The fashion stakes are set to be higher than ever, when legendary Irish milliner Philip Treacy, in conjunction with the Design Centre, will be on hand the Hennessy Gold Cup Best Dressed on Sunday 7th February 2010, when Ireland’s most glamorous ladies will demonstrate the ultimate in style and elegance in the hope of walking away with the grand prize of €4,000 for the Hennessy Gold Cup Best Dressed, in association with The Design Centre.
The sporting and social highlight of the racing calendar, The Hennessy Best Dressed recognises style in its truest form, distinguishing those with inherent elegance, originality and vibrancy. This year marks the 4th year of the hugely successful Hennessy Best Dressed, in association with the Design Centre and significantly marks the 20th running of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown Racecourse.
The winning lady will be presented with a €4,000 voucher from The Design Centre, in the Powerscourt Centre and one lucky runner-up will receive a voucher for €1,000 from the fashion house that boasts collections from established and up-and-coming Irish and international designers including, John Rocha, Preen, Ben De Lisi, Synan O‘Mahony and John McCormack.
Judging criteria for the Hennessy Best Dressed, in association with The Design Centre will include the appropriateness of outfits for daytime winter racing, as well as the consistency and harmony of style throughout the entire outfit. Headwear and outerwear (coat/fur/stole) will be mandatory on the day and, above all else, the demonstration of an appreciation of elegance, glamour and luxury will be of paramount importance in the judging process.
For the first time ever this year, and due to the popular demand, stylish ladies are invited to pre-register for the Hennessy Best Dressed in association with the Design Centre at www.hennessybestdressed.ie . Alternatively, registration will also take place on the day in the Tote Hall at the venue.
On the day, a shortlist of 20 stylish ladies will be selected to join judges Philip Treacy, Annmarie O’Connor, fashion blogger and stylist, Ashling Kilduff, The Design Centre and Caroline Sleiman of Hennessy to describe and discuss their respective outfits. A final decision will be made collectively by the judges whereby one winner and one runner-up are selected.
Richard Hennessy left his native Cork in 1765 to sail to France where he founded the world’s leading Cognac house. The number one Cognac in Ireland, Hennessy embraces the loves of Irish people and has always been a huge supporter of racing in this country - indeed the Hennessy Gold Cup is the longest standing race sponsorship at Leopardstown racecourse.
January 25th, 2010
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Leinster will be hosting their annual ‘Ladies Night’ in aid of Action Breast Cancer (A.B.C.) at the Magners League encounter against the Scarlets in the RDS on Saturday, February 20th. In addition to a bucket collection around the ground, the Official Leinster Supporters Club (OLSC) will be printing a limited edition t-shirt which will go on sale on the night with proceeds going to A.B.C. There will be live music, player appearances pre and post match, ‘Family Day’ activities with specially themed music all night inside the ground for all the ‘single’ and ‘not so single’ ladies. So why not pamper that special someone in your life this February 20th? With over 14,000 tickets sold, book your place today to avoid disappointment. Limited discount tickets are on sale now from www.leinsterrugby.ie (quote ‘LADIES 2010’ to avail of these discount tickets)
January 25th, 2010
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Don Baker Band
The Purty Loft, Dun Laoghaire. -Friday 13th November - 9pm start.
€13 (€10 if booked in advance)
Don with full band. On drums Danny Daly (Peter Green). On Bass Martin Crawford(Diana Ross). On Guitar Ken Gillick and on Piano Salvitori. Don Baker is a renowned singer-songwriter and bluesman, best known for virtuoso performances on harmonica and the guitar. Bono describing him as the best harmonica player in the world. Reserve in advance and save 3€.
Juliet Turner + Jezzebelle
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Saturday 14th November - 9.30
€17 (€15 if booked in advance)
This concert begins just after the Ire v France match (9.30) which will be on tv in the venue. The show will open with Jezzebelle playing a 30min set and Juliet on stage 10pm. Juliet played her first concert in the Cherrytree last May and it was a special night for those who attended. Her charm was matched by her beautiful voice and well crafted songs and it is great to have her back again. Click names in blue for more details and to hear a sample of her singing. And if you reserve on line tickets are only 15€.
John Spillane
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Friday 20th November - 9pm
€20 (€17 if booked in advance)
John is a native of Cork, the county he lovingly describes as ‘the center of the universe’ and it has been a huge influence on this singer / songwriter. Vocally, Spillane is quite unique with an almost sean nos like element and has been described as having a voice ‘full of honesty, commitment and sensitivity’.John is a native of Cork, the county he lovingly describes as ‘the center of the universe’ and it has been a huge influence on this singer / songwriter. Vocally, Spillane is quite unique with an almost sean nos like element and has been described as having a voice ‘full of honesty, commitment and sensitivity’.
Justin Corr & The Quicksand Band + Carla Brunell + Niall Brennan
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Saturday 21st November - 9pm start.
€12 (€10 if booked in advance)
Niall Brennan of the Prescriptions performs solo, with songs “ranging from the highly polemic to gorgeously melodic”. The Quicksand Band bear the influence of country, folk, rock and soul, with a very contemporary edge. Currently they are promoting their second Ep, TEN GALLON DROUGHT PART II. Carla Brunell has been playing venues in Dublin over the past few years and her soulful, bluesy performances and accomplished guitar playing makes her a talent not to miss.
Mick Flannery Band
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Sunday 6th December - **5pm
€20 (€18 if booked in advance)
Sunday afternoon concert. Note this concert starts 5pm. Doors open 4pm. “blows you away, does Tom Waites know that somebody else has his voice, but then Mick is very much his own man as well, he’s fantastic” Irish Times
Celine Carroll & Band
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Saturday 12th December - 9pm
€12 (€10 if booked in advance)
Celine will be playing songs from all three of her albums including her latest album, ‘Such a beautiful Light’, which has being receiving fantastic airplay and reviews both here in Ireland and the UK …. Joining Celine on stage will be Jerry Fehily (Ex-Drummer..Hothouse Flowers), Johnny Campbell Bass), Paul Seymour (Keys) and Siobhan Lennon (Backing Vocals).
Unwanted
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Friday 18th December - 9pm
€15 (€13 if booked in advance)
With Seami O’Dowd (Dervish), Rick Epping and Cathy Jordan (Dervish). Together, Unwanted demonstrate a deep understanding and appreciation of the music of both the Old World and the New, and together they have created a seamless fusion of these traditions, showing that the process of transformation arising from the musical ebb and flow along the atlantic fringe continues today. Wherever they perform, Unwanted are finding that they are welcome and very much wanted, indeed.
Freddie White
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Sunday 27th December - 9pm start.
€20 (€17 if booked in advance)
A chance to chill out after the hullabaloo of the Christmas with the wonderful Freddie White. Freddie has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. Whether interpreting songs by his favourite writers, such as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt and Guy Clark, or performing his own classy compositions, Freddie’s live performances are nothing short of legendary. http://www.freddiewhite.com
Hazel O’Conor & Cormac De Barra
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Tuesday 29th December - 8.30pm
€20 (€17 if booked in advance)
“The sturdiness and earthy expression of her voice marvellous” Hot Press Hidden Heart is Hazels best album in a career that spans a quarter of a century. It also includes three duets, one with Moya Brennan (the voice of Clannad), Tell Me Why sung with Rob Reynolds, and a re-invention of the classic If Only (from Breaking Glass) with Tony Dangerfield of The Subterraneans. Click names in blue for links and more info.
Andy Irvine
The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D1 2. Ph. 4503983 -Saturday 2nd January - 9pm
€20 (€18 if booked in advance)
Andy Irvine has been hailed as “a tradition in himself.” Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained both personal integrity and highly individual performing skills throughout his 40-year career. From Sweeney’s Men in the mid sixties to the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s, to THE Irish super group, Patrick Street, in the 80s, Andy has been a world music pioneer and icon for traditional music and musicians.
November 13th, 2009
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Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre & the Courthouse Arts Centre urge you to attend a public meeting on Monday 23 November at 6pm in Mermaid, Main Street, Bray.
Irish Arts funding in Ireland is seriously under threat. Complementing the National Campaign for the Arts, the County Wicklow Campaign is an initiative to bring together all those who engage with the arts as audiences and workers to make our case for arts funding.
November 13th, 2009
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Munster v Bristol Tickets
Tickets for Munster’s first home game of the British and Irish Cup are now on sale online. Munster take on Bristol on Friday 27th November in Nenagh RFC, ko7.30pm. Buy Tickets Here
Exclusive Online Offer
The Munster Junior Backpack is this week’s web only exclusive offer, the backpack was €15 and is now €10 online. A perfect Christmas gift for any of the younger Munster supporters! View Here
November 13th, 2009
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Fingers Crossed
Munster front row problems will ease somewhat with the return to action in Croke Park on Sunday of John Hayes and Jerry Flannery but it will be a case of fingers crossed from a Munster management point of view over the next three weeks with 13 of their squad on international duty. Read More
New Videos on the Munster View
Keep up to date with the Munster A side and check out the match highlights from their recent Interpro wins against Leinster A and the Ulster Ravens. View Here
Munster Website Shortlisted for Award
The Munster Rugby website has been shortlisted for the 2009 Golden Spider Awards in the category for “Best Sports and Leisure Website”. Read More
Munster Win Bronze at Sports Events Awards
Munster Rugby were honoured with a major international sports event management award in London on Tuesday in recognition of the successful staging of the Munster v New Zealand game in Thomond Park Stadium in November last year. Read More
November 13th, 2009
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Taste is the fascinating name which Jackie Murphy has given to her restaurant in Monkstown, Co Dublin. Taste and see … is an open invitation and well worth responding to because chef Michael J. Murphy is providing quality fare at a gourmet level. Jackie’s taste is reflected in the comfortable environment she has created, which, in fact, lends a sense of occasion to an evening out. Her choice of cream and brown seating, the chandelier, the comfortable leather settees in the pre-drinks area reveals flair and style. It is sophisticated but relaxing and the venue for people with … taste.
The Taste restaurant is located adjacent to the coastal amenities of South Dublin and within walking distance from the recreational tourist area of Dun Laoghaire Harbour which also serves as the port for cross-channel ferries. Taste provides visitors with a top-quality first taste of Irish cuisine for tourists arriving from the U.K. Taste only opens for dinner, but it has an early bird menu up to 7 p.m. Sunday brunch, a highly popular family occasion, is served from 11 a.m. If you are feeling a tad religious you can enjoy Eggs Benedict. Eggsactly!
To assist your choice from the dinner menu – subject to your taste buds – recommended is the following meal: for starters, of course there is homemade soup, pate, prawns crabmeat and mussels, but why not indulge in Roulade of Chicken and Duck with salad greens and a delectable orange and walnut dressing. The taste buds are celebrating already. There is a big temptation for an alternative: it is roast asparagus with parma and chilli crème fraiche. This is the perfect mid-recession dilemma! Endure the hardship!
For a main dish much fancied is the Crisp Skin Salmon Fillet served with creamed leeks and white bean ratatouille. A side dish: why not try buttered spinach? Also there is an excellent selection of meat, poultry and game dishes.
When you see the floor to ceiling selection of international wines, you will be glad you left the car at home.
Taste is a splendid venue at which to treat friends. It ticks all the right boxes.
November 13th, 2009
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If a Chinese restaurant is good enough for Chinese people living in Dublin, it is the best recommendation for local customers and visitors to the capital city.
The Good World Restaurant in South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2, which has been pleasuring the taste buds of its clientele for the past 18 years, conforms to this high criteria. The statistical profile substantiates this: 50% of the clientele are Chinese and the other half are made up of locals and visitors. The reality of this customer profile impacts on you when you see the menu is in the Chinese language and English, of course.
One of the joys of dining in Chinese restaurants is that it is so easy to share. With the dishes sizzling aromatically beneath your nostrils, your appetite is dispositioned towards banqueting in diversity. In the Good World a distinguishing feature is the variety of mouth-watering sauces. For instance, there are several duck dishes on the menu and all have different sauces – sesame, taro, plum, orange, lemon and even crab meat sauce. And doesn’t the honey sauce on those spare ribs provide that finger-licking succulence for that popular starter. Chinese cuisine is synonymous with choice which is wide within each section. Consider prawns for a moment: Good World has seven different dishes to match a variety of tastes via sauces such as garlic and black bean sauce. If you wish to push the boat out, the fresh seafood dishes appeal: on menu is fresh lobster, sea bass, turbot or deep sea Abalone – for seventy five Euro. That may be for Lotto winners, but the early bird menu offers an excellent three course meal for under twenty Euro.
Enjoy living the good life in the Good World Restaurant. Bon Appetite!
November 13th, 2009
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When it comes to Italian restaurants, the Topolis at 37 Parliament Street in Temple Bar is the real deal. Even the homemade bread has the rub of the garlic. Its location adjacent to the City Hall with its adjoining civic open space places it close to a popular focal point for tourists. The location’s main advantage is being part of the vibrant lifestyle which is Temple Bar – a 24-7 destiny for – shall we say – socialising Irish style. Naturally, in the Topolis, the 12 inch pizza looms large on the menu which indicates a selection of 16 which are cooked in situ in their woodstone oven. There is real substance to the wide range of ingredients and the evidence of the popularity of the Topolis pizza range is being surrounded by customer tucking in with relish in a restaurant with 80 covers. The kitchen is the scene of heavy duty cooking and diligent preparation of meals. A glance at the substantial nature of the starters is sufficient evidence alone. Much fancied are the deep fried mushrooms stuffed with gorgonzola cheese or the tiger prawns wrapped in filo pastry. The selection of meats, olives, artichokes and parmesan make Antipasto Misto a strong preference. The Pasta meals are so appealing that several visits to Topolis will be necessary to satisfy your enjoyment of the best of Italian spaghetti and lasagne dishes with their delectable accompaniments.
A quality selection of fine wines are listed, but this Italian restaurant admits Chilean wines are emerging as the most popular.
Opening hours are noon to midnight.
Lunch specials are served from noon to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and the Early Bird from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday to Sunday.
November 13th, 2009
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Surely the real source of enjoyment on a holiday is to experience something different. Expenditure on air travel and hotel accommodation just to experience more of the same is not the brightest idea for a vacation. Globalisation has standardised many elements in the tourist industry – not all of them bad, mind you – but where do you look for a change that will transport you into the cultural delights of another nation? Paradoxically in Ireland you gravitate towards the traditional. When is the best time? Party time actually. Where? The Irish House Party is the highly recommended venue which is located in the Lansdowne Hotel, 27 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4.
The best tonic on a holiday is a good belly laugh. The craic is the Irish brand name for humour and at the Irish House Party it is interwoven into the song and dance merriment. The hilarity is derived from Irish writers of the calibre of Oscar Wilde and distinctive Dublin stories which come with the guarantee that “you won’t hear them elsewhere.” On a really good night out participation in the fun is a great option. Champion Irish dancers will teach you some simple Irish dancing routines and you can learn a song in the Irish language. Top Irish musicians set the joyous tone of the all embracing entertainment as you wine and dine in style on a four-course meal (menu choices).
Party time is officially from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. but the craic can continue at the late bar. The cost is 48 Euro per head and includes dinner and the show. The Irish House Party is a popular event and reservation is essential. This family owned hotel is a short distance from the centre of Dublin.
November 13th, 2009
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Dublin is blessed with easily accessible coastal beaches and harbours such as Howth and Dun Laoghaire, but the distant backdrop to many a city street is a mountain. Visitors who have tasted the pleasures of central Dublin, including Temple Bar can drink in the spectacular scenery of the adjacent Wicklow and Dublin Mountains from the comfort of a bar stool. Shane O’Donohoe’s Rural Pub Tours facilitates this stressless activity by transporting small groups through the hills and valleys. Having spent time shopping and browsing in the city, a nice contrast and welcome break for holidaymakers in rural Ireland has a lot of appeal. Thirst will never be a problem because there is always a watering hole around the next bend. Drinking in the view and drinking pints of Guinness in uniquely atmospheric country pubs is a hardship worth enduring! Traditional style hostelries display interesting memorabilia and fascinating curios. They also provide traditional Irish Music. The tour, which only takes place at weekend, lasts for nine hours, visits pubs of the calibre of Johnny Foxes – the highest pub in Ireland – the Blue Light and Glenmalure Lodge where the participants dine in style in what was once a hunting lodge. On weekdays Rural Pub Tours organises evening trips from 7 p.m. during which three pubs are visited including The Merry Ploughboy in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains.
The tours start in Nassau Street beside Trinity College in the city centre. The cost of the weekend tour is 59 Euro per person and includes dinner and the weeknight trips pitch in at 30 Euro, but dinner is not included.
Last words from Shane Donohoe: “There is more to Ireland than Temple Bar.”
November 13th, 2009
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The Farm Food Restaurant in DawsonStreet, Dublin 2, is quite an exhilarating place to dine and wine. The experienced owner Desmond Coffee, who has been more than 30 years in the food and drinks business, diligently honours organic food not as a fad or a diet, but as a lifestyle choice for a growing clientele. In commercial terms it is a business with a genuine future. Visitors to Dublin will appreciate the social buzz of a purposeful clientele obviously enjoying the organic food and relishing the sense of occasion. The menus are especially enlightening and communicate the organic message with clarity and even enhance the drinks list under the title of Bubbly Treats. You haven’t lived if you have not saturated your taste buds with a Serpentine – a crisp dry bubbly and crème de menthe. Now you know this organic restaurant has some style. An exciting place to be when you can imbibe Whitestable organic ale or a Longueville pure juice natural cider. But you thought you would have to threaten yourself with sobriety! You got it all wrong. Seriously, it is a venue where you drink and eat healthily. Recommended for your Farm summer lunch is the Lobster and Whiskey terrine as a starter followed by Pigs With Blankets. What? Relax. It includes Pork, Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Sausage served with Puff Pastry and creamy jalapeno sauce. This mouth watering meal can be washed down with an organic Chilean Chardonnay.
There is a rich diversity of organic dishes available including vegetarian choices, burgers, salmon. Desmond Coffee’s policy is to provide his customers affordable, tasty, homemade, locally sourced fresh produce and as much organic and free range as possible. He is succeeding big time.
November 13th, 2009
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South William Street is a prime area for strolling and browsing, pedestrians dominate, cars are intrusion, cafes and restaurants spill onto street pavements, people relax on the flower bedecked steps of Powerscourt Town House, the cobblestones harkback to a previous era … but once a dull back street, it has undergone a metamorphosis and grabbed a vibrant life for itself. Located in the heart of this popular inner city thoroughfare is the stylish Gourmet Burger Kitchen, a U.K. franchise which has seven outlets in Ireland including the Six Counties. The smart look of the comfortable restaurant furnishings elevates the status of dining on burgers, and, in this kitchen, there is every justification for doing so. The wide variety of burgers are freshly made on the premises and not shipped in from some food factory. G.B.K. built its reputation on quality and generous portions. The quality is based on 100% prime Irish beef and freshly made ingredients. The G.B.K. menu includes a reasonably priced list of starters and a selection of salads and six vegetarian dishes including a delicious Aubergine and Goat’s Cheese offering. There is also a selection of ingredients from which you can build your own burger. Smaller burgers are available and they are not just for kids and that will suit some people’s capacities.
As well as the classic burger, Cajun, Satay, Barbecue, Jamaican, Kiwi and Thai burgers are available to satisfy a diversity of tastes. If you are set on something special and spicy, Spanish Chorizo will appeal. Irish Lamb and Greek Lamb burgers enjoy “speciality” status. G.B.K. is different, big time. Enjoy.
November 13th, 2009
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The O’s Are Back
Lions Ronan O’Gara, Paul O’Connell and Donncha O’Callaghan are all named in a Munster match day squad for the first time this season as is Keith Earls for Sunday’s sold-out Musgrave Park Magners League clash with the Dragons (5.05pm).
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O’Callaghan Rarin to Go
Donncha O’Callaghan makes a return to action for Munster in the game at the weekend against second placed Dragons with the Corkman named on a replacement bench that includes newestcomer Jean de Villiers
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Munster A Secure Win in Shaws Bridge
The Munster A side, made up of contracted and non contracted players, forged well together winning comprehensively away to Ulster A on Thursday afternoon.
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U19s and U20s Double Header in Ravenhill
The Munster youngsters are in action away this evening as both teams line out against their Ulster counterparts, kos 5pm and 7.30pm.
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October 13th, 2009
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Four Changes For The Irish Visit
Munster coach Tony McGahan makes four changes to his starting XV, from the side that took the field against Sale Sharks.
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Introducing Toby Morland
26 years of age, Toby Morland was drafted into the Munster squad to cover for Tomas O’Leary while he returns to fitness. He was scrumhalf on the Waikato Chiefs side beaten in the Super 14 final back in June.
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Munster’s Representative Sides
Over the next coming weeks Munster’s representative sides will return to action as they compete in their respective Interprovincial campaigns and pre-season games. We take a look at who is in action where.
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Munster View - New Videos
Exclusive on the Munster Rugby website, interview with Jean de Villiers and footage of Munster in pre-season training.
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September 14th, 2009
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All Quiet On The Southern Front
The Munster gyms in Cork (Forge Hill) and Limerick (UL) are eerily quiet these days while the squad are away in Portugal on a week long training camp.
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Munster U20s Season Build-Up
The U20s under the watchful eye of Coach Anthony Foley have been busy for the past few weeks in preparation for the season ahead.
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Draw for Munster Junior Cup is made
The President of the Munster Branch Declan Madden was present at the draw for the Munster Junior Cup which was made at the Munster Branch Office in Cork.
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August 24th, 2009
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Bodytime Massage
What’s not to like about massage, Studies show that massage therapy improves circulation, increases blood flow, soothes nerves, helps release tension, reduces blood pressure, eliminate toxins, improves skin and muscle tone and helps improve posture.
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Festival of World Cultures
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August 2009
Health & Harmony Fair, a global therapies fair, is being held in Dun Laoghaire, with Workshops being held at Bodytime Beyond Harmony Dun Laoghaire. Workshops include Yoga, Aura Soma, Indian Head Massage & Tibetan Singing Bowl & Sound Healing.
Visit our website www.festivalofworldcultures.com
Back neck and Shoulder Massage for €30
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2 Treatments for €55*
Help your general health and improve your immune system.
Choose any 2 treatments from the menu: Reflexology, Indian Head Massage or Hopi Ear Candling, Combine any 2 x 30 minute sessions of the above wellness treatments
for a staggering €55.
Floatation goes Free
A free floatation with any one hour massage booked at our Dun Laoghaire centre.
August 21st, 2009
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French International Prop For Munster
Following on from the acquisition of Springboks centre Jean de Villiers, Munster today completed their squad for the coming season with the signing of French international prop Julien Brugnaut from Dax.
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Howlett’s Preparation Interrupted
Doug Howlett’s preparation for the coming season has been interrupted after he picked up a calf injury in training last week.
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Munster Players at Summer Camps
It’s the halfway stage of the 2009 Munster Rugby Summer Camps and the fun filled rugby activities are as popular as ever.
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August 11th, 2009
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Lions Team For Final Test
The British and Irish Lions look to end on a high as they play their final test game against South Africa this Saturday in the Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg.
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Catching Up With Danny Barnes
We caught up with the first year academy player as he recently returned from the IRB Junior World Championships in Japan where he was a late addition to the Ireland U20s side.
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Munster Rugby Golf Classic 2009
The tenth annual Munster Rugby Golf Classic will take place on Monday August 31st next at the stunning Lee Valley Golf & Country Club in Co. Cork.
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Munster View - Exclusive Video
Munster Outtakes - It’s not all plain sailing on the Munster View and during the last year we captured one or two moments when things didn’t always go to plan. This video is brought to you by the students of LIT
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August 4th, 2009
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Season Starts on Monday
Just six weeks after they signed off on season 2008/2009 the first of the Munster squad assemble to begin preparations for season 2009/2010.
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O’Callaghan Misses Out
The Lions have made five changes for the second Test that includes Simon Shaw being brought in to partner Paul O’Connell and no place in the 22 for Donncha O’Callaghan.
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Level 1 Coaching Course
Find details of upcoming coaching courses here.
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Vacancy: Munster Rugby Assistant Performance Analyst
The Munster Branch Irish Rugby Football Union is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Performance Analyst to the Munster Rugby Performance Analysis Department.
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July 20th, 2009
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Munster Team News
Denis Fogarty will have the company today of Tomas O’Leary and Jerry Flannery for the long haul flight to Denver Colorado where the Munster hooker will join the rest of the Ireland A squad to prepare for the Churchill Cup.
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09/10 Heineken Cup Pool Draw Next Week
The draw to decide the Pools for next season’s Heineken Cup takes place in the Auditorium, Stade de France, next Tuesday at 12 noon.
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Irish U20s to Face Argentina
Five Munster players have been named in the match 22 for Ireland’s opening game against Argentina in the IRB Junior World Championships in Japan. We talk to Captain Peter O’Mahony on the Munster View.
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South Africa Calling for Castletroy College
The Castletroy College Senior Squad will be making the trip to the Southern Hemisphere this Saturday as they embark on a three week tour of South Africa.
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June 5th, 2009
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OXEGEN is set to be invaded by a brand new stage this summer.
Heineken Green Spheres will descend upon Europe’s favourite rock and roll weekend in Punchestown this July, bringing the best summer sounds from legends and those in the making. Heineken Green Spheres pitches its tent with the fans and will transport them to a unique space where they can get their music kicks over the weekend.
Alongside headliners 2 Many DJs, Pet Shop Boys and Manic Street Preachers, the Heineken Green Spheres stage will host over 20 acts belting out top notch tunes over the weekend.
Home grown talent takes a bow on Friday with Republic of Loose, Fight Like Apes and God Is an Astronaut taking to the stage. Mogwai return after their acclaimed three night stand in the Academy this spring.
On Saturday, TV on the Radio make their Irish festival debut in what is set to be one of the highlights of the festival. The wonderful Regina Spektor showcases her new release ‘Far’ and Peter Doherty will be dropping by.
Sunday sees Foals return with some slices from their next album and Glasvegas make yet another triumphant trip to these shores. And for those of you who will miss out on seeing Friendly Fires at the Heineken Green Spheres gig in Waterford on May 27th, rest assured cause they’re back on the Sunday.
“We are delighted to be extending our involvement in the festival,” said David Moore, Heineken Music Brand Manager. “The addition of the Heineken Green Spheres stage is a great opportunity to showcase a fantastic line-up in the best possible setting.”
For further information please contact: Michael McDermott – 086-3893248
Oxegen takes place in Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare from10th – 12th July (subject to licence). Tickets are on sale via Oxegen’s official ticket partner www.ticketmaster.ie
The full Heineken Green Spheres stage line-up is:
FRIDAY 10th July
2 MANY DJ’S
REPUBLIC OF LOOSE
MOGWAI
FIGHT LIKE APES
DREADZONE
GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT
SATURDAY 11TH JULY
PET SHOP BOYS
TV ON THE RADIO
PETER DOHERTY
REGINA SPEKTOR
THE SATURDAYS
DANIEL MERRIWEATHER
GARY GO
SUNDAY 12TH JULY
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
GLASVEGAS
JASON MRAZ
FOALS
FRIENDLY FIRES
NOISETTES
IGLU & HARTLY
May 29th, 2009
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GREEN DAY ANNOUNCE TWO IRISH CONCERT DATES
TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 01 MAY AT 9.00AM
Green Day have confirmed they will play two Irish concert dates in October.
The band will play The Odyssey Arena, Belfast on 20 October and The 02, Dublin on 21 October, 2009.
Tickets will go on sale Friday 01 May at 9.00am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and are limited to four per transaction.
Reprise Records will release Green Day’s eighth studio album, entitled 21st Century Breakdown, on Friday, May 15th, 2009. The album is the best-selling trio’s first studio album since 2004’s Grammy-award winning American Idiot.
Green Day
Plus Special Guest
The Odyssey Arena, Belfast
20th October 2009
The O2, Dublin
21st October 2009
May 22nd, 2009
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Sheahan and Horgan Included in Munster 22
Two of Munster’s longest serving players, Anthony Horgan and Frank Sheahan will make their final appearance in the Munster jersey that they graced for the past twleve years, when they line out against Ospreys in Thomond Park tomorrow night (7.45pm).
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Quinlan’s Lions Hopes Dashed
Alan Quinlan’s hopes of joining his Munster colleagues on the plane to London on Monday for Lions assembly lay in tatters today after the ERC handed him a 12 week suspension on foot of the citing from the Heineken Cup semi-final clash with Leinster.
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Wild Orchard Smoothies - Official Supplier to Munster Rugby
Wild Orchard Smoothies & Juices proudly announces a new association with Munster Rugby. The Munster Squad will be supplied with fruit smoothies from Wild Orchard, the Co. Limerick based producer of premium quality natural smoothies and fresh juices.
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Senior Club Review
Here we take a look back at the overall season for the Munster Senior Rugby Clubs and see how they all faired out.
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May 22nd, 2009
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O’Driscoll Leads Munster in Cardiff
In the absence of Paul O’Connell who was named in the squad earlier in the week, Munster will be led by Mick O’Driscoll for their final away game of the season, Sundays (4.35pm) Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues in the Arms Park.
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Munster Welcome New Competition
Twelve teams from the English Championship, six from the Welsh Principality Premiership, three Scotland sides along with Munster, Leinster and Ulster will compete for the inaugural trophy.
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Quinlan Hearing Next Wednesday
Alan Quinlan, the Munster back row forward, will appear before an independent Disciplinary Committee in Dublin on Wednesday next, 13 May, 2009, as a result of a citing arising from the Heineken Cup semi-final match against Leinster at Croke Park last weekend.
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Grand Slam Glory DVD Giveaway
Munster Rugby are offering you the chance to win a copy of the commemorative triple DVD Disc set to celebrate Ireland’s historic RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam win.
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May 22nd, 2009
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