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HAIR SALON IN LAOIS REFUSES TO SERVE CUSTOMERS IN PYJAMAS
Louise spoke to David Finn, the owner of The Blow Dry Parlour in Portlaoise, after he took to Facebook to say he’ll turn away customers that come in wearing pyjamas.
STUDENTS URGED TO GET VACCINE AS MUMPS OUTBREAK REACHES ALL TIME HIGH
The number of cases of mumps in Ireland is up by over 600 per cent compared to the same period last year. There have been more cases of the highly-contagious disease in the first 11 weeks of 2019, than all of last year. The majority of cases are among teenagers and young adults. Louise spoke […]
A FREE AWARD-WINNING MENTAL HEALTH FESTIVAL IS RETURNING THIS MONTH
A free mental health festival is taking place in Sligo later this month. Change Your Mind Festival is an award-winning event organised by Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services. The Hub’s Eimear McKeown spoke to one of the festival’s chief organisers, Psychiatry Registrar Dr Ignazio Graffeo.
SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO STRIKE OVER CLIMATE CHANGE
School students across the country are to strike on Friday, March 15th over climate change. Thousands of students will attend protests, coinciding with a global protest in at least 82 countries. Louise spoke to Theo Cullen-Mouze, a 16 year old student from Clare Island and a member of School Strikes 4 Climate Ireland, which is […]
BINGE DRINKING AND ITS AFFECT ON OUR HEALTH
Irish girls rank third in the world for binge drinking. According to a new study in The Lancet, adolescent girls in Denmark and Finland were the only ones to drink more. Dr Ciara Kelly, medical doctor and health and wellness blogger at The Irish Balance, spoke to Louise about alcohol and its affect on […]
7 IN 10 GIRLS ARE NOW GETTING THE HPV VACCINE
The HSE has revealed that uptake of the vaccine against cervical cancer has risen to 70 per cent. HSE vaccination teams are currently administering the second dose of the HPV vaccine to girls in first year of secondary school around the country. Louise spoke to Dr Lucy Jessop, Head of the HSE’s National Immunisation […]
THRIVE FESTIVAL: IRELAND’S NEWEST FITNESS, WELLNESS & FOOD EVENT
The team behind Taste of Dublin have created a new event – Thrive Festival. The fitness, wellness and food festival takes place in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Saturday March 30th and Sunday March 31st. Louise caught up with organiser Helen Cooke.
MOTION TO PROVIDE FREE SANITARY PRODUCTS WINS SUPPORT IN DÁIL
An all-party motion calling on the Government to provide free sanitary products in public buildings has won overwhelming support in the Dáil. The motion was put forward by by the Oireachtas Women’s Parliamentary Caucus – the first time in history female politicians from across a number of parties joined forces to bring forward a motion. […]
Dean Jacob – The Plunge
On Sunday, 28th of October 2018, Something extraordinary will happen. Dean Jacob, A Psychological Magician, Mentalist and Escape Artist will be wrapped in 40 Feet of heavy chain, 20+ Feet of Rope, 7 Padlocks, Hand Restaints and 50KG of additional weight, He will then be dropped 2 Meters underwater at the bottom of the Waterford […]
Conor McGregor – Can He Do it ? – Ciaran O Flynn
The Bus – The Whiskey – The Return. After almost 2 years Conor McGregor returns to the UFC Octagon facing Khabib who has never lost a single fight or even a round! The question is … Can he do it ?
