Eight ways to beat sinus problems

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Have you been struggling with sinus infections without realising it? Your nose easily gets congested, becomes runny, you get blocked ears and feel dizzy. The pressure in your face is all-consuming, right down into your ears. Chronic sinus issues cause you to feel the same anguish that people feel when they have diseases typically considered "more serious". Or have you just started suffering from sinus headaches?

How stress and worry influence your sleep

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Scientists have found a direct link between anxiety and rhythm of sleep. When a person has anxious thoughts, his/her heart rate goes up and in turn the mind starts to ‘race’. This causes the brain to become alert and stimulated and start producing beta waves. This happens to someone who worries about something when trying to get to sleep - instead of being calm and subdued, the brain is too aroused to sleep. And to make matters worse, once the brain is stimulated in this way, other worries are activated, making sleep even harder to achieve.

How Pilates helps your running

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

With Pilates a stronger core, back, and pelvis are the main rewards, as well as increased flexibility, strength, and range of movement. The emphasis is on defining and strengthening key muscle areas, and if you do it properly, you can really feel the burn.

Smart security solutions from Smart Alarms

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Do you have a smart control system in place at home? Here’s why you need to choose Smart Alarms for your alarm structure.

NUI Galway to host virtual undergraduate open day

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

NUI Galway will host its autumn undergraduate open day this Saturday from 12 noon to 4pm. The event, which has been reimagined as a virtual event in line with current public health guidelines, will provide an extensive interactive online experience which will allow students, parents, and guidance counsellors to explore courses and careers and to connect with NUI Galway staff and students throughout the day.

New pharmacy retail counter assistant course

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

A new pharmacy retail counter assistant course will start at the GRETB Training Centre in Mervue, Galway, in November.

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre – open for business with Failte Ireland Safety Charter

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre, a Department of Education recognised training institute now in its 33rd year of business, is a quality school with Cambridge Exams Centre recognition, EAQUALS, Quality English, ACELS/QQI, and FETAC accreditation. The school has just successfully completed reengagement and accreditation with Quality and Qualifications Ireland as a higher education provider.

‘Betrayed into ruin by the arts such as the weakness of humanity’

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Such is the weakness of man, it seems, that even the mighty Daniel O’ Connell may have succumbed to the allures of the fair sex, committing an indiscretion in his youth, which came back to haunt him in later years when he and his wife Mary shared ‘abiding affection’.

Mícheál Walsh, The Old Malt

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

On September 22, 1920, 12 Black and Tans burst into the Old Malt Pub on High Street, breaking down the door and rushing upstairs to where Mícheál Walsh’s wife and children were sleeping. They demanded to know Mícheál’s whereabouts and then they searched the building, firing shots, exploding grenades, terrifying the children, and causing extensive damage to the property. They also broke open the safe and stole its contents, as well as taking money from the till in the bar. Clothing, alcohol, and tobacco were also stolen during the raid. The taps were opened on the barrels and then doors, cabinets, and furniture was smashed. The damage was estimated at £1,000.

Give 'em pumpkin to talk about

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

With the spookiest night of the year fast approaching, get Halloween ready with Joyce’s Supermarket and enjoy some traditional Halloween festivities perfect for the whole family.

Pumpkin spice things up and carve out some time for fun this Halloween with the range of pumpkins available at Joyce’s. This fun tradition has long been a staple of a typical Irish Halloween and is the perfect activity for the whole family to enjoy together. Pumpkin carving originated in Ireland under the term Jack-o-Lantern, stemming from the Irish myth of ‘Stingy Jack’, in which people would carve faces in turnips or pumpkins to scare away the wandering soul of Jack who was sentenced to roam earth for eternity.

Porridge emerges as a favourite lockdown comfort food

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Flahavan’s is inviting families across Ireland to take the porridge pledge, making a positive change to their daily breakfast routines and incorporating healthy, wholesome, porridge oats into their diets to start each day right.

Porridge has emerged as one of the nation’s most popular breakfast options through lockdown. Research carried out by Bord Bia highlighted that families now have more time to enjoy meals together (41 per cent) and that 31 per cent are choosing familiar favourite foods more often as a result of the lockdown.

The Galleon launches takeaway service

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

The Galleon has been a real institution in Salthill since 1965, and at times like this when communities need to pull together more than ever, the team at The Galleon have made the decision to keep going during the shutdown, and is offering a takeaway service on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Living well after breast cancer

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Gayle McDonagh is a firm believer in giving back to the community. So, during October when the Irish Cancer Society runs its annual Cups against Breast Cancer fundraiser as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she organises a coffee morning at her home in Co Galway.

The Galleon Restaurant open for take away!

Wed, Oct 21, 2020

The Galleon has been a real institution in Salthill since 1965 and at times like this we need to pull together as a community, more than ever. The Restaurant have made the decision to keep on Truckin’! They are going to offer a take away service Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Gardenwise | Pots of Cheer for Darker Days

Wed, Oct 21, 2020

It’s been a particularly lovely autumn and just now the leaf colour on the trees is a sight to behold. The sunny weather and blue skies we’ve been enjoying help to make the landscape – and the garden – sing with colour. But thoughts are turning now to the weeks and months ahead- how can we keep the garden looking cheerful over winter, until the spring bulbs arrive?

Your True Style - showing you the path to your own personal style.

Tue, Oct 20, 2020

Your True Style By Claire Ryan creates a space for women to get into the habit of paying attention to their own style. To help them figure out their own personal style, get their confidence back or elevate their visual presence.

What if a man was abducted and forced into marriage?

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Daniel O’Connell has weaved in and out of the Diary columns in recent weeks and unexpectedly he appears again, not as the great political champion that he was, but in the interesting study of Marriage in Ireland 1660 - 1925. *

NUI Galway launches Ideas Academy Halloween camp

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

NUI Galway, in partnership with the HEA, recently launched the Ideas Academy Halloween camp. The academy is an online Halloween camp for second level students in transition year and senior cycle who want to create ideas that enhance the quality of life, and reimagine how ordinary problems related to Covid-19 can be solved in extraordinary ways.

The one-week free camp will focus on developing the entrepreneurial and innovation mindset of participants experientially using tools such as design thinking and the lean canvas together with getting first-hand experience of third level studies from different disciplines. The camp will be a positive environment for young entrepreneurs to develop, test, and pitch their ideas. The initiative is a cross campus partnership of LaunchPad, the student enterprise hub at NUI Galway, BioInnovate Ireland, the JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics, and the Discipline of Surgery.

GMIT to host online coding activities as part of DojoMór 2020

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

GMIT is among the institutes hosting hosting DojoMór2020, an exciting online coding event for people aged seven to 17, taking place on Saturday October 24. The event will see young people right across Ireland learn to create a simple game, build a website, and programme some electronics. This a free event; interested participants can register for one or more workshops at www.dojomor.ie.

DojoMór2020 will involve multiple local classroom workshops being streamed live to attendees from around the country from staff in colleges such as GMIT, CIT, IT Tralee, Waterford IT, Maynooth University, Dundalk IT, Letterkenny IT, and Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology, as well as from Offaly County Council. The event is funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

CompTIA Network+ online tutor support and workshops course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Build your career in network administration with a 10-week online course starting on November 2. This self-directed course will have one online workshop per week through a learning platform with a tutor. The tutor will provide support for the other three and a half days.

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