Hugo Boss now available at Louis Copeland Galway

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Louis Copeland & Sons has announced the arrival of Hugo Boss for the first time to its Galway store.

Dinner or lunch at the Western Hotel, and details of the upcoming Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

The Western Hotel is in Prospect Hill, pretty close to County Hall and TK Maxx. It is a place favoured by locals but I would reckon that many of you have never eaten there. I called in for dinner one evening and was quite surprised at both the price and the quality. I also asked if they did any special deals at lunch time and was told that they have a loyalty card scheme which entitles you to what must be the very best value main course in the city. The normal main course costs €7.50 or €8.50; however if you have a loyalty card you will get a €2 discount off one special each day. That means you can have something like chicken kiev or a roast of the day for €5.50, surely this is as low as you are ever going to see in Galway? If it is half as good as the dinner I had it is worth seeking out, especially if you work in the area.

The Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

This will be celebrated over the Easter weekend, April 6 to 9. It is a pretty ambitious project and involves cooking demos in the festival tent, foodie talks at the Galway City Museum, and food tastings all over town. Even if you have only the tiniest interest in food you really need to visit www.galwayfoodfestival.com

Artisan named best restaurant in Galway

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Artisan Restaurant on Quay Street has been awarded the ‘Best Restaurant in Galway’ at the regional finals of the Santa Rita/Sunday Independent Life magazine Irish Restaurant Awards, which took place in Galway last week.

Something for everyone at Kinvara Farmers’ Market

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Kinvara Farmers’ Market will reopen its gates on Friday April 6 in the charming walled garden behind Johnston's Hall on the main street of the village.

Every Friday from 10am to 2pm customers can avail of a wide range of fresh produce including fish, free range meat, free range duck and hen eggs, cheese from the world class, prize-winning, producers of St Tola, along with other Irish produce cheeses, organic seasonal vegetables, root vegetables, fruit in season including strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, fresh cut flowers, bedding plants, home-baked organic bread, soda bread, cakes and buns, jams, preserves, honey, pickles, pesto, olive oil, bagels, tea and coffee, soups, lunches, snacks, and hot German sausages.

Galway Modern Homes and Building Exhibitions returns to Leisureland this weekend

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

The Galway Modern Homes and Building Exhibition was launched recently by Mayor Hildegarde Naughton.

Enjoy your afternoon tea with Kilkenny

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Tea and cake has never been so stylish! The new Shannonbridge range at the Kilkenny store, home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers, has a fabulous range of dishes and teapots to help you host you the ultimate tea party. Available in Kilkenny’s 10 stores nationwide, this vintage-inspired collection has an array of quirky and pretty prints sure to brighten up your kitchen.

The Shannonbridge floral range has a retro summer feel and the dainty floral print gives a look reminiscent of “the good china”! The Shannonbridge Ivy Rose White, €39.95 and the Shannonbridge Sugar Bowl Ivy Rose White, €14.95 are a must have tableware combo. The Shannonbridge Two Tier Cake Stand Ivy Rose White, €29.95 is sure to inspire you in the kitchen – a great way to showcase your baking skills.

Get ready for great outdoors with Green Tree Designs

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Green Tree Designs has a great special offer to get you in the mood for summer — purchase any product over €500 until July 1 and be entered in a draw to win a see-saw.

First self-help programme for persistent fatigue in cancer survivors now available in Galway

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

A home-based intervention developed by St James’s Hospital and the Regional Oncology Programme Office, Dublin to help cancer survivors manage fatigue, one of the most common, distressing, and disabling difficulties people face after cancer treatment, has now been made available to patients by Roche Products (Ireland) Ltd in UHG, the Galway Clinic, and Portiuncula.

Follow a weight loss programme that really works

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

We all know dieting just does not work. In fact dieting causes our bodies to go into starvation mode and work to store fat, not burn it. So not only are you hungry, fatigued, and irritated but your body is working harder to hang on to and store those pounds.

Renowned yoga expert to hold workshop in Galway

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Dave and Laragh Cunningham of the Yoga Shala are bringing renowned teacher, speaker, and author Max Strom to Ireland to do two weekend workshops, one in Dublin from May 4 to 6, and one in Galway from May 11 to 13.

Lose two stone in ten weeks with diet, exercise, and metabolism correction

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

There are three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat 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 the three keys, it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off.

Metabolism problems such as slow thyroid, type 2 diabetes, sluggish liver, hormone imbalances, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, infertility, and digestive problems including constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and diverticulitis will limit or stop your weight loss, no matter how much dieting or exercise you do. Work on fixing your metabolism problems for amazing results. Combine this with a reasonable diet (under-eating is worse than over-eating) and a reasonable amount of exercise and you will get the best, the fastest and the easiest weight loss ever.

Travelling light -

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

A week on a sun drenched beach or discovering the charms of an exotic far flung paradise? Most of us would like to spend our Easter break this way enjoying a change in routine away from the demands of work or home.

Let’s keep it casual…

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Despite our internal craving for all things glam, there comes a time when we just want to keep it casual. Our style that is. But there is equilibrium where sparkly meets tracksuit and I call it “smart”. Typically at the weekends, we like to brush off the week, send the suit to the dry cleaners and don our Saturday finest, the most popular being jeans and a top. The definition of casual clothes has evolved over the last number of years as Ireland is now the home to some of the most renowned retailers, both indigenous and international. We can, without fail, style ourselves comfortably and affordably. I had the pleasure of interviewing British fashion legend, Gok Wan last week and we talked of Irish style in general and he thinks we got it sorted. So if Gok thinks we have style, how do we balance the chic with the comfy?

Annual spring sale at Aibheil of Adare

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

The annual spring sale at Aibheil of Adare bridal boutique is the bridal sale not to miss if you are a bride-to-be looking for a stunning wedding dress for less.

Notes for the season

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

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Combining comfort and style

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Shoes are our guilty pleasure. They can finish off an outfit and flatter your shape. The rights shoes are as important as the right outfit. But above all they have to be comfortable. I have never met a woman that didn’t have a dilemma with her shoes at some point — sometimes you can’t walk in them, they hurt your feet, you don’t know what to wear them with, or they are not stylish enough. I spend a lot of my time on my feet, and after experimenting and looking around I was pleased to find shoes that suit me, are comfortable, and look great with my clothes. This week I want to focus on day shoes that combine style and comfort.

Often the comfort of the shoe wins over the style, or vise versa, but some labels have managed to combine both. Also you should really go for what suits you. There is no point going for heels that are too high. Good news — just a one inch heel is enough to give you long, lean, legs without affecting your ability to walk comfortably. The width of the heels should be thick enough to give you balance, but I do not recommend very chunky heels as they tend to be unflattering. A wedge is the easy way to achieve a stylish look, especially if you are not used to walking in heels. Plus they can be worn with everything from a dress to smart trousers to skinnies. A platform sole can also add extra comfort as well as height.

Great spring summer looks at Colette Latchford

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

A visit to Colette Latchford is a shopping experience customers like to repeat.

Cool Pizza Dozzina at the Twelve Bearna

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

When Fergus at the Twelve does anything he tends to go all out and go one better than everybody else, especially if it is something that he really likes, and I reckon he is a secret pizza addict. Most people who want to add a pizza section to an already established restaurant would simply ring up the catering equipment suppliers and get three or four quotes, call the sparks, and job done. Not Fergus, he headed off to Napoli in Italy and met the manufacturers of several pizza ovens. You might wonder how the oven could make a big difference, well in the world of cooking things perfectly, authenticity is everything, from the ingredients to the tools of the trade. This oven is made from material that came from Mount Vesuvius and can be fired by either gas or timber. That makes it pretty authentic in my book.

Delicious new developments in catering from Green Olive

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

It is often said that when one door closes, another one opens, and this certainly rings true for Jacinta and Val Lynam. After the couple were both made redundant by their former employer, they decided it was time to make the leap and start their own business. With Jacinta Lynam’s years of experience in the catering and hospitality industry as a general manager and Val’s passion and enthusiasm for food as a renowned head chef, they decided to merge their business and creative talents and launch an event catering company.

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