Cherrymore offers a complete home fit-out

Thu, May 17, 2018

Are you building your dream home? So many new builds start off and have top spec insulation, windows, heating systems, etc, which are all very important. However the dream turns into a nightmare when it comes to house finishes as the budget dwindles away.

You may need a new mattress

Thu, May 17, 2018

You cannot beat a good night’s sleep – it leaves you feeling fit and happy, and thinking sharply. The foundation of good sleep is a comfortable bed and the right mattress, but mattresses don’t last forever. Even if it looks OK, your mattress may not be giving you the support or comfort you need for a good night’s sleep.

Buttercups and daisies

Thu, May 17, 2018

Weed - noun. 'A wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.'

As if somebody has suddenly pushed a switch they are everywhere, and it is not just buttercups and daisies, there are countless weeds appearing in unwanted places — dandelions, clover, thistles, even rushes, mares tail, and ragwort. Wild flowers that are growing in a meadow might be pretty to look at, but when they appear in your lawn they become an unwanted weed, spoiling the green carpet of grass that you are trying to nurture.

Discover Hong Kong direct from Dublin

Thu, May 17, 2018

Cathay Pacific will offer a new non-stop service from Dublin to Hong Kong from June 2. This new service will operate four times a week. Visitors from Ireland can enter Hong Kong without a visa and stay for up to 90 days.

St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, 1823

Thu, May 17, 2018

This drawing of the Collegiate Church was done in December 1823 (at about 2pm according to the clock) by EW Thompson. It was presented to the vestry by another EW Thompson of Tullymore, Broughshane, Co Antrim, in 1947.

‘The most malignant man in Irish history’

Thu, May 17, 2018

After the enthusiastic reception at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel on June 23 1919, Eamon de Valera was deluged with invitations. For the next 18 months he kept the cause of Ireland before the American public. Criss-crossing the country he addressed public meetings, and state legislatures, receiving on the way a plethora of honorary doctorates, including being adopted as a chief of the Indian Chippewa nation. He quickly won the goodwill of William Randolph Hearst and his chain of newspapers. He was given maximum publicity wherever he appeared, which proved to be an effective answer to British propaganda.

Knorr’s Great Carvery Competition open for entries

Thu, May 17, 2018

Ireland has become known as a food destination with customers seeking out high quality food and experience.

Top flowers to grow this summer

Wed, May 16, 2018

As the summer fast approaches, temperatures start to rise and the likelihood of sun being forecast increases; slightly.

People of the Tribes : Meet Jackie.

Tue, May 15, 2018

My name is Jackie Meenahan form Ballina Co.Mayo. I'm at this job most of my life, I had a fish shop in Ballina which I retired from many years ago, I was fed up doing nothing so I decided to go on the road around the country selling seaweed and I've never looked back since. Its great for my mental health, I come to Galway every Friday to the Moycullen market, make a few bob selling the ol dillisk which comes from Achill Island and make new friends along the way.

People of the Tribes: Meet Patrick.

Tue, May 15, 2018

Hi, I'm Patrick. I moved to Galway in '95 after living in London for five years, where I went to college and met now my wife. We then decided to go to America in '96, lived there for twenty years running our own businesses and we always longed to come back to Ireland. The ideal place to settle was Galway (my wife is also from Athenry). As I owned restaurants I knew I wanted to be involved with food, so I came across a fire engine in Portlaoise and I said ''Why don't I use this as a catering food truck?''

Viva la Diva!

Tue, May 15, 2018

As I write the tulips are making a wonderful show in the garden and every time I look out the window they lift the spirits. They have to be one of my favourite flowers, both for growing and cutting and I could never have too many. Which is just as well, as in our climate they are the least reliable of spring bulbs – hence the diva reputation. For every dozen you plant, eleven or twelve will perform beautifully the following spring, but in the year after that you would be lucky if two or three bother to show up.

The Mindful Commute

Mon, May 14, 2018

Did you know that there are almost 45,000 people working & commuting daily in Galway? And well over half of us go to work in single-occupancy cars. I’m sure you’ve felt that pain on the morning and evening commute…

The Garda Barracks, Salthill

Thu, May 10, 2018

The building which houses the Garda station in Salthill was originally called Forster Park and was constructed as a summer house by the Blake Forster family at the end of the 18th century. In 1850, it was bought by the Palmer family who were well known whiskey distillers, flour millers, and makers of porter. Most of their business was based in Nuns’ Island. Their coat of arms can still be seen on the facade of this building. We can presume that Palmer’s Rock (sometimes known as Saunder’s Rock), on the shore in front of this house, was named after a member of the family.

De Valera comes ‘home’ to a rousing welcome

Thu, May 10, 2018

Week III.
The fact that Liam Mellows was imprisoned in New York for endeavouring to buy arms from Germany, was fired from his job as a journalist, and kicked out of the Fenian movement was an embarrasment with many of his admirers. He infuriated old Fenians by urging Irish Americans not to join the army to fight for Britain on the battlefields of World War I.

Upskill with a QQI Level 5 bookkeeping award (Sage 50)

Thu, May 10, 2018

GPA Solutions is delivering its manual and computerised bookkeeping course to provide learners with good basic knowledge of manual bookkeeping and the practical knowledge of the workings of Sage 50 accounts.

Summer courses for adults and secondary school students at the French Institute

Thu, May 10, 2018

Would you like to make the most of the long summer days while learning, refreshing, or practising your French?

Dominican College Taylor’s Hill ranked top school in the country

Thu, May 10, 2018

This year a group of BT Young Scientists from Millstreet Community School, Cork, undertook a project to rank post-primary schools in Ireland. This was borne out of the fact that the league tables that appear in national media every year are based on incomplete, misleading, and often out of date data.

Simple hearing solutions from Blackberry Hearing

Thu, May 10, 2018

In 2015 John Ryan and Dave Gleeson established Blackberry Hearing in Two Mile House, a small village outside Naas in Kildare. The two were curious about the high cost of hearing aids and hearing solutions.

Genuine weight loss with System 10 will help you lose two stone in ten weeks

Thu, May 10, 2018

There are three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan – diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of all the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off.

'Slimming World changed my life'

Thu, May 10, 2018

Katharine Murphy Goodwin, a mum of two, joined Niamh’s Slimming World group in the Westwood Hotel, Galway, in November 2014 and reached her target weight in time for a family wedding nine months later.

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