Ireland win Olympic Gold

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Katie Taylor is Olympic Champion, winning a closely fought battle in the final of the women’s lightweight boxing division against Russia’s Sofya Ochigava.

The crowd sang throughout her fights with sounds of the Fields of Athenry, Molly Malone and Bray Girl in the Ring filling the London Excel Arena and as Katie was announced the Gold Medal winner, Fans and supporters of the Bray native erupted into celebrations and cheers. The celebrations were of equal size if not larger here in Ireland too, as thousands of people from all over Ireland and the rest of the world gathered in Katie’s home town to watch her Olympic final bout.
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Getting planning for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in October

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Since it was first held in 1978, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has become one of Ireland premier and most successful internationally renowned musical events.

The Festival is continually growing to be bigger and better year-on-year, as thousands of visitors from all over the world travel to Cork to enjoy the city and bask in the delights that the festival has to offer.
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Good Luck Katie Taylor!

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Irish boxer Katie Taylor goes through to the next round in her bid to become the Olympic champion. The winner will be determined on Thursday which leaves Katie with two more fights in London. She will box against Mavzuna Chorieva of Tajikistan tomorrow. Should Katie win, she will most likely be placed into yet another final along side her old foe Sofya Ochigava of Russia.

Last night, Katie, who is a four time World and five time European champion. has made it clear that she is: ‘here to win gold – nothing else’. Good luck Katie!

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Wexford Opera Festival October 2012

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

For opera fans or lovers of a good show, the charming seaside town of Wexford, every year since 1951, holds an exciting and unique opera festival. Fondly referred to as “one of the best small festivals in the world”, the Wexford Opera Festival is a treat for fans of good opera with three unique headline shows made-up of long forgotten classic operas expertly produced for a modern audience.
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The Atlantic Sea Challenge Ends

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

It mightn’t be the Olympics but over in Bantry in the beautiful unspoilt natural maritime sporting arena of West Cork, a sporting event of a different kind has just finished as the curtain closed on the Atlantic Sea Challenge for another two year.

After 8 days of intense competition in over 12 events with international competitors from 16 different countries taking part, it was Northern Ireland who proved victorious with a 2 point margin of victory over team Ireland with Russia in third place. Team Ireland despite proving to be the most consistent crew with 6 wins out of the 12 events, lost due to a minor rules infringement in one of the sailing races earned them a 16 point penalty putting them under severe pressure to win. Continue reading →

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Sligo Live a must this October

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

The Irish musician Van Morrison best known for his legendary song “Brown Eyed Girl” is just one of many music talents who will bring their distinctive blend of music to Sligo Live happening in late October. The festival which runs over six days from 24th-29th October, will have over 100 music acts playing live in various local venues from pubs to shopping centres, throughout the bustling West of Ireland town Sligo.
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Irish journalist and writer Maeve Binchy dies at 72

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Sad news. Following a short illness top Irish journalist and writer, Maeve Binchy has died at the age of 72. Binchy has sold over 40 million books and her stories have been translated into 42 different languages. Arguably her most famous work was made into a book, ‘Circle of Friends’ in 1995. Continue reading →

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Good news for Dublin bike hire scheme

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

The Dublin bike scheme was first introduced to the city 3 years ago and around 70,000 subscribers have signed up to use the bikes since it began operating in September 2009, making it one of the most successful city bike rental schemes in Europe.

A self-service bike rental system that is open to everyone from 14 years of age, it enables locals to commute between home and work, tourists on vacation in Ireland to travel through the city centre and offers everybody the option to get out and about to enjoy Dublin city at their own leisure.
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Culture Night Friday September 21st 2012

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Culture Night will take place up and down the island of Ireland on Friday the 21st of September. This is a free night of music, entertainment, discovery and adventure.  This year more places than ever are taking part in this special event with over 30 locations taking part. Historic buildings as well as museums, galleries are just some of the many centres that will have their doors open late into the evening. Continue reading →

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Olympic Fever takes over!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

The highly anticipated London 2012 Olympics begins tomorrow and all eyes will be on London as nations from around the world come together to compete against one another in a number of sporting events and disciplines.
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