Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen, European Ryder Cup star Ross Fisher, Lloyd Saltman and Daniel Gaunt.
Out and about at Temple House Festival!
Emer McKeown, Helen Black, Aoife McKeown and Kate Sheehan at the Temple House Festival. Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Linda O'Neill and Sandra O'Neill at the Temple House Festival, Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Leonie Cornelius and her son Armondo at the Temple House Festival Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Laura Karhunen, Stephanie Panula and Lynn McLoughlin, enjoying Grainne Murtagh, Joanne Dolphin and Lynda Potter at the Temple the evening sun at the Festival,Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8 House Festival, Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Crowd gathered in the sunshine at the Temple House Festival, Temple House, Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
The Model Gallery Re-opens
Therese Lee and her children, Liam, Penny and Mimi at the official re-opening of the Model Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Ann Mannion, Tony Mannion, Maura Porter and Marjorie Flanagan at the official re-opening Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Mayor Matt Lyons, Seamus Kealy, Director, The Model Gallery, Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Joe Leonard, Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council and Tony McLoughlin, TD, taking a tour of the newly refurbished Model gallery. Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
The Model Tag Rugby team at the official re-opening of the Model Photo: James Connolly / PicSell8
Aoife Porter and Lisa Hallinan, at the official re-opening of the ModelPhoto: James Connolly / PicSell8
Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Stella Mews and Martin Reilly.
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Black Shadow is a Class 1 registered Connemara Stallion. Standing at 148cm. His sire Silver Shadow Grade A international show jumper and his Dam Tawin Ballinvoucher’s grand father was the legendary Killyreagh Kim. Black Shadow has been very successful as a young stallion in the show ring. He has been placed in the All-Ireland 3year old loose jumping competition and the 4year old All-Ireland Ridden Connemara Pony discovery, he has also been placed in the RDS, Clifden and has won numerous Championships throughout the country. Having developed into a super model, he is blessed with traditional bone and feather-light movement. Black Shadow is recognised as one of the up and coming young sires in Ireland who will prove in time to be a sire to produce true to type traditional and athletic Connemara Ponies. Black Shadow’s progeny all stand on correct limbs with correct free flowing movement and like himself have brilliant temperament.
MOYLOUGH BOUNCER
Moylough Bouncer is a fully approved R.I.D Dapple Grey outcross Stallion. Standing at 170cm. His sire Grange Bouncer is a grade A showjumper and his Dam Another June Day is by the RDS champion Grey Macha. Moylough Bouncer is a successfully performance tested young stallion, on the pathway to R.I.D sire stardom. Having developed into a fabulous model, he is blessed with an abundance of height, bone and feather-light movement. Moylough Bouncer is expertly recognised as one of the most outstanding R.I.D stallions in Ireland who will prove in time to be a sire with the genuine capability and pedigree to produce true to type proper R.I.D and traditional Irish sport horse progeny. All of Moylough Bouncers progeny are well conformed, smart featured individuals with super athletic movement and brilliant temperament like himself.Young stock have won and placed throughout Ireland in the show ring
A WESTERN WARRIOR
A Western Warrior is coloured Dutch warmblood stallion. Standing at 172cm. His sire Kostolany was the World Trekehnr Breed Champion in 1987 and regained the title in 2009. His Dam Jorinde is by the world famous Samber, probably the best coloured horse in the world. A Western Warrior with his world class breeding, has been very successful in the show ring throughout the country and narrowly missed out of the final of the 3 year old loose jumping in Mill Street. This is a sire with true potential in all equestrian fields. He has just started his jumping career under saddle and has qualified for the winter league final in Turlough, Co. Mayo. A Western Warrior has produced quality foals that have won in the show ring. All his progeny bring his own super-athletic movement, good looks and of coarse temperament.