Galway scoops three food awards in 2022 Irish FoodWriters’ Guild Awards

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

BY DECLAN VARLEY
“The pandemic changed the very nature of consumer behaviour and in turn, forced Ireland’s food producers to change the way in which they operated," said Caroline Hennessy, Chair of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild (IFWG), when she announced the winners of the 2022 Irish Food Writers’ Guild FoodAwards, three of whom are from Galway.

Galway’s first Freeman

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

On August 31, 1939, Dr Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland, signed his name in Irish in a small leather-bound book as the first Freeman of Galway.

A former president learns a lesson about theatre craft

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Nothing shut the mouths of the Irish yahoos faster than to see Augusta Lady Gregory enter the Maxine Elliot Theatre, New York, arm in arm with Teddy Roosevelt, probably America’s greatest president. Their jaws must have hit the floor in amazement as they were well prepared for a total assault on the Abbey Theatre’s presentation of the Playboy of the Western World, and on its ‘pensioner’ spokesperson Lady Gregory.

Medical and surgical solutions for hair loss

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Hair loss can occur for a variety of reasons, such as male pattern baldness, or as a result of stress or illness. The team at Tir na nOg Clinic have seen an unprecedented amount of stress related hair loss and scalp irritation. While some men adjust better to hair loss than others, the reality is that many people struggle with the transition, and as hair restoration technology has advanced, so too has the number of Irish men having procedures to create a look they are more comfortable with.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Mar 10, 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.

Two Galway hospitals strike gold at Happy Heart Healthy Eating Awards

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Health services facilities in Galway have been rewarded for implementing healthier food options for staff and visitors.

Feed the birds over the summer and help with pest control

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Gardening enthusiasts and vegetable growers in Galway are being encouraged to feed their local bird populations over the coming months to ensure they are around in summer to play a vital role in pest control.

Honeymoon in Mauritius with Fahy Travel

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Surrounded by spectacular coral reefs and pure white sands lapped by crystal clear waters, Mauritius is a coveted castaway island and a top honeymoon choice. A holiday in Mauritius offers dramatic volcanic peaks, rushing rivers, and refreshing waterfalls encircled by more than 200 miles of reef protected golden sands.

Rathdown School announces its move to coeducation from 2022

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Rathdown School, one of Ireland’s leading private day and boarding schools for girls aged between three and 18, has announced its move to coeducation and will see the phased introduction of boys to the Dublin school for the first time starting in 2022.

Study business and accounting at Galway Community College Further Education

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Undoubtedly business and accounting are among the most popular career choices in Ireland. There are many opportunities arising from this vocational area, one of which is to study to become an accountant which can open many doors into employment and higher education in Ireland and abroad.

Galway Community College offers QQI accredited courses in business and accounting at both Level 5 and 6. These courses help students to develop skills in accounting and financial management, while improving crucial communication and presentation skills through learning with key IT programmes and techniques.

CompTIA IT fundamentals - online tutor support and workshops course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Start your career in IT with a 10-week online course starting on March 28. This online self-directed course will have one online workshop per week through a learning platform with a tutor. The tutor will provide support for the rest of the week.

Visual design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator course at GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Do you enjoy working with computer applications and have an aptitude for creativity and design? GRETB is starting an online visual design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator course on March 21. This blended 20-week course will have one online workshop each week with tutor support available for the other four days a week.

Primary school artists wanted in Galway for conservation campaign

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Primary school students in Galway and nationwide are being asked to design a poster that encourages greater conservation of Ireland’s native fish.

The national poster competition, organised by Inland Fisheries Ireland in conjunction with Blackrock Education Centre, is part of the Something Fishy educational programme and officially begins this month.

Wonderful Kylemore Abbey and Gardens open to visitors

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

BY DECLAN VARLEY
Kylemore Abbey and Gardens, one of Ireland’s premier visitor attractions, has reopened to the public from and hopes are high among management of a successful year despite a cautious return to international travel.

The Penny Dinners

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

The Penny Dinners committee was a name given to a voluntary group who used to provide free dinners for 40 to 80 impoverished children four times per week in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In fact the title was a misnomer, in no sense were they penny dinners. The children could not afford to give a penny for them, nor could the committee provide a dinner for a penny. The funding for these meals came from the people of Galway and also from fundraising productions they put on, mostly in the Columban Hall.

How Athenry recovered from its smallpox epidemic

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

The public sanitary conditions in Athenry, were regarded as a disgrace, and not conducive to a healthy environment when an epidemic of smallpox erupted there in the spring of 1875.

Easter supervised study in NUIG campus and Salthill with The Study Academy

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Calling all Leaving and Junior Certificate students - are you tired of trying to motivate yourself to study at home? Are all of the distractions having an impact on the quality of your study time?

Beginner group bodhran classes

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Rhythm is in all of us, and there has never been a better time to take up a new challenge and a new instrument than now. If you have always wanted to play music but do not know where to start, or you are already playing but do not know how to take your playing to the next level, now is the time. The next batch of Bodhran Magic adult group beginner courses is registering now and starting very soon in the city centre.

Celebrate Engineers Week with Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

STEPS Engineers Week takes place from next Saturday, March 5, and Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute will be supporting the event with a weekend of fun, facts, and competitions at Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthill on Saturday and Sunday.

A treasure trove of artisan produce at Gran Gran's Foods Pantry

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Nigel and Magaly Murray of Gran Gran’s Foods are producing their own award-winning, high quality, foods while supporting Irish artisan producers from their recently opened pantry shop in the Burren lowlands, along the Wild Atlantic Way, beside Keane's Garden Centre and the post office in Kilcolgan, County Galway.

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