Person: Deirdre Ward

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Working life: Helen Connaughton, Nurse specialist, Tallaght Hospital

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Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Rose of Tralee: Roses set for the big stage as festival goes live

How’s Dáithí fixed for another Ice Bucket Challenge? Will one of the escorts pop the question? Or maybe things will take a more modern twist — will it be one of the Roses down on bended knee?

Mon, 17 Aug, 2015

Hundreds of rugby clubs have no defibrillators

Hundreds of rugby clubs do not have a defibrillator at their facilities amid calls for screening of all young people involved in sport.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2012

Free service saves 350 with heart condition in four years

Up to 3,500 people have availed of a free service to monitor Sudden Adult Death Syndrome in this country.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2011

3,500 free heart checks since 2007

MORE than 3,500 people with worrying heart symptoms or a family member with a genetic heart condition have been assessed for free by the Centre for Cardiac Risk in Younger Persons (CRYP) since 2007.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2011