Anthony McG

Yesterday morning I went along with Peter’s Garden Group to visit the War Memorial Gardens (thanks to @curlydena for the lift). Located in Islandbridge, they are a beautiful tribute to the Irish men who lost their lives fighting in the Great War 1914-1918. We were guided by Craig, one of the resident gardeners who obviously enjoys his job. Craig explained how the gardens are symmetrical in design with certain trees representing soldiers whilst others are on a raised level representing generals overlooking the battlefield. Whilst a lot of the roses have been pruned back for winter, the sheer amount and variety of them means I’ll be paying another visit come June/July.

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Got to tour the new Aviva Stadium this morning. It’s about two months away from completion with the pitch being laid on St Patrick’s Day. The boxes you can see in the shot are full of seats which are being fitted at the moment. We got a look at one of the corporate boxes too and there should be a great atmosphere once it’s finished. There are more photos here.

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Last Saturday was Dublin’s first ever Tweasurehunt. Our team (led by @darraghdoyle) came second with @curlydena’s team taking the prize after a frantic two hours running around 9 way-points in Dublin 1. Well done to Damien Mulley, Alexia Golez and Willie White, it really was a great way to spend a Saturday. Jentertainment’s fantastic video explains how it unfolded:

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A friend of mine recently traveled through Mexico over the course of three months and mentioned something about strapping fireworks to sledgehammers. I didn’t quite believe Mexicans were this crazy:

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The follow on from last week’s photo which was taken at Paddy’s 30th last Saturday. A great 80s themed night was had by all.

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