Galway Community College celebrates #WeAreGRETB week

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

This week ETBs all over Ireland are celebrating 10 years of Education and Training Boards. Galway Community College (GCC) is taking part in the celebrations by ensuring learners are aware of opportunities in education on its campus in Galway city.

Help with primary school maths

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

A child’s encounters with maths in the early years in primary school will influence how confident they feel about maths and how they will perform in the higher primary classes, into secondary school and beyond. Maths skills are life skills. Maths teaches us to think independently and to solve problems.

Train the Trainer – training and development course

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Are you interested in entering the world of training? The first step in the process is to complete a Train the Trainer course.

CompTIA IT Fundamentals — blended course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Start a career in IT with a 10-week blended course starting on April 24. This blended course will comprise two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) in the centre in Mervue and three days via video session with the tutor.

Discover your child’s potential with Kumon maths or English

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Kumon maths and English programmes are completely individualised, year round programmes. Students who study for approximately 20 minutes daily develop according to their individual abilities and find themselves, over time, advancing steadily, often far beyond their age.

Beyond tables and chairs – how to finish your dining area

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

You have sized up your space, pondered paint and finishes, and deliberated on chairs versus benches. Your dining table and seating, the room’s centrepiece, are sorted, but the story does not end there.

From storage and tableware to lighting designs and decorative details, leading interior design house Neptune is taking a look at some of the other touches that can help to make your dining room feel just so.

Resolve long Covid symptoms with OxyGeneration

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Symptoms of long Covid can present in multiple forms including extreme fatigue, joint pain or stiffness, brain fog, and breathlessness. These symptoms can be extremely debilitating, and so many have searched for a solution which thankfully can be found with hyperbaric oxygenation at OxyGeneration in Galway.

Care About You — providing comprehensive care in the home and community

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Care About You, with offices in the west, midwest, south, and midlands regions, is an Irish owned care provider, providing a full range of assisted living and home care for adults and older people.

What to expect when you’re expecting new hair - the aftercare process

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Hair transplant surgery involves thousands of tiny incisions (little cuts). The blood around these little wounds needs to thicken/clot and dry over to form a scab, like any cut. Tir na nOg Clinic therefore recommends you do not cover the treated area at all during this initial phase. In order to dry out, the wounds need fresh air exposure. Without it, not only will healing be delayed, but some of the hairs may come loose.

Mum Talks event to explore the journey of motherhood

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Mum Talks is an event company and community that supports, inspires, and empowers women throughout their journey of motherhood with online and in-person meet-ups, events, talks, and workshops.

Campaign launched to address loneliness and isolation among older people

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly; Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler; Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton; and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Breda Smyth, have announced a new multi-media campaign aimed at combatting loneliness and isolation among older people.

How we dry our hands can affect the spread of viruses

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

There is clear evidence that people across Europe have changed their hand hygiene habits since the Covid-19 pandemic: washing their hands more frequently throughout the day and choosing paper towels as the most hygienic way to dry hands when out and about.

Guilt-free corporate stays at The Connacht Hotel as team raise almost €6,000 for Hometree

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

This week, The Connacht Hotel announced that it had raised almost €6,000 for Irish tree-planting charity Hometree.

Magical minestrone

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

This cosy and comforting minestrone soup is the perfect dish on those chillier days. The Irish twist on this classic Italian recipe is the nettle pesto. Of course, regular basil pesto works wonderfully too. Top with Parmesan shavings and serve.

This recipe is from Avoca's new cookbook Avoca at Home. The perfect gift for food lovers and home cooks, Avoca at Home is sure to spread the love of home cooking and of sharing indulgent, comforting, delicious food. Readers can expect a mix of Avoca classics, exciting new dishes, and tips on how to recreate the Avoca experience at home with simple, accessible, and delicious recipes. Avoca at Home retails for €27.95 and can be purchased in store or at www.avoca.com.

Exceptional produce guaranteed with Johnny the Butcher

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Family owned and run meat packaging and distributor, Johnny the Butcher, utilises over 40 years of butchering experience and a desire to bring only the best to its customers.

GTI to hold open day on Tuesday, March 7

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Galway Technical Institute has announced that its annual open day will take place this year on Tuesday, March 7, from 9am to 4pm, providing an opportunity for all prospective learners to view the facilities, speak with staff and students, and have any queries addressed on the day.

ATU Mountbellew to host open day on agricultural courses and campus life

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mountbellew will hold an open day on Wednesday, March 1, from 10am to 12.30pm for secondary school students, parents, teachers, and mature applicants on all ATU and Teagasc agriculture courses delivered on campus.

Staff and students will be on hand to answer questions about the courses, ranging from Level 5 (post Leaving Cert) to Level 8 (honours degree), and representatives from ATU’s Student Services, Access and Participation Office, Disability and Learning Support Service, and Students’ Union will provide information on all the supports and services available to ATU students, including information on clubs, societies, and sporting activities.

Self learning at the 'just right' study level with Kumon

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Children’s progress is unlimited when they study at their ‘just right’ level. When children are able to do their work on their own, whatever that level may be, they can move forwards at a much smoother pace than if they are not able to do the work by themselves. By giving students the ‘just right’ work for them, they can exceed adults' expectations. Kumon wants children to experience the joy of learning new things and to realise that there is no limit to how far they can advance.

The Galway Isolation Hospital

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

The possible introduction of cholera and smallpox from abroad concerned the Government, and so the Cholera Act of 1893 empowered sanitary authorities to enter lands for the construction of isolation hospitals.

Attack on Headford barracks -‘A totally foolhardy exercise’

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

By the end of January 1923 the Irish Free State had executed 34 anti-Treaty republican prisoners. To put this figure into context, the British authorities executed 24 Irish prisoners between November 1920 and June 1921 during the War of Independence. The fledgling Irish Free State was determined to put-down the rebellion by a small but deadly anti-Treaty force, led with fierce determination, by Liam Lynch.

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