health&lifestyle
Saddle up to enjoy the e-bike experience By Eve Kelliher
WHETHER you enjoy a leisurely cruise to the shops or prefer to take to the wilds and experience challenging mountain bike trails, e-bikes can make your ride must more swift and enjoyable. The key point about e-bikes is that they are power-assisted, explains David O’Sullivans O’Sullivan Cycles on High Street which is now stocking a wonderful new range at various price points. The German brands Haibike (priced from €2,200) and Focus are popular choices, as is Giant, with e-bikes priced from €1650, or models from the Spanish company Orbea. In fact, O’Sullivan Cycles is the only stockist in Kerry of the sought-after Haibike band. I tried a Haibike mountain bike for size and was extremely impressed! As David explains, the more energy you invest in your pedalling, the more return you receive in the power stakes. “The Haibike mountain bike would be ideal for covering a route such as Ballyhoura,” noted David. “We also offer hybrids which are suitable for everybody. They are also excellent if you need assistance as you cycle.” Richard Greene, of Prima Sport, which is the Irish distributor of Focus e-bikes, added: “When choosing an e-bike try to go for a mid engine, as these are much more stable engines.” Call in to O’Sullivan Cycles and check out its e-bike collection.
CACI FACIAL: THE NON-SURGICAL FACELIFT
Jill Duggan of Killarney Toning & Beauty Studio explains how the CACI facial can benefit your complexion
CACI stands for computer-aided cosmetology instrument and a CACI non-surgical facelift works by using microcurrent technology. This sounds like it would be sore but, trust me, it isn’t at all. Teeny, tiny microcurrents are sent to the muscles in the area being treated. These microcurrents help to plump out lines and wrinkles, sculpt the cheekbone and jaw area, and re-educate the facial muscles so that they will sit tighter and not sag. The treatment boosts the collagen in the skin and gives a much younger looking complexion. As it's the ultimate CACI machine, you get treated to microdermabrasion treatment during this facial also. Having all the surface refined and the collagen and elastin production increased from the inside it gives the ultimate refreshing glow and lifting effect
to the skin. It finishes with a mask that is full of hyaluronic acid and collagen that give intense moisture to the skin, while at the same time it gives a soothing effect after the treat. Telephone Killarney Toning & Beauty Studio on 064-6632966 for more information.
Contact Killarney Toning & Beauty Studio on 064-6632966 for further details.
‘Lack of obstetrics theatre in Kerry hospital is major concern’ David O’Sullivan of O’Sullivan Cycles with a Haibike e-bike.
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Killarney Advertiser 03.02.17
SPEAKING in the Seanad, Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Seanad Leas Cathaoirleach Paul Coghlan highlighted increasing local concern at the lack of an obstetrics theatre in University Hospital Kerry. Senator Coghlan said: “The lack of a dedicated obstetrics theatre in the hospital has become a significant risk factor and according to the HSE’s own assessment tool equates to an ‘extreme’ risk. However, they do state that the ‘risk is managed well’. He added: “In this day and age a ‘risk is managed well’ approach is just not acceptable. There is always the possibility that on a particular day the risk is not managed well and would end in tragedy for someone involved. Also those who are scheduled for minor surgeries are regularly having their operations cancelled at short notice because of an unexpected obstetric emergency. So there we have a double impact on patients as a result of having no obstetrics theatre. “We are now at a critical stage with this matter. Business cases have been submitted to the HSE from the hospital outlining the need for a theatre, but as of yet no action has been taken. “I don’t think a risk management approach is enough for one of our major regional hospitals. By providing an obstetrics theatre in University Hospital Kerry we would essentially be removing the ‘risk’ currently being ‘managed’. As I said, it only takes one minor mistake for managed risk to turn into tragedy.”