Galway Bay Hotel wins Best Carvery in Connacht Award

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

The team at the Galway Bay Hotel have picked up yet another award at the Unilever Foods Solutions Great Carvery of the Year 2013, held at the Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin recently. The hotel was awarded Best Hotel Carvery in Connacht, which is a testament of the quality of food and service provided in Harvest Café under the watchful eye of executive chef Robert Webster.

Casual Italian dining at Renzo gallery cafe

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

Renzo gallery café is located on Eyre Street beside Debenhams, in Galway city centre. Renzo is now open late Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, serving fine Italian wine and cuisine at recession busting prices. Good Italian food is at the heart of Renzo, with menu options to suit all ages and occasions. It offers simple, fresh, delicious, food, bursting with flavour, texture, and colour.

The set menu is a reasonable €16.50, which consists of an Italian platter to start and a main course of your choice, including a range of salads, pastas, and pizzas. The dessert menu features popular Italian sweet treats such as tiramisu and limoncello cheesecake. The wines on offer have been carefully chosen to complement the flavours of each dish. The team at Renzo are passionate about good Italian coffee, and trained baristas will be happy to serve you a rich espresso or a frothy cappuccino to top off your meal.

Lower Dominick Street about one hundred and fifty years ago

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

According to Hely Dutton, Dominick Street was built in the early part of the 19th century. It was outside the old city walls and was an indicator of how Galway was beginning to expand at the time. This photograph, which was taken c1965, is probably the earliest existing image of the street.

Wrong-way Corrigan and other wonders

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

Early morning July 17 1938, Douglas Corrigan, a young aviator, climbed into a small and rather battered nine-year old Curtiss Robin monoplane, at Brooklyn airfield New York. He was cleared to fly to California. It was a misty overcast morning. Instead of turning east, he headed out over the Atlantic. Twenty-eight hours later, surviving on two chocolate bars, two boxes of fig bars, and a few gallons of water, he landed in Baldonnel airport, Dublin, to everyone’s amazement. He was immediately christened ‘Wrong Way’ Corrigan, and the world press loved him. The New York Post printed its headline back to front to join in the fun. Especially as it emerged that Corrigan’s plane had many modifications made to it, including two large petrol tanks strapped in front of the cockpit, allowing him to only see out sideways. One of the tanks leaked on the way over. He had to slash a hole in the floor to allow the fuel out.

Living with Lyme disease

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Ben Smyth who lives in Kinvara had always been healthy and rarely visited his doctor. However, everything was to change at the end of August 2006 when the father of three adult children became ill. He initially began to complain of a “pinch-like feeling” on the instep of his right foot.

Prescription collection service in Athenry

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

O’Flaherty’s Pharmacy, Athenry Shopping Centre, is now offering a prescription collection service from local doctors’ surgeries in Athenry and the surrounding area. This service will be particularly helpful for patients on regular medicines, who order their prescription from the doctors and then return 24 hours later to collect the prescription.

Now the staff of O’Flaherty’s Pharmacy, Athenry Shopping Centre, can collect the prescription from the doctor. The pharmacist can then prepare the prescription and have it ready at the pharmacy — very convenient and time saving for busy people.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

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 the three keys — it is the switch that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off. Metabolism problems such as slow thyroid, type 2 diabetes, sluggish liver, hormone imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, and digestive problems such as constipation, IBS, and diverticulitis will limit or stop your weight loss, no matter how much dieting or exercise you do.

Add a little murder to your company Christmas party

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Murder on the Menu, the successful murder mystery dining experience featured every month at the Harbour Hotel, has begun accepting bookings for this year’s Christmas season.

The Book Shelf...

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

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On the Wine Shelf...

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Château La Rose Bellevue Prestige Côtes de Bordeaux 2010 (O’Briens, €14.99)

Grand Cru Wiebelsberg Riesling 2012 (Lidl, €12.99)

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

At part of Lidl’s French wine sale that started last week, the German retailer has introduced a number of new wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Côtes du Rhône and this particular delight from Alsace. Made with 100 per cent Riesling grapes grown in the Andlau valley close to the Vosges Mountains, it’s got a welcoming floral and citrus bouquet on the nose. On the palate, the citrusy and lime fruit is big, bold and fulsome while retaining a charming and elegant structure in what is a very well-balanced wine with a crisp dry finish. Perfect as an aperitif or with a range of seafood, this is definitely one to fill your boots with while stocks last.

Hurricane Debbie

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

On the morning of September 16 1961, gale warnings were issued because of a possible impending storm. Violent storms are almost never actual hurricanes by the time they reach Ireland, but all of that was about to change that morning. Hurricane Debbie was the only hurricane, that is known about, to have made landfall in Ireland as a Category 1 event. Gusts of more than 180 kilometres an hour were recorded, and while the winds were not as strong as the gusts, they were capable of causing a lot of damage. Eighteen people died in Ireland as a result of the storm, six in the North and 12 in the South. They were killed by collapsing walls and trees, one was drowned from a small boat, and a young boy was blown into a stream. Tens of thousands of houses and other structures were damaged, some were completely destroyed, some suffered roof loss, while others had lesser damage such as windows blown in, etc.

A ‘fumble in a greasy till...’

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

‘The proposal to build an art gallery over the River Liffey to house the donation to Dublin of Sir Hugh Lane's art collection has been strongly criticised by the businessman and newspaper proprietor, William Martin Murphy.

Wrinkle busting skincare

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

Aldi’s latest range of wrinkle busting products promises to help turn back the clock and achieve younger looking skin.

These budget beauty buys are enriched with active ingredients to reduce the appearance of wrinkles so skin feels firm and looks beautiful.

Stay fresh with natural deodorant

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

It is important to choose the right deodorant which meets your needs and ensures you feel fresh all day. With such a large selection in the shops it can be difficult to know which one is right for you.

New men’s fragrance from YSL

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

Are you seeking a gift for the man in your life? If so, the latest Yves Saint Laurent men’s fragrance may be the perfect present.

Care for your nails

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

Tired of having short, brittle and weak nails? If so, a solution is at hand, according to the nail care company Sally Hansen.

Moody blues for men

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

What will the best dressed men be wearing this autumn/winter? The international catwalk collections indicate palettes of moody blues and stone greys, a play on baseball jackets and new fabrics with oversized box and check patterns.

Why did the student cross the road?

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

Having spent some time working in NUI Galway, I can justifiably lend my voice to those who say that the food available on campus is generally not that good. Sure, the pizza in the college bar is tasty enough, but it does not really count as a vegetable as the American government would have us believe. The Gourmet Tart Co used to supply the university with its freshly-made sandwiches, but these seem to be no longer available this year, replaced by a lesser sandwich to fill the gap. It is not, I am sure, because students don’t care what they eat — in fact a growing number of them are revolting against the banal food on offer.

Luxury sliding door wardrobes now available at trade prices

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

Enhance your home with a luxury sliding door wardrobe, made to measure in First Choice Wardrobes’ Athlone factory by expert craftsmen. The team at First Choice Wardrobes is committed to excellent customer service and product quality.

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