Bord Bia launches 9th annual gardening, food and family festival Bloom 2015 Phoenix Park, Dublin May 28th – June 1st Peter Pan, stiletto heels, WB Yeats, home brewing and botanical beauty provide just some of the inspiration for this year’s Bloom show gardens Bord Bia has launched its plans for Bloom 2015; a five-day annual event packed full... Continue Reading →
Giving Voice – Mary Robinson Exhibition
Mary Robinson was the first female president of Ireland and was born in Ballina, Co. Mayo. Plans are underway to open the Mary Robinson Centre at her childhood home, Victoria House, Emmet Street, Ballina. At the moment there is an exhibition at the Ballina Library: 'Giving Voice' runs until the end of October, 2015 and... Continue Reading →
A quiet weekend
It's been a very rare quiet weekend for me this weekend. I have a list of adventures I have to complete but with the weather being more like November than May and the fact I'm as sick as a small hospital these have been put on hold for the time being. I'm never usually ill... Continue Reading →
Magical Mystery Tour of Leitrim
Recently I went off to explore Leitrim with the lovely Nuala from Tawnylust Lodge as part of my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project. It really is a great idea to have a local guide with you if you aren't sure what to see or where to go. Nuala was very knowledgable about the area and took... Continue Reading →
Car Breakdowns and Coffee Mornings
If this blog post title seems quite familiar it's because it is. I seem to be living in some kind of strange groundhog day either that or it's just history repeating itself. If you are a regular reader to the blog you will know my old faithful peeling green car Gilbert decided to fall apart... Continue Reading →
Sligo Walks – Lissadell
Still on my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project (in conjunction with the Hawk's Well Theatre and LookWest), this time it was off for a walk along Lissadell beach, Sligo. It's a lovely flat walk, so suitable for all abilities. There was no one else around when I was there so I had a lovely peaceful walk... Continue Reading →
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