There's great interest in my healthy lifestyles posts so I thought you might be interested in a few blogs I've read recently. Every magazine you look at features photos of tanned and toned lovelies in them. Most of us will never look like that - probably because a lot of them are photo shopped! Anyway... Continue Reading →
Operation Transformation
I suppose this is a strange topic to follow the Galway Goodies post but everything in moderation. If you live in Ireland you'll probably be aware of the Operation Transformation programme on RTE. Basically it's a programme to help people lose weight and follow a healthy lifestyle. Our village has their own Operation Transformation group running.... Continue Reading →
Glorious Goodies in Galway
Yesterday I went to Galway for a few hours to meet up with Lucy. I haven't seen her in a few weeks so it was great to catch up. First though was the bus trip from hell. Well it wasn't really that bad but I have a tendency to be melodramatic. It was an Expressway... Continue Reading →
Markree Castle
Markree Castle in Collooney, Co. Sligo is a place that is very dear to my heart. I was involved in the Sligo Leader Hidden History project in 2013 where I spent a great deal of time meandering around the grounds and researching the history of the castle. The Corscadden family purchased Markree Castle in 2015... Continue Reading →
Equality for people with Disabilities
Did you know 1 in 7 people in Ireland have a disability? Did you know Ireland remains the only country in the European Union that has failed to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)? What this means is people with a disability in Ireland don't have the same rights... Continue Reading →
Blue Monday along the Wild Atlantic Way
So today was Blue Monday. Apparently the most depressing day of the year, not for me though. Michael from Nature Learn had posted recently about sea creatures - Â By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella) - so I went searching. The first stop was Kellystown near Ransboro, Strandhill (photo at the top of the post). Â It's the first... Continue Reading →
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