A love letter from a master of passion

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Galway was given fascinating insights into the turbulent life of one of Europe’s men of genius last weekend. Music for Galway, which continues to present the very best classical music in innovative and challenging ways, devoted three days exploring the literary and musical passion of the great Ludwig van Beethoven. And, would you believe it? Gave us both an Irish and a Galway connection.

Connecting with angels

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Are you finding life difficult? Are you struggling with problems, maybe financial or emotional? If so, who do you lean on? Your partner, family or friends?

The Claddagh Quay

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

This photograph of the quayside in the Claddagh is one of the remarkable images in a book entitled Jane W Shackleton’s Ireland compiled by Christiaan Corlett and published by Collins Press. Jane Shackleton was given a camera and she went around Ireland with it between 1891 and 1906. She built up a remarkable collection, some of which are included in this delightful book.

All that glitters

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Combining classic motifs and contemporary design, Pandora’s jewellery collection sparkles with beautiful charms.

It shines brightly with star-shaped dangle charms formed from sterling silver and solid gold and embellished with cubic zirconia.

Face up to winter

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Winter takes its toll on our skin and if you are still recovering from too many late night over Christmas then you may need a little help to look your best.

Wrap up in style

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Fancy a hot cinnamon body wrap? If so, check out Galway’s first body wrap bar at Roza Beauty Rooms at the the Toni & Guy salon at St Augustine Street.

Nail it

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Rusty red, petrol, grey, peach and brown are some of the top colours the best dressed nails will be wearing this spring.

Competition

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

To be in with a chance to win this prize all you have to do is to answer the question below and send it with your name, address and telephone number to Body Wrap competition, the Mary O’Connor Page, the Galway Advertiser, 41/42 Eyre Square, Galway.

Help your children ward off winter chills

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Most adults experience an average of two to four colds a year whereas children can experience up to nine. And with more than 200 viruses known to cause a cold it is hardly surprising it makes a return year on year.

The General Post Office

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Records show that post office business has been conducted in the Eglinton Street area since the 1850s. The Ordnance Survey map of 1872 shows the ‘Postal and Telegraph Office’ in the house at the corner of Francis Street and Daly’s Place, where Emerson & Conway solicitors are today. Prior to 1885, the local postmaster Mr Cornwall provided the premises but, as business expanded, the building became too small. It could not accommodate parcels and a separate outside premises for a parcel office was rented at a cost of £15 a year.

‘A long and dangerous night in Galway’

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

There was a fearful incident at Galway railway station on the evening September 8 1920. A larger crowd than usual waited for the Dublin train. The big story of the day was the Terrance McSweeney hunger strike in Brixton prison. The young Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork was in his second month without food. The people of Ireland, and the Irish across the world, were totally focused on this drama. McSweeney died on October 25 after 74 days. The Dublin papers that evening would have had the latest health reports.

Lunch is for sharing at Lunares

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

It was the end of December with but one day to go till the start of the new year. The house had been hit by a veritable hurricane of small, pink, clothing. The combined forces of Santa and a little girl's December birthday had filled the house with tons of plastic. A previously unknown horror had entered my life, the truly vile invention that is Moon Sand, a force so insidious and evil that I could see no way to defeat it. The children had begun to make the relatively short word 'Mum' into a five to six syllable long whine that was slowly working on my already questionable sanity. And there was another week of this to go before the holidays were over.

I was hungry, but the aprés Christmas food fatigue had set in and I could think of more things that I definitely didn't want to eat than anything I did want. One thing was sure, I was not making anything myself. I packed up the family and we headed of to Lunares. Myself and the children were deposited at the foot of the colourfully-painted stairs next to Barr an Caladh in Woodquay, while my current husband went off to park the car in lashing rain that could only be described as biblical.

Better Bedding sale to help post-Christmas pocket worries

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

As many of us know, Christmas cheer and delightful gifts can be a large expense, and leave us with nothing but flint and fluff in our pockets and wallets. With this in mind, it is a relief to know that the Better Bedding sale will commence today (Thursday), with a vast and beautiful range of household products reduced up to 50 per cent. The sale guarantees 20 per cent off all Respa Irish made beds, 20 per cent off all Truscan Irish made furniture, 25 per cent off all thermal lined curtains, and up to a whopping 50 per cent off selected quilt covers and a selection of readymade curtains.

Solid fuel heating made simple with Stoveman Galway

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Stoveman Galway has announced that its new solid fuel stove shop is now open in Liosbán Estate, Tuam Road, Galway.

Lose weight with food, exercise, and metabolism correction

Thu, Jan 03, 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.

Transform your body with a revolutionary new treatment

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Are you fed up of those lumps and bumps? Perhaps you do all the right things and exercise regularly but still cannot banish fat from some areas. Whether abdominal fat, back fat, or other areas, a new treatment available at Therapie Clinic will freeze, break down, and eliminate stubborn fat cells, reducing fat by up to 40 per cent after one treatment.

How to stop worrying

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Most of us worry. We worry about major issues such as our health, children, ageing parents, or making ends meet or about minor matters, such as waking up early for work in the morning, getting to the shops before closing time or beating rush hour traffic.

When buses came to Galway

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

The first public transport system in Galway was the horse drawn tramway. It ran until World War I when the British army commandeered most of the horses. By this time motorised transport was also providing competition, and this speeded up the demise of the tram system.

The man who rescued Lancelot from the River Clare

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

One of the most dramatic and legendary events in the history of Irish foxhunting took place with the Galway Blazers on December 19 1953 between Cregg Castle, Corrandulla, and beyond the Clare river, near Anbally. This is great fox hunting terrain. It’s level going, open and free. When on a good scent the hounds will skim the walls, and allow no time for man or beast to make mistakes if they want to stay close to them. December 19 1953 was a clear, frosty day. The hounds were in full pursuit ‘skimming the long low walls the way the swallows do’. After a four mile chase they hit the river Clare about a mile short of the nearest bridge at Corofin village.

When buses came to Galway

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

The first public transport system in Galway was the horse drawn tramway. It ran until World War I when the British army commandeered most of the horses. By this time motorised transport was also providing competition, and this speeded up the demise of the tram system.

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