Summer fashion savings at Kilkenny

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Kilkenny has something to put a smile on your face this summer, with fantastic discounts across all fashion brands in stores nationwide. Home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers, Kilkenny also stocks a host of renowned international labels ensuring that you get top summer fashion at great prices. From clothing to bags and accessories, make your local Kilkenny store your one-stop-shop for all your fashion needs (clothing available in Nassau Street, Cashel, Galway, and Cork stores).

How pack like a pro

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Are you going on a summer holiday soon? The key to successful packing is to choose key pieces and work around then. A little planning will bring you a long way. Consider what you are going to do during your holiday, how often you with be going sightseeing, outings, relaxing by the beach, and decide on simple, versatile looks.

Father’s Day at Born Clothing

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Born Clothing is for men too, don’t forget! With Father’s Day this Sunday, June 17, we will sort out your gift buying woes whether it is for your father, your husband, or your boyfriend with our wide menswear selection. Within our trendy Jack & Jones section, why not try the popular Mooty original jeans at €49.95 or the latest light wash Vice original flares at €59.95 with one of our fashionable premium shirts starting at €39.95. Or for the more casual guy, why not pick him up one of our great polo shirts in a wide range or styles and colours starting at €17.95. Don’t forget ladies, our men like to be cool too, so for that reason make the most of our excellent promotion getting Jack & Jones flip flops at half price when you pick up a pair of fab board shorts.

Room outside at The Boutique Kitchen

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness simply did not know where to go shopping. The women of Galway know that happiness is available to purchase in sizes small, medium, or large at Born in Newtownsmith, not least of all because of The Boutique Kitchen, the in-store cafe where you can fortify yourself for a day's shopping with breakfast, beverages, and brownies without needing to leave this shopping haven.

Twenty ways to help get your toddler to sleep

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

1. Do not be tempted to use bed or bedtime as a punishment. This will only reinforce the message that bed and bedtime is a separation from loved ones and fun. Do not even suggest this indirectly by saying, “You must be tired or you would not be so cranky”.

Galway University Hospitals to meet waiting list targets

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Galway University Hospitals is set to meet its target of a nine month waiting list for adult inpatients and a 20-week waiting time for children by September.

Moycullen Riding Centre

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Moycullen Riding Centre is situated just a few miles from the city of Galway in Poulnaclough, Moycullen.

Lose two stone in ten weeks with diet, exercise, and metabolism correction

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

There are three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan — diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect — one will not work without the other.

Yoga for children

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Galway Yoga Kids Camp provides a safe and nurturing environment where your children can strengthen their sense of confidence, focus, breath, creativity, physical awareness, and appreciation of their whole being through yoga, movement, music, and art.

Acupuncture to assist fertility

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Acupuncture is one of the fertility treatments being sought by a growing number of women who are not able to get pregnant using more conventional methods.

Are you tired of being tired? What are your eyes telling you?

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Do you feel tired all the time? Your body needs detoxing, superfoods, and balanced nutrition. A four-week vitality programme is offered by Yvonne Duffy O’Shaughnessy at Health and Herbs including juice therapy, correcting your diet, and detoxing your bowel, liver, and kidneys in order to get back the boundless energy you once had.

Promised regional paediatric diabetes posts remain unfilled

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

A call has been made for the HSE West to make additional nursing and dietician support available to enable children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes receive insulin pump treatment at University Hospital Galway.

Juice therapy workshop

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Learn how much, how often and what juices work best for what at a juice therapy workshop at Health and Herbs, Sea Road, Galway, on Wednesday June 6, from 7pm to 8.30pm.

The workshop will discuss how juice therapy, wheatgrass, and super foods play a vital role in curing disease and reviving stamina. Regular consumption of fruit and vegetable juice also strengthens the body and prevents degeneration of the skin, flesh, glands, and organs as well as cleansing the organs and the blood, helping us to recover from illness faster, and increasing energy. Juicing also helps increase your immunity, alkalise your system, improve cardiovascular system and heart health, and increase your stamina and vitality.

Taking years off your appearance

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

When you look in the mirror are you happy with the reflection that stares back at you? Or do you feel you look older than your years, perhaps clinging steadfastly to an outdated image?

Coping with life’s pressures

Thu, May 31, 2012

What sort of things put you under pressure? Paying bills, lack of job security, traffic congestion, family rows?

Living with MS

Thu, May 24, 2012

When Anne-Marie Hayden was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a progressive neurological condition, at age 20 she entered a “completely different world”.

Style Isle

Thu, May 24, 2012

This season has so many trends going for it that I can safely say it is hard to keep up. And coming from me, that's a pretty serious matter. One trend that has completely dominated this year is the clash. No, not the British band of the 1980s — prints, colour, and textures can be mixed and matched and there are no rules. You can literally wear what you like with whatever you like. The best place to start with the clash, is prints; florals in particular.

Notes for the season

Thu, May 24, 2012

Getting cheeky
For me, applying blush is the hardest make-up technique to get right. Getting the right colour, placing it in the right area, and using the right amount of pigment all seem to create the perfect storm for human error, so I am always asking the girls in the Brown Thomas make-up hall for techniques.

Style Counsel

Thu, May 24, 2012

The Down Syndrome Centre is urging women to donate dresses to one of Ireland’s most fashion-forward fundraisers, Buy My Dress, supported by Kellogg’s Special K. The Down Syndrome Centre hopes to raise €120,000 this year through the fundraiser, which will take place at various locations around the country on Saturday. The Galway Buy My Dress event will take place in the Hotel Meyrick on Saturday from 11am to 5pm.

Find the perfect hat at the Galway Hat Shop

Thu, May 24, 2012

Do not choose your headwear for this season’s weddings without first visiting the Galway Hat Shop, which offers an amazing selection of hats and headpieces. All the new colours and styles for summer 2012 are now in stock. You can choose from every shape and size imaginable. You can either hire or buy your hat; every budget is accommodated for with pieces ranging from €25 to €800. You can also have a hat or headpiece dyed to exactly match the colour of your outfit.

The Galway Hat Shop in Corbett Court Shopping Centre has one of the best selections in the country. Women travel from all over the country to visit the shop.

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