Today I went along to Blooming Queens at the IT Sligo. I must say it makes a change for me to be a Blooming Queen instead of blooming knackered! As soon as I walked in there were friendly faces and a lovely, relaxed atmosphere - and there was cake! It's always a good day when... Continue Reading →
The Volunteer Ireland Awards – A Sligo Nominee
Recently I volunteered to take a photo of a volunteer! The lovely Monica volunteers for the Donal Parsons Trust. The Donal Parson Trust was set up to raise funds for treatment in the USA for seven-year-old Donal. Donal lives in Strandhill, Co. Sligo. Monica McElhinney has volunteered tirelessly on Donal's behalf since he was first... Continue Reading →
Sligo Science Fair
The Science Fair took place in the IT Sligo today. It was fairly quiet when we were there and I hope more people arrived later on. It seemed to be very poorly advertised, usually there is a timetable of the day on the IT Sligo website and in the local newspapers this year there was... Continue Reading →
Afoot and Light-hearted
I headed to Boyle today as the Boyle Arts Festival is taking place. I'm always interesting and intrigued to see what artists are producing. Afoot and Light-hearted is an exhibition of work by IT Sligo Fine Art Students, there are some really wonderful pieces of work in the exhibition and my thanks to them for... Continue Reading →
Nature Walk by Birdwatch Ireland
There was a great turn out today for the Nature walk by Birdwatch Ireland (Sligo branch). My thanks to the organisers for a very interesting walk around the Sligo IT. It was held as part of Science Week. Unfortunately most of the birds and animals didn't oblige us (although we did see blackbirds and pied... Continue Reading →
Imagine IT Sligo – Photo competition
With the February 1st CAO deadline approaching, we have launched an innovative social media campaign encouraging prospective students to get more familiar with the courses on offer at IT Sligo. People who are considering their college options are being asked to submit photographs of themselves with the IT Sligo Prospectus, in the Imagine IT Sligo... Continue Reading →