Dying for Home Rule

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Here are two pictures from my father’s head
–I have kept them like secrets until now:

Authentically crafted beers at John Keogh’s

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

John Keogh’s, Galway’s newest gastropub, has launched its extensive craft beer menu. Sourced from around the globe and from all over Ireland, John Keogh’s craft beer menu has something for everyone.

Friday Fiver Fever barbecue at Maldron Hotel Galway

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Maldron Hotel Oranmore Galway is launching a weekly barbecue every Friday, starting tomorrow July 1 from 5pm to 8pm, with a special Friday Fiver Fever offer. Those who attend can choose from chilli beef hotdogs with sautéed onions, succulent 6oz Angus beef burgers, and flame grilled piri piri chicken burgers, each just €5.

Hotel Meyrick launches cocktail afternoon tea

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Summer is here and festival season is kicking off in Galway city. To celebrate, Hotel Meyrick is launching its latest themed afternoon tea, available daily from July 3 until August 31.

Let them eat cake

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Schools around the country have just finished up for the summer holidays and many parents have been in a state of panic. This is not my first summer juggling working from home with looking after young children who would be in school during weekday mornings, giving me an opportunity to get some work done. As any parent knows, it is difficult to get anything done when young children are at home. They need to be entertained, looked after, and don't care for deadlines while you, on the other hand, just need to get the job done.

Fix your metabolism to burn that stubborn fat

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health, and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Your metabolism controls the results from your diet and exercise. It does not matter how good you are with your food and exercise, metabolism faults severely limit your results and cause the stubborn fat on your stomach, hips, thighs, and backs of arms. A good metabolism means you can lose up to 3lb of real fat each week — almost one stone per month.

Combat anxiety and depression with Care Cure Acupuncture

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

If you have never experienced mental illness, bouts of depression or anxiety can be all too easily dismissed as someone’s bad day. But for those individuals suffering from anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, worry, memory loss, and apathy, depression is a crippling disability.

Care Cure Acupuncture takes this condition very seriously and strives to identify the root cause of the imbalance and restore emotional and mental health. To do this consultants look at the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) approach, which believes that the heart and the liver control mental activity. When these channels are not functioning the organs are affected by sadness and the brain is unable to co-ordinate its mental activities.

Gardenwise: Please be seated...

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Let’s take a minute to think about what you actually do in your garden. Mowing the lawn? Check. Hanging out laundry? Check. Trimming the hedges, battling weeds, watering, feeding, pruning shrubs.....tired yet? I’m tired just thinking about it. Which brings me nicely to what I’d like to talk to you about this week, which is sitting in your garden and doing – well, nothing very much.

Gardenwise: A Splash of Colour for Summer

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

Did you visit Bloom in the Phoenix Park this year? Did you come away inspired and ready to get cracking, or a little daunted and thinking “I could never get my garden to look that good?”

Glorious Connemara Cycle Wins Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

Glorious Connemara Cycle were delighted with the news that they were awarded a certificate of excellence for their half day cycle tour which starts and finishes in Cong. The tour which meanders through forests, lakes, castles and stunning views got the high ranking from their clients who are mostly from the United States. Check them out on www.connemaracycle.com

Gardenwise: The Happy Herb Garden

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

Have you ever brought home those little pots of herb plants from the supermarket, arranged them to great effect in fetching containers on your kitchen windowsill , and thrown them out a week or two later, wilted or covered in greenfly? Yep, me too.

Luxury and Relaxation from 5* Staff at The g Hotel Galway

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

There are many options to choose from when looking for a break. However, there was nowhere I would choose to be on a Friday afternoon, except driving down the M6, excited in the knowledge that in just 40 minutes I would be leaving all the stresses and strains of the week behind me, soon to be arriving to an evening of indulgence at Galway city's only 5 star hotel and spa, The g Hotel.

THE BOYS CLUB

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

“Our Lady’s Boys Club has taught me three things. First it has taught me a better knowledge of my Religion and its principles; secondly it has taught me to seek to improve myself, and thirdly it has taught me that real happiness is to be found in helping others rather than in seeking self.” These words, spoken in 1960 by a young man who had grown up in the club and was by then a member of its committee, summed up beautifully the work the club has tried to accomplish since its foundation in 1941.

A day talked about in sadness and horror

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

“ I feel that every step of my plan has been taken with the Divine help. The wire has never been so well cut; nor the artillery preparation so thorough….”

Salad days

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Supermac's is probably not the first place that springs to mind when you think about popping out to pick up a salad, but that is just about to change. As part of the popular SuperSubs brand, three new signature salads have been launched, including a vegetarian option, just in time for the summer season. This is in addition to the excellent existing SuperSubs menu that includes wraps, subs and soups, found at selected Supermac’s restaurants around the country.

Oooh la, la — The importance of onions

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Are you watching the football? France, the hosts are through to the last 16, and are looking good. When I think of France, I think of their favourite ingredient, onions. Onions are a much underrated ingredient in the kitchen, but are so important to our health and overall well-being, as well as being a cheap and tasty vegetable.

There are so many different uses for the common onion in cooking, my personal favourite is just fried onions with steak, or deep fried onion rings in a buttermilk batter. They flavour most sauces, soups and stews and many dishes, but here are a few of my favourite onion recipes.

Rest easy with Better Bedding

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

It seems that the perfect bedfellows are reputation, great service, and quality products; attributes which Better Bedding possesses in abundance as the company celebrates more than 20 years of ensuring the people of Galway have a decent night’s sleep.

Wide range of suites available at An Siopa Troscán, Moycullen

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Supporting Irish manufacturers and Irish jobs at Siopa Troscán, the staff aim to make a house your dream home, with prices over which you will not lose sleep.

See the full range of quality Irish manufactured suites, where all the suites can be made to order from a full range of styles covering everything from contemporary to traditional. Suites can be customised to order by each individual customer to meet his/her own requirements and all fillings and cushions are of the highest quality, fibre-filled duck down, and meet all fire safety standards and regulations. Aquaclean Technology is also available.

For your security choose Nightguard

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Are you happy with your security? Are you happy with your alarm being monitored in Dublin, Cork, or elsewhere?

Established in 1985 by Stephen and Phillip Duffy, Nightguard is a locally owned company based in Briarhill Business Park standing at the forefront of professional security.

Get your gardening on

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

The birds are signing. The bees are buzzing. The sun is shining (every so often). The summer has arrived and all you want to do is sit back in the comfort of your garden and unwind from the stresses and strains of everyday life. The only problem is that the garden has been neglected over the winter and is in need of some TLC.

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