Nora Barnacle

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Nora Barnacle was born on the night of March 21/22 1884 in the maternity ward of the workhouse, part of which served as a hospital. At the time her family were living in Raleigh Row. Her parents were Thomas Barnacle, an illiterate itinerant baker whose heavy drinking kept the family in poverty, and Annie Healy, a member of a family of substance who believed in education and hard work. They married in 1881 and for the next 26 years, led a nomadic life as they moved from tenement to tenement almost with the birth of each child. They had eight children in all, one of whom, John Patrick, died in infancy.

Painting with nature – a seasonal palette with Neptune

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Reflecting nature’s positivity and tranquillity within our homes has never been more appealing.

‘Choose only one master – nature,’ said Rembrandt, and one has to agree with the formidable Dutch artist.

Give your garden a new look with Colourfence

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Have you spent a lot of time in your garden recently? Is it in need of a facelift?

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can help you transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

It controls the results from your diet and exercise. It does not matter how good you are with your food and exercise, metabolism faults severely limit your results and cause the stubborn fat on your stomach, hips, thighs and back of arms. A good metabolism means you can lose up to three pounds of real fat each week – almost one stone per month.

Jordanna Cassidy has lost an amazing two stone in sixteen weeks with Slimming World

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Jordanna Cassidy, a young mother of two children under two, has transformed both inside and out by becoming healthier and happier, slimmer and more confident, and she is looking forward to being bridesmaid and maid of honour later this year.

Croí webinar highlights the link between women’s heart health and menopause

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Join Croí, the heart and stroke charity, and leading experts for a public webinar, Living Well with Cardiovascular Disease: Women’s Heart Health and Menopause. This free webinar takes place online using Zoom on Thursday, March 31, from 7pm to 8pm.

Affordable and discreet digital therapeutic core and pelvic floor training

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

We all know the dreadful feeling of needing the bathroom suddenly to empty the bladder while having coffee with friends or while out shopping, and how humiliating and embarrassing it is to be caught short and leak urine. Imagine the awful feeling with an overwhelming urge to empty your bladder, or needing to cough or sneeze and not making it to the bathroom in time and leaking urine. Worse still is the fear of not being able to control stool or gas. New mothers (and some not so new mothers) up and down the country are dealing with these awful problems. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without fear of bladder leaks.

Make the most of eggs with these cracking recipes

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Eggs are quick and easy to prepare, packed with protein, and extremely versatile. Bord Bia is encouring everyone to ‘crack on’ with eggs in a campaign to highlight eggs as a natural fuel for a busy, healthy, lifestyle.

Always choose eggs with the Bord Bia Quality Mark for the highest standards verified at every stage and log on to www.bordbia/eggs or search ‘Bord Bia eggs’ for more tasty and easy to make recipes.

Galway community food initiative awarded share of safefood funding to help positively influence healthy eating habits

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Galway City Partnership is one of 13 community projects to be awarded a share of €740,000 in safefood funding to transform the shopping and healthy eating habits of low-income communities across the country.

Next cycle mechanics course to start in April

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

An Mheitheal Rothar has announced the next intake of its local training initiative in cycle mechanics will be in April 2022.

ICPPD announces 2022 information evenings

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

The International College for Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD), based in Athlone with outreach centres in Galway and Dublin, is preparing for the next intake of learners in September 2022.

Develop your passion for youth work at GCC

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Do you have an interest in and an aptitude for working with young people? Would you like to learn about the challenges facing young people today? Then the Level 5 youth work course at Galway Community College is for you, as it will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to advance in the youth work field.

NUI Galway to welcome visitors to campus for open days this weekend

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

NUI Galway will welcome hundreds of prospective students, parents, guidance counsellors, and teachers back to campus for a weekend of undergraduate open days tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday.

University postgraduate and part-time programmes at St Angela’s

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

St Angela’s College, Sligo, once again invites applications for its range of postgraduate and part-time programmes starting in September 2022. The college has further developed some programmes to be delivered completely online, while other programmes will continue to be delivered using a blended learning approach, allowing students to meet and work with their peers.

Qualify as a secretary in GCC

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Galway Community College's legal secretary, medical secretary, and office administrator course is an extremely popular course due to its continued success rate with 90 per cent of graduates obtaining full time and part-time employment in a legal practice, medical practice, hospital administration, public service, and as office administrators in multinational companies within six months of graduating. The remainder of the students progress to higher education courses in ATU and NUIG, and to apprenticeship programmes.

GMIT launches new languages competition for secondary school students

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

The Department of Languages & Humanities, GMIT, together with support from Languages Connect, has launched a new languages competition for secondary school students designed to promote the study of languages in general and encourage students to continue with the study of a language into third level education.

Family holidays with Fahy Travel

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

There is still plenty of availability for the perfect holiday for you and your family this summer.

The team at Fahy Travel have vast knowledge and personal experience of all family holiday destinations. When taking young children abroad you need convenience – Fahy Travel has flights from Shannon or Knock. You also need to keep them busy – choose from a host of child friendly properties, and with advance booking discounts and low deposits still available you can also enjoy good value for money. All inclusive holidays offer great value and are now available in many resorts along the Mediterranean as well as in the Caribbean, allowing you to budget for your trip in advance.

Shannon Airport to kick-start its summer schedule next week

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Holiday options from Shannon are receiving a boost with a bumper summer season in store at the airport which will see 108 weekly departures to 26 destinations.

Survey reveals thirty-seven per cent of Galway adults may not be getting enough protein

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Thirty-seven per-cent of Galway adults believe they either do not eat enough protein, or are unaware if they are consuming the required amount in their diet, a new national survey has found.

Take some time out to treat your skin at Bliss Skin & Beauty

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Take some time during your busy week for yourself. An hour having a skin treatment can have immense restorative effects for your skin and your mind. It provides health, beauty, and wellness benefits especially as the season changes.

Life is busy, hectic even. Most of us don’t take nearly enough time out for ourselves to do something that will alleviate stress and help us regain balance. Spending an hour in a peaceful, relaxing, environment can help restore balance to your mind as well as your skin.

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