What is functional wellness?

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Functional wellness is a practical solution which maintains health and hygiene. Better Bedding mattress protection products (Protect A Bed) are manufactured with fabrics that have been combined with Protect A Bed’s proprietary Miracle Membrane®. These fabrics are waterproof, yet cool, quiet, breathable and comfortable to sleep on while keeping your mattresses, box springs, and pillows clean and protected from human moisture, allergens, accidents, and pest infestations.

By using mattress protection, you will get a top-notch healthy sleep environment, free from liquid damage including spills or bodily fluids. Mattress encasements also prevent allergens like dust, dust mites, dead skin, and mould. You get what you need - wellness while sleeping, and protection of your mattress and pillows.

New Year, new U with Unislim

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Unislim, an Irish owned slimming company, is ready to help you say hello to the new U in 2023.

Treatment options – a right to know

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Oxygenation is the Solution: Deaths from Covid-19 and Global Legal Insights for Medical Practice, An insider's Perspective is a book from Galway based solicitor Brian Lynch. Described as a toolkit for medical professionals to understand the relevant law, this Amazon bestseller gives clarity to doctors, lawyers, and patients regarding what must be disclosed to a patient (right to know) about reasonable alternatives and variant treatment options.

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Enjoy the wonderful difference of Northern Ireland

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

I had been to Northern Ireland on many occasions, but yet, I never felt that I had been to it. That I'd never sat back, taken the time to stroll around, to experience the variety of break types it offers. I suppose that emanates from the perception we had of Northern Ireland through decades of growing up and not seeing it as a potentially wonderful location to have a holiday.

Hitting the Burren trail with Galway’s Three Amigos

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

We are fortunate to live in Galway and to have the Burren within shouting distance. Some 15,000 hectares of a unique landscape that miraculously contain all the major habitats found on this island.

Santa Claus comes to Galway

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

St Nicholas of Myra is the patron saint of archers, sailors, merchants, repentant thieves, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, students, and children. He is also the patron saint of Galway, and our oldest church, St Nicholas' Collegiate, is named after him. He was a legendary giver of gifts, particularly to the poor. He would hand coins in through windows or open doors, and if they were closed, sometimes he would put them down the chimney. This was the origin of the tradition of Santa coming down the chimney bearing gifts. The tradition was good for business for chimney sweeps, it would be difficult to explain soot marks on the floor on Christmas morning.

Transition year, a good or bad idea?

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

You may find yourself torn on whether to do TY or not, and this is normal. Your school may have discussed the positives and negatives at face value but in the following article I hope to provide you with a more informed approach to the choice from numerous first-hand experiences.

More than 100 schools to be included in programme for young people cycling, walking, and wheeling to school

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, alongside the National Transport Authority and Santa Claus, has announced that 108 schools will be included in the Safe Routes to School Programme.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB (Eighth Article)

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Colman Collins is the author of HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB. Colman wrote this book to help recently qualified graduates to navigate their way successfully from the world of college to the world of work. The book is based on his forty years experience, initially as a HR Director with two blue chip multinationals including Nortel Networks here in Galway and more recently as the owner and CEO of Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, which also has an offi ce in Galway.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB (Seventh Article)

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

Colman Collins is the author of HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB. Colman wrote this book to help recently qualified graduates to navigate their way successfully from the world of college to the world of work. The book is based on his forty years experience, initially as a HR Director with two blue chip multinationals including Nortel Networks here in Galway and more recently as the owner and CEO of Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, which also has an office in Galway.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB (Sixth Article)

Fri, Dec 16, 2022

Colman Collins is the author of HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB. Colman wrote this book to help recently qualified graduates to navigate their way successfully from the world of college to the world of work. The book is based on his forty years experience, initially as a HR Director with two blue chip multinationals including Nortel Networks here in Galway and more recently as the owner and CEO of Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, which also has an office in Galway.

John Keady, a tribute

Thu, Dec 15, 2022

Now that we are reaching the end of saturation coverage of the World Cup and watching some of the best soccer players in the world, you might wonder where it all began for some of them, how they got themselves on to the world stage, and how much they owe to the unsung people without whom they would never have succeeded, the referees whose dedication to the game make all of those matches possible.

Rats ate the nuns’ Christmas dinner

Thu, Dec 15, 2022

In the hopelessly disorganised Allied army which fought Russia in the Crimean War 1853 - 1856, 15 Sisters of Mercy from Ireland played an heroic role in establishing revolutionary nursing practices in the chaos of the terrible hospitals of the day. They undoubtedly saved hundreds of lives, and brought comfort to the young injured and dying men, and laid out principals for modern nursing which were widely regarded as the standard for decades to come.

John Keady, a tribute

Wed, Dec 14, 2022

Now that we are reaching the end of saturation coverage of the World Cup and watching some of the best soccer players in the world, you might wonder where it all began for some of them, how they got themselves on to the world stage, and how much they owe to the unsung people without whom they would never have succeeded, the referees whose dedication to the game make all of those matches possible.

Rats ate the nuns’ Christmas dinner Week IV

Wed, Dec 14, 2022

In the hopelessly disorganised Allied army which fought Russia in the Crimean War 1853 - 1856, 15 Sisters of Mercy from Ireland played an heroic role in establishing revolutionary nursing practices in the chaos of the terrible hospitals of the day. They undoubtedly saved hundreds of lives, and brought comfort to the young injured and dying men, and laid out principals for modern nursing which were widely regarded as the standard for decades to come.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB - Fifth Article

Tue, Dec 13, 2022

Colman Collins is the author of HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB. Colman wrote this book to help recently qualifi ed graduates to navigate their way successfully from the world of college to the world of work. The book is based on his forty years experience, initially as a HR Director with two blue chip multinationals including Nortel Networks here in Galway and more recently as the owner and CEO of Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, which also has an office in Galway.

Give the gift of wine this Christmas

Fri, Dec 09, 2022

Let the Elves at Cavavin take care of your gifts this season. There is a range of bespoke wine gift boxes from JUST €22. There are two-packs, four-packs and six- packs, pre-selected for you or you can make your own. Louise O’Brien and her team are happy to give advice on what wines to choose for that special gift.

Liam Mellows, enigmatic republican and notorious irreconcilable

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

William Mellows was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, where his father, Staff Sergeant William Mellows, was then stationed. His father had ambitions for the son to become the fourth generation of the family to serve in the armed forces, but after they moved back to Ireland, Liam became steadily disillusioned with the British Government. He lived in Dublin for a time and spent a lot of time living in his grandparents' house in Co Wexford, where his mother came from.

There was only going to be one ‘Lady of the Lamp’ in Crimea

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

Week III
The Crimean War was a chaotic affair involving Russia, the Ottoman Empire, France and England, over an area disputed for centuries. It lasted from October 1853 until March 1856, costing some 600,000 lives. Initially, like all wars, it was believed that Russia’s land grab in the eastern Mediterranean, would be quickly stopped; but as the months dragged on the armies on both sides were not prepared for the harsh, winter weather, and the length of the conflict. A number of fierce battles were fought including the infamous ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’, and at Sebastopol, Alma and elsewhere causing thousands of casualties for which the military hospitals of the time were hopelessly inefficient, and unable to cope.

GRETB National Craft Apprenticeship Awards ceremony

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) recently presented craft certificate to the some of the 162 apprentices who graduated in Galway and Roscommon in 2022. The ceremony took place at the Menlo Hotel, Galway on November 28.

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