I'm writing this blog as an appeal. My friend's 14 year old son Oisin is honoured to be invited to attend the 2017 World Games as part of the Irish Team. Oisín, who lives in South Dublin, is a wheelchair user and plays wheelchair basketball and is also an accomplished sailor. Oisín is fundraising to... Continue Reading →
Good Friday in Galway
We headed back to Galway yesterday to visit the Food Festival, thankfully Bus Eireann were back running, after a strike of almost three weeks, so we were able to get there fairly early. First stop was The Skeff on Eyre Square, they were having a breakfast demo and we got to hear how they make... Continue Reading →
Easter Events in Sligo
I thought I'd do a blog post of just some of the events taking place in Sligo for Easter. Firstly Eagles Flying is open all weekend and if you've never been it's really well worth a visit for the whole family. Sligo Athletic's Club are hosting a free kids fun run on Good Friday which will... Continue Reading →
Galway Food Festival 2017
If you are interested in food Galway is the place to be for the annual food festival...and who knows you might even see Ed Sheeran! The 6th annual Galway Food Festival runs from Thursday 13th of April until the Monday the 17th of April with all kinds of events taking place. Here are a few... Continue Reading →
South Sligo Tourism launch ‘Secrets’ brochure
“Hidden Gems to Treasured Destinations” Historic Temple House was the majestic backdrop to the launch of the very first South Sligo Tourism brochure. Entitled ‘Secrets’, it has the theme ‘hidden gems to treasured destinations. This is a genuine community initiative, planned and produced by a dedicated committee of volunteers and local tourism businesses. The aim... Continue Reading →
Flowers, flea markets and food
Lucy came to visit this weekend and we had a lovely time, it was just like the old days. She even cooked me dinner 🙂 We went for long chatty walks and went shopping. I introduced her to the delight that is the Mint Aero Hot Chocolate in The Blind Tiger (good job we'd been... Continue Reading →
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