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PlayStation-like device aids stroke sufferers

TECHNOLOGY similar to PlayStation is being used for the first time in a community care hospital to help stroke sufferers with their recovery.

Wed, 07 Jul, 2010

Call to waive €60k VAT demand on disability machine

THE Department of Finance was yesterday urged to waive a €60,000 VAT demand on a health machine purchased with voluntary funding.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2009

Robotic legs and supreme effort help Bríd take her first steps

SUSPENDED in a harness and strapped to robotic legs, Bríd Courtney experiences a sensation commonplace to most of us, but singular to her.

Fri, 22 May, 2009

Family asks for help to fund vital equipment

BY JULY of 2001, five-year--old Edel Ryan had made a few introductory visits to Ballagh National School in Tipperary, preparing herself for the big day in September when she would join the ranks of the junior infants.

Mon, 02 Jun, 2008