All day dining at Armorica

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

There is a lot of great food outside Galway's urban sprawl if you know where to look for it. Located only a few minutes drive from Galway, Oranmore town has a plentiful supply of well-established places to eat. Basilico, set back a little from the main street, in the Coach House Hotel, is a very popular Italian serving a wide range of traditional, homemade, dishes and classic Italian wines. For something more exotic there is a choice of ethnic restaurants and takeaways as well.

Also on the bustling main street is another elegant dining option, Armorica Restaurant. It is an oasis of good food and relaxation where French technique and the Irish landscape inspires the cooking.

McCann's SuperValu Moycullen can cater for your Communion or confirmation party

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

Take the work out of hosting your child's Communion or confirmation event by letting the expert team at McCann's SuperValu Moycullen take care of the catering for the day.

New Sunday Lunch at The Galmont Hotel & Spa

Tue, Feb 11, 2020

“Bring the family together for a relaxed Sunday lunch in the comfortable surroundings of the AA Rosette Awarded Marina’s Restaurant.

Pelvic physiotherapy can really help menopause symptoms

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

We all know the dreadful feeling of sneezing or coughing suddenly while having coffee with friends or while out shopping, and how humiliating and embarrassing it is to be caught short and leak urine. Imagine the awful feeling with an overwhelming urge to empty your bladder and not making it to the bathroom on time. Worse still is the fear of faecal incontinence.

Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without fear of leaks or prolapse.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

There are three keys to a successful weight loss plan – 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.

Guaranteed inch loss at Ardrahan Laser Lipo

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Are you struggling with a post C-section baby pouch, or do you find it difficult to lose fat from your hips (love handles)? Do you have stubborn exercise-resistant fat that, despite endless trips to the gym, just will not go away? Then Ardrahan Laser Lipo may have the answer for you.

Connacht and Irish Rugby Internationals highlight the importance of clear vision on the field

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Irish Rugby internationals Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan took advantage of Specsavers’ latest hospital-quality technology ahead of the Guinness Six Nations to help ensure they are at the top of their game.

Discover who you are, at any stage of life’s journey

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

A mountain is sometimes used as a metaphor for life. On the climb of life, we encounter many stages and challenges along the way.

Choosing the best mattress for lower back pain

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The importance of sleeping on a suitable mattress cannot be underestimated. Sleeping on an unsuitable mattress can cause or worsen lower back pain. Adequate support from a mattress is necessary to keep your spine in alignment and will help with poor sleeping posture and muscle strains.

TEFL courses at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre, a Department of Education recognised training institute now in its 33rd year of business, is a quality school with Cambridge Exams Centre recognition, EAQUALS, Quality English, ACELS/QQI and FETAC accreditation.

Study skills

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Can you see the movie of your future every single morning? Have you set goals that are realistic or unrealistic? Are you one of those people who sets goals lower than you can achieve because you are afraid of failure? Think BIG and see yourself achieving a big goal, and your brain will start creating the opportunities to help you achieve that goal. Your life will start to fall into place. It is called the law of attraction. If we are positive we will attract positivity into our lives. Visualise success and play the movie of your future and how you want it to be every single day, and the impossible will become possible.

Open evening at St Nicholas’ Parochial School

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

St Nicholas' Parochial School will hold an open evening on Thursday February 13 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Parents will have an opportunity to take a tour of the school, meet the teachers, and have a cup of tea and a chat.

More than 73,000 applicants meet CAO normal deadline

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The Central Applications Office normal application deadline closed at 5.15pm on Saturday February 1. A total of 73,035 people applied by this deadline. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants, as a late application facility opens on March 5 and closes on the May 1 at 5.15pm.

Apply online now for PLC courses at Galway Community College GRETB

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Galway Community College (GCC) is now taking applications online for all full-time further education courses at Level 5 and 6, commencing in September 2020. Further education, widely known as PLC courses, are full-time programmes for people who have completed their Leaving Certificate or equivalent recently or in the past, and for adults returning to education or hoping to change their career path.

Applying psychology at work

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Are you a business owner, human resource manager/director, training and development professional, engineering or production manager, an educator, a social worker, or a health care professional? Have you ever wondered what really goes on in the minds of your employees at work, and would you like to be able to apply a little psychology when getting things done within your organisation?

International School of Make-up Artistry to hold open day

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The International School of Make-up Artistry will hold an open day on Saturday February 8, from 11am to 1pm. This is an opportunity to watch a makuep demonstration by one of the school's tutors, meet the college co-ordinator to discuss all course options and details, and meet some of the graduates.

Some Galway Foundry staff

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

At the beginning of the last century, Beatty Brothers had a foundry in Mill Street. In 1913, they advertised ‘a desire to announce that their factory was fitted with a first-rate plant for the manufacture of spades and shovels. Tons of them were sold last season’.

It is time the west had better health care

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Galway politicians have it easy. I have been told that when each and everyone of them kneels down beside their bed at night to say their prayers, they thank God that Galway has two major hospitals. For all their faults, Galway University Hospitals, comprising University Hospital Galway (UHG), and Merlin Park (MPUH), provide a comprehensive range of services, from serious injury to cancer care, serving a catchment area in the region of one million people along the west from Donegal to Tipperary North.

Three EZ tips to improve the feng shui of your home

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Feng shui, also known as Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice originating in ancient China that aims to ensure that people live in harmony with their surroundings. Although we might not have full control over all of our surroundings, we do have full control over the furniture we choose to surround ourselves with. Below, EZ Living Furniture has put together some simple tips on how to arrange objects, space, and décor in order to achieve more harmony and balance in your life. Here are three EZ tips to get you started.

Are you building or renovating? Then it is time to contact Dalgan Windows

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Dalgan Windows is a family run business manufacturing and installing windows and doors to an international quality standard. The company, which is based in Shrule, Co Galway, is one of the leading suppliers of windows and doors in the country.

The Dalgan Windows product range includes windows and doors in a choice of timber, uPVC, and aluminium. Dalgan Windows also specialises in commercial fabrication and installations.

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