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Bring On The Conker Championships

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After a different week of sortsĀ last week [and today šŸ˜‰ ] Ā Last Friday saw Ballybougals first pokerĀ classic take place in the old school hall.

With very special thanks to theĀ people I share this small village with €827 was raised on the night for the Niall Mellon Township Trust. I really am so appreciative, sincerely for this support. Thank you šŸ™‚
That said… I have now in my account €2380 [plus €50 of a cheque]. And whilst theres another few bob still to come in… I’m still well short by over €2,000.
Last year I and ‘her indoors’ paid almost the full €5,000 and the year beforeĀ too. I’ve kept in very close contact withĀ theĀ Niall Mellon Township regardingĀ whereĀ my accountĀ stands and whilst I yesterday was very much reassured there is a place for me there and to take my time… time is still looming andĀ I guess I have aĀ decision to make….. ?
Personally, its been an unusual sortĀ of a year this year with the oddĀ jester thrown in simply to make life more interesting šŸ™„ [you know yourself… šŸ˜‰ ] and I have chosen to take until after this weekend downĀ in Freshford at The Conker Championships before I make any sort of decision.Ā I might even drop by and seeĀ my good friend Pat
For the moment wish meĀ luck and lets see how I get on in Kilkenny šŸ˜‰
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getting to the NMTT family gardeners weekend

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Have you read all about the event thats taking place this weekend at The National Garden Exhibition Centre. The one you have been donating to so kindly so you can have some peace and quiet in Ireland for a little šŸ˜†

Here’s how you get there

By DART
get the DART to bray and then Dublin Bus 184 from outside the DART station you will need to hop off at Burtons 4×4 garage and from there a 3 minute walk [approx] will bring you to Kilquade Church which is directly opposite the Garden Exhibition Centre.

By Bus
Bus Eireann bus number 133 from the City Centre will leave you a 1 mile walk away from the National Garden Exhibition Centre

By Car/ motorbike/ bicycle/ very long walk
If youĀ  have a sat nav here are the co ordinates to the Garden Exhibition Centre.
53.111132,-6.090202

map to garden exhibition centre
map to garden exhibition centre

If you don’t have satellite navigation. Here are the directions. I took them with Dublin Airport as the starting point.

If you don’t live in Dublin Airport šŸ˜‰ Just click here and add in your own place of departure. Time from Dublin Airport is about 41 minutes by car.

Dublin Airport
Co. Fingal, Ireland
1. Head south toward Swords Rd
75Ā m
2. Continue straight
0.3Ā km
3. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
0.5Ā km
4. Slight left at Dublin Rd

Go through 1 roundabout
0.9Ā km
5. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the M1 ramp
0.7Ā km
6. Merge onto M1
1.1Ā km
7. At junction 1, take the M50 exit to N81/N4/N11/N3/N7/N2
0.4Ā km
8. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto M50

Partial toll road
38.8Ā km
9. Continue on M11
3.7Ā km
10. Continue on N11
10.7Ā km
11. Turn left toward New Russian Village (signs for Cill Chomhaid/Kilquade)
0.8Ā km
12. Slight right at New Russian Village

Destination will be on the right
0.3Ā km
National Garden Exhibition Centre

If you can’t go – maybe you know someone who can or who could help out on the day. You can make an online donation securely [click here]. Or if you have a blog/ a twitter/ a FB/ a newspaper/ a radio –Ā  you could repost this – it really is so very much appreciated :)

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gardeners weekend for the niall mellon township trust

the guide to the event:

and what a fantastic weekend its lining up to be…. please if you have a blog/ a twitter/ a FB/ a newspaper/ a radio –Ā  can you repost this – it really is so very much appreciated šŸ™‚

If you can’t go – maybe you know someone who can or who could help out on the day… to make an online donation securely – click here

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are you going.....?

Saturday & Sunday 12th & 13th of September 2009 seesĀ some of Irelands top horticulturalists come togetherĀ at the Garden Exhibition Centre in Kilquade toĀ raise awareness and funds for Peter Donegan to travel to South Arica in what is his third year building community gardens.Ā 28 stunning sample gardens, cream cakes and great coffee, pet arena, garden guest speakersĀ with Q& A sessions and live musicĀ and a host of activities for family and children. All for the price of a donation.

Because of your 10 cents, your 10 euro or even your very much appreciated 10 minutes I have managed to go there for the last 2 years. This year, this November I’m going again. The event above is gonna be a jam packed family day out with soooooo much to do and plenty for the gardener, the non gardener or the wannabe gardener…. Take a look at what the garden of hope team managed last year….

here’s a taster of what will be on offer and a little information on the charity….

it’s going to be held in the garden Exhibition Centre in Kilquade which is already an amazing place here’s some of what they have to offer….

not only that…. but the very kind gentlemen of The Riptide Movement – a band that are booked to play support for none other than Fleetwood Mac in the o2 šŸ˜† are coming along on the Sunday to play some tunes from their debut album….

I’ll keep you updated here….. btw… you can also stick a big fat cheque in an envelope – donate your time or whatever you got going šŸ˜‰ and or you can click here and throw in your few cents.

I hope to see you there. Thank you šŸ™‚

PS: on facebook events – click here

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a trip to south africa….

i have it all posted under the category ‘garden of hope’.

if you’d like more information visit the niall mellon township trust website or just give me a call…..

to donate dosh click here

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i need an aeroplane…

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i need an aeroplane

yes, you read it right! I did the car [click here] and the boat [click here]. And you guessed I want to do a plane. It completes the trilogy of land, sea and air.

The question is can you help? Not too big! Not a jumbo! Just one like this or close enough. I don’t want to fly it. It doesn’t even have to look good…. anyone wanna know more – pick up the phone!

in Rick we trust
in Rick we trust

UPDATE: Of course last year it all ended with the help of the rick o’ shea show and the boat as you know by now reberthed at Electric Picnic.

This time…. I’ve started where I finished off! Tuesday 9th September saw me go live on air [again!] as we not only started a National campaign to look for a sponsor – but – also an aeroplane!

If you are interested, a PR list for the last 2 show gardens and how I and the donegan landscaping design team can tailor this to suit your company is only a cup of coffee away. Why not drop me a line?!