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Win a VIP music prize in Dublin this weekend.
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10-08-2010 6:33am#1Hi all,
Definitely one for the music fans, we have a great competition for you from the lovely folks behind http://www.discover.ie/dublin
You can win a VIP stay in Dublin this weekend, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 August.
You and a guest will stay at the fabulous new gibson hotel for two nights, where you can enjoy breakfast each morning and dinner on an evening of your choice.
The gibson hotel is chic, understated and right in the heart of Dublin's brand new cultural hub. It captures the essence of a vibrant city with a music pedigree that runs deep! Right behind the O2 in Dublin, you'll be close enough to the city to make the most of everything it has to offer.
You will also win a double VIP pass to the Ceilí Culture concerts in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar where you'll see Kila, Paddy Casey & Friends on Saturday August 14, and double VIP passes to see Sharon Shannon, Shane McGowan, Damien Dempsey, Conor Byrne & friends on Sunday August 15.
The prize includes an exclusive pre-event champagne reception, exclusive venue entry and exclusive VIP room access!
Here's a bit more from Discover Ireland:Dublin is as much an experience as a city. Awash with new openings, fresh sales and funky festivals, it is as much about Georgian redbricks and Caravaggio canvases as summer festival evenings and the snap-fresh food on your plate.
Enjoy the snazzy electric vibes of one of Europes top cities, or escape to scenic suburban seaside towns like Dun Laoghaire. Visit the Point Village, with its Big Wheel, live music events at the O2 and thriving Saturday market – where you’re as likely to pick up cutting-edge designer lines as a hunk of lemon drizzle loaf. Yum.
Or stimulate your cultural tastebuds at the National Art Gallery or many free museums. There’s always something happening and Dublin is now offering the best value breaks ever with hotels offering fantastic value for money deals.
Shouldn’t you answer Dublin's calling? See http://www.discoverireland.ie/dublin. The Fun Starts Here.
Supported by Fáilte Ireland.
To be in with a chance of winning, we'd like some creative answers on why you'd like to win this prize and what you love about Dublin.
The more effort you put into your answers, the higher the chance of winning!
Big thanks to Discover Ireland for the prize.
Terms and Conditions:
The competition will close on Thursday evening August 12 and the winner will be contacted by PM. It's open to all members of Boards.ie and the winner will be the post we think gives the best answer. Judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to. There is no cash alternative. The winner must be available to take the prize this weekend.3
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I would like to win the prize as I am a big fan of Irish music and Paddy Casey is one of my favourite singers, and I love The Pogus so it would be great to see Shane McGowan although hopefully he is in better shape than the last time I seen him.
I love Dublin just for its friendliness, you will always here about the bad press but you never here about how even in the City Centre you can still say hello and its one of the friendliest places I have ever been, I was in Liverpool about a month ago and walking through the area everybody keeps their head down no one looks at each other, where as here a lot of people will simply smile and make you feel loved
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I would love to win this weekend of bliss for and on behalf of all the people who like me are stuck in a variable rate mortgage that just went up in interest rates this morning! As a victim of negative equity (everybody say awwwwww
)I can't afford to go on holiday this year and it's been ages since I've been up to Dublin for the weekend. This prize would put simply a smile back on my face!!!
What do I love about Dublin?
The shouting on Moore Street, the buskers on Grafton Street, shopping on Henry Street, the buzz in Temple Bar, the Great Famine sculptures on the quays, reading a book in Stephen's Green, the walkways on the Liffey, arranging to meet that special someone at the Spire, going to the Savoy cinema randomly in the afternoon, the chicken sheesh kebabs in Zaytoon on Parliament st (yummy!), the queuing outside the Gaiety Theatre, the O2 and the Grand Canal Theatre in anticipation of a wonderful show....need i go on??? Dublin has something for everyone.0 -
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I would love to win this prize because, when I was in the Gaelteacht in Connemara about ten years ago, Kila used to be played all the time at the Ceilis and I absolutely loved their uniqueness and variety of instruments ... I've heard very little of them over the years, and I would love to see how their music has developed over the past decade! Also, I have heard amazing things about the Gibson Hotel, I want to see whether it's as fabulous as I heard.
And finally, I want to win because, although I enter every competition going, so far the only prize I've ever won in my life was a 1000 piece jigsaw in a raffle when I was fourteen, and it turned out that several pieces were missing from that. Feel sorry for me?
As a culchie who recently moved up here, what I love about Dublin is people-watching. You get such a wide variety of characters, it's so entertaining just going for a wander round the streets and seeing who's around, you get to see such a huge cross-section of society and it's amusing and sad and lovely all at the same time.
I love that, while Dubliners moan plenty about the place themselves, they get so defensive if any non-Dubs dare say a word against the "town." :P And you know that, despite any bitchin they do, most of them wouldn't dream of living anywhere else.
I love that, while you get a sense of that great "Irish hospitality", it's big enough to allow you anonymity too. As a city, it's just big enough, without being overwhelming. If you've a day with nothing to do, it's easy to get nicely lost, but easy to find your way home again when you want to.
I'm a total homebird and have always hated living away from home before ... I moved up to the big shmoke a few months ago for work, absolutely terrified and totally alone. I love my life here now and can't stop raving to everyone back home about how great Dublin is, in fact I have since persuaded three of my friends to move up here too! And that's despite being mugged by junkies twice in six months - even that wasn't enough to put me off the place! Since I'm doing such a great job of promoting Dublin to the rest of the country, I reckon that it's only fair that this prize should be my reward! :P 0 -
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why i would like to win this prize?
OMG... er.... I want to see all of them:eek::eek::eek::eek:
What i like about Dublin?
er..... .... Place of heaven, i can shop shop shop and shop.. then eat eat eat and eat~~ (Actually i want to say place of sin: drink drink drink and drink, then fun fun fun and fun~~)
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Why I would like to win this prize?
Dublin is the city where I met my soulmate.
I would like to spend a romantic weekend with my boyfriend, visiting the beautiful capital of Ireland at his arm, listening some brilliant Irish artists by his side.
It will be brilliant to receive a special treat like this one, to stay at the new Gibson Hotel (beautiful "love nest" by their website pics) for 2 nights plus be a guest VIP at the Ceili Culture. Waow so many great artists during 2 days, what else to ask more…yes, one thing to ask, a little bit of luck to be found creative and be chosen.
What I like about Dublin ?
Dublin is the city where I met my soulmate. I love this city and I really grateful to Dublin to have met a wonderful gentleman.:)
Dublin is an ideal city to spent a romantic weekend or live, there are so many things to do. Here are few ideas :
Where to go for a bite to eat…Dublin has all the tastes for everyone. There’s so much to choose from - Haute Cuisine to Thai, Moroccan, Italian, Chinese, Vegetarian, Sushi and traditional Irish dishes.
The Theatre…This is a wonderful night out if you’re a fan of the theatre. There are many theatres to choose from in Dublin.
Dance the night away…What a good craic to dance the night away at one of Dublin’s hot and happening clubs. Dublin has a great variety of clubs to choose from offering everything from salsa to R & B, jazz, soul, funk, pop, seventies disco and alternative. Or why not opt for traditional Irish song and dance instead.
Art Galleries…Not everyone’s cup of tea, I know, but there’s something very romantic about visiting an Art Gallery. Wandering around hand-in-hand, viewing fabulous paintings and sculptures by artists such as Renoir, Degas and Monet. It is quality time spent together in relative peace and quiet, being comfortable with not having to say anything whilst you appreciate the artists work.Notable art galleries in Dublin include the IMMA, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and Temple Bar Gallery and Studios.
Romantic Walks…What could be nicer than a romantic stroll in the park? Guaranteed not to break the bank, this will get you both out in the fresh air and away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
There are several parks in and around the city centre, each with their own unique features. For example in the Garden of Remembrance you can enjoy Oisín Kelly’s beautiful sculpture of the Children of Lir. In the Iveagh Gardens there are fountain centre pieces, rockeries, a maze and a secret garden. At St. Stephen’s Green, you can stand in from that very predictable downpour (now commonly referred to as just a shower!) in the Victorian Lakeside shelter or at the Victorian Swiss shelter. Also featured here is a waterfall as well as Pulham rock and a lake (which attracts a variety of birds).
Shopping… Well if you really want to prove your undying love, a few hours of retail therapy won’t go amiss! Dublin has more than its fair share of shops.
Shops well worth a look at are Arnott’s, Clery’s Department Store, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre and not forgetting Dublin’s street markets.
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PICK ME!!!!!!!!!!
As to why I'd like to win this prize, well everyone likes to win free stuff
but seriously I could really do with a pick me up, as another of the great unwashed and unworking in this country I've had a pretty bad week with a horrific interview by a panel who would have done well in the spanish inquisition, A friend's engagement party where I was snubbed by my ex and his new girlfriend, and the death of my little dog lucky who was tragically struck down in the prime of life by an Ice cream truck... (well i made that last bit up but the rest is all true I swear...) The main reason I should be picked is that I would make the most of it and would enjoy every second ( I missed out on Sharon Shannon & ShaneMcGowan when they were playing in Cavan last year) As they say "A nod is as good as a wink to a blind donkey" Now I don't really know what that means but perhaps I could find a nice Dublin boy(without a girlfriend) who could discuss it with me. Living in the bogs of Fermanagh I have never lived in Dublin and have only been there maybe four or five times, so I would love to experience it in style. Most Dublin people I have met have been great craic and I love the accent, I don't know Dublin very well so this would be a perfect opportunity to get to know and love it. Any way best of luck to me
whilst this wasn't written in blood it is really hard to write backwards with your left hand on your right so I should get extra marks for that!!!0 -
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Born in Dublin and proud. Hence the name
My favourite thing about Dublin is the Music. No matter where you go in town your nearly guaranteed to stumble upon a fantastic upcoming act. Theres an endless amount of talent in this country. I also really love the Grand Canal Theatre and the whole docklands development. I think its so beautiful and rich in culture.
I'm a big fan of Paddy Casey and i have been to a good 30+ Kíla gigs. I've even had bodhran lessons from the legendary Rónán Ó Snodaigh. I've more Kíla songs in my iTunes than any other artist.
I thought about the criteria for the competitionTo be in with a chance of winning, we'd like some creative answers on why you'd like to win this prize and what you love about Dublin.
The more effort you put into your answers, the higher the chance of winning!
and i want to win it so much i spend 4 hours yesterday recording my favourite Paddy Casey song 'Sweet Suburban Sky' at home. Vocals, Guitar and piano are all performed by myself. I hope you like it and i really hope i get to go at the weekend.
Video starts with footage from the last Kíla gig i was at then after that at 1:34 i'm doing my version of Paddys Sweet Suburban Sky. Not my best work but sure better than nothing :cool:
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Thanks all. The competition has now closed and the winner, chosen by picking what we thought were the best entries and then using Random.org to generate a number from there has been PM'd. As soon as they're back to me, I'll announce who that is!
Thanks very much for entering
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Cairde Discover Ireland agus Boards.ie Ba mhaith liom buíochas a bhuaigh an duais mar ta me lucht leanúna mór ceile agus is breá liom gach saghas ceoil. Ba bhreá liom freisin mo bhean chóireáil le sos tuillte go maith an deireadh seachtaine seo. I gcás ina níos fearr ná chun fanacht san óstán Gibson nua a bhfuil an comhlachas ina ainm féin - a Gibson Les Paul Giotár.
Is breá liom Bhaile Átha Cliath mar gheall ar a chultúr, a chuid daoine cairdiúil, a ambiance, an stair go bhfuil cónaí ar na sráideanna agus na foirgnimh na mór go macalla an ceol buskers agus ceoltóirí mar meander tú ag baint suilt as feadh na radharcanna.
Comhghairdeas DAK
Bain tú taitneamh as0 -
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Well, I guess I'm stuck home studying this week-end. All the better for me!
Well done DAK, ... one day I'll have to master the old Irish thing.... does come in handy at times! Tog è go bog é ( .... or something like that!)
Pas d'souci vive l'Irlande et que la musique soit bonne ce week-end à Dublin!!! ( et vlan, ça ch'suis sûr que vous savez pas dire. ... on se console comme on peut!
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