What to wear on Easter Sunday
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Whether you’re heading to church, a family brunch, or a gathering with friends, a new outfit will surely add a spring to your step. Here are style tips to help you look your best this Easter Sunday.
Read more ...Galway designer wins jewellery award
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
A young designer from Loughrea has scooped the prestigious Jewellery Designer of the Year Award at the Fashion Innovation Awards, which were held in Galway recently.
Read more ...Amazing new spring/ summer collection at Kilkenny shops nationwide
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Spring/summer 2010 has officially arrived at the Kilkenny shop in Galway.
Read more ...Fine meat in Galway and fine wine in Tuam
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
I called in to see Brendan Loughnane in his relatively new butcher’s shop beside the Tesco Express located at Tornóg, Ballinfoyle, on the Headford Road. Brendan is part of the Loughnane dynasty of butchers who were originally from the Loughrea area and is a brother of Sean Loughnane who created Galway’s first super butchers/delicatessen at Forster Court some years ago. Brendan is a master butcher and spent about 30 years running his extremely busy butcher’s shops in Limerick city. He has collected many awards over the years for his products and all that knowledge and experience is there for the customer when you call in. The shop is open six days a week until 6.30pm.
Read more ...Know your fabrics — Designers Guild
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing, fabrics, wall coverings, upholstery, and bed and bath collections throughout Europe and worldwide. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality — quality of design, product, service, and people.
Read more ...Grow your own spuds
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, has all you need to produce your own tasty potatoes this season. The centre can provide you with everything from the seed potatoes, farmyard manure, and fertiliser to fungicidal spray and protection fleece. Keane’s also has easy to use grow bags for customers who are limited in space or just want to try growing their own.
Read more ...Meals on wheels for your pets
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Galway Home Delivery Pet Foods, based in Newcastle and established in March 2009 is a tailored solution to the hassle that all pet owners have in bringing the best quality foods direct to the door.
Getting back to basics, it takes away the need for you to source and carry the items to your home. It stocks excellent products (Beta, Gain, Kasco etc.) with value feeds (Arkwrights) an alternative. For a guide to pet nutrition follow the links on its website www.galwaypetfoods.com
Read more ...Sheep fair, Eyre Square
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Like most towns and cities in Ireland, Galway had a lot of fairs and markets. They were a vital part of life and the economy of the city, helping to feed the local population and provide much needed cash for farmers in the hinterland.
Read more ...A child remembers Easter in Russia
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
The busy city of Harbin is the 10th largest city in China, and regularly features on our TV screens for its famous winter ice sculptures. In the 1920s, Harbin, practically on the borders of Russia, was a refuge for thousands of émigrés, fleeing the Bolshevik revolution and the blood bath that followed. The Russians, many of them wealthy, brought style and glamour to this once far flung post on the Trans-Siberian railway. Among those seeking refuge was a 74-years- old Galway/Russian woman Kathleen ffrench, who was not only the chatelaine of Monivea Castle and its 10,000 acre estate in Co Galway, but who also had inherited vast estates on the Volga from her Russian grandparents.
Read more ...Fine meat in Galway and fine wine in Tuam
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
I called in to see Brendan Loughnane in his relatively new butcher’s shop beside the Tesco Express located at Tornóg, Ballinfoyle, on the Headford Road. Brendan is part of the Loughnane dynasty of butchers who were originally from the Loughrea area and is a brother of Sean Loughnane who created Galway’s first super butchers/delicatessen at Forster Court some years ago. Brendan is a master butcher and spent about 30 years running his extremely busy butcher’s shops in Limerick city. He has collected many awards over the years for his products and all that knowledge and experience is there for the customer when you call in. The shop is open six days a week until 6.30pm.
Read more ...Know your fabrics — Designers Guild
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing, fabrics, wall coverings, upholstery, and bed and bath collections throughout Europe and worldwide. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality — quality of design, product, service, and people.
Read more ...Grow your own spuds
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, has all you need to produce your own tasty potatoes this season. The centre can provide you with everything from the seed potatoes, farmyard manure, and fertiliser to fungicidal spray and protection fleece. Keane’s also has easy to use grow bags for customers who are limited in space or just want to try growing their own.
Keane’s can supply you with step-by step instructions, compost, and the seed potato ‘Swift’, which is a perfect variety for use in grow bags. The company also has a wide selection of old proven potato varieties that guarantee excellent flavour and high yield. The earliest variety is first early, ‘Home Guard’ followed by second earlies, ‘British Queen’, ‘Duke of York’, and ‘Sharpe’s Express’. Main crop varieties include ‘Kerr’s Pinks’, ‘Roosters’, ‘Golden Wonder’, and ‘Records’
Read more ...Meals on wheels for your pets
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Galway Home Delivery Pet Foods, based in Newcastle and established in March 2009 is a tailored solution to the hassle that all pet owners have in bringing the best quality foods direct to the door.
Read more ...What to wear on Easter Sunday
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Whether you’re heading to church, a family brunch, or a gathering with friends, a new outfit will surely add a spring to your step. Here are style tips to help you look your best this Easter Sunday.
Read more ...Galway designer wins jewellery award
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
A young designer from Loughrea has scooped the prestigious Jewellery Designer of the Year Award at the Fashion Innovation Awards, which were held in Galway recently.
Read more ...Amazing new spring/ summer collection at Kilkenny shops nationwide
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
Spring/summer 2010 has officially arrived at the Kilkenny shop in Galway.
Taking inspiration from the catwalk shows of some major fashion houses including Calvin Klein, Hermes, Marc Jacob, Chanel, and Versace, Kilkenny is offering a representation of the key looks for SS10 that won’t break the bank. Quality is crucial and still remains the key ingredient when fashion buyer Niamh Russell begins the purchasing process each season. “I am so pleased with our new collection,” she said. “It is fresh, bang on trend, and offers shoppers a taste of the catwalk without the astronomical price tag.
Read more ...Vamp up your home without making a single purchase
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
Time to be smart, don’t rush to the sale and buy because it has a good price — the sale will be back in a few months. It is better to analyse what you have and make the best of it, you can always look at buying new items in three months if it is really necessary. Determine which items within the room(s) you want to redecorate can be reused, which should be refurbished, and which should be donated to charity or thrown away. Remove the items from the room(s), putting them into three categories — re-use, refurbish, and donate or toss.
Read more ...Farmyard manure at Keane’s Garden Centre
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, is continuing to offer great value this growing season with special offers on farmyard manure.
Farmyard manure has many benefits to the garden. It improves the soil structure by increasing moisture content and aerating the soil. It also provides nutrients through its high organic matter content, encouraging good growth in plants such as fruit, vegetables, and roses. It is also beneficial to gardeners who wants to grow their own fruit and vegetables organically. Farmyard manure encourages beneficial soil organisms which further improves the soil structure.
Read more ...Getting to grips with tiredness
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
Tiredness is one of the most common reasons for a visit to the doctor with one in 10 people suffering from it. Women are more likely to be affected than men, say experts, with up to 75 per cent believed to suffer from it at some time.
Read more ...Dressing for occasions — weddings
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
When it comes to dressing for a wedding, I believe that it comes down to what you like, and not what is in fashion. So please yourself, as long as the outfit flatters you.
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