Food Review - Experience one of the newest members of the Salthill family; The Full Duck

Wed, Jan 09, 2019

In and around Salthill there have always been plenty of cosy pubs from where you can watch storms roll over the bay, but while Salthill has many good points, up until the last few years, a wide choice of places to eat was not one of them.

Celebrate your special day at The Shearwater Hotel's new Ballroom

Tue, Jan 08, 2019

It is with great excitement that the four-star Shearwater Hotel & Spa announce that our Ballroom will undergo a full and complete makeover from January 2019.

Promoting wellbeing through creativity

Tue, Jan 08, 2019

Social Art Ireland is a group of art therapists and psychotherapists who have joined together to promote art making as a gentle yet powerful method for self actualisation. When used as a therapeutic tool, it can release emotions and bring them into awareness.

A Christmas card from Salthill, 1920

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

As the War of Independence hotted up, the British authorities sent the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries to Ireland to support the RIC. D Company of the Auxiliaries was stationed at Lenaboy Castle and at The Retreat in Rockbarton.

‘I always return to the old home on Christmas Day’

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Hunting rabbits was a favourite pasttime of boys and dogs on Omey, that sand-duned, tidal island, that ploughs into the sea at Claddaghduff, near Cleggan. It is possible to say that the over-used cliche ‘magical’ can apply to Omey.* It can hardly be seen from the mainland. But if the tide is out, a series of arrowed posts guide the driver across the strand to the only road on the island. And that too runs out.

Young entrepreneurs inspired by Údarás na Gaeltachta companies programme

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

This year more than 750 transition year students are looking forward to taking part in Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Clár na gComhlachtaí, which encourages budding entrepreneurs in the Gaeltacht areas of Cork, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Meath, Kerry, and Waterford to develop their own mini-enterprises and compete in a national final.

Learn to jive in January

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Tom Jive, who has taken Ireland by storm with his unique style of teaching, is bringing his skills to the west. Participants will be transformed from total beginners to confident dancers in four weeks.

Never stop learning — study part-time at GTI in 2019

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Galway Technical Institute is now taking applications across its range of part-time courses starting in January 2019.

How to tackle colds and flu this winter

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

At this time of year colds and flus are very common. “Colds and flu have similar symptoms such as stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, and fever which can make people feel unwell,” says pharmacist Audrey Kinahan of University Late Night Pharmacy. "The flu is more serious and sometimes may lead to more serious complications such as pneumonia. It can be much more serious for some groups of patients including pregnant women and the elderly who should seek medical attention.”

Take control of your health with tai chi

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Tai chi is a wonderful way to make sure that your body stays in good working order and that your mind is nice and calm. It is a very ancient Chinese way of exercising that nourishes your body from within by unblocking and improving the flow of qi in your meridian channels.

We are born with our own supply of qi in our bodies, but as we age this nourishing qi becomes blocked and murky. When we practice tai chi we unblock our clogged qi and promote its smooth movement throughout the body.

Sleep well this Christmas with Better Bedding

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Christmas is nearly here, and now is the time of the year when our sleeping patterns go off the rails. Late nights, excessive drinking and eating, worrying over shopping, family, and money, all take their toll.

Blackberry Hearing — what the customers say

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Blackberry Hearing was established in 2015. John Ryan and Dave Gleeson, the founders, drew on their long business experience to provide quality solutions at the best prices with exceptional customer care.

Tips on caring for your garden at Christmas

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

It is important to protect your garden from the cold weather, especially frost. A good method of doing this is to cover your plants with a frost blanket, which can be got from any garden centre or hardware shop.

If you have a pond in your garden make sure the water is turned off and all the leaves and algae are cleaned out.

Irish adults Vote PlayStation 1 as the Best Games Console Santa Ever Brought!

Fri, Dec 14, 2018

Christmas is prime time for nostalgic memories to warm the hearts of the world-weary adults of Ireland; and little would bring more excitement on Christmas morning than opening the sitting room door to see that Santa, the legend, had left the newest games console under the tree.

Devon Park, a brief history

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

The area we know as Devon Park in Salthill was originally part of the Lenaboy estate which belonged to the O’Hara family, who were based in Lenaboy Castle. The entire left hand side of our aerial photograph (c1940) was part of the estate, originally a green field site, the outer wall of which ran along the main Salthill Road. Bertie Simmons knocked part of that wall in the early 1930s and built two houses, one at the corner (where the fish shop is today) and one behind it where Hartigans lived.

The changing face of our country shops

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Even on Christmas morning, if Santa had forgotten that one important item, batteries for the impotent toy lying motionless on the floor at home, or a packet of cigarettes to tide mum and dad over the holiday, you could knock on the front door of Gillanes, after Mass, and Kitty or Liam would gladly sort you out.

Preparing for PAYE modernisation briefing

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

January 2019 will see a complete new approach in how payroll functions. GPA Solutions has designed a two hour PAYE modernisation briefing which explains these changes and outlines what it means for the employee, the employer, and Revenue.

Learn to dance sean-nós in Club Áras na nGael

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

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.

Give the gift of a language this Christmas

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Why not give the gift of a language this Christmas? Conradh na Gaeilge is running a special offer on all its Irish language course vouchers until the end of December.

For just €130 you can purchase a voucher for a 10 week Irish language course. This special offer will not be around forever so grab it while you can. There will be four different levels available on this course with a choice between Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Youth Academy at NUI Galway receives €250,000 gift from Merit Medical

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

The NUI Galway Youth Academy, an outreach programme aimed at high ability 9-12 year olds recently received a gift of €250,000 over the next six years from Merit Medical. Merit Medical is a leading multi-national medical device company with significant operations in Galway, employing close to 1,000 people. The gift was announced at the recent Youth Academy graduation ceremony which took place at NUI Galway recently.

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