I’m delighted to bring you the 2025 edition of my popular Sligo Gift Guide. This year is a bumper gift guide, and there really is something for everyone!If you are struggling for inspiration of what to buy your loved ones, or if you want to treat yourself to something special, you will find some wonderful... Continue Reading →
Allure – A Treasure Trove of Timeless Gifts and Beautiful Homewares in the Heart of Sligo
As you walk into The Quayside Shopping Centre in Sligo town, you can’t help but stop and look at the beautiful window display in Allure. It’s one shop that you have to go in for a browse. From the moment you step inside, it feels like you have walked into a treasure trove of beautiful... Continue Reading →
Christmas by the Sea at the Ocean Sands Hotel
There’s a whole lot happening this Christmas at the award winning Ocean Sands Hotel on the Wild Atlantic Way in Enniscrone. Christmas spa nights and festive markets, fabulous short stay offers, gorgeous gift options and sizzling Christmas calendar highlights give you so many options. Ocean Spa Christmas NightThe festive season kicks off with the Ocean... Continue Reading →
Something Spooky in Easkey, Sligo
What do President Michael D. Higgins, The Traitors and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? You can see them all at the Easkey Scarecrow Festival in Sligo! It's such a wonderful event, which encourages the people of Easkey, and the surrounding areas, to unleash their creative side, and come up with something wonderful. It's well worth... Continue Reading →
Great News for the Art Deco Theatre in Ballymote
I was delighted to hear the news that the Hawk’s Well Theatre, in partnership with Sligo County Council, will be the principal tenant and operator of the Art Deco Theatre in Ballymote. The Art Deco Theatre was originally called the Abbey Cinema, and it was built in the late 1940s. The cinema closed in1975, and sat idle for over... Continue Reading →
2025 Sligo Culture Night Highlights
Culture Night is back on Friday, September 19th and takes place countrywide. This is a day (and night) where groups and organisations open their doors to all, with pop up shows, exhibitions, creative workshops, family fun, and best of all – completely free! There are events for all ages, and all interests. There are a... Continue Reading →