Book your Moran Hotels stay on Facebook … & Have Your Breakfast on Us!

We like to make things easy for our Facebook fans and what could be easier than being able to book a stay in either The Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin or The Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork on Facebook! And to celebrate we want to give you one free breakfast per booking, that’s right free breakfast on us for our Facebook fans!!

It couldn’t be easier, just follow these simple steps to enjoy your free breakfast!

Step One
Log onto the Moran Hotels Facebook page! On the left hand side menu, select the Book Now option!

 Step Two
You will be brought directly to the Moran Hotels booking engine.

Step Three
Select the hotel that you wish to stay in, your preferred arrival and departure dates and the number of people staying. Lastly and most importantly enter the Facebook fan promotional code! The code details are located on the booking page.

 Step Four
You have arrived at the final stage to confirm your booking. The price shown includes your free breakfast! Enjoy your stay!

Become a Moran Hotels Facebook fan today to enjoy discounts, competitions and much more!

For full details, special offers and events at The Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin visit http://www.moranhotels.com/red-cow-moran-hotel/ today!

And for details special offers at The Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork visit http://www.moranhotels.com/silver-springs-moran-hotel/

The Silver Springs Hotel Special Occasion Packages

Looking for the perfect venue to host your forthcoming family celebration or tasked with the job to find the ideal place to host your work summer party? Then look no further than the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork.

Known for its first class facilities, delicious food and unbeatable service, the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork is currently offering unbeatable value on its special occasion packages, including:

• Complimentary Room Hire for 60 or more guests
• Balloons and mood lighting
• Sumptuous Finger Food
• Complimentary overnight accommodation for the booker of the party
• Discounted accommodation rates for all party guests

Packages start from €9.50 per person and terms and conditions apply. For more information on this great offer, please contact the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork NOW on 021 450 7533

NMCI – Ireland’s Most Unique Team Building Day

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organisational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” – Andrew Carnegie

Team building activities are one of the key factors in the success of a company. The more time co-workers spend together, reflects directly on the success of a project.

We at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork recognise this and recently took part in what can only be describe as the most premium of team building day’s offered at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), who have the world’s most advanced maritime facilities!

A typical Team Building day at NMCI could involve a navigational race around Governors Island in New York Harbour, in one of the College’s cutting-edge bridge simulators. A repair exercise set in a rapidly flooding chamber in the Damage Repair Instructional Unit (DRIU). Followed by, a range of sea survival challenges in the environmental pool with harsh weather condition at their max.

There are over 10 different challenges that you can choose from when tailoring your team building day and each task can be run in 3 separate difficulty levels, and the intensity and competitiveness of the exercises will be dictated by the robustness of your group.

The NMCI provide Team Building courses to suit their clients from a range of different areas of industry, so if you have a new team that needs gelling or just want a fun day out like we at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork did, why not find out what they can do by visiting the NMCI website to view their full list of Team Building Activities.

Inclusive Wedding Packages at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork

At the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork we are delighted to offer not one but two, Inclusive Wedding Packages.

Our wedding packages have been designed to offer fantastic value for money on our first rate facilities and service and both packages included the following:

• A red carpet welcome, with champagne for the Bride & Groom
• Complimentary tea/coffee & biscuits on arrival
• Drinks reception for all guests to suit the season (options available)
• Complimentary entertainment during your arrivals reception
• Glass of wine plus 2 top ups during the meal
• Champagne toast for all guests
• 5 course dinner with a choice of main courses
• Evening refreshments (tea/ coffee/ cocktail sausages & sandwiches)
• Bar extension
• Fresh floral centre pieces or candelabras & linen napkins on all tables
• Complimentary chair covers
• Complimentary accommodation for the Bride & Groom and both set of parents
• 1 month complimentary Source Health & Fitness voucher & €200 Anvil Photography voucher

Our first inclusive wedding package, priced at just €48 per person, gives the option to choose one selection from a choice of starters, soups & desserts from the list on our Silver Springs Hotel in Cork wedding brochure, and 2 of the following main courses:

Roast crown of turkey, honey glazed ham, herb stuffing & cranberry relish
or
Sauté supreme of chicken with a herb stuffing, wrapped in bacon, cream & mushroom tarragon jus
or
Roast stuffed loin of pork, apple compote & cider glaze
or
Roast stuffed loin of bacon, port jus with a honey & mustard glaze

Baked delice of salmon, leek & white wine cream
or
Baked cod, served with a herb crust
or
Duo of salmon/codling, mussel cream sauce

Or alternatively our second inclusive wedding package for just €50 per person, gives the option to choose one selection from a choice of starters, soups & desserts from the list on our Silver Springs Hotel in Cork wedding brochure, and 2 of the following main courses:

Prime roast sirloin of beef, Bordelaise jus
or
Roast crown of turkey, honey glazed ham, herb stuffing & cranberry relish
or
Roast stuffed loin of pork, apple compote & cider glaze
or
Roast stuffed loin of bacon, port jus with a honey & mustard glaze

Baked delice of salmon leek & white wine cream
or
Baked cod, served with a herb crust
or
Duo of salmon, codling, mussel cream sauce
or
Stuffed paupiettes of sole served with a prawn mousse, citrus & dill sauce

Terms and Conditions apply, each inclusive wedding package has a minimum number requirement of 80 guests, please contact the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork for more details.

Forever Fit promotions white collar boxing event at Silver Springs

The Application Day for White Collar Boxing Cork was held at The Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork  back in February and after 10 grueling weeks; applicants will partake in the showcase event at The Silver Springs Hotel on Saturday 30th April 2011.

Today in Ireland, White Collar Boxing is the new rage and Forever Fit Promotions is glad to be behind such a phenomenon. Open to both men and women over 18 and controlled under strict rules and guidelines, applicants trained with Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Carruth, a team of established professionals and strength and nutrition coaches for the past 10 weeks.

Promised to be a night packed full of entertainment to raise money for the Marymount Hospice charity, the White Collar Boxing Event at The Silver Springs Hotel will take place under the full guidance and support of a professional team, corner men, coaches, an International Referee and judges, and will see those applicants, of which many are ordinary everyday professionals with no previous experience of boxing, step inside the ring.

On the night there will be a CELEBRITY FIGHT and memorabilia from across the sporting spectrum will be raffled off. With some top athletes due to be in attendance to enjoy the show and spend time mingling with the crowds, the charity White Collar Boxing Event at The Silver Springs Hotel in Cork is not to be missed.

For further information on this event please contact Forever Fit Promotions info@foreverfitpromotions.com or visit
http://www.foreverfitpromotions.com/news.html

Cork Women’s Fun Weekend Party at Silver Springs Hotel

The Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork is the venue for Cork Women’s Fun Weekend Party on Saturday 30^th April 2011.

Set to be a night of constant fun, including games, awards and spot prizes, the party at The Silver Springs Hotel begins with The Lounge Lizards, followed by Karen Underwood and the Booty Band and finishes with DJ Proud Mary, a resident DJ in Cork.

Event organisers have arranged a special bus from Loafer’s Pub to the party at The Silver Springs Hotel in Cork, tickets for the bus can be purchased on the night in Loafer’s and the bus is leaving Loafer’s promptly at 8:30pm.

Doors for the party at The Silver Springs Hotel in Cork open at 8:30pm till 2am and admission is €12 unwaged, €15 waged.

Drinks promotions on the night are available, with a bucket of corona costing €20 (buckets include 5 bottles) and all Heineken products (bottles & draught) priced at €4.00 (this includes Coors Light, Murphys & Beamish).

The event now in its 27^th year is happening over the weekend of 28^th April – 1^st May and is set to be an unforgettable and hilarious weekend of women having fun. For more information on this weekend visit: http://www.corkwomensfunweekend.ie/ or contact info@corkwomensfunweekend.ie

Valentines Limerick Competition Finalists

We have managed to narrow the list of limericks down to 5 entries. We would like you to take over and become the Simon Cowell of the limerick world and vote for your favourite.
Make sure to get your friends and family involved!

Finalists are listed below and also how to vote!!

1. Anita McVitie

The precious thoughts I seldom say
The love I feel for you each day
The understanding that we share
The joy I feel cause I know u care
oh how I wish that we could only share
A night at Moran’s Hotel and not have a care : )
Please make this valentines one to remember

2. Tracey Broderick

To say i love u
Would not be a lie
For u my darling
U know i would die
To go to the moran
and see a great show
and to top it all off
Have my hubby in tow

3. Jenny Bourke

You ask me why I love you
My love, I’ll try to tell you
It’s the breath of life you’ve given me
It’s the smile when I smell you
It’s the blueness of your eyes
It’s the way you say you care
It’s the way my soul is incomplete
Whenever you’re not there
It’s the way you hold my hand
The way you look into my eyes
The way you capture my attention
The way you strip me of disguise
It’s the way you make me feel complete
The way you make my smile laugh
And how so naturally you make me see
You’re my other half!!

4. Nicola Brennan

There once was a man who was fine
who brought me to the red cow to dine
He showered me with roses
give ya a clue, he’s not Moses,
of course he’s my sweet VALENTINE

5. Eoin McNamara

It was in the Red Cow when I saw a sweet lass
I just didn’t know how to approach her with class.
I took a quick drink, she had beauty and grace
Her golden brown hair swept over her face.
I plucked up the courage to say my first words
I wanna be her prince in a world full of nerds.
“You look like a princess” is what I meant to say
Instead it came out as “D’ya like Home and Away?”
Lucky for me she was a fan of the Soap
And we chatted away without having a grope!
She wasn’t that type, she wanted to wait
That was fine with me too, I knew it was fate.
Seven years later and we’re still going strong
We’ve started to talk about our wedding song.
You know that it’s love when you feel it inside
It’s a natural feeling, with nowhere to hide.

To vote just Click Here!
You must be a Fan of Moran Hotels on Facebook to vote!!
The winner will be announced on Friday the 11th of February!

Christmas Celebrations in Cork City from Silver Springs

With less than a fortnight to go till Christmas, the festive season kicks off in style in Cork city this week with a host of Christmas related shows opening their doors. The annual Christmas pantomime starts this Wednesday 15^th December in the Opera House with a showing of “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” the first time it has run in Cork in the 21^st century. This family favorite will run from Wednesday 15^th December right up to 16^th January and is sure to be a hit with children of all ages, young and old.

As well as the panto Cork city is alight with the Christmas spirit with Cork cities Christmas Celebrations continuing on the Grand Parade until the 17^th January and over in Mahon Point, Cork on Ice is running till the 16^th January. Both of these long-running Cork Christmas events will prove to be a draw for people of all ages with the Bishop Lucey Park on the Grand Parade all especially decorated and done up into a magical “Rockin Robin” theme proving to be a fun spectacle for adults and kids alike. While over in the Beamish and Crawford Santa is available to visit from his special Grotto and if you wish to wander around and indulge in some good food checkout the Christmas markets on the Grand Parade. All of these events are running every Friday to Sunday until 17^th January.

For those whose idea of Christmas is a winter wonderland checkout the Cork on Ice in Mahon Point where a large skating rink has been installed for the festive season so everyone can get their skates on and have fun.

For more grownup entertainment there is still much coming up, with the Celtic Tenors playing a show at the Cork Opera House on the 19^th December starting at 8pm, and getting one in the mood for Christmas with a mixture of classic christmas songs such as White Christmas, Winter Wonderland and The Christmas Song, the one that begins with “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”, as well as their usual blend of Irish, classical and folk songs.

Here at the Moran Silver Springs Hotel in  Cork we not only supply an ideal comfortable and accommodating base from which to sample some of these Cork Christmas events but we are also getting in on the Christmas celebrations with a special night of entertainment lined up for country music fans. On December 21^st Silver Springs Moran Hotel, in association with JW promotions and C103, will be the Cork base for the nationwide December/Christmas tour of “A Night with the Stars”, an extravaganza featuring the best in Irish country music stars. Among the stars performing at our Cork based hotel, will be Ray Lynam, Brian Coll, Mick Flavin, Shaun Loughrey, Frank Mc Caffrey, Nathan Carter, Brendan Quinn and the Benn Sisters. The show starts at 8pm and finishes at 11pm with the doors opening at 7:30pm and the tickets, priced at 25 euros, will be available at the reception. And while there will be no food or drinks served with this show and the late bar and DJ will be closed for the night it promises to be great night.

No matter what your taste or idea of Christmas is there is sure to be events and shows to note in Cork city from your Cork base, in the run up to this festive holiday.