The weight loss doctor
Thu, Nov 04, 2010
Dr Eva Orsmond is probably best known for her role as RTE’s hugely popular Operation Transformation diet and nutrition expert. Her battle to re-educate people on health and fitness is changing hundreds of people’s lives every day.
The Orsmond Clinics, run by Dr Orsmond, is a private specialist service offering a medically supervised professional approach to the treatment of overweight and obesity, and one of the few clinics that also offers weight loss programmes for children and patients with diabetes. “Obesity is still not too often not treated as a disease in medical practice, but rather its symptoms, eg, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes,” she said. “In reality numerous medical conditions can be cured through lifestyle change, of which weight reduction and a balanced healthy diet form a fundamental part.”
Read more ...Number 8 bar and restaurant
Thu, Nov 04, 2010
For those who have not sampled the food here, it is a very easy place to find. Just drive along the Dock Road and it is the all glass-fronted building facing out to the boats. During the week when you look in there will be lots of couches to relax on and at the weekend you will see lots of dining tables and chairs. This does not mean that the food is only served at the weekend, the food is served seven days a week from 5pm, and during the week you can eat from the comfort of an easy chair.
Read more ...Evening blazers
Thu, Nov 04, 2010
Evening blazers are going to be everywhere this party season. You will certainly be able to wear the one you bought a couple of seasons back.
The great thing about tailored jackets is that they look good dressed up or dressed down, which means that you can wear them for work or for the evening.
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This season’s coolest coats
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
As days are getting cooler, it is the time to look for your winter coat. So here are top trends and tips to find your perfect winter coat:
Read more ...Hair extension breakthrough
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Flip-In Hair is now available at David Martin Hair Salon’s. Flip-In Hair is the new revolution in hair extensions. It does not damage your own hair in any way, as it does not attach to it, it attaches instead to your head by a thin wire that is hidden by your own hair. No clips, no glue, no weaving, no damage! It takes literally one minute to flip in and one second to remove, and is fine to use with thinning or damaged hair.
Read more ...Notes for the season
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
A Good Foundation
“The importance of a good foundation cannot be over emphasised”. I read that opening line in an article in National Geographic magazine about architecture but it is equally applicable in the cosmetic world.
“The importance of a good foundation cannot be over emphasised”. I read that opening line in an article in National Geographic magazine about architecture but it is equally applicable in the cosmetic world.
Read more ...Some interesting new eateries in town
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
It is said that a recession can be a good time to start a business and there do seem to be several new food places opening up, restaurants, delis etc. Perhaps it is the lowering in rents, or the fact that we all have to eat, and any new food business that is keenly priced with good to excellent quality and service should do well. The following are a few that caught my eye.
Read more ...Detox, slim, and lose inches with Annaghdown’s special offer
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Ann Joyce, proprietor of Annaghdown Seaweed Spa, has over 30 years’ experience in the health and beauty business. She has always kept up with the latest technology, with the result that she has now discovered a brilliant method for cellulite and weight loss.
Read more ...Watery Woodquay
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Most of the area seen in this photograph was once part of a grant of land to Edward Eyre in 1670. It was all originally outside the city walls and was mostly made up of three islands which included St Stephen’s Island and Horse Island.
Read more ...Painting tips
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Flat or matt (also called vinyl matt) emulsion
This paint gives a chalky matt finish, the durability of this water-based emulsion is ideal for walls and ceilings. It leaves a spongeable surface and it can also be used on exterior masonry. On average one litre will cover 18 to 20 square yards per coat of paint. This type of paint can also be called vinyl matt emulsion and usually comes in a low-sheen finish.
The ghost of Sir Walter Scott at Hallowe’en
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
During the first three decades of the 19th century the parish priest of Blarney (north of Cork city) was the affable Fr Mat Horgan. He was the epitome of the traditional scholar-priest. He was a poet and antiquarian, a supporter of Cork university, an advocate for social reform, his hero was Daniel O’Connell, and he spoke Latin and Irish effortlessly. He lived at Ballygibbon (later named Waterloo after a bridge was built there in the month of the famous battle), and built a model of an ancient Round Tower, which can still be seen from the old Limerick to Cork road. But Fr Mat’s great gift was his love and generosity for bringing people of all classes together for dinners, parties and celebrations in a huge barn adjoining his home.
Read more ...Slapping and children
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Research carried out on this topic has shown that the majority of parents would prefer to use non-physical ways of disciplining their children. Also, parents are keen to learn about other methods of discipline but often find it difficult to access this information.
Arguments for and against slapping
Read more ...Lord Dunkellin’s statue
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
In 1873 this imposing statue was unveiled in Eyre Square in honour of Lord Dunkellin, son of Lord Clanricarde and heir to the family estates. He had a distinguished military career before being elected MP for Galway City in Parliament. He held the seat for eight years before being elected for the county in 1865. He died in 1867. There was a very large gathering in the Square on the day of the unveiling with lots of toasts and speeches. The sculpture was a very fine one by the distinguished artist John Henry Foley.
Read more ...Architects - making their mark
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Galway prides itself on being a medieval city. Thanks to some good development during the past 30 years or so, much of our ancient city landscape has been highlighted. Yet compared to Kilkenny, we are only at the tuppence-halfpenny stakes when it comes to physical history. But one new building in particular has done more than anything else to highlight the beginning of commercial Galway, and the growth of the town. I am referring to that deceptively simple projection of a 13th century Norman hall into the public domain at Druid Lane, off Quay Street. Designed by Michael Cadden at the Office of Public Works, using clean-lined modern architecture, the archaeological site is left as it was unearthed, and is presented behind a large glass wall. Uniquely the public is offered total immersion. Not only can we view the site, but there is provision for a public walkway over the site. But more of that in a moment.
Read more ...Doctor, Doctor
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
![‘All patients are vulnerable and apprehensive,’ says Mr Padraic Reagan, a consultant plastic reconstructive and hand surgeon at University Hospital Galway and the Bon Secours Hospital. ‘We [as doctors] are in a wonderfully privileged position that we can help people and that they place their trust and confidence in our skills.’](http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2010/10/32479_thumb.jpg "‘All patients are vulnerable and apprehensive,’ says Mr Padraic Reagan, a consultant plastic reconstructive and hand surgeon at University Hospital Galway and the Bon Secours Hospital. ‘We [as doctors] are in a wonderfully privileged position that we can help people and that they place their trust and confidence in our skills.’")
Medical advice columnists in newspapers and magazines are inundated with queries. People too scared or embarrassed to approach their doctor about some worrying medical problem find it easier to put pen to paper and confide in a total stranger.
Read more ...The Order of Malta in Galway
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
The Order of Malta was founded in the 12th century in Jerusalem to care for Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land and along pilgrimage routes through Christian Europe. Subsequently they were known as the Knights Hospitallers and when they came to Ireland they maintained hospitals for the sick, the poor, and the needy, and hostels for the use of travellers. The order is involved in many charitable activities, the most important being the administration of the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps.
Read more ...‘The sharpness of the factory girl’s tongue’
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
In the late 1980s a number of innovative ideas were introduced to industry and business, that cleared the runway for the Celtic Tiger take off. The one that made great sense, and had an energy about it, was the inventory strategy known as just-in-time. A Japanese idea that spread through Europe like a Spanish forest fire in a heat wave. Instead of stockpiling raw products for manufacture or for sale (with all the attendant headaches of storage costs, temperature, accounting, etc, etc,) the management skill was to wait until stocks were low, and then pick up the phone and make sure your supplier gave you exactly what you needed at the right time, in the right place, and the exact amount just-in-time. Suddenly, everyone was doing it. Suppliers were kept on their toes, trucks delivered through the night, and a bit of excitement was injected into the work place.
Excitement of a different kind was felt among the employees on the factory floor. Galway poet Rita Ann Higgins remembers when suddenly there were ‘jobs aplenty in Mervue Industrial Estate’. As a young girl, ‘when the only priority was washing the hair, and slapping on layers of makeup’, she rushed with all the others to join up. Soon she was hooked ‘on the chatter from the girls in the shirt factory, the stories about the boys and dance halls, and what went on in the backs of old cars after dances. The kissing stories, the telling-all stories. Someone was ‘such a ride’, someone else was ‘the town bike’. Factory lore was enhanced with nods and glances, and the internal rhythm of licentiousness was palpable. ‘In reply to the question, “What was he really like?” the ultimate put down was when a little finger was exhibited and crooked into the shape of a worm. The repartee from the factory girls was honed and blade-like. No nearby male was exempt from the sharpness of the factory girl’s tongue’.
Read more ...College House, a brief history
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
This photograph was originally taken in 1983 as the corporation was preparing to knock down the high wall that ran around St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church and replace it with the railings that had surrounded Eyre Square… one of the better Quincentennial projects that helped improve the face of Galway.
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