Tennessee Williams Festival board member, Patricia Brady, explained that one year five headliners had cancelled their appearances one month before the event one due to a heart attack, one over depression, another had attained a role in a major film, and their famous spouses.

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Dr Damien Brady who led the research at the Athlone Institute of Technology with Patricia Hughes, a Masters student, said coconut oil could be an attractive alternative to chemical additives.

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