Today was the Parkfest as part of the Cairde Arts Festival. It was a great day out for kids of all ages, well done to all concerned. The rest of my photos from the day are here.
Heath comes to Sligo
Dan Ewing, who plays Heath Braxton in Home and Away paid a visit to Sligo. I got to meet him in EJ's menswear today. I also got to meet Shane Gillen, who I've followed on twitter for a while.
Foggy Strandhill
After my tour of Lough Gill yesterday I took Jono to Strandhill. What a difference in the weather there though!! It was very foggy and still the people were 'sunbathing'! After a walk along the beach, (even though we couldn't really see the sea), we headed off for a little drive. What a difference a... Continue Reading →
Alice in Wonderland for a day
Well today was interesting, I was told on twitter about some rabbits up at the Benbulben mountain walk so I went up to see what was going on. When I got there I saw this little guy so I phoned Sligo Animal Rescue and they said they rescued two of them there yesterday but didn't... Continue Reading →
Sligo Picture Festival
Do you like taking photos? Are you passionate about Sligo? How about this for a great competition: Chapters Coffee House and Furey's Pub have got together to organise a great social media competition and photography exhibition as part of the 'Sligo - who knew?' campaign. The top 30 finalists will have their photos featured in... Continue Reading →
Send in the clowns
I went to The Model, Sligo today to see Branching out perform 'Johnny's Song' which was part of the Jack B Yeats exhibition Enter the Clowns. It was a very moving performance that told the story of Johnny Patterson who was a clown, entertainer, singer and composer. He composed several songs including 'The Stone Outside... Continue Reading →