Poppy Seed Cafe, Clarinbridge

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Poppy Seed coffee house and restaurant opened in the heart of Clarinbridge in 2007. This cafe is a modern and spacious, light filled space along the banks of the Clarin river, set back from the hum of the very busy main road and with ample parking. It seems the sun can find its way into this room on even the dullest of days. With one wall opened into a Meadows & Byrne store, Poppy Seed provides a welcome break from the hard work of homemaking with its excellent homebaking, just the ticket to break up a busy day. Open seven days a week and with freshly baked breads and other treats every morning, Poppy Seed offers a good menu for breakfast including an array of its speciality handmade pastries and premium coffee. Lunch choices are both healthy and hearty with chicken pâté with brioche and plum compote, Galway Bay seafood crumble with salad and brown bread, gourmet sandwiches and salads, quiches, and quesadillas all on offer. In addition to all this fine fare, the retail space offers wines, handmade Irish chocolates and biscuits, plus an array of preserves, chutneys, and savoury treats. If you need a gift or a hamper Poppy Seed will make it up for you and wrap it prettily to boot.

Spruce up your home with wall stickers

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

If you want to give your home a new look on a budget, why not opt for a simple, cost effective custom wall sticker. Lovedecor.com has hundreds of sticker designs to choose from — as well as an array of bespoke wallpapers — so you can be sure to find the right design for you. From pretty nature images to portraits of Hollywood’s finest, Love Décor has something for every home and style. All designs are created by two of Love Décor’s in-house artists, Arantxa Garcia and Karl Keelaghan, offering a range of interesting wall art for your home.

Heal skin disorders at Care Cure Acupuncture

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that skin disorders are generally caused by internal disharmonies and environmental influences such as heat, wind, damp, dryness, and cold. Once these imbalances are removed from the system, the skin naturally heals.

Roscam Family Dental Practice now open

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Dr Neysan Chah, a Trinity College Dublin graduate, believes that communication and trust are essential in order for patients to make an informed decision regarding their oral health and dental needs. With this in mind, all treatment plans at Roscam Family Dental Practice are patient-centred aiming to provide unparalleled dentistry in a comfortable, family-friendly setting where quality and care go hand in hand.

System 10 precision weight loss

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Your metabolism is by far the most critical and powerful key to weight loss. Your metabolism is the rate at which you break down food, and the potential for calorie burn and weight loss is huge. A weak metabolism will limit or stop your weight loss no matter how much dieting or exercising you do. A poor diet or excessive exercise can make a weak metabolism worse by limiting the very nutrition required to run it.

We all have metabolism faults of varying degrees — nutritional deficiencies (70 per cent of people), hormone imbalances, undiagnosed sluggish thyroid (40 per cent), high blood sugars (50 per cent), or digestive disorders including constipation (40 per cent). These are things that make weight loss so hard for people.

Ten ways to makeover your working wardrobe

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

1. Image counts. During the first few minutes of meeting someone your appearance will give away many clues about you. Hair style, make-up and clothes are all symbols which we can bring into play either consciously or subconsciously. Your image is constantly sending out messages to people so think carefully about what type of impression you want to create.

The Joyces of Mervue

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

The first recorded use of the name Joyce was Joy in the 13th century State papers. Sometime the name was rendered as Joy, Joyces, Jorz, Jorse, or the standard spelling, Joyce. The Joyces of Mervue were a distinguished branch of the family. Marcus Joyce, a rich merchant who bought land in County Mayo in the late 16th century, was probably the founder of this branch. About a century later, the Joyces emerged as a leading merchant family in Galway. Hardiman states that Joyce’s house was at the corner of Abbeygate Street and Market Street and that this family was head of the name. They were eminent wine merchants.

‘If you want to know who I am, I am John D Mahon of Ballydonnellan castle’

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

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Galway abattoir

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

In the early days, farmers killed their own livestock, and in urban areas the killing was done by butchers. These victuallers would hang raw carcasses of meat outside their shops to show how fresh they were and to attract customers. It was only when the city fathers built an abattoir at the junction of Newtownsmyth and Bowling Green that slaughtering became subject to veterinary inspection and control in Galway. Our photograph was taken in 1966 and shows sheep awaiting their turn to enter the slaughterhouse through the grill gateway. They had already been in the yard for five days. The yard was connected to the abattoir buildings.

The pursuit of love among Galway’s landed society

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Although rarely heard of today, ‘ breach of promise’ cases in the 19th century were quite common. A successful prosecution was a source of saving face, and social embarrassment; and could be of considerable monetary value if you were from the upper classes. All sorts of intimate details were revealed as the case dragged on, which provided delicious gossip for newspapers and their readers.*

St Joseph’s Church

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

On this day, February 7, in the year 1886, St Joseph’s Church was consecrated. It was to be the main church of the Parish of Rahoon, which at that time extended from Corcullen to Furbo. There were already two chapels in the parish, one in Bushypark and one in Barna, and they served their own areas. For those parishioners living closer to the town, there was no designated church. Some would attend Mass in the chapel of the Presentation Convent, but it was not very large and worshippers often had to kneel on the ground outside, irrespective of the weather conditions. The parish had a big population and major annual events such as confirmation had to be moved to the Pro-Cathedral.

Music, even more passion, and the Galway spy

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

Week II
Two women were specifically honoured at the landmark Music for Galway three day Beethoven concert, Genius, Passion and the Irish Connection held during the last weekend of January. One may well have been a spy.

Two women were specifically honoured at the landmark Music for Galway three day Beethoven concert, Genius, Passion and the Irish Connection held during the last weekend of January. One may well have been a spy.

Double student discount at BORN Clothing

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Put a spring in your step at BORN Clothing this season where we are running an amazing offer of double student discount (20 per cent off full price stock) from Friday February 1 to Sunday February 17 to all students with a valid student ID card. This is the perfect opportunity for all you students to treat yourself to a few new wardrobe essentials to see you into the spring.

Homemade treats at Le Petit Delice for sweet toothed Valentines

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

If you cannot decide what route to take for buying your loved one an ideal Valentine’s gift then why not go for simplicity at Le Petit Delice.

Salthill Traditional Fish and Chips opens second store in Galway

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Salthill Traditional Fish and Chips has done it again, this time in Galway city. Its new store in Forster Street, close to the tourist office, has all the traditional fish and chip offerings people have come to love in Salthill.

As well as a selection of fresh fish, such as fresh cod, scampi, smoked fish, and fresh fish of the day, with real cut chips, the menu includes a range of succulent burgers, baguettes, and much more. And this week Forster Street Traditional Fish and Chips adds southern fried chicken and a range of delicious pizzas to the menu.

New Sunday service at The Skeff

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Sundays at The Skeff Bar and Kitchen are changing. The Skeff has recently introduced a whole new Sunday food menu that will run all day on Sunday. The menu is made up of all the top selling dishes from all its menus broken down into Small Bites, Big Bites, Sandwich Bites, and Sweet Bites, so no matter what you are looking for The Skeff Bar and Kitchen has you covered.

A taste of the west at the g Hotel

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

The five-star g Hotel has launched a new menu in the award-winning Restaurant gigi’s, inspired by and using the best produce from the west of Ireland. A five course tasting menu, A Taste of gigi’s, will include fresh and seasonal ingredients from producers including Stefan Gannett fishmonger and Burke’s Fruit and Veg Galway. Prepared by head chef Pauline Reilly and her team, the menu is exclusively available until the end of February, at a cost of €40 per person.

The five-course tasting menu uses the best ingredients to create innovative seasonal and traditional dishes bursting with flavour. Enjoy a delicious mouthwatering five-course meal followed by petit fours and tea or coffee. Guests can also choose to upgrade to a wine pairing menu for an additional €20 per person.

the Galway Appetiser

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

New research from Bord Bia has revealed that supporting local businesses is a key consideration for members of the public when eating out, which may go part of the way to explaining why there is nearly always something of a queue up the stairs for a coveted seat in this small, but perfectly formed, cafe on Spencer Street in Castlebar. With the same research showing that over two thirds of the population rated the use of Irish and local produce as important when eating out for a meal, if you venture over the border to Mayo, Rua's impeccable pedigree of the origin of all elements on the plates delivers. And then some.

West Coast Insulation – your insulation questions answered

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Many people have questions on how insulation works, what grants are available, and how much the work normally costs. John Folan from West Coast Insulation answers some of these questions. West Coast Insulation is a family run business specialising in cavity wall and attic insulation since 2009.

‘Dr Heal-Good’ to visit the Psychic Holistic Fair in Loughrea

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Arthur Whyte, spiritual healer, also known as ‘Dr Heal-Good’, will attend the Psychic Holistic Fair in Loughrea this Sunday.

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