Tricks and treats for all the family this Halloween at Birr Castle Demesne

Thu, Sep 29, 2022

Birr Castle Demesne will host a wide programme of exciting activities over the Halloween break, from October 29 to November 5.

The mid-term line up includes a special Halloween pumpkin trail, the Wild Connections Bird Watching Nature Trail, the Red Tree Trail with its 65 trees in their autumnal colours, the Gallery Challenge, and the Solar Trail, offering plenty of reasons to get wrapped up and visit. All activities are included in the general admission tickets, which are available online. Daily activities will be allocated on a first come basis. See www.birrcastle.com for full details.

Bunratty Castle and Folk Park shortlisted for two national tourism awards

Thu, Sep 29, 2022

Bunratty Castle and Folk Park has been shortlisted for two prestigious national tourism awards in The Irish Hospitality Awards 2022.

The only show in town was Charles Stewart Parnell

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Week IV
On Friday September 17 1880 seventy-eight RIC officers arrived in Clifden from Galway. The following morning they walked out to the Bunowen estate of Charles J Blake to serve notices of eviction on 16 tenants, most of whom derived their livelihood from collecting kelp and subsistence fishing. As a result of the collapse of the kelp industry, rent arrears were between a year and a half, and two years. Other tenants were widows, where the only place left for them was the workhouse.

Galway auctioneers

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

An auctioneer is described as an agent who accepts bids and sells goods at auction. The profession goes back thousands of years. In ancient Babylon, for instance, they used to hold auctions of women for marriage, indeed it was considered illegal to allow a daughter to be sold outside the auction process. In ancient Rome, they regularly held slave auctions. The idea of auctions as we know them today began in England in the late 17th century. They were referred to as English auctions where bids came in an ascending order.

Operation restoration

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Vincent Dornan Upholstery is celebrating 40 years in the trade. The company is based in Headford, providing an expert upholstery service to customers in Galway and Mayo.

Get your oven a deserved clean this autumn

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Autumn usually means more roasting and baking, which makes now a perfect time to get your oven professionally cleaned. The Galway Oven Cleaning Company will deep clean your oven using its eco friendly system in 1.5 to two hours, leaving it cleaner than you have seen it since you bought it.

The team at Galway Oven Cleaning Company also clean ranges and Agas, which takes longer but has equally impressive results with no fuss and no mess.

Thermal burns

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Burn injuries are among the most painful and difficult to heal injuries, and are unfortunately incredibly common in both adults and children.

Thermal burns are the most frequent type of burn injury. They are caused by direct contact between the skin and an open heat source, eg, fire, steam, or a boiling liquid. Sunburn is also a type of thermal burn. Treatment of burns depends on where on the body the burn has occurred and how severe the damage is (eg, first, second, or third degree). Deep or widespread burns require immediate medical attention, and some burns patients require treatment in specialised burn centres and months-long follow-up care.

Tir na nÓg Clinic: offering medical and surgical solutions for hair loss

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

A family-run clinic owned by husband and wife team, Dr Kevin and Natasha McDonald, Tir na nÓg offers affordable yet extensive hair transplant surgeries, aiming to transform the confidence of patients.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can help you transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Pain management at the Crane Clinic

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Acupuncture, which originated in China, is proven to be a very effective therapy for pain relief and is now used in many progressive hospitals in the USA, UK, Israel, and Australia. Specialised pain clinics also include acupuncture as part of their medical treatment protocol.

Boost your health and wellbeing with the Kingfisher Club

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

We all know that exercise is good for us on a physical level, ensuring we all stay fit and healthy. But did you know that exercise can also make you a happier person?

When you exercise on a regular basis it is proven to reduce stress and improve your general wellbeing, decreasing feelings of depression, anxiety, and stress. Exercising releases endorphins, chemicals that plays a huge role in happiness, and the best way to increase endorphins is to exercise. So run, swim, lift – keep active and get happy.

In the pink at the g Hotel

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

The Pink Ladies Afternoon Tea is back this October at the g Hotel for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Students excel in maths and English with Kumon

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Kumon is a unique method of learning maths and English designed to nurture each child’s ability to think and learn for themselves. By studying these programmes students develop their ability to self-learn and gain confidence as they progress through the programmes.

Pharmacy retail counter assistant course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

A pharmacy retail counter assistant course that is exempt from course fees will start on September 26 at GRETB Training Centre in Mervue, Galway.

This pharmacy retail counter assistant course will give you extensive knowledge of over the counter (OTC) medicines, which is essential in a job like this, as well as patient counselling skills, knowing when to refer to the pharmacist, and how to interact with customers in a retail setting. This course has been running for 20 years and GRETB regularly provides staff to pharmacies in both full and part time positions as well as progression to further roles and training.

Discover the countryside with Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe - Corribside Hillwalking Club

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe - Corribside Hillwalking Club was set up in 1999 to enjoy the hills of Clare, Galway, and Mayo.

Black Friday offers from The Johnstown Estate Hotel & Spa

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

The Johnstown Estate Hotel & Spa, located in Enfield, Co Meath, has some great special offers available for Black Friday.

Brand new festival for Inis Meáin — another reason to visit

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

BY DECLAN VARLEY
A brand new blackberry festival, ‘Féile na bPuiteachaí’ will take place on Inis Meáin on Saturday October 1, celebrating the island’s blackberries with a wide variety of events.

A brand new blackberry festival, ‘Féile na bPuiteachaí’ will take place on Inis Meáin on Saturday October 1, celebrating the island’s blackberries with a wide variety of events.

Which casinos do Irish players prefer - Online vs. Land-based

Fri, Sep 16, 2022

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Merlin Park Hospital

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

Tuberculosis is an infectious and very debilitating disease that affects the lungs. It was previously known as consumption because of weight loss suffered.

A different type of politics was needed

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

When Mitchell Henry entered Westminster parliament in 1871 he went with hope in his heart and a mission to tell the British people the precarious circumstances of the Irish tenant farmer. In many ways he resembled Jefferson Smith in the Frank Cappa film ‘Mr Smith Goes to Washington’ where a naive, idealistic young man has plans to change America.* Mitchell Henry, a liberal, kindly man, had plans to be a voice for the Irish tenant farmer within, what he believed, was a paternalistic landlord system, but he walked into a political cauldron, waiting to explode.

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