Brush up

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Every great make-up artist needs good brushes to achieve a flawless look. They are the tools of the trade and are an essential, even for those of us with a less than deft touch.

Bags of room

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

The shoulder bag is big for autumn/winter. In fact, it’s the dominant handbag shape in this season’s 70s inspired bohemian trend, according to Brown Thomas.

Beat fine lines

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

If you are battling fine lines, open pores and other facial imperfection then what you need is a secret weapon.

Beauty on the go

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Are you one of the lucky ones who is jetting off on holiday or taking a weekend away? If so, the Sally Hansen Tan & Toes Perfection Pack is ideal for all your travel beauty needs.

Saving face

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Celebrities rave about it and now you can enjoy the benefits of the bestselling skincare product Huile Prodigieuse - one is sold every six seconds.

Nail it

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

The latest product from Sally Hansen - a miracle nail gel which delivers up to 14 days of lasting colour and shine - hits the beauty shelves next Friday (September 12).

True Pilates for optimum health and vitality

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Tried and tested over the past 80 years, Pilates is a complete exercise system that gives long-lasting and often spectacular results.

Irritable bowel relief at Care Cure Acupuncture

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be a debilitating intestinal disorder with symptoms ranging from cramping to flatulence, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, and nausea.

Help for the whole family with Health and Herbs

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Health and Herbs is an integrated health clinic and herbal dispensary situated on 9 Sea Road, (near the Jesuit Church) in Galway. It was founded by Dr Dilis Clare in 1999, who is the only GP in Ireland also qualified in herbal medicine.

Calm, confident, and in control: Brain training for birth

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

As a mother-to-be living in Ireland, you want to welcome your baby into the world in the safest, most gentle, way possible.

Improve your fitness at the Connemara Coast Hotel

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Set on the Connemara Coast overlooking Galway Bay, the exclusive Coast Club Leisure Centre is the ideal place if you want to improve physical fitness, pamper yourself, or simply escape the pressures of modern life.

Support your natural healing ability with Healing Touch therapy

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Classes in Healing Touch are again available at The Salthill Hotel, Galway, on September 20 to 21 and September 27 to 28 for Level 1.

The benefits of Thai massage

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Therapeutic massage and Thai traditional massage provide relief to a multitude of specific health concerns. Therapeutic massage is part of an integrative care approach to many medical conditions.

A non-surgical anti-ageing facelift that works

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Industry expert, Therapie Clinic, has introduced a revolutionary new treatment that will turn back the hands of time and make you look 10 years younger, without having to go under the surgeon’s knife .

The Meyrick Hotel is calling all mums-to-be for some pampering

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

All mums-to-be can prepare to feel relaxed and enlightened as the Square Spa team host an exclusive customer evening, in association with Mama Mio on Thursday September 11.

The Lough Athalia railway bridge

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

The coming of the railway line from Dublin to Galway was one of the most significant events in the history of our city in the 19th century. It opened up the city and its environs in a commercial and in a tourist sense, making Galway accessible to the rest of the world. It was a major engineering achievement, regarded as the first indication of Galway’s future greatness both as a mercantile and manufacturing city.

‘The people who made us what we are today’

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Imust admit that I have driven through Kiloughter village probably only half a dozen times in my life. It is located just off the Headford Road, at the start of the Curraghline, about four old miles from Eyre Square. Bordering the Ballydooley village, there cannot be more than a dozen houses there, but it is not an insignificant place.

Back to school cookies

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

I shall be making these lovely cookies to celebrate my two scholars placing their little patent leather shoes back on the bottom rungs of the ladder of academia. They are a perfect after school treat with a glass of milk or bribe for a patient teacher.

‘The people who made us what we are today’

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

I must admit that I have driven through Kiloughter village probably only half a dozen times in my life. It is located just off the Headford Road, at the start of the Curraghline, about four old miles from Eyre Square. Bordering the Ballydooley village, there cannot be more than a dozen houses there, but it is not an insignificant place. Thanks to a charming and beautifully written book by John Connell, Kiloughter has been brought forward as a mirror of old rural Ireland, which in the space of a few decades, has slipped away from us.*

Born August 8 1927, John does not begrudge the fact that today’s farmers have to have up-to-the-minute labour saving machinery; or that every household has machines for the day-to-day chores, and that village silences have been changed with cars and tractors passing through every hour of the day and night. He recalls, however, the village of his youth out of respect and admiration for the people whose ‘strength of character through all kinds of hardship, who walked the byways and cosáns, or pathways that we now walk in their footsteps, the people who made us what we are today.’

Beauty Lounge celebrates first year in business

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

The Beauty Lounge, Galway, is celebrating its first year in business with an evening of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle advice, at 5.30pm on Friday September 5.

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