I have to tell you about my visit to the Tubbercurry Old Fair Day. Due to other commitments I hadn’t been for a couple of years, but I got a chance to visit this year, to do a podcast for the Sligo PPN. I’ve been working on the Sligo Community Voices Podcast this year, and... Continue Reading →
If you are a regular visitor to the blog you'll know how much I like discovering new places, especially in Sligo. Well I say new, the Sligo Children's Community Garden (SCCG) has been running since 2020, it's a place where children and families can play, learn and grow. With a focus on biodiversity, sustainability and... Continue Reading →
I've written about The Sligo Food and Furniture Bank before, but I could only really appreciate what a valuable service this is when I went to visit. It's taken me a while to process my feelings around this, firstly that it's needed in 2022, and needed by people from all walks of life, and that's... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was an exciting day in Coolaney village when the judges for the IPB Pride of Place Awards came to visit. Coolaney was one of two Sligo places nominated and it was a real community effort. There was the butcher, the bakers and the candlestick makers...OK maybe not the latter but certainly the rest. I've... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a lovely day. Rapunzel and Thumper, two seals that were rescued in Sligo during the summer were released back into the wild. Seal Rescue Ireland do an amazing job with  sick and injured seals, rehabilitating them, and getting them back to full health before they are released. Myself and my friend Fiona went... Continue Reading →
The Hawk's Well Sligo Stories project has had a really enthusiastic response from the public to their call out for cuairteoiri - volunteers who will interview and record those who have stories to tell about Sligo in the early 1900s. The training event in October was a lively and informative afternoon with their visiting guest speaker, Carmel O'Dea... Continue Reading →
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