Out & About

The Murph Guide Cruise on Thursday last was a huge success. We are so glad for the organizer, Murph Guide's own Sean Murphy as he put in a lot of hard work. It is not easy to make it these things happen as it takes a lot of tie and of course is a big expense.

The Munster Rugby team, who did not play a full first team squad, played the U.S. Eagles on Saturday in Hartford, Connecticut and record a 46-22 win in front of a lot of fans that had traveled up from New York. O'Brien's Irish Pub had three busses full to capacity. Good job Cormack McCormick.

Manchester United had their first win on Monday against Portsmouth as seen at Nevada Smiths along with big support on the day. Who was in the middle of it all only Johno from The Galway Hooker cheering on the boys. The Galway Hooker has one of the biggest screens that you have ever seen in a restaurant in New York, so do call in to meet all the staff that are always very friendly.

For all you Yankee fans out there this is the week the Pinstripes will make or break it as they play the Boston Red Sox still hoping to make the play offs with a clean sweep.

The New York Mets play the Phillies and this should settle who will win the National League East.

Congratulations to Kenny Egan on his winning the Silver medal in the light-heavyweight boxing at the Beijing Olympics and to Paddy Barnes and Darren Sutherland on the bronze medals.

The boys got a great reception when they arrived at Dublin Airport when they were met by the Minster of Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen along with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Eibhlin Byrne, the Chinese Ambassador and the OPI president Pat Hickey.

Goal USA are having their annual Ball in New York City taking place at Cipriani Wall Street on Friday November 7th. This event is always a sell out as it is for a very good cause. Please contact Angela Dean at adean@goalusa.org or by phone at (212)831-7420 for details.

The Flax Trust dinner will be held on Thursday, September 25th with Honorees Albert Reynolds former Taoiseach of Ireland and none other than our friend Michael Gibbons President of the Ireland-U.S. Council. The dinner will be held in the Empire Room at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. For tickets call Alba Goebel (212) 224-1208.

Molloy College are also having a dinner and the guest speaker will be the former Taoiseach of Ireland Bertie Ahern. Rev. Patrick Bonner, Director of the Irish Studies Institute and who hails from Donegal is your contact at (516) 678-5000 ext.6218

Co-Operation Ireland will hold its 2008 dinner on Wednesday September 24th at The Roosevelt Hotel on Madison Avenue at 6.30pm with two special guests: Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Junior Northern Ireland Minister Jeffery Donaldson. For more information please call (212)572-4832.

See you all next week.