Well today was a little bit of magic. I was invited by Doolin Ferry to come along and have a trip to the Aran Islands with them. It was a day of firsts as I've never been to Doolin, the Cliffs of Moher or any of the Islands and today I got to see all... Continue Reading →
Bricks and Jazz in Derry
Today Jono and I went to Derry to see the Brick Wonders exhibition at the Nerve Centre in Derry. It's a Lego exhibition and had been running since February. I did think it would be a bigger exhibition than it was. I really liked the airport scene and the London scene but I did feel... Continue Reading →
Ideal Homes and Umbrellas
A random title but all will become clear. Yesterday I went up to Dublin for the Ideal Home Show at the RDS. Permanent TSB were giving away free tickets, so happy days. I took the 7am train from Sligo which arrived in Dublin just after 10am. It's a long old trek, I remember years ago... Continue Reading →
Easter Saturday in Galway
I headed over to Galway yesterday to check out the Galway Food Festival. I'm a big 'foodie' so when I saw the festival was on I just had to go for a look. The weather was fine when I left Sligo but shortly after I arrived in Galway the heavens opened. I almost ended... Continue Reading →
Easter Ideas in Leitrim
The blog posts of Easter ideas in Sligo and Mayo have proved so popular I've decided to do one for Leitrim. There is still a lot of Leitrim that I haven't got to see and do mainly Lough Allen Adventure which sounds fantastic. So that might be one to check out too. Walk on water... Continue Reading →
Easter Ideas in Mayo
Following on from the very popular Sligo ideas, I decided to do a Mayo one as well. These are just suggestions of things I've done so not a comprehensive list but it might help. Go wild in Erris. The Irish Times chose Erris as the Best Place to Go Wild in Ireland in 2014. I had the pleasure of... Continue Reading →