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SPORTS   MUSIC/CULTURAL   GENERAL INTEREST HOME     ABOUT US     DIARY OF EVENTS     CONTACT US CALENDAR UPDATES   FEBRUARY 2012 Date Status Event   Location Sat 11th @ 16.00hrs Rugby ITALY V ENGLAND (RBS 6 Nations) Stadio Flaminio, Rome, IT Sat 11th @ 20.00hrs Rugby FRANCE V IRELAND (RBS 6 Nations) Stade de France, Paris, FR Sat 11th Football Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspurs (Premier League) Emirates Stadium, London, UK Sat 11th - Tue 21st Music/Cultural Venice Carnival Venice, IT Sun 12th @ 15.00hrs Rugby WALES V SCOTLAND (RBS 6 NATIONS) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Thur 16th & Fri 17th Holidays Mid-Term School Holidays IRE Fri 17th - Wed 22nd General Interest London Fashion Week Somerset House, London, UK Tue 21st Music/Cultural Brit Awards 2012 O2, London, UK Sat 25th Football Liverpool v Everton (Premier League) Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, UK Sat 25th @ 13.30hrs Rugby IRELAND V ITALY (RBS 6 NATIONS) Aviva Stadium, Dublin, IRE Sat 25th @ 16.00hrs Rugby ENGLAND V WALES (RBS 6 NATIONS) Twickenham Stadium, London, UK Sun 26th @ 15.00hrs Rugby SCOTLAND V FRANCE (RBS 6 NATIONS) Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland Sun 26th Football Carling Cup Final Wembley Stadium, London, UK Sun 26th General Interest 84th Academy Awards Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA   MARCH 2012 Date Status Event   Location Sat 3rd Football Liverpool v Arsenal (Premier League) Emirates Stadium, London, UK Sun 4th - Sun 11th Music/Cultural Cork French Film Festival Cork City, IRE Sat 10th @ 14.30hrs Rugby WALES V ITALY (RBS 6 NATIONS) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Sat 10th @ 17.00hrs Rugby IRELAND V SCOTLAND (RBS 6 NATIONS) Aviva Stadium, Dublin, IRE Sun 11th @ 15.00hrs Rugby FRANCE V ENGLAND (RBS 6 NATIONS) Stade de France, Paris, FR Tue 13th - Fri 16th Horse Racing Cheltenham National Hunt Festival Cheltenham, UK Thur 15th - Sun 18th Music/Cultural Dingle Film Festival Dingle, Kerry, IRE Sat 17th @ 12.30hrs Rugby ITALY V SCOTLAND (RBS 6 Nations) Stadio Flaminio, Rome, IT Sat 17th @ 14.45hrs Rugby WALES V FRANCE (RBS 6 Nations) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Sat 17th @ 17.00hrs Rugby ENGLAND V IRELAND (RBS 6 NATIONS) Twickenham Stadium, London, UK Sat 17th General Interest St Patricks Day Worldwide Sun 18th Music/Cultural Chris Rea Live Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Mon 19th Holidays Public School Holiday IRE Wed 21st - Sun 25th Music/Cultural Russian State Ballet Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Fri 23rd - Sun 25th Rugby Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China Mon 26th Misc. Sports Harlem Globetrotters World Tour (Basketball) Wembley Arena, London UK Tue 27th - Wed 28th Football UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals, 1st leg Various, Europe   APRIL 2012 Date Status Event   Location Sun 1st Music/Cultural The Waterboys Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Mon 2nd - Sun 8th Golf The US Masters Augusta, Georgia, USA Mon 2nd - Fri 13th Holidays Easter School Holidays IRE Tue 3rd - Wed 4th Football UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals, 2nd leg Various, Europe Sat 7th @ 15.00hrs Rugby Edinburgh v Toulouse (Heineken Cup Quarter-Final) Murrayfield, Scotland Sat 7th @ 17.45hrs Rugby Leinster v Cardiff Blues (Heineken Cup Quarter-Final) Aviva Stadium, Dublin, IRE Sat 7th Football Arsenal v Manchester City (Premier League) Emirates Stadium, London, UK Sun 8th - Tue 10th Horse Racing The Grand National Fairyhouse, Co. Meath, IRE Sun 8th @ 13.45hrs Rugby Munster v Ulster (Heineken Cup Quarter-Final) Thomond Park, Limerick, IRL Sun 8th @ 16.30 Rugby Saracens v ASM Clermont Auverge (Heineken Cup Quarter-Final) Vicarage Rd, Hertfordshire, UK Tue 10th - Sat 14th Music/Cultural Titanic The Musical Grand Opera House, Belfast, NI Fri 13th - Sun 15th Motorsport Formula 1, Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai, China Sat 14th Football FA Cup Semi-Final 1 Wembley Stadium, London, UK Sun 15th Football FA Cup Semi-Final 2 Wembley Stadium, London, UK Tue 17th - Wed 18th Football UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals, 1st leg Various, Europe Fri 20th - Sun 22nd Music/Cultural Coachella Music Festival Indio, California, USA Sat 21st Football Arsenal v Chelsea (Premier League) Emirates Stadium, London, UK Tue 24th - Sat 28th Horse Racing Punchestown Festival Punchestown, Kildare, IRE Tue 24th - Wed 25th Football UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals, 2nd leg Various, Europe Wed 25th - Sun 29th Music/Cultural Cirque du Soleil O2 Dublin, IRE   MAY 2012 Date Status Event   Location Fri 4th - Mon 7th Music/Cultural Smithwick's Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival Kilkenny, IRE Sat 5th - Sun 6th Rugby Heineken Kinsale Rugby Sevens by the Sea Kinsale, Cork, IRL Sat 5th Football Liverpool v Chelsea (Premier League) Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, UK Mon 7th Holidays May Bank Holiday IRE Wed 9th Football Europa League Final National Arena, Bucharest, Romania Wed 9th Music/Cultural Elvis Costello Live O2, Dublin, IRE Fri 11th - Sun 13th Motorsport Monaco Historic Grand Prix Monaco, Montecarlo, FR Fri 11th - Sun 13th Motorsport Formula 1, Spanish Grand Prix Catalunya, SP Sat 12th - Sun 13th Rugby London Sevens Rugby Twickenham, London, UK Sat 12th Football FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium, London, UK Thur 17th Misc. Sports Premier League Darts Final O2 Arena, London, UK Thur 17th - Mon 21st Cricket 1st Test Match - England v West Indies Lord's, London, UK Sat 19th Rugby Heineken Cup Final Twickenham, London, UK Sat 19th Football UEFA Champions League Final Allianz Arena, Munich, GER Tue 22nd - Sat 26th Music/Cultural RHS Chelsea Flower Show Royal Hospital, London, UK Wed 23rd Music/Cultural Barry Manilow O2, Dublin, IRE Thur 24th - Sun 27th Motorsport Formula 1 Grand Prix Monaco Monaco, Montecarlo, FR Fri 25th - Tue 29th Cricket 2nd Test Match - England v West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, UK Sun 27th May - Sun 10th June Tennis French Open Roland Garros, Paris, FR Mon 28th Rugby England v Barbarians Twickenham, London, UK Thur 31st May - Sun 2rd June Golf The Celtic Manor Wales Open Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales   JUNE 2012 Date Status Event   Location Fri 1st - Sat 2nd Horse Racing Epsom Derby Epsom, UK Fri 1st - Sat 4th General Interest Cat Laughs Comedy festival Kilkenny, IRE Mon 4th General Interest Cork City Marathon Cork City, IRE Mon 4th - Sun 10th Tennis AEGON Tennis Championships Queens Club, Kensington, London, UK Mon 4th Holidays June Bank Holiday IRE Thur 7th - Sun 10th Cricket 3rd Test Match - England v West Indies Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Mon 8th June - Sun 1st July Football Euro 2012 Poland & Ukraine Sat 9th - Sun 10th Motorsport MotoGP Silverstone, UK Sun 10th Football Ireland v Croatia (Euro 2012 Group Stages) Poznan, Poland Tue 12th - Thur 14th Horse Racing Grand National Aintree, UK Thur 14th Football Spain v Ireland (Euro 2012 Group Stages) Gdansk, Poland Sat 16th Cricket One Day International - England v West Indies Rose Bowl, Southampton, UK Mon 18th Football Italy v Ireland (Euro 2012 Group Stages) Poznan, Poland Tue 19th Cricket One Day International - England v West Indies Oval, London, UK Tue 19th - Sat 23rd Horse Racing Royal Ascot Ascot, UK Thur 21st Football EURO 2012 - Quarter-final 1 Warsaw, Poland Fri 22nd Football EURO 2012 - Quarter-final 2 Gdansk, Poland Fri 22nd Music/Cultural Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK Fri 22nd Cricket One Day International - England v West Indies Headingley, West Yorkshire, UK Fri 22nd & Sat 23rd Music/Cultural Westlife Fairwell Tour Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Sat 23rd Football EURO 2012 - Quarter-final 3 Donetsk, Ukraine Sun 24th Football EURO 2012 - Quarter-final 4 Kyiv, Ukraine Sun 24th Cricket T20 England v West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, UK Mon 25th June - Sun 28th July Tennis Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, UK Tue 26th Music/Cultural Red Hot Chili Peppers Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Wed 27th June - Sun 1st July Misc. Sports Henley Royal Regatta Henley-on-Thames, London, UK Wed 27th Football EURO 2012 - Semi-final 1 Donetsk, Ukraine Thur 28th Football EURO 2012 - Semi-final 2 Warsaw, Poland Fri 29th June - Sun 1st July Motorsport Goodwood Festival of Speed Goodwood, UK Fri 29th June - Sun 1st July Horse Racing The Derby Festival Curragh, Newbridge, Kildare, IRE Fri 29th June - Sun 1st July Horse Racing The Bellewstown Summer Festival Belllewstown, Co. Meath, IRE Fri 29th Cricket One Day International - England v Australia Lord's, London, UK   JULY 2012 Date Status Event   Location Sun 1st Cricket One Day International - England v Australia Oval, London, UK Sun 1st Football EURO 2012 Final Kyiv, Ukraine Tue 3rd - Sun 8th Misc. Sports Volvo Ocean Yacht Race Galway, IRE Tue 3rd - Sun 8th Music/Cultural Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Hampton Court, London, UK Wed 4th Cricket One Day International - England v Australia Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Thur 5th Jul - Sat 4th Aug Music/Cultural Phantom of the Opera Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Sat 7th - Thur 12th Misc. Sports Cork Week Sailing Festival Cork, IRE Sat 7th Cricket One Day International - England v Australia Durham, UK Fri 13th - Sun 15th Motorsport Formula 1, Santander British Grand Prix Silverstone, UK Mon 16th - Thur 19th Horse Racing Killarney Racing Festival Killarney, Co. Kerry, IRE Mon 16th - Sun 29th General Interest Galway Arts Festival Galway, IRE Thur 19th - Sun 22nd Golf The Open Golf Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire, UK Thur 19th - Sun 22nd Cricket 1st Test Match - England v South Africa Oval, London, UK Fri 20th - Sun 22nd Motorsport Formula 1, German Grand Prix Hockenheim, GER Fri 27th - Sun 29th Motorsport Formula 1, Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Fri 27th July - Sun 12th Aug Misc. Sports The Olympic Games London, UK Mon 30th July - Sun 5th Aug Horse Racing Galway Summer Racing Festival Ballybrit, Galway, IRE   AUGUST 2012 Date Status Event   Location Thur 2nd - Sun 5th Cricket 2nd Test Match - England v South Africa Headingley, West Yorkshire, UK Sat 11th - Sat 18th Music/Cultural Cowes Week Isle of Wight, UK Sun 12th GAA All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi Final 1 Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Wed 15th - Sun 19th General Interest Dublin Horse Show Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, IRL Thur 16th - Sun 19th Horse Racing Tramore Racing Festival Tramore, Co. Waterford, IRE Thur 16th - Mon 20th Cricket 3rd Test Match - England v South Africa Lord's, London, UK Sun 19th GAA All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi Final 2 Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Wed 22nd - Sat 25th Horse Racing Ebor Festival York, UK Fri 24th Cricket One Day International - England v South Africa SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Sun 26th GAA All Ireland Senior Football Semi Final 1 Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Sun 26th Aug - Sun 9th Sept Tennis The US Open Flushing Meadows, NY, USA Tue 28th Cricket One Day International - England v South Africa Rose Bowl, Southampton, UK Wed 29th Aug - Sun 9th Sept Misc. Sports The Paralympic Games London, UK Fri 31st Motorsport One Day International - England v South Africa Oval, London, UK Friday 31st Aug - Sun 2nd Sept Motorsport Formula 1, Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Fri 31st Aug - Sun 2nd Sept Music/Cultural Electric Picnic Stradbally, Co. Laois, IRE   SEPTEMBER 2012 Date Status Event   Location Sat 1st Football Navy v Notre Dame (American Football) Aviva Stadium, Dublin, IRE Sun 2nd GAA All Ireland Senior Football Semi Final 2 Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Sun 2nd Cricket One Day International - England v South Africa Lord's, London, UK Wed 5th Cricket One Day International - England v South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, UK Fri 7th - Sun 9th Motorsport Formula 1, Italian Grand Prix Monza, Italy Sat 8th Cricket T20 England v South Africa Durham, UK Sun 9th GAA All Ireland Senior Hurling Final Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Mon 10th Cricket T20 England v South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester, UK Wed 12th Cricket T20 England v South Africa Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Wed 12th - Sat 15th Horse Racing St Leger Meeting Doncaster, UK Fri 14th - Sun 16th Horse Racing Revival Meeting Goodwood, UK Mon 17th - Mon 23rd Horse Racing Listowel Harvest Festival Listowel, Co. Kerry, IRE Fri 21st - Sun 23rd General Interest Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival Galway, IRE Sat 22nd Horse Racing Ayr Gold Cup Ayr, UK Sun 23rd GAA All Ireland Senior Football Final Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Tue 25th - Sun 30th Golf Ryder Cup Medinah, Illinois, USA   OCTOBER 2012 Date Status Event   Location Mon 2nd - Fri 13th Holidays Mid-Term Break IRE Fri 5th - Sun 7th Motorsport Formula 1, Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka, Japan Sat 6th - Sun 7th Horse Racing Prix ce l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamps, Paris, FR Sat 20th Horse Racing British Champions Day Ascot, UK Sun 28th Football St Louis Rams v New England Patriots Wembley Stadium, London, UK   NOVEMBER 2012 Date Status Event   Location Fri 2nd - Sat 3rd Horse Racing Down Royal Lisburn, Co. Antrim, NI Fri 16th - Sun 18th Horse Racing The Open Cheltenham, UK   DECEMBER 2012 Date Status Event   Location Sat 1st Horse Racing Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury, UK Fri 14th & Sat 15th Horse Racing International Meeting Cheltenham, UK Sat 15th Music/Cultural Katherine Jenkins O2, Dublin, IRE Fri 21st Dec - Mon 7th Jan Holidays Christmas School Holidays IRE    Feb 12  Mar 12  Apr 12  May 12  Jun 12  July 12  Aug 12  Sept 12  Oct 12  Nov 12  Dec 12 Broadcasting House, Princes Street South, Dublin 2 Ph: +353 (0)1 874 7199   E: info@absoluteevents.ie Site Developed By Intrade Solutions