Bringing the outdoors indoors this summer

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

What better time than summer to think about letting some light into your home? The long, bright days offer the perfect opportunity to think about some simple ways to freshen up your living space by bringing the outdoors indoors.

While plants are the obvious way to do this, you do not have to have half a forest in your home to give it that outdoor feel. With a bit of creativity you can create a calming sanctuary inspired by nature.

Sale continues at An Siopa Troscan

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

See the full range of quality Irish manufactured suites at An Siopa Troscan in Moycullen, where all suites can be made to order. The full range of styles covers everything from contemporary to traditional.

Ensure insulation installer and products are NSAI certified

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

As the economy continues to grow and more people decide to renovate their homes, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is warning consumers to only use NSAI quality certified products and installers when insulating their properties.

Summertime and the slimming is easy

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Hopefully over the next week or two we will get some of the summer weather we are expecting. Whether this is wishful thinking or not, the fact remains that we turn the summer in to one long happy hour, where food and drink play host to most events and it’s easy to lose track of what we consume.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks this summer with food, exercise and metabolism correction

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

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.

BodyMind Balancing

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

BodyMind Balancing is a comprehensive, holistic, treatment which combines aspects of Chinese medicine, kinesiology and hatha yoga. It is a simple, safe, non-invasive technique which treats ’disease’ on all levels by re-establishing communications between the systems within the body and mind, restoring equilibrium, and promoting good health.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Last July my friend Louise and I decided to take on the challenge of completing an Ironman – a 3.8k swim, 180k cycle, 42k run, raced in that order and in one day. We were both members of the Galway Triathlon Club but I hadn’t yet completed any triathlons and Louise only a few short distance ones. However the idea of a challenge appealed to us both and the fact that it would be held on our doorstep sold it to us. I remember doubting whether I would be physically able to complete such a long event. We did some research, talked to some other more experienced triathletes, and picked out a 30 week training plan which we began in November.

Dangan House

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Dangan House, “beautifully situated on the banks of the fine river Corrib” directly opposite Menlo Castle, was built in 1684 as the seat of the Martin family. ‘Humanity Dick’ Martin was brought up there. John Redington purchased Dangan Demesne from Anthony Martin about 1830 and became the proprietor of the townland. It was, for a short time afterwards, converted into an Ursuline Convent. The nuns were there from 1839 to 1844. Dangan House was left to the Board of Guardians of the Galway Union for an auxiliary workhouse until 1854. The only trace of the original Martin building today is the tea-house folly which is on the banks of the river. A nearby property known as Dangan Cottage was leased by a number of American artists in the 1870s but was described as a ruin in the 1890s.

‘Too late now to retrieve a fallen dream..’

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Apart from Irish nationalists believing that Home Rule would follow the war if they fought for Britain; or the Ulsterman's belief that after their sacrifice, Britain 'would see them right,' there were other reasons too, that drove young men into the British army at this perilous time in history. Men joined for heroic reasons. There were propaganda warnings that Irish women would be raped, land and farms confiscated, churches burnt and looted if Germany invaded Ireland as it had Belgium.

Many joined because they were poor. Army pay was relatively good, there was accommodation, a certain status, and a pension whether you returned or failed to do so!

The Lazy Lawn Lover

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Lawn mowing can seem a never-ending task at this time of year. I suppose the rain responsible for our lush forty shades of green is what encourages the grass to grow like Usain Bolt sprinting towards an Olympic record. Imagine if you could just press a button and close the roof like they do on Wimbledon’s Centre Court....

‘Too late now to retrieve a fallen dream..’

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Apart from Irish nationalists believing that Home Rule would follow the war if they fought for Britain; or the Ulsterman's belief that after their sacrifice, Britain 'would see them right,' there were other reasons too, that drove young men into the British army at this perilous time in history. Men joined for heroic reasons. There were propaganda warnings that Irish women would be raped, land and farms confiscated, churches burnt and looted if Germany invaded Ireland as it had Belgium.

St Augustine’s Well

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

James Hardiman, in his history of Galway, lists seven holy wells in Galway, St Bride’s in the eastern suburbs; St Anne’s towards the west of the town near the strand (on Whitestrand Avenue); another further along the shore (St Enda’s Barna?); St Bridget’s at the bottom of Red Earl’s Lane on Flood Street; St John the Baptist’s on Lough Athalia; one dedicated to the Blessed Virgin on Lough Athalia; and one dedicated to St Augustine on Lough Athalia. The last three were all above the high water mark, and on his 1818 map, Logan attributes all three to St Augustine. O’Donovan’s Ordnance Survey Letters refers to a stone with a cross cut out on each of these three wells.

Dying for Home Rule

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Here are two pictures from my father’s head
–I have kept them like secrets until now:

Authentically crafted beers at John Keogh’s

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

John Keogh’s, Galway’s newest gastropub, has launched its extensive craft beer menu. Sourced from around the globe and from all over Ireland, John Keogh’s craft beer menu has something for everyone.

Friday Fiver Fever barbecue at Maldron Hotel Galway

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Maldron Hotel Oranmore Galway is launching a weekly barbecue every Friday, starting tomorrow July 1 from 5pm to 8pm, with a special Friday Fiver Fever offer. Those who attend can choose from chilli beef hotdogs with sautéed onions, succulent 6oz Angus beef burgers, and flame grilled piri piri chicken burgers, each just €5.

Hotel Meyrick launches cocktail afternoon tea

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Summer is here and festival season is kicking off in Galway city. To celebrate, Hotel Meyrick is launching its latest themed afternoon tea, available daily from July 3 until August 31.

Let them eat cake

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Schools around the country have just finished up for the summer holidays and many parents have been in a state of panic. This is not my first summer juggling working from home with looking after young children who would be in school during weekday mornings, giving me an opportunity to get some work done. As any parent knows, it is difficult to get anything done when young children are at home. They need to be entertained, looked after, and don't care for deadlines while you, on the other hand, just need to get the job done.

Fix your metabolism to burn that stubborn fat

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

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.

Your metabolism controls the results from your diet and exercise. It does not matter how good you are with your food and exercise, metabolism faults severely limit your results and cause the stubborn fat on your stomach, hips, thighs, and backs of arms. A good metabolism means you can lose up to 3lb of real fat each week — almost one stone per month.

Combat anxiety and depression with Care Cure Acupuncture

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

If you have never experienced mental illness, bouts of depression or anxiety can be all too easily dismissed as someone’s bad day. But for those individuals suffering from anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, worry, memory loss, and apathy, depression is a crippling disability.

Care Cure Acupuncture takes this condition very seriously and strives to identify the root cause of the imbalance and restore emotional and mental health. To do this consultants look at the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) approach, which believes that the heart and the liver control mental activity. When these channels are not functioning the organs are affected by sadness and the brain is unable to co-ordinate its mental activities.

Gardenwise: Please be seated...

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Let’s take a minute to think about what you actually do in your garden. Mowing the lawn? Check. Hanging out laundry? Check. Trimming the hedges, battling weeds, watering, feeding, pruning shrubs.....tired yet? I’m tired just thinking about it. Which brings me nicely to what I’d like to talk to you about this week, which is sitting in your garden and doing – well, nothing very much.

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