Love is Like a Butterfly

Mon, Jun 10, 2019

I suppose I’m betraying my age here but do you remember a golden curled and silvery voiced Dolly Parton singing this every week on her television show, as she appeared on a swing in a floaty gown that fluttered “like soft wings in flight”?

The New Miss Galway Has Been Crowned…!

Mon, Jun 10, 2019

The current Mr. Ireland Wayne Walsh and the owner of Catwalk Models Mandy Maher sat on an interview panel last week to determine who the next Miss Galway should be. The winner of the crown is the beautiful Emma Healy as Miss Galway 2019/20. Emma is nineteen years old and has just completed her first year in Hairdressing and Barbering. An ambitious young girl, her career path in the Hair and Beauty Industry is sure to be one with plenty of promise and opportunity.

Outside, it’s Dublin. Inside, it’s The Westin

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Is it possible to get any closer to the heart of Dublin than you do in the Westin Hotel? Just 100 metres from O’Connell Bridge, lies this iconic building on Westmoreland Street which just screams elegance and grandeur.

Ardteist/Teastas Soisearach 2019

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Na scrúdaithe Ardteiste agus Teastas soisearach ag tosnú 05/06/2019. Tá treoracha agus rialalcha ag baint le hIompar na n-Iarrthóirí le linn Scrúduithe.

Managing overwhelm/anxiety

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Many students and their parents today speak of 'overwhelm'. Firstly, what is overwhelm and what causes it? It usually occurs when we are overburdened with lots of different tasks and individual jobs which we feel must all be done at the same time. You will often hear the phrase in such situations, “I cannot think straight” — the subconscious gets confused because of the pressure and cannot sort out these patterns or thoughts.

Earn while you learn with Bluebird Care Galway

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Bluebird Care Galway, one of Ireland's leading home and community care providers, has launched its Earn While You Learn training and education programme.

Trainees wanted to help document the Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Gréasán na Meán Skillnet in association with the Galway Film Fleadh has announced another exciting year of Film Fleadh TV. And it is looking trainees.

The organisation is looking for creative, enthusiastic, motivated, talented people who are willing to learn from some of the best in the industry — in Mojo techniques, interviewing, editing, social media, and storytelling skills. Then combine these new skills to create, shoot, edit, and upload a comprehensive look at the 31st Galway Film Fleadh.

‘Follow your passion’ — could a sign be any more obvious?

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Every College of Naturopathic Medicine student or graduate has a personal story of why he/she decided on this career path. Mine was presented to me in a day of ‘signs’.

Celebrate World Gin Day with Joyce's Supermarkets

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Saturday June 8 is World Gin Day, a global celebration of all things gin. Joyce’s Supermarkets have a huge selection of gins including some top Irish brands.

Escape to Spiddal for a cultural and culinary treat

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

The winding coastal road west of Galway gives way to sweeping views of the Burren across the bay and brings you to the coastal town of Spiddal, only 20 minutes from Galway city. Here, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, you will find treasures and treats for the senses in the Ceardlann Craft Village and the award winning Builín Blasta café and bakery.

Lunch is ready in Galway’s favourite Gastropub

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

One of the most successful refurbishments of the many we have seen in recent years here in Galway is undoubtedly that of John Keoghs, The Lock Keeper on Upper Dominick Street. This pub and restaurant opened in Galway’s West End in spring 2016, developed by Matt Hall, a Galway resident, as a sister venue to MacBride’s Bar in Westport, Co Mayo. The pub and restaurant take its name from a real character called John Keogh who really was the lock keeper of the adjacent Parkaveara canal lock on the Eglinton Canal in the middle to late 19th century.

Jian bing — a crepe like no other

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Jian bing is a traditional Chinese street food created nearly 2,000 years ago in the Shandong Province. It is a thin and crispy crepe made with corn, mung bean, rye, and buckwheat and flavoured with black and white sesame seeds.

Xian Street Food serves it as a savoury option with slow cooked duck or beef, or the vegetarian jian bing with fafafel and mixed salad. Of course the jian bing can also be vegan so just ask when you are ordering. For something sweeter, try the Nutella and strawberry jian bing, or with fresh cream, strawberries, and banana. The simple pleasure of the Jian Bing drizzled with lemon juice and some sugar is also a favourite.

This summer is All About Kombucha

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Twenty Nineteen may be the year of Kombucha, the healthy, freshly fermented, sparkling tea sprinting into the Irish mainstream. And it's thanks, in no small part, to Emmet Kerrigan and Keith Loftus of All About Kombucha.

The pair stormed into the year winning Galway's Best New Start Up at Ireland's Young Entrepreneur Programme. They built their own brewery. Tomorrow, they are launching in Aldi.

The fun, casual, dining experience with Papa'z Bistro

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

It is said that we never work a day in our lives if we love our jobs and when we our passionate about our work, the results produced are quality. Located on Middle Street, Papa'z Bistro is a place where workers combine passion and skill for cooking to produce some of the tastiest dishes one can sample in Galway.

Summer sale at EZ Living Furniture

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Is summer your favourite season? Well if it isn’t then it is most certainly about to be, as EZ Living Furniture has officially launched its summer sale with massive reductions on absolutely everything.

Quality, value, and convenience are paramount at Right Price Tiles

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

If you are planning on revamping your kitchen or bathroom, or laying a new floor in any room in your home, then a visit to Right Price Tiles and Wood Flooring in Oranmore should be top of your to-do list.

Insulate now with €1,123 grant available

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

With the Government grant still in place, West Coast Insulation is recommending homeowners take advantage of the current grant scheme which takes €1,123 directly off the price of home insulation. This usually covers a large percentage of the overall cost of the work and is the highest grant amount that has been available for cavity wall and attic insulation. Homeowners can contact the Galway company for a free quotation for cavity wall and attic insulation. West Coast Insulation, which has been in business since 2009, will look after all application forms to make the process as simple as possible for homeowners.

When insulating a house, the company injects EcoBead Platinum Bonded Bead in the cavity walls, even when there is existing aerobord insulation. This significantly improves the heat retention and also fills in any gaps in the older insulation. The company keeps the injection holes closer together to ensure the walls are filled 100 per cent and that the bead is packed as tightly as possible. The company installs Knauf rolled insulation in the attics.

Outside, it’s Dublin. Inside, it’s the Westin

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Is it possible to get any closer to the heart of Dublin than you do in the Westin Hotel? Just 100 metres from O’Connell Bridge, lies this iconic building on Westmoreland Street which just screams elegance and grandeur.

Viva Las Vegas

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Las Vegas is home to practically to all the world’s largest hotels. The city prides itself on its fine dining, shopping, sightseeing, dazzling nightclubs, entertainment, attractions... and, of course, gambling. It can be quite overwhelming for the first-time visitor.

One of the things you need to do is people watching. And with the cross-section of visitors and celebrities who go to Las Vegas, it's usually primetime entertainment.

Summer Breaks at Athlone Springs Hotel.

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Planning your next Summer Breakaway? Athlone is a prime location to bring your family and offers plenty to do, it is the centre of the Midlands and is also located within Irelands Hidden Heartlands and Ireland’s Ancient East.

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