Top travel trends for 2019 from Corrib Travel

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

Have you thought about which holiday destination you would like to try in 2019? Whether you would love to tick a destination off your bucket list or simply head somewhere new, it is never too late to start planning, the following are just some of the most popular holiday destinations, predicted to be among the travel trends for 2019.

Design your dream sofa for less at Cas Furniture

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

Whatever you need for your home, Cas Furniture, located in Ballybane, has a great range of furniture, flooring, and homewares. The company specialises in customised sofas, so when it comes to living room seating options you can have any design you want.

Beautiful array of quality Irish furniture and accessories at Siopa Troscán

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

See the full range of quality Irish manufactured suites at An Siopa Troscan, where all suites can be made to order. The full range of styles covers everything from modern to traditional.

Free up your weekends with a Husqvarna Automower

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

Keeping your lawn healthy and looking great can be a lot of hard work. The Husqvarna Automower does the work for you — without your supervision, around the clock.

Galway company recommends home insulation for upcoming cold spell

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

With a reasonably warm winter to date, it seems the cooler months are about to set in. West Coast Insulation is recommending homeowners take advantage of the new grant scheme which is now the highest level at €1,123. Homeowners can contact the Galway company for a free quotation for cavity wall and attic insulation.

Top wedding trends of 2019

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

So your other half has got down on one knee and made you the happiest person in the world. But now it is time for the real excitement to start - the wedding planning. All couples want their big day to be special but it is without doubt an event that takes lots of planning.

Jobs Expo is returning to Galway, February 16th!

Wed, Jan 23, 2019

Jobs Expo is returning to Galway! This Jobs Expo event will be held at Galway Racecourse on Saturday 16th February 2019 (10am-4pm). Jobs Expo Galway will feature hundreds of active job opportunities at home and abroad and is the only careers exhibition of its type to feature FREE ADMISSION.

The adventure continues for Handsome Burger!

Wed, Jan 23, 2019

The BOB, The Petey Pablo, The Handsome Roost; burgers known and loved throughout Galway and beyond by burger connoisseurs and now those patties will delight the palates of the people of Galway again as the boys from Handsome Burger open their new premises on Dominick Street (formerly Creole restaurant).

People of the Tribes: Meet Robin.

Tue, Jan 22, 2019

''Hi I'm Robin. I'm originally from the Netherlands. I'm a busker in Galway, Kilkenny, Sligo & Letterkenny. I'm travelling all over the country playing great Irish ballads. I'm a big fan of the Dubliners and I'm currently writing my own material....''

COLD AND FLU SEASON IS UPON US - HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY AND GET READY TO FACE THE WINTER

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

With the change in season it is a good time to be thinking about boosting your immunity. Vulnerable people such as children and the elderly, people with low immunity and other susceptible people including asthmatics or people with chronic sinusitis and chronic obstructive airway diseases (COAD) need to pay particular attention to their immunity.

Corbett’s, a brief history

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

SP Corbett, ironmonger (known as Sam), opened a hardware shop for business in a premises on Williamsgate Street in 1894. It was a one-stop shop where one could get lost with the extraordinary array of goods, even those on display on the footpath. Inside, one could buy spade trees, ropes, churns, seed potatoes, Fenton’s cutlery, washing boards, kitchen chairs, oil lamps, fowling pieces, portmanteaus, non-poisonous sheep dips, perambulators, mail cars, threshing machines, wallpaper, glass and earthenware, oil paints in colours of every description, Persse’s whiskies, brass and iron bedsteads, hair, fibre and spring mattresses, linoleums, bamboo and wicker goods, guns and ammunition, wallpaper, mowers, reapers and binders, and everything a fisherman might need.

The call of St James was heard once more...

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

Seventy years after Margaret Athy’s generous patronage of the Augustine abbey and buildings on Fort Hill (originally St Augustine’s Hill), with its commanding view of the port and the town, the place was turned into a butcher’s block. Approximately 300 survivors of the ill-fated Armada were beheaded there.

A short time before this nightmare scene, the monks and nuns were turned out. The abbey became a fort, and today it is a graveyard. We can appreciate its strategic importance to any military mind who wished to keep an eye on approaching ships, and trouble in the town.

New Year's resolution: Learn Spanish with Sol Y Luna Language School

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

Why not take the challenge of learning Spanish for the New Year?

New year, new courses at the GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

New year means new beginnings so it is time to consider re-training to change career or learn a new skill. The GRETB Training Centre in Mervue is celebrating 50 years training in the west in 2019, and you can be part of the celebrations.

Kairos therapy introductory workshop

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

An introductory workshop to Kairos therapy will give you an experience of how the therapy works.

Mindful self-compassion training

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

Are you considering a new year's resolution to improve your health and wellbeing?

Happy New Year 2019 from the French Institute

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

This is the time of the year for les bonnes résolutions. Start 2019 by joining a French class in the pleasant environment of the French Institute, Galway's very own French school, located in the Bridge Mills. The friendly staff are fully qualified, very experienced, and native, thus ensuring all students are immersed in an authentic linguistic and cultural experience.

Learn to dance sean-nós in Club Áras na nGael

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

The next term of sean-nós dancing will commence on January 29 in Club Áras na nGael from 7pm onwards. There will be a beginners class from 7pm to 8pm, and an improvers class from 8pm to 9pm.

New term of courses at The Spanish Institute

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

The Spanish Institute is launching a new term of Spanish courses starting on February 4.

Never stop learning — study part-time at GTI

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

The Galway Technical Institute is now taking applications across a range of part-time courses starting in January 2019. All courses are designed to enable learners to study in their own time and pace, giving them practical skills and competencies in their chosen area.

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