I had a wonderful chat with Tara McGowan, the founder and director of The Cairde Arts Festival this week. The festival is one of the highlights of summer in Sligo, and there is something for everyone to enjoy. Tara moved back to Sligo in 2000, and started working with Blue Raincoat Theatre Company as their... Continue Reading →
On Sunday I met up with Lucy and Laurence at the Taste of the Lakelands Food Festival. The festival was held in Lanesborough, Co. Longford which is just on the border of Longford and Roscommon. To be honest I only found out about this event by accident because a lady on the Irish Bloggers Group... Continue Reading →
Saturday saw the first ever Strandhill Food Festival and what a festival it was! Sligo Airport is already home to the Strandhill People's Market every Sunday but as far as I know this is the first festival to take place in an airport in Ireland. From the moment I saw how beautifully the airport... Continue Reading →
This weekend sees an amazing event taking place. If you've ever wanted to know about sustainable features and ways of living, many self-builds, renovations and extensions, will be open to the public. This is part of the Green-Door Festival and takes place in Counties Leitrim and Sligo. Now in it's 4th year The Green-Door Festival is... Continue Reading →
Yesterday myself and Lucy headed to Bloom in Dublin. I applied for a media accreditation and was lucky enough to get approved so Lucy came along with me as my guest. We got the train to Dublin, I won't mention the fella on the train who was reciting The Bible all the way from Sligo... Continue Reading →
The Sligo Festival runs from July 24th until August 6th, 2016. It's a jam-packed festival full of all kinds of everything with events to suit all ages. A lot of the events are free including the outdoor concerts which feature Kieran Quinn, Jerry Fish and The Stunning. Sligo Food Trail is also taking part so... Continue Reading →
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