Person: Ken McDonald

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Limerick garda to carry a 26kg rowing machine up Ireland's tallest mountain

The 'Carry up Carrauntoohill' fundraiser by Ken McDonald wants to raise €30,000 for the Share A Dream foundation.

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Heart failure costs state €660m per year; local care ‘would cut costs’

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Heart failure patients at mercy of ‘postcode lottery’

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Personalised treatments in cardiac care launched

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Irish-made drug cuts heart failure death and hospitalisation

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Study shows drug reduces heart attack risk by 40%

Innovation needed to push Ireland up rankings, says cardiologist

The heart failure unit at St Vincent's Hospital today celebrated its 10th anniversary with a visit by Minister for Health, Ms Mary Harney TD.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2008

Teen charged over 'ecstasy' worth €46,000

A book of evidence was served yesterday on a Dublin teenager charged over a seizure of ecstasy tablets worth nearly €46,000 at his home.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2008

Cardiologist: teamwork could save €21m a year

GETTING doctors, nurses and other health professionals working as a team in managing chronic medical conditions in hospital day wards could achieve huge savings for the health services, a cardiologist claimed yesterday.

Wed, 27 Jun, 2007

College keeping the Force fighting fit

Not every third-level campus in the country is an unhealthy nest of laziness and vice. Michael Moynihan visited the Garda College in Templemore, where sport and fitness are taken very seriously indeed.

Sat, 25 Nov, 2006

Mixed fortunes for Irish rowers in Switzerland

IRISH rowers enjoyed mixed success at the World Cup Series in Lucerne, Switzerland, yesterday with three of the six crews edging closer to tomorrow’s finals.

Sat, 19 Jun, 2004

€100m and 100 acres: jail to hold 1,000

DUBLIN’S new prison will be five-times the size of Mountjoy and will cater for 1,000 inmates.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2004

Cardiologists recommend heart failure management strategy

Ireland’s cardiologists are recommending a strategy for hospital management of heart failure which they say will make more beds available.

Fri, 08 Mar, 2002