A Thursday night treat

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

Treat yourself this Thursday to a delicious guilt-free takeaway from home, the perfect end of week pick-me-up. And with a wide range to choose from at your local Joyce’s Supermarket you are sure to find your perfect Thursday night treat.

How to run a 5k personal best

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

Are you aiming to break the 20-minute barrier for 5k or go even quicker? What is the best approach to do your best 5k? In this article I discuss how speed work, strides, and pacing can help you achieve that PB.

Summer is coming - lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can 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.

Your metabolism controls the results from your diet and exercise. It doesn’t 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 3lb of real fat each week – almost one stone per month.

New digital courses in pelvic physiotherapy

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

Aoife Ni Eochaidh is a chartered physiotherapist and winner of the BPW and Irish permanent Galway Young Business Woman of the Year Award. She is an experienced chartered physiotherapist who runs her private clinic from Suite 14, Bon Secours Consultant Clinic in Renmore, Galway. Ms Ni Eochaidh has announced new home pelvic routine courses, which are affordable digital learning courses for people worldwide with incontinence and pelvic conditions.

Bijou Bathroom solutions with VADO

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

Despite being the smallest room in your house, the downstairs toilet is one place where you can really show off your individual style.

Enhance and design your garden outdoor space with Colourtrend

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

Welcome colour to your garden and design your outdoor space with Colourtrend, Ireland’s iconic paint brand.

Great hotel offers for those travelling to the West — and not just for visitors

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

One of the few disadvantages for those of us fortunate enough to live in the West of Ireland is that we rarely get a chance to stay in a local hotel, as a tourist. That is likely to change this summer, as we will be encouraged to holiday closer to home, and many of us have ruled out foreign travel until 2022 at the earliest.

The temptation will be to look more closely at the options in our own areas, and to experience our local attractions and amenities through the eyes of a visitor to this place. Whether visiting Galway city from Mayo or the midlands, or leaving the city for a break in Connemara, Mayo, Clare or Athlone, many people were pleasantly surprised in 2020 at how much fun they had, holidaying at home.

Gardenwise | Upwardly Mobile – Spring Flowering Climbers

Tue, Apr 06, 2021

I love all of the signs of spring, but one of my absolute favourites is the new growth of climbing plants. The early shoots of clematis, honeysuckle and climbing roses have a way of gladdening the heart – I want to cheer them on as they climb, outwards and upwards, to embrace the new season. Climbers that flower in spring are especially valuable as they distract the eye from still-bare borders and from the messy brown foliage of bulbs that have just finished flowering.

Galway Sinn Féin to hold Easter Rising online commemoration

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

The 105th anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 will be commemorated online this year as last year by Galway Sinn Féin.

Applications now open for NUI Galway MBA scholarships

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

Following the recent announcement of its global AACSB accreditation (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), NUI Galway’s JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics is now accepting applications for its 30% Club Scholarship for September 2021. Now in its fourth year, the scholarship aims to advance female leadership in business organisations and is a key influence in the increased number of female participants applying to and joining the university’s MBA programme.

The 30% Club Ireland was officially launched in January 2015 with a goal to achieve better gender balance at all levels of business in Ireland. The 30% Club believes that gender balance on boards and executive leadership not only encourages better leadership and governance, but further contributes to better all-round board performance, and ultimately increased corporate performance for both companies and their shareholders.

Mountbellew students through to finals of Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

Four transition year students from Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew have qualified for the national finals of the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition, taking place this month. Their final presentation and interview is due to be held on April 15 via Hopin conferencing.

Easter egg cheesecake

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

Treat yourself this Easter with this quick and easy no-bake cheesecake with an Easter twist. This delicious dessert consists of half a chocolate Easter egg filled with a buttery biscuit base and topped with a rich and creamy filling.

Enjoy Easter Sunday at home with the Maldron Hotel

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

Celebrate Easter Sunday with a delectable three course meal from Maldron Hotel Sandy Road Galway. Save the stress and dirty dishes, and enjoy the precious time together in the comfort of your home without the price tag.

Crack the Easter family roast with Iceland Ireland

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

Iceland Ireland has everything you need for this Easter and, to help take the stress out of the prep, Iceland Ireland has two great meal deal offerings that will make sure you spend less time in the kitchen and more time with the family. Each of these meal deals will feed a family of six to eight people at the amazing value of €20 or €15, that will leave no one at the dining table hungry. These meal deal offers are available until April 4 across all 27 Iceland Ireland stores nationwide.

A summer tram on William Street, 1904

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

Our photograph of William Street shows the horse-drawn open-topped summer tram heading towards the terminus on Eyre Square.

Two men of destiny meet on Tawin Island

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

In his interesting biography of Éamon de Valera,* Diarmuid Ferriter wrote that in December 2000 gardaí seized 24 love letters from de Valera to his young wife Sinéad, which were being advertised for auction by Mealy’s of Castlecomer. It was believed that the letters were stolen in the mid 1970s from the de Valera family home. The owners who had bought them in the UK some years previously in an effort to ensure their return to Ireland, were unaware that they were stolen.