Up for the Match? Read Red Cow Moran Hotels pre-match analysis on Tipperary v Mayo in Sundays Senior Football Semi Final

GAA All Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final 2016 this Sunday. Who will take the glory, Tipperary or Mayo? Will you make it ‘Up for the Match‘?

Mayo v Tipp All Ireland Senior Football Semi Final

Can Tipperary keep the dream alive of winning the double? A fete that has not been achieved since the rebels in 1990. It was a case of job done for the Tipp hurlers when a strong second half display saw them dispatch a gritty Galway side at Croke Park last weekend.

Alan Campbell and Seamus O’Shea will go head to head this Sunday as Tipperary take on Mayo in the All Ire. Senior Football Semi Final.

Tipp will be hoping to keep the fairytale year going on Sunday, having accounted for Derry in the qualifiers and Connaught champions Galway in the quarter finals – confidence is sure to be high in the camp.Having achieved plenty of underage success in recent years along with the club success of Clonmel Commercials in the All-Ireland club series it was only a matter of time until the fruits of this reached senior level. Tipp have raised plenty of eyebrows throughout this campaign and have the experts talking about the impressive attacking football they play. This being said, Tipp will need everything to go right on the day to be a match for a very strong Mayo team who have been teetering on the edge of All Ireland glory for the last number of years. Mayo are seeking a spot in the September decider for the first time since 2013. Everyone was shocked at the surprise defeat Mayo suffered at the hands of Connaught rivals Galway in the provincial championship when Mayo were seeking a record 6 senior titles in a row. Mayo find themselves coming into this semi-final having taken an unfamiliar route through the qualifiers, they look a very determined, battled hardened and dogged team. This was on show when they put Tyrone to the sword by the narrowest of margins to book their semi-final spot.

On paper this promises to be a very mouth-watering affair with plenty of free flowing attacking football on display, Mayo will certainly carry the ‘favourites’ tag, however Tipp have shown throughout this campaign they are happy to go in as underdogs and cause a massive upset by ending Mayo’s dream of All Ireland glory!

Croke Park Stadium

So will you be ‘Up for the Match‘ this Sunday? GAA Supporter, 4 star Red Cow Moran Hotel are easily accessible and convenient to Croke Park and are offering some great GAA Match specials, check out www.redcowmoranhotel.com. 

GAA Match Specials Red Cow Moran Hotel

Easter & Midterm Breaks in Dublin

Easter & Midterm at The Red Cow Moran Hotel  is approaching fast! It is a lovely time for family and friends to relax and take some time out. The evenings are getting brighter and everyone is getting that ‘spring’ in their step!

Dublin is the perfect location for a short break and family getaway. Perfectly located just off the M50, easily accessible, beside the red Luas line and close to Dublin city centre we are the ideal hotspot for your break!

Easter is a great time for kids! So many fun activities to do; Easter egg hunts, chocolatey treats and craft and games and at The Red Cow Moran Hotel we are delighted to share Easter with you and create that special family break. We have excellent family packages available.

Zoo Package From €129
Accommodation + zoo tickets
*offer based on 2 adults and 2 children

Tayto Park Package From €139
Accommodation + tayto park tickets
*offer based on 2 adults and 2 children

3 Nights Fun Package From €429
3 nights accommodation, full breakfast on 3 mornings, zoo + tayto park tickets PLUS a 2 course meal on the evening of your choice
*offer based on 2 adults and 2 children

EASTER & MIDTERM FAMILY BREAKS – BOOK NOW

City Breaks..

We also have excellent B&B offers for couples and friends looking for a City break! Visit the buzzing Dublin City, live music, funky and chic coffee shops all for you to explore.

B&B Easter & Midterm Special From €129
A nights accommodation + full Irish breakfast

BOOK YOUR CITY BREAK NOW

Enjoy & Happy Holiday

The All Ireland GAA Football Final 2014

Kerry V’s Donegal, the bets are on who will be crowned champions of Ireland 2014.

This will be a very tough match as both were underdogs in there semi finals this year. Kerry proved that no matter how young of a team they have that football is in their blood and that they will fight tooth and nail to come out the better team in each and all of their matches and will show up on final day with one hand already on the Sam. Donegal still have the feeling in their bones of winning such a prestigious title and they will not let Kerry attach past their very solid defence. With one of the biggest shocks in this year All Ireland Championships, beating what was thought as the unstoppable team of 2014 Dublin. Donegal are full of confidence heading into the final and know that if they keep fighting for procession and stay calm that their almighty forwards will do what they do best.

This will be the First time Kerry and Donegal have every met in an All Ireland Final, but Kerry fell short of the win against the 2012 Champions when they met in the quarter final stage of the 2012 All Ireland Championships. Kerry will be out to prove that although they haven’t lifted the Sam since 2009 that they are a force to be reckoned with and that they have put the last few years behind them and are ready for what will be a final that is not to be missed.

For the Best available rates for the All Ireland Final 2014 check out Moran & Bewleys Hotels. Our Group have 5 locations in the City and all in close proximity to Croke Park. The Red Cow Inn will be open from 9 am for a carvery breakfast, 12pm for carvery Lunch and 8pm for Steak House Dinner and for all Red Cow Inn customers there ample free parking and within a short walking distance to the Red Luas Line.

The Brassiere Restaurant is located in all Bewley’s Hotels and is the perfect pre or post match meeting point. Visit our websites below for more information.

Red Cow Moran Hotel

Bewley’s Hotel Ballsbridge

Bewley’s Hotel Leopardstown

Bewley’s Hotel Dublin Airport

Bewley’s Hotel Newlands Cross

Gigs in the 02 Dublin

The 02 in Dublin offers a fantastic line up for the next few months! Here are some of the gigs coming up.

September                      

Ant & Dec’s Takeaway 12^th & 13^th September

James Taylor 23^rd September

October

Ed Sheeran 3^rd to 6^th October

Lady Gaga 17^th October

One Republic 19^th October

Il Divo 26^th October

November

The Big Re-Union Boy Band Tour 2014 2^nd November

Paolo Nutini 3^rd November

WWE Live 6^th November

Kylie 8^th November

Lee Evans 11^th & 12^th November

Passenger 22^nd November

December

John Bishop 4^th & 5^th December

Kasabian 8^th December

Elton John 9^th December

Imelda May 19^th & 20^th December

If you are going to any of the gigs visit Red Cow Moran Hotel for great deals on accommodation and dining.

Dublin Festival Season

Welcome to Moran & Bewleys Dublin Festival Season update. Lots to do and see around Dublin, especially in the scary months of October/November. See below for some of Dublin’s scarily special events:

Bram Stoker Festival

Date: 25^th – 27^th October

Venue: Dublin

Price: Free

Dublin city celebrates the life, work and legacy of Irish horror novelist Bram Stoker and his iconic novel ‘Dracula’.

This three day festival lets you peel back the layers of the city to experience Bram Stoker’s Dublin. A weekend for all the family, enjoy guided tours through the lane-ways and hidden steps of the city, stoker- themed theatre, discussions and  literary workshops specialising on horror writing with award winning authors. A highlight of the festival will be an eerie drama from the acclaimed street theatre group Spraoi on the grounds of Dublin Castle.

A Spooktacular event which you will be dying to visit again.

http://www.bramstokerfestival.com/

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Halloween Haunted History Tour

Date: 20^th October – 1^st November

Venue: Hidden Dublin Walks Ltd

Time: 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Price: €13.00

Venue: The Small Square(Next To City hall On Dame Street)

The Emerald Isle is known as being one of the most haunted countries on the planet with many of the world’s most famous supernatural characters and stories finding their roots in the tales told across the centuries by our ancestors on dark, dark nights. This unique tour covers the more ghastly and gruesome aspects of Dublin’s history as well as tales of the supernatural which have frightened Dubliners for centuries

The Halloween Haunted History Tours offers many packages to keep your adrenaline pumping including;

The Northside Ghost Walk

An eerie evening involving walks through the oldest areas of Dublin, visiting the site of two of the most haunted houses in Dublin which once was the home of up to six ghosts, haunted hospitals, the site of a 21^st century apparition of the Virgin Mary and walks through deconsecrated graveyards…not for the faint hearted.

Halloween Hellfire Excursion

Board the private Hellfire Express towards the infamous Hellfire Club in the Dublin Mountains. The Hellfire Club is famous for association with Satanism, the supernatural and the occult. Once at your destination (which is miles from civilisation) a storyteller will recount the history of the place including the exhumation of the demonic statue and dwarf skeleton, to the evil rituals and events that took place there such as human and animal sacrifices and black masses. To calm your nerves your night is concluded with special drink promotions at the Brazen Head.

The Gravedigger Ghost Tour

Sit back and listen to tales of a plague ridden Dublin.

This 4D bus tour costing €25 per person is the only bus which can transport you back to 600 hundred years ago to when the old Augustinian Priory and the plague house were a prominent part of Dublin society. Once you have arrived witness the victims tales of misery, suffering and hope for survival.