Today not only was I at the Sligo St. Patrick's Day Parade today but I was actually in it with the Sligo Tidy Towns. They were trying to get a new World Record of the most people dressed as WB Yeats in one place. We got 150 volunteers which was brilliant!! There was a great... Continue Reading →
Yeats Needs You!
Come and join Sligo Tidy Towns in their record-breaking attempt on St. Patrick's Day. Come along to the Mercy Gym, Sligo between 10-10.30 wearing black trousers, black shoes (no runners) and a black top and we'll make you look like WB Yeats! Refreshments will be served before the parade. All ages are welcome but children... Continue Reading →
Boney M to headline the Sligo Summer Festival
Sligo Summer Festival is delighted to announce that Disco icons Boney M featuring Maizie Williams will headline the Friday night of this years Sligo Summer Festival. Maizie, original singer from the very birth of Boney M in 1975, is now joined by three dynamic singers after the success of the second Boney M remixed album... Continue Reading →
Showing off Sligo
I got a phone call last week from Leinster House...yes really, how mad is that! To say that Lucinda Creighton, Eddie Hobbs and John Leahy were coming to Sligo and wanted someone to show them some tourist attractions. I'm not political at all but I have been called the 'one woman tourist board' for Sligo... Continue Reading →
The Blow Dry Bar
I had a lovely treat today thanks to The Blow Dry Bar. Anyone who knows me in real life will know my hair is usually tied back number one because I'm too lazy to style it and number two because it usually looks like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards! As it's my birthday... Continue Reading →
Inside Hazelwood House
For many years I've wanted to have a look inside Hazelwood House, Sligo. It's such a beautiful house on the outside (if you don't look behind it at the awful factory). It was a crying shame that it was sitting empty for so long and I've always thought it would be such a wonderful boost... Continue Reading →