I'm often over in Ballaghaderreen, because my daughter lives near there, and I was delighted to hear that BrÃd Graham and her husband John recently reopened the swimming pool there, the pool was closed for two years and it's wonderful for the community to have it open again. The new pool brings Splash Swim Schools... Continue Reading →
Seeking Sponsorship: Support a Long-Standing Voice for Sligo and Beyond
Since 2009, I have been telling the story of Sligo, and beyond — through my eyes, my camera lens, and my heart. What began as a personal blog has grown into a trusted source of travel tips, local stories, event coverage, and hidden gems in the northwest of Ireland. With thousands of blog posts and photographs,... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It’s that time of the week for Sunday Thoughts, and what a scorcher of a week we’ve had in Sligo, well certainly over the last few days. I can’t remember when it was this hot before, there is thunder and heavy rain promised later today, but I’ve made the most if it and washed everything... Continue Reading →
Monday Miscellany
I didn’t get a chance to write a Sunday Thoughts blog post yesterday, so you’ve got a Monday Miscellany post instead! I’m way behind in blog posts, and I will get to them eventually, but for now I’ll just do a roundup of last week. There was a little bit of everything; the kind of... Continue Reading →
Things to Do in Sligo: Walks, Markets, Culture and More
I'm always asked for suggestions of things to see and do in Sligo, so I thought I'd write a blog post of some of my suggestions. I've written a Sligo Guide of Things to do with Kids here. This is just a guide and bear in mind that it was written as a summer post,... Continue Reading →
Rewind – Indie Authors Ireland – the Sligo team on the Radio and in the Newspapers
I've briefly mentioned Rewind - the Indie Authors Ireland Anthology before, but I haven't written a dedicated blog post about it. It's a beautiful book, and I'm delighted to have a piece in it. It was an idea within the Indie Authors Ireland Facebook group to produce an anthology. The group decided that the topic... Continue Reading →