The folks of Easkey have been busy this week with their Annual Scarecrow Festival. It's really worth a visit, their is so much work that goes into the scarecrows and of course Easkey is a beautiful place to visit anyway...do check out the coast road and Easkey Castle too. Willy Wonka was in pride of... Continue Reading →
Insomnia Sligo
Insomnia have grown from a single location in a Galway bookstore in 1997 to an estate of 120+ coffee shops across high street and through partnerships with SPAR and Eurospar in addition to other Irish Retailers such as Eason, Fresh, Meadows & Byrne, An Post, Heatons, Compass Catering, Debenhams and Penneys. In addition the company has 300+ self-service units... Continue Reading →
Seasons of Sligo Calendar 2017
Back by popular demand - the Seasons of Sligo Calendar 2017. Featuring 12 photos chosen and taken by me to reflect the different seasons in County Sligo. Dunmoran, Gleniff, Strandhill, Rosses Point, Keash, Coolaney, Aughris, Enniscrone, The Holy Well, Ballincar and more are featured. Due to costs they are only available online or by contacting... Continue Reading →
Halloween Happenings in Sligo
Halloween, which actually originated in Ireland (more about that later in another blog), also coincides with the mid-term break here in Ireland so I've decided to blog about some things of interest happening in Sligo. Firstly and not just not for Halloween. Go on a drive of the Sligo section of the Wild Atlantic Way.... Continue Reading →
A Feathered Fundraiser
Last week myself and Lucy went along to the Little Wings Bird Sanctuary Fundraiser. A couple of times a year the sanctuary, based in Banada, Co. Sligo, put on a 'Fun Dog Show'. It's always great fun and this time was no exception. This time the lovely Pauline McLynn (who you would know as Mrs. Doyle... Continue Reading →
The Making of a Medium – Sean Conway
Now and again I get to meet very interesting people through the blog. Today was one of those days, when I met up with Sean Conway to hear more about the documentary The Making of a Medium. Sean has struggled for years to come to terms with, and understand, the people he sees around him... Continue Reading →