Desire to start gardening in earnest with advent of spring

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

Though St Brigid’s day (Feb 1) is considered the start of spring in the Celtic calendar, it is really still wintering outside in the veggie patch.

Hartmanns online store remains open for Valentine's Day!

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

Hartmanns of Galway, one of the west of Ireland’s premier jewellers may have the doors shut, but the online store is open for business with a huger selection of diamond engagement rings for those who want to pop the question this St Valentine's Day.

Death by wrongful humiliation - the story of Valentine Steinberger

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

STEPHANIE KLAPP, MA Culture and Colonialism NUI Galway, history teacher, and local historian, recalls the story of a fellow German who made Galway his home, but found himself caught up in the 1916 Rising and wrongly humiliated on the streets of Galway.

Essential physiotherapy service remains open to treat bladder and bowel incontinence

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Aoife Ni Eochaidh, chartered physiotherapist, provides face to face, phone, and video call physiotherapy for pelvic floor muscle treatment for bladder and bowel incontinence from her clinic in Suite 14, Bon Secours Consultant Clinic in Renmore. She also treats sexual dysfunction, prolapse, post-natal pelvic conditions, and osteoporosis. People can choose to have their pelvic physiotherapy consultation by regular phone call, Zoom, WhatsApp, etc, or to attend in person. Patients can get a referral from their GP or self-refer.

Most Irish health insurance companies provide some cover for pelvic physiotherapy and, if needed, they provide some cover for pelvic physiotherapy electrotherapy devices. Physiotherapy being an essential service, the clinic remains open during the pandemic, but is strictly adhering to Government guidelines. Letters are issued to patients travelling to the clinic to attend appointments.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

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Covid-19 vaccine rollout creates an incentive to improve our health

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is well under way, and now is the time for each of us to plan for our turn.

A brownie a day keeps the frownies away

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Treat yourself with a delicious sweet treat in no time with this quick and easy hassle-free gooey chocolate brownie recipe.

SuperSubs soup brings some Mexican warmth

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Olé! The SuperSubs soup range has a new bean on the block.

Pat McDonagh and his superb SuperSubs team are continually finding ways to warm us up during these cold spells by designing wholesome choices to further complement the popular Supermac's menu. The ever-expanding SuperSubs range does just that, by providing a balanced variety of readily available options, throughout a selection of Supermac’s restaurants nationwide. As well as being reasonably priced, the menu offers a great variety of soups that are both super healthy and substantial.

Enjoy an authentic taste of Asia from Spiced Barna and Salthill

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Spiced, the popular Barna restaurant now also open in Salthill, offers delicious authentic Asian dishes bringing together the best culinary traditions from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

With staples such as chicken tikka masala and a range of authentic Indian curries from korma to vindaloo, along with a selection of less well known dishes from the region, this thriving new restaurant is worth a visit.

Make Pancake Tuesday extra special with these confetti buttermilk pancakes

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Pancake Tuesday is approaching, and when it comes to the best breakfast ideas, Siúcra delicious confetti buttermilk pancakes are sure to please. These colourful pancakes are super quick and easy to make from standard ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen.

CAO applicants total more than seventy nine thousand at close of normal deadline

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

A total of 79,303 people had submitted applications to the Central Applications Office by the time the normal application deadline closed at 5.15pm on Monday, according to the CAO.

This figure does not represent the total number of expected CAO applicants for 2021, as a late application facility opens on March 5 and closes on May 1 at 5.15pm.

NUI Galway to host online course in journalism for transition year students

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Transition year students in Irish-medium schools are being offered a unique insight to journalism in an online course with some of Ireland’s finest television, radio, and digital journalists and broadcasters.

Play seriously and seriously play — dynamic theatre course offers more than just performance skills

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Galway Community College's QQI Level 5 acting and theatre performance course has been established for more than 15 years now. It offers school leavers and adults looking to return to education a solid foundation in the performing arts and more.

This dynamic QQI Level 5 course is designed to provide professional training to enable the student with strong acting techniques and performance skills to pursue a career in theatre, television and film, and beyond.

Learning in lockdown — how Covid-19 has changed education

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

If you had told me in 2019 that the next year of my school life (and possibly the year after) would be dominated by masked teachers, Microsoft programmes, and a laptop at the kitchen table, I would never have believed you. I’ll never forget the day we were told that we would not be attending school due to the pandemic. Someone from a few desks away announced how he was going to throw a massive party to celebrate “getting a few days off” – it didn’t take long for that to become a party of one. When going into lockdown for the first time I felt as if it was unlikely that I would learn anything. How wrong I was.

Ninety scholarships awarded to GMIT students at virtual ceremony

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Ninety GMIT students were awarded scholarships in recognition of their academic, personal, sporting, and cultural achievements at a virtual ceremony last week.

Complete a course during lockdown — Galway Rural Development offers support to county dwellers

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

As we enter another month of lockdown, you could take this opportunity to do some online courses — all in the comfort of your own home.

Dónall Mac Amhlaigh, gentleman, writer, exile

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

This photograph of some of the staff of the Rockville Hotel was taken in the summer of 1947. They were all well-dressed which would have been normal in hotels in Salthill at the time, porters would have worn swallow-tail coats and waitresses proper uniforms. The Rockville was originally a guest house owned by a Mr Kelleher who was a member of the RIC. It evolved into a small comfortable hotel owned by O’Neills (“Private bathing from the Hotel, Phone Salthill 70”) and later by people named Hynes. As the Rockville it had high standards and was fully licensed.

The saga of the great ship continues

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

During the last week of October 1860 members of the crew of the Connaught began to return to Galway. On October 28 the first to arrive came by train ‘where a large number of people on that afternoon were at the station to welcome them back.’

The Galway sword and mace

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The Galway civic sword and mace are among the finest specimens of municipal corporation insignia in Ireland; the sword is particularly noteworthy and can be compared with the best of civic swords in these islands. Swords and maces were first carried by the king’s servants as symbols of the authority of the king himself. As time went on, the mayors and bailiffs of towns acquired swords and maces of their own, some following charter grants, others by mere assumption without specific authority. These were usually borne before the dignitaries concerned when they went in procession or were actively displayed when they acted otherwise in their official capacity. Maces, which were originally weapons, are staves of authority. Swords symbolise the legitimate use of force.

The fate of the valiant Captain John Wilson

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

We get an idea of the perilous position at sea that confronted Captain John Wilson of the Minnie Schiffer, his two-masted brigantine, laden with a full cargo of fruit and wine, as he was sailing from Marseilles to Boston, from this dramatic painting.

Following a number of engine mishaps, the PS Connaught, about one hundred miles out from Boston on its return voyage to Galway, was battling against a fire which had broken out in its engine room, and which was rapidly spreading across the deck out of control. Furthermore a leak in the ship’s bow was letting in a greater quantity of water by the hour. By the afternoon of Saturday October 6 1860, it became clear that the PS Connaught, the flagship of the Galway Line, and one of the finest paddle-steam liners of its day, was facing ruin.

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