So where did 2012 go at all, 2013 hit us pretty fast don’t you think? Roll on the sunny months ahead.. 2013, let’s have you!
Holidays, sunglasses, beer gardens, gigs, festivals, cherry blossom trees, picnics in the park, peonies roses, rounders, 99 cones with raspberry syrup, swings, trampolining, sunsets, beach days, free gigs in the parks and more ice cream….
The Hunters descended on Dingle for the weekend! Our client DEEZER IRELAND teamed up with OTHER VOICES to stream an Other Voices radio channel and exclusive audio content of this year and previous years’ editions www.deezer.com.
O’Flaherty’s was our first port of call on Friday evening after a long drive and boy was the Guinness worth the wait!
This was followed by a quick pit stop to Dingles famous chipper, Reel Dingle Fish, for a mouthwatering bag of chip.
We sampled many a Dingle delight including music, food, shops and seaweed! We met plenty of characters in the village who kept us entertained with funny stories and all round friendly banter.
We bumped into Conor O’Brien from The Villagers who played in the coolest pub on Saturday afternoon which also functions as a Hardware store during the day, Foxy John’s.
On-demand streams of a number of this year’s and previous years’ recordings, as well as an Other Voices artist recordings available on Deezer will include tracks from Jarvis Cocker, The Frames, Lisa Hannigan, Ryan Sheridan, Mick Flannery, James Vincent McMorrow and many more.
Dingle was truly memorable for the Hunters and it really is a magical place particularly this time of year..Roll on Other Voices 2013..!
#JohnJoeNevinsLateLateShowDebut
Enjoy a high end fashion show with a host of celebrities taking to the catwalk, with the wonderful Brendan Courtney as MC. Look forward to exclusive performances from a number of music artists, while rubbing shoulders with Irelands most loved celebrities, including Paul McGrath, Brian Kennedy ,Alison Canavan and Emma Waldron.
Ladies, dress to impress and be in with the chance of being crowned the ‘Most Stylish lady’ of the Style of Dublin, winning a professional makeover and photo-shoot.
Buy tickets here:
Dublin Tall Ships!
MORE than one million people thronged through Dublin’s quayside this weekend during the four-day Tall Ships Race. Tens of thousands lined the quays from early morning to bid farewell to the ships following a four day festival which organisers say attracted crowds of more than 1.15 million over its four-day run.
Electric Picnic!
The three-day music and arts festival returns for its ninth year and takes place in Stradbally Estate, Co Laois this weekend! We have some exciting news to share with you all very soon regarding Ireland’s biggest festival in 2012 *WatchThisSpace* – find the full line-up here.
Deezer turns 5!
Deezer, Ireland’s newest music streaming service recently celebrated its 5th birthday! Since launching, Deezer has become a market leader in music streaming worldwide with 23 million users across 88 territories, 1.5 million Deezer subscribers, more than 800,000 Facebook fans and 350,000 Twitter followers. Wish them a happy birthday on their Twitter page here.
The National Dairy Council have whipped up a cracker of a competition for the Milk It For All It’s Worth campaign. For their latest competition, they’re giving away a signed Easkey Britton surf board. All you have to do is head over to their Facebook page and answer a simple question and you could be riding the surf board along the crest of a wave!
If you won this surf board, where would be the first place you would take it for a surf?
‘Hunter Communications announces appointment as the agent for 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist, Irish Boxing Hero, John Joe Nevin’
It is with great honor that Hunter Communications can announce our appointment as the agent for boxing hero and Olympic silver medalist, John Joe Nevin. Hunter Communications will act as a representative in all of John Joe’s public relation and marketing activity going forward.
Born in in Mullingar, County Westmeath and a member of the Traveller community, he was born John Joseph Nevin but is now more commonly known as John Joe! For Irish people, John Joe Nevin is more than a great athlete sprung from our native soil. He is widely thought of as the golden boy of Irish boxing but people also see John Joe as a hero coming from humble beginnings to rise to the top and qualify for not one, but two Olympic Games!
John Joe’s road to becoming an Olympic silver medalist began when he won his first fight in the 2012 Olympic Games, defeating Denmark’s Dennis Ceylan by a wide margin of 21–6. In his second fight of the games, he saw off Kazakhstan’s Kanat Abutalipov by a margin of 15–10. In his quarter-final bout he beat Oscar Valdez to secure a semi-final place and a guarantee of a bronze medal. He then reached the final after defeating the reigning bantamweight world champion Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba 19–14. He won silver, losing in the final to Luke Campbell of the UK 14–11.
-ENDS-
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The London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony takes place this Sunday at 9:00pm GMT and what a show it has been… The highlight for the Hunters has definitely been watching Katie Taylor’s road to gold! There was something in the air last night across the nation… Ireland’s pride restored! We thoroughly plan on enjoying this weekend basking in the sun and basking in the glory of our Olympic gold.
To kickstart your weekend, we have a compilation of laugh out loud videos of ’Olympic Fails’…. Ch Ch Check them out below!
If you haven’t yet heard of RED DOG / THE STORE, they are your one-stop-shop for all things Irish and cool. All of their products are well considered pieces of design that are incredibly well made. You will find something for everyone – even your furry little friends! Most of their gifts are limited edition and hand made.
Our RED DOG friends have been up to a lot recently, hosting a pop-up in Designist and releasing pretty cool new tea towels which is based on their very popular Typographic cotton versions (found here). Not to mention how busy they have been spreading enthusiasm, stimulating energy and providing a sense of protection from fears and anxiety with their RED stuff! Did you know that the colour red does that? Well now you do… Everyday is a school day kids.
But rather than listen to us talk about how great they are, stop by their online shop, or Pinterest where you will really enjoy their products, more visually!
Just sixteen days remain until festival revellers descend on Charleville Castle, Tullamore, for one of the most anticipated festivals of the year! Castlepalooza… dubbed “the best little music festival in Ireland” by the Sunday Business Post, and “Gem of a festival… lauded by camaraderie, small size and wealth of Irish acts” by The Irish Times is definitely not one to be missed! And with 3 day camping tickets starting from €50, it is for sure the best value festival on our fair isle!
In preparation for the fun packed Music & Arts festival, we have a sixteen day countdown preparation guide, to ensure festival goers have the best craic…
Day 1: Tickets - Just over two weeks remain until the festival kicks off, have you got your tickets? If you’re strapped for cash, numerous competitions have been running around the country and you may just be lucky and win some from Entertainment.ie…
Day 2: Playlists - Ireland’s newest music streaming service, Deezer are one of the sponsors of this years Castlepalooza and will be trailing the grounds of Charleville Castle with their very own Deezer Mobile Disco bringing exclusive parties to groups of festival revellers over the weekend, check out their website and sign up to a free trial and access their 18 million tracks. Create your perfect playlist for the trip to Tullamore!
Day 3: Getting There - Travel is easy to and from Tullamore with road access on the M6 motorway and regular buses & trains leaving from Dublin, Galway, Cork & Limerick. For more info check out www. castlepalooza.com/info
Day 4: Arrival - Your weekend is yours to enjoy when you arrive, but to help you along, this nifty map may come in handy. Save it to your smartphone for instant access…
Day 5: Cash & Cards – Festival cash machines tend to charge you for use and also have large queues. To save wasting time once you’ve arrive, it’s best to get cash out before you go, but keep it safe and split it up into a few chunks in different bags and pockets.
Day 6: Keys – An obvious one, but easily forgotten and it’s not particularly nice to get home from a festival and find yourself locked out. Leave a spare pair with your neighbour, if you don’t trust yourself to remember.
Day 7: Raincoat / Waterproofs – A must for Irish festivals, you never know what’s going to happen with the weather. Venues are likely to sell ponchos anyway, but they can be thin, poorly made and expensive, so it’s better to take your own.
Day 8: Wellies – Navigating huge mud marshes is harder than it looks and you will ruin your shoes or trainers if you don’t take a pair.
Day 9: Phone – Fully charged and primed with all your friends’ digits. It’s likely to run out if you use it a lot, so try and stick to texts and leave it switched off while you sleep to save those vital bars.
Day 10: Toothbrush & Toothpaste – You can get those little finger toothbrushes now, which are really handy for saving space and are dispensable too. It you’re going in a big group, it might make more sense to just share things like toothpaste, to save everyone bringing it.
Day 11: Deodorant / Anti-perspirant – Again, travel-sized sprays are easy to pick up.
Day 12: Flag – It’s so easy to lose your tent, even if you know what area it’s in. A big flag to stick in the ground by your base is perfect for finding your way back in both day and night.
Day 13: Blanket – For throwing down in front of your tent to sit, picnic and sunbathe on… (Lets pray for the sunbathing!!)
Day 14: Line up - The complete line up is available from www.castlepalooza.com - work out your favourite artists who you want to see and organise a schedule so you don’t go home saddened by the fact you missed THE gig!
Day 15: Getting home - Those using the trains and buses, make sure you know the correct stations and where to go when you arrive. When you arrive, grab a map of the site and mark on it exactly where your tent is located and where your car is parked if you’ve brought one.
Day 16: Contraception - Because you never know, be safe kids…
Lastly….. ENJOY!
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