Red Barn colour scheme helps nursing home clients

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

The Red Barn in Briarhill Business Park is always evolving and coming up with new ways and ideas to transform homes and improve upon ways of decorating, painting, and window dressings. The crew recently undertook a renovation to a nursing home, where the owner wanted the rooms updated and modernised but had to conform to standards and be very functional, with of course cleaniness and comfort a high priority.

Balance is best in early stimulus for your baby

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

Parents of small babies know that it is important to stimulate their children from an early age by providing opportunities for them to explore their environments.

By stimulation we mean all the things parents naturally do with young children — talk, sing, play with them, tickle them, and cuddle them.

Pioneers of industry in Galway

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

There were very few industrial plants in Galway in the 1950s. Galway Textile Printers, known locally as the cotton factory, had just opened; there was the hat factory, and there were some small units around town, but that was it. Then the Lemass era arrived, and there was a change in government policy as the government began to actively encourage industries from abroad to locate here.

Is Ms Jennifer Sleeman a bit of a crackpot?

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

I have always thought it strange why so many women feel isolated from the Catholic Church, when it has at its centre a woman, Mary - the Mother of God. It is not right that many women feel they are ‘second class citizens’ within a church that attempts to reach out to all. Surely without Mary, the New Testament would be worthless. Surely after the Nazarene Himself, the Mother of Jesus, who is venerated by the Catholic and Orthodox churches, is the first and greatest saint in heaven. Mary is revered by all Christian churches, and honoured by Islam. At the very first council of the Church, at Ephesus four hundred years after Christ, she was declared to be the Theotokos, Mother of God (the actual God bearer). But even before that her image, holding the Child, was etched into tombs in the Roman catacombs. Being the Theotokos, Mary could have become remote, unreal from the human experience. After all we are told that she was born free from Original Sin, which as a total ‘theological illiterate’ I don’t fully understand; but I accept the logic that if Mary was not the mother of God, then Jesus was not God. I believe that He was. Yet despite the supreme position of Mary many women feel isolated, uninvolved, as if they have no contribution to make.

No more sleepless nights

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

You’ve just tucked them in bed, sung a soothing lullaby and dimmed the bedroom lights. You are looking forward to a quiet evening toasting your toes in front of the fire or catching up on the latest news with your friend on the telephone.

Free heart health talk in Galway next week

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

The Irish Heart Foundation will hold a free public talk called ‘Heart Health – What Women Need to Know’ at the Salthill Hotel on Wednesday September 22.

The IHF, a national charity fighting heart disease and stroke, is promoting this month as a red alert to all Irish women to make themselves aware of the risks and signs of heart disease. As many women (5,000) as men die from cardiovascular diseases and the Irish Heart Foundation is encouraging people to Go Red for Women and take action to reduce their risk.

Bright ideas from B&Q

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Want to lighten up your house and brighten your mood this autumn? Then look no further than B&Q’s new lighting range.

Hosting Chernobyl children 2011

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Local charity, Camp Claddagh, the Galway branch of the Adi Roche-founded Chernobyl Children's Project International, has launched its annual drive to recruit new families to support its rest and recuperation programme.

Dinner for a tenner

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Everywhere you look there are deals to be had for eating out but Charlie Chan’s new menu in the Royal Villa in Oranmore must be the best value out there. His 12 most popular main courses with a choice of chicken, beef, pork, or prawns cost €10 including rice, chips or fried noodles.

Homefarm Butchers opens in Oranmore

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Staying with Oranmore, I called in to see the newly opened Homefarm Butchers shop. It is located to the side of the astroturf pitch on your way to Scoil Mhuire girls’ school.

It is a traditional type butcher’s shop selling locally sourced products such as Kinvara lamb and great value free range ducks, also from Kinvara (currently out of stock now due to demand and back in a week or so). It sells free range chickens, beef finished on Homefarm’s own farm, and potatoes from Kinvara, Ardrahan, and Tawin Island. It has a really good se

Potatoes

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

New potatoes in a creamy chive dressing
Wonderful with poached salmon or chicken.

Must-haves for your autumn wardrobe

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

The new season is just around the corner and it is time to update your wardrobe. The process of updating your wardrobe is easy (assuming that you have undertaken a wardrobe makeover beforehand). Simply get key pieces that will go with clothes in your wardrobe. You can also get complete new looks. The good news is that many designers have made beautiful clothes that women can actually wear.

Notes for the season

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Good looks on guys

Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

On the 1820 map of Galway, the site of the Taibhdhearc was part of the then Augustinian Church. When the present church was built in the 1850s the site became derelict. The late Ned Joyce remembered a large tree growing on the site, a tree which stretched across the street to a tenement known as ‘The Windings’. The occupants used to hang their washing on the tree on fine days.

In 1912 the Augustinians built the present building as a parish hall, which functioned as a social club where they put on dramatic productions as well as playing billiards and table tennis, etc. This club became defunct and, in 1928, a committee of 10 under the chairmanship of Dr Seamus O’Beirne took it over and equipped it as a theatre. Their idea, and that of the Government of the time, was to use An Taibhdhearc and An Céad Cath, the Irish speaking army battalion based in Renmore Barracks, as vehicles for the regeneration and promotion of the Irish language in Galway. The committee invited Mícheál Mac Liammóir and Hilton Edwards to produce the first play which was Mícheál’s own Diarmuid agus Gráinne.

Notes for the season

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

All those sacrifices your parents made. Those years of commitment, the hard work, and the studying, the walking to class in the rain. The exams. Today is the day it all pays off. Today is graduation day. Today you get that dress. I mean, your degree. Today you get your degree.

The Corrib Club

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

“The Galway Corrib Club held their annual regatta on the splendid river of the Corrib at Menlo. The day was as fine as ‘sunshine and pageantry’ could make it, and the ivy-mantled Castle of Menlo, the residence of Sir Thomas Blake, Bart, was decorated with flags of all nations, and waved gracefully in the breeze. There was not a ripple on the bosom of the lake unless what was created by the oars of the several beautiful little crafts which were constantly scudding up and down the river, freighted with some of Nature’s fairest daughters. There was a band in attendance and during the day discoursed some beautiful music. Great credit is due to the commodore, PT Grealy, Esq, and the members of the club for the satisfactory manner in which the whole arrangements were carried out. After five races between four oared gigs, outriggers and punts, the sports of the day terminated with a duck race, which was most amusing. At seven o’clock, the amusements terminated and the delighted spectators returned home, highly pleased with the day’s sport. Although there were places of refreshment, there was not a man to be seen the worse for liquor, so that the whole affair was a complete success.”

Get dramatic results with a Jet Peel at Therapie

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

If chemical facial peels scare you, but you still want a treatment that will give your skin dramatic results, why not try the Jet Peel facial at Therapie on Shop Street.

This treatment uses a saline solution which is sprayed over your skin at supersonic speed to slough away dead skin cells. Your therapist then chooses a prescriptive vitamin solution to add to your skin after discussing your own specific concerns.

Romance meets elegance with the new VILA range at Paco

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

VILA is a luxurious collection focusing on feminine elegance. The VILA range is based on a separate trend story to enhance a unique and luxurious feel. These pieces can be styled individually as well as together, with other must-haves within the VILA collection.

Griffin’s Bakery, tea room, and pizzeria

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Practically every person in Galway knows of Griffin’s Bakery, just at the end of Shop Street where it turns into Quay Street. It is one of the oldest continuously running businesses in the city, dating back to 1876, and to the Griffins’ credit the façade of the building has not changed much over the 100-plus years. The building is medieval and dates back 500 years. A Saturday morning visit to Griffin’s is for many Galwegians an integral part of the weekend and it is not unusual to see a queue at the door, particularly at Christmas.

Discover the wines of South Australia

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Wine Australia will host an event exploring the wines of South Australia in Galway City Museum this evening. Entitled It’s a long Way from Clare to here, the evening sets out to tell the story of one of Australia’s most famous wine regions, the Clare Valley in South Australia.

Located about two hours’ drive north of Adelaide in South Australia, the valley has a wine making history that goes back to the 1840s, and with a name like the Clare Valley, the region obviously has strong Irish links. It was named by Edward Gleeson (known as the King of the Clare) who left Sixmilebridge in Co Clare in 1850.

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