Reviews

Dubliner Christmas Tree Cheese Board – ad
It’s that special time of year. A time of year where many families travel far and wide to come together to celebrate the festive season. Food has often been central to that annual celebration and nothing fills me with more joy than sitting around the dinner table surrounded by loved ones on Christmas Day. So much […]
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Neven Maguire’s Perfect Irish Christmas Cookbook – Review and Giveaway
December is only days away now. The shops are playing their Christmas music already and everyone has at least one friend who has put their decorations up already. Don’t get me wrong I love Christmas. In fact I think I love the build up to Christmas as much as the day itself. An important part […]
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What we’re watching on Netflix
Netflix have really outdone themselves in the last few months. There are so many top quality programmes and movies available at the moment, we really want to tell you what we’ve been watching and loved and what’s next on our viewing list. Top shows we’ve watched and loved (for the grown-ups) The Sinner (Rotten Tomatoes rating […]
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Parc Albatros in Tuscany with Canvas Holidays – Review
We’ve long been fans of family campsite holidays and have travelled many times with Canvas Holidays in the past, both before the children came along and with them. Up until this year we have only stayed in French campsites however after our amazing trip to Italy last year we wanted to go back, and this time […]
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Review – LUXURY Villa le Croci in Tuscany with Windows on Italy
What is about Tuscany that makes it such a special place? Maybe it’s the intoxicating smell of the lavender everywhere you go, the tingling of the warm sunshine on the back of your neck or the taste of the finest olive oil in the world. Whatever it is, once you visit Tuscany, it feels like […]
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Ringfort Stay Over at the Irish National Heritage Park – Review
Let me take you back, if I may, to the 1970s/80s and a children’s television programme called Mr Benn. In the show, Mr Benn leaves his house in Festive Road, walks to the fancy dress shop where the shopkeeper shows Mr Benn, along with his chosen costume, to the changing room and, once changed, Mr […]
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Talbot Suites Wexford – Review
Parents with more than two children will relate to the struggle to find affordable hotel accommodation for their family. Even when we can find one that will take us in a room as a family of five, we don’t really like staying in hotels as when we do, we end up spending the evening just […]
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What You Can and Can’t Eat With Braces
By Ellen aged 14 A couple of months ago I had braces fitted at David McConville Specialist Orthodontics here in Sligo. Lots of my friends at school already had braces fitted so I felt that I kind of knew what to expect. If you’re new to braces, here’s what I’ve learned over the last few […]
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Family Day Out At Tayto Park – A Review
Yesterday we took ourselves off to Co. Meath to spend a day at Ireland’s only theme park and zoo, Tayto Park. We’d been once before and enjoyed it then but our kids were a lot younger so we wondered now how our older kids (aged 12, 12 and 14) would get on. It was a […]
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