Twenty per cent off gift vouchers at Therapie Clinic

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

Are you planning to do some last minute shopping this week? Fear not, head to Therapie Clinic at the top of Shop Street and avail of its 20 per cent off gift vouchers offer.

Government publishes Bill to prevent minors using commercial sunbeds

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

The Government has this week published legislation that will prohibit operators of sunbed premises from allowing anyone under 18 to use sunbeds.

Largest ever study of sport and exercise in Ireland published

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

The largest study of participation in sport and exercise conducted in Ireland, published this week, has highlighted a number of factors which impact on participation in sport at various life stages.

Herbs for overindulging this Christmas

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

Your health is precious leading up to Christmas. Overindulgence, extra activities, travel, and cold weather gives your immune and digestive system extra work.

Irish Van of the Year category winners announced

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

The Toyota Auris van and Ssangyong Korando commercial have been named category winners of the Continental Irish Van of the Year 2014 title by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) van jury.

Ford EcoSport looks to have style with substance

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

Ford tells us that its all-new EcoSport SUV offers drivers the perfect combination of small car agility, affordability, and fuel efficiency, with the flexibility and spaciousness customers expect from an SUV, all in one stylish and connected package, with an entry level price of €23,995. Wow, I cannot wait to see and drive it, but can it be that good? writes Padraic Deane.

The boy who learned ‘slabs of poetry’

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

Seamus Heaney was not quite sure whether, as an adult, he ‘invented backwards’ some of his earliest fascination with words, but he didn’t think so. Because he could still picture the small boy absorbed by the old wireless in his farmhouse home, between Castledawson and Toomebridge, in Northern Ireland.* He would touch and pronounce some of the names on its dial, such as Hilversum, Stuttgart and Leipzig.

The perfect cover up

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

With the festive season around the corner party time beckons. By now you have probably found the perfect dress. But if it is short sleeved you may be seeking a little extra cover if you are self conscious about your upper arms or simply want to ward off winter chills.

Canopi, a seamless way of adding arm cover to a sleeveless garment, is the perfect choice for making one outfit into two. Make that sleeveless dress or top work by adding stylish sleeves or transform an office day dress into a night time look by removing this lightweight option.

Beauty on a budget

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Would you like to try out the latest beauty products but are prohibited by the cost? If so, Ireland’s newest monthly beauty subscription service - which allows you to sample items without buying the full size products - may appeal.

Give your skin a boost

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Lack of sleep, cigarettes, too much sun, pollution, stress, an unbalanced diet... These not only affect our health but also our skin. When skin

Lipsmacking treats

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Burt’s Bees has introduced a new addition to its popular lip balm range, the number one selling natural lip balm in the US and the UK - two Burt’s Bees balms are sold every second globally.

Brighten up your tresses

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Hairchalk from L’Oréal offers an affordable, quick and temporary hair colour which lasts for a minimum of two shampoos.

Care for your locks

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Are your locks less than lustrous? Are they dull and brittle? Then maybe too much heat styling is the culprit.

Pampering treats

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Still searching for the ideal beauty gift or stocking filler as the season of the holly and the berries is just days away? Well, look no further than Ziaja’s Christmas gift collection.

Christmas Day in the Pro-Cathedral, 1842

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

This photograph of Lower Abbeygate Street was taken from the top of a warehouse on the corner of Whitehall c1870. In the foreground you can see the remains of the Browne Mansion, and the original site of the Browne Doorway. Further up the street is the Pro-Cathedral, which was the site of an appalling disaster on Christmas Day, 1842. The following, which appeared in The Dublin Pilot, is a graphic account of what happened.

A royal visitor in ‘Pollok’s Time’

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Earlier this year Galway Diary discussed the evictions implemented by Marcella Netterville and John Gerrard on their 7,000 acre estate at Ballinlass, near Mount Bellew Co Galway. In 1846 more that 400 families were heartlessly thrown out on the road, without any compensation. The land was being cleared to fatten cattle, which would have been far more profitable than tenants; many of whom, as the Great Famine tightened its terrible grip, were unable to pay their way. The Times of London famously commented that the Ballinlass evictions showed ‘the sublime indifference to social considerations of which no one but an Irish landowner is capable.’

Keeping winter ailments away with acupuncture

Thu, Dec 05, 2013

As the Christmas holidays approach and as we look forward to gatherings with friends and family, we may neglect our health due to packed social calendars.

Quality dental care at a reasonable price at Rdent

Thu, Dec 05, 2013

Rdent is a new state-of-the-art dental surgery recently opened in Galway Shopping Centre on the Headford Road, providing a high standard of cosmetic and general dentistry at reasonable prices.

Outstanding dental care at Roscam Family Dental Practice

Thu, Dec 05, 2013

When it comes to your dental health the team at Roscam Family Dental Practice believe that prevention is one of the best cures and you are never too young, or old, to start caring for your smile.

Expand your life in three weeks

Thu, Dec 05, 2013

Harvey Wasserman’s Expand Your Life In Three Weeks workshops have one major purpose — to demonstrate that many emotional problems can respond to simple techniques. Wasserman will present exercises that help with depression, anxiety, and other emotional problems. They will help identify negative thinking and the many beliefs and experiences that limit personal growth and expansion.

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