The folks of Easkey have been busy this week with their Annual Scarecrow Festival. It's really worth a visit, their is so much work that goes into the scarecrows and of course Easkey is a beautiful place to visit anyway...do check out the coast road and Easkey Castle too. Willy Wonka was in pride of... Continue Reading →
The Making of a Medium – Sean Conway
Now and again I get to meet very interesting people through the blog. Today was one of those days, when I met up with Sean Conway to hear more about the documentary The Making of a Medium. Sean has struggled for years to come to terms with, and understand, the people he sees around him... Continue Reading →
Sligo Food Trail Harvest Feast
Now and again I'm lucky enough to be invited to a special event. Yesterday was one of those days and this was an event that will be very hard to beat. I got to try some of the most fabulous food - all produced in Sligo and enjoyed the company of some lovely people. Sligo... Continue Reading →
Farewell Mr. Yeats
Visitors to Sligo will have seen the mural of W. B. Yeats in the centre of town. Yeats will no longer cast a cold eye on Sligo in the coming days as he will arise and go now. From the Sligo Tidy Towns Facebook Page: ** DEMOLISHING OF YEATS MURAL ** Sligo Tidy Towns have been informed that,... Continue Reading →
Avena Leisure Centre
When Jono had his check up in Dublin the consultant told him to try physiotherapy in a swimming pool to help his back pain. The only problem was he can only do about 15 minutes a week at the moment so joining a leisure centre would have been expensive and the sports centre would be... Continue Reading →
Culture Night in Sligo, 2016
I love Culture Night, it's one of my favourite nights of the year. For those who don't know about it Arts and Cultural organisations open their doors to the until late and host a range of events. It's all family friendly and it's all free. As always I'm torn about what to go and see. I... Continue Reading →