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Brave teen’s fundraiser in memory of dad who died from heart attack
Date Published: 16-Mar-2011
The sudden death of a fit man from a heart condition he wasn’t aware of, has led to his 16 year old daughter organising a fundraiser for Croí through her local youth club.
Aoife O’Shea from Kinvarra lost her dad, Mike, last October when he collapsed while cycling home after completing a charity cycle earlier that day. Ironically, the popular Mike, an insurance broker, knew Croí well as he did some business with them and participated in almost all of their charity cycles. Sadly, Mike was completely unaware that he himself had an underlying heart condition that would indeed prove fatal.
Aoife, the eldest of three children, and a fifth year student in Seamount College, is organising a Fashion Show to be held in Gort on March 25 through her No Name Club, of which she has been a member for the past two years.
This is Aoife’s biggest project to date in the club and one that has been driven by her need to raise not only much needed funds for Croí, the West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation, but awareness of heart disease.
Mike O’Shea was a fit and healthy 49 year old who didn’t smoke, hardly drank and cycled forty miles every Saturday morning. On the day he died, he was returning from Killaloe in County Clare after completing a much longer charity cycle. He collapsed outside Portumna from a blood clot in the main artery, a heart condition he wasn’t even aware he had.
Aoife talks without bitterness about losing her father at such a young age and is determined to raise awareness. She says she was delighted when the Gort No Name Club agreed that the beneficiaries of their fashion show would be Croí.
See full story in this week’s Connacht Tribune.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Galway has a population of young people which is more than twice the national average.
According to information gathered by the Central Statistics Office, Galway’s population of 20 to 24 year olds is more than twice the national average.
The number of 25-34 year olds in Galway is also more than the norm nationally, with the two main colleges thought to be the main reason.
However immigration in Galway is much higher than in other areas at 19.4 percent, compared to the national average of 12 percent.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
A city councillor is encouraging people to donate goods directly to charity shops.
It follows allegations of thefts from clothes banks in Galway and across the country in recent months.
However, cameras are in place at some clothes banks and surveillance is carried out by local authorities.
Speaking on Galway Talks, Councillor Neil McNeilis said the problem of theft from clothes banks is widespread.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
A park ‘n’ ride scheme from Carnmore into Galway city could become a permanent service if there is public demand.
That’s according to the Chief Executive of Galway Chamber of Commerce, Michael Coyle.
The pilot scheme will begin at 7.20 next Monday morning, May 13th.
Motorists will be able to park cars at the airport carpark in Carnmore and avail of a bus transfer to Forster Street in the city.
Buses will depart every 20 minutes at peak times and every 30 minutes at offpeak times throughout the day, at a cost of 2 euro per journey.
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