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Littlewoods Ireland, Ireland’s leading online department store, is delighted to announce the sponsorship of the “Most Appropriately Dressed Lady” at the National Ploughing Championships this year in Co. Kildare on 21st – 23rd September, where the lucky winner will win a €5000 shopping spree with www.littlewoodsireland.ie. Judges will be searching for the suitably stylish finalists on Tuesday 21st with the final taking place in the “Fashion Show Marquee” after the 3pm show.
There’s no need to sacrifice style when searching for practicality for the National Ploughing Championships. Littlewoods Ireland offer stylish and comfortable fashion solutions for all tastes and budgets and has suggestions and tips to help ensure you are in the running to win “Most Appropriately Dressed Lady”.
Littlewoods Ireland’s ladieswear covers all the key trends of the season including chunky knits, patterned tweed and shearling all of which are key elements in creating the “Country Heritage” look. Try teaming a tweed fitted blazer with skinny jeans and wellingtons to create a tailored twist on the ‘Country Heritage’ look, we love this Savoir Tweed Jacket €59. Check out this South Quilted Belted Jacket €62, a chic piece to add character to any outfit for the National Ploughing Championships.
Give your outfit a tomboy inspired twist with a checked shirt which are both on-trend and comfortable and have a distinct casual feel. We love this South Checked Shirt with Jersey Hood €37 as the overall look is laidback, and with this shirt, the bold checked pattern and front pockets add style, while the hood adds a further snug layer and the shaped hem gives this shirt a feminine feel.
The National Ploughing Championships and glamour can be a match made in heaven, why not try adding touches of femininity to your practical outfit to create a striking look, such as floral, lace or shimmer detail, think ‘Country Heritage’ with a contemporary and flirty twist. We love this South Printed Floral Tunic €44 – worn with tights, leggings or skinny jeans, a perfect combination for the occasion.
By adding key elements to your outfit you can be sure to make a statement and a simple way to achieve this is with bold accessories. Animal prints are huge this season, so why not add animal print accessories such as this Leopard Umbrella €10 or this Faux Fur Leopard Bag €34. To achieve the chunky knit look that is bang on-trend while also practical for the day out, why not add a hat & scarf – we love this Own Brand Cable Knit Hat and Scarf Set €34.
Not only are wellington boots very practical, they are also key to the “Most Appropriately Dressed” look for a combination of high-street fashion meets rugged outdoor style. Animate your outfit by adding some key colours for the season, check out these Apple Bottoms Monique Rain Boots €54 with their purple-patterned finish. Or these South Bashful Knitted-collar Wellington Boots €32 which will make an arresting addition to any outfit. See the selection of wellies at www.littlewoodsireland.ie.
September 15th, 2010
On the evening of July 31st 1994, Laura Davies left Dublin and headed home to her cottage in Surrey. She had just claimed the 30th tournament victory of her professional career, which was precisely what everybody had expected her to do. But more importantly, through an eight-stroke victory at St Margaret’s, she had launched, almost single-handedly, a new phase in the development of women’s professional golf on this island.
Though the Irish Ladies Open has been absent from the Ladies European Tour’s schedule since its last staging in 2004, it will be returning next July to Portmarnock Links as a consequence of a five-year deal which also involves the staging of the Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle, Co Meath, in 2011. In considering the anticipated impact of these developments more than a decade on from that July evening, the name of Laura Davies jumps to the forefront of our minds, once more.
So, Alison Nicholas will forgive us if her choice as captain of the Solheim Cup team for Chicago in 2009 was welcomed here, not for the obvious reasons. For the hope is that when the biennial event comes to Ireland two years later, Laura must now be a clear frontrunner for the captaincy. Which is what the organisers at Killeen Castle secretly desired when they secured the event towards the end of 2006.
Nicholas, the 1997 US Women’s Open champion, has paid her dues as a distinguished member of victorious Solheim Cup teams and as vice captain in 2003 and 2005. And she also won the Irish Open by a sparkling eight strokes on her debut in the event at City West in 1996. Indeed it proved to be her last European success.
Interestingly, her presence there was greatly influenced by Davies, her Solheim Cup partner, who had been Irish Open champion in the previous two years. And Nicholas proved her worth with an 11-under-par aggregate of 277, which included a course-record 65 on the Saturday. Davies, who conceded second place to Trish Johnson by a double-bogey at the last, said of the newly-crowned champion: “I told her it was a great tournament.”
Another fascinating performance that weekend came from a young Englishwoman named Allison Shapcott, who carded four birdies to match the winner’s final round of 70. Indeed Shapcott claimed £2,838 for a share of seventh place, five months before her marriage to Paul McGinley who, incidentally, earned no prize money that week, having opted out of the Dutch Open.
Meanwhile Davies, who was born on October 5th 1963, seems determined to continue her playing career. And it would be difficult to blame her, given earnings of $684,000 on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour in the US this year and a victory last August in the SAS Masters in Norway – her first anywhere in over two years.
But she will be nudging 46 by the time the next Solheim Cup comes around and obviously, much will depend on her form in the run up to Chicago. Either way, it seems a safe bet at this stage that the player who did more than anybody to revive women’s tournament golf in this country, will be the Solheim Cup captain in Ireland.
All of which brings me back to a weekend at Woodbrook in October 1993. That was when a remarkable attendance of more than 5,000 turned up on a Saturday for the Ford Challenge, which was little more than a modest, 18-hole event. In such circumstances, the public response staggered the sponsors and lent rich emphasis to the tradition of women supporting their own game, given a reasonably attractive product. On that occasion at Woodbrook, they certainly showed themselves to be far more committed than their male counterparts would ever be.
As it happened, things could hardly have gone better for the two-day tournament, with the weather being unusually kind for that time of year. And the quality of play matched the benign conditions with Sweden’s Carin Hjalmarsson, then a relatively raw, 22-year-old, setting the target in the individual event with a seven-under-par 67. Long and strong, she confirmed the promise of the previous year when she joined Davies in the last round of the English Open.
Her Woodbrook effort meant that Davies, everybody’s favourite, needed to cover the last three holes in one under par for victory, one month after retaining her British Open crown. Pars on the long 16th and short 17th meant that everything hinged on her play of the treacherous, 348-yard 18th, with the notorious railway-line beckoning on the right.
In the event, she hit a two iron downwind off the tee, sending the ball 210 yards safely up the middle of the fairway. Then came a 136-yard wedge to set up the winning birdie. With a stunning 66, she had beaten Hjalmarsson by a stroke. And an indication of the overall quality of the field can be gleaned from the fact that Corinne Dibnah was third, followed by a particularly interesting quartet on 69 _ five under par.
They were Dale Reid, Catriona Lambert, the same Allison Shapcott who was to become Mrs Paul McGinley three years later, and a promising young Swede by the name of Annika Sorenstam. There’s one for the quiz table: when did Annika Sorenstam compete in this country? I suspect even the more enlightened followers of the game would be surprised to discover that it happened in modest circumstances at Woodbrook. Meanwhile, an appropriate Irish flavour was added to the leaderboard by the presence on 70 of Maureen Garner, who has since become a highly respected on-course commentator with the BBC television golf team.
In the team section of the tournament, which had been held the previous day, victory went to the then 19-year-old from Bristol, Caroline Hall, who led her amateur partners to a sparkling score of 130 – 18 under par – for a winning margin of two strokes. Victory was sealed by remarkable figures on the 18th when Hall’s team had a combined score of only five, which was the product of a net eagle two by former Munster Interprovincial Mary Dowling and a net birdie by Marion Cleary from Royal Tara.
The success of this pro-am section reflected much credit on the professionals who happily agreed to play without cash reward. Their big event came on Saturday which carried a fund of £25,000. Significantly, Australia’s Karen Lunn remarked: “We are prepared to do this in the hope it will lead to bigger things.”
It certainly did, to the extent that the LET (then the WPG) eventually succeeded in establishing a long-awaited foothold in the Republic. In came the following July in the form of the £70,000 Women’s Irish Holidays Open and was played at the relatively new St Margaret’s stretch, close by Dublin Airport. This was almost 10 years after the previous staging of the event at Clandeboye, where it was held on October 10th to 13th 1984, with a stunning prize fund of £Stg100,000 under the Smirnoff banner.
As it happened, victory went to the American veteran, Kathy Whitworth, who had celebrated her 45th birthday the previous month. It was her 87th and last tournament win and she beat a distinguished field in which Pat Bradley was tied second, Donna Caponi was tied fourth and Jan Stephenson and Betsy King were tied ninth. And an indication of the size of the prize fund was that Whitworth’s winning cheque of £22,500 was considerably greater than the £18,330 which Bernhard Langer collected as Irish (men’s) Open Champion at Royal Dublin in August of that year.
When the tournament was revived at St Margaret’s victory went, as I have indicated, to the irrepressible Davies who crushed the opposition with rounds of 70,72,69 and 71 for a six-under-par aggregate of 282. And there were resonances of Woodbrook the previous October when Hjalmarsson again finished second, this time in a tie with Helen Wadsworth. Hall was tied fourth.
By her own estimation, it was a very important victory for Davies in that it maintained her record of at least one win per season on the European Tour over a period of 10 years. But as we will discover in the revived Irish Open next July, she had flown the women’s golf flag here, to lasting effect.
Dermot Gilleece
July 19th, 2010
This weekend, Poet and Editor of Southword, James Harpur will host a two-day Poetry Course in the Irish Writers’ Centre. The course will run on the 5th and 6th of June and costs €140. To ensure your place early booking is adviced.
The weekend will be an exploration of what shapes us as poets, what moves us deeply, what we actually write about and how we do it. We will look at the idea that poets fall into different ‘types’.
Using a psychological model based on the theories of Jung and examples of classic poems, different types of poets will be looked at to see where the participants writing fits in. Do you like sensual, visionary, descriptive or philosophical verse, or language that is richly textured and suggestive, like Seamus Heaney’s, or more spare and explicit, like T.S. Eliot’s?
This workshop is suitable for people who have already begun writing poetry and are interested in developing their work further. There will be the chance to write in the class but the main focus will be on critique and discussion. Bring two or three poems that you think are representative of your style. The session will be friendly and fun, yet serious and focused.
For more details and to book click here>>>
Bookings can also be made by calling the Centre at 01-8721302
James Harpur is a poet with four collections of poetry published by Anvil Press: A Vision of Comets (1993); The Monk’s Dream (1996); Oracle Bones (2001); and The Dark Age (2007). He has also published a book of mixed prose and poems called The Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea (Wild Goose, 2007) and a non-fiction introduction to the Christian mystics, Love Burning in the Soul (Shambhala, 2005).
He is the poetry editor of Southword, one of Ireland’s leading literary periodicals, and the Temenos Academy Review, founded by Kathleen Raine. He has won a number of awards, including the 2009 Michael Hartnett Award and the 2008 Arts Council of Ireland Literary Bursary.
Other Courses in the Centre this weekend:
Creative Writing for Beginners with Alan Jude Moore
Travel Writing with Charlie Connelly
June 9th, 2010
Liberties Press are delighted to announce the publication of Eileen Battersby’s Second Readings – From Beckett to Black Beauty. With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Richard Ford, and featuring 52 classic novels – one for each week of the year – plus an extensive essay by Eileen on why stories matter, there is guaranteed to be something for every fan of literature.
About the Book: Why do we read? Why do we re-read? Why do some novels live in the imagination and summon us back time and again? How do Wuthering Heights, The Lord of the Rings and Black Beauty continue to wield their spells? These are among some of the questions that shape the journeys undertaken in Second Readings.
From America to Ireland; Russia to Brazil; Germany to South Africa, Second Readings is a celebration of reading and breathes new life into well-known and long-forgotten novels. Isn’t there a book you always go back to, or one that you always meant to read but have not got around to yet?
There are some surprising choices: Orwell’s Coming Up For Air features, instead of 1984 or Animal Farm; or The Lord of the Rings but not Finnegan’s Wake – although Ulysses is there. Yet this is literary appreciation without an agenda. And while there may be no Henry James, no Victor Hugo, no Flann O’Brien it is only a question of capacity as opposed to criticism. Certainly, there will many discussions prompted by the variety and breadth of what has been included and there is plenty to attract the widest range of readers, with The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne; All Quiet on the Western Front; Wuthering Heights; A Confederacy of Dunces; The Great Gatsby; and The Picture of Dorian Gray among the 52 selections.
About the Author: Born in California, Eileen Battersby discovered reading at an early age. While completing post-graduate work, she began writing book reviews and covering sports. An Irish Times staff arts journalist, she is also the paper’s Literary Correspondent and has written on all aspects of the arts including classical music, the visual arts and theatre as well as history, archaeology, architectural history, and horses. Four-time winner of the National Arts Journalist of the Year award, she lives in the country with her daughter, Nadia, and their horses, dogs and cats. Her ambition is to breed and/or produce an Olympic showjumper.
See Here for Time, Date and Contact Details.
May 26th, 2010
Mary Hanafin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport launches ‘Catch up on Culture Week’ in Number Twenty Nine, Dublin’s Georgian House Museum.
‘Catch up on Culture Week 2010: 15-22 May’ is an initiative of the Irish Museums Association in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust to attract new visitors to our superb cultural heritage sites. Held between 15 and 22 May, ‘Catch up on Culture Week’ will gain new audiences, provide free and enjoyable experiences, and encourage our visitors to use our museums and cultural organisations more frequently.
Mary Hanafin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport said: “Museums, galleries and historic houses form an integral part of Irish life. In its second year, ‘Catch up on Culture Week’ provides a wonderful opportunity for these cultural organisations to collectively promote themselves and their events and to encourage more visitors to experience the wealth of our collections and exhibits. Initiatives such as ‘Catch up on Culture Week’, promoted by the Irish Museums Association in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust, seek to further enhance and develop our cultural tourism product”.
Paul Doyle, Chairman of the Irish Museums Association said “The Irish Museums Association along with Temple Bar Cultural Trust is pleased to promote ‘Catch up on Culture Week’, which is supported by over forty four organisations. It gives these organisations the opportunity to promote their events and venues in a cohesive manner”. He added “I hope that this second year of Catch up on Culture Week will expand and grow over the coming years”.
Padraig McManus, ESB Chief Executive, hosting the ‘Catch up on Culture Week’ launch at ESB’s Number Twenty Nine said that culture and the arts are only worthy when they are accessible to everybody. “We at ESB, through our sponsorships endeavour to make this possible by supporting initiatives like this. We are pleased to be part of Catch up on Culture Week 2010 and we hope everybody has access to and enjoys the week’s activities and workshops”.
The Irish Museums Association in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust is promoting the week in conjunction with participating cultural sites, all listed on the IMA website. Arts centres, museums, historic houses, galleries, folk parks, libraries etc., will be pro-active in organising and advertising events this week to attract the local community.
Notes to Editors:
1. The Irish Museums Association (1977) is a voluntary body dedicated to promoting the interests of museums and the museum community (those who work in and are interested in museums) throughout Ireland. It aims to service the needs of the Irish museums community, by supporting the work of everyone involved with museums in recording, protecting, conserving and promoting Ireland’s heritage. The Irish Museums Association is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport and The Heritage Council.
2. From Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 May (including European Museums at Night 15 May and International Museums Day on 18 May) a wide variety of displays and events will be held throughout the country at museums, folk parks, historic houses, galleries, arts centres etc – to attract the public. A full listing of over ninety events can be found at http://www.irishmuseums.org/catch-up-on-culture-week/ .
3. Fifty museums and cultural sites are taking part in Drawing Day on Saturday 22 May (a countrywide focus on drawing, initiated by the National Gallery of Ireland in 2004) that is forming part of ‘Catch up on Culture Week’. See www.nationalgallery.ie for details.
4. ‘Catch up on Culture Week’ is followed later in the summer by Heritage Week (co-ordinated by The Heritage Council) and Culture Night on 24 September (organised by Temple Bar Cultural Trust and other key partners).
For further information contact Carla Marrinan, IMA Administrator at 01 4120939 or office@irishmuseums.org
See www.irishmuseums.org for details
May 17th, 2010
It is not that often that an artist on Kranky (especially one of their old timers) comes to play the UK, so to have a full tour booked is something of a miracle. Tim Hecker will be playing his physical and emotive intersections of noise, dissonance and melody at the following venues:
15 May UK Cambridge Unitarian Church
16 May UK Dublin Twisted Pepper
17 May UK Brighton Free Butt
18 May UK London Cafe Oto
19 May UK London Cafe Oto
20 May UK Manchester Sacred Trinity Church
21 May UK Leeds, Left Bank Leeds
May 5th, 2010
From shanty-inspired rousing tunes, through intricate three-part harmonies and finely arranged, haunting, Winterset-esque songs, Lofoten Calling displays an acute sense of what’s at the heart of the British folk tradition and brings it sailing into the 21st century with an honesty and playfulness that is at once enchanting, touching and irresistible. The Kittiwakes will be promoting their beautiful debut at the following venues:
13 May UK Pelsall Common Folk
14 May UK Loughborough Loughborough Folk Club
20 May UK Battle Mrs Yarringtons Music Club
28 May UK Kings Lynn The Acoustic Kitchen
20 Jun UK London Walthamstow Folk
27 Jun UK Leigh on Sea Leigh Folk Festival
25 Jul UK Reading Readifolk
27 Jul UK Leigh on Sea Anchor Folk Club
7 Aug UK Broadstairs Broadstairs Folk Week
27 Aug UK Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Folk Festival
28 Jul UK Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Folk Festival
3 Nov UK Romford Havering Folk Club
May 5th, 2010
The Crush Depth tour is officially underway, having played the Camden Crawl and Manchester this weekend Chrome Hoof will be starting the party out in the regions, taking in Barcelona in the middle of it all and making their merry way back to London in time for their album launch in June…now that should be a night to remember!
20 May UK Birmingham Hare and Hounds
21 May UK Bristol Thelka, Monkey! Knife! Fight!
22 May UK Brighton Audio
26 May Spain Barcelona Montjuic, Primavera In The Park
27 May Spain Barcelona Primavera
28 May UK Liverpool Kazimier
29 May UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club
30 May UK Glasgow Sub Club
4 June UK London, CRUSH DEPTH ALBUM LAUNCH, Bocking St Warehouse
May 5th, 2010
After being invited to play Feedbacker and a regular set at the Pavement ATP, Boris are treating us London based folk to a live show in the Big Smoke before heading homeward. We can expect a new album from this awesome trio in the autumn but more on that later. Dates for your diary:
15 May UK Minehead ATP
16 May UK Minehead ATP
17 May UK London Garage
May 5th, 2010
No longer just another blunt object, Black Cobra’s music is now a razor-sharp weapon and a true force to be reckoned with. Produced by Billy Anderson (Melvins, Neurosis, Sleep and High On Fire), Chronomega is one of the heaviest records of last year, or for that matter, any year! It is a raging slab of pure unadulterated heaviness and they are bringing it to the UK and Europe in June.
Weedeater will be playing as part of this dual headlining beast of a tour…this will be their first visit to the UK in two years, and their first tour since Dixie Dave shot his toe off (they are calling it the 9 toe tour for that very reason)
Here are the dates:
14 Jun UK Plymouth White Rabbit
15 Jun UK Leeds The Well
17 Jun UK London Underworld
May 5th, 2010
Gallery Zozimus, Francis St., Dublin
Opens at 6.00 pm SHARP on Wednesday, May 5th.
The exhibition will be opened by Ryan Tubridy.
Described by the Irish Times as “An institution in Dublin for thirty years”, Tom Mathews (born 1952) is well over four feet tall. His Cupid`s bow legs and long flaming red nose have made him a legend from one end of Ireland to slightly beyond the same end.
When not drinking stout and boring everyone to tears about Groucho Marx and James Joyce, he is busy at his easel or desk.
“Achievements” to date include:
“Levon”: A novel, 1984
Three collections of cartoons
Criticism (Theatre, Books, Rock music)
Thirty one man exhibitions (cartoons)
Two serious exhibitions
Tom has exhibited at the Living Art Exhibition, National Portrait Show, RHA.
His book “Keats and Chapman” (a collection of improbable tales) was published by New Island Books in October 2008. His collected verse was published in 2009.
His Artoons appear every Saturday in the Irish Times.
Annie West (born 1961) spent ten years working in film and TV. She worked in RTE, Tyne Tees TV, Little Bird Films, Channel Four, BBC, Strongbow Films, and Palace Pictures until, in 1998, she began her career as a full time Illustrator and cartoonist.
She is neither tall nor willowy.
Annie has illustrated over a dozen children`s books, two of which she also Authored, and has designed album covers for The Waterboys, Sharon Shannon and many more.
Well known in Literary circles as the “Person responsible for Those Yeats Cartoons”, Annie has been exhibiting her Limited Edition Fine Art prints since 2006. She has had several sold out solo shows in Sligo, Dublin and Galway. She has the dubious qualification of having made a man die laughing at one of her Yeats cartoons.
Annie also works to commission and an Annie West Special is fast becoming a prized possession among discerning art lovers. Her hilarious, smart yet decidedly affordable one-off illustrations are in great demand and her commissioned work can be found in the collections of Brad Pitt, Mick Galwey, Former U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley, The Waterboys, Paul Carson, Horslips, Sharon Shannon, Michael D. Higgins, Neil Jordan, Anthony Foley, Shane Byrne, Senator David Norris and Tom Cruise among many others.
Prepare to be amused.
April 30th, 2010
Friday 30th April
1pm Tug of War (NEWSTALK vs TODAY FM) Castlemarket St.
4pm Perf. by Aoife Casey Powerscourt South William St
5:30 Screening of ‘Once’ Waltons South George, St.
6pm -11pm Italian Barbeque out front South William South William St.
ZOMBIE CIRCUS urban electro
featuring Skuzziport LIVE / Marcus Luque DJ set
ELECTROLIZACION
Groovalizacion’s DJ Izem hooks up with
Spanish house DJ Domingo for a night
of hot tropical club sounds
6pm till Late Georges St Arcade Party
Late night Opening with Bands, Exhibitions and Dj’s Georges St Arcade
11:00pm Jay O Callaghan Uki Yo Exchequer St.
9pm- 2.30 Vamos: Feat. Mark Kelly and Mark Allton Bia Bar Stephens St
9.30pm – Late DJ Bubble Sheeben Chic George’s St
DJ Dona Fortune
10pm Basement Traxx Hogan’s Fade St
10 pm Eamon Barrett The Globe Georges St
10 pm Funzo The Mercantile Dame St
10pm The Blaghards Stags’s Head Dame Court
10 pm Rory O’Keefe 4 Dame Lane Dame Lane
10 pm Handsome Paddy Pygmalion South William St
11.30pm DJ Dancefloor and Roof Terrace Odessa Dame Court
with John Brereton
Saturday May 1st
1pm-9pm Busking Sweeney Mongrel (Formally Le Cirk) Dame Court and Lane
1pm -3pm The Glor Sessions Powercourt South William Street
Music & Poetry Session with poet & MC Stephen James Smith
1pm – 7pm BBQ & Live Music No Name Bar Fade St
1pm Shebeen Swap Shop Sheeben Chic George’s St
2pm Antics Rouge Show Market Bar Fade St
Antics Rouge Show is an anarchic art show where a crew of street artists rework YOUR crap suburban paintings into master. Bring down your unloved paintings and let us pimp your art! Will St Leger
3pm Music Session Road Records Fade St
2.30pm – 5pm Milk & Cookies Cultivate Andrew’s St
3pm – 4.30pm French style clarinet/organ Smock Drury St
Treats & Balloons
3pm – 9pm Shorts: Irish Film Board Sweeney Mongrel/Bia Bar/`Spy Various
(on a loop)
3.15pm – 5pm Leinster Match Market Bar Fade St
4pm -5pm Russian Folk Dance Ensemble Powerscourt South Wiliam St.
(Vereneya)
4pm-6pm Heretics Odessa Dame Court
Are you open to new thinking. Desmond Fennell, making a habit of thinking
Conor Skehan: Urban planning radical and Finbarr Bradley. Capitising on Culture Funding an economy
Three of Ireland’s greatest thinkers will challenge disturb the status quo Thin
4pm-6pm Lisa O’Neill & friends Powercourt South William Street
Lisa O’Neill & friends music session
5pm Irish Animated Shorts Sweeney Mongrel (Formally Le Cirk) Dame Court
7pm Magic of the Musical Powerscourt South William Street
Classic showtunes from all the best Broadway musicals. Performances by Andrew Holden, Eimear Morrissey, Robert Bannon & Sarah-Jayne Quigley
7pm A mix of Brazilian Styles Sheeben Chic George’s St
9pm Love & Music Le Cirk Dame Lane
LMHR and JamCarib are joining forces to bring you the best in live music and vinyl selections
9.30pm Shindig Sheeben Chic George’s St
Dublin Tropical
11pm Mark Kelly Ukiyo Bar Dame Court
9pm ‘JamPot Sessions with Bia Bar Stephen St
Shane Hall and Emil Damianov
playing deep and progressive house grooves’
10pm That Boy Tim Hogan’s Fade St
10 pm Space the Vinyl Frontier RiRa Georges St
Dave Cleary The Globe
11.30pm DJ Dancefloor and Roof Terrace Odessa Dame Court
with Hillary Rose
Billy Scurry presents FEVER South William South William St
MOTION CONTROL
Stephen Mulhall & Dumnac Goulet
8 pm The Ghandis The Mercantile Dame St
10pm The Blaghards Stags’s Head Dame Court
10 pm Goldie/ Gaviscom 4 Dame Lane Dame Lane
10 pm House Music Pygmalion South William St
10.30pm – 1.30am Salsa Party Havana George’s St.
Sunday May 2nd
12:00-18:00 Car boot sale
Children’s Garden Party Eircom Carpark Andrew’s Lane
Musicmaker Busker Stage
12pm -2pm StorySketch Powerscourt Center Powerscourt
2pm – 4pm Jazz: Standard Issues Powerscourt Center South William St
With Sinan Altiparmak & friends
1pm -7pm BBQ & Music No Name Bar Fade St.
1pm The Crafty Market Sheeben Chic George’s St
3pm – 4.30pm Munster Match Market Bar Fade St.
3pm – 5pm 140 Characters Market Bar Fade. St.
4pm – 6pm Aoife Casey Powerscourt Center Powerscourt
Performance “Now more than ever”. The artists uses the body clothed in elaborate costume as an object interacting with the space of the gallery. There is a need in the society to stop, take stock of their surroundings and be present.
3pm-4pm Children’s Food Play Ukiyo Bar Exchequer St.
Is a unique culinary experience which offers healthy food creation classes to children in a safe environment that encourages discovery and creativity. With Natasha’s Living Foods
4pm-6pm Soul Kids with dj Will Softly Ukiyo Bar
4pm Live Music Session Busy Feet South William St
7pm The Virgin and the Vulture by Ukiyo Bar Exchequer St.
Shadaan Felfeli
5pm Soul Food Bbq South William South William St
ELBOW ROOM BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL
2 soundsystems featuring Elbow Room DJs and special guest Mark Alton
6.30pm Trevor White’s Dubliner Diaries International Bar Exchequer St.
7pm -9pm The Spoken Word Powerscourt Gallery Theatre Sth. William St.
The Chair is an original forum for new and established authors and actors in Ireland. Allowing writers an opportunity to hear their work presented to a live audience, and actors a chance to engage with new material in an unusual setting.
6pm-8pm Odessa Supper Club Odessa Dame Court
8pm Crash Test Cabaret Odessa Dame Court
9pm Jazz Globetrotters Sheeben Chic George’s St
10pm Power Fun Hogan’s Fade St
10 pm Dub Investigation RiRa Georges St
A Month Of Sundays The Globe
!0pm Billy Scurry – Mashed Ukiyo Exchequer St
10 pm Sunday Roast The Mercantile Dame St
10pm The Blaghards Stags’s Head Dame Court
10 pm Magnificent 7’s 4 Dame Lane Dame Lane
10 pm PYG Residence Dj Party Pygmalion South William St
April 28th, 2010
The Love Music Hate Racism Sessions comes to an end with the final session on Wednesday 14th April at Le Cirk.
The LMHR Sessions comes to a close on Wednesday 14th and they would like to thank everyone who got involved for making it a successful run of events.
A spokesperson from Love Music said ”The acts that played,the volunteers who helped organize the events and the people that came truly helped raise awareness on racism and the existence on a group like LMHR where musicians from all genres can contribute to a cause that is worth while”
They continued to say ”One of our main aims is to show people that LMHR is a tool in which individuals or groups can use to highlight local issues.And there is no doubt that the Sessions helped promote that which resulted in events in Galway and Sligo and up and coming events in Dublin , Cork and Limerick.The artists that
played at the sessions probably don’t realize how much of an impact they have had,and we are all extremely grateful”
The line up for Thursday’s gig is
Joyce and the Sonic Gypsies
An 8 piece band performing our own songs of “Ethnic Dance Music” with influences from Istanbul to New York
The band formally got together as part of our touring/recording project “We are all flesh and blood”. The latest album (of previous 4) “The Bosphorus” was recorded in Turkey with musicians / percussionists from Istanbul, Izmir and beyond. They have also played number of gigs in various venues in Istanbul and other cities (Ghetto, Tepekule, Ege University etc). Since then, the band has been performing in Dublin (Radio City, Twisted pepper, Whelan’s, Vicar Street etc). For some of these gigs they have brought over percussionist from Turkey to join the band.
Clarkbury
ClarkBury first came on the scene some 13.7 billion years ago but have only got around to gigging since the turn of the year.At the moment the band consists of Tamala Clark(vocals,guitar) Aran O Malley(percussion) Marian Reid(vocals,bass,piano) Patrick J Kelly better known as Bury(vocals,guitar,whatever instrument that passes by) Eating up the past and drinking to the future with a sound that happens just by chance they’ll be hoping you’ll lend them an ear or even a glance.
Radical Picnic
RADICAL PICNIC are a musical collective formed in 2008.Combining originally penned stellar tunes with the occasional peppering of defiant classics served up for the modern world.Sandwiched between pulsating bass lines, searing guitar lines and thunderous rhythms comes an internationalist battle cry for the new era of counter culture.
The gig kicks of at 8-30pm upstairs in Le Cirk on Dame St (across from the Central Bank)and entry as always is free. So, if you’re looking for some new music from international musicians and would like to support a worthy cause, make it The Love Music Hate Racism Sessions on Wednesday 14th April at Le Cirk.
April 12th, 2010
With two World Championship titles and four successive European Championship wins under her belt, not to mention a starring role on the Ireland women’s football team, sporting hero Katie Taylor knows better than most what it takes to get a team into top shape for a world class performance as preparations get underway nationwide for the 2010 Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos.
The sporting star gave an impromptu ‘team talk’ to the assembled team of tiny athletes from St Anne’s Community Pre-school in Fettercairn, Tallaght today, to help them prepare for the forthcoming Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos.
This is the sixth year that the St Anne’s Pre School toddle team will participate in the annual charity event, which sees over 22,000 toddlers from all over Ireland take part in locally organised sponsored walks during May and June.
‘Barnardos Celebrity Coach’, Katie Taylor commended the St Anne’s Community Pre-School for their continued passion and commitment to the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos, which has seen them raise over €2600 for Barnardos, Ireland’s leading children’s charity.
“The boys and girls of St Annes have delivered a terrific performance for the last 5 years – they can be proud of the difference that their tiny steps have made to the lives of vulnerable children in Ireland who really need our help. My advice to all toddle teams out there is to visit www.barnardos.ie/bigtoddle and sign up today so they can get the best start in their preparations for the 2010 Toddle season. I wish them all the very best of luck.”
Geraldine Ryan, manager of St Anne’s Community Pre-School, said, “This is the fifth year of our Toddle and the children love getting involved. The support we receive from the parents and families who fundraise for their toddlers is phenomenal. There is a real community spirit about the event and it’s a great opportunity for the children to have a bit of fun while helping other children their own age who may not have with the same opportunities.“
Over the past six years of the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos, Dublin based crèches, Montessoris and junior schools have raised over €650,000 with the national total raised reaching close to €1.8 million; every cent of which has gone directly to fund the essential services that Barnardos provides for children and families in Ireland. Barnardos target is to raise €350,000 through the Toddle in 2010, making this the biggest fundraising event for the charity this year.
Barnardos Chief Executive, Fergus Finlay, said, “The past year has been particularly difficult for Barnardos but we are determined to keep our projects open and to continue working with the thousands of children in Ireland who rely on our help. We depend on the support and generosity of the public to help us do this.”
“Thanks to the ongoing generous sponsorship of Danone, all money raised from the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos goes directly to support our work with children from birth to five years old, which is all about supporting the healthy development of children and helping parents to create a nurturing environment for them.”
“Danone is proud to partner with Barnardos for the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos, said Jill McCarron, Head of Health Affairs for Danone. “Over the past six years we’ve seen the positive impact that the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos has had in supporting children and families. I encourage all crèches, pre-schools junior schools and families to sign up today”, Ms McCarron continued.
Toddle groups can sign up to the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos by visiting www.barnardos.ie/bigtoddle or by phoning 1850 222 300. Participants will receive a free fun pack that includes everything they need to organise their Big Toddle!
You can find more information on this Very Special Event here.
March 29th, 2010
Who would have believed that the gardens created by Col. William Hall-Walker on a boggy site on his Tully estate between 1906 to 1910 would one day attract thousands of Visitors from all over the world. Designed by the Japanese landscape gardener Tassa Eida with the help of the farm workers over this four year period, these gardens tell the story of ‘The Life of Man’ from the cradle to the grave and are acclaimed as the most beautiful Japanese gardens in Europe
Hall-Walker gave the Stud at Tully as a gift to the British Government in 1915, who in return bestowed on him the title of Lord Wavertree. Tully continued as the British National Stud (known locally as Tully Stud) until in 1943 it was handed over to the Irish Government. In 1945 the Irish National Stud Company was formed and it was this company who restored the gardens ( which had fallen into a state of disrepair) to their former glory.
In the early fifties the Irish National Stud Company opened the Japanese Gardens to the Public on a Sunday afternoon, over time this increased to 7 days a week 11 months of the year from February to December. During this time a lot of interest was shown in the Stud so it was decided to open the Stud for guided tours. Then came the Horse Museum, a Visitor centre which houses a Restaurant and a Gift shop. For the Millennium an Irish garden was created on the land known as St. Fiachra’s Garden. All four are now known as the Irish National Stud Visitor Attraction and is rated among the top 20 Visitor Attractions on the island of Ireland.
The Japanese Gardens, on the grounds of the Irish National Stud are situated on the east coast of Ireland 30 miles south of Dublin off the M7 and the R 415. This is a most unique attraction and well worth a visit especially in its Centenary year 2010.
March 8th, 2010
Some of Ireland’s leading women writers and feminists will gather at the Dublin Book Festival on Monday to celebrate International Woman’s Day.
A posthumous book from Nuala Ó Faolain, A More Complex Truth: Selected Writings will be launched on the final day of the festival, which commenced on Saturday, while the legacies of feminism will be debated by Susan McKay, Ivana Bacik, Caitríona Crowe and Margaret MacCurtain, chaired by Anthea McTeirnan.
Over 100 writers have been flocking to Dublin City Hall for the three-day festival, which features contributions from leading Irish authors, poets and journalists. Over the weekend top Irish writers, including Nell McCafferty, Gordon Snell, Thomas Kilroy, Mary Kenny and Eileen Battersby were interviewed by fellow authors, while poets Theo Dorgan, Geraldine Mills, Paddy Bushe, Pól Ó Muirí and Rosita Boland read from their work.
The festival is also playing host to a series of lively public debates. On Saturday Diarmaid Ferriter, Ruan O’Donnell and Niamh O’Sullivan lead a charged discussion on Ireland’s rebel history and Caroline Walsh, Carlo Gébler, Greg Baxter and Siobhán Parkinson explored the role of the literary critic. On Monday sports journalists Gavin Cummiskey, Gerry Thornley and Liam Toland will examine the state of sports writing in Ireland and employment experts and authors Lisa O’Callaghan, Andrew McCann and Frank Scott-Lennon will lead a discussion on surviving redundancy.
A specially constructed bookshop showcases the best of Irish publishing and the festival café will serve refreshments daily between 10am and 6pm.
Entry to all festival events is free and no booking is required, but seats can be reserved for certain events (see www.bookfestival.com for details).
The Festival’s Artistic Director, Alan Hayes, says the festival has been a huge success. “Early indications are that a record number visited the festival this year. The recession seems to have reignited people’s interest in books and literature,” said Mr Hayes.
Now in its third year, the Dublin Book Festival celebrates the diversity and creativity in contemporary Irish writing and publishing, and is organised by Publishing Ireland, supported by the Department of Art, Sport and Tourism; the Irish Times; Foras na Gaeilge; the Arts Council, Dublin City Council; Dublin City Libraries and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
The festival programme is available at www.dublinbookfestival.com. The festival opens on Saturday at noon and closes on Monday at 6pm.can i take viagra Pfizer Viagra Generic viagra how it works
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March 8th, 2010
We would like to thank all those people who booked for the Genesis event
tomorrow, it looks like we will have over 200 people, so a great night
instore!
We strongly advise you to arrive between 8.30pm and 9.30pm to take advantage
of the FREE Wine (3 choices!) & Chocolates. There will also be a special
Genesis Draw, for €2 a ticket, for some nice prices including overnight
accommodation for two at the Boyne-Valley Hotel, which includes breakfast
for two!
Our first “Blind Dancing” set starts at 10pm, and this will be a great
chance to have a dance with someone from the Genesis, and a bit of fun!
Finally, you will also be able to register for FREE, for the new service
Genesis is launching in April called the “Genesis Gallery”, and anyone
wishing to have your photo taken, can be done tomorrow evening.
For those who can’t make it tomorrow, do click on to our website to avail of
the FREE registration for the new service, and our next event takes place on
April 3rd, which will be our “Easter Party”!
Regards, John, Micheal, Nina & Mark
www.GenesisClub.ie – “Believe in Better”
The Largest & Fastest Growing Singles Event in Ireland
Now in its 4th year!
February 22nd, 2010
UN-Habitat and the Government of Brazil have started preparations for the fifth session of the Urban World Forum, scheduled in Rio de Janeiro 22-26 March 2010. The Forum is one of the most open and inclusive gatherings of its kind on the international stage. It brings together government leaders, ministers, mayors, diplomats, members of national, regional and international associations of local governments, non-governmental and community organizations, professionals, academics, grassroots women’s organizations, youth and slum dwellers groups as partners working for better cities. The fifth session in Rio builds on the lessons and successes of the previous four events.
With half of humanity already living in towns and cities, it is projected that in the next 50 years, two-thirds of us will be living in towns and cities. A major challenge is to minimize burgeoning poverty in cities, improve access of the urban poor to basic facilities such as shelter, clean water and sanitation and to achieve environmentally friendly, sustainable urban growth and development.
The theme for Rio 2010, The right to the City – “bridging the urban divide” is in harmony with UN-HABITAT’s flagship report, State of the World’s Cities 2010-2011.
UNHabitat
February 15th, 2010
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
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
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
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
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
Three Changes for Munster
Munster coach Tony McGahan makes three changes, from the side that started against Glasgow Warriors six days ago, for the opening Heineken Cup game against French side Montauban in Thomond Park tomorrow (Fri) evening (8pm).
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Quinlan Can’t Wait
As far as Alan Quinlan is concerned, Friday night can’t come, quick enough, the Heineken Cup against Montauban eagerly awaited by the Co Tipp man who will line up in the Munster back-row alongside David Wallace and Justin Melck.
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Win a trip for 2 to Sale v Munster
The next Play To Win prize is 2 match tickets and 2 flights, to the Heineken Cup away pool game, Munster Rugby v Sale Sharks on the 19th October. Flights are same day return from Cork with Munster Sports Travel. Draw takes place on the 14th of October. Logon to MyMunster.com and click on Play to Win to enter.
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October 10th, 2008
Dublin’s own Gate Theatre visits the prestigious Lincoln Center Festival this July in New York.
Three prestigious actors, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Barry McGovern, will perform Samuel Beckett monologues as part of the Gate | Beckett portion of the festival. This will feature three works not originally conceived for the theatre: Eh Joe, I’ll Go On and First Love.
Eh Joe will star renowned Irish actor Liam Neeson in his debut role for the Gate. This powerful monologue has been described as one of the “greatest half hours in theatrical history”.
Barry McGovern will star in I’ll Go On, a one-man show based on Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable. First performed at the Gate Theatre in 1985, this tour de force has toured worldwide to great critical acclaim.
First Love, Beckett’s darkly humorous post war novella, stars international stage and screen actor Ralph Fiennes with direction by Gate Theatre Director Michael Colgan. The 55-minutes which make up First Love will fly by thanks to Ralph Fiennes’ charismatic performance.
The Lincoln Center Festival is a great opportunity to increase the international artistic significance of the Gate Theatre. Visit www.lincolncenter.org for booking details.
March 27th, 2008
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