Bootcamp beauty

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

Are you worried about unveiling a less than perfect body to the world this summer? Does the thought of stepping out in a bikini fill you with dread?

Competition

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

To mark Heaven Scent Spa being the first to bring the Mama Mio Bootcamp range to Galway it is giving away a free bootcamp treatment and product kit special to one lucky Galway Advertiser reader.

All you have to do is answer the following question and send it with your name, address and telephone number to Boot Camp competition, the Mary O’Connor page, the Galway Advertiser, Eyre Square, Galway by Friday July 15.

Men’s stuff

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

A check shirt has a place in every man about town’s wardrobe. Stylish and versatile it will take you from day to evening with aplomb.

Remus Uomo, which has an exciting range of sophisticated casuals for the fashion conscious man this season, puts a lot of emphasis on the check shirt.

Fighting ageing

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

What can you do to slow down the signs of ageing? Advancements in science mean that looking at how the body ages could reveal natural alternatives which work alongside our own biological make-up.

Hair flair

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

Oils have long been used by women in their skin and hair care routines. Now, L’Oréal Professionnel introduces Mythic Oil, the brand’s first nourishing oil to treat, tame and illuminate hair.

It is left smooth, supple and infused with condition and shine, according to the makers.

Changing fashions, Eyre Square

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

There is a wonderful mix of the modern and the traditional in this photograph which was taken at the corner of Eyre Square and Rosemary Avenue in the mid 1930s. The woman in the foreground is wearing a plain black shawl, a petticoat and a ‘práiscín’ which was a heavy canvas apron worn to protect the skirt. Two others are wearing beautifully patterned shawls which must have looked very elegant and colourful. They had probably come into town to sell their wares, and then went shopping with the proceeds, and their baskets are now full. The other women in the picture are all dressed in more ‘up to date’ coats and berets. It looks as if all of these people are waiting for a bus.

Attempts made in 1847 to establish fishing industry in the west

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

The tragedy of the Great Famine was compounded by the fact that our seas were full of fish, yet the lack of a sustainable fishing industry, and a general dislike of fish among the peasantry, left untouched this abundant food source. As the appalling statistics of hunger, riots, death, fever and evictions began to penetrate the British government, some action was at last taken*. Unsuitable as it was for Irish palates, vast quantities of American maize was imported, and distributed. Public relief schemes, such as canal-building and new roads were introduced to provide some employment, and efforts were made to establish a fishing industry.

How to be a swimwear goddess

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Get ready to turn heads on the beach this summer with top figure fixing swimwear tips.

Summer sale at Sorelle

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Sorelle Boutique is located on the Castle Road in Oranmore. Its is owned by sisters Orla and Maeve Grealy, who will soon be celebrating the boutique’s third anniversary.

Get a whiter than white Hollywood smile with a Polar White Pro Pen at Therapie

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Teeth whitening has been taken to a whole new level with the arrival of the Polar White Pro Pen, available at Therapie Clinic on Shop Street. Developed by professionals, it has been clinically proven to gently but dramatically whiten even the most stained and tarnished teeth, by up to six shades after just six applications. It is an entirely safe and painless treatment and suitable for even the most sensitive teeth.

The Front Door and Groupons

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

The Front Door, located in Cross Street and High Street, Galway, is a pub and restaurant with two addresses; it is called The Front Door if you access it from Cross Street and Sonny’s if you enter from High Street. It must be pretty confusing for tourists and visitors who perhaps call in to the two different addresses and wonder why it all looks familiar. The name Sonny’s is taken from the original Sonny the Tailor’s that was in High Street for many years. It has the look and feel of a pub that has been there for many years and has a great atmosphere.

Get the boutique camping look with B&Q

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Whatever festival you are planning to camp at this year, make sure you add a little boutique flavour to your pitch. You do not have to be a celebrity to achieve the boutique look. With a varied range of outdoor and camping accessories B&Q can help you achieve camping chic whatever your budget.

Acupuncture to assist fertility

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Acupuncture is one of the fertility treatments being sought by a growing number of women who are not able to get pregnant using more conventional methods.

The truth about weight loss

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

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Control your hayfever

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Atishoo! Atishoo! Your eyes are streaming, your nose is running and you are constantly reaching for tissues.

Family holidays at Ballykisteen Hotel and Golf Resort, Co Tipperary

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Set in the shadow of the Galtee Mountains, Ballykisteen Hotel and Golf Resort is adjacent to the renowned Tipperary Racecourse, Limerick Junction railway station, and the famous Rock of Cashel which Queen Elizabeth visited on her trip to Tipperary.

Pádraic Ó Conaire, prince of storytellers

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

“A short walk on the gravelled path and I was before the man I had come to see. There was a great peace about him as he sat there, leg crossed upon leg, hat rakish on his head, mute in the sculptured dignity of stone. Ever since I had learned the Gaelic, I had loved him, this strange man of dreams whose friends were the birds and the furry people of the wood, the wind and the small white stars.

Fish - Not regarded as real food during the Great Famine

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

Week II

Our Lady’s Boys’ Club, a Galway gem

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

This photo of a happy group of Boys Club lads was taken in the mid fifties and includes Paddy O’Connell, Dominick Curran, Seanie Flaherty, Joe Walsh, --- Harty, Tommy Gannon, Dessy Fitzpatrick, Michael Burke, Tom Cunningham, Bartley Hynes, Tony Conboy (taking the shot), Sean McNamara, Gerry Ryan, Willie Golding, Colie Rushe, William McDonagh, Peter Folan, Leo Creane, Francis Walsh, Danny Collins, Jackie Molloy, Dominick Geary, and Paddy McDonagh.

Hundreds of thousands starved while the sea teemed with fish

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

Reading William Henry’s book Famine - Galway’s Darkest Days*, I was struck yet again by the fact that while thousands of people died of starvation in the west of Ireland, when whole communities abandoned their homes in a desperate search for food, our seas were boiling with fish. The author tells us that in Galway at the beginning of the Great Famine in 1845 the Claddagh fishermen fiercely protected their fishing rights in the Bay, which they regarded as their exclusive property. But as the famine dragged on to the end of the decade the Claddagh fishermen had no means left for catching fish. They had pawned their boats and fishing equipment for food. The historian Cecil Woodham-Smith in her classic account of the Great Famine**, tells us that on January 9 1847, ‘all boats were drawn up to the quay wall, stripped to the bare poles, not a sign of tackle or sail remaining....not a fish was to be had in the town, not a boat was at sea.’

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