I recently stayed in The Clarion Hotel, Sligo (now The Clayton Hotel, as of December 2016) and I have to say it's a really lovely place. What I liked a lot about the hotel is how close it is to all the local amenities. It's handy for Sligo town, it takes about 10-15 minutes to... Continue Reading →
Samhain Sunrise at Carrowmore
I must have taken leave of my senses this morning when I got up at 6am to head to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery to see the sunrise. It was part of the Sligo Samhain Festival and there was a great turn out for the event, we got to hear all about Carrowmore and even got a... Continue Reading →
Dave’s Jungle in Connacht Gold
Before I went to Strandhill I popped along to the Connacht Gold Store in Sligo to see Dave's Jungle. He had some really impressive creatures with him and it was great to see people of all ages so interested in the animals. Even I held a tarantula and I'm not that keen on spiders, I... Continue Reading →
Shells Halloween Surf Session
Today was a brilliant day. Shells Cafe were having a Halloween Fancy Dress Surf Session so I headed along to Strandhill for a look. It was raining when I arrived but cleared up in time for the lads and lassies to take to the sea. Even the Zimmer frame was going surfing!! There was a... Continue Reading →
Fair City
Yesterday after watching Lawson I asked the security guard where the Fair City set was. I missed it last time I was at RTE. So it was great to have a look around it this time, it really is a lot smaller in real life (isn't everything!!) It's mad to see a phone and... Continue Reading →
October in Rosses Point
I still can't believe it's October with this lovely weather. I headed down to Rosses Point the other day to take a few photos and have a walk. Here I go with the boat photos again!!! I really like the old watch house building, the round windows are so interesting and from the inside I... Continue Reading →