Science Week begins tomorrow all over Ireland. For Sligo the events begin in Sligo IT. It's a brilliant day for the whole family. There are loads of different events including chemistry shows, circus skills and even a mobile planetarium. It's fun and it's free! There will also be displays from the Sligo Model Flying Club,... Continue Reading →
Saturday in Sligo
There was a lot going on in Sligo today. The first thing we did was call into Homebase as they had a family fun day for the teenage cancer society. There was some live music, great cakes and a raffle. I hope it raised lots of money. Then we went to the new store in... Continue Reading →
Games without frontiers
Another great event happening on Saturday (October 29th) in Sligo is 'Games without frontiers'. It's a giant interactive outdoor display of children's artwork and is on from 3.30-5.30pm in Doorly park. Doorly Park is a lovely part of Sligo and I bet with all the artwork it will look fantastic. Check out the website for... Continue Reading →
Get Snappy at Sligo Live and Win!
Get Snappy at Sligo Live and win. Capture the ‘Spirit’ of Sligo Live Festival in a photograph this bank holiday weekend. Interpret the theme ‘spirit’ in your own way at any of the 100 events taking place. There is plenty going on across the town from pub traditional sessions, cafe gigs, Under Bare Ben Bulben’s... Continue Reading →
Floods and other things
This was taken last week when Sligo got the brunt of the floods, luckily we didn't get it anything as bad as Dublin did yesterday. Irish Weather Online put together a video of the devastation caused by the rain, it's here. A few things that might be of interest to Sligo people: Firstly Mrs. Quin's... Continue Reading →
Rihanna in Dublin
Lucy won three tickets to see Rihanna in Dublin. So off we went 🙂 They were standing tickets and as Jono has problems standing for long periods of time we tried to see if there was any chance of getting seated tickets. We were waiting for a long time at the front desk in the... Continue Reading →