New evening weekend menu at Sweetie Pies

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

This Friday Sweetie Pies on Middle Street will get into full swing with the launch of its evening weekend menu.

Basilico offers a trip of a lifetime to loyal customers

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

The much acclaimed Italian restaurant Basilico has launched a new loyalty club which will reward customers with two amazing prizes. Located in Oranmore and with a second restaurant opened earlier this month in Clarinbridge, Basilico has enjoyed resounding success in offering customers an authentic Italian dining experience.

Real weight loss with metabolism correction

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Is your metabolism stopping your weight loss? Do you suffer from any of the following?

Feel good about yourself with the Curves’ annual food

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Curves Annual Food Drive is currently under way and will run until April 16. You can join Curves, and the company will waive its usual service fee in exchange for a bag of non-perishable groceries or toiletries that will be donated and distributed throughout the Galway area to shelters for the needy. This is a great opportunity to get in shape and help your local community.

World's healthiest tea has arrived in Ireland

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

The health store at Therapie clinic has exclusively launched the Japanese Shinzo tea in Ireland.

Headache and migraine

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have been used to relieve headaches and migraines for thousands of years.

Hot Yoga for health and fitness

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Hot Yoga was introduced to Galway in 2005 by Galway native Tracy O’Mahoney and it has now established itself as the west of Ireland’s leading yoga studio.

Seniors’ lifestyle event coming to the Radisson Blu

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

A lifestyle event designed to be informative, educational, and upbeat and which aims to address older people’s needs, interests, and concerns is coming to the Radisson Blu Hotel this Saturday and Sunday.

Called the Senior Times Over 50s Show, the event will cover a number of areas of interest to older people in the west including health, hobbies and pastimes ideas (including free golf lessons, bridge workshops, and gardening clinics), home and abroad holidays, home security, and government/statutory entitlements.

Flower power

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Feminine florals are one of the key looks for summer, according to Anthony Ryan’s spring/summer fashion show.

Slip into a floral printed dress and embrace the coming season with aplomb. Take a cue from the international catwalks and work a variety of prints into your wardrobe from the exotic to the demure.

Women's spring 2011 accessory trends

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

After addressing the season’s key looks and clothing trends, Debbie Norman, manager of BORN clothing in Newtownsmith — winner of Galway’s Best Fashion Retailer 2010 — outlines the key accessory trends for spring/summer 2011.

Cosmetic trends

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

If you ever want to know what the very latest trends in cosmetics are, swing by the MAC counter in Brown Thomas. New on counter at the minute is the Wonder Woman collection, complete in comic book style packaging. It includes the supersized mineralised skin finish, eyeshadows, lipsticks, and powder blushers. Readers of this column will not be at all surprised to know my favourite item in this collection is the Reflex Glitter, in pearl and bronze. Though a plain and simple girl in most ways, and already owning four Bobbi Brown shimmer brinks, I could not resist this glitter. I tend to think glitter has mystical powers and improves all circumstances. This one is unreal. It can be used over a creamy eye shadow to add dimension or over cream blush to highlight. The sparkles practically dance on the skin, I love it. If you are baring your shoulders you can dust it over the tops of your arms (when a MAC make up artist suggests you to go sparingly, you know you may have gone a bridge to far with it in the past).

Largest ever range of ladies’ fashions at Standún

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

Standún is now open after its winter break and has its best ever range of spring/summer fashion this year in all departments.

Top stylists are waiting for you at David Martin

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

Since opening in 2008, David Martin hair salon at Kingston Road has proved to be a huge success. This is the second salon opened in Galway by the David Martin group, the first situated at New Dock Street.

Spring trends in lingerie available at Change

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

There are two big trends in lingerie and lounge wear this season — romanticism and graphic purity.

What better way to embrace spring than with lingerie in airy and softly polished fabrics. You will see romantic themes in bras and pyjamas with tranquil feminine colours, delicate floral prints, and embroideries reminiscent of bygone days. For those who prefer simple elegance over playful romanticism, you can choose from the variety of prints with pure and straight styling, or block colours, cleanly trimmed, while still feminine thanks to soft refined materials and hues.

Acupressure — needle free therapy helps energy flow freely

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

Acupressure is a Chinese method of healing that has been practised for some 3,000 years and which works on the meridians, energy channels that run in a network through the body. In a healthy body, the ‘chi’, or essential energy, flows freely and evenly through the meridians. When blockages occur, the body becomes unbalanced, chi is trapped, and disease occurs.

Galway people urged to send recipes for inclusion in book

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

International health guru Udo Erasmus is inviting Galway people to send him their healthy recipes. He plans to publish a free Irish healthy recipe booklet later this year and hopes to include at least one recipe from each county.

Sleep tight

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

When the alarm goes off in the morning do you spring out of bed, eager to face the new day? Or maybe you linger a little longer mentally building yourself up to the challenge of leaving blanketstreet? Or do you press the snooze button and go back to sleep?

Cheaters’ guide to Brown Thomas

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

One shortcut that I take in Brown Thomas regularly (and you can too!) is that I will visit each counter and department, simply asking “what’s amazing here?” It is a true short cut to success. It will help if you can add, as a by the way, that you love the sophisticated seventies look, or that you are sticking to the sharp feminine lines of the Mad Men era, or that you are a pared down kind of girl, or more is more with you, whatever your style is, reveal it. Be specific but not close minded. Nothing is written in stone, especially when it comes to style. The experts on cosmetics and fashion can steer you down the right path to achieve your desired look. If you are unsure what the best look for you is, ask one of the stylists. It is a complimentary service and she will spend time with you to determine what works best. Then the fun starts. Sometimes what is amazing will not necessarily be what works for you, but it is fun to know what is current and may influence your aesthetic in other ways. Soak it all in. A cohesive(ish) theme tends to run through cosmetics and fashions for every season.

Spring style ideas for all occasions

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Spring fashion kicked of at last week’s Milano’s Fashion Show where boutiques from the county revealed little gems, giving us some great style ideas and a glimpse of what we can expect to update our wardrobe this season.

Ten steps to good health

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

1. Eat healthily. Try to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. When doing your grocery shop stock up on healthy snacks, such as rice cakes, celery, cucumber and low-fat cheese. Try to incorporate wholemeal foods, bread and pasta and low fat yoghurt into your diet, too. Avoid sugary and fried foods and salt as much as possible. Grill, bake, microwave but steer away from frying. Watch out for the hidden fats in creams and sauces as well.

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