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Caroline O' Hara Réalt Coffee Morning

Last Saturday I was passing by the old school opposite the pub. I’d been in there the night before and saw the posters for this. A few chores to do in Swords, I stopped by for a cuppa on my way home.

I had a chat with Caroline who has a number of gigs organised over [...]

Martin Byrne - My Ireland

martin

You may remember I mentioned the Fingal folk Club that had recently started….?

I had heard that singer songwriter Martin Byrne was due to turn up…. I like Martin. I like his stuff. A gentleman. An absolute legend. And a serious talent.

Take a look and the man behind the music and see what you think…. [...]

The green party try to ban hunting!!!

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Was anybody watching RTE 1 at about half ten last night? I was. It was about banning the Ward Union from hunting stags. Who, you may ask, has initiated this ban? It is of course [...]

Dublin Twestival 2010

twestival 2010

On March 25th 2010 at the ODEON bar and grill on Harcourt Street

Ballyboughals very own Morning Dew are set to light the place apart as the opening act for the global event that is Twestival

And more important is that Ireland very own Concern charity is the main banefactor of the global gig. Unbelievable!!

Never [...]

Cheltenham- Day 3

Very successful day today. Peddlers Cross & Weapons Amnesty both won at prices of 8/1 & 10/1 respectively & both Kalahari King & Al Ferof were placed at decent prices. St Patricks Day over, it’s onto tomorrows business……

hanger 6…?

More of the same for day 3 I hope. Here are my selections for ladies day.

1.30 [...]

Cheltenham Festival- Day 2

Well day one can only be described as a disaster of  biblical proportions. The majority of the fancied runners were beat out the gate & the bloody bookies must be smiling like Cheshire cats.

Zaynar ran a good race in the champion hurdle to claim third & I had to wait till the very last race to [...]

The Fingal Folk Sessions – in HD

Remeber I told you about the new music seesions now formerly known as The Fingal Folk Club….

Well take a look at this amazing overview of the night filmed and edited by new Ballyboughal based company Directing Media. More about them later but for now take a look at this….

Directing Media can be contacted via [...]

Cheltenham 2010, Day 1

The biggest festival in jump racing kicks off tomorrow so I’ve decided to have an ould look at some of the main races on day one.

Looking for a tip, want to be able to talk the talk…. take a read. Let me know what you think and more important how you get on.

The first race [...]

The Fingal Folk Clubs First Night

I’d mentioned the fingal folk club in a previous post. I brought my guitar down to play last night so I didn’t get as much video footage as I wanted… A great night ? An amazing night. All ages. In an old school in Ballyboughal that looked for just one evening like a wine bar with [...]

Ballyboughal Pitch and Putt Club

paddys day …?

The pitch and putt club is just about to re open again for the season.

Great fun as it is and I believe it costs €20 [?] for an entire years membership. That is bargain value in any town.

Anyhow….

The first club competition for 2010 is the O’Connor Cup which will be held on [...]