I’m delighted to bring you the 2025 edition of my popular Sligo Gift Guide. This year is a bumper gift guide, and there really is something for everyone!If you are struggling for inspiration of what to buy your loved ones, or if you want to treat yourself to something special, you will find some wonderful... Continue Reading →
Allure – A Treasure Trove of Timeless Gifts and Beautiful Homewares in the Heart of Sligo
As you walk into The Quayside Shopping Centre in Sligo town, you can’t help but stop and look at the beautiful window display in Allure. It’s one shop that you have to go in for a browse. From the moment you step inside, it feels like you have walked into a treasure trove of beautiful... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It’s time for another Sunday Thoughts blog post, and it’s been such a rollercoaster of a couple of weeks. My emotions have been all over the place, but I’ve also surprised myself with how calm I’ve been. It’s such an enormous change to how I used to be when the slightest thing would send me... Continue Reading →
Lucy and Laurence’s Wedding – Some of the Official Photos
It's a week since Lucy and Laurence's wonderful wedding in Benwiskin, North Sligo. You can read all about the day here, but I had so many people asking for a photo of me (and I didn't have any because I was taking pics). The official photographer was Robert from White Thorn Media, and he was... Continue Reading →
Introducing Splash Pool in Ballaghaderreen
I'm often over in Ballaghaderreen, because my daughter lives near there, and I was delighted to hear that Bríd Graham and her husband John recently reopened the swimming pool there, the pool was closed for two years and it's wonderful for the community to have it open again. The new pool brings Splash Swim Schools... Continue Reading →
Monday Miscellany
I didn’t get a chance to write a Sunday Thoughts blog post yesterday, so you’ve got a Monday Miscellany post instead! I’m way behind in blog posts, and I will get to them eventually, but for now I’ll just do a roundup of last week. There was a little bit of everything; the kind of... Continue Reading →