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Pharmacy technician, local history nerd - folklore & traditions, avid reader and lover of nature and learning. Every day is a school day.

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@west_waterford @ardmoregaa @AbbeycourtyGAA1 @KilrossantyGAA @StradballyGAAWD Any score from Kilrossanty v Stradbally please?

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@fasc1nate @maurice_dee do you remember this?

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@fasc1nate As a child in primary school in Ireland in the mid 90s, we held a fundraiser every year for the Terry Fox Foundation, I think we did a sponsored walk if I remember correctly.

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@NormaCaples Congratulations to you both, Waterford communities are lucky to have you and Kelly on our side!

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@BobFlavin @stjamesdublin My mam is waiting 22 months to see dermatology in Waterford, on the 'urgent' waiting list... Rare autoimmune blistering disease post vax, GP can't treat so she has to wait. The biopsy of one blister came back as 'a normal mole'...I'm more of a mole than it was. Disgraceful 🥺

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@fasc1nate In the 1990s in a small rural national school in South East Ireland, we used to run to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. We knew his story but I really don't know if we realised just how big the foundation was or even that he wasn't Irish. Nice memory though!

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@dog_rates He sounds like Joey from Friends speaking French hahaha

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@FriaryCollege Awe I'm sorry to see this, Br. Spring was a constant in the Friary for so many years, a legend to all who crossed paths with him. Sympathies to all who knew him and worked with him. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal.

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@HSELive Not antivax by any stretch (actually a HCP), but please make sure those administering actually know what they're doing, so no one else ends up with a mass of fibrotic tissue in their arm causing unrelenting nerve damage and pain, almost 3years later. Silence is deafening from hse

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@dineen20dineen While this was standard practice in most households, this photo was posed by locals in Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford for photographer Richard Fitzgerald in the 90s for his books 'Dark Ireland' & 'The parting glass'
Mick D'Tailor, Tony Coffey, Mrs. Mulhearne & Walsh & Mary Keating

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@Existential_Doc There's no maximum or ceiling, but if you're hitting those high doses it may be worth looking at alternatives. There's obviously a lot of factors, adverse effects, quality of life, interactions with other meds, etc.

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@JennferCanesten @SarahkateMurph3 That's fair enough and I'd be frustrated too, just trying to explain the reasoning and that 99% of us are doing our jobs and are not getting kicks out of the repetition but I'll happily agree that some take the p***.

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@JennferCanesten @SarahkateMurph3 I completely agree that some go too far. Or maybe it's others are too lenient, I'm not sure. It's OTC in a way but it's class is P , pharmacist supervision, along with others such as domperidone/motilium as there's certain reasons you shouldn't take them. Hence the extra Q's etc

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@SarahkateMurph3 @JennferCanesten Also regarding cost? Reckitt are the sole distributor for Nurofen Plus. Year on year there has been a marked increase in price from 12.70 to 17.50 over 4-5years. Meant to reduce buy-ability/addiction apparently. I understand your frustration, but we're following law & have to.

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@SarahkateMurph3 @JennferCanesten I agree re costs etc but, this is plain ibuprofen, easy to buy everywhere. Nurofen plus contains codejne which is a legally restricted sale. Pharmacy are doing their job, trying to reduce codeine addiction. As a pharm tech i will agree that some take it too far, but most are ok.

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@Ciaraioch Beautiful! Hope you feel better soon, back pain is literally a pain in the a*s*!

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@arocxo It is wrong that you are put under such pressure unnecessarily! I can't figure why HSE is continually doing this, it's counterintuitive, the staff who are working end up on stress leave, thus reducing force again. I hope you get a decent break after your shift, thinking of you 🥰

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@arocxo I'm so sorry you're going through this and know only too well sadly that your colleague is feeling the same and it's hard to comfort each other as you're both so far stretched. As others have said, your patients will see what you are doing and will appreciate every effort. But 1/

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@TheFigen_ Yeah that's pretty cool but my cat gets frightened by his own tail so....they're on a par...🙈