Want a career instead of a job? Begin an exciting career in IT Support with GRETB

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

The GRETB Training centre Mervue is currently recruiting for the IT Support Specialist Traineeship.

CAO announces 2022 offers schedule

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

The Central Applications Office (CAO) has confirmed that Round One offers for school leaving applicants will issue on Thursday, September 8, at 2pm. Round Two offers will follow on September 19 at 10am.

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre now offering free lessons for Ukrainian refugees

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre, a Department of Education recognised training Institute, now in its 35th year of business is a quality school with Cambridge Exams Centre recognition, EAQUALS, Quality English, ACELS/QQI and FETAC accreditation.

Stodge Face to officially launch their new Galway store

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Stodge Face will celebrate their official opening in Galway on Thursday, July 14. To mark the occasion they will have €1 doughnuts on sale from 1pm to 3pm (or until stocks last). Customers can also treat themselves to beautiful complimentary Badger & Dodo coffee to make their afternoon truly delicious.

Ashford Castle’s George V restaurant wins Best of Award of Excellence at prestigious global awards

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

In recognition of its exceptional wine cellar, which services all of the food outlets on the Ashford Castle Estate, the George V restaurant has been awarded a Best of Award of Excellence in one of the world’s most prestigious awards programmes, for a sixth consecutive year.

Wine Spectator's annual Restaurant Awards recognise restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers.

Kilcolgan native chosen as one of BIM’s 2022 Taste the Atlantic Young Chef Ambassador

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Rebecca Sweeney from Kilcogan, Co. Galway has been appointed as one of only five young chefs nationwide to Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM’s) Taste the Atlantic Young Chef Ambassador Programme for 2022.

Two in five people believe pandemic will never be fully over, says Ipsos survey for IPHA

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Two in five people believe the Covid-19 pandemic will never be fully over, according to new research carried out by Ipsos for the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA).

The miracle of your metabolism for weight loss

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, I 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.

Slow Cabins launches its first off grid cabin experiences at ‘secret’ Irish locations

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Post pandemic, we have rediscovered the charm and benefits of nature in our own country. Slow Cabins have been recognising the need to slow down since 2017 and is now launching its first locations in Ireland to cater for growing demand.

Komandor provides valuable service

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

How exciting is receiving the plans and renders of your forever home?

Conboy Electrical — call in and call out service for all your appliances

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

G.Conboy Electrical, New Rd, Galway, H91 WP30 - 091 526202, offers a call out service and repairs to appliances in your home.

KCL Roofing — a service clients can trust

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

It can be argued that the most vital part of any home is its roof. The roof protects everyone inside from wind, rain, hail, and snow as well as providing insulation to keep the house warm in winter and cool in the summer. So it is critical that our roofs are maintained to a high standard in order to ensure they are fully equipped to deal with any extreme weather conditions. When it comes to such an important job, we want a service that is reliable.

Temporary decorating tips for renters

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Renters looking to spruce up their space often face the challenge of doing so without damaging the property.

Rental agreements can differ from landlord to landlord, and some are more willing to agree to cosmetic changes than others. For those who want to make home improvements but are struggling because of limits within their tenancy agreement, there are plenty of ways to make temporary changes without damaging the property. Here are some ideas from UK storage expert LOVESPACE to make a rental feel like home.

The Model School

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

The Model School on Newcastle Road was built in 1849/50 for a cost of £2,533 plus £800 for the furniture. It was one of a series of Model Schools built around that time and was the only one constructed under budget. It opened in July 1852, 170 years ago this month. It catered for Protestant children.

‘The peasantry are the foundation of the world - the upper classes get worn out’

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

In the decades preceding the 1916 Rising, an extraordinary revolution had already taken place in rural Ireland. The British government had lost its patience with Irish landlords who owned 95 per cent of the land of Ireland (100 percent of county Galway was landlord owned), and had largely squandered their wealth leaving themselves vulnerable to poor harvests, successive seasons of bad weather, and an increasingly impoverished tenantry.

Take a journey into the past at the National Famine Museum

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

By Una Sinnott
Strokestown in Co Roscommon is far from a typical rural Irish town. At the end of the broad main street - the second widest in the country - grand arched gates mark the entry to a wonderful time capsule - Ireland’s National Famine Museum, which has reopened following a €5 million redevelopment.

Strokestown in Co Roscommon is far from a typical rural Irish town. At the end of the broad main street - the second widest in the country - grand arched gates mark the entry to a wonderful time capsule - Ireland’s National Famine Museum, which has reopened following a €5 million redevelopment.

Cruise the Med for a week for €799

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Cruising the Mediterranean with MSC Cruises means coming within reach of the best in culture, tradition and monuments that have for centuries enriched its shores.

Are you ready for the Joyce Country Challenge?

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

How about a wonderful chance to adventure in some of the country's most beautiful mountains here in the west?

The Boys' Club

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

“There is nothing as Galway as Our Lady's Boy’s Club,” was how our president Michael D Higgins described OLBC some years ago at a function in the Columban Hall. It is more than 80 years since it was founded and it is the longest-running youth club in the country. It was set up by Fr Leonard Shiel SJ at a time when there were was a lot of grinding poverty in Galway and no recreational facilities or extra-curricular activities for young people in areas like the Claddagh, Bohermore, Shantalla, and ‘The West’. The club provided these and has been a source of guidance and inspiration to thousands of young men and boys since, especially those from a working class background. From that first day of nervous membership, right through their teens, and even after they had taken up the challenges of adult life, the spirit and watchful eye of the Club is ever with them.

Alternative route to education a hit with Galway teens

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

"In your own time" could be the motto at Galway Community Training Centre (CTC), where early school leavers who, for a variety of reasons, find mainstream education a less than perfect fit can access a practical, creative, two year accredited alternative.

At the heart of the CTC is a vision general manager Blaze Aylmer summed up as "providing an alternative route to sound education and training outcomes," where participants "are encouraged along a practical learning journey in a safe, supportive, space without the pressure to meet targets within rigid timeframes."

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