Thereโs a whole lot happening this Christmas at the award winning Ocean Sands Hotel on the Wild Atlantic Way in Enniscrone. Christmas spa nights and festive markets, fabulous short stay offers, gorgeous gift options and sizzling Christmas calendar highlights give you so many options. Ocean Spa Christmas NightThe festive season kicks off with the Ocean... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Here we are again, another Sunday, another blog post of Sunday Thoughts. The weather has been very flat and dull recently, my camera is charged and ready, but on days like this it doesn't come out of the bag. I had hoped that today would be different, as sun was promised, and I was going... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's been a while since I've written a Sunday Thoughts blog post. I have a lot to say, but for some reason I don't feel like saying it - if you get what I mean. The sun is shining, but my walk was cut short by 'not our cat' following me. We have had a... Continue Reading →
Favourite Places in Sligo for Breakfast โ As Recommended by The Blog Readers
I asked my blog readers and social media followers about their favourite places in County Sligo for breakfast, and I got some wonderful suggestions. Happy reading: Eamon: Lyons do the best veggie breakfast in the county, and I've near enough tried them all.Susan: Lyons for Sligo town and Nook for Collooney area both delicious and... Continue Reading →
Sligo Food News – November 2025
I put a call out on my social media challenge for Sligo food establishments to let me know their food news. This time no one contacted me, even though it's a free service, so I've just added some things of interest that I've seen myself. First up, there's a new cafรฉ in Sligo town -... Continue Reading →
Searching for the Sun at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
I headed off bright and early on Friday (Halloween), in the hope of seeing the Samhain sunrise at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery. I say bright, it was actually dark, which should have given me a clue about the sun (or lack of it). Samhain means Summers End and is also the start of Winter, it falls... Continue Reading →