Spotted on my travels

Over the last week or so I've noticed some daft things. The first thing was the sign above in Lidl, Sligo. What a bargain! You save nothing! The next thing was these 'Self Eat' Easter sweets in Tesco, Carrick-on-Shannon. Self eat? Well who else is going to eat them? The thing I found the strangest... Continue Reading →

A weekend in Dublin

On Friday we went to Dublin. Lucy and her friend were going to see Florence and the Machine at the O2. Jono and I just went along for the craic. We stayed at The Gibson Hotel. It was too expensive to book it directly through the hotel's website so I booked it through Roomex.com. It's... Continue Reading →

A Day in Dundrum

On Saturday Lucy and I went to Dublin to have a look at Dundrum Town Centre. Anyone who knows me will know I'm not a shopper so I was a bit apprehensive about the whole shopping bit but I wanted to go to have a look around. I thought the shopping centre was brilliant. Really... Continue Reading →

Easter eggs and graffiti

The Ulster Bank in Sligo got 'decorated' yesterday. WB Yeats did as well, although the paint was washed off him today when I got to take the photo. I know there is a backlash against the banks at the moment but I don't agree with graffiti on buildings and statues. It's different to see graffiti... Continue Reading →

Dublin in December

The kids had money for Christmas which was burning a hole in their pockets so against my better judgement I took them to Dublin to have a look at the sales. I think when it comes to shopping I have the bloke gene. I can't see the fascination in traipsing around the shops for hours,... Continue Reading →

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