Pagodas Temple — salsa-fit and gym for ladies

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Salsa-Fit is geared, in a fun way to get you moving to the infectious rhythms of the Cuban born dance style, Salsa-Fit will help you get in shape and feel great as you learn the hottest dance moves around.

Flower power

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

If you want to cut a dash this spring/summer incorporate some floral prints into your wardrobe.

Flash those pearly whites

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

A “white” smile is more of a priority for Irish people than cavities or receding gums, according to the latest research.

Perfect presents

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Do you ever dream of having a personal shopper to help solve difficult gift buying dilemmas?

Now thanks to a new website, giftguru.ie you can have just that. Be it Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, a new baby, wedding or special pampering gift for yourself this one-stop online shop offers a wide selection of gifts and gift ideas suitable for every occasion and budget.

Candy Girl

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Look sinfully sweet this spring with the new 17 Candy Collection of nail, lip, cheek and eye colours. It features delicious shades guaranteed to bring girly glamour to your look.

Design icons — Lampe Berger

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

This is the first article in a series that will cover 20th century design icon objects and furniture. In this first one, we will review the Lampe Berger which was invented more than 100 years ago to counter the proliferation of bacteria in hospital wards.

In 1898 a French chemist named Maurice Berger created the catalytic technology still used today in Berger Lampes to eliminate airborne odours created by smoking, cooking, pets, and other common sources. The flameless burning of the lamp using a unique alcohol-based fuel not only freshens and purifies the air, but releases one of many available fragrances. The performance of these lamps is spectacular and the beauty of them is that they come in hundreds of shapes and usually look like an objet d’art, a sculpture, or even like an antique piece of porcelain.

Great value fruit trees at Keane’s Garden Centre

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan is kicking off the growing season with great special offers on fruit trees. Apple is the most popular fruit tree for the Irish gardener but our climate is suitable for many other types of fruit tree.

All the varieties at Keane’s are suitable for growing in Ireland some of which include; Apple trees: Beauty of Bath, Discovery, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Brambley’s Seedling and Golden Delicious. Pear trees: Conference and Beurre Hardy. Plum trees: Opal, Victoria, and Damson. Cherry trees: Morrelli and Stella.

Queen’s College Galway

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

In 1845, when Sir Robert Peel was in office, an act was passed providing for the establishment of three Queen’s colleges “In order to supply the want, which has long been felt in Ireland, of an improved academical education, equally accessible to all classes of the community without religious distinction”. Three faculties were established in each… arts, law, and physic (medicine). The colleges were strictly undenominational, and the professors were forbidden by the statutes to make any statement disrespectful to the religious convictions of their classes, or to introduce political or polemical subjects.

A charming American who hid his battle secrets

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

I know it’s only a rumour, but nevertheless profoundly believed, that male medical students have an easy time with the girls. Many women appear to be under the impression that a doctor would make a ‘lovely husband’, and exert their wiles to make them believe they would make a perfect doctor’s wife.

Harnessing the positive power of negative emotions

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Most of us, if we had a choice, would opt for positive emotions. Feeling happy, uplifted, excited or eager certainly beats being miserable, cross or anxious you would imagine.

Recycling your favourite pieces

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

You may own a leather skirt that is relatively new or is a couple of years old; this week I would like to show you how to transform it to get more wear out of it. The following rules and examples can apply for other type of skirts such as the pencil skirt or the denim skirt.

Is hot chocolate going to be the new coffee?

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Traditionally hot chocolate has been very popular in countries like Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy where it is often drunk instead of coffee, especially in the winter months.

Tasty treats

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Creamy Thai chicken curry with potato and coconut milk

Make space

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Great design comes in all shapes and sizes, although designing small spaces might require more planning. When you are designing your small space, remember to be flexible and open to ideas and solutions. Organisation and simplicity are the keys to successfully designing a small space.

Beauty bargains from Avon

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Avon offers unbeatable value for money across all ranges in its brochure, with daily hair care, skincare, and self tanning products, not to mention the fantastic new fragrances coming soon.

And now, recognising the changed economy, Avon has cut its prices across all brochures for 2010, with free bonus gifts on offer with purchases. Here are some samples of the great value that Avon has to offer.

Beauty bargains from Avon

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Avon offers unbeatable value for money across all ranges in its brochure, with daily hair care, skincare, and self tanning products, not to mention the fantastic new fragrances coming soon.

Learn the language of tango

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Caminos de Tango will begin its latest course for beginners starting on Monday March 1 at 8pm in The Rowing Club.

Galway students Excel in International Irish Championships

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

A selection of students from Shane Fitzgibbon’s “Connacht Taekwon-do Schools” recently attended the International Irish Championships in Neptune Stadium, Cork. With representation from seven European countries, the standard was extremely high. The local group held their own however to bring back a fine haul of silverware. The Galway instructors who attended were Shane Fitzgibbon (Galway and Oranmore), Lisa Connolly (Labane & Kinvara), Sally Whelan (Barna) and Sandra Doyle (Loughrea). The results were as follows: Black belt results —Shane Fitzgibbon – Gold, silver, bronze; Cillian Howard (Oranmore) – bronze; Shannon Holland (Galway) – bronze; Kenneth Duignan (Galway) – bronze; Cathal Kilbane (Galway) - silver; Jason Costello (Oranmore) - bronze; Sandra Doyle (Galway) - bronze; Ciaran Doyle (Galway) - bronze. Colour belt results

Recycling your favourite pieces (part two): The dress

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Continuing on our journey to learn how to recycle our favourite pieces, this week I would like to show you how to transform your dress.

White Gables back in business

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Heading into its 20th year in business the White Gables has re-opened for the season. To kick start the year the Moycullen restaurant is offering two courses from its table d’hote menu for €30 and a fantastic 20 per cent off all wines. The offer is valid Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings. Customers can also apply online for a reward card to avail of extra promotions. To make a reservation phone 091 555744, visit www.whitegables.com or email [email protected]

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