'Yo-yo dieting was controlling my life – I knew I had to make some changes'

Thu, Nov 26, 2020

"I was tired, frustrated, and emotionally drained from the repetitive, negative cycle of yo-yo dieting I had created. I desperately wanted to establish balance and not let dieting run my life.

"After years of analysing my weight and starting a diet every Monday, I knew I had to make some changes. I threw myself into the three-year nutritional therapy diploma at the prestigious College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) to learn more about the healing power of natural foods.

A cracker of a Christmas Experience at Katie’s Claddagh Cottage

Thu, Nov 26, 2020

Galway has a brand new, outdoor, safe, socially-distanced Santa Experience guaranteed to restore Christmas cheer.

Take a stroll down John’s Lane

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

This week we introduce you to one of the best whiskeys to come out of this little island of ours, the amazing Powers John’s Lane Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey.

Gardenwise | Seasonal scents to lift the spirits

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

Anything that makes the garden more inviting in winter has to be a good thing, am I right? So this week I thought we might look at plants with attractive scents for winter – easily overlooked, but worth exploring if you believe, as I do, that a garden should work hard for you for twelve months of the year. Most of the favourites on my list are winter flowering shrubs that will sit quietly in the wings for months until it’s their time to shine – so placing of them needs careful thought. If possible, you want them near the front door, or near a path where you can enjoy the fragrance as you pass – but you might want to combine them with something more decorative for the rest of the year.

The killing of Michael Moran - Galway city, 1920

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

Sinn Féin’s declaration of an Irish Republic on January 21 1919, along with the killing of two RIC officers in Tipperary by the IRA on the same day, signalled the start of a guerrilla war for Irish independence.

Father Griffin’s body found

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

At about 3pm on the afternoon of Saturday, November 20, 1920, William Duffy of Cloghscoilte near Barna was driving cattle locally when one of them got stuck in the mud. William noticed part of a coat sticking out of the gap, so he went for his neighbours Patrick and Thomas Lydon, and later Patrick Cloherty and Patrick Concannon from Truskey joined them at what turned out to be a grave. They uncovered part of the body and realised that it was that of Fr Griffin. They decided to wait until it was dark so they covered up the body again, afraid that the Tans might return to remove it. William Duffy rode on horseback into Fr O’Meehan in Montpellier Terrace to inform him of the tragedy. Fr O’Meehan, Fr Sexton, and Canon Considine then hired Patsy Flaherty’s side car and went out to Clochscoilte.

‘The image of your girlhood will purify my life again.’

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

‘My dear little runaway Nora, I am writing this to you sitting at the kitchen table in your mother’s house! I have been here all day talking with her and I see that she is my darling’s mother and I like her very much. She sang for me The Lass of Aughrim, but she does not like to sing me the last verses in which the lovers exchange their tokens. I shall stay in Galway overnight…..’

Maintaining the garden soil for vegetable growth

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

As we embrace the winter season, it is essential that the prevalent theme of preparing and cleaning the soil continues.

Here at the Galway Advertiser we are encouraging our readers who enjoy spending time with nature to maintain a garden presence.

Maintaining a garden presence will reap spring season bloom

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

Despite the presence of low clouds and temperatures not conducive to seasonal growth, November can oft be a month during which Athlone Advertiser readers can savour some time in the garden, embracing the surrounds of nature as you prepare for the coming of spring and bloom growth.

Virtual open evening at Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS – a Steiner education

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS – a Steiner education (previously Galway Steiner National School) opened its doors in Knocknacarra in 2015 in response to parental demand for a nondenominational school with Steiner teaching. Steiner education is an internationally recognised approach to the education of children. At its centre is the holistic understanding of child development and in its methods and its interpretation of the national school curriculum it aims to meet the needs of the children in their cognitive, emotional, and physical development.

Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS – a Steiner education is committed to providing education which nurtures each child in such a way that he or she develops into a young person with a balanced capacity for thinking, feeling, and doing. The staff aim for the children to develop self-confidence and inner resources so that they can take their place in the community as creative, self-directed, and responsible people. Steiner education provides enjoyable and relevant learning through deep engagement and creative endeavour, to develop ethical and capable individuals.

Special Christmas ‘buy one get two free’ offer for limited time at the Herbal Study Academy

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

The Herbal Study Academy has a special offer just in time for Christmas - order the academy's foundation herbal medicine course and get the colour therapy course and healing course for free.

Festive favourite makes the new normal seem normal

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

There might be a lot of festive favourites missing this Christmas season — the traditional family get togethers, the crowds at Midnight Mass, the dressing up in your finest green and red for mulled wine and mince pies, the family row over Mrs Brown's Christmas Special, but let ye not fret, because one of the old reliables is back again for another lash at your Christmas palate.

Enjoy a warming slow cooker beef brisket ragu

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

As the winter sets in we often turn to comfort food to warm our hearts and stomachs. This delicious beef brisket ragu is perfect for a cold evening, and requires very little cooking - simply prep the ingredients, load the slow cooker, and enjoy a mouthwatering meal a few hours later.

‘Ireland’s ultimate Christmas gift’ - the Go Anywhere Gift Card

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

As November moves swiftly into December, the glorious shining light of the festive season will brighten up our lives for the next six weeks.

When the time is right: Kylemore Abbey

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

With level five lockdown restrictions imposed throughout the country until at least December 1, travel and visiting places of interest has had to be put on hold for the time being.

No doubt when the 5km is lifted, we will be eager to get sightseeing once again and with that in mind the Galway Advertiser will be highlighting some of Galway’s wonderful gems over the course of lockdown so readers can add them to the must visit list. First up is the splendid Kylemore Abbey.

GiG to Power New Slotbox Online Casino Brand in Ireland

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

At the beginning of October, Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) entered into a long-term agreement with Slotbox Limited to provide the Dublin-based group with an iGaming platform, and an omnichannel solution for its online casino. Under the name Slotbox, the casino operator will rely on GiG’s front end development tools, bringing together its online and offline experience.

Gardenwise | Winter Stars Get Ready for Their Close-Up

Mon, Nov 16, 2020

This week it feels as though deciduous garden plants are really getting serious about bedtime. The wind and rain of the last few days have brought leaves cascading down, and those still clinging on have turned yellow overnight, as though to signal their intentions. It’s an untidy season, which is probably one of the reasons I don’t like it very much – but it was still good to get outside for an hour at the weekend to begin the clean-up. You need to keep moving outside at this time of year to keep the cold at bay, so I gathered several buckets of fallen leaves to add to the leaf mould pile beside the shed.

Centenary of Fr Michael Griffin to be marked this weekend

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

On Saturday November 14 1920, Fr Michael Griffin was lured from his house on Montpelier Terrace by three men. By the Monday, there was no sign of him.

Father Michael Griffin

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Michael Joseph Griffin was born on September 18, 1892, in Gurteen in east Galway, one of five children of Thomas Griffin and Mary Kyne. He was educated locally, then in St Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe, and finally in Maynooth. He was ordained in April 1917 and was seconded to the Galway diocese. He worked for a year in Ennistymon and in June 1918 was transferred to the parish of Rahoon which stretched from the river out to Furbo and Corcullen. He developed a great rapport with the children of the parish, spoke in Irish to young and old, organised feiseanna, currach races, and donkey races on Silver Strand.

A chance to walk through history

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

By the 16th century Galway was a compact, well laid out town, with handsome buildings, protected by a strong wall. The wealth of the so called Tribal families, originally Anglo/Normans, built up over decades of canny, and adventurous trade, bought them total control of the municipal authorities. Loyalty to the English crown rubber-stamped their laws to keep the native Irish out of the town. They built large houses in a style that reflected their power, while meeting the aesthetic standards of their European contemporaries. Galway was a place apart from the rest of the island.

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