Choose a PLC course at GTI For Your Further Education

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

Galway Technical Institute (GTI) is the leading College of Further Education in the West of Ireland. In uncertain times, a one-year course at GTI is a positive choice for your future. Experienced GTI staff have risen to the challenge of working in an online learning environment and planning for full-time courses for 2020-2021 is at an advanced stage. GTI is excited to embrace this new blended learning approach and is committed to the belief that our students will succeed in their chosen vocational area.

Our application system remains open and we are continuing to take applications for limited remaining places on many QQI Level 5 and 6 courses. Further Education courses qualify for SUSI grants and GTI registration fees are a fraction of those in the Third Level sector.

The Black and Tans' raid on O’Flaherty’s Pub

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

The tall building in the centre of our picture of New Docks Road taken in 1903 was known as “Gas Tank” Flaherty’s pub. We presume he got his nickname because of the gasworks across the street. It was here that the distinguished English painter Augustus John lived for several weeks in 1914. He did a lot of painting and drawing around the city and especially the docks area, but when the World War I started, he began to worry that the locals would regard him as an English spy, so he went back to England.

Lady Gregory’s ‘Book of the people’

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

Augusta Lady Gregory, writer, folklorist and great patron of the arts, who died at her home at Coole Park in 1932, reappeared during the Druid production of five of her plays each evening this week. Druid is no stranger to magic, and such is their skill that Lady Gregory (Marie Mullen) makes several appearances inviting the audience to follow her for yet another of her plays performed in different locations around her home. From the edge of Coole lake to the old stables and yards, her ghostly figure seductively beckoned. The audience followed enchanted, moved by the strange power of her deceptively simple plays.

Learn painting from Aine Doherty’s innovative approach

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

Starting a new business is always a bit of a leap of faith, and considering the current climate it’s a more daunting challenge than ever. But for Aine, a love for painting and teaching spurred her on to take up that challenge.“I had been having small painting get togethers with friends in my house before lockdown. I loved creating a relaxing environment where we could paint and discuss art together.

"One day, my 10yr old daughter asked if she could paint at an easel like ‘Mom’ , soon she had friends calling over wanting to do the same.I thought to myself, wow, there could be a business opportunity here, but I probably wouldn’t have done anything more about it if it hadn’t been for Lockdown.

Merlin College Leaving Cert exam success

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

"Merlin College - Nobody is different because everybody is", is a line that has been used in Merlin College since its’ inception in 2013 to celebrate the great diversity that exists in the school. The beauty and drive that comes from such diversity is not only reflected in the sporting, cultural and artistic endeavours of the students but the academic also, as is evident again, from this year’s Leaving Certificate Results.

Student achievements celebrated at Kumon 2020 awards

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

The achievements of students of all ages and abilities were safely celebrated at the Kumon 2020 Awards held at the Galway Greyhound Stadium. Presentations were made in single household groups who stood for a photoshoot (by Murtography) with the Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Michael Cubbard while the entire ceremony was livestreamed (by SoundtoLight) to the cars of the waiting families, and indeed, to their friends and relatives across the globe.

The Kumon programmes in Maths and English are completely individualised, finding the just right start point for each student from a diagnostic assessment. The student progresses through doing a small amount of work daily, (20 minutes or less) at a pace best suited to that student. The programme is designed to encourage independent learning, and over time, with committed study, many students work far ahead of their age.

2D AutoCAD blended learning course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

AutoCAD is a design software tool used by architects, civil engineers, interior designers, landscape designers, product designers, mechanical & manufacturing engineers and other design professionals.

“CNM opened the doorway to personal transformation… I could never have imagined”

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

I was doing street food and journalism before I came across CNM. I burnt out running a street food truck and the search for alternatives, from a place of extreme depletion and exhaustion, started me on a new career path and, more importantly, a deep healing journey.

Toy Corner launch the Toy Corner Club!

Wed, Sep 23, 2020

Toy Corner will be open one year at the end of October and what a year it has been! Our primary focus has, and continues to be, ‘toys powered by imagination’. We believe in the value of real, imaginative play for children to aid them in their development at all ages. With that in mind, we stock toys that will last, promote family play time, and most importantly, guarantee tons of fun. We’ve been really busy over the last few months finding lots of wonderful new products, and building more space to put them! If you haven’t been in since before the summer you must plan a visit soon, we’ve made so many additions and our range is growing every week.

Gardenwise | Berry Nice Indeed

Tue, Sep 22, 2020

It’s getting to the time of year when berries abound on plants both wild and cultivated. This is when they can be enjoyed in the ornamental garden and hedgerow – visually, at least. A few weeks further on and a cold snap will see them stripped off by hungry birds, but just now, as the season turns and the leaves begin to do likewise, the jewel like clusters still adorn the branches.

Let the newness into your home with a stunning B&Q kitchen

Mon, Sep 21, 2020

This year we have all spent more time in our homes than we thought we would. This has given us a newfound appreciation of our homes — it has highlighted what we like about them, and shown us what we could change if we had the opportunity.

Coping with burnout

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

Do you feel tired and drained most of the time? Do you suffer from muscular pain and frequent headaches? Have you lost your appetite and is your sleeping pattern disturbed?

Discover Donegal from the Central Hotel

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

Make a break for it this autumn and book your staycation along the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal town. Enjoy a great value midweek offer with three nights' bed & breakfast from €135 per person sharing, available on select dates this autumn.

Galway's fashion stores bursting with value and style as sector seizes new opportunities

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

The biggest surprise Anthony Ryan got when he re-opened his fashion shop after the lockdown was the demand for underwear.

Wolfe Tones, county football champions, 1936

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

Now that GAA club games are being played again, we thought to show you the county champions of 1936, Wolfe Tones. They were a city based team who also won the championship in 1941 but after that they seemed to fade out. Another city team of the period, Galway Gaels, who were champions in 1930, also faded out in the 1940s. Maybe some of the members of both clubs joined Father Griffins which was founded in 1948.

‘It is rather the want of the middle class…’

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

For any visitor to Dublin in the early 19th century, to miss seeing the great Daniel O’Connell would have made their visit almost worthless. William Makepeace Thackeray, on the threshold of becoming one of the greatest writers of the English language, spent three months touring Ireland in 1842 collecting his impressions of the ‘manners and the scenery’ of the country and its people, for his successful Irish Sketch Book published some years later. Back in Dublin at the conclusion of his tour he lost no time heading to the Mansion House to see the Liberator in person.*

Dream storage for your dream home at Komandor

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

The most common mistake the team at Komandor see clients struggle with is budgeting their interiors.

Making the most of a spare bedroom

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

We all like to welcome family and friends into our home, but if we are fortunate enough to have an unoccupied bedroom it can become a bit of a dumping ground.

The Allergy Clinic is coming to Galway

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

The Allergy Clinic Blackrock Clinic along with Dr Harry Beauchamp is expanding its allergy testing services to the Galway Clinic.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

The three keys to a genuine weight loss (fat loss) plan are diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of all the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off.

Metabolism problems such as slow thyroid, type 2 diabetes, sluggish liver, hormone imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, and digestive problems such as constipation, IBS, and diverticulitis will limit or stop your weight loss, no matter how much dieting or exercise you do.

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