Easter Ideas in Mayo

Following on from the very popular Sligo ideas, I decided to do a Mayo one as well. These are just suggestions of things I've done so not a comprehensive list but it might help. Go wild in Erris. The Irish Times chose Erris as the Best Place to Go Wild in Ireland in 2014. I had the pleasure of... Continue Reading →

An Evening at The Embassy

Yesterday meself and himself were invited along to The Embassy Steakhouse in Sligo for an evening of music and food. We've never eaten there so were really looking forward to it and it was a lovely chance to get our gladrags on. When we arrived we were welcomed with a glass of Prosecco, it was... Continue Reading →

Falling for St. Patrick

Today, if you didn't know, is St. Patrick's Day. There's always big excitement around the parades and in the last two years I've been on the PR team of Sligo Tidy Towns. From January we've had weekly meetings planning this years float in the Sligo parade. This year was 'War on Waste'. We had 'toy'... Continue Reading →

Women of the Rising: Journeys and Learnings

As it's International Women's Day it seems fitting to give a mention to Bus Éireann's 1916 commemorative campaign. Sligo's Countess Markievicz will feature in the North West. Bus Éireann and the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) have launched a collaborative campaign to commemorate leading female participants in the 1916 Rising. The campaign features a specially wrapped... Continue Reading →

Gorgeous Food at The Grass Roof Cafe

I was delighted to win lunch for two at The Grass Roof Cafe in The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co. Leitrim so myself and Lucy headed along yesterday for Mother's Day. Aisling Stone is the proprietor and chef at the cafe and I've already enjoyed food from her at her Homecooked van which you may have... Continue Reading →

Cycling on Water

Today Lucy and I went to The Grass Roof Cafe in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim for a wonderful lunch (more about that in another blog). On the way home we took a drive to Glencar Waterfall. On the drive home I saw a man cycling a bike on Glencar Lake....yes you read right he was cycling... Continue Reading →

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