With just over a week to go to the 5th Annual Boru 3 Peaks in Clare and Tipperary, Evelyn Cusack of RTE gives weather advice to Clare TD Timmy Dooley and Event Ambassador, Sarah Hennessey of Her.ie. Hundreds of hill walkers and runners are expected to flock to the Lough Derg region from home and […]
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Evelyn Cusack encourages Walkers and Runners to Follow Footsteps of Brian Boru in Boru3peaks 2016!
With just over a week to go to the 5th Annual Boru 3 Peaks in Clare and Tipperary, Evelyn Cusack of RTE gives weather advice to Clare TD Timmy Dooley and Event Ambassador, Sarah Hennessey of Her.ie. Hundreds of hill walkers and runners are expected to flock to the Lough Derg region from home and […]
NIFMA Mr & Miss IRELAND Bikini/Swimwear Fitness Model Championships
NIFMA Mr & Miss IRELAND Bikini/Swimwear Fitness Model Championships Venue: ALSAA Centre DUBLIN Date: Sunday 30th October 2016 Enter/Tickets: www.nifma.com Free Car Parking The Venue is 2 Minutes from Dublin Airport Hair and Make Up Artist Contact Emma McConville https://www.facebook.com/Emma-McConville-Hair-and-Make-up-Artist-128221860551423/?pnref=lhc NIFMA WBFMA Workshop DUBLIN Venue: ALSAA Centre Date: Sunday 16th October 2016 Time: 12.00 Noon – 1.30pm […]
Runners limber up for 15th anniversary edition of Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running this weekend
Over 8,000 runners are on their marks and getting set for the 15th anniversary edition of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running. Participants from all over Scotland, across the UK and around the globe will descend on Inverness this weekend, confirming its position as one of the nation’s best-loved running events. […]
SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon Set with Record Numbers
A record 9,000 runners will set off for the Dublin Half Marathon this Saturday 24thSeptember in the Phoenix Park. This is the fourth and final race in the SSE AirtricityRace Series before the sold out Dublin Marathon which takes place on Sunday the 30th of October. In the women’s race, former London Marathon […]
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Introducing vívofit® jr. – a daily activity tracker just for kids from Garmin®
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), has announced the vívofit jr. – an activity tracker1 to encourage kids to stay on the move. The stylish, kid-friendly design is comfortable, durable, swim friendly2 and features one-year battery life for 24/7 wearability. In addition to tracking steps, sleep and kids’ activity on […]
Gary Neville among impressive line-up at Huddle Dublin
Top sporting personalities including former Manchester United and England captain, Gary Neville; Racing 92 coach and former Irish international, Ronan O’ Gara and Connacht Head Coach, Pat Lam lined out for Huddle Dublin, a sport themed performance conference which took place today, Thursday, 29th of September at the iconic Aviva Stadium. The one-day performance, leadership […]
Hehir and Sanchez Win SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon
Sean Hehir and Barbara Sanchez took wins at the weekend in the SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon in a field of 9,000 runners at the Phoenix Park. Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham W.S.A.F Athletic Club won the fourth race of the SSE Airtricity race series in a time of 1:07.45. Hehir comfortably controlled the race from the start, […]
Irish Heart Foundation welcomes obesity strategy but warns against “implementation paralysis”
The Irish Heart Foundation today welcomed the Government’s new obesity policy and action plan, A Healthy Weight for Ireland, but warned that any further “implementation paralysis” in tackling the problem would have devastating consequences for the future health of our children. Speaking after the launch of the strategy, Head of Advocacy, Chris Macey, said there […]
SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon Seeks 2016 Lord Mayor Medal Recipient Nominations
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Brendan Carr together with organisers of the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon are seeking nominations for the 2016 Lord Mayor’s Medal. The Lord Mayor’s Medal, inspired by the efforts of all who partake in the SSEAirtricity Dublin Marathon each year, is presented to one runner who has either exceeded […]
Meet Irish Olympic Stars with Electric Ireland at The National Ploughing Championships
Electric Ireland is delighted to announce that visitors to the Electric Ireland tent at the 2016 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, will have the opportunity to meet and get their picture taken with some of our Irish Olympians. Between Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd September, Electric Ireland will be joined by silver medallist rowers […]
91% of mums want more time for PE in school
Today 15th September, MummyPages.ie Ireland’s largest community of mums, launches an online petition to put pressure on the Irish Government to invest in our physical fitness education syllabus within the school curriculum. This week marks the first week of PE classes for primary school children all over the country, despite the fact that most children have […]
Gary Neville among top sporting personalities to line out for ‘Huddle Dublin’ – a new, sport themed business performance conference
Top sporting personalities including former Manchester United and England captain, Gary Neville; Irish Rugby defence coach, Andy Farrell; and Connacht Head Coach, Pat Lam will line out for Huddle Dublin, a new sport themed performance conference taking place on Thursday, 29th of September at the iconic Aviva Stadium. The one-day performance, leadership and networking event […]
Don’t Pretend it’s not There! A plea from Paul who ignored the symptoms & lost his lower limb to Type 2 diabetes
By the time we are 50 years old, most of us will have worked hard, studied, maybe raised children and our responsibilities may be lessening and hopefully we have saved money to fund our bucket list of adventures. So what might stop you in your tracks from enjoying the second half of your life? Most […]