Brain Care Ireland: dyslexia/dyspraxia intervention

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Welcome to the October monthly column on our brains, what interferes with their function, and how technology can help overcome problems and impairments. Specific learning impairments (SLI) such as dyslexia, Asperger’s, dyspraxia, autism, and ADHD; general learning difficulties (GLD) such as poor memory, phonics, inability to process and sequence information that we hear, following directions from a teacher or a boss, grammar, word analysis, vocabulary, listening comprehension, confidence and self esteem, social interactions, learning, reading, language, speech, concentration and focus, and sentence and paragraph comprehension; and central nervous system disorders (CNSD) such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, stroke, TBI, PTSD, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and mild cognitive impairment can all be helped with new validated software.

Of interest is an abstract from the HSE website [by permission]: “Speech and language impairment is one of the most common types of disorders in childhood. Young children who have speech and language difficulties are at risk of continued communication problems as well as associated cognitive, behavioural, social, and psychiatric difficulties. Language impaired children are also at high risk for learning difficulties and consequently behavioural problems may develop as a result of the difficulties these children face in an academic setting. Between 50 and 90 per cent of children who have language impairments at age three continue to have language difficulties throughout their childhood. Many develop reading difficulties. Timely assessment and intervention is crucial in reducing the long-term implications of speech and language impairment.”

How to wear autumn’s most coveted cover-ups

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Autumn’s most coveted cover-ups encompass style and function. From minimalist to military to luxe blazers and luscious leather, choose the style that allows you the most wear this season and make an impact both indoors and outdoors.  

Calling all brides and brides-to-be — once loved wedding dress sale next month

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Sellmyweddingdress.net will hold its popular once loved dress sale on October 7, offering the perfect opportunity to buy or sell a once loved wedding dress. The event is organised by sellmyweddingdress.net in association with the Clayton Hotel, which will host the event.

Fossil new AW12 collection

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Kilkenny’s fashion fix

Vero Moda super saver weekend at Born Clothing

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

This week at Born Clothing we are having a massive promotion in the Vero Moda department. We are offering a jaw dropping deal of buy one get the second 50 per cent off. This is inclusive of our brand new autumn/winter collection.

Our Vera Moda collection is on the pulse of fashion and has really embraced the designers trends for autumn/winter 2012. Leather and lace dominate this range and we can see strong influences from fashion guru Gareth Pugh throughout. My favourite piece is the funky leather pleated skater skirt, this can be worn with biker boots, black tights, and a structured sharp blazer for a laid back rocker look.

New autumn stock and offers at La Maison Chic

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

The new autumn stock has arrived at La Maison Chic, with silk flowers, new furniture, and lighting in gorgeous seasonal colours such as auburn and aubergine.

Connemara home featured in new Irish interiors book

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

A Galway home is featured in a new hardback, glossy Irish interiors book entitled The Irish At Home.

The one storey modern house known as Stream End is located not far from Clifden and is owned by Jim and Jan Shore.

The Book Shelf...

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Cooking Through the Year
100 Recipes Season by Season

On the Wine Shelf...

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Domaine Horgelus Côtes de Gascogne IGP 2011 (Wines Direct, €9.50)

On the Wine Shelf...

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Arrigo Bidoli Friuli Merlot DOC 2010 (Independents, €14.79)

On the ground

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Tesco has announced a new sticker promotion scheme offering customers savings of up to 85 per cent off its Italian-designed Alessi cutlery range. Customers will receive one sticker for every €20 they spent in store and having collected five stickers can chose from five differently designed Alessi cutlery ranges with the discount. The offer runs until December 30, 2012.

Autumn at Basilico

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Those clever chaps at Basilico Italian restaurant in Oranmore are ahead of the game, again, with their new free range and organic autumn menu. Basilico offers proper seasonal local food, and organic with a capital O; vegetables that have spent their lives knee deep in trillion-microbes-per-teaspoon loamy humus, not drip fed a Lance Armstrong cocktail of who knows what in some climate controlled polytunnel in deepest Alicante, or chickens which never saw sunlight in their life.

Galway farmer honoured at inaugural Sustainable Quality Beef Producer Awards

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Eyrecourt farmer Richard Bournes won a Sustainable Quality Beef Producer Award at the National Ploughing Championships, in New Ross, Co Wexford last week.

Asian Tea House - a world of difference

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

The Asian Tea House on Mary Street is a popular spot and for good reason. Connacht’s Best Restaurant at the RAI Irish Restaurant Awards 2011 still maintains the same high standard, certainly a cut above your average Chinese restaurant.

So Aniar, and yet so far

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Aniar is the third best restaurant in Galway. If we are to believe the TripAdvisor rankings, that is. Yes, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in the whole of Galway currently takes the bronze behind the “consistently good” Gourmet Tart Company and the “excellent little gem” that is Oscar’s Seafood Bistro. With The Galleon and Kirwan’s Lane restaurant completing the top five, you may or may not agree with this analysis of the current state of dining in Galway.

But a quick look at the reviews for the newly-starred Aniar will show that there is something not quite right with the system. While the contributors are in general fair and honest, now and again an isolated bad experience skews the numbers, often leaving fine dining restaurants like The West in Barna out-ranked by cute, popular, little cafes like Cupán Tae on Spanish Arch. Like is not compared with like.

Lady Gregory’s Secret, and other frailties...

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

If anyone thought that academics sharing their enthusiasm for the landscape, writers and artists associated with Coole Park, Co Galway, would be boring and stuffy, they had a surprise last weekend. There were some jaw-dropping moments when Lady Augusta Gregory’s secret love affair was revealed; and when WB Yeats went off the rails in the years following her death, and had a series of love affairs.

One hundred years of St Bridget’s Terrace

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

There can be few streets in this country that are as well documented as St Bridget’s Terrace. It was built 100 years ago on St Bridget’s Hill. The hill overlooked the town and was of great strategic and military importance. Both the Cromwellian and Williamite armies camped there when attacking Galway. During the 17th century, the hill was known as ‘Gottyganavy’. In 1710 the name had evolved to ‘Knocknegany’ and on Logan’s 1818 map of the city, it is depicted as Cnoc na Gainimhe (the Hill of Sand, or Sandpit Hill).

Understanding the fats of life

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

It is the “f” word with the bad reputation. Mention “fat” or “fats” and warning bells immediately ring in people’s heads.

Galway Thai-Kickboxing Club

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

The Galway Thai-Kickboxing club is based in the boxing club in Westside and in GMIT Galway. It has been in existence since 1997. This club has produced 76 Irish champions in Thai boxing, kickboxing, and boxing. It is the only club in Ireland to have achieved Irish champions in all three disciplines.

Hair, beauty, and sports massage courses at Anne Tobin Beauty College

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

The Anne Tobin Beauty college is Connacht’s number one hair, beauty, and sports massage college.

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