Adolescents, anxiety, and depression

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

When adolescents are thrown into a period of anxiety or turmoil or depression it would be helpful if this was seen as a time of initiation.

Gardenwise | Dahlias – stars of The Late Late Show

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

I always wish at this time of year that I grew more dahlias. Older gardens have the most glorious clumps of them, often supported by canes and string, and in such large groups that you can tell they’ve been growing happily there for decades. They just don’t behave so well for me – my soil’s very lean and the slugs are voracious – so unless I buy new each season or grow them from tubers, I have to admire them from afar.

Exploration and family fun in the Great Outdoors this autumn at Kylemore Abbey

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Kylemore Abbey is encouraging everyone to get their walking shoes on and come to Kylemore to explore the 1,000-acre estate this Autumn. An extensive programme of walks, talks, and events is being launched this October to offer people of all ages an opportunity to reconnect with nature, history, and loved ones in Kylemore.

Places available on retail pharmacy course in GCC

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

The QQI Level 5 retail pharmacy assistant course at Galway Community College Further Education will equip learners with the relevant knowledge and experience to work as a pharmacy counter assistant or pursue a pharmacy technician qualification in the future. From dispensing over-the-counter medications, and helping clients choose medical aids and appliances, to demonstrating and selling products, this course will also focus on a range of health related subjects relevant to employment as a pharmacy assistant.

Celebrate Bord Bia’s #NationalPotatoDay tomorrow

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Bord Bia’s National Potato Day 2020 will take place tomorrow, Friday October 1. The annual celebration honours one of Ireland’s favourite foods, the delicious and versatile potato.

Essential tips to ensure you defrost frozen food in a safe manner

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Most, but not all, frozen foods need to be defrosted before you can cook them. Here are some helpful tips to help ensure that frozen food is thawed safely.

Sticky lemon chicken with rice is the perfect weekend dinner

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Siucra teamed up with Gastro Gays to create the perfect weekend dinner. Think of this as a chicken stir-fry, with the volume turned up where flavour is concerned. The Siúcra sweetness and the citric sharpness of the lemon is the ideal flavour combination.

Get moving with Salsa Bay Galway

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

If you missed social interaction and exercise during the months of lockdown, Salsa Bay Galway has great news for you - new regular indoor classes start next Monday, October 4 in the Commercial Boat Club in Galway city centre, and there is still time to join.

Achieve your fitness goals with All Core Gym

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

All Core Gym Health and Fitness, Parkmore, provides the health, fitness, and maintenance for everyone, young and old, to stay optimally healthy and strong. It offers a full gym and workout service for all clients who wish to avail of it.

Acupuncture for long Covid symptoms

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Many people are now experiencing long-term effects of Covid-19, suffering from lingering and debilitating symptoms often for months after their initial infection. Symptoms include fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, headaches, sinus congestion, racing heartbeat, neurological symptoms, shortness of breath, and muscle pain.

Get faster weight loss results with Kingfisher Milon

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Kingfisher Milon guarantees faster weight loss in less time, encouraging 15 times more fat burning than regular fitness training in a regular gym.

The team at Kingfisher Milon work with each member to meet his or her health goals and will guide you through the simple five minute set up using the Miloniser, which will generate your own personal fitness plan based on your body and your goals.

Augustus John’s cartoon of Galway

Wed, Sep 29, 2021

Augustus John was one of the great painters of the last century. He knew and painted many of the most famous people of his time, including prominent figures of the Irish Literary Revival such as Yeats, Seán O’Casey, and George Bernard Shaw.

Despite harrowing beginnings, the Irish in America are a success story

Wed, Sep 29, 2021

In the 1860s, 20 years after Charles Dickens expressed his disgust at the living conditions in the vastly over-crowded tenements of New York’s ‘Five Points’, in Lr East Side, the situation simply got worse.

McDonagh family take to the road to celebrate the producers behind Supermac's success

Tue, Sep 28, 2021

The team at Supermac’s are passionate about their great tasting fresh Irish food, and their farmers and suppliers who supply their best produce. The suppliers have become friends of Pat and Una McDonagh’s over the years. They are keen to share stories of their produce and products, and the McDonaghs are proud that more than 500 suppliers and thousands of farm families throughout the country play a key role in delivering delicious produce to Supermac's every day.

NUI Galway Students’ Union launch Walktober Step Challenge

Mon, Sep 27, 2021

NUI Galway Students’ Union this morning launched the Walktober Step Challenge to encourage staff and students to walk and build up to 10,000 steps per day by the end of October.

Are you making these mistakes as a runner?

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

It is far too easy to get things wrong when training. Find out about the five common training mistakes made by runners and train smart.

It has often been said that one of the biggest challenges of running a race is making the start line. Your chances of standing on the start line fit, healthy, and ready to roll are massively improved if you train smarter and not necessarily harder. With that in mind, here are the five most common training sins that runners commit.

Celebrating five years in business with a fresh approach

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

The pandemic has altered life as we know it, in some cases, for the better. Busy mum of four, Galway trainer, nutrition therapist, and women’s health expert Jess Keniston, has worked to make healthy living easier, whatever the restrictions.

Hustle Fitness comes to Galway

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

What started off as simply filling a gap in the market, has now turned into an amazing, supportive fitness community.

G Conboy Electrical – for all your electrical needs

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

G Conboy Electrical, New Road, Galway, offers a call out service and repairs to appliances in your home.

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre to hold open day on September 28

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre, Galway's oldest language school and a Department of Education recognised training institute, now in its 34th year of business, will hold an open day on September 28. The centre welcomes anyone interested in studying with it to drop by, where the team will have information on the foreign language programme, TEFL courses, and English language classes.

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