Kildare Nationalist — Naas Ball to be encouraged to go wild!
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Kildare Nationalist — Staff ahead of member over Ball growth
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Tough times but not all doom and gloom at Punchestown
Conor O Neill, CEO talks all things about the home of National Hunt
Conor O Neill, CEO Punchestown
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Imagine having just been appointed to the prestigious position of CEO of Punchestown Racecourse succeeding a man (Dick O Sullivan) who had literally pulled the place out of the gutter financially-wise, returning it to its past glories, only to find that in his first season in charge of the biggest festival of the year in Irish racing it is cancelled in its entirety due to Covid-19.
Fast forward 12 months and while the festival gets the go-ahead it does so but only in front of empty stands, empty hospitality areas, in fact empty everything but for those involved in the actual running of racing.
Well-known landmarks across Kildare go green for St Patrick s Day
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This year many tourism sites around the County will go green for St Patrick’s Day including Killashee Hotel, Kildare Village and St Brigid’s Cathedral and Round Tower.
The Hill of Allen, the keep at Barberstown Castle, Ardclough Visitors Centre, the gates at Moore Abbey Woods and Castletown House are also set to be lit up in green. Joining in the celebrations is the entire Main Street in Naas, and of course Naas Ball will once again turn green.
The theme of St Patrick’s Festival this year invites us to embrace brighter days ahead. As Kildare goes green, we are joined by world famous Irish landmarks as well as global icons such as the Sydney Opera House, the London Eye and Niagara Falls being illuminated as part of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening Campaign.