The Muscle Specialist Prize Draw Winner Announced
We are delighted to announce Ruth Diaz as the winner of The Muscle Specialist Prize Draw winner. This excellent prize includes a 6 week course of massages, with each massage worth up to €65 and lasting up to 60mins.
Presenting the prize to Ruth is Arũnas Vladicka, The Muscle Specialist, who is a qualified Neuromuscular Therapist. Privilege card holders can now get 10% discount at The Muscle Specialist – click here for more info.
Sportsco Family Day 29th May
On 29th May from 2pm – 6pm SPORTSCO Leisure Complex will be having a special Family Day, open to both members and non-members.
There will be family swims, tennis coaching, a teen gym, info on Summer camps and a raffle for Summer camp places. Tir na nOg pre-school will also be holding their Open Day. All kids’ activities are free of charge, so there’s plenty of reason to come along!
SPORTSCO Prize Draw Winner Announced
We are delighted to announce Betfair employee, Ian Flynn, as the winner of the SPORTSCO prize draw. This excellent prize includes a years corporate membership to the SPORTSCO leading leisure facility. A big congratulations to Ian.
Presenting the prize to Ian are Lorna Brady (right), Fiona Fitzgerald (left).
The Watermarque Building welcomes Betfair
McGarrell Reilly would like to extend a very warm welcome Betfair, our new tenants at The Watermarque Building. Betfair is the world’s largest international online sports betting provider. Betfair are taking the west wing of the 1st floor of the building. We hope that Betfair have a good experience at The Watermarque Building and the venture is successful and prosperous for the company.
Charity Table Quiz
Schoolhouse Charity Table Quiz
SUMMER PRIZE DRAW WINNER ANNOUNCED
McGarrell Reilly are delighted to announce Pfizer employee, Jennifer Cleary, as the winner of The Watermarque Building Summer Prize Draw. This excellent prize includes dinner for two in the beautiful local restaurant, Bridge Bar and Grill, two tickets to the spectacular Circle de Soleil – Saltimbanco show and an overnight stay for two people with breakfast included in the 4 star Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane.
Watch out for The Watermarque Building Autumn Prize Draw coming soon!
Andrew Cunningham (Investment Director McGarrell Reilly Group) presenting the winner of The Watermarque Building Summer Prize Draw Jennifer Cleary (Pfizer Employee) with her prize.
Book Sale in the National College of Ireland
A book sale will be held in The National College of Ireland on the 14th and 15th May.
Organised by Age Action Ireland, Care Local, Friendly Call Service, Senior Forum Lourdes Day Care Centre, NASCADH CDP and the Docklands Senior Providers Forum, all proceeds raised from the Book Sale will directly benefit older people living in the Docklands area of Dublin.
Sheila O’Flanagan will launch the book sale on Friday, 14th May, at 11am in the National College of Ireland, Mayor Square, (IFSC Campus), Dublin 1. The book sale will be open from 11am to 7pm on Friday and from 10am to 5pm on Saturday. There will be thousands of books to choose from and all books are only €1!
The Docklands Senior Providers Forum is extending an invitation to neighbours and partners in the Docklands Business Community to support them with the book sale. You can help by:
- Creating a collection point in your place of work for employees to donate books for the sale.
- Encourage your staff to volunteer to help out at the sale on either 14th or 15th of May.
- Email the book sale flyer pdf. to your family, friends, colleagues and clients.
- Come along to the book sale and buy some books!
Winner of Easter Prize Draw Announced!
Daragh Murphy was the lucky winner of The Watermarque Building’s fantastic Easter prize draw. The prize features a K-Club One Night UltimatePackage (golf on both The Palmer Ryder Cup Course and The Palmer Smurfit Course or a K Spa treatment, breakfast and evening meal in the River Room and an overnight stay in a luxurious Deluxe Room) and entrance to the Bobbyjo Bistro at Fairyhouse Race Course on Grand National Day (admission, racecards, 5 course silver service lunch, table reserved for the day, guest tipster services, half bottle of wine per person, music after racing and more) for two persons.
Raymond Reilly (CEO – McGarrell Reilly) congratulating lucky prize winner, Daragh Murphy (right).
Grand Canal Theatre Opens
The Grand Canal Theatre, located in the heart of the Dublin docklands, opened its doors on the 18th March 2010. The star-studded audience was treated to an elaborate performance of Swan Lake by the Russian State ballet and featuring Bolshoi dancers.
President Mary McAleese was the guest of honour, while among the audience was film director John Boorman, actor Brendan Gleeson, writer and director Rebecca Miller, singers Paul Brady and Christy Moore, broadcasters Gerry Ryan, Gay Byrne, Kathryn Thomas, Colette Fitzpatrick and Anne Doyle, fashion designer John Rocha and entrepreneur Bill Cullen. Also present was architect Daniel Libeskind, who designed the €80 million 2111-seater theatre. Taking nine years to build, the theatre also features seven bars, a rooftop terrace, a full orchestra pit and excellent technical and backstage facilities.
Over 120,000 tickets have been sold for a variety of shows in the theatre to-date, including the seven sold-out shows of Swan Lake. There is a wide variety of up-coming shows including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Whistle Down the Wind, the musicals Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Fame the Musical, concerts by Paul Brady, Christy Moore with Declan Sinnot, and comedy from Gift Grub.
More information on the theatre and the up-coming shows can be found on the Grand Canal Theatre website: www.grandcanaltheatre.ie
Docklands Event Space gets Green Light
Approval has been granted for a unique performance and events space in Dublin’s Docklands. Located within The Point Village – between The O2 and The Point Luas (red line) stop – it will have an outdoor stage for open air concerts, an outdoor cinema, weekend markets and a big wheel (similar to that of London’s eye).
Being built out of 116 old multi-coloured shipping containers, developer Harry Crosbie said it was a temporary and low-cost way to open the area to the public rather than leaving it unused during the recession. The site should open at the start of the summer and remain open for four years.
The outdoor market will include over 100 stalls, which will be kept alive and vibrant by introducing a variety of themes and rotating traders, live music, fashion shows, product launches, sports demonstrations, book and comic fairs, vinyl record conventions, antiques shows, art exhibitions, stalls for art and design students to display and sell their work and much more. The developers are hoping to create a Covent Garden style market, which will be modern and vibrant while retaining the old-fashioned market charm.
Watermarque Website Launch
The 20th January 2010 sees the launch of The Watermarque Building’s fantastic new website. This highly tenant oriented website is designed to cater for the needs of both new and existing tenants and their employers. The website operates the very well received Privilege Card, which was issued to all tenants of the building in December 2009. Continue reading Watermarque Website Launch
Privilege Card Launch
Pictured at the launch of the new innovative Privilege Card scheme for tenants and their employees within the Watermarque Building are (right) Keith O’Neil, Managing Director of Global Financial Solutions (Europe), Pfizer, Dublin and (left) Andrew Cunningham, Division Director of McGarrell Reilly Group. Continue reading Privilege Card Launch
The Watermarque Building gets a Present of Privileges!
McGarrell Reilly Group is delighted to introduce a privilege card for its tenants at The Watermarque Building. This card will entitle holders to exclusive discounts and special offers a local shops, cafes, restaurants and amenities. Check out details of these fantastic offers on The Watermarque Buildings first ezine. The privilege card is a unique and innovative new offering for a commercial office building. Continue reading The Watermarque Building gets a Present of Privileges!
12 Days of Christmas 2009
December 12th – 23rd 2009
Preview days – 10th & 12th December
Located at George’s Dock & admission is free
Open hours:
Monday – Friday from 12pm to 8pm
Saturday – Sunday from 10am to 8pm
The 12 days of Christmas market features all the best bits of Christmas! Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas 2009
Samuel Beckett Bridge Opens
The Samuel Beckett Bridge opened to traffic on Friday 11th December 2009, following its official opening ceremony a day previous. The bridge connects Guild Street on the north side of the city with Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on the south side. The €60 million bridge was designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, who also designed the city’s James Joyce Bridge. The bridge’s steel superstructure was made in Rotterdam and travelled to Dublin on a barge in May 2009. Here it underwent finishing and commissioning work before opening slightly ahead of schedule in December 2009. The 5,700 tonne, 120m long bridge is designed to represent a harp lying on its side. It has four traffic lanes, with cycle tracks and footpaths on either sides, as well as room to accommodate the Luas in the future. It also has the ability to open up through an angle of 90° to allow ships to pass as they move up and down the River Liffey. Motorists are advised that there is no right-turn from the bridge on either side of the river and no left-turn from North Wall Quay onto the north side of the bridge. For traffic arrangements in the vicinity of the Samuel Beckett Bridge, more details are available o the Dublin City website.
Dublin Port Tunnel Tolls Reduced
On the 8th December 2009, the NRA Board approved the reduction of toll charges at the Dublin Port Tunnel, which links Dublin Port to the M1 and M50 at Swords. The changes will take effect from the 2nd January 2010.
- At peak times of 4PM to 7PM Northbound and 6AM to 10AM Southbound the current €12 toll will reduce to €10 starting 2nd January 2010.
- At all other times the toll will be reduced to €3 starting 2nd January 2010.
- From 25th December 2009 to 2nd January 2010 all tolls will be €3. (No Peak time toll rate)
Luas Docklands Extension Opens
The extension of the Dublin’s Red Luas line to the Point Depot opened to the public for the first time on Tuesday, 8th December 2009. The new line runs between Busaras/Connolly station and the Point, with stops at George’s Dock, Mayor Square, Spencer Dock and The Point. Continue reading Luas Docklands Extension Opens
Aviva Stadium Opening
Due for completion in April 2010, the Aviva Stadium will be the new home for international rugby and football in Ireland. The 50,000 capacity stadium promises to be an outstanding sporting and entertainment facility in the heart of Dublin and just a stones throw away from The Watermarque Building. Continue reading Aviva Stadium Opening
Grand Canal Theatre Opening
The brand new 2,100 capacity purpose built theatre which was designed by the world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind is due to open on the 18th of March 2010 with a stunning performance of Swan Lake by the Russian State Ballet. Continue reading Grand Canal Theatre Opening
CoCo Markets at Docklands
Every Wednesday from 12pm – 2:30pm
Located at Excise Walk, IFSC
This market features a wide range of gourmet delights from around the world. Continue reading CoCo Markets at Docklands
Oonagh Young Gallery presents Delicias de las Crisis
From 01-12-2009 to 23-12-2009
Open Thursday to Saturday, 12pm to 6pm.
Located at the Oonagh Young Gallery (1 James Joyce Street, Liberty Corner)
The Oonagh Young Gallery is delighted to launch the 2009 group exhibition featuring artists from a variety of disciplines at different stages in their careers. These Christmas exhibitions are seen as incubator projects as they offer the audience drawings, sketches, paintings and print works which form the basis of each artists practice. Delicias de la Crisis succeeds last years very successful Mark exhibition, which celebrated original works on paper which were accessible for new contemporary collectors. Continue reading Oonagh Young Gallery presents Delicias de las Crisis