Today was an exciting day for Sligo. TV3 bought their Ireland AM show to broadcast live from The Glasshouse Hotel. I got to meet Anna Daly who is a lovely lady. It was great to see Sligo showcased on national television.
Sharon Conway and her band Ruby Ridge were just one of the bands there to provide the entertainment. There was also a food demonstration by Myles from Shells Cafe in Strandhill and lots of other interesting Sligo people taking part in the show.
Twinfest also got a mention, there were some very cute twins there. All in all it was a great day for Sligo. The show is up on the TV3 website at the moment.
Come Dine with Me Ireland are coming to Sligo/Leitrim in February and are looking for foodies to take part!!
If you or anyone you know would like to take part then please email cdwmtv3@itv.com, or visit http://www.tv3.ie/dine ASAP for an application form (& all T&Cs) or call and leave your name, age and contact details:
1530 999 499
I actually managed to get the grass cut today and caught up on all the washing. In the middle of it all we heard the ‘Mr. Whippy’ van so the kids and I piled into the car and whizzed of into the village in search of it….Andy was looking out of the window wondering where on earth we were going. Anyway we found the van and the kids got their first ‘whippy’ ice cream of the year.
I took the photo above at the Holy Well, it’s one of my favourite places in Sligo. So tranquil there and I’m always fascinated by what I call the ‘Wishing tree’. People leave all kinds of things tied to the tree in the hope that their prayer will be answered.
We’ve had lovely comments about our TV3 interview. I’ve just about recovered….although I’m still dreaming that I’m being interviewed…lol. I know some people have had problems viewing the link on the website, so Andy has put it up on youtube. It’s in two parts, I’ll put up the link to it.
We’ll we had an exciting couple of days. Jono and I were invited to go onto The Morning Show on TV3 (which is an Irish tv channel) to discuss Jonathan’s spinal surgery and how long he was waiting for it.
Our section was pre-recorded so we got the train to Dublin yesterday. It was just our luck that a section of the railway was flooded. So we got a nice, shiny new train to Dromod then had to get a bus to Longford. Where we had to wait for 40 minutes for the train to arrive…..and when it did it was one of those awful old commuter trains.
We finally got into Dublin at 12.40pm and a taxi was waiting to take us to TV3. We were both really nervous, we weren’t sure what to expect.
When we got to the studio we were shown to the canteen and were told to get something for our lunch. I was so nervous that for some reason I ordered a ham and stuffing panini…..I never eat ham..lol. As we were waiting for our lunch Martin King came in. Jono and I were both really starstruck!
After lunch we were taken to just outside the studio were Martin came and met us properly and had a long chat with us. He was very friendly and explained how the show worked. Then I had to go into a small studio where I had a microphone on me and Martin was interviewing me, although you can only see and here me on that part of the show. I was like a rabbit caught in the headlights, I was so nervous.
We were then taken in to have make up put on us. I even got my hair done. Jono got his done too.
Then Sybil Mulcahy came to meet us and have a chat. She was really friendly as well. We also met Alan Cantwell who is the TV3 newsreader. Jono got their autographs and had photos taken with them so he was delighted.
Then we went in to the studio, which we found fascinating looking at all the different sets and seeing how the show works. We did our interview, got some photos taken and then a taxi took us back to the station. I’m so proud of Jono not only has he had his spinal problem to contend with he also has Asperger’s Syndrome. I think he’s done so well.
It was a long day, but really enjoyable. The videos are here:
On Tuesday Jono was featured in the Irish Daily Mail showing the before and after photo of his back. Then we got a call from TV3 which is an Irish tv channel.
They want myself and Jono to go on The Morning Show next week to talk about the problems leading up to Jonathans surgery and how things are going for him now.
Jono is delighted. He hopes it will help other children that need to have scoliosis/kyphosis surgery and he’s hoping he’ll meet some celebrities
Today was an exciting day for Sligo. TV3 bought their Ireland AM show to broadcast live from The Glasshouse Hotel. I got to meet Anna Daly who is a lovely lady. It was great to see Sligo showcased on national television.
Sharon Conway and her band Ruby Ridge were just one of the bands there to provide the entertainment. There was also a food demonstration by Myles from Shells Cafe in Strandhill and lots of other interesting Sligo people taking part in the show.
I loved the characters from Tubbercurry Old Fair Day. There were also appearances from Cairde Festival and Branching Out.
Twinfest also got a mention, there were some very cute twins there. All in all it was a great day for Sligo. The show is up on the TV3 website at the moment.
