Introducing Laura Ashley designs at Home Focus at Hickeys

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Home Focus at Hickeys has announced the launch of the Laura Ashley curtains and bedding range at its Wellpark store.

Inis Caorach, Mutton Island

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

In the year 1124, the town was put in a state of security and a strong castle was built at Dún Bun na Gaillimhe (the fortification at the mouth of the Galway River). Several times in the next century, the kings of Munster invaded Connacht bringing death and destruction and usually destroying the town and the buildings on the island. In 1190, there is a reference to Lismacuan, ‘The fort on the Mouth of the Harbour’

The priest who stole Cong’s famous cross

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The Cross of Cong, one of Ireland’s great ecclesiastical treasures, was reputedly made at Cloncraff monastary, Co Roscommon. Its unsurpassed craftsmanship was inspired by its relic, a splinter of the wood of the cross on which Christ was crucified.

Concussion – healing injured brain tissue

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Concussion and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause a number of debilitating conditions with few treatment options. Fortunately, hyperbaric oxygenation has helped many people with concussion and should be included in the concussion treatment guidelines.

Rest is one of the most important treatments prescribed for a concussion because it helps the brain heal. Hyperbaric oxygenation can help during this period of rest and recuperation as it helps the body heal.

How to prevent your ears popping – and other tips to protect your hearing on holiday

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Taking a break and jetting off abroad can be the perfect way to escape the reality of day-to-day life. But for some, the perfect getaway can start to wreak havoc on our ears as soon as the plane takes off.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan are diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off. Metabolism problems such as slow thyroid, type 2 diabetes, sluggish liver, hormone imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, and digestive problems like constipation, IBS, and diverticulitis will limit or stop your weight loss, no matter how much dieting or exercise you do.

Malaysia at a glance

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Malaysia is one of the most underrated countries in SouthEast Asia. Having previously heard next to nothing about the region and finding little online, I travelled to Malaysia with few expectations.

Great deals now available on summer 2023 holidays

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

While the full programme is not yet on sale, there are quite a number of the more popular family holiday destinations open for booking for 2023 through Fahy Travel. Most departures are from Dublin, however charter flights from Shannon to Lanzarote and Salou are now loaded in the system, with a limited number of free child places available.

With the reluctance to book early for this summer, Fahy Travel has seen many families faced with very high prices. The season has been a sell out and there are no last minute deals, quite the opposite with services from the west selling at premium rates for late bookings.

GRETB Training Centre now accepting applications for evening and Saturday courses

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

GRETB Training Centre Mervue is now accepting applications for its evening and Saturday courses commencing in September.

Substantial capital funding to support apprenticeship in further and higher education

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, recently announced the roll-out of €17.2 million in capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships.

Galway’s Gaisce Gold Award recipients asked to help inspire a new generation of community leaders

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Gaisce – The President’s Award, the nation’s highest recognition of young people’s initiative, achievements, and voluntary contribution to society, is seeking to connect with nearly 40 years of Gold Award recipients through a Gold Voices Community network - reuniting those who completed the journey through the years and calling on them to step up and inspire the next generation of Gold awardees.

“They had their great days and peace and plenty...”

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Week IV
For a time Tyrone House must have accurately resembled the scene described by Violet Martin in a letter to her friend Edith Somerville where ‘half-peasant families roosted together in that lovely house and fought, and barricaded, and drank, till the police had to intervene’.

Wolfe Tone Bridge

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Wolfe Tone Bridge was the third bridge to be built over the river. The West Bridge (now known as O’Brien’s Bridge) was the first and dates from medieval times. The Salmon Weir Bridge dates from 1820, and the Wolfe Tone Bridge was built in the mid-19th century.

Apply now for NUI Galway's prestigious MBA programme

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

NUI Galway’s AMBA and AACSB accredited MBA programme will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. An MBA is the one of the most prestigious business degrees globally, and the AMBA (Association of MBAs) accredited NUI Galway MBA is one of the Ireland’s leading programmes.

Captain Eddie McGuire, Defence Forces and Department of Defence Joint Research, Technology and Innovation Unit, discussed his experience studying the MBA at NUI Galway: “The Defence Forces is embarking on an unprecedented organisational transformation," he said. "I wanted to undertake an MBA to enhance my ability to operate at the strategic level and contribute positively to the change ahead.

New partnership will promote NUI Galway to students in Asia and beyond

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

NUI Galway and Cialfo, a Singapore-headquartered ed-tech provider, have signed an agreement that will help promote the university to prospective students in Asia and worldwide.

Melting ice cream cake is perfect for a summer celebration

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

If you have a celebration coming up, why not make the occasion extra special with this melting ice-cream cake, the perfect summer centrepiece. This recipe from Siúcra is a great way to say happy birthday or congratulations to your loved ones this summer. It really is a show-stopping centrepiece dessert.

Ingredients

Galway cooks invited to join in the search for Ireland's Most Imaginative Meal-Makers

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

In a competition open to all the family, home cooks in Galway and beyond are being invited to join a search to find Ireland’s Most Imaginative Meal-Makers.

Tempranillo and Chardonnay are favourites for Irish wine lovers

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Tempranillo is Ireland’s favourite grape, with Chardonnay coming out on top for white wine drinkers, according to data released by WineSpark to mark the company's first year in business.

How the Mayo Clinic heals wounds

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

The world-famous Mayo Clinic uses hyperbaric oxygenation to treat a wide variety of non-healing wounds and ulcers, tissue injuries, and radiation tissue injury, and the same service is available here in Galway.

OxyGeneration is a non-emergency private hyperbaric oxygenation facility that is dramatically improving its clients’ quality of life. Some healthcare insurers cover treatment at OxyGeneration.

Get Ireland Growing 2022 Connacht Community Hero announced

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Helen Murphy of Glenamaddy Community Garden has been named Connacht Community Hero in this year's Get Ireland Growing awards.

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