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Resetting wellness at your workplace

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamaraA recent poll carried out on the networking site LinkedIn revealed a startling truth: nearly half of the professionals who responded feel afraid to be their authentic selves at work. Wellness trainer Dolores Andrew said her survey findings tallied with Gallup’s latest research showing that only 31% of employees are engaged in their workplaces, a decade-low figure that underscores a growing crisis in employee satisfaction and productivity.
€90m for Galway’s health infrastructure

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

A senior estate manager has been appointed to bring the upgraded masterplan for University Hospital Galway to fruition as nearly €90m has been allocated to improve the health infrastructure in the city and county this year. This new manager will work alongside a design team which is progressing the ‘Development Control Plan’ for the University Hospital Galway (UHG) campus that is almost complete.
Inverin sisters’ futuristic art lands top spots in national competition

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Two young sisters in Connemara have taken the top spots in a national art competition with their individual depictions of dream cars. Maja Matusik, 6, took first place in her age category (7 years old or under) while her older sibling Jagoda, 9, got second place in the 8-11 age group in the 18th Toyota Ireland Dream Car Art contest. Their success has won them a trip to represent Ireland in the worldwide competition in Japan.
Pastels, cutouts and sheer layering for SS25

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamaraI have to stop myself every time somebody praises the fabulous weather from putting a downer on it. I’m sure I’m not alone in worrying if this is our summer – the last time this happened was in the depths of the first lockdown when everybody decamped to their garden but were unable to socialise or meet friends. That year we had a terribly rainy summer after six weeks of glorious April sunshine.
Station House’s major upgrade readies facility for its second chapter

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

A multimillion-euro refurbishment of one of Connemara’s most popular hotels is about to be unveiled to guests ahead of the bumper Easter break. The Clifden Station House has overhauled its restaurant, residents’ lounge and reception areas on the ground floor to give guests greater room to enjoy facilities.
Fears parts of Galway city are ‘no-go’ areas

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Gardaí have insisted the city is safe despite the perception of ‘no-go’ areas. In response to a pattern of criminal activity on the east of the city, Chief Superintendent Gerry Roche said they decided to convene a Garda taskforce and over the last two months, officers had detected 75 incidents of wrongdoing. Operation Sage Swan has involved dedicated Gardaí mounting extra patrols and carrying out increased checkpoints across the eastern suburbs since the beginning of February.
Making online kids’ shoes hassle-free

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamaraRetailers may feel they are swimming against an impossible tide when it comes to competing against online shops. The amount of retailers that have closed their shutters for good in the city as well as our county towns since Covid is so disheartening. I personally hate shopping online.
Parking problems for people attending Merlin outpatients’

4 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Patients attending the new outpatients’ department in Merlin Park are struggling to find parking in what was previously a hospital campus which had escaped fees and congestion. Several Galway councillors raised the vexed issue of parking at Merlin Park since the opening of the outpatients building on February 10 at the bi-monthly Regional Health Forum meeting this week.
As clocks go forward, what about your sleep routine?

4 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamaraWith the clocks to go forward this Sunday at 1am for daylight saving time, we will all get an hour less in bed. While 60 minutes less under the sheets is certainly not appealing the way I’ve been sleeping these last few challenging perimenopausal years, it does signal the advent of spring and summer finally after a stormy, dreary winter.
Health insurers still owe over €20m to hospitals

4 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Denise McNamara

Over €20 million is owed to the three Galway hospitals by private health insurance companies in the latest update given to councillors. Nearly €19m owed to the two Galway city hospitals and a further €1.5m was owed last February in figures collated by the Centralised Reporting Solution.