It's said that school days are the best days of your life. Try telling that to the children with special needs and their parents. Due to the cutbacks most, if not all, of the children that had full-time SNA's (Special Needs Assistants) now have to share them or in some cases only have 'access' to... Continue Reading →
Rip off Ireland
A really old photo taken at Malahide Castle, Dublin.....only because this is a blog about Dublin. Not because Malahide Castle is a rip off. Now to get to the point. One of Jono's favourite artists is Owl City. There is a concert on in The Academy on Monday and we've had it booked for ages.... Continue Reading →
Free education my arse
The photo is well suited for this blog with 'Caution School' being very appropriate! I'm one of the lucky ones I only have one school going child now so I dread to think how much some families are paying. Education is meant to be free in Ireland, which is a joke because it certainly isn't... Continue Reading →
Booksmart – a rant
Well I have a rant today. I'm an avid reader of everything and anything. Almost all of my books have only been read once. In the past I have left them into Booksmart in Ballymote, which has been great as I get credit for other books...mind you nine times out of ten I lose my... Continue Reading →
Picture’s and photo’s
It's been an interesting couple of days. The photo above ended up in the Irish Times newspaper yesterday. They had a Sligo supplement. My name wasn't given and I didn't know the photo was being used. It turned out the photo was taken from a Sligo B&B website who have also used my photo without... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Rocket!
Happy Birthday Rocket!, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Well it's not actually his birthday but it's a year since we got him....time flies 🙂 I have to say well done to Lucy my deputy photographer for taking this photo 🙂 I have a couple of rants. Firstly with the library. I'm a keen reader and I... Continue Reading →
Magnumlady Blog 