Supermac’s launches fresh chicken sandwich

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

Supermac's continues the charge to end the race to the bottom for fast food in Ireland, by continuing to take the public's need for transparency and provenance into account.

St Nicholas’ Garden Fete this Saturday

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

It's that time of year again — the annual St Nicholas' Garden Fete takes place on June 11 from 2pm to 5pm at The Rectory on Taylor’s Hill. Everyone is invited to the fun-filled day, which has become one of the milestone social occasions in Galway life. As in previous years, parking will be available at St Mary’s College. All proceeds will go to maintain Galway's fabulous mediaeval heritage church, St Nicholas', in the heart of the city.

He went to jail to save his father

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

Hubert Reynolds was born in St Patrick’s Avenue in 1902 and shortly afterwards his family moved to Queen Street. He followed a family tradition when entering the service of the Railway Company as a 15-year-old in 1917. He was a boy porter and earned 10 shillings for a 60 hour week. From his boyhood, he took an active part in the National Movement and joined Fianna Éireann. During the War of Independence, he was engaged on communications work.

The woman who threw a hatchet at the prime minister

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

There was hardly a marriage of two minds greater than that between Hanna Sheehy and Francis Skeffington, who were married in Dublin in 1903, and who committed their lives to many causes, particularly feminism, pacifism, socialism, and nationalism. Hanna was one of the founders of the Irish Women’s Franchise League, determined to win votes for women. As part of its disobedience campaign, women were urged not to fill in the 1911 Census form correctly. Her husband Francis, totally supportive in all her endeavours, and as head of the household, submitted the following:

Summertime at the Connacht Hotel

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

Situated on the Dublin Road a stone’s throw from the Bon Secours Hospital, the Connacht Hotel plays host to a vast number of visitors to Galway each year. Set back from this busy street and nestled in a leafy suburb, it has the advantage of being just minutes from the centre of the city.

Swimming made easy for teenagers and children

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

A great way for children and teenagers to make fast progress at learning and improving their swimming is in Braemor Swimming Club's daily swimming classes, with one-week courses commencing Monday July 4 and also Monday July 11.

Children from as young as three years of age can, and do, learn to swim. Braemor SC believes having a teacher in the water and also one on the side helps young children overcome their fear and successfully learn to swim. At Braemor SC classes they then progress to becoming confident and very competent when swimming in deep water. Swimming promotes health, fitness, fun, and relaxation. Teenagers and children should continue to attend classes until they reach a level where they can swim 10 lengths of a 20 metre pool, they then have every chance of survival should the need arise. Braemor SC is also including an introduction to lifesaving in the advanced class this year.

What foods are making you tired, bloated, and overweight?

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

There is no secret potion, shake, or pill that will help you lose weight faster than boosting your metabolism. But do you know what foods speed up your metabolism and what foods slow it down? Knowing what foods boost or slow your metabolism is now proving through medical research to be the most successful way to lose weight.

Osteoporosis Clinic Ireland

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

Osteoporosis is a silent disease affecting one in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 in Ireland, although all age groups can be affected.

World’s number one weight loss tea now available exclusively at Therapie Clinic

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

The world’s number one celebrity weight loss tea has just arrived exclusively at Therapie Clinic. The media is buzzing and sweeping the country with talk of Yo Tea, the hottest all natural weight loss solution.

Lose two stone in 10 weeks with diet, exercise, and metabolism correction

Thu, Jun 02, 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.

Release and connect with your throat chakra

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

The throat chakra is one with which many people have problems. Associated with the colour blue, it allows free expression, speech, communication, and sound. There are many crystals for the throat. Blue lace agate, sodalite, lapis lazuli, blue moss agate, and blue topaz are very helpful for throat chakra problems.

Curves Galway grand opening

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

It was by chance Catherine Walding realised Curves was not in Galway. She was searching for Curves for her daughter Cara, who is doing a business degree in Galway and was looking to join a gym. "Cara had been to curves with me while in transition year and had thoroughly enjoyed it," Catherine Walding said. "The rest is history as they say."

Wide range of suites available at An Siopa Troscan

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

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

New location and bigger premises for La Maison Chic

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

La Maison Chic, which has been established for the past 12 years, and has become well known for its professional interior design service, as well as curtain fabrics, designer paints, and wallpapers, has relocated to the Tuam road, beside Monaghan's petrol station and opposite Rocca Tiles. The new, much larger, premises also offer ample free parking.

‘Lord, thou art hard on mothers’

Thu, May 26, 2016

Where is more beautiful, Connemara or Kerry?
This question, still argued over today, occupied the Pearse children in happier days before the 1916 Rising. Padraig, who had been coming to the west since 1903, and had built a cottage at Ross Muc, said the only way to finally solve the question, was for his mother Margaret, and his two sisters, the elder, also called Margaret, and the younger girl Mary Brigid, to come to Connemara for a holiday. The two men, Padraig and his inseparable brother Willie, set out in advance to get things ready while the three women followed later.

This question, still argued over today, occupied the Pearse children in happier days before the 1916 Rising. Padraig, who had been coming to the west since 1903, and had built a cottage at Ross Muc, said the only way to finally solve the question, was for his mother Margaret, and his two sisters, the elder, also called Margaret, and the younger girl Mary Brigid, to come to Connemara for a holiday. The two men, Padraig and his inseparable brother Willie, set out in advance to get things ready while the three women followed later.

The ‘New’ Cemetery

Thu, May 26, 2016

In the second half of the 19th century, the overcrowded condition of the graveyards of Galway was an issue which faced the Town Commissioners. At a meeting in mid-April 1873, one person mentioned that in the previous 30 years, almost two and a half thousand burials had taken place in the little cemetery in The Claddagh, largely as a result of the Famine and its aftermath.

The Imperial Hotel — standing the test of time

Thu, May 26, 2016

Located in the heart of Galway city, the Imperial Hotel certainly has an impressive location. It is in close proximity to the bus and railway station, which are both just just a short stroll away. There is a taxi rank right outside, and all the main bus routes leave from Eyre Square. Flanked on all sides by high profile shops, restaurants, and bars, it is at the centre of a hive of activity.

The new limited edition floral afternoon tea in full bloom at the g Hotel & Spa

Thu, May 26, 2016

For lovers of the timeless afternoon tea experience, a visit to the five star g Hotel and Spa in Galway is a must. To mark the arrival of summer and the abundance of brightly colourED flowers, the g Hotel & Spa in collaboration with Valdo Rosé prosecco, has launched an exquisite floral afternoon tea experience.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast at Nox Hotel, Galway’s newest hotel

Thu, May 26, 2016

Nox Hotel has just launched a new breakfast menu; the hotel is becoming a firm favourite with Galway foodies who want delicious, fresh, food served in trendy surroundings.

Julian Bradfield is putting his stamp on Maldron Hotel Oranmore

Thu, May 26, 2016

Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, Galway, has opened the doors on its new restaurant Grain & Grill, a stylish and relaxed eatery perfect for a breakfast meeting, a lunch time catch up with friends, or a leisurely weekend dinner. The man at the helm is head chef Julian Bradfield, who has recently joined the team from the Maldron Hotel Sandy Road (formerly Pillo Hotel Galway).

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