July 2010
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Win tickets to All Ireland Quarter Finals in Croke...
Okay so I have 5 pairs of tickets for Croke Park for each of Saturday and Sunday’s GAA Football Quarter Finals:
On Saturday, July 31 there’s Kerry vs Down and Dublin vs Tyrone
and on Sunday August 1 there’s Roscommon vs Cork and Meath vs Kildare (all tickets for this game have been won here)
It’s thanks to Cúl Green who are running a competition on Boards.ie, but I...
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Win tickets to the first rugby game in the Aviva...
Another competition for you - this time to the O2 Challenge rugby game on Saturday July 31 at 2:30pm in the AVIVA stadium.
I’ve got two pairs of EDIT: TWELVE tickets to give away to the game - Leinster / Ulster vs Connacht / Munster to rugby fans who’d really love them - or would just like to have a look at the new stadium.
When I was there for the World Cup Final screening, I...
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Win weekend camping tickets at Castlepalooza
I’ve got a pair of weekend camping tickets for Castlepalooza to offer for you today.
On this weekend - July 31 and August 1, in Charleville Castle, Tullamore, this is the 5th year that the festival is on. I’ve never been, but it looks like a great line-up.
Here’s the press release:
Headed up by music mavericks Mercury Rev who are exclusive to Castlepalooza this Summer,...
Hyperbole and a Half: This is Why I'll Never be an... →
Via Sabrina Dent today - http://www.sabrinadent.com/2010/07/27/confessions-of-a-web-designer/
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Thank you for blogging say the Cork International...
Lovely letter - one of the first letters we’ve gotten about it? - thanking Steph and me for our blogging involvement in the Cork International Choral Festival this year.
Steph and I attended events, took videos, updated Twitter, Facebook and created and updated the YouTube channel and blog - still a lot of work to do, but it was a lot of fun.
It reads:
Dear Darragh & Stephanie,
On...
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Press release: eircom connects 100,000th Next...
I sometimes get questions about the kind of things companies contact me about - today was a press release from eircom telling me that:
eircom connects 100,000th Next Generation Broadband Customer
Company On Track to Enable 1 million Lines with Faster Uncongested Broadband by the End of the Year
(Thursday, 22nd July, 2010) eircom today announced that it has reached a significant milestone by...
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The new single from The Saw Doctors - Takin' the...
THE SAW DOCTORS::: Single- TAKIN’ THE TRAIN by GoodSeedPR
Here’s the new single from The Saw Doctors called Takin’ the Train - it’s released August 20th and it’s from ther new studio album ‘The Further Adventures of The Saw Doctors’ out Sept 10th.
The current lineup features: Leo Moran (vocals, guitar), Davy Carton (vocals, guitar), Kevin Duffy...
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To the left of the Midwest - photography...
Annie (Rhiannon) Atkins - whose (award winning) blog is here - has a photography exhibition opening in Dublin tomorrow night.
It’s at The Joinery in Stonybatter and she’ll also be doing a book reading at 7pm with an introduction from Sinead Gleeson.
The exhibition is on July 22 to 25 and open 12 to 6pm daily. All details here.
‘To the Left of the Midwest’ is an exhibition of...
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Win tickets to see Delorentos live at Leopardstown...
I’m guessing you’d like to win tickets to see Delorentos play Leopardstown Racecourse tomorrow night?
EDIT: All tickets now won, but available for €15 over here. Thanks for coming by :)
Sure you might also like to see a bit of horse racing and enjoy the atmosphere out there?
Thanks again to Entertainment Architects and Leopardstown Racecourse (they arranged the Paul Brady...
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Eleanor McEvoy goes blonde, releases new album in...
I’ll make no secret of the fact that I have a crush on Eleanor McEvoy. (I’ve stuck my recent interview with her below.)
So, with the email this morning from Good Seed PR that she’s releasing a new studio album on September 17 called “I’d Rather Go Blonde” and the photo below, I’m a happy man… Details from press release below:
RMG are delighted...
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The Dublin Skank >> I have no words, really
I have no clue how the Dublin Skank came to be filmed and who that young fella is but holy jaysis. Dynamic Records seems to be who’s behind it…
PrinceDolla16’s YouTube channel is here and the behind the scenes video is here. Here’s the outtakes. Kinda catchy, isn’t it?
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Help The Diet of Worms put on a new play - go to...
You know The Diet of Worms? They’re the ones who did that YouTube series last year called The Taste of Home as well of having the Puffincat and, well, are just really nice people doing really funny stuff.
They’re planning to put on a play in September called Strollinstown and need your help with fundraising - so they’re having a Table Quiz on Thurs 29 July.
Hey Guys,...
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Never been to the Carlsberg Comedy Carnival? Win...
So this is a competition only for people who have never been to the Carlsberg Comedy Carnival.
It’s in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2 from Thursday to Sunday and has a rake of Irish and international comedians at it.
The show I want to send you to features Neil Delamere, David O’Doherty, Maeve Higgins, Bernard O’Shea, John Colleary, Michael Mee and Reggie Watts.
But first I...
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Why do you want to change your life, and how could...
Why should you be
the winner of a life-changing prize package worth €35,000, with Metro Herald, National College of Ireland and Ireland AM ?
Well that’s what the email I got today from the National College of Ireland asked me…
We’ve teamed up to change someone’s life for the better, by giving away an educational fund worth €20,000, plus €15,000 in other supports.
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The Carlsberg Comedy Carnival - interviews with...
I posted these on my YouTube channel in May, but here they are for your convenience - interviews at the launch on May 18 of the 2010 Carlsberg Comedy Carnival.
I spoke to comedians Jarlath Regan, Eric Lalor, Dermot Whelan, Kevin Gildea and with Bren Berry of Aiken Promotions, the Carlsberg Comedy Carnival Festival Director and with Karen Murphy, the Carlsberg Senior Brand Manager.
Dermot Whelan...
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Phill Jupitus on who to see at the Carlsberg...
The Carlsberg Comedy Carnival is on this weekend in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2 - Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 - and there’s a great line-up, as you’ll no doubt know from the posters:
Here’s an interview I did with Phill Jupitus recently on his career, who to see and what comedian he’d like to have performing at his 50th birthday party.
This is the shorter version:
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THEATREclub's Group Therapy for One at the...
Cleere’s, Kilkenny, August 11 - 15, 1pm daily.
Shane’s a bit f****d up. He wants you to be the witness at an inquest into his life.
I love THEATREclub. I mean, I love them in a loving supportive, would go to any play they put on, would recommend their stuff to everyone and would buy them all beer because they’re great. That kind of love.
They’re bringing one of their...
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Irish people google Facebook and Hotmail logins as...
You ever see someone put a website’s URL into Google and then search for it and click on the first link that comes up to get there? Do you do that? A lot of people do it seems.
From a Google press release today comes the Fastest Rising Searches in Ireland January to June 2010, as well as the top rising search terms per month:
Fastest Rising Searches in Ireland January – June 2010
Gerry...
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Invitation to Online Culture Meet & Greet on...
Via email from the lovely Julie in Temple Bar Cultural Trust, the people who look after TempleBar.ie, Culture Night and more -
Our top priority is to support culture here in Temple Bar – if we get this right, then we can make sure that Temple Bar, Dublin’s Cultural Quarter, is contributing effectively to the prosperity and well-being of the City.
So how do we do this? We provide accommodation,...
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The Festival of World Cultures need 195 people for...
Got an email from the dlr Festival of World Cultures (on in Dun Laoghaire July 23 to 25) saying:
Seeking 195 Participants for Birthday Aerial Photograph!
On Friday, 23 July, we hope to create a giant human number 10 on Newtownsmith Green to mark our 10-year Anniversary. We are looking for 195 participants (ie one for every country in the world) who will make up this symbolic 10 that will be...
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Win tickets to Leopardstown Racecourse and see...
For the next four Thursdays (and indeed for the last four), there’s been great musicians and entertainment out at Leopardstown Racecourse.
Since June 10, for just €15, their race evening have featured Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Mundy, Aslan and Duke Special and now coming up they have:
This Thursday - Paul Brady
July 22 - Delerentos
August 5 - Alabama 3
August 12 - Sharon Shannon...
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Free comedy shows this week at the International...
As the poster above says, Aidan Bishop is previewing his Edinburgh show ‘Adaptable’ all this week at the International Comedy Club.
It’s on from today, Monday 12 to Friday 16 July, doors open at 6:45pm, show is an hour long from 7pm and it’s FREE!
Best of luck Aidan - see you there :)
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Come celebrate Pigsback.com's 10th birthday this...
See that pig up there? Remember him?
For a long time that little piggy was me. Or I wrote as him at least. When I worked in the Communications and later the Member Services team of Pigsback.com, I adopted the role of Curly in emails, forums and more. Never dressed up in the pig suit though!
It was a great job and company to work for and I made the most of it. I made and keep great friends in...
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Come watch the World Cup Final at the Aviva...
Thanks to Aviva, I’ve been able to invite friends to watch the World Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin this Sunday 11 July.
The match is showing on the two large screens as well as the smaller screens in the stadium at the bars, etc.
I’m also giving away some tickets to the event - which is for Aviva customers and Stakeholders - and now you - below. Just to be aware that...
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3 are looking for an Online Customer Service Agent
I was in meeting with telecommunications company 3 yesterday to talk about online customer service and their challenges regarding resource, internal buy-in and the like.
That’s a post I’m composing for the Boards.ie blog, but I wanted to give you the heads up on a job they’re recruiting for at the moment.
Position: CRM First Contact Executive
Reference: 25792
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Have your choir sing at the first ever game in...
This hit the inbox this morning - the closing date is tomorrow though!
Aviva launches nationwide search for a choir to entertain the crowds at the first ever game at Aviva Stadium
One lucky choir will get the chance to perform at the first ever game played at Aviva Stadium.
Aviva has launched the nationwide search for the Aviva Choir to entertain the crowds and be part of the big match...
