Former Ireland and Munster rugby player Alan Quinlan will speak publicly this week about how he has overcome depression and the techniques he now uses to maintain a positive outlook in his life.
He will speak at the Hilton Dublin Airport, Northern Cross, Malahide, Dublin today at 6.30pm; the Radisson Blue, St Helen’s, Stillorgan Road, Co Dublin, tomorrow at 6.30pm; and the Clonmel Park Conference, Leisure Spa Hotel, Clonmel, Co Tipperary on Thursday at 6.30pm. His talks are part of the Lean on Me Campaign. See leanonme.net
- Former Children’s Commissioner for England, Prof Sir Albert Aynsley Green, will give the Children in Hospital Ireland’s annual lecture on Thursday at 7pm in the Royal College of Surgeons, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. See childreninhospital.ie for more details.
- A researcher at University College Cork investigating how mindfulness meditation might impact on recovery from heart conditions is seeking interviewees who have had a heart attack or heart disease surgery (eg bypass surgery, valve surgery, etc) and who have completed an eight-week mindfulness meditation stress reduction programme as a result of their heart disease. If you fit this category, tel: 086-3780008 or e-mail 110221541@umail.ucc.ie
- Life coach Anna Aparicio will lead a motivational workshop on Tuesday, November 29th, in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, 7pm-9.30pm. Cost €45. See dublinnlplifecoach.com or tel: 086-0656383
- Prof Séamus Sreenan of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI) will speak about Diabetes – A Modern-day Epidemicon Wednesday, November 30th at 7pm in the RCSI, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin. The free talk is part of the RCSI MiniMed School Open Lecture series. rcsi.ie/minimed
