Summer sipping starts now, ALDI launches Spring/Summer spirits range

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

ALDI’s premium spirits, liqueurs and ready to drink cocktails are in stores from March 20.

Start-up food and drink businesses encouraged to apply for SuperValu Food Academy

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Heather Connolly, owner and head chef of Spiddal based food company, Builín Blasta, has encouraged other local start-up and early-stage food and drink businesses to apply for SuperValu's Food Academy, ahead of its 2024 programme launch.

Paint Like a Pro: What to Consider When Choosing Exterior Paint Colours

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Painting the exterior of your home is an investment and exploring all the different colour options can feel daunting. However, with a little bit of know-how you can find the perfect colour and boost your home’s curb appeal.

Professional spray painting services assured with William Painting

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Serving the people of Galway, and the nation of Ireland for nearly two decades, William Painting's unparalleled customer service, high quality craftsmanship, and creativity has transformed homes and businesses both near and far.

Enjoy ‘A Taste of Puglia’ with Fahy Travel’s tour of southern Italy

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Taking in the regional sights of Alberobello, Matera, Lecce and Polignano, 'A Taste of Puglia' is one of Fahy Travel's more popular tours for the coming season.

The Atlanta Hotel

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Joseph Owens lived in Glenamaddy with his wife, who was born Annie M Tuohy. They had three children, Dick, Mary, and her twin Joseph (born February 4, 1912), who was known to one and all as Josie. The father died very young. Annie remarried, this time to a man named Doorly, and in 1922, the family bought a four-bay four-storey early 19th century house in Lower Dominick Street from Nora O’Donnell and moved to Galway. Annie was a busy woman, she opened a drapery shop where she designed clothes, made them and sold them in her shop, and she kept lodgers upstairs, all as she was rearing her children.

From surgery to slumber - a guide to sleeping after hair transplantation

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

The team at Tir na nOg Clinic receive a lot of queries, during consultations, about the recovery process following surgery and what it entails. One important aspect of recovery, and a successful transplant, is the manner in which the patient sleeps in the immediate weeks after the procedure.

Accelerated wound healing at OxyGeneration

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Oxygen is not just for breathing; it's a vital element for healing and overall wellness. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBOT) taps into the healing properties of oxygen to rejuvenate the body from the inside out.

Preparing for Pregnancy Programme at the Crane Clinic

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

The Preparing for Pregnancy Programme at the Crane Clinic was created for individuals or couples who are thinking about starting a family, or who are undergoing egg or sperm preservation to help optimise overall health for healthy eggs, sperm and a nourishing uterine environment for implantation and pregnancy.

Celebrate life’s milestones in style

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Get together and celebrate a special day for the whole family with award-winning cuisine in stylish and relaxed surroundings at The Galmont Hotel & Spa.

Hop on over to a cracking Easter Sunday lunch at The Galmont Hotel

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Gather the whole family together without worrying about whose turn it is to host by letting Marinas Restaurant at The Galmont Hotel & Spa look after you all this Easter Sunday.

While you soak in the views out over Lough Atalia, executive chef Adrian Bane and his team will be cooking up a sumptuous four-course Easter lunch bursting with seasonal freshness and showcasing the best of local produce with options to suit every member of the family.

Well-known chef unveils Galway Bay Golf Resort’s new menu

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Galway Bay Golf Resort, located in Renville, has just introduced an exciting new all-day menu that is sure to get people talking – thanks to the culinary prowess of a well-known chef.

Get to know Celebrity Cruises at Fahy Travel event next week

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Valerie Murphy of Celebrity Cruises will be present at Fahy Travel Galway on Thursday, March 21 at 6.30pm to answer all your questions about this innovative cruise company.

Ireland West Airport welcomes announcement of record summer sun schedule with Ryanair

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Ireland West Airport has welcomed the announcement of Ryanair’s biggest ever summer sun and European city break schedule from the airport, along with the commencement of a new service to Tenerife this summer with Ryanair.

Teagasc booklet for tree planting titled ‘Your Tree Planting Companion’

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

The Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has congratulated Teagasc on the launch of its new booklet, ‘Your Tree Planting Companion’, which explains the key stages to successfully planting and looking after trees.

Sample island life with Inishbofin Summer School and its team of educators

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Inishbofin Summer School will this year run from July 1-5 when participants will explore the Magical Island of the White Cow with a team of great educators.

Established in 1984, the Inishbofin Summer School is Ireland's longest-running environmental school. The school, which is run by Galway Atlantaquaria continues to work with the multi-disciplined team, some of which this year includes marine biologists Sibéal Regan and David McCann, ecologist, and artist Gordan D'Arcy, zoologist and science communicator Catherine McCann, archaeologist John O' Halloran, local historian Tommy Burk and award-winning poet, songwriter and children's writer Catherine Ann Cullen.

Funding announced for micro-credentials courses

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has this week announced funding of €9.7 million to subsidise fees for 13,879 learners across 654 micro-credential courses.

Group bodhrán classes

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Everybody has rhythm, and there is no better time than now to take up a new challenge and learn a new instrument. If you have always wanted to play music but don’t know where to start, or you are already playing but don’t know how to take your playing to the next level, now is the time. The hugely popular Bodhrán Magic adult group beginner courses are registering now and starting very soon in the city centre at a school venue with very easy and free parking. Simply park at the door and go in and play.

Free digital technology kit for every primary school in Ireland

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Last week saw the launch of a landmark educational research project that will see every primary school in Ireland receive a free Digital Technology kit.

EDTips – Enabling Digital Technology in Primary School will provide every primary school with free digital technology teaching resources and equipment to prepare for the introduction of the Primary Curriculum Framework[1] during the 2025/2026 academic year.

Galway Railway Station

Thu, Mar 07, 2024

The station opened on August 1, 1851. The buildings and the Great Southern Hotel were designed by John Skipton Mulvany. It was originally planned to have the station at Renmore, but the well-known Father Peter Daly convinced the railway authorities to construct Lough Atalia Bridge and bring the trains into the centre of town. The fact that he owned tenement buildings on the site where the Great Southern was built may well have had something to do with it. These tenements were levelled to make way for the hotel and station.

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