The Gaslight — warming up your autumn and winter evenings

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

This autumn and winter warm up your nights with a wide range of parties and options at the Gaslight Bar & Brasserie. One of Galway’s most sought after dining and party venues open seven days a week, the Gaslight has an unrivalled location, situated in Hotel Meyrick in the heart of the city, with sweeping views over Eyre Square.

Synonymous with great food and drink, exceptional service, and stylish surroundings, the Gaslight offers group dining options from €24.50. Its straight-talking menus use fresh, seasonal, produce sourced from across Ireland. Dishes are cooked simply and served elegantly ensuring the mouthwatering menus are the perfect accompaniment to a summer’s evening.

Quality furniture at An Siopa Troscan, Moycullen

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

See the full range of quality Irish manufactured suites at Siopa Troscán, Moycullen, where all the suites can be made to order. The full range of styles covers everything from contemporary to traditional. Pictured is the Roisin suite now €1,949 (was €2,499).

Do you know what chiropractors do?

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Chiropractic is one of the largest growing healthcare professions in the world. It is a healthcare profession that provides a drug-free approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of joint, nerve, and muscle conditions by predominantly treating the joints of the body. Treatment focuses on restoring normal joint movement and positioning to help facilitate the body’s natural ability to heal.

Prague doctor praises Relaxin

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Coping with stress and anxiety is not always easy, and our ability to manage it varies throughout our lives and according to the nature of the stress. Relaxin herbal complex can increase your resistance to stress. It works as a general tonic for all body systems including the nervous system, and it makes you more resilient to life’s pressures.

Lose two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Metabolism - the real weight loss miracle
If you want dramatic results and at the same time a very realistic ‘doable’ plan, if you want to get at the stubborn fat on your stomach or hips and thighs and keep the weight off easier, then your metabolism is the miracle answer.

If you want dramatic results and at the same time a very realistic ‘doable’ plan, if you want to get at the stubborn fat on your stomach or hips and thighs and keep the weight off easier, then your metabolism is the miracle answer.

Happy tenth birthday Optique Opticians

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Owner of Optique Opticians Elaine O’Sullivan FAOI, optometrist, established a state-of-the-art optical practice at Briarhill Shopping Centre, Ballybrit, in October 2007. Since then, she has established a reputation for her excellent eyecare, stunning eyewear collections, and the most advanced sight testing technology.

Look after your smile with Roscam Family Dental Practice

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

At Roscam Family Dental Practice, Dr Neysan Chah and his team understand that when it comes to our teeth, starting with good dental habits can go a long way in ensuring that our smile looks and feels at its very best. The perfect starting point? A comprehensive dental assessment.

Dr Chah says: “I cannot emphasise the importance of a comprehensive dental assessment. It’s so much more than just a check-up and provides a vital opportunity for our patients to ask questions and discuss any concerns that they may have. This allows us to place our patients at the centre of everything that we do.”

Galway clinic offers hope to acne sufferers

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Taking antibiotics for your acne is a huge mistake, according to Therese Moylan, an acne expert who has 25 years’ experience treating acne.

New teacher training courses from Green Lotus Yoga

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Green Lotus Yoga is once again running its 200 hour foundation teacher training in January 2018 at The Yoga Shala, Gort, Galway. It is also offering a 300-hour advanced training for teachers and a variety of four day CPD trainings in yoga anatomy, yin, inversions, and tantra.

Open days at Coláiste Íde

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Coláiste Íde an t-aon Mheán Scoil Chónaithe lán-Ghaelach 7 lá in Éirinn. Lonnaithe i gCiarraí, in eastáit stairiúil le hais Bhá an Daingin, cuireann Coláiste Íde sár chaighdeán iar-bhunoideachais ar fáil dos na daltaí a fhreastalaíonn air.

Do not leave it until secondary school to get help with maths

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

This is the advice for all parents of primary school children who are experiencing difficulties at school with this core subject. Frank Murphy, manager of FCL Galway, explains that one of the keys to success in maths is having a solid fluency in the foundational maths skills that are taught in primary school. Too often, students do not get sufficient practice at the different basic skills, and so lack the confidence needed to tackle the more complex ideas that appear in secondary school mathematics and beyond. Often students lack the necessary fluency and feel that they are “no good at maths”.

Global impact and the creative industries focus of new programmes at NUI Galway

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

NUI Galway has launched seven new Arts degrees for enrolment in 2018. The new offerings respond to feedback from students, industry and employers and further expands the specialised Arts study options at NUI Galway.

Wellbeing and emotional literacy

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

The area of wellbeing and emotional literacy has come to the fore in recent years as mental health issues among our youth continue to rise. This was highlighted in a study carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI) in 2013 as one in five young Irish adults aged 19-24 and one in 6 young people aged 11-13 who took part in the study were experiencing mental health problems at the time.

Do you have a budding young film maker?

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Do you have a budding young film maker in the family? Clapperboard Junior Film School might be the answer.

Kumon helps students advance ahead of their peers

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

The Kumon adventure starts with a careful diagnostic test which explores what each student can comfortably do, and even what he/she can learn to do next with timely but minimal guidance. By finding the place at which the student has robust understanding, and back tracking a small bit to ensure that the academic foundation of the student is absolutely robust, Kumon students have the opportunity to develop good work skills while honing accuracy and speed through developing their memory.

Two new routes from Shannon for 2018

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Two airlines have announced new services from Shannon Airport in recent weeks.

Air Canada is to run a direct service to Toronto, operating from June to October next year. The service will operate four days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Celebrate the new M18 with a trip to Ennis

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

To celebrate the opening of the new M18 motorway from Galway to Clare, Hotel Woodstock, Ennis, is giving a free €5 fuel voucher for your journey for every night booked with its midweek autumn special offer.

The Galway City Challenge Hurling Cup 1920

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

As nationalist sentiment was rising in the early years of the last century, a new generation of GAA officials emerged who were zealous in their belief in the transformative power of the GAA and they saw themselves as engaged in a project of national liberation. Some GAA tournaments were staged as part of a pro-Boer campaign. Police reports noted: “The ambition it seems to get hold of the youth of the country and educate them in rebellious and seditious ideas,” a somewhat hysterical interpretation of the GAA ban on foreign games.

People of the Tribes: Meet Cathy

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

Hi, my name is Cathy Gill. I live in Galway City with my three sons who are my world. I'm originally from Claddagh, lived in Mervue till I was 12 and then returned to the Claddagh because my Grandparents came from there and left the house to my Dad. So, I'm a bit of Mervue and Claddagh, best of both worlds! I work in the hospital, part-time in the oncology ward and I take pictures of Galway on the side. I love capturing Galway and showing it in a different light. Galway for me, it's my city, my heart, I love it, it's my home.

Do you have a budding young film maker?

Fri, Sep 29, 2017

Do you have a budding young film maker in the family? Clapperboard Junior Film School might be the answer.

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