Welcome to what feels like the 100th edition of January 2024 Sunday Thoughts! I hope you are all keeping well, and if you live in Ireland, I hope that you've battened down the hatches ahead of Storm Isha, that's meant to be arriving today. I feel like this year has been my most anti-social to... Continue Reading →
It seems like we are promised snow every week during the winter. I'd actually got to the point where I didn't believe the reports. They were right on this occasion, and we woke up on Wednesday morning to a winter wonderland yesterday. It snowed steadily during the day, and it was fairly deep (for Sligo)... Continue Reading →
Pepco opened in Sligo town last month, but I've only recently visited. It's a brilliant store, and well worth a look. It's located in the Cleveragh Retail Park (in the unit that Argos was in). It's a handy shopping centre there, it's close to town and there's free parking. You'll also find Mr. Price, ROM... Continue Reading →
Last week seems like such a long week, I often find that January feels like the longest month of the year. It's nice to see the evenings getting a bit brighter though, if we could just finish with the icy days, I'd be happy out. I haven't ventured out much due to the ice, and... Continue Reading →
The theme for this year's Sligo St Patricks Day Parade has been announced! The theme will be “The Wild Atlantic Way” and will celebrate 10 years of the Wild Atlantic Way and the Sligo connection. Parade Chairperson, Finbarr Filan stated: “We are really excited to see how our entrants embrace this year's theme. Sligo has... Continue Reading →
There was sad news this week as we heard that Tony Clarkin had passed away. For those who don't know Tony was the lead guitarist of the rock band Magnum, he was also an incredibly talented songwriter, writing all of Magnum's songs. My blog name - Magnumlady comes from my love for the band (not... Continue Reading →
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