Oranmore Lodge Leisure Club Open Week

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

The leisure team in the Oranmore lodge leisure Club are running an Open week from September 2-9. They are offering people the chance to try the facilities, classes and attend some interesting health and wellness talks for free. Pop in with your training gear or give them a call for more information on 091 794400 ext.2.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can help you transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Pain Management at the Crane Clinic

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

Acupuncture, which originated in China, is proven to bea very effective therapy for pain relief and is now usedin many progressive hospitals in the USA, UK, Israel,and Australia.

Ensure mental and physical wellbeing at Club Vitae

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

Club Vitae in Oranmore, Galway understands the important of fitness and health for everybody’s mental and physical well-being and are excited to say that they are open to new memberships.

Evolution made our breathing worse. Here’s how to fix it

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

I recently read the book Breath. Some of the ideas were very interesting.

Most of us don't pay attention to our breathing, even though we take somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000 breaths per day, unless something is wrong, like episodes of asthma, snoring, or persistent sinus infections.

O’Loughlin’s cavalry protected the king

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

The arrival of British royalty on Irish shores in recent times, is usually greeted with genuine interest and curiosity, and a sense of welcome and respect, while extreme nationalists have to grin and bear it.

How to support your loved one to get a wheelchair accessible home

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

As a parent or a sibling, sometimes it is hard to find the balance between encouragement and pressure when we are trying to get our loved ones to think about the future and where they will live as they get older.

Create your dream home with Cherrymore Kitchens and Bedrooms

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Are you building your dream home? Thinking of renovating? Don’t get stressed and frightened by all the current debate on price increases, materials shortages, and poor service – Cherrymore Kitchens and Bedrooms is here to save the day and help you get your project completed on time, on budget, and to a top quality finish.

Are you curious about foam rolling? Learn how to get the most out of your roller

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

You are losing out on some significant advantages if you have been letting your foam roller collect dust. This straightforward device can increase your range of motion and hasten your recovery. Foam rolling can completely transform your performance, from lessened muscular tension to improved mobility and quicker recovery.

Long Covid – help is at hand

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Most people who get Covid-19 get better very quickly. Some people continue to experience symptoms, and even have other symptoms develop in the weeks and sometimes months following their infection. This is commonly referred to as long Covid. Some of the more common long Covid symptoms include a lasting cough, fatigue, aches and pains, brain fog, loss of taste, loss of sense of smell, and insomnia.

COPE Galway invites us to ‘age proof’ our lives

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

There are simple changes we can make right now, to ensure that we live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Because of COPE Galway’s work with older people towards enjoying healthy, independent, ageing at home, the charity has invited Professor Rose Anne Kenny to Galway. A leading researcher in the field, Professor Kenny will share her knowledge on how to ‘age proof’ our lives.

COPE Galway invites us to ‘age proof’ our lives

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

There are simple changes we can make right now, to ensure that we live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Because of COPE Galway’s work with older people towards enjoying healthy, independent, ageing at home, the charity has invited Professor Rose Anne Kenny to Galway. A leading researcher in the field, Professor Kenny will share her knowledge on how to ‘age proof’ our lives.

COPE Galway invites us to ‘age proof’ our lives

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

There are simple changes we can make right now, to ensure that we live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Because of COPE Galway’s work with older people towards enjoying healthy, independent, ageing at home, the charity has invited Professor Rose Anne Kenny to Galway. A leading researcher in the field, Professor Kenny will share her knowledge on how to ‘age proof’ our lives.

COPE Galway invites us to ‘age proof’ our lives

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

There are simple changes we can make right now, to ensure that we live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Because of COPE Galway’s work with older people towards enjoying healthy, independent, ageing at home, the charity has invited Professor Rose Anne Kenny to Galway. A leading researcher in the field, Professor Kenny will share her knowledge on how to ‘age proof’ our lives.

COPE Galway invites us to ‘age proof’ our lives

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

There are simple changes we can make right now, to ensure that we live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Because of COPE Galway’s work with older people towards enjoying healthy, independent, ageing at home, the charity has invited Professor Rose Anne Kenny to Galway. A leading researcher in the field, Professor Kenny will share her knowledge on how to ‘age proof’ our lives.

Find your balance and boost your health with Plexus Bio Energy

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Plexus Bio Energy is back to build up our mental, emotional, and physical health after a busy summer and before we head into autumn/winter.

The happiest days of our lives

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

It may be a cliché but the old adage that the happiest days of our lives were the ones we spent at school would be true for most people. When we were in school, we probably thought that it was all lies, but later we gradually realised it was true. Life changes with time but memories of our school days remain the same all the time, days of laughter, smiles, great friendships, games in the school yard, no worries of bills, taxes or finances, desks with flip-tops and inkwells in the middle, heavy school bags, the glantóir, headline copies, the poems we learned, the sheer joy of the last day before the holidays, the imaginative excuses for being late … “The two wheels fell off me bicycle, sir”.

Bankruptcy and scandal plagued the brilliant Wilde family

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

‘Westward Ho! Let us rise with the sun, and be off to the land of the west - to the lakes and streams - the grassy glens and fern-clad gorges - the bluff hills and rugged mountains - now cloud-capped, then revealed in azure, or bronzed by evening’s tints, as the light of day sinks into the bold swell of the Atlantic….’

Open Day at the French Institute

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The French Institute Galway is holding an Open Day on Saturday September 3 from 10 am to 4 pm at the historic Bridge Mills. Its director Elodie Ferry and her staff of qualified teachers will be in attendance to answer your questions. Free assessment tests can be taken on that day.

Career progression available through working in a retail pharmacy

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Start working in pharmacy and you can progress up to becoming a pharmacist. First you work as an over the counter assistant, you are trained instore to give advice on medicines bought at the counter, vitamins, and skincare. Next, train as a pharmacy technician doing a two year distance learning technician course while working, gaining experience and applying knowledge as you acquire it. Lastly, you can apply to university as a mature student to study pharmacy. The academic requirement is a Leaving Certificate with chemistry. Experience in pharmacy, ie, working as a pharmacy technician, is an obvious advantage. Universities want the applicants to start and complete courses they begin, and having worked in a pharmacy you will know it is a career fit for you. This experience makes you more attractive to the admissions panel.

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