Laura Egan News Today

ST. MARYS — The St. Marys Area Middle School hosted its Career Day event April 17, with more than two dozen primarily local presenters meeting with small groups of eighth-grade

Westport woman Selina Neal, whose daughter has a rare disease, wants to help others get the information and support they need

The title of the campaign 'I Am Number 17', reflects the fact that 1 in 17 people in Ireland will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives

Eight-year-old Robyn Keane won’t eat her dinner unless dance music is playing in the background.

Selina Neal’s daughter Maya was diagnosed with a rare disease at birth, and now she wants to help other families

A new awareness campaign featuring 17 people with rare diseases  has been launched. The ‘I am Number 17’ campaign sees people from across Ireland share

Rare diseases affect around 6% of the Irish population, figures show.

Only 13pc of people who claim to have an awareness of the term “rare disease” could correctly identify a condition, a survey has revealed.

Clare students are being reminded to remain calm ahead of the start of the Leaving Cert exams tomorrow. Thousands of students across the county will begin the exams on Wednesday morning, which will begin with English Paper One and Home Economics. The 2023 Leaving Certificate Exams will commence tomorrow morning in secondary schools throughout County […]

On Tuesdays Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Laura Egan, guidance counsellor with St. Joseph’s Community College in Kilkee and Grace Harrison, psychotherapist and counsellor who runs a clinic in Ennis. Laura and Alan discussed the potential fears students may have about the upcoming Leaving Certificate exams commencing tomorrow. Laura showcased a number of reassuring […]