Galway Rape Crisis Centre - ‘We are here and we believe you’

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

As many as one in four Irish people have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetimes, according to recent studies.

Galway Community Café - a safe space to talk about mental health

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Galway Community Café is a free out-of-hours adult mental health service designed, and run, by people with lived experience of mental health challenges, and there to support others on their mental health journeys.

Galway Samaritans - the power of human connection

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

At Galway Samaritans we understand the value of talking and the power of human connection. Just talking to another person can help someone to stop, breathe and start to see a way through their problems. If you’re going through a tough time, you do not have to face it alone.

Numbers If You Need Them: knowing where to turn

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Creating hope through action was the theme of this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day. ‘Know where to turn’ is one of the key messages as part of this event promoting ways in which to help to create hope in communities.

Eden Programme brings hope to those at risk of suicide

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

If you, or someone you know, has thought about or attempted suicide, then the Eden Programme may be of assistance.

Domestic Violence Response - for women impacted by domestic abuse

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Domestic Violence Response is a community-based organisation and registered charity, responding to the needs of women impacted by domestic abuse.

Adolescents, anxiety, and depression

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

When adolescents are thrown into a period of anxiety or turmoil or depression it would be helpful if this was seen as a time of initiation.

Gardenwise | Dahlias – stars of The Late Late Show

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

I always wish at this time of year that I grew more dahlias. Older gardens have the most glorious clumps of them, often supported by canes and string, and in such large groups that you can tell they’ve been growing happily there for decades. They just don’t behave so well for me – my soil’s very lean and the slugs are voracious – so unless I buy new each season or grow them from tubers, I have to admire them from afar.

Exploration and family fun in the Great Outdoors this autumn at Kylemore Abbey

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Kylemore Abbey is encouraging everyone to get their walking shoes on and come to Kylemore to explore the 1,000-acre estate this Autumn. An extensive programme of walks, talks, and events is being launched this October to offer people of all ages an opportunity to reconnect with nature, history, and loved ones in Kylemore.

Places available on retail pharmacy course in GCC

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

The QQI Level 5 retail pharmacy assistant course at Galway Community College Further Education will equip learners with the relevant knowledge and experience to work as a pharmacy counter assistant or pursue a pharmacy technician qualification in the future. From dispensing over-the-counter medications, and helping clients choose medical aids and appliances, to demonstrating and selling products, this course will also focus on a range of health related subjects relevant to employment as a pharmacy assistant.

Celebrate Bord Bia’s #NationalPotatoDay tomorrow

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Bord Bia’s National Potato Day 2020 will take place tomorrow, Friday October 1. The annual celebration honours one of Ireland’s favourite foods, the delicious and versatile potato.

Essential tips to ensure you defrost frozen food in a safe manner

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Most, but not all, frozen foods need to be defrosted before you can cook them. Here are some helpful tips to help ensure that frozen food is thawed safely.

Sticky lemon chicken with rice is the perfect weekend dinner

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Siucra teamed up with Gastro Gays to create the perfect weekend dinner. Think of this as a chicken stir-fry, with the volume turned up where flavour is concerned. The Siúcra sweetness and the citric sharpness of the lemon is the ideal flavour combination.

Get moving with Salsa Bay Galway

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

If you missed social interaction and exercise during the months of lockdown, Salsa Bay Galway has great news for you - new regular indoor classes start next Monday, October 4 in the Commercial Boat Club in Galway city centre, and there is still time to join.

Achieve your fitness goals with All Core Gym

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

All Core Gym Health and Fitness, Parkmore, provides the health, fitness, and maintenance for everyone, young and old, to stay optimally healthy and strong. It offers a full gym and workout service for all clients who wish to avail of it.

Acupuncture for long Covid symptoms

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Many people are now experiencing long-term effects of Covid-19, suffering from lingering and debilitating symptoms often for months after their initial infection. Symptoms include fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, headaches, sinus congestion, racing heartbeat, neurological symptoms, shortness of breath, and muscle pain.

Get faster weight loss results with Kingfisher Milon

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Kingfisher Milon guarantees faster weight loss in less time, encouraging 15 times more fat burning than regular fitness training in a regular gym.

The team at Kingfisher Milon work with each member to meet his or her health goals and will guide you through the simple five minute set up using the Miloniser, which will generate your own personal fitness plan based on your body and your goals.

Augustus John’s cartoon of Galway

Wed, Sep 29, 2021

Augustus John was one of the great painters of the last century. He knew and painted many of the most famous people of his time, including prominent figures of the Irish Literary Revival such as Yeats, Seán O’Casey, and George Bernard Shaw.

Despite harrowing beginnings, the Irish in America are a success story

Wed, Sep 29, 2021

In the 1860s, 20 years after Charles Dickens expressed his disgust at the living conditions in the vastly over-crowded tenements of New York’s ‘Five Points’, in Lr East Side, the situation simply got worse.

McDonagh family take to the road to celebrate the producers behind Supermac's success

Tue, Sep 28, 2021

The team at Supermac’s are passionate about their great tasting fresh Irish food, and their farmers and suppliers who supply their best produce. The suppliers have become friends of Pat and Una McDonagh’s over the years. They are keen to share stories of their produce and products, and the McDonaghs are proud that more than 500 suppliers and thousands of farm families throughout the country play a key role in delivering delicious produce to Supermac's every day.

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