Get ready for graduation with David Martin

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Autumn is graduation time, a time when every woman wants to look her best, and with David Martin stylists specialising in modern upstyles this is now possible. Upstyles start from just €35 and can be enhanced by the salons’ wide range of hair extensions, which are perfect for adding colour, volume, and length instantly.

Heartwarming seasonal specials at Brasserie on the Corner

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Brasserie on the Corner, Eglinton Street, steak and seafood specialist and all round foodie haven, has introduced some seasonal changes.

House Hotel to stick to what it does best… cocktails

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

The House cocktail bar and bistro at the boutique House Hotel has announced that it is adding a dine and cocktail offer for only €15 to its exciting menu.

Dinner and cocktails at the House Hotel

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

The House Hotel is one of my favourite little boltholes in Galway. Cool, quirky, and fun, you can't beat it for location. The rooms are lovely and settling into one of the squashy pink couches in the lobby with one of the rather superior afternoon teas is a great way to catch up with friends.

Treatment for facial thread veins/broken capillaries at Laserderm

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Are you constantly wearing make-up to cover you facial thread veins?

Krav maga — an ideal self defence discipline for women

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

As danger lurks in every nook and corner, it has become important for women to learn a self-defence art. As krav maga can be quickly learned and implemented, it is one of the best options for women. Krav maga prepares them for whatever comes in their way and is considered as a perfect style for independent women. To learn krav maga, there is no limit of height or weight of a person.

Lose two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

There are three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan — diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect — one will not work without the other.

Acupuncture for respiratory conditions

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Acupuncture has been found to be very beneficial for the respiratory system as it first finds the root cause of the problem, and a strategy is then developed to address this.

Natural supplement offer a solution to hair loss

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Hair Regain is a solution to hereditary hair loss that is 100 per cent natural and offers impressive results.

Exciting new fitness classes at the Coast Club

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Now that the dark evenings and early mornings are upon us, this is the perfect time to increase our energy levels. Check out the Coast Club’s October offers and fitness classes to help get you motivated this winter.

Treatment for facial thread veins/broken capillaries at Laserderm

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Are you constantly wearing make-up to cover you facial thread veins?

Frugal shopping

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Making our money go further is everyone’s aim in these straitened times. With less cash in our pockets and more demands on our finances it makes more sense than ever to get the best value when we shop.

Courthouse Square, c1890

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

This interesting aspect of Courthouse Square shows the Town Hall on the left and the Convent of Mercy National School in the distance. The Mercy Sisters arrived in Galway in 1840 to a house in Lombard Street. The following year they bought Joyce’s Distillery and Mill house and stores on St Stephen’s Island together with the excellent dwelling house and offices in which Mrs Joyce resided. They converted these and opened a school there and called it St Vincent’s Academy. They were very busy during the Famine and ran three soup kitchens, one in St Vincent’s, one in Bohermore, and one in Bushypark.

In 1875 they built the primary school in our photograph on a vacant site across the road. The design was Gothic and very attractive and was built to accommodate 700 pupils. The Reverend Mother had a tunnel built under the road to connect the school and convent. English, French, arithmetic, music, domestic economy, and book-keeping were on the curriculum. In 1902, Irish was added, and from 1922-24, Pádraic Ó Conaire taught there, his aunt Sister Magdalen Conroy being a member of the community. Nora Barnacle went to school here.

Grandson returns to scene of assassinated RIC inspector

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

he car pulled up as one side of the gate had been closed by us for that purpose. A man left the car to open the gate. I didn’t know him. When he got to the gate he got the order “hands up” from Ryan and myself. Instead of complying he dodged for cover out of our sight. We concentrated fire on the car, doing our best to save the women in it. The men in the lodge killed the man who came to open the gate. Blake and the other man in the car were killed and one of the two women. Brigadier Stanford (IRA) was on one knee. A bullet hit the stock of his gun, grazed the inside of his leg above the knee and lodged in the heel of his boot. It must have been from the .32 Colt automatic fired by the man who tried to open the gate. I heard afterwards that this man was Captain Cornwallis and that the other man killed was Lieutenant McReary.

Hair flair

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Toni&Guy Galway, renowned for its innovative and creative hair styles, has introduced a new concept to its patrons in the form of a pop-up shop, fashion show and free hair and beauty consultations monthly.

Competition

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Decleor, the skincare company, is offering a number of lucky readers a chance to win a top-to-toe collection of beauty essentials for the face and body.

The competition is to mark the Browyn Conroy Beauty School in Dublin celebrating 40 years in business. All fulltime beauty therapy students on the course will receive work experience at Decleor beauty salons throughout the country. Fulltime courses start in October. For more details contact (01) 2107848 or log onto www.bronwynconroy.com

Hair flair

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Are split ends the bane of your life? If so, it may be worth seeking out a new range of hair styling products loved by LA’s celebrity insiders.

Pamper those peepers

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Concealer is a key product in the creation of a flawless complexion. Now Giorgio Armani Laboratories have gone one step further and developed Maestro Eraser, a therapeutic and illuminating concealer.

Bags of style

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Searching for a stylish yet practical handbag? If so, check out the Fossil Explorer Tote Brown at €239 from the Kilkenny Store in High Street.

Baby power

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Natural skincare brand, Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Diaper Ointment “rubs good moisture in and seals bad moisture out,” acccording to the makers.

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