Gallagher Building Sligo

13/07/2020

We are continuing our efforts to break the boredom of the lockdown. The Wild Flight
In episode 8 Sammy finds another peculiar bird, it’s a Waldrapp Ibis from Turkey and he has a very interesting story to tell. The wide use of pesticides in the 1950s decimated the Waldrapp populations in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. And now there may be less than 500 left in the wild and 1,000 in zoos. We would be grateful if you would share this post for us, who knows how many people need a break from babysitting.

06/07/2020

Congratulations to Sinead McClure whose own poetry is being published on line.

Subsidence I’m of the age now That’s how my GP put it as he half muttered something about female hormones leaving my body I imagined them packing their bags happily, looking forward to …

23/06/2020

We continue with the story of Sammy the squirrel who sneaks into an Irish zoo and learns a few words in different languages. We are up to Episode 7

Tiger, Tiger…
The elephant settles Sammy on a nearby fence with her trunk. Behind the fence is one of the fiercest animals in the zoo. Sammy must thread carefully. He has no choice but to talk to the tigers. Although some of the tigers had origins in Sumatra. The leader of the tigers was reared at a French zoo. Sammy wants to learn some French to teach it to Gerry the Giraffe! Please share this website Voices from Ireland .com which was set up to ease the boredom of the lockdown. These are children's audio drama but are going down well with "children" of all ages.

18/05/2020

Episode 6 of Squirrel at the Zoo - The Elephant's Story is now available to listen to on Voices from Ireland.

12/05/2020

Episode 5

The Reptile House
Outside the reptile house Sammy squishes his nose against the glass there is something in there changing right in front of his eyes. He wants to find out more about this unusual creature. It will be hard though, if caught entering the reptile house Sammy will be quickly ejected from the zoo by the keeper.

10/05/2020

'Scout of the yard' has reached episode 9 in an instalment named Baked off

Friday is traditionally baking day and Scout enjoys watching Mrs. McGowan as she prepares a fresh apple tart for the weekend. She normally leaves the tart to cool at the open window in the farm kitchen. But this week there’s no tart, and Scout is convinced someone has stolen it. He starts his investigation in the kitchen where he notices a trail of crumbs coming from the worktop and follows them out into the yard it leads to the goat pen. This time he is sure he has the goats banged to rights..

We keep the supply of children's radio shows on our specially created website www.voicesfromireland.com. Free babysitting for those who need it and entertainment who need it for themselves. It would be marvellous if ye could share this in case somebody among your friends or family need stress relief. Stay safe everyone.

05/05/2020

Sammy the Squirrel continues to visit his friends as he keeps sneaking into the zoo. This is episode 4 in which the tapir gave Sammy a very good tip; she told him the wolves come from lots of different places. And this would be a good opportunity to learn lots of different languages in one go, such as Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish. But she did warn Sammy that wolves aren’t the most approachable of animals. Sammy finds this out for himself in episode four as we keep the supply of children's radio shows on our especially created website www.voicesfromireland.com. Free babysitting for those who need it and entertainment who need it for themselves. It would be marvellous if ye could share this in case somebody among your friends or family need stress relief. Stay safe everyone.

01/05/2020

Episode 8 of Short Stories from the Longest River is all about the Otter at Killaloe and how he captured the heart of a young Brian Boru. Narrated by Pat Feely.

29/04/2020

Our feathered friend is closing in on her identity as we reach the last but one episode of our children's radio drama which is included on 'Voices From Ireland' the website to ease the boredom of lockdown for children and the young at heart who love a story. You will find 3 dramas and a storytelling show, you or your children can learn about wild animals and plants as well as conservation. We are adding new shows and or episodes as long as the lockdown lasts.