Cairde is Sligo's annual arts festival celebrating diversity. The festival takes place for one week each year in July and Sligo comes alive with an excellent range of music, theatre, dance, children's and family events, visual art and more. Last night was the opening of the festival. The Shelly River Boat Race was the first event.... Continue Reading →
National Play Day at Doorly Park
Yesterday was National Play Day at Doorly Park, Sligo. To be honest I didn't know a thing about it until Farmer John from Farmyard in your Schoolyard told me about it. That's one thing I would like to change about Sligo....where some things are kept a secret. Anyway there were some families there so obviously... Continue Reading →
The Art Deco
The Art Deco was the old Abbey Cinema in Ballymote, Co. Sligo. It's now been restored and opened as a theatre and cinema. I was lucky enough to be outside the other day taking photos when one of the board members arrived and let me in to take photos. It's a great building, very atmospheric.... Continue Reading →
Beltra Country Market
This morning I took a trip out to Beltra Country Market. I've been meaning to go for a long time but never actually got there until today. Beltra is located on the N59 just outside Ballisodare. The market is on every Saturday from 10am - 12 noon. The first thing that struck me was the... Continue Reading →
Blog Awards Ireland 2012
A shameless plug of a blog this time. The Blog Awards Ireland nominations are open at the moment....and I won't nominate my own blog...but if any of you lovely readers like my photos and would like to nominate it I would be very grateful. You can find all the details by clicking here. My email... Continue Reading →
Ireland AM Live from Sligo
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... Continue Reading →