Merlin Pharmacy

14/02/2026

Valentine’s Day €200 Gift Card Giveaway! 💘​

Love is in the air… and so is a €200 GIFT CARD! 😍​

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re treating one lucky winner to €200 to spend in-store and online! 🥰​

👉 How to enter:​​

💕 Like and share this post​

💕 Follow us homestore and more

💕 Tag your Valentine (or a friend/ family member! 😊)​

🏆 Winner will be chosen and contacted from this account only on Friday February 13th!🏆 ​​

Good luck! 🍀 ​​

*The Winner will be chosen at random from Facebook, Instagram & Web Entries combined ​​

*Please note we will never ask you for your bank card details or to click on any links – we will only ever reply to the winner of the competition from our official account. Please be careful of possible scam accounts.​​

14/02/2026

13/02/2026

Love is in the air 💕

Still searching for the perfect Valentine’s gift? We have a beautiful range in store including luxurious sleep sets, gorgeous Yankee Candles, stylish diffusers, stunning fragrances and classic aftershaves — something special for everyone.

Skip the last-minute panic and pop in today to find the perfect gift. We’ve got you covered! 💝

03/02/2026

I’m thrilled that Your Wellbeing Revamp is now restocked at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, a Galway retail icon, and a place loved by so many for its charm and shelves full of wisdom. The book had seen a surge in demand due to my recent interview with MWRFM.

Your Wellbeing Revamp was born from years of real conversations, hands on experience, and a deep belief that our wellbeing is too important to leave to chance.

Whether you’re new to the idea or well on your way, Your Wellbeing Revamp offers simple, science backed strategies to help you feel good and function effectively, at work, at home, and in life.

It’s all about small daily habits that make a big difference.

Huge thanks to all at Charlie Byrne’s especially Vinny for their continued support of local authors and wellbeing initiatives.

Pop in to pick up your copy or click on this link to order your copy, or share with someone who might need a little wellbeing boost right now. https://seamus.kartra.com/page/yourwellbeingrevampbook

27/01/2026

January often kicks off with big plans and even bigger pressure, and as the weeks roll by our old habits and routines drag us back to the familiar.

We’re told to set goals, chase success, and reinvent ourselves, yet by February, many of those goals fall by the wayside. Why?

Because too often, we set goals we think we should want, not ones that reflect who we truly are.

In a recent session with GRETB tutors, we explored a simple shift that changes everything:

Instead of asking “What do I want to do this year?”
Try asking “Who do I want to be?”

This shift sparks a much deeper, and more sustainable, conversation around personal and workplace wellbeing.

To help guide this reflection, I distilled it into 4 simple daily questions:
1. Who will I connect with and reach out to today?
2. What positive emotion will I create in myself and others?
3. How will I move my body today?
4. How can I become more present and less distracted?

This is where real, lasting change begins. I believe asking and answering these questions, and following through with consistent action, will lead to 2026 being a year of personal transformation.

Because when your actions align with your identity and values, your habits stick. Your energy rises. Your confidence grows. You show up differently.

And that is the heart of wellbeing:

Feeling good and functioning effectively, consistently, not perfectly.
As we begin 2026, forget the pressure to overhaul your life.

Start with small daily habits that reflect the person you want to be, and watch the ripple effect unfold.

22/01/2026

Kicking off Year 3: Same theme, fresh perspective
This week I began my third year of delivering an 8 week wellbeing programme to staff at the University of Galway. This year the programme is called Wellbeing: Small Habits, Big Difference.

Three years in, I wanted to bring a fresh slant to the same powerful theme, because wellbeing isn’t static, and neither is how we explore it. The science is constantly evolving and refining.

This week we explored a big question I often hear:
Is wellbeing something we’re born with, or can we actually boost it?”

The science tells us:
A portion of our wellbeing is influenced by genetics and life circumstances. But a significant portion, often underestimated, is shaped by our daily habits, mindset, and behaviours.

In other words, we all have a wellbeing set point, and an associated upper and lower range, but the right tools can help us consistently live at the higher end of that range. Positive psychology clarifies for us exactly what those tools are and how we can apply them to our lives with minimum friction.

The focus of this 8 week program will be exploring those tools, and giving participants the opportunity to apply them in ways that ensure they can easily integrate them into even the busiest of schedules. Because despite what we may think, small habits really can make a big difference.

Thank you to kathy Hynes Cassidy for their ongoing commitment to creating a space where people are supported to thrive.

17/01/2026

Every year the Galway Simon Community hosts European Solidarity Corps volunteers. The European Solidarity Corps (ESC) is an EU initiative which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects that benefit communities and people around Europe.

This year I was delighted to once again engage with this wonderful group of young people from Italy & Spain on tools and techniques to maintain & boost wellbeing.

Even though English was a second language for all of the participants, and the group was wonderfully diverse, I’m always amazed at how deeply the message resonates.

It speaks to a universal truth:

No matter where you're from, the tools that support wellbeing speak a common language.

Regardless of background or language, we all seek the ability to feel good and function effectively. We all benefit from learning how to manage our energy, nurture positive emotions, and build resilience in the face of life’s challenges.

Watching these young people engage so openly and reflectively reminded me once again that small, science-backed habits can have a big impact, no matter where you're from, or what your background is.

For me, there is something deeply humbling about the universality of the wellbeing message.

31/12/2025

Just a reminder that we close this evening at 5pm and will be closed all day tomorrow- New Years Day. 💃🕺

Happy New Year to all from the team at Merlin Pharmacy.! 🥂🍾

Here's to a wonderful 2026! ❤️‍🔥

31/12/2025

Get up to 50% off Christmas stock while stocks last! Huge savings to be made !

25/12/2025

Happy Christmas from all of us at Merlin Pharmacy to all our patients, customers and above all our friends 🎄

22/12/2025

I recently completed an exciting project in partnership with University of Galway. I've just wrapped recording 13 bite-sized wellbeing videos, each one just 2 minutes long!

These short videos were created as an easy to access, practical resource for busy university staff who want to boost their wellbeing without needing to overhaul their entire schedule. Because one of my core beliefs is that wellbeing doesn’t need to be time consuming to be effective.

Each video focuses on small daily habits that make a big difference, from laughter to breathwork, kindness to exercise, there is a wide variety of research backed tools and techniques to cultivating wellbeing and resilience.

+ Quick to watch
+ Backed by science
+ Simple to apply
+ Created for real life daily challenges

Wellbeing isn’t about perfection, it’s about taking consistent small steps that help us feel good and function effectively, even on the busiest days.

Congrats to Kathy Hynes on this initiative to assist university staff in starting the day with just two minutes of science-backed inspiration and practical strategies they can actually use.

Such a novel step to make wellbeing accessible, engaging, and sustainable, because when individuals thrive, so too do entire workplace.

20/12/2025

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS 🌲

Christmas Eve: 9am - 3pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Stephens Day: Closed
Saturday 27th December: 10am-5pm
Sunday 28th December: Closed
Monday 29th December: 9am -6pm
Tuesday 30th December: 9am- 6pm
New Years Eve: 9am- 5pm
New Years Day : Closed

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