Last night saw the launch of the Sligo Food Trail. The event was held at The Model, Sligo and people came from all over the country to find out more. The Sligo Food Trail isn't just about fabulous places to eat and drink it also delivers an experience. Don't just come to eat the food, go out... Continue Reading →
Relaxation in Rosses Point
One of my Christmas presents from Lucy and Jono was a voucher for a seaweed bath at Eros Spa in the Yeats Country Hotel. I love going for a bit of relaxation and things have been pretty hectic recently with one thing and another so I took a day out for myself. Yeats Country Hotel... Continue Reading →
Coffee, Cakes and Community Spirit
Back in February I saw a sign in the local shop asking if anyone was interested in a community cafe. A meeting was arranged and I went along, I was surprised at the amount of people who came along to the meeting and how enthusiastic everyone was. Joe told us his vision of a community... Continue Reading →
A Trip around Tubbercurry
Last weekend I went for a little explore and ended up in Tubbercurry. First stop was the old railway line, it's now fenced off so I couldn't get to walk along it but I managed to get this pic above through the fence. It would be great to see it open again and the Sligo... Continue Reading →
Good Friday in Sligo
Today was the annual Good Friday Clean-up with Sligo Tidy Towns. It was great to see so many volunteers of all ages turn up to lend a hand, especially as it was a cold, blustery day. We went around the town for two hours collecting all kinds of rubbish, mainly cigarette ends (put them in... Continue Reading →
The Food Oscars
On Tuesday night Lucy and I went along to the Connaught Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards.I follow the awards every year on Twitter so it was great to actually go along and see what it was like. The event was held in the beautiful Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa here in Sligo. The doors... Continue Reading →