Where will you be this St Patricks Day?

Join in the fun at the Official St. Patrick’s Day Parade
With the Parade theme in 2010 being ‘Extraordinary World’, the much anticipated annual favorite, the festival Parade features newly commissioned, highly original and inventive street theatre troupes, artists, giant puppetry, dancers and marching bands from Ireland and across the globe. Thousands are anticipated to be cheering on the city streets and many millions more tuning in to the RTE 1 broadcast on TV and live streaming on-line.
Also, don’t miss the World Record Breaking 80 Metre Stiletto Heel Dash kicking off the parade tomorrow in aid of the Marie Keating foundation. The Woman with the most outrageous shoes in the dash will win a voucher for Marks and Spencer!!
Events Details:
Date: Wednesday 17th March
Event: St. Patrick’s Festival Parade
Locations: City Centre, Starting at Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Time: 12 noon

Take a trip to the St Patrick’s Festival Funfair
Make Dublin yours this St. Patrick’s Festival and enjoy the City at Play with Chills, Thrills and Near-Spills. A firm Festival favorite, the spine-tingling Festival Funfair will light up with top-notch carnival fairgrounds, gripping high-flying attractions as well as the much-tamer kiddie rides. And don’t miss the breath-taking views of our Fair City from the 150-foot high Jubilee Wheel.
Event Details:
Venue: Merrion Square
Times: Friday 6.00pm-11.00pm / Saturday-Tuesday 11.00am-11.00pm / Wednesday 11.00am-9.00pm

Click here to visit the official St Patricks Festival Website for more information

Tell us where you will be this St Patrick’s Day!!

Support “Seachtain na Gaeilge” agus Labhair as Gaeilge!!

Seachtain na Gaeilge (2nd – 17th March 2010) is the annual international festival organised by Conradh na Gaeilge to promote the Irish Language. The festival is used as a means to celebrate the Irish language with activities and events organised throughout the country in the weeks leading up to St Patrick's Day in order to facilitate the promotion and use of the Irish language.

With this in mind, here are some useful Irish words & phrases to help along the way!

Failte - Welcome
Dia Dhuit - Hello (pronounced “dia gwuit”)
Conas atá tú? - How are you?
Tá mé go maith. - I am good
Cad is ainm duit? - What is your name?
Claire is ainm dom - My Name is Claire
Slán leat - Goodbye
Is ea – Yes (pronounced “sha”)
Níl – No (pronounced “neil”)
Go raibh maith agat - Thank you
Tá fáilte romhat - You're welcome.
Ba mhaith liom dul go dtí Sráid Grafton - I would like to go to Grafton Street. (pronounced “ba why lum dull guh d srawd Grafton”)
Ní thuigim - I don't understand.
Más é do thoil é - Please.
Ba mhaith liom pinta Guinness le do thoil - I would like a pint of Guinness please

Some of the best and most culturally rich Irish is to be found in the old Irish proverbs. (Seanfhocal – literally meaning “Old Words”)

Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile - One beetle recognizes another. (Meaning: It takes one to know one; Like sees like.)
Níl aon tintéan mar do thintéan féin - There’s no place like home
Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi... - A woman told me that a woman told her... (Meaning: Don't believe everything you are told. It may be just gossip.)
Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte - Health is better than wealth.
Molann an obair an fear - The work praises the man (Meaning: Good work is its own reward.)

Whether fluent or not, Seachtain na Gaeilge is an opportunity to experience, practice, learn and enjoy the Irish language. So go on… speak as Gaeilge!

Click here to watch the YouTube video for Seachtain na Gaeilge

Slan go foill! (Bye for now!)

Employee of the Year at the Talbot Hotel Wexford

Employee of the Year at the Talbot Hotel Wexford

Congratulations  to Colm Bennett who has been awarded the employee of the year 2009 in recognition of his outstanding customer service, loyalty and valuable contribution to the Talbot Hotel Wexford.