Award winning gastropub John Keoghs gains national recognition for food

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

John Keoghs, The Lock Keeper, in Galway's West End has kicked off the winter season with three national award nominations and an award win.

Counter culture

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

The g Counter cafe and deli, based in Wellpark Retail Park, caused quite a lot of excitement when it opened back in 2013 and almost instantly found its groove. The pared back, open plan, neighbourhood style café, reminiscent of New York's trendy Meat Packing District, proved popular right from the start. It was our very own Big Apple dining experience without the airfare, offering an exciting mix of food in a casual and contemporary dining space. Next to the back door of the g Hotel and directly across from the Eye Cinema, it scored extra brownie points with its plentiful free parking.

The original menu of oversized deli sandwiches, salads, soups, rotisserie chicken, and hot signature dishes soon had queues forming at the door. Club sandwiches on soft pillowy brioche buns; chorizo with melted cheese and roasted red peppers on sourdough; crusty bread piled high with herbed rotisseire chicken served on wooden boards lined with pretty greaseproof paper flew out from the kitchen. They boasted a great hotdog with good bun-to-sausage ratio, and other highlights were the spicy wings and the extensive brunch menu with a comprehensive selection of eggs — poached, scrambled, and fried, Benedict-ed, and Florentine-d.

Top of the range stoves at Right Price Tiles and Wood Flooring

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Right Prices Tiles and Wood Flooring in the Oranmore Business Park has an impressive 7,500 square feet showroom and warehouse offering customers an increasing range of stoves.

Hidden gem in Oranmore – Spellman TBW really is a one-stop shop

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Spellman Tiles Bathrooms and Wood Flooring in Oranmore invites people to visit its showroom where they can view a wide range of wall and floor tiles, bathroom suites, and shower enclosures as well as a wide range of solid, engineered, and laminate flooring.

Mossy lawn? Get professional help from Greenhand

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

This has not been a great summer for the lawn. The seemingly endless rain recently has helped promote a lot of moss growth, and now is the time to think about dealing with it.

Get in shape for Christmas with Operation Educogym

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

As September rolls in and normal routines resume, wouldn’t it be great to have a new focus for the months ahead? Like it or not, Christmas is only a few short months away and if you have been meaning to get in shape but keep putting it on the long finger, it is high time you made the decision to start looking after number one.

The benefits of a healthy gut

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Let’s face it, the gut is a hard sell. You cannot see it and you have probably never given it much thought. And yet, it is probably the most exciting subject in health right now. We are seeing so many breakthroughs in our understanding of how the gut works, why it is important, and what it means for the future of our health.

Fix your metabolism to burn that stubborn fat on your tummy, hips, and thighs

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health, and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Sleep advice for the over fifties from Better Bedding

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Many older people experience a change in their sleeping patterns. They differ from the sleep of a younger person in the following ways: The older adult experiences numerous brief arousals in the night, more daytime napping, there is less of a drop in body temperature during sleep, and they prefer earlier bedtimes and earlier wake-up.

Happy birthday Curves — join free

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

To celebrate its 25th birthday, Curves is giving the first 25 new members the chance to join for free, a great saving so don't delay.

Bone and joint health at Strive Clinic

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

This week Strive Clinic has introduced the newest member of the team. Christina O’Connor is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist and is a member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP), a group of more than 1,100 physiotherapists who are recognised as having a standard of excellence in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Back health for back to school

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

As students are going back to school, discomfort may arise. Back pain is not just something that older individuals can experience. An inceasing number of young people are feeling discomfort in their backs, and much of it is from improper use of backpacks or having bad posture.

Are you struggling to lose the stubborn weight around your middle?

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Are you ready to make a positive, permanent change that will help increase your health and wellbeing? To assist you in your journey to better health and a better shape, why not join Glenville Nutrition's 12 week nutrition and wellbeing programme and learn how to ‘Lose Fat Around The Middle’, providing you with all the tools necessary to transform your health and shape for good.

Osteoporosis Clinic Ireland

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Osteoporosis Clinic Ireland has been developed to assist people with or predisposed to bone health issues.

Reprogramme your mind and Expand Your Life

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

The mental health culture in Irish history has been a dark one, but this is rapidly changing. No longer are “get on with it” or “get locked up” the only options. Psychotropic drugs can help, but psychotherapy is still a mystery to most people.

Psychotherapy is a subtle human and artistic field that is also becoming a scientific field. It can work because the human brain and mind are 'neuroplastic'. All that means is that the human mind and brain can be positively re-programmed. With a computer, press delete, and it’s an instant change. It is not so quickly and easily done with our mind and brain, but it can be done.

Salerno class of 1987

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

In 1962, the Sisters of Jesus and Mary decided to set up a special class in their national school, Scoil Íde, in Árd na Mara. This class was known as ‘secondary tops’ and was designed to move the girls into secondary level. On September 1, 1965, the nuns opened a new secondary school in a house named ‘Salerno’ on Revagh Road, Rockbarton. They had 65 pupils. The school grew in popularity, the population increased, and there was no room for expansion, so the nuns found a new site on Threadneedle Road and moved into a brand new building there in 1981.

‘Love set you going like a fat gold watch’

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Week V
The morning, Sunday September 16, following dinner with Tom Kinsella, Ted Hughes had gone. He told his wife Sylvia that he was going to stay with Barrie Cooke, a painter, in Co Clare, and to go fishing for salmon. Sylvia was calm. She told Richard Murphy that she would meet Hughes on the Galway to Dublin train on Wednesday.

Painting and drawing classes at GTI

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Have fun this autumn, explore your creativity, and get back to drawing and painting with a group of like-minded people.

Sol y Luna School of Spanish for primary and secondary students and adults

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Sol y Luna Language School in Galway has been serving students’ needs for the past number of years and the testimonials from both parents and students speak for how successful it is.

Young and old can learn to swim

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Braemor Swimming Club has successfully taught pupils from the age of three to 75 years to swim. Anne is a fully qualified instructor and coach, former international and Olympic panellist swimmer with many years's experience helping nervous and not so nervous adults, teenagers, and children to overcome their fear of water and learn to swim competently.

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