Do you have a passion for great food? Food lovers need to check out the forthcoming Sheridans Cheesemongers Irish Food Festival taking place on Sunday 29 May 2011 at their Virginia Road Station headquarters in County Meath where there is the opportunity to meet and talk with Ireland's top food producers.The festival, parking and all activities including … [Read more...]
Listowel Writers Week, 1-5 June 2011
Creative writing, writing your first novel, songwriting, free lance journalism are just some of the workshops that will be taking place at the Listowel Writers Week this June. They also have a great series of events planned for children. Check out the full schedule and how to book your tickets on their website. You can also find them on Twitter at … [Read more...]
Dalkey Book Festival 17-19 June 2011 – workshops and talks for all the family
Do you have a love of books and are in the South Dublin area? Check out the terrific line up of events as part of the Dalkey book festival which has sessions to cater for everyone in the family including a terrific series of sessions for children. Some of the sessions include: Mark Little talking about Storyful Ryan Tubridy talking about his passion … [Read more...]
Creative Writing and Digital Story Telling for Kids at Camp Rathdown, Dublin, June and August 2011
If you are in the Dublin area and looking for activities for the children in the Summer check out the courses taking place at Camp Rathdown in the area of creative writing and digital story telling. The workshops take place during the weeks of June 27 and August 8 2011 and the mornings will be dedicated to the children working on their stories and the … [Read more...]
Win a free photo of Santa delivering presents to your house
So we are on the run down to Christmas and today I have a great little gift to share for all you Mum's and Dad's with little ones who believe in Santa. I was recently approached by Shireen Shortt who set up a business a year ago for some ideas and tips about marketing her website 'Santa Was in My House'. Shireen has now gifted me two free passes for the … [Read more...]
Are you ready for the big thaw? 17 helpful tips to cope with the aftermath of the snow from Aviva Ireland
Are you ready for the big thaw - not in the economy - though that would be great - I mean the thaw of snow that is likely to happen in the week ahead. I know we are scheduled to have a heavy snowfall again in the next 48 hours, but Aviva Ireland are providing helpful tips to ensure that we minimise damage to our property when the thaw starts. The current … [Read more...]