Ballyhoura Food Fair now a monthly event!

I will be heading along on the 3rd of May to the new Ballyhoura Food Fair which will take place in Kilmallock on Bank Holiday Mondays throughout the Summer months.

What better way to spend your Bank Holiday’s than sampling some of Ireland’s finest food produce while enjoying the fabulous summer weather that we have been promised!!



The Ballyhoura Food Fair, which will take pride of place in front of the Neo Data site in Kilmallock and will feature up to 30 artisan food producers from the Ballyhoura Country area and beyond. Kids entertainment has been arranged, so it is sure to be a day of fun for all the whole family!

3rd May Bank Holiday Monday 10am – 3pm

7th June Bank Holiday Monday 10am – 3pm

5th July 1st Monday in July 10am – 3pm

2nd August Bank Holiday Monday 10am – 3pm

For further information, contact

 Marian on 087 2769859  087 2769859

or

 James on 087 2717721   087 2717721.

Munsterimages gets its own new site.

With the popularity of our munsterimages service we have set it up as its own site over at http://www.munsterimages.ie/ We will continue to post new events to our blog here but now we have a site dedicated to our Sports and Event photography service.

So Check out http://www.munsterimages.ie/ for our full public gallery of Limerick Events and photographs from around the Limerick and Munster Area.

Beast of Ballyhoura - Ballyhoura Walking Festival 2010 - The Blackrock Challenge - The Ballyhoura Blitz

Ballyhoura Walking Festival
The annual Ballyhoura International Walking Festival takes place from 30th April to the 3rd May 2010. The festival offers over 30 guided walks, led by people from local communities and the Ballyhoura Bears Walking Club. The schedule offers walks for all levels of ability from the undulating green pastures, woodlands and rolling hills to the high peaks of the Galty Mountains. The area is a walkers paradise with unspoilt beauty and a variety of landscapes and there is something for eveyone at this years festival, whether you enjoy a family day out or a serious hike.

Contact: Ballyhoura Fáilte
Phone: 00353 63 91300
Fax: 00353 63 91330
Site: www.ballyhouracountry.com

Email: info@ballyhoura.org

Beast of Ballyhoura
The Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure Weekend takes place over the August Bank Holiday Weekend, Jul 30th–Aug 2nd 2010.
The event features the Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure Race, a uniquely Irish 36 hour non-stop race across the ancient & magical surroundings of counties Cork, Limerick & Tipperary. Mixed teams of four mountain run, bike, kayak, abseil, orienteer & shoot, navigating the best route to win. Prepare to meet your demons during this event designed to push each team to their limits. The Beast of Ballyhoura incorporates the 6h All Ireland Inter Services Challenge to unearth Irelands toughest service men and women.
The Blackrock Challenge is on Sunday August 1st and covers a distance of 80km, 15km hill running followed by 65km mountain biking with navigation for markers along the way. The race is for people seeking for a tough challenge & incorporates 2,000 meters of height gain, all mountain terrain & significant proportions of cross country single track riding.
The Ballyhoura Blitz is also on Sunday August 1st. The race is for individuals looking for the experience of adventure racing. The race will cover a distance of 30 Km consisting of a 10km hill run followed by 20km of mountain biking on the world class Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails. The race will involve some adventure terrain & competitors should be prepared to get wet.

Contact: Ballyhoura Fáilte
Phone: 00353 63 91300
Fax: 00353 63 91330
Site: www.ballyhourabeast.com

Email: info@ballyhoura.org

National Sponsored Dog Walk for the Carers Association - Limerick Photos

The Jetland Shopping was the location today for the Limerick Carers Association 5km Sponsored Dog Walk.

As part of the first national dog walk to raise funds for the Carers Association it was a great success, Even the rain held off although it was quite windy. All in attendance were in good spirits and even the dogs got on with one another!

There were tiny dogs, Small dogs, big dogs and Huge Dogs in attendance and lots of families came alond for the walk as well.

Slide show is below. Click on the slide show to bring you to the page from where you can download the pictures. Enjoy!

Visit Carersireland.com for more information.