Galway Advertiser 2003/2003_05_15/GA_15052003_E1_013.pdf 

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World Cup woe filled U C H G casualty department
ALCOHOL WAS a major factor in more than 50 per cent of cases treated at the casualty department of UCHG during the World Cup Finals in June 2002. Research conducted by John O' Donnell. an accident and emergency consultant at the hospital, revealed that 47 patients attended the A & E department at that lime. They suffered from a variety of conditions directly related to the event. The majority involved minor trauma such as assaults or falls. Alcohol was a problem in over hall' the patients. Dr Sheelah Ryan, the chief executive of the WHB told this month's meeting of the hoard. She said 38 of the patients attended within 24 hours of the Ireland match. The overall impact of the World Cup related attendances at the hospital's emergency department was limited, unlike that experienced by hospitals in the cast of the country, she explained. Dr O'Donnell's research was published in the Irish Medical Journal recently. Commenting on the study. Cllr Des Bruen (Rose) described the research as interesting. He said he would have anticipated thai admissions would have been higher and was glad the west was not following in the footsteps of the east. He said it would be an interesting exercise to find out the number of alcohol related admissions on a monthly basis. He did not want to create extra work for hospital authorities hut said it would be interesting if these figures could be available. -- MARY O'CONNOR

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BY SIN L A D M C G O V E R N Galway Farm Relief Services has re-launched its plastic collection service and is now calling on all farmers to avail of this free service. Last year Galway farmers recycled over 500 tons of waste plastic. Waste silage plastic can he very harmful said Thomas Finn, managing director of to the environment if not disposed of GFRS. properly, hut it can be recycled and used in Due to the success of the collection the manufacture of garden furniture, traffic service to date and the ongoing increased bollards and fencing posts. take-up the GFRS has invested heavily in The GFRS says that farmers have reacted new collection and baling equipment and is very positively lo the service but not now in a position to give a better service enough of them are availing of it. "We think and lo collectjireater volumes than before. we are only collecting about 30 - 4WA of the Farmers can call freephone 1800 300 444 plastic that's out there so there is plenty of to have plastic collected or they can call the room for improvement and as it is a free GFRS office in Athenry directly at (091) collection service there's no great excuse 844551. for not making it available for recycling."

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