Skip the early start this summer at the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

The four star Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport offers luxurious family accommodation with all the essentials and comforts you would expect. All of the hotel’s 100 bedrooms have recently been refurbished, offering maximum comfort for all families travelling this summer.

Spruce up your garden with Colourfence — the ultimate garden fence

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

The holy grail of fencing is transforming gardens across the UK and Ireland. It may do "exactly what it says on the tin" but let's face it, treating a timber fence can never be called fun.

Quality furniture at An Siopa Troscan, Moycullen

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

See the full range of quality Irish manufactured suites at Siopa Troscán, Moycullen, where all the suites can be made to order. The full range of styles covers everything from contemporary to traditional. Pictured is the Roisin suite now €1,949 (was €2,499).

Summertime and the slimming is easy

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Hopefully over the next week or two we will get some of the summer weather we are expecting. Whether this is wishful thinking or not, the fact remains that we turn the summer in to one long happy hour, where food and drink play host to most events and it’s easy to lose track of what we consume.

How to reduce your belly fat in seven days

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Are you conscious about your belly fat? If you would like to lose your stomach fat and get a great looking waistline, there is so much more you can get with the right plan of action. The answer is to burn real fat, lots more real fat. Unfortunately nearly all weight loss plans burn very little fat.

Sleep advice for shift workers

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Aim to have at least four hours sleep at the same time every night/morning (eg, 3am to 7am). This will help to keep your sleep clock regular. Use the weekend or days off to get in some extra “recovery” sleep. Make sure the sleeping environment is as conducive to rest as possible.

Connecting 2 U

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Christina Dillon from Me2UFitness is teaming up with Shirley Tutty, a wellness, beauty, and transformational coach, and nature therapist, to deliver a dynamic evening on June 13 in the SCCUL Enterprise Centre in Ballybane from 7pm to 9pm.

Whiter teeth at Galway Dentists

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Galway Dentists can offer you that brighter smile that you deserve. Not only do whiter teeth help a person feel more confident in his/her smile, white teeth project good oral health and a youthful appearance.

Health screening open day with medical herbalist Patrick Murphy

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Medical herbalist Patrick Murphy will host a health screening open day at the Nox Hotel on Saturday, June 10, using the Supertronic health screening device.

Elave Sensitive Baby Skincare awarded ECOCERT certification

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Sensitive skincare brand Elave is the first research and manufacturing site in Ireland to be awarded ECOCERT natural and organic certification, for four of its baby skincare products.

Minister launches plan for more affordable childcare

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone this week launched a public information campaign about the Government’s plans to deliver More Affordable Childcare to families from September.

Thi scampaign will target thousands of families who will qualify for enhanced childcare supports from September. It also will also target more than 4,000 childcare providers throughout the country. The information campaign will use a range of media, including a dedicated website (affordablechildcare.ie) to raise awareness among families of the childcare support that may be available to them.

Confidence boosting speech and drama workshops for children

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

This July, Réalta School of Speech and Drama will be running a Speech and Drama workshop in Our Lady’s Boys Club, which is situated on Sea Road, Galway. This workshop will run over five mornings and the focus is on building confidence while having lots of fun.

Fair day in Williamsgate Street

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

This very attractive study of Mr And Mrs Broderick from Ballintemple was taken in Williamsgate Street c1885. They were all dressed up coming into town for the fair or market ... she in her Sunday best and he in his plus fours, tail coat, and top hat. Many people who came in from the country for the occasions like this would have been similarly dressed.

The beginning of the black bread ‘war’

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Week II

Psst! Have you heard? Builin Blasta has a new menu!

Wed, May 31, 2017

Your favourite seaside café & bakery has upped the food game in Spiddal once again with a new menu. Builin Blasta’s new menu maintains its old ethos- wholesome, fresh food made with top quality local ingredients- but adds some new tasty delights to excite your tastebuds.

Connecting 2 U

Tue, May 30, 2017

Christina Dillon from Me2UFitness is teaming up with Shirley Tutty a Wellness, Beauty and Transformational Coach, and Nature Therapist to deliver a dynamic evening on 13th June in the SCCUL Enterprise Centre in Ballybane from 7pm to 9pm. We will give you tips, information and procesess that will empower you in your journey to wellbeing and fitnesss.

Gaeilge in Style..

Mon, May 29, 2017

Gaeilge Inis Meáin is situated on the middle Island of the Aran Islands.  A jewel on the Atlantic where our language and culture are preserved in a safe and serene surroundings. You will not get a better welcome than that which you get from the local people here and the views are breathtaking.

Pain & Letting go...

Fri, May 26, 2017

What if, to be pain free means, to be free of pain both physically and emotionally. What if I said to live life without illness isn’t a quirk of faith or a chance, something which ‘good luck’ has fated us with, what if it were instead a conscious choice? This is something which I strongly believe; that all illness be it physical, mental or emotional is in a way some form of resistance to life and to what life wants or expects from me.

The Galway Augustinians

Thu, May 25, 2017

These are probably the best known and best worn set of steps in Galway. They were built in the 1855 - 59 period while the present Augustinian Church was being constructed. The site was slightly higher than the road level so the steps were required at the front and the back of the church. The Augustinian connection with the city goes much further back than that.

A stranger among the poor

Thu, May 25, 2017

During her first visit to Ireland while walking the road from Oranmore to Loughrea, Aesnath Nicholson, a lone witness to the growing desperation of the poor as successive years of the Great Famine took its frightening toll, stopped to rest her blistered feet. She leant against a wall and thought about the advice her friends had given her in America. They told her the trip was reckless and she would damage her health. Yet even at that moment she asked herself: Would she rather be back in her parlour in New York?

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