Andy Robus – My Blog

  Ronan Keating's Wild Atlantic - Sligo. Next weeks (30 March 2026) episode of this new BBC1 (NI) series Ronan Travels to Sligo in the North west of Ireland on the Wild Atlantic way. Ronan goes horse riding on the beach with fellow boyband veteran, Shane Filan of Westlife. 28mins 30 March 2026 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tlyq

    Watch the Sligo St Patrick’s Day Parade 2026 

My daughter Lucy bought me a Ancestry kit for Christmas and I have been having fun filling in my Family Tree – the Kit also come with a DNA sample test that I have sent away to Ancestry.

In 2009 I developed very bad Sciatica pain going down from my lower back to the bottom of my left foot and to the tip of toes – it was very painful and I ended up in hospital with it.

  Live Webcam of the promenade, the beach, the sea in Strandhill, County Sligo, Ireland

  Film Review By: Andy Robus, Ireland. (THE BELOW CONTENT CONTAINS SPOILERS OF THE FILM) I highly recommend this film based on real actual events of a Mr. John Christie played excellently by highly acclaimed and seasoned actor Richard Attenborough, later to be Lord Attenborough (Jurassic Park, Miracle on 34th Street, and hundreds of other films).

  This version of 'If Everyone Was Listening' recorded in 1972 is a rare find..... 

  On a flying visit to the UK today my Daughter Lucy along with her husband Laurence stopped off to see my 96 year old Dad (Lucy’s Grandad)....

  I attended the Croí Heartfest event today (Thursday 25th September 2025) in Sligo town....

  Today (13 Sept 2025) one proudest father ever (that would be me!) gave away my beautiful Daughter Lucy to her long time partner Laurence.

  I have been suffering for years with Digestive problems . I have Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis and GERD (which I am taking Zoton Fastabs – lansoprazole for) .  I had a Ultrasound and CT on my liver last year and it showed some lesions. 

  Having Hypertension for a number of years now I thought I would write a blog post on the condition, this might help others if they think they might have high blood pressure.

  Items that have been flagged on my latest blood test.

  Sligo St Patrick’s Day Parade 2025. Live stream of the Sligo St Patrick’s Day parade. Hosts Robbie Fitzpatrick and Mark Kennedy provide live commentary of the parade, along with interviews with some local guests

  It was a terrible time today my wonderful funny and caring brother Mike passed away in hospital . He had MS for years and a lot of time thankfully at the beginning he was what is called in remission.

  in August 2024 I was sent by my local GP for an ultrasound for the urinary tract and at the ultrasound the operator saw an incidental  9cm ‘mass’ in my central abdomen  area just above the umbilical cord.

  in this programme shown the other evening on the Yesterday Channel Michael Portillo visits Sligo on the train .....

  CHRISTMAS IN SLIGO 2022 Some photos taken in Sligo Town in December 2022

  On this Bangers & Cash TV episode broadcast on Thu, Jan 20, 2022 the 60’s legend singer that is Joe Brown wanted to sell his beautiful 1982 Morgan +8 Turbo classic car (LHD with addition of a removable steering wheel so Joe could get in and out of his car).

  I am here to tell you all about a fantastic little documentary about World War2 , it was made for the BBC …

 

In November 1991 I walked around our village, Coolaney County Sligo in the Northwest of Ireland, with a on the shoulder VHS Camcorder and filmed some parts of our village

  Glencar Waterfall in county Leitrim and the lake – I really cannot think when I filmed this , a Guess at around early 2000’s maybe – it was well before the Tea shed was built there anyway.

  My wife Val getting a makeover on RTE Today show with Maura and Dáithí – Friday 19th January 2018 © Copyright RTE 2018

  This was a great stage show put on by The Sligo Fun Company players in the Hawkswell Theatre in Sligo

   For years I have really liked the 1973   film musical version of  Jesus Christ   Superstar  with Ted Neeley   playing the   main part owning it first on   VHS tape   then later on owning it on   DVD –   whilst being very ‘hippy’ because   of   the era it was made, I loved the songs   and the screenplay and the way the film   was shot.

  Sligo St. Patricks Day Parade Filmed in 2012 in Sligo, Ireland.

  Here is a video of a Superb show – The songs from AN EVENING WITH SGT. PEPPER filmed in April 2010 at the Factory Sligo Performance Space with local Sligo performers .

  On 7th June 2009 we headed from Sligo on the train to Dublin to watch the War of the Worlds musical 30th Anniversary stage show, it was on in the Dublin O2 Arena.

  here is the new Intercity train stock coming soon on the Sligo to Dublin Railway line in the Northwest of Ireland in 2007

  RTE Nationwide Programme on RTE ONE in 2001 coming from Sligo

  Ballinamore, Riversdale House, Parkes Castle, Glencar waterfall. Filmed in 1997 I think , around that time. – transferred from VHS Tape.

  This is the 1995 Cailín Bán competition I filmed on VHS cassette tape in the Loftus Hall in Ballymote, County Sligo Ireland.

  This is a digitised copy of VHS Videotape of County Sligo in Ireland filmed & Produced by ‘The Record Room’ Grattan Street in 1992 showing lots of locations and Landmarks back in the day – lots of changes!!

  Here is a bit of video filming I done in November 1991 of Ballymote, a small town in County Sligo, Ireland.