Make the most of your wardrobe

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

* Choose styles that flatter your good features and disguise imperfections

Falafel — really good fast food

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

You have possibly seen the falafel stall at our Galway markets; Oranmore, Moycullen, and Galway city. You will also see it at most music festivals and you may even see it on some TV and film sets. You may have seen it and passed by, wondering what exactly it is, and would I like it?

Lentil sausage stew

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

This very easy recipe mixes traditional comfort food with heart-healthy lentils, the perfect combination for a warming dinner on winter evenings.

Those who sing pray twice

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

A friend once told me that the quality of choral singing in her local church was such that even the most familiar hymns sounded unfamiliar. For those who frequent the Augustinian church on Sunday mornings, the reverse is true as each Sunday is made special by the wonderful four-part harmonies and beautiful singing of the choir there. A century ago they were referred to in the local press as ‘magnificent’ and even then were singing works by Haydn, Mendelsshon, and Weber.

The Man Who Saved Barcelona Football Club

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

If you walk down a street named Calle de la Mar in the town of Denia on the Costa Blanca in Spain you will see at number 20 an Irish bar called Paddy O’Connell’s.

Halo’s ‘wow factor’

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Galway’s leading independent chic boutiques will take to the catwalk at the exclusive Halo charity show, The Wow Factor, on Thursday October 16, and crown Galway as the west of Ireland’s number one fashion retail destination.

Weekend bridal sale at Belladonna

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Brides are in for great value on the weekend October 10, 11, and 12 at Belladonna in Centrepoint, Liosbán. Fabulous wedding gowns from leading designers Novia D’Art, Amanda Wyatt, Charlotte Balbier, Forget Me Not Designs, Venus, and Atelier Aimee will be selling at up to 70 per cent off their regular prices.

Positive change in your life now

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Are you apprehensive and worried in these uncertain times? Is the talk of recession and uncertainty making you feel fearful? Are you wondering how you can rise to the challenges of life? Are you looking for a new career or want to enhance your business?

Prepare for luscious lashes

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

The quest for the perfect mascara is one of life’s greatest beauty challenges. The new Extreme Length Mascara from No7 is perfect for building up your lashes without creating clumps.

Its uniquely shaped flexible brush grips and extends each lash to ensure maximum length and definition. Available in both black and brown/black, it opens up the eyes by creating incredible intense lashes perfect for fluttering.

Deli excellence — Olio & Farina

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

A really good deli should focus on certain food types and have staff that know the products inside and out. One of the problems that a consumer faces is that when confronted by shelves filled with jars, bottles, and things that are vaguely recognisable, is to try to make a decision. That is why you need expert help, someone who has tasted most of the items and who has a passion for food. I recall a visit to a fish shop where I asked the assistant what a particular fish tasted like and the answer was that she never ate fish!

Stuffed peppers

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

These delicious stuffed, roast peppers are great comfort food for cold winter evenings. Recipe courtesy of Clodagh McKenna, Irish ambassador for Aga.

gardening with Anne McKeon

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

As the growing season slows down and prepares to rest for the winter months ahead, gardening takes a change of direction. Foliage is beginning to change coats, putting on its rust and red shades of autumn; annual bedding plants are dying off while perennials on the other hand are storing up food supplies for the dormant season ahead. All things considered autumn enters and leaves in a blaze of colour.

At the moment plants such as Rudbeckia fulgida, Sedum Autumn Joy, Erica carnea species, Solidago Goldenmosa, Agapanthus africanus Alba, and Rosa Cheerfulness are making their presence felt in my garden with their glorious displays. Bulbs such as Colchicum and Cyclamen coum are peeking through the beds also, adding to my autumn garden.

Revamp your house with Home Improvements

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Home Improvements is an established carpentry service which offers householders the opportunity to completely revamp their homes. If your interior is looking a little dated this service can offer you a competitive rate on fitting laminate, semi solid, and solid wood flooring.

Embrace autumn in deep purple

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Pencil style dresses in black, deep purple and pink are some of the hottest looks for autumn/winter, according to A/wear.

Heaven Scent

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

“An unexpected and daring union of patchouli and sweet flavours for a woman who is part angel, part devil, bewitching and free spirited.” That’s how fashion designer and film maker Thierry Mugler described Angel, the first fragrance he created in 1992. It was the world’s first blue coloured and non floral fragrance and was inspired by his childhood memories of “guardian angels” and “celestial stars”.

Renew your skin as you sleep

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Are you over 50 and keen to get the upper hand on wrinkles and fine lines? If so check out Baume Excellence from Decleor (€91).

Tone that tum

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Fancy toning your tummy without stepping inside a gym? That’s exactly what an innovative new body care serum called Tummy Toner promises.

Helping men fight skin ageing

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

More than 45 per cent of men in the 20 to 30 year age group say their skin suffers from fatigue.

A May procession in the Claddagh, c1935

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

This photograph was originally taken from the top of the high wall which fronted the town dump in the area of the Claddagh still known as ‘The Swamp’ in 1931. In the early years of the 20th century Galway’s Parliamentary Representative Stephen Gwynn prompted the Government to award a grant of £450 for the reclamation of this marshy ground between the Claddagh and the seashore, which was prone to flooding, and as a result a half-mile racing track in the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners was built around the perimeter of the area. It cannot have been very successful, because some time afterwards the area became the site for the city dump. In 1931 the Carnegie Trust presented the city with a grant of £500 to help develop part of the site into a number of playing pitches. This development was a gradual process and eventually, in the early fifties, the whole area was converted into a municipal park devoted entirely to sporting activities. The high wall was largely knocked and reduced to its present height. It took a while to completely clear the ground... many who played matches there at the time remember taking lumps of glass or tin out of the surface of the playing pitch and leaving them on the side wall.

Lady Gregory’s ‘missing’ grandson

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Following the success of the publication Me and Nu - Childhood at Coole published in 1970,* it is sometimes forgotten that Lady Augusta Gregory had three grandchildren, and not two as is often assumed. Written by Lady Gregory’s granddaughter Anne, Me and Nu is a charming account of life at Coole, as the children watched with amusement (and disillusionment at their human foibles), many of the great figures of the Irish literary movement of the 20th century as they came and went.

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