INTRODUCING THE HERBAL ACADEMY

Wed, Jul 15, 2020

The Herbal Academy with these online courses, anybody can expand their knowledge of home herbal remedies and better understand how they enhance your health and longevity. The Foundation Herbal Medicine course is our main course. It is the most comprehensive material and is supported strongly by The American Association of Drugless Practitioners. When purchasing the foundation course, you will also receive the color therapy course for free! This offer is valid until the 30th September. Download the course handbook here for more insight into what the course entails!  The course can also be offered by mailing. For more information and to access the course please visit the website and if you have any further questions feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Gardenwise | Sounds of the Sea

Tue, Jul 14, 2020

A coastal garden is usually a challenge, and being based on the western edge of our beautiful island, a lot of my clients have gardens by the sea. The biggest challenge is usually the wind – not just its strength and frequency, but the salt it carries with it which can be so harmful to sensitive leaves and flowers. Being the west of Ireland, rainfall is high and soil by the sea often tends to be sandy, full of rocks and low in nutrients. But there are few amongst us who don’t love the sea – and that can often lead to the biggest challenge of all – how to create a sheltered garden without losing your view of the rolling waves.

Calling all children and young people - there's a NEW music hub coming to GALWAY!

Fri, Jul 10, 2020

Music Generation Galway City is a new music education service for the City of the Tribes. As part of the national networks of “Music Generations” all over Ireland, its aim is to offer all children and young people a chance to participate in music-making. Like Barack Obama’s “leave no child behind message”, Music Generation Galway City is here to help any child, regardless of their background or means, to enjoy music in their life.

Middle Street, c1920

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

Our photograph shows Olly Shea from High Street with his two cousins, the Brays from Father Griffin Road. They are standing in Middle Street which looks very wide with nothing parked there. The building on the far left was a tenement which later became a timber yard. Next door was a store which was owned by O’Gormans. The building beside that, with the white gable, was Tim Murphy’s; he ran a second-hand clothes shop there and carded wool. Next door was another tenement which was later taken over by Corbett’s timber yard.

Treachery at Aughrim

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

The last conventional battle in Irish history was fought on Sunday July 12 1691 at Aughrim, Co Galway. It was by far the bloodiest. In less than 8 hours approximately 8,000 men were killed. Six thousand of them were Irish Jacobites.

Summer driving advice

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

With the emphasis this year being on 'staycations', most of us will be travelling to our holiday destinations by car. High temperatures and the busy roads of summer can put extra demands on cars and drivers. It is important that you take some extra safety precautions to ensure you get to your destination safely. Kevin Burke Tyres has some useful tips to help reduce the risk of breakdowns and keep stress levels to a minimum.

Check all your fluid levels.

Top tips for car journeys with children

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

With the lifting of travel restrictions and the chance to finally get out and about, many families will strike out for day trips with the children, and some may venture even further afield to enjoy a short break.

Be easy on yourself while coming out of lockdown

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

The world is beginning to open up, there are cars on the roads, children in the park, the hustle and bustle is back. But where is our place in a new world order? There's so much information about how to behave and how to act, it can be hard to find what fits for us.

Advice on running as you age

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

It is no secret that our bodies change as we age. However, while you may feel that your days as a whippet-like twenty-something are behind you, it does not necessarily mean that you are no longer able to perform at your best. As the old adage goes, ‘age is just a number’, and many runners find that through a combination of smart training and experience, they actually flourish once they hit the veteran ranks.

Let’s sound it out

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

One of the most rewarding feelings a person can experience is that of knowing you are helping people to better themselves. This is exactly the feeling I myself experienced every Tuesday during the college year after completing my hour of reading with the children of fourth class at a primary school in Galway city. Being able to play a part in a child’s education, especially during his/her formative years, is a responsibility that I do not take lightly. Knowing that I am helping these children, many of whom do not receive reading support at home or have little access to resources such as books to develop their education and enhance their reading abilities, is definitely a privilege.

Galway Recovery College – online recovery education sessions

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

Galway Recovery College offers transformative learning in mental health and wellbeing. Recovery education is designed to enable people to grow within and beyond their life experiences and challenges. Based in the Institute for Life Course and Society building (ILAS), NUI Galway, the college is unlikely to be able to reopen before September. Since April it has been offering recovery education sessions online via Zoom.

Over the next few weeks it will be facilitating sessions on:

NUI Galway researcher elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has bestowed NUI Galway’s Professor Brian McStay with the lifetime honour of EMBO membership in recognition of his achievements in the life sciences.

Quality garden machinery at Ivors

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

Ivors, the longest established garden machinery and motorcycle business in Galway with more than 45 years in business, is known for stocking top quality machines with a back-up service second to none.

Ivors' family run business places its emphasis on quality products, dependable back-up service, with ongoing staff training in product sourcing and technical training.

Gardenwise | Wild about the Meadow

Tue, Jul 07, 2020

Since lockdown was lifted I’ve been travelling along the highways and byways on my way to clients’ gardens, and the wildflowers along the roadside verges never fail to take my breath away. In a ‘normal’ year, they are as much a marker of the seasons as the leaves on the trees, from wild primroses in April, to cow parsley and foxgloves in May, and the hundreds of nodding heads of the dog daisies in June. How precious they seem this year, when travel restrictions kept us confined, apart from daily walks, to whatever we had growing in our own gardens! There are still more to look forward to as summer unfolds, especially here in the Burren lowlands, with sky-blue scabious, aromatic wild marjoram and many others still waiting to flower, before the multitude of golden grass seed heads takes over in late summer.

Pastures new await as Athlone Springs Hotel re-opens!

Mon, Jul 06, 2020

The Athlone Springs Hotel voted Midland Best Family hotel 2019 is the perfect location for you to enjoy a fun-filled holiday or relaxing break away. With the hotel’s friendly staff, modern bedrooms, state of the art leisure facilities, bar and restaurant and just five minutes away from the lively Athlone Town, you will be spoiled for choice.

A taste of summer: Iceland Ireland shares its top picks for sunny days.

Fri, Jul 03, 2020

The Irish summer is well and truly here, and there is no better way to celebrate than by adding some new delicious summer favourites to your freezer drawer to enjoy when the sun comes out with so many choices to choose from.

Students rolling in money

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

In 1961 a group of 11 students from UCG decided to roll a barrel from Galway to Dublin and to collect money for the relief of famine and suffering in the Congo on the way. They wanted to roll the barrel, but the bands fell off before they got to St Patrick’s Church, so they borrowed an old pram from someone.

Personalise your health and fitness with genetic testing

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

In recent years it has become clear that our genetic make-up has a strong influence on body weight and how we respond to different foods and exercises. With scientific advances, we are now able to use the information in our DNA to predict which diets, lifestyle choices, and exercises work best for each individual person.

Aoife Ni Eochaidh, gene tester, offers a simple, saliva-based test for men and women which analyses some 110 genetic variations that influence how we respond to diet and exercise. These genes have been selected based on hundreds of studies.

Three things to do to keep your back healthy

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

According to clinical sports medicine, back pain is something that will affect up to 85 per cent of the Western population at some point in their lives. The vast majority of the time the back pain you experience would be classified as mechanical low back pain. This simply means that your back pain is due to the way you move or the positions you put your back in during the day, causing too much stress on the structures of the back such as the joints, discs, or ligaments. Therefore, to fix your pain we first have to fix some of the poor habits that are causing you to put too much pressure on the ligaments, joints, or discs of your back. Here are three tips to help avoid or treat back pain.

In-person physiotherapy appointments now available

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

Aoife Ni Eochaidh, chartered physiotherapist, provides face to face, telephone, and video call physiotherapy for pelvic floor muscle treatment for bladder and bowel incontinence from her clinic in Suite 14, Bon Secours Consultant Clinic in Renmore, Galway. She also treats sexual dysfunction, prolapse, and post-natal pelvic conditions and osteoporosis. People can choose to have their pelvic physiotherapy consultation by phone call, Zoom, WhatsApp, Skype, or Facetime or to attend in person. Patients can get a referral from their GP or self-refer.

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