Arrive and jive

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Tom Jive is teaching beginner four week jive courses in The Ardilaun hotel, Taylor’s Hill, Galway, this November. This is a wonderful opportunity to improve your dancing skills for the next social event or wedding you attend.

When it comes to education, what you already know really matters

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

EQUAL Ireland has a new offering of a part time BA degree in business, enterprise, and community development (accredited by AIT). A Galway and Westmeath information session will be held in the Maldron Hotel, Sandy Road, Galway, on Saturday November 17 from 9.30 am to 12.30pm.

Dr Bhatti, his new clinic, and his new and exciting complementary therapies

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

The Clinic of Complementary and Natural Medicine was established in 1989 by Dr Bhatti, who is a qualified medical doctor. He has a diploma in child health from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ireland and has worked for several years in different branches of medicine, surgery, paediatrics, orthopaedics, geriatrics, geriatric psychiatry, dermatology (skin), and psychiatry in Galway’s main hospitals, UHG, Merlin Park Hospital, St Brigid’s Hospital, and Portiuncula Hospital.

Don’t let unwanted facial hair ruin your confidence

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Unwanted facial hair is a major concern for women of all ages and the idea of never having to wax, pluck, shave, thread, or bleach ever again is extremely enticing. This has caused many women to seek laser hair removal in the hope of saying goodbye to their unwanted hair.

Better hearing with both ears

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Why do people have two ears? Basically, it is to widen the scope of your hearing so you can find out where sounds are coming from, and from what distance. In reality it is not your ears that do the listening, but your brain. And to interpret sounds correctly, the information it receives must be as accurate and as detailed as possible.

Blackberry Hearing — what the customers say

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Blackberry Hearing was established in 2015. John Ryan and Dave Gleeson, the founders, drew on their long business experience to provide quality solutions at the best prices with exceptional customer care.

Men's health seminar

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Men’s health clinician Aoife Ni Eochaidh, chartered physiotherapist, has announced details of the upcoming Men’s Health Seminar. The seminar will take place on November 5 in the Ardilaun Hotel, from 7pm to 9pm. Attendance is €10 payable at the door. Tea and coffee is included and a free raffle.

This event is for men of all ages and women are also very welcome to attend. The event will cover health conditions of erectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, bed wetting, bladder and bowel incontinence, prostatitis, post prostate cancer dysfunction, over active bladder, and eye health. Samples and handouts will be given, and questions will be answered.

MADDEN NFL 18: Doing whatever it takes

Games Reviews Thu, Nov 01, 2018

As with many sports games, their popularity will be everlasting as millions of sports fans gorge themselves on being able to play like their heroes. The problem with sports games is that there is very little opportunity to ever improve the product. Aside from controls and graphics, the game must mirror what real life is like, so if there is no change in the sport, then it is likely there is going to be no change in the game.

Tips for Interior Decorating this Winter

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

With the coldest months of the year on the way, it can be hard to keep the chill out of everyday life. One way to warm up the winter days is sprucing up your home’s interior design. By bringing cosy, trendy and classic styles to your home, you can welcome warmth and life that you never had before, to the pre-holiday season!

GET AHEAD OF THE CROWD AND BUY YOUR LOVED ONES A HARBOUR HOTEL VOUCHER THIS CHRISTMAS!

Wed, Oct 31, 2018

With so many voucher options available, from a relaxing night's stay to a Dillisk Dining Voucher or a delicious Afternoon Tea, there is sure to be something for everyone!

Come to try The Full Duck Salthill!

Wed, Oct 31, 2018

The Full Duck Café in Renmore has proven to be a big success, since it’s opening in January 2016. Providing fresh, cooked to order food & expert barista coffee, The Full Duck have established a well-respected reputation within Galway City. They have decided to expand our business, due to popular demand, to the seaside of Salthill. A large number of their customers have put forward requests for an extension of our high-quality café, and as the Renmore branch is quite small, there is often ques out the door. They thought they would carry on with our quest out here, and hope to provide delicious, wholesome & local food to the people of Galway. Salthill is a fabulous location for families to dine out for breakfast & lunch, and they have full advantage of Salthill’s view of the Atlantic Ocean! They serve 'top-notch' breakfast & lunch, with artisan barista coffees until 6 pm every day! Come to try out The Full Duck Salthill!

People of the Tribes: Meet Barry.

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

Hi, I'm Barry, a native of Co. Mayo originally studied Television Production in Dún Laoghaire and Theatre Performance in Galway. However, it was in the Tour Guiding course with Fáilte Ireland in Limerick in 2012, that I found the perfect way to combine my love of performance, storytelling and history. Walking tours around Galway City were I first foray into guiding, and later, the ol flair for performance and comedy came to the fore as a performer on the Galway Gravedigger Ghostbus Tour. Finally, I joined the team at Adventure Trails Ireland: What I love about tour guiding is connecting with amazing people from all around the world and being able to explore and share Galway's rich heritage through food, drink and storytelling. It's great to be able to offer something unique and off the beaten path. Adventuretrails.ie is a company that specialises in Irish food tours, whiskey tours and day tours in Dublin and Galway. Give me a call if you want to say hello or join me around the city- 00353 85 774 7005.

VINYL NIGHT - Listen to your favourite artists as they were meant to be heard!

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

On Sunday, 18th November join The Skeff Bar for the first of their Vinyl nights. Two classic albums will be played in their entirety on vinyl in the cosy surroundings of The Skeff's impressive decor. The first two classic albums that will be played are:

Bonfire Glow

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

Fancy some flaming autumn colour in the garden? This is a good time to choose trees and shrubs for autumn leaf colour. The hot, sunny summer and mostly dry autumn have allowed deciduous plants to appear at their best this year, and you can view them in all their blazing glory till the leaves come down and they nod off to sleep for winter. Here are a few of my favourite picks for a bonfire blaze at this time of year, with something included for all garden sizes:

Liquidambar styraciflua – also known as the sweet gum tree, a group of these stopped me in my tracks recently on the NUIG campus. Even on a drizzly, grey day they seemed lit from within.

Galway City Museum to mark the end of WWI

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

On Saturday November 10, the eve of the centenary of the armistice which ended WWI, Galway City Museum will host a special lecture on The Great War of 1914 to 1918.

The Columban Hall

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

The Columban Hall is described as a bizarre high-Victorian building with a gabled facade of opus incertum with a small porch, polychrome arches to the windows, a star shaped west window, and a curious chunky top-knot. It was originally built as a Congregational Church, designed by Raffles Brown and completed in 1863. Our photograph (courtesy of the National Library) was taken just a few years later.

The awaking of Augusta …A creative life

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

Augusta Lady Gregory, and her husband Sir William, were away in Italy in May 1888, when her former lover Wilfrid Scawen Blunt was imprisoned in Galway for participating in an anti-eviction rally at Woodford the previous October. I described last week, that within two days of her return to Galway she visited his empty cell, and remained sometime.*

At this period Augusta was still very much a Unionist, and the chatelaine of a large estate. Later that summer when Sir William was involved in a dispute with the tenant, Patrick Spelman, who occupied the Ballylee Castle holding (which would later become a holiday home for WB Yeats and his family), she acted as his secretary, and was closely involved in all aspects of the process.

Food On The Edge 2018 brings global food conversations to Galway

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

The two-day international food symposium Food On The Edge took place in Galway this week, with chefs and other food leaders from around the world descending on the city for the event.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Nathan Drake's final adventure

Games Reviews Thu, Oct 25, 2018

From the depths of Panamanian jail and the beauty of Scottish highlands to the colours of Madagascar and the mystic of Libertalia, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End takes the gamer on a wonderful adventure as Nathan (Nate) Drake finally calls it quits on his swashbuckling, treasure hunting, escapades.

People of the Tribes: Meet Bryna

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

My name is Bryna Milton, a 16-year-old student living in Galway. I live in Clarinbridge, the home of the oyster, and I absolutely love it. Clarinbridge has been my home for 13 years now and my heart swells with pride when I say I’m from there. It’s a 10-minute drive from Oranmore, where my school, Calasanctius College, is based. I’m in Transition Year now and couldn’t be happier. I’m here doing my work experience at the Galway Advertiser which I love. There’s always an interesting project for me to work on and everyone is lovely. I’m ecstatic for the year ahead because I get to take part in many activities that I am very privileged to do, like charity work and Chinese.

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