From slimming to a new beginning

Wed, Aug 24, 2016

Bridie Williams has struggled with her weight since childhood, leaving her feeling miserable and self-conscious. This feeling of despair led to a vicious cycle of crash dieting, losing weight, and quietly gaining it all back and more each time.

In September 2014, she finally decided it was time to take control back of her life and after seeing a banner for the local Slimming World group she decided to join. “I was so nervous that it took me two weeks to get the confidence to actually go through the doors,” she recalled. Bridie could not believe how different Slimming World was to any other club she had ever been a part of. “I was greeted at the front door by my consultant Kim and her friendliness and compassion inspired me to think that this would be different.

Did a midsummer murder silence a guilty pilot?

Wed, Aug 24, 2016

In June 1858 Galway town was in a fever of excitement. Its vision for a magnificent transatlantic port off Furbo, reaching deep into in Galway Bay, where passangers from Britain, and throughout the island of Ireland, would be brought to their emigration ship in the comfort of a train, could now be scuppered by the apparent carelessness of the two local pilots.

How fast should I lose the baby weight?

Mon, Aug 22, 2016

I don’t like putting time frames on weight loss. This article is inspired by the question I received after one of my classes. How fast should you lose the baby weight?

Five things to do in Galway's Capital of Culture sister

Mon, Aug 22, 2016

The seismic announcement that Galway was to be the European Capital of Culture 2020 on Friday July 15 2016 was greeted with delirium by the county of the Tribes. After failing in 2005 Galway beat off competition from Limerick and the Three Sisters to take its place with Dublin and Cork as Ireland's European Capital of Culture winners.

Last chance to avail of massive summer sale at G Furniture and Carpets

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

The massive summer sale at G Furniture and Carpets on the Tuam Road in Galway must end this Sunday with final reductions across all departments.

Last chance to bag some bargains at the EZ Living furniture summer sale

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

Fans of Ireland’s favourite furniture retailer EZ Living Furniture should get their skates on if they want to take advantage of last minute deals from the annual summer sale. Ending this Sunday August 21, there are incredible savings to be had with up to 70 per cent off stock to make way for the brand new autumn/winter collections.

With just a couple of weeks of summer holidays left, now is the perfect time to update your home. Reductions on beds, mattresses, dining sets, sofas, and armchairs are available storewide. The expert sales assistants in-store can advise you on how to select the right pieces for your home, with plenty of design inspiration available too. There are fantastic deals on a stunning range of home accessories, making this the perfect opportunity to pick up a beautiful wedding, birthday, or housewarming gift, or simply to treat yourself.

Are you building or renovating? Then it is time to contact Dalgan Windows

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

Dalgan Windows is a family run business manufacturing and installing windows and doors to an international quality standard. The company, which is based in Shrule, Co Galway, is one of the leading suppliers of windows and doors in the country.

The Dalgan Windows product range includes windows and doors in a choice of timber, uPVC, and aluminium. Dalgan Windows also specialises in commercial fabrication and installations.

Quit complaining

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

You slept in and are late for work. It is wet outside and you do not have an umbrella. Your head is aching and you cannot think straight. You have no time for breakfast and no doubt will now get caught in traffic and be delayed further. Worse still, you forgot to get cash from the ATM, you have little petrol in the car, and you are fed up with the Government, your nosy neighbours, and the corner shop which never stocks what you need. And you cannot stand the rain and the fact that it is mid August and there has been very little sunshine or the way that many shops forget to give your receipts these days.

The facts about fats

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

Fats have had a lot of bad press. As soon as people hear the word fats they automatically assume it's bad news. This is true in the case of trans fats (bad fats), but not in the case of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (good fats). Adding foods to your diet which are rich in these healthy fats can be super beneficial for your health. There are many natural food sources of healthy fats such as nuts and seeds (unsalted), natural nut butters, fatty fish, avocados, and olives. Choosing foods that have a high concentration of healthy fats can help improve your health and wellbeing as they support optimal cardiovascular, joint, and organ health.

Beware of low fat foods

Sleep advice from Better Bedding

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

Sleep – we all do it, but nearly half of us don’t do it well. Restful sleep is essential to our health and wellbeing. Without sleep, we’re not much good at doing anything else.

Combination Cooking — a nutritional approach

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

Helen Finn is a qualified nutritional therapist, practitioner of functional medicine, and a nutritional chef.

Curves Galway — real woman, real results

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

After a gap of four years a mother and daughter team opened a new Curves in Liosban Business Park in late June, and the women of Galway have reacted positively to its return.

Revolutionary painless needles for cosmetic filler treatments at Therapie Clinic

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Are you scared of needles? You are not alone — as many as one in 10 people are frightened of needles and have stated that it might put them off having treatments such as cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections.

Volume, volume, volume

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

If you love volume you are going to adore the new Clarins Mascara Supra Volume. It gives you lashes as you have never seen them before, and they will last longer. To give full expression to beautifully intense eyes, Clarins has reinvented its volumising mascara.

Go with the Flo at The Gourmet Offensive

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Abbeygate Street has been transformed in the last couple of years from a down at heel shortcut to a bustling community of small cafes, restaurants, and shops. There are now so many places to choose from that this diversion from the main drag has become a hub of good food in Galway. The turn of fortune for this address can be directly linked to The Dough Bros taking up residence here, causing a huge increase in footfall. With their queue regularly streaming out the door, the many empty shopfronts were soon filled with a variety of diverse eateries to take up the slack and join the dots between the existing eclectic retailers, giving the area a new lease of life and identity.

Support disadvantaged schools in Myanmar with a delicious tomato and peanut salad

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Bayin Oils, the pioneering Irish start-up, is the first company in Europe to export any food product from Myanmar to Europe. The naturally produced oils are cold pressed and unrefined, retaining the numerous health benefits of sesame seeds and peanuts. Bayin is sharing this recipe for a healthy and light tomato salad that incorporates Bayins peanut oil — a perfect summer salad!

Siúcra’s coconut and caramel popcorn

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Popcorn flavour experimentation is all the rage right now and Siúcra’s coconut caramel popcorn is the perfect summer flavour combination. It is incredibly easy and quick to prepare and makes for a delicious movie night snack that you and your friends will adore. Or, make this simple recipe with children as a birthday party snack. You can even pop it into an air tight container and enjoy on the go if you’re feeling peckish.

Galway club hurling, 1884 to 1934

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

An intriguing report appeared in the Galway Express of March 21 1903 which stated: “At Prospect Hill on St Patrick’s Day, two hurling matches were played between the Gaelic League v Queen’s College, and Castlegar v Bohermore. The National Independence Band, The Forster Street Fife and Drum Band and the Industrial School Band, with several thousand people, attended. In the match between the Gaelic League and Queen’s College, the League won by 3 – 3 to 2 – 0. Castlegar beat Bohermore.”

Did Liverpool scuttle Galway’s Atlantic dream?

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

If Eamon Bradshaw and his crew think their courageous plan to extend Galway harbour into deep water to accommodate cruise liners is a step into modernity that will bring commercial success to the city on a grand scale, it pales almost into insignificance compared to the stunning ambitions the Galway merchants schemed in the mid 19th century.

The evils of mixed bathing

Mon, Aug 15, 2016

In 1925 there was a major debate in the Urban Council about a Garda report that two men from County Offaly who had been swimming in the sea in Salthill without any bathing costumes had been apprehended, and how the gardaí should deal with them. The debate was about the evils or otherwise of mixed bathing in Salthill.

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