We’re holding two fundraising nights in order to raise money for the neurosurgery department at Temple Street Children (Continue reading)
After a bit of a break from the blog, we’re coming back with some sad news. Our dear old dog Buddy passed away a few weeks ago. He’d been poorly for a while, and had lived a good long life. We buried him at the bottom of the garden, with his favourite bowl, money for [...] (Continue reading)
Tostal brochure 2010 (Continue reading)
Last night, as I was coming up the hill, I saw the cutest darn little animal that had ever been spied. A teeny tiny baby fox was getting flustered in the road, working his way back into the hedges. The size of a kitten, the little guy made it in there in the end. Next [...] (Continue reading)
It’s amazing how the ash has affected so many. Did you have any idea how much people in your life flew until the option wasn’t there any more? When the ash first erupted, we knew people stuck in Rome, Bucharest, Marakesh, Croatia, Toronto and Barcelona. And these were close friends or family members. I don’t [...] (Continue reading)
We’ve still places left on our Yoga and Walking Retreat, happening this weekend over the May bank holiday. Get a wonderfully rejuvenating kick start to the Spring. A weekend filled with yoga, guided walks around stunningly rugged countryside, hot tub sessions and divine organic vegetarian food. Our first Yoga and Relaxation Retreat was featured in the [...] (Continue reading)
During a particularly nice Sunday two weeks ago, we planted all of our spuds, up by the garden of the Eco Cabins. These varieties should be ready in abour 10 weeks, which means pretty soon we’ll be lucky enough to enjoy delicious homegrown potatoes right from our own garden. And, of course, these are free [...] (Continue reading)
We’ve our first ever Iyengar retreat scheduled for June 11th - 13th 2010. Sue Ennis, from the Iyengar Yoga Centre in Dublin. The weekend will include all of the usual offerings - accommodation in our Eco Cabins, beautiful organic vegetarian food from Jo, a session in the outdoor sauna/hot tub area, a guided walk and [...] (Continue reading)
Ireland’s No.1 boating holiday company offers you Emerald Star is proud to be a member of the Le Boat group of companies also including Crown Blue Line, Connoisseur – sister companies each with more than 40 years’ experience – creating Europe’s No.1 Boating holiday specialist. www.emeraldstar.ie The widest choice of beautiful boating holidays in Ireland [...] (Continue reading)
CARRICK ON SHANNON’S LANDMARK HOTEL TAKES MAJOR ACCOLADE AT WEDDING AWARDS The Landmark’s Patricia Corrigan wins WEDDING COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR 2009! The competition for the WeddingsOnLine Wedding Awards 2009 was keen with wedding venues and wedding specialist companies alike vying for this much coveted award. Nominations were made, a shortlist drawn up and it [...] (Continue reading)