I had such a fantastic day today! I had two New Years Resolutions this year. One was to milk a cow the other was to fly over Sligo and take photographs. I'm delighted to say thanks to the kindness of people and to good luck I've completed both. I entered a competition on Facebook for... Continue Reading →
Kieran Quinn, a Grand Piano and Good Friends at the Hawk’s Well, Sligo
I'm really looking forward to this event in the Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo. I've seen Kieran many times at various events including An Evening with Sgt. Pepper (which we went to see 4 times!) and with Anything Goes. His good friends are also very talented too. Below is Kieran Quinn and Joe Hunt performing Strawberry... Continue Reading →
Canon 1100D
The lovely people at Canon-Ireland have lent me a Canon 1100D. I got to have a play with it between the showers today. The photo above is Glencar waterfall, I must remember to bring a tripod in future though. The camera seems to be really good in poor light, because it was fairly dark at... Continue Reading →
Donal Skehan – The HomeCooked Tour
Last night we went to the Hawk's Well Theatre to see Donal Skehan's HomeCooked Tour. Now I must admit I did wonder how a cookery show was going to work in a theatre but I have to say it was brilliant. We had a really good night. As soon as we walked in we were... Continue Reading →
Good Luck Sligo Rovers
It's an exciting day in Sligo as Sligo Rovers and their thousands of fans Arise to the Aviva to hopefully see them bring home the FAI Ford Cup in the cup final match against Drogheda United FC. I have to say I'm not a big football fan but I do like Sligo Rovers. I've been... Continue Reading →
The Clarion Hotel, Sligo
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 →