Oooh la, la — The importance of onions

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Are you watching the football? France, the hosts are through to the last 16, and are looking good. When I think of France, I think of their favourite ingredient, onions. Onions are a much underrated ingredient in the kitchen, but are so important to our health and overall well-being, as well as being a cheap and tasty vegetable.

There are so many different uses for the common onion in cooking, my personal favourite is just fried onions with steak, or deep fried onion rings in a buttermilk batter. They flavour most sauces, soups and stews and many dishes, but here are a few of my favourite onion recipes.

Rest easy with Better Bedding

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

It seems that the perfect bedfellows are reputation, great service, and quality products; attributes which Better Bedding possesses in abundance as the company celebrates more than 20 years of ensuring the people of Galway have a decent night’s sleep.

Wide range of suites available at An Siopa Troscán, Moycullen

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Supporting Irish manufacturers and Irish jobs at Siopa Troscán, the staff aim to make a house your dream home, with prices over which you will not lose sleep.

For your security choose Nightguard

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Are you happy with your security? Are you happy with your alarm being monitored in Dublin, Cork, or elsewhere?

Get your gardening on

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

The birds are signing. The bees are buzzing. The sun is shining (every so often). The summer has arrived and all you want to do is sit back in the comfort of your garden and unwind from the stresses and strains of everyday life. The only problem is that the garden has been neglected over the winter and is in need of some TLC.

‘Deep humiliation and bitterness’

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

Despite the crucial role many women played in the 1916 Rising, very few were given the credit they deserved. In fact some women were refused a pension for many years because they were not men.

On Easter Monday 1916, Brigid Lyons, a young medical student at Galway University, was at home in Longford when news came that the Volunteers had staged a rebellion in Dublin.

Thirty years of mayhem and magic

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

MACNAS, noun: the frolic-like behaviour of a young calf let out to grass for the first time after being kept inside all winter; joyful abandonment; dalliance; wantonness.

Lunchtime at the Maldron Hotel

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

The Maldron Hotel occupies an imposing three storey redbrick building, set back from the busy road that feeds into the city on the Carrowmoneash roundabout. It is a short distance from here to the pretty village of Oranmore with its variety of bars, restaurants and shops. It enjoys all the peace and quiet of the countryside and is still just a 10km drive from the hustle and bustle of Galway.

Joyce’s Supermarket Group win five awards in Best in Fresh awards

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

Joyce’s Supermarket Group were again celebrating their success in this year’s Best in Fresh awards. In total the group won five awards with the Knocknacarra store beating strong competition from Dublin to win the overall Best in Fresh Deli offering in Ireland and with comments from the judges panel saying it is up with the best in Europe. This is a magnificent achievement and honour for our team of dedicated hard working staff and to our customers for supporting us by choosing us as their destination shop. The Knocknacarra store was overall winner for bBest in Fresh (non affiliated) again seeing off strong competition from around the country.

The Custom House

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

In 1232 AD, the Anglo-Norman De Burgos came to Galway where they ruled for a period of time. They built a castle and defensive fortifications including the old city walls and a medieval hall, the Great Hall of the Red Earl, Richard De Burgo. The street we now know as Flood Street was originally named Earl Street or Sráid Tobar an Iarlaigh, and the lane beside it was known as Red Earl’s Lane or Boaher an Iarlaigh.

‘No time for fainting’

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

‘The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers. She whips a pistol from her knickers. She aims it at the creature’s head. And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead.’

Julian Bradfield is putting his stamp on Maldron Hotel Oranmore

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, Galway, has opened the doors on its new restaurant Grain & Grill, a stylish and relaxed eatery perfect for a breakfast meeting, a lunch time catch up with friends, or a leisurely weekend dinner. The man at the helm is head chef Julian Bradfield, who has recently joined the team from the Maldron Hotel Sandy Road (formerly Pillo Hotel Galway).

Having worked as head chef in many of Galway’s best known hotels, including, in addition to Maldron Sandy Road, The House Hotel, The Claregalway Hotel, and Loughrea Hotel & Spa, Bradfield knows how to get it right. His philosophy surrounds simple, good quality, food offered at a good price and served in a relaxing atmosphere. The focus for Grain & Grill will be on preparing and cooking food in a way that allows each of the ingredients to shine. This is achieved through working with really great local suppliers, such as Mary’s Fish, people who know their product and take pride in it.

Delicious summer lunch dining at The Connacht Hotel

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

The new summer lunch menu at The Connacht Hotel in Renmore, is sure to refresh your palate just on time, as we welcome the summer to Galway. The new lunch menu, which is available daily in the hotel's spacious Bar Solo, is sure to appeal to everyone. It is an extensive and carefully planned menu by the hotel's executive head chef Regis Herviaux.

Supermac’s launches fresh chicken sandwich

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

Supermac's continues the charge to end the race to the bottom for fast food in Ireland, by continuing to take the public's need for transparency and provenance into account.

St Nicholas’ Garden Fete this Saturday

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

It's that time of year again — the annual St Nicholas' Garden Fete takes place on June 11 from 2pm to 5pm at The Rectory on Taylor’s Hill. Everyone is invited to the fun-filled day, which has become one of the milestone social occasions in Galway life. As in previous years, parking will be available at St Mary’s College. All proceeds will go to maintain Galway's fabulous mediaeval heritage church, St Nicholas', in the heart of the city.

A group of dedicated volunteers has been frantically busy getting the garden party ready — clipping hedges, mowing lawns, tweaking plants, baking all kinds of goodies for the bake stall, and preparing the barbecue. For the children, the bouncing castle is ready, in addition to the toy stall, face painting, ice cream, games, and myriad other activities. You can buy a gorgeous plant on the plant stall or get a bargain at bric-a brac or the silent auction. You might even win a prize in the raffle, at the bottle and bag stall, or by taking a spin on the wheel of fortune.

He went to jail to save his father

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

Hubert Reynolds was born in St Patrick’s Avenue in 1902 and shortly afterwards his family moved to Queen Street. He followed a family tradition when entering the service of the Railway Company as a 15-year-old in 1917. He was a boy porter and earned 10 shillings for a 60 hour week. From his boyhood, he took an active part in the National Movement and joined Fianna Éireann. During the War of Independence, he was engaged on communications work.

The woman who threw a hatchet at the prime minister

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

There was hardly a marriage of two minds greater than that between Hanna Sheehy and Francis Skeffington, who were married in Dublin in 1903, and who committed their lives to many causes, particularly feminism, pacifism, socialism, and nationalism. Hanna was one of the founders of the Irish Women’s Franchise League, determined to win votes for women. As part of its disobedience campaign, women were urged not to fill in the 1911 Census form correctly. Her husband Francis, totally supportive in all her endeavours, and as head of the household, submitted the following:

Summertime at the Connacht Hotel

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

Situated on the Dublin Road a stone’s throw from the Bon Secours Hospital, the Connacht Hotel plays host to a vast number of visitors to Galway each year. Set back from this busy street and nestled in a leafy suburb, it has the advantage of being just minutes from the centre of the city.

Swimming made easy for teenagers and children

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

A great way for children and teenagers to make fast progress at learning and improving their swimming is in Braemor Swimming Club's daily swimming classes, with one-week courses commencing Monday July 4 and also Monday July 11.

What foods are making you tired, bloated, and overweight?

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

There is no secret potion, shake, or pill that will help you lose weight faster than boosting your metabolism. But do you know what foods speed up your metabolism and what foods slow it down? Knowing what foods boost or slow your metabolism is now proving through medical research to be the most successful way to lose weight.

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