Admissions for eating disorders quadruple in Galway during pandemic

THE number of young people admitted to hospital suffering from an eating disorder has quadrupled in Galway during the pandemic.

The startling figure comes as the HSE West is to begin recruiting staff for a new eating disorder treatment hub for counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.

Read the story in this week's edition of The Tuam Herald, on sale in shops and online www.tuamherald.ie