Why did I get paid for Easter Monday? Question: I work part-time from Wednesday to Friday each week. I was off sick over the Easter period. My employer does not pay any sick pay for employees who are ill. However, in my pay packet I was paid for Easter Monday but not for Good Friday. [...]
What to do when a student gap year beckons: Part 1 PLANS are afoot in our household, and no doubt in many others around the Country, to launch a young person into summer employment abroad, or even, in our case, a post Leaving Cert, pre-college gap/work year. Getting any teenager to do some forward planning [...]
Aries (Mar21/Apr20) You have to deal with the elephant in the room. Even if you don’t feel comfortable discussing topics like love and money, you still need to deal with them. Stop expecting a business or romantic partner to read your mind. If you want something, you have to ask for it. An inheritance, refund [...]
VETS who work with pets don’t have the same type of seasonal work demands as farm vets who are pushed to their limits during the lambing and calving seasons. But, for us, there is one problem that is more common than any other during the summer months, and that’s the problem of itchy dogs. The [...]
THE Athenry Primary Care Team held a men’s health evening recently and more than 75 men attended. The focus of the evening was to increase men’s awareness of health issues and provide information on lifestyle changes that could be made to help prevent ill health. At the event, health professionals from the Primary Care Team [...]
WITH exam time rapidly approaching, students are keen to get all the help they can. Eating a healthy diet and avoiding too much sugar is a good idea and some people finding taking a high omega supplement can boost concentration. Eskimo Brainsharp contains omega_3, 6 and 9 fatty acids with co_enzyme Q10, vitamin D and [...]
THE high-pressure exam period brings with it a number of emotional demands affecting students’ academic performance with the stress of last minute studying, revision classes, pulling all-nighters and early morning starts. Life before exams leaves little time for anything other than cramming for many pupils and students. The average amount of time spent on studying [...]
IRELAND’S answer to Johnny Cash, David Hope, returns to Galway to perform in The Crane Bar this Thursday, May 10. David will be joined on the night by local singer-songwriter Miriam Donohue and Wexford folksters Paul Creane & The Changing Band. David Hope is one of the best roots-related outfits operating at present, seamlessly blending [...]
THE Galway Arts Festival has confirmed that CHIC will perform at the Big Top on Thursday, July 19. Audiences can expect an incredible live show from one of the greatest party bands of all time if CHIC’s 2009 performance at the Electric Picnic is anything to go by. Arguably one of the greatest disco/funk bands [...]
AWARD-winning British folk-rock group Mumford & Sons has kindly decided to organise a one-day music festival in Salthill Park entitled ‘Gentlemen Of The Road’. “We want to stop off in towns not usually heavily toured by bands, and celebrate the people, food and music that inhabit them,” says the band. The festival, which is fast [...]
