Celebrate World Gin Day with Joyce's Supermarkets

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Saturday June 8 is World Gin Day, a global celebration of all things gin. Joyce’s Supermarkets have a huge selection of gins including some top Irish brands.

Escape to Spiddal for a cultural and culinary treat

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

The winding coastal road west of Galway gives way to sweeping views of the Burren across the bay and brings you to the coastal town of Spiddal, only 20 minutes from Galway city. Here, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, you will find treasures and treats for the senses in the Ceardlann Craft Village and the award winning Builín Blasta café and bakery.

Lunch is ready in Galway’s favourite Gastropub

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

One of the most successful refurbishments of the many we have seen in recent years here in Galway is undoubtedly that of John Keoghs, The Lock Keeper on Upper Dominick Street. This pub and restaurant opened in Galway’s West End in spring 2016, developed by Matt Hall, a Galway resident, as a sister venue to MacBride’s Bar in Westport, Co Mayo. The pub and restaurant take its name from a real character called John Keogh who really was the lock keeper of the adjacent Parkaveara canal lock on the Eglinton Canal in the middle to late 19th century.

Jian bing — a crepe like no other

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Jian bing is a traditional Chinese street food created nearly 2,000 years ago in the Shandong Province. It is a thin and crispy crepe made with corn, mung bean, rye, and buckwheat and flavoured with black and white sesame seeds.

Xian Street Food serves it as a savoury option with slow cooked duck or beef, or the vegetarian jian bing with fafafel and mixed salad. Of course the jian bing can also be vegan so just ask when you are ordering. For something sweeter, try the Nutella and strawberry jian bing, or with fresh cream, strawberries, and banana. The simple pleasure of the Jian Bing drizzled with lemon juice and some sugar is also a favourite.

This summer is All About Kombucha

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Twenty Nineteen may be the year of Kombucha, the healthy, freshly fermented, sparkling tea sprinting into the Irish mainstream. And it's thanks, in no small part, to Emmet Kerrigan and Keith Loftus of All About Kombucha.

The pair stormed into the year winning Galway's Best New Start Up at Ireland's Young Entrepreneur Programme. They built their own brewery. Tomorrow, they are launching in Aldi.

The fun, casual, dining experience with Papa'z Bistro

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

It is said that we never work a day in our lives if we love our jobs and when we our passionate about our work, the results produced are quality. Located on Middle Street, Papa'z Bistro is a place where workers combine passion and skill for cooking to produce some of the tastiest dishes one can sample in Galway.

Summer sale at EZ Living Furniture

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Is summer your favourite season? Well if it isn’t then it is most certainly about to be, as EZ Living Furniture has officially launched its summer sale with massive reductions on absolutely everything.

Quality, value, and convenience are paramount at Right Price Tiles

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

If you are planning on revamping your kitchen or bathroom, or laying a new floor in any room in your home, then a visit to Right Price Tiles and Wood Flooring in Oranmore should be top of your to-do list.

Insulate now with €1,123 grant available

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

With the Government grant still in place, West Coast Insulation is recommending homeowners take advantage of the current grant scheme which takes €1,123 directly off the price of home insulation. This usually covers a large percentage of the overall cost of the work and is the highest grant amount that has been available for cavity wall and attic insulation. Homeowners can contact the Galway company for a free quotation for cavity wall and attic insulation. West Coast Insulation, which has been in business since 2009, will look after all application forms to make the process as simple as possible for homeowners.

When insulating a house, the company injects EcoBead Platinum Bonded Bead in the cavity walls, even when there is existing aerobord insulation. This significantly improves the heat retention and also fills in any gaps in the older insulation. The company keeps the injection holes closer together to ensure the walls are filled 100 per cent and that the bead is packed as tightly as possible. The company installs Knauf rolled insulation in the attics.

Outside, it’s Dublin. Inside, it’s the Westin

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Is it possible to get any closer to the heart of Dublin than you do in the Westin Hotel? Just 100 metres from O’Connell Bridge, lies this iconic building on Westmoreland Street which just screams elegance and grandeur.

Viva Las Vegas

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Las Vegas is home to practically to all the world’s largest hotels. The city prides itself on its fine dining, shopping, sightseeing, dazzling nightclubs, entertainment, attractions... and, of course, gambling. It can be quite overwhelming for the first-time visitor.

One of the things you need to do is people watching. And with the cross-section of visitors and celebrities who go to Las Vegas, it's usually primetime entertainment.

Summer Breaks at Athlone Springs Hotel.

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Planning your next Summer Breakaway? Athlone is a prime location to bring your family and offers plenty to do, it is the centre of the Midlands and is also located within Irelands Hidden Heartlands and Ireland’s Ancient East.

Tonery’s Pub, sixty years in Bohermore

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Jim Tonery opened his pub in Bohermore 60 years ago yesterday, on June 5, 1959. It was formerly owned by Johnny and Kate Martyn. The inside walls were whitewashed to keep them clean and also disinfected. Barrels were stored against the back wall and sometimes used as seating with planks on top. One had to be careful when entering as there was a small step down just inside the door, and if you missed it and staggered, you were likely to hear Mrs Martyn say, “Go back to where you came from, you have enough in already”. Johnny Martyn was a blacksmith and he had a forge attached to the pub where he shod horses, made gates, etc.

Fly a Kite for Mental Health this Fathers Day in Galway

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

On Fathers Day in Galway, on Sunday 16th June people from across Galway are being invited to South Park, Galway to fly a kite for men and boys' mental health. The idea is to create a powerful visual spectacle of support for men and boys.

Top tips on summer cleaning

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Summer has officially arrived in terms of months, however, weather-wise, the least said the better.

Tonery’s Pub, sixty years in Bohermore

Wed, Jun 05, 2019

June 6 – The day democracy returned to Europe

Wed, Jun 05, 2019

The battle for Normandy June-August 1944, launched on D-Day exactly 75 years ago, marked, after Stalingrad, the beginning of the end of Nazi Germany. It was a major battle. The Allies suffered 209,672 casualties of whom 36,796 were killed. Some 28,000 Allied airman were lost in the months preceding and during the campaign.

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS)

Wed, Jun 05, 2019

Restless leg syndrome, also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease, can cause an unpleasant sensation in the legs with the irresistible urge to move them.

Escape to Spiddal for a Cultural & Culinary treat!

Wed, Jun 05, 2019

The winding coastal road West of Galway gives way to sweeping views of the Burren across the bay and brings you to the coastal town of Spiddal- only 20 minutes from Galway city. Here, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, you’ll find treasures and treats for the senses in the Ceardlann Craft Village and the award-winning Builín Blasta Café & Bakery. Located across from Spiddal beach, The Ceardlann Craft Village is home to a variety of traditional crafters including basket weaving, ceramics, glass craft, screen printing, traditional weaving and art. Each of the studios is artist owned and operated, giving you a chance to meet the maker and pick up that perfect gift for yourself or someone you love.