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Editor\u27s Introduction
No full textOnce again, ‘Chimera’, true to its name, appears in hybrid form. It reflects the diverse nature of a discipline which potentially acts as a bridge between varied and often conflicting fields of interest.  
Preface
Get PDFAt a time of increasing pressure and deadlines for examinations and presentation of theses, it is refreshing to witness the appearance of a journal which illustrates the work and diverse interests of a committed group of undergraduates and postgraduates
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 1988/\u2789
No full textPOSTGRADUATE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 1988/\u2789 
Dutch Elm Disease and its Effect on the Arboriculture of a Western Suburb of Cork City
Get PDFThe aim of this article is to study Dutch Elm Disease and to Observe how-it affected the arboriculture of three study areas within the western suburbs of Cork City. The data was collected during the winter and spring of 1986-87, as part of a wider research project concerning the general treescape of the three study areas. 
The Games People Play: The Role of the Media and Local Conflict in the Development of Soccer on the Cultural Landscape of West Limerick
Get PDFThis paper seeks to examine sport in a geographic context as both a form of communication and as an activity affected by communication both on a local and national level. Geography encompasses the study of the relationships between a person and the wider spatial dimension of place and how that relationship develops through time. Communication refers to those means that facilitate the transfer of information between people
The Personality of West Cork: (Part 2)
Get PDFSomeone (from West Cork?) once said that West Cork is bigger than Ireland: its tourist promoters have suggested that there is a bit of every Irish county in this region; others like Estyn Evans have argued that the particular difficulties of Ireland’s personality are all piled up in this south-western corner of the island. All of this is by way of saying that what we are exploring here is the meaning of place - place as the dynamic context for the lives of the people of (in this instance) West Cork. Life is experienced, structured and reproduced in very specific places and contrary to theories of modernisation, cultural standardisation and the role of the mass media, it would appear that local ties have diminished very little if at all in West Cork while extra-local. ties have obviously increased. What this essay seeks to explore is the making and reproduction of West Cork and its people - to explore the intrinsic importance and interest of its local and regional lifestyles as compared with the often levelling assumptions of national stereotypes. 
Community Action in Cork: The Marsh Campaign
No full textFor close on two years now one of Cork\u27s oldest and smallest communities has been fighting a battle with Cork-corporation to save their community from a multistorey car park. The campaign has been controversial and colourful. It has attracted the national media. Some of the more vocal campaigners are almost household names. Conviction is the password of the Marsh campaign. From City Hall to the Taoiseach\u27s office, from hand bills to the news at nine, from selling tickets on the street to the High Court, from meeting MEP\u27s and Presidential candidates to chaining themselves to chairs in Grattan Street - campaigners believed passionately that they were right, that they were defending their children, old people and themselves from a monster that would ultimately destroy their community.  
Ethical dilemma in dietetics: Should dieticians engage in paid partnerships?
Get PDFWith global shifts towards social media as a new way of communicating and receiving information, medical fields must adapt to trends, to maximise reach for providing accurate, evidence-based advice to the general public and call out or clarify mis-information that can be potentially harmful. We have seen instances of mis-information causing harm in the past. Wellness influencers like Belle Gibson promote dangerous pseudoscience as a cure for disease, where an Australian cookbook author faked having cancer to convince her followers that she cured it through healthy eating habits and exercise. Similarly, in Ireland we have seen The Happy Pear influencers making factually incorrect claims on reducing breast cancer risk. Scandals like these confirm the need for healthcare services and professionals to have a strong social media presence, to monitor and counter unqualified, inaccurate health advice that is rampant throughout the internet. It is critical that social media is used ethically and professionally, to represent dietetics as a profession and field of scientific study.
A systematic review upon the online content provided for self-management of diabetes
Get PDFBackground: Diabetes is a major illness that requires appropriate education in order to increase one\u27s understanding of self-management. With the advancement of the internet, the proliferation of online health-related content in supporting the management of chronic illness like diabetes has been ongoing; however, little is understood on the sort of acceptable and/or effective information attainable online.
Objective: The aim of this review is to evaluate the current literature in hindsight of online management in diabetes whilst establishing the effectiveness of online management tools, the quality of the online information, and the methods of obtaining online information.
Methods: A series of systematic searches of online databases were conducted in accordance with strictly defined inclusion and exclusion criteria relevant to the research question. Additionally, an evidence-based literature (EBL) checklist tool was used to assess the methodological and reporting quality of each study. Each article was peer-reviewed and screened for any biases.
Results: A result of 11 electronic searches were critically appraised using the EBL appraisal checklist tool and all were found to have overall validity. The results indicate an increase use of online technology to empower an understanding of one\u27s own health. Web-based tools like social media were useful in promoting the management of diabetes but were not able to provide quality information.
Conclusion: Current research indicates the need for more investigation and future development of readily accessible and qualitative information in order to support the self-management of diabetes.
Right knee ACL, PCL and MCL reconstruction with sports-related anxiety
Get PDFIntroduction: JM, a 20-year-old male professional ice hockey player, presented with a 2-week history of lack of range of motion, weakness, and pain in his right knee, after a 2-year post-medical collateral ligament repair of the right knee and 3 year-post anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament reconstruction of the right knee.
Case Description: In the course of history taken, it was revealed that 5 months prior to admission the patient had been informed by a psychiatrist that he had sport-related anxiety. With an unremarkable psychiatric history prior to age 18, the competitive nature of his sports career in addition to financial pressure may have contributed to his sports-related anxiety. His examination findings were consistent with a diagnosis of complete tears of the right anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament along with grade III medial collateral ligament injury.
Discussion: The biopsychosocial model was used to explicate JM\u27s case. JM\u27s current injuries prompted reconstruction of the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, and medial collateral ligaments. Psychologically, JM\u27s sports-related anxiety is not a rare phenomenon as recent studies have discovered an increased risk of sports-related anxiety amongst young professional athletes. Sports-related anxiety, along with competitive trait anxiety, may be factors that contribute to sports injury occurrence. Other psychological stressors can add to sports-related or competitive trait anxiety, further increasing the risk of sports injury reoccurrence.
Summary: JM was admitted for a right knee open medial collateral ligament repair with internal bracing, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and platelet rich plasma injection. As part of a holistic patient-centered treatment plan, a referral to psychiatry was made to address JM\u27s sports-related anxiety with the goal of decreasing future risk of sports injury.
Patient\u27s Consent Obtained: Ye