Apologies readers because you will be hungry after reading this post. Last night Lucy and I went along to The Fairgreen Creative and Culinary Centre in Skreen, Co. Sligo for their first supper club. It was a French theme so Lucy donned her French top and I forgot all about it until I was there...and... Continue Reading →
A Taste of Donegal 2015
Yesterday I went up to 'A Taste of Donegal' which is a food festival taking place in Donegal town this weekend. It's the first time I've ever been there and I really enjoyed my visit and got to try out some new foods. There were also food demos taking place and lots of entertainment for... Continue Reading →
10 ½ things to do in Sligo
With the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann starting this Sunday I thought I'd do a list of things to do for visitors coming to Sligo. I'm not going to mention the Fleadh events because you will all know about those but these are ones that visitors might not know about. All are my personal recommendations and they... Continue Reading →
International Evening at the Ballina Salmon Festival
Yesterday Lucy and I went along to the International Evening at the Ballina Salmon Festival. I saw the festival featured on the 7 O'Clock show on TV3 and it sounded great so we thought we go along to see what was happening. We paid a visit to the festival Bureau de Change so we could... Continue Reading →
The Thrill of Strandhill
As part of my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project in partnership with LookWest and the Hawk's Well Theatre, I've been checking out things to do in the North West of Ireland. You can't come to Sligo without visiting Strandhill, a thriving seaside village just 5 miles from Sligo town. There is a great sense of community... Continue Reading →
Lunch at O’Briens Sandwich Cafe, Sligo
Lucy and I were delighted when Mark and Jo from O'Brien's Sandwich Cafe, Sligo invited us along to try out Rachel Allen's Summer Signature Range. First up is the Thai Chicken Wrap. It's a delicious combination of chicken, peanuts, cucumber and coriander, dressed with sriracha mayo. It's nicely spicy, I like spicy food so I... Continue Reading →
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