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Walter is my brother in law, he has battled cancer since 2019 and now has a chance to access life changing surgery in the US. Any donation would be much appreciated, and please share the link, thank you for your kindness 💙
@joancooke5@johnellisdublin Joan you don’t know me but I love your posts and I remember so well the beautiful wedding day of you & John. Happy anniversary!
20th blood donation 🩸 this evening and bumped into my daughter here too ! Only 3% of the population are blood donors. Do your part if you can . #giveblood_ie
Well done to our colleagues who attended the Digital Transformation Awards recently.
The Virtual Ward was shortlisted in:
🏆 Best ICT Project of the Year
💡 HealthTech Innovation Award
A great recognition of the team’s work in digital innovation & patient care.
#TeamHSEMidWest
📢 HSE Mid West recently appointed Michael Cronin as Regional Patient & Service User Engagement Lead.
Michael will work with our leadership team to ensure patient & service user voices are central to decision-making across the region.
#TeamHSEMidWest
📍 CAHERDAVIN – GREENHILLS HOTEL
Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th September | 4:50pm – 7:40pm
💡 New and returning donors are always welcome.
☎️ Call 1800 222 111 to book your appointment.
Your donation could be the one that saves a life.
*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:*
**“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”**
My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.
At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.
At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.
At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.
At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.
Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.
**I’m writing this to tell you something simple:**
**Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.**
Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*.
You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.
You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.
*With love and gentleness,*
— Patricia Routledge
Every adult is presumed to have capacity to consent on their own behalf. Capacity means being able to:
👉understand the information
👉use and weigh that information to make a decision
👉communicate that decision
#NationalConsentPolicy#OurHealthService
#TwilightThursdays is aimed at enhancing the night-time economy in Limerick city. It will take place the last Thursday of every month, with cultural events, live entertainment, & late-night business openings to create a dynamic & welcoming atmosphere for all.