Love yourself, love your bed

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Loving yourself requires a long-term commitment to the triumvirate of health – proper nutrition, regular exercise, and adequate sleep. When you really want to treat yourself, you may even invest in the occasional pampering or luxury experience to reward yourself and recharge.

What’s the deal with Avene thermal water?

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Avene is a French brand that is enriched with pure thermal water, among other calming ingredients in its products. This unique thermal water sourced from the French town of Avene has soothing, anti-irritating, properties that promote healing while also softening and smoothing the skin. It is rich in silica, bacteriologically pure, and contains trace minerals.

Bye bye frizz — introducing the ultimate twelve week blow-dry at Noel Maher Hair Company

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

The First by Sweet Professional gives you smoother and healthier hair in under an hour. It is 100 per cent formaldehyde-free and completely safe for you and your hair. Results last up to three months.

Protektin herbal skin cream

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Protektin herbal skin cream primarily influences and balances the energy channel of liver, gall bladder, stomach, and spleen, controlling channel, belt channel, yang connective channel, and thus affects conditions related to dysfunction of these channels.

Pharmacists warn parents of health risks when giving medicines to children

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Pharmacists have issued a reminder to parents to be extremely careful when giving medicines to children and to always seek the advice of a pharmacist before giving a child any medication.

Fix your metabolism and lose two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Your metabolism is by far the most critical and powerful key to weight loss. It is with you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The potential for calorie burn and weight loss is huge. It even controls the results from your diet and exercise. By combining a great metabolism with balanced food and exercise, System 10 brings you the best weight loss plan of all.

Treat carpal tunnel syndrome with Care Cure Acupuncture

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Traditional Chinese Medicine is very effective in treating the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) which is an injury associated with the peripheral nerve tissues and their responses. CTS is a nerve entrapment which manifests itself as pain, numbness, or weakness in the forearm, wrist, or hand. People with this condition can experience difficulty in discerning hot from cold sensations while others experience it as a deterioration of local tendons, muscles, ligaments, and sinew. It can be brought on from an injury to the nerves or as a side effect of pregnancy.

Recent studies show that acupuncture when combined with moxibustion is effective in treating the peripheral nerve tissue and improving thumb-to-wrist sensory conduction velocity.

Old Devon Park

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

The area we know today as Devon Park was originally part of the O’Hara Estate which was the land around Lenaboy Castle (now St Anne’s on Taylor’s Hill). The main gates to this estate were, and are, next door to the Warwick Hotel. Part of the estate wall ran along the main Salthill road.

The Teach Furbo Incident...

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Week II
I am not sure which came first, Desmond Fennell’s letter to The Irish Times in January 1969, or the ‘Teach Furbo incident’. But both events were triggers which fired the first shots in the re-awakening of the Irish language; and which brought some remarkable results, especially to south and west Connemara.

Caring for the carers

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Angela Geoghegan arrived at her daughter Carmel's house in Oughterard one winter's day carrying a little suitcase. The former confectioner was 84 years of age and suffering from vascular dementia. She never went home.

Travel tips

Tue, Mar 21, 2017

It seems like an age since we had two consecutive dry days with blue skies and of course, the sun shining for more than a few minutes at a time. We all need a holiday to get away from the harsh Irish climate in order to relax and restock our vitamin D reserves.

‘HAIRS NO LIMIT FOR JONATHAN HEALY, BELLISSIMO GALWAY’

Mon, Mar 20, 2017

Jonathan Healy, Bellissimo Galway Awarded The All Ireland IHF Trainee Hairdresser Of The Year 2017 Competing against hundreds of Ireland’s best hairdressers.

Caprice Nominated for Six Restaurant Awards

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

Galway eatery, Caprice Cafe, has wowed Galwegians and visitors with its delicious dishes and beautiful interior since July last year and now it’s nominated in six categories for the Restaurants Association of Ireland, regional final of the Irish Restaurant Awards 2017.

Spring Time is Ring Time!

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

Jewellery expert, Phyllis MacNamara of Cobwebs, Galway tells us a little about the tradition of engagement rings.

Tips to make gardening fun for kids

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

As the weather starts to improve, we hope, it is time to get out in the garden and begin the tidy up from the winter months and sow new seeds and plants to harvest during the summer months.

50 party bag ideas that aren’t sweet treats

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

As parents we are always concerned about healthy eating for example, looking for ways to cut down on sugar and fat in our diets, and those of our kids. Everything in moderation is usually what I aim for, where the children are concerned anyway, as I feel restricting my children’s intake too much leads them to crave more of what is not good for them. Now if only I could practice what I preach.

Parties are the exception, you can offer healthy alternatives but it is ok to have some sweet treats too. If you decide to have party bags to give each child as an added bonus once the party is over, it can be tricky deciding what to fill them with.

Tips for teaching kids about money

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

In our modern age where everything seems to be instant, it is important to teach your kids about money, how to earn it, how to save it and how to spend it….wisely!

The D&I Dramatic Society

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

The Dominican and Ignatian Dramatic Society (known as the D&I) was set up by Fr Peadar Feeney SJ in the late 1950s. Most of the members were past pupils of St Ignatius’ College or The Dominican Convent, Taylor’s Hill. They staged a play every year for several years with any profits accruing going to the two school funds.

Irish - is it time to declare a language emergency?

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

‘Most of us don’t want to speak Irish, but we like to have Irish in our lives’, writes the provocative Desmond Fennell, in one of his concluding essays in his just published autobiography.* ‘We cherish Irish, the surveys show, as a precious part of our national heritage. We are glad there are Gaelscoileanna, a Ráidió na Gaeltachta and a TG4; that the destinations of buses are shown in Irish as well as English, and to hear that there is a magazine of news and comment in Irish on the internet. We would not like everything in Ireland to be in English only’.

Cruise evening with MSC and Fahy Travel Worldchoice

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

Are you thinking about cruising but want to hear more? Then go along to Fahy Travel on Friday March 31 from 5pm to 8pm and meet with MSC Cruise Lines. The team at MSC are passionate about combining top quality with the best possible value so you can savour a perfect experience without worrying about the cost. That’s why all their cruises include full board in the Mediterranean fusion cuisine main restaurants, and why they include a huge number of activities on board free of charge, including pool complexes, water slides, and general activities. So MSC cruises are more than good value, they are good sense, making an MSC cruise an unbeatable experience.

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