Slow Roast has been on my list of places to visit for a long time and I finally got to the Athlone shop during the week. This is an award-winning independent sandwich and coffee shop and it's wonderful! They do gorgeous grilled sandwiches, choose from: The Sunday Roast, Hang and Cheese, Aragh Musha and Cheese... Continue Reading →
A Taste of Carrick at the Carrick Carnival
A Taste of Carrick is taking place on June 5th as part of the Carrick Carnival. I caught up with Sarah from Bits N Bytes and she told me all about the event, have a listen to our chat to find out more: The Carrick Carnival takes place in Carrick on Shannon from June 1st... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's been a grand week, ticking along nicely, not a bother on me, until yesterday. My dear old friend anxiety came back to bite me. I suppose it's a reminder that it's always around, but it did take me by surprise and gave me a bit of a wobble. I think certain places and people... Continue Reading →
A new shop in Boyle – GreenRock Convenience Store
I'm always delighted to see new businesses open and when I was in Boyle I spotted the Greenrock Convenience Store. I called in for a look and it's a great shop! They sell all the essentials but they also sell things that you won't find anywhere else locally. You can find a range of Asian... Continue Reading →
My Open Library, Tubbercurry, Sligo
Have you ever wanted to visit the library out of hours? Maybe earlier in the morning or later at night? Well now you can! I'm delighted to see that Tubbercurry have relaunched the My Open Library Service, this service enables library users to access the branch during unstaffed hours. So, how does it work? You... Continue Reading →
The Sockies 2023 – I won!
I'm shocked, surprised and delighted to have won gold in the Sockies Awards 2023. The Sockies are The Irish Social Media Awards and there were some huge companies and organisations in the final. I’ve been in the final of the Sockies for the last three years and I’ve never attended the event due to anxiety.... Continue Reading →