First-time Galway show garden designers sought for Bord Bia Bloom

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

BY DANIEL O'NEILL
Bord Bia has announced the third year of its "Cultivating Talent" programme. The initiative aims to boost the next generation of garden designers and horticulture professionals.

Waterford to be the European City of Christmas 2024

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Waterford has been announced as the European City of Christmas with the 2024 Winterval Festival Programme. The festival will offer a host of festivities in the city from November 15th.

Three hot travel trends for 2025 by Caroline from JWT Cruises

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Looking for exciting cruise experiences in 2025? Caroline O’Toole, Head of Cruises and Luxury Holidays at JWT Travel, shares three hot travel trends:

Open day at St Nicholas’ Parochial School

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

St Nicholas’ Parochial School is holding an open day on Saturday October 19 from 11am to 2pm. On this day the principal, Ms Wendy Lynch, and staff look forward to welcoming you and giving you a tour of the school.

St Nicholas’ Parochial School is a co-educational, child-centred school with a long tradition of serving the youth of Galway. It is centrally located at Waterside in Woodquay, beside the Town Hall Theatre, the University of Galway, and University Hospital Galway. Due to the central location of this Galway primary school, pupils have the opportunity to attend many different educational events held in the Town Hall Theatre, the Black Box Theatre, Galway City Museum, Galway City Library, local book shops, and many other interesting attractions. The school makes the most of its surroundings by going for walks in the local parks, by the River Corrib, and taking classes outdoors.

Galway University Hospitals to host virtual careers evening

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

A group of health and social care professionals at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) will be holding a virtual careers evening for secondary school students on Wednesday, October 23 from 6pm.

Coláiste Cholmcille, Indreabhán

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Tá Coláiste Cholmcille ag glacadh le hiarratais ó scoláirí do rang na chéad bhliana don scoilbhliain seo chugainn, 2025-’26. Beidh Oíche Oscailte ag an scoil ar an 23/10/2024 agus tá eolas ar fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin na scoile, www.colaistecholmcille.ie. Tá an fhoirm iarratais ar fáil ar an suíomh nó is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leis an scoil ag 091-593119 nó ag [email protected] chun pacáiste eolais a fháil.

Celebrate graduations at HYDE Bar

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Graduates, their friends and families are being invited to come and celebrate their special achievement at HYDE Bar.

Celebrate Christmas at The Ardilaun Hotel's Christmas Dine and Dance Event

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

The Ardilaun Hotel, Taylor's Hill Rd, is holding their Christmas Dine and Dance Event with four beloved musicians throughout December.

It is the perfect time to plant trees and hedging

Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Pay a visit to Bill Madden Nursery, Frenchfort Oranmore this autumn. Located just a short distance from Oranmore village and Galway city it provides a full service for both retail and wholesale, with a full landscaping service.

St Endas’ College, a brief history

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

On this day, October 10, 1937, Coláiste Éinde opened on Threadneedle Road for the first time. The school had been founded by the State in 1928 shortly after the State itself was founded. The aim was to teach boys through the medium of Irish so that they would go on to St Patrick’s Teacher Training College, get secure employment for life and, in turn, educate a new generation of boys through Irish.

Open day at St Nicholas’ Parochial School

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

St Nicholas’ Parochial School is holding an open day on Saturday October 19 from 11am to 2pm. On this day the principal, Ms Wendy Lynch, and staff look forward to welcoming you and giving you a tour of the school.

Teachtaireacht ó Choláiste Chroí Mhuire, an Spidéal

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Is iad ár gcuid daltaí is fearr le cur síos a dhéanamh ar an scoil s’againne, mar sin, seo mar a fheiceann Coiste Cucci Gaeilge an scoil a bhfuil muid chomh bródúil aisti.

New deputy principal at Coláiste an Chreagáin

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Coláiste an Chreagáin, Mountbellew has announced Georgina Martin as the new deputy principal. With a decade of experience as assistant principal at Roscommon Community College, Georgina is committed to fostering a positive, inclusive learning environment. She looks forward to collaborating with the dedicated team to nurture academic excellence and personal growth.

All About Kombucha, a client of Údarás na Gaeltachta, Successful at Blas na hÉireann 2024

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Údarás na Gaeltachta is pleased to announce that All About Kombucha has won the 'Gaeltacht Choice' Award at Blas2024. This achievement demonstrates the innovation and entrepreneurship flourishing in Ireland's Gaeltacht communities.

Dive into these Deliveroo favourites this college year

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

As the university term begins again in Ireland, Deliveroo has announced that its student club, Deliveroo Students, is taking on new members for 2024/2025. Deliveroo has analysed Irish student order data over the last three weeks to celebrate the start of term and can reveal the most popular dishes ordered direct to doors during Freshers Week across cities in Ireland.

Supporting women’s health with hyperbaric oxygenation

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Did you know that certain medical conditions — like rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and migraines — disproportionately affect women?

These health issues are often linked to the constant hormonal changes women experience throughout life, such as during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. Hormonal fluctuations, particularly in oestrogen and progesterone, can trigger inflammation, joint pain, and immune responses that make women more prone to these conditions.

When to consider hair transplant surgery

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

It’s important to understand how baldness progresses when deciding the right approach to address it. Dermatologists usually rely on established scales to assess the stages of hair loss, with the Norwood-Hamilton scale being the standard for men. This scale lays out seven stages of hair loss.

The stages are as follows:

More than a third of Irish women feel stressed according to study

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

More than a third of people in Ireland (35%) admit to always or often feeling stressed in their daily lives, with women bearing a heavier burden (40%) than men (26%), new data shows but mini breaks help to relieve this.

Start now to lose two stone by Christmas

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

The three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan are diet, exercise and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of all the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else.

Getting back to health and fitness with Plexus Bio Energy

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Looking towards autumn/winter season, most people find this time of year we need to motivate ourselves as we head into longer, darker evenings. It is so important to keep on top of our health, it's time to pick up the pieces and get our mental, physical and emotional health in order.

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