Food & Wine
Get baking, Galway and help CHI, says Donal Skehan
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Award-winning food writer and TV presenter Donal Skehan has returned as Ambassador for the 18th Annual Great Irish Bake for Sick Children, calling on people across Galway to roll up their sleeves and help raise vital funds for sick children in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals and urgent care centres.
Home & Garden
Ireland’s most prevalent pests revealed
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
From creepy crawlies to pesky rodents, new research by pest control company Catch A Pest has discovered Ireland’s most prevalent pests.
Travel & Outdoors
Planning a Football Trip Around the Premier League Calendar
Mon, Mar 23, 2026
England offers one of the most compelling sporting journeys in the world through the Premier League, a competition that brings together historic clubs, passionate supporters and stadiums filled with decades of football tradition. For travellers who wish to experience English football in person, planning a trip around the league calendar becomes an essential step. Understanding how matches are scheduled and how supporters organise their visits allows us to transform a simple football match into a memorable cultural experience.
Education & Training
Tertiary Degree Courses offer alternative route to higher education
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
With CAO applications increasing by 6.5 per cent this year, students are being encouraged to consider all available pathways into higher education and to have alternative options in place if their first choice does not work out. One option that is still not widely known among students is the tertiary degree programme, which is now available in locations across Ireland.
Health, Beauty & Fashion
‘Giving God a chance’
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Keith Kelly sat in a Mayo courtroom anxiously awaiting his fate. He was appearing before the local judge on 11 charges. His solicitor gave him little reason for hope, saying more than likely he would end up in prison.
Old Galway
The Galway River, 1952
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
If you are in an aeroplane flying over a village or town, you get a fleeting impression of what that village looks like, but if one knows how to operate a very good camera while flying the aircraft, you might get a pin-sharp illustration of what that village looks like and how it is laid out. That is exactly what our pilot/photographer did in 1952 when he/she took this shot of the river from the Salmon Weir down to the Hygeia building.
