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A Leitrim's man Journey into Dusk Des Keaney was born and raised in Manorhamilton, but spent his working life in and around Dublin. He returned to live on the Barr Road in Rossinver but soon began losing his sight. This is his story. Des sitting with Paige overlooking Lough Melvin Reporter: ');  '); He was too polite to ask. I could sense that a friend I hadn’t spoken to in a long time was interested in what my eyes could see. So this is my story. Everyone whose eyes stop working has a different story. Some have no light perception at all. Some can only dimly perceive light and shade...

Share this article COLUMBIA, Md., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, announces that it has appointed Claire M. Gelfman, Ph.D. as chief scientific officer. In her new role, Dr. Gelfman will be responsible for leading the overarching scientific strategy for the organization with a focus on research initiatives designed to accelerate new treatments and cures for inherited retinal diseases. Additionally, Dr. Gelfman will oversee the Foundation's non-clinical res...

Article content One hard lesson Canadians — and their governments — have learned during this pandemic is how difficult it is to wait to get a new therapy that can save your life. Unfortunately, this is a lesson far too many Canadian patients learned long ago. Canada badly lags other countries in COVID-19 vaccination, including other G7 countries except Japan. The federal government, newly awakened to the problem of delayed access to vaccine, has launched an admirable effort to shorten the wait for Canadians. It has aggressively pursued vaccine supply contracts with multiple companies, neg...

Webinar: Women in Science and Medicine - Saint Brigid’s Day 2021 Event 04 February 2021 On 2 February 2021, the Embassy of Ireland to Belgium hosted a special St Brigid’s Day Webinar celebrating Irish and Belgian #VisibleWomen​ in science and medicine. Dr Antonia Hart led an open and engaging panel discussion on Irish and Belgian women in science, medicine and leadership, both past and present, with particular focus on hidden narratives and lesser-known figures. The esteemed panel shared their personal experiences as women in varying fields of science and their though...

Dundalk volunteer Eric Beggs crowned Community Hero Reporter:  '); Louth volunteer Eric Beggs who has raised over €155,000 for Irish sight loss charity Fighting Blindness has been named  national AXA Community Hero.  Eric, who is from Dundalk, has won €20,000 for his charity of choice – Irish sight loss charity Fighting Blindness. Eric and his four fellow winners were announced live by Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show on Friday 29 January. AXA Ireland announced the competition last July and asked people across the country to nominate their local hero. They wanted to celebrate the ...