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SPORTS   MUSIC/CULTURAL   GENERAL INTEREST HOME     ABOUT US     DIARY OF EVENTS     CONTACT US CALENDAR UPDATES   MARCH 2010 Date Status Event   Location Fri 12th - Tue 16th Cricket 1st Test - Bangladesh v England Chittagong, Bangladesh Fri 12th - Wed 17th General Interest St. Patrick's Festival Dublin, Irl Sat 13th March Rugby IRELAND v WALES - Six Nations 2010 Croke Park, Dublin Sat 13th - 17:00 hrs Rugby Scotland v England - Six Nations 2010 Millenium Stadium Sun 14th - 14:30 hrs Rugby France v Italy - Six Nations 2010 Stade de France Sun 14th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Bahrain Sakhir, Bahrain Sun 14th General Interest Springfest International Band Parade Limerick City, Irl Tue 16 - Fri 19th March Horse Racing CHELTENHAM NATIONAL HUNT FESTIVAL Cheltenham, UK Thur 18th - Mon 22nd Music/Cultural Swan Lake Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Fri 19th - Sun 21st General Interest The Croagh Patrick Walking Festival Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo Fri 19th - Tue 23rd Cricket 1st Test - New Zealand v Australia Wellington, New Zealand Sat 20th - Wed 24th Cricket 2nd Test - Bangladesh v England Dhaka, Bangladesh Sat 20th - 14:30 hrs Rugby Wales v Italy - Six Nations 2010 Millenium Stadium Sat 20th - 17:00 hrs Rugby IRELAND v SCOTLAND - Six Nations 2010 Croke Park, Dublin Sat 20th - 19:45 hrs Rugby France v England - Six Nations 2010 Stade de France Sat 27th - Wed 31st Cricket 2nd Test - New Zealand v Australia Hamilton, New Zealand Sat 27th Horse Racing Dubai World Cup Meydan, Dubai Tue 30th - Wed 31st Football Champions League Qtr-Finals - 1st Leg TBC   APRIL 2010 Date Status Event   Location Sun 4th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix Malaysia Kuala Lupur, Malaysia Mon 5th Horse Racing Irish Grand National Fairyhouse, Co. Meath, Irl Tue 6th - Wed 7th Football Champions League Qtr-Finals - 2nd Leg TBC Thur 8th - Sun 11th Golf The Masters Golf Augusta, Georgia, USA Thur 8th - Sat 10th Horse Racing Grand National Aintree, UK Thur 8th - Sun 11th Rugby Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals TBC Fri 9th - 20.00hrs Rugby Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals - LEINSTER V ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE RDS, Dublin, IRE Sat 10th - 15.00hrs Rugby Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals - BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUES PAYS BASQUES V OSPREYS Estadio Anoeta, Spain Sat 10th - 17.30hrs Rugby Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals - MUNSTER V NORTHAMPTON SAINTS Thomond Park, Limerick, IRE Sat 10th - Tue 13th General Interest Dublin Handel Festival Dublin City, IRL Sat 10th - Sun 11th Football FA Cup Semi-Finals Wembley, UK Sun 11th - 16.30hrs Rugby Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals - TOULOUSE v STADE FRANCAIS PARIS Stade Municipal, Toulouse, FR Sun 11th General Interest Connemara International Marathon Connemara, Co. Galway, IRE Fri 16th - Sun 18th General Interest Waterford Festival of Food Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, IRE Sat 17th - 18.00hrs Music/Cultural Whitney Houston Live The O2, Dublin, IRE Sat 17th - Sun 18th General Interest Patrick Kavanagh Annual Poetry Weekend Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, IRE Sun 18th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - China Shanghai, China Tue 20th - Wed 21st Football Champions League Semi-Finals - 1st Leg TBC Tue 20th - Sat 24th Horse Racing Punchestown National Hunt Festival Punchestown, Kildare, IRE Tue 20th - Sun 25th General Interest Cuirt International Festival of Literature Galway City, IRE Tue 27th - Wed 28th Football Champions League Semi-Finals - 2nd Leg TBC Wed 28th Apr - Sun 2nd May General Interest Cork International Choral Festival Cork City & County, IRL Fri 30th Apr - Mon 16th May Cricket ICC World Twenty20 West Indies, Caribbean Fri 30th April - Mon 3rd May General Interest Slieve Bloom Walking Festival Slieve Bloom Mountains, Offaly, IRE   MAY 2010 Date Status Event   Location Sat 1st - Sun 2nd Rugby Heineken Cup Semi-Finals TBC Sat 1st Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Kentucky, USA Sat 30th April - Sun 2nd May General Interest Strokestown International Poetry Festival Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, IRE Fri 30th Apr - Mon 3rd May General Interest Guinness Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival Kilkenny, IRE Thur 6th - Sun 9th Golf BMW Italian Open Turin, Italy Fri 7th - Sun 9th Golf AIB Irish Amateur Championship Royal Dublin, Dublin, IRE Sat 8th - Sun 30th Misc. Sports Giro d'Italia - Cycling Italy Sun 9th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Spain Barcelona, Spain Wed 12th - Sun 16th Misc. Sports Royal Windsor Horse Show Windsor, UK Fri 14th - Sun 16th Rugby Magners League Semi-Finals TBC Sat 15th Football FA Cup Final Wembley, UK Sat 15th Football Scottish FA Cup Final Hampden, Glasgow Sun 16th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Monaco Monaco Fri 21st - Sun 23rd General Interest Burren Slow Food Festival Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, IRE Sat 22nd - Sun 23rd General Interest Tattersalls Ireland International Horse Trials Ratoath, Co. Meath, IRE Sat 22nd May Football Champions League Final Madrid, Spain Sat 22nd Rugby Heineken Cup Final Stade de France, Paris Sat 22nd - Sun 23rd Horse Racing Irish Guineas The Curragh, IRE Sun 23rd May - Sun 6th June Tennis French Open Roland Garros, Paris, France Sun 23rd - Mon 31st General Interest Fleadh Nua Ennis, Co. Clare, IRE Thur 27th - Mon 31st Cricket 1st npower Test - ENGLAND V BANGLADESH Lord's, UK Sun 30th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Turkey Istanbul, Turkey   JUNE 2010 Date Status Event   Location Wed 2nd - Sun 6th General Interest Listowel Writers Week Listowel, Co. Kerry, IRE Thur 3rd - Sun 7th General Interest Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy Festival Kilkenny City, IRE Thur 3rd - Sun 6th Golf Celtic Manor Wales Open Celtic Manor, Wales Fri 4th - Tue 8th Cricket 2nd npower Test, England v Bangladesh Old Trafford, Manchester, UK Fri 4th - Sat 5th Horse Racing Epsom Derby Festival Oaks, UK Wed 16th June - Sun 1st August General Interest Live at the Marquee The Docklands, Cork, IRE Thur 10th - Sun 13th General Interest Taste of Dublin Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, IRE Fri 11th - Sun 20th General Interest Eigse Carlow Carlow, IRE Fri 11th 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - SOUTH AFRICA V MEXICO & URUGUAY V FRANCE Johannesburg, Cape Town, SA Sat 12th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - SOUTH KOREA V GREECE, ARGENTINA V NIGERIA & ENGLAND V USA Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Rustenburg, SA Saturday 12th Music/Cultural Paul McCartney Live RDS Arena, Dublin, IRE Sunday 13th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Canada Montreal, Canada Sun 13th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - ALGERIA V SLOVENIA, GERMANY V AUSTRALIA & SERBIA V GHANA Polokwane, Durban, Tshwane/Pretoria, SA Mon 14th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - HOLLAND V DENMARK, JAPAN V CAMEROON & ITALY V PARAGUAY Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Cape Town, SA Tue 15th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - NEW ZEALAND V SLOVAKIA, IVORY COAST V PORTUGAL & BRAZIL V NORTH KORIA Rustenburg, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, SA Tue 15th - Sat 19th Horse Racing Royal Ascot Ascot, UK Wed 16th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - HONDURAS V CHILE, SPAIN V SWITZERLAND & SOUTH AFRICA V URUGUAY Nelspruit, Durban, Tshwane/Pretoria, SA Wed 16th - Sat 19th Music/Cultural La bohème Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Thur 17th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - FRANCE V MEXICO, GREECE V NIGERIA & ARGENTINA V SOUTH KOREA Polokwane, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, SA Thur 17th - Sun 20th Golf US Open Pebble Beach, California, USA Thur 17th Cricket ODI, IRELAND V AUSTRALIA Dublin, IRE Fri 18th - 12.00hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - GERMANY V SERBIA, SLOVENIA V USA & ENGLAND V ALGERIA Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Cape Town, SA Sat 19th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - GHANA V AUSTRALIA, HOLLAND V JAPAN & CAMEROON V DENMARK Rustenburg, Durban, Tshwane/Pretoria, SA Sat 19th Cricket ODI, SCOTLAND V ENGLAND Edinburgh, Scotland Sun 20th - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football Wold Cup 2010 - SLOVAKIA V PARAGUAY, ITALY V NEW ZEALAND & BRAZIL V IVORY COAST Manguang/Bloemfontein, Nelspruit, Johannesburg, SA Mon 21st - 12.30hrs, 15.00hrs & 19.30hrs Football Wold Cup 2010 - PORTUGAL V NORTH KOREA, CHILE V SWITZERLAND & SPAIN V HONDURAS Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, SA Mon 21st June - Sun 4th July Tennis The Championships Wimbledon Wimbledon, London, UK Tue 22nd - 15.00hrs, 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - MEXICO V URUGUAY, FRANCE V SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA V SOUTH KOREA & GREECE V ARGENTINA Rustenburg, Mang/Bloemfontein, Polokwane, SA Tue 22nd Cricket 1st NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA Rose Bowl, Hampshire, UK Wed 23rd - 15.00hrs, 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - SLOVENIA V ENGLAND, USA V ALGERIA, GHANA V GERMANY & AUSTRALIA V SERBIA Prt Elizabeth, Tsh/Pretoria, Joburg, Nelspruit, SA Thur 24th - 15.00hrs, 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs & 19.30hr Football World Cup 2010 - SLOVAKIA V ITALY, PARAGUAY V NEW ZEALAND, DENMARK V JAPAN & CAMEROON V HOLLAND Johannesburg, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Cape Town, SA Thur 24th Cricket 2nd NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA Swalec Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Fri 25th - 15.00hrs, 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs & 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - PORTUGAL V BRAZIL, NORTH KOREA V IVORY COAST, CHILE V SPAIN & SWITZERLAND V HONDURAS Nelspruit, Durban, Mang/Bloemfontein, Pretoria, SA Fri 25th June - Sat 3rd July General Interest West Cork Chamber Music Festival Bantry, Co. Cork, IRE Sat 26th - 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Second Round Port Elizabeth, Rustenburg, SA Sun 27th - 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Second Round Manguang/Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, SA Sun 27th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - European Valencia, Spain Sun 27th Cricket 3rd NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA Old Trafford, Manchester, UK Sun 27th Horse Racing Irish Derby The Curragh, IRE Mon 28th - 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Second Round Durban, Johannesburg, SA Tue 29th - 15.00hrs, 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Second Round Tshwane/Pretoria, Cape Town, SA Wed 30th June - Sun 4th July Misc. Sports Henley Royal Regatta Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, UK Wed 30th Cricket 4th NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA The Oval, London, UK   JULY 2010 Date Status Event   Location Thur 1st - Sun 4th General Interest The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Stopover Kinsale, Co. Cork, IRE Fri 2nd - 15.00hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Qtr Final 1 Port Elizabeth, SA Fri 2nd - 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Qtr Final 2 Johannesburg, SA Sat 3rd - 15.00 Football World Cup 2010 - Qtr Final 3 Cape Town, SA Sat 3rd - 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Qtr Final 4 Johannesburg, SA Sat 3rd - Sun 11th General Interest Clonmel Junction Festival Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, IRE Sat 3rd Cricket 5th NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA Lord's, UK Sat 3rd - Sun 25th Misc. Sports Tour de France France Mon 5th Cricket 1st Twenty20, PAKISTAN V AUSTRALIA Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Tue 6th Cricket 2nd Twenty20 - PAKISTAN V AUSTRALIA Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Tue 6th - 19.30hrs Football World Cup 2010 - Semi Final 1 Cape Town, SA Wed 7th - 19.30 Football World Cup 2010 - Semi Final 2 Durban, SA Thur 8th Cricket 1st NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V BANGLADESH Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, UK Fri 9 & Fri 16th - 19.00hrs Music/Cultural Cirque du Soleil The O2, Dublin, IRE Sat 10th - Fri 16th General Interest Cork Week 2010 Royal Cork Yacht Club, Cork, IRE Sat 10th Cricket 2nd NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V BANGLADESH Bristol, UK Sat 10th - Sun 18th General Interest Earagail Arts Festival Donegal, IRE Sat 10th Rugby Tri-Nations - NEW ZEALAND V SOUTH AFRICA Auckland, New Zealand Sun 11th - 19.30 Football World Cup 2010 - FINAL Johannesburg, SA Sun 11th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Britain Silverstone, UK Mon 12th Cricket 3rd NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V BANGLADESH Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Mon 12th - Sun 25th General Interest Galway Arts Festival Galway, IRE Tue 13th - Sat 17 Cricket 1st Test, PAKISTAN V AUSTRALIA Lord's, UK Thur 15th - Sun 18th Golf The Open Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland Sat 17th Rugby Tri-Nations - NEW ZEALAND V SOUTH AFRICA Wellington, New Zealand Sun 18th Horse Racing Irish Oaks Curragh, Kildare, IRE Wed 21st - Sun 25th Cricket 2nd Test, PAKISTAN V AUSTRALIA Headingley, West Yorkshire, UK Fri 23rd - Sun 25th General Interest DLR Festival of World Cultures Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, IRE Sat 24th Rugby Tri-Nations - AUSTRALIA V SOUTH AFRICA Brisbane, Australia Sun 25th GAA All Ireland Hurling Championship Quarter-Finals - Senior & Minor Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Sun 25th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Germany Hockenheim, Germany Mon 26th July - Sun 1st Aug Horse Racing Galway Races Galway, IRE Tue 27th - Sat 31st Horse Racing Goodwood Goodwood, UK Thur 29th July - Sun 1st Aug Golf Irish Open Killarney, Kerry, IRE Thur 29th July - Mon 2nd Aug Cricket 1st npower Test, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, UK Fri 30th July - Sun 1st Aug General Interest Spraoi Waterford City, IRE Sat 31st Rugby Tri-Nations - AUSTRALIA V NEW ZEALAND Melbourne, Australia Sat 31st July - Wed 7th Aug Misc. Sports Cowes Week UK Sat 21st July - Sun Mon 2nd Aug GAA All Ireland Football Championship Quarter-Finals - Senior & Minor Croke Park, Dublin, IRE   AUGUST 2010 Date Status Event   Location Sun 1st Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Hungary Budapest, Hungary Wed 4th - Sun 8th General Interest Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show RDS, Dublin, IRE Thur 5th - Mon 16th General Interest Kilkenny Arts Festival Kilkenny City, IRE Fri 6th - Tue 10th Cricket 2nd npower Test, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK Fri 6th - Sun 8th Golf AIB Ladies' Irish Open Kileen Castle, Co Meath, IRE Sat 7th - Sun 8th Rugby Carnegie Challenge Cup Semi-Finals TBC Sat 7th Rugby Tri-Nations - NEW ZEALAND V AUSTRALIA Christchurch, New Zealand Sun 8th August GAA All Ireland Hurling Championship Semi-Final 1 - Senior & Minor Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Tue 10th - Thur 12th General Interest Puck Fair Killorglin, Co. Kerry, IRE Thur 12th - Sun 15th Golf US PGA Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, USA Sun 15th GAA All Ireland Hurling Championship Semi-Final 2 - Senior & Minor Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Sun 15th - Sun 22nd General Interest Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Cavan Town, Cavan, IRE Wed 18th - Sun 22nd Cricket 3rd npower Test, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN London, UK Fro 20th - Tue 24th General Interest Rose of Tralee Tralee, Co. Kerry, IRE Sat 21st - Sun 29th General Interest Heritage Week Nationwide, IRE Sat 21st General Interest Gael Force West Westport, Co. Mayo, IRE Sat 21st Rugby Tri-Nations - SOUTH AFRICA V NEW ZEALAND Johannesburg, SA Sun 22nd August GAA All Ireland Football Championship Semi-Final 1 - Senior & Minor Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Thur 26th - Mon 30th Cricket 4th npower Test, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Lord's, Uk Thur 26th - Sun 29th Golf Johnny Walker Championships Gleneagles, Scotland Sat 28th Rugby Tri-Nations - SOUTH AFRICA V AUSTRALIA Pretoria, SA Sat 28th Aug Rugby Carnegie Challenge Cup Final Wembley, London, UK Sun 29th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Belgium Spa, Belgium Sun 29th GAA All Ireland Football Championship Semi-Final 2 - Senior & Minor Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Mon 30th Aug - Sun 12th Sept Tennis US Open Flushing Meadows, NY   SEPTEMBER 2010 Date Status Event   Location Fri 3rd Sept - Sun 3rd Oct General Interest Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, IRE Fri 3rd - Sun 5th Rugby Monaghan Rhythm & Blues Festival & "Harvest Time Blues" Monaghan Town, IRE Fri 3rd - Sun 5th General Interest Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, IRE Sat 4th Rugby Tri Nations, SOUTH AFRICA V AUSTRALIA Bloemfontein, SA Sat 4th Horse Racing Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown, Dublin, IRE Sun 5th Cricket 1st NatWest Twenty20, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Swalec Stadium, Cardiff Sun 5th GAA All Ireland Minor & Senior Hurling Championship Final Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Tue 7th Sept Cricket 2nd NatWest Twenty20, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Swalec Stadium, Cardiff Friday 10th Cricket 1st NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Riverside, UK Sat 11th Rugby Tri-Nations, AUSTRALIA V NEW ZEALAND Sydney, AUS Sat 11th - Sun 26th General Interest The Dublin Fringe Festival Dublin, IRE Sat 11th Motorsport Irish St Leger The Curragh, Kildare, IRe Sun 12th Cricket 2nd NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Headingley, UK Sun 12th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Italy Monza, Italy Fri 17th - Mon 20th Motorsport Goodwood Revival Goodwood, UK Fri 17th Cricket 3rd NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN The Oval, UK Sun 19th GAA All Ireland Minor & Senior Football Championship Final Croke Park, Dublin, IRE Mon 20th Cricket 4th NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Lord's, UK Tue 21st - Thur 23rd General Interest The National Ploughing Championships Cardenton, Athy, Co. Kildare, IRE Wed 22nd Cricket 5th NatWest ODI, ENGLAND V PAKISTAN Rose Bowl, UK Thur 23rd - Sun 26th General Interest Galway International Oyster Festival Galway City, IRE Fri 24th - Sat 25th Sept Music/Cultural Michael Bublé Aviva Stadium, Dublin, IRE Sun 26th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Singapore Marina Bay, Singapore Thur 30th - Sun 17th General Interest The Dublin Theatre Festival Dublin, IRE   OCTOBER 2010 Date Status Event   Location Fri 1st - Sun 3rd Golf The Ryder Cup Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales Fri 1st - Sun 3rd General Interest Dingle Food & Wine Festival Dingle, Co. Kerry, IRE Sun 3rd Horse Racing Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamps, Paris, FR Thur 7th - Sun 10th Golf Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Old Course St, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns Sun 10th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Japan Suzuka, Japan Mon 18th - Sat 23rd Music/Cultural Tango Passion Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, IRE Wed 20th - Sun 31st General Interest Wexford Opera Festival Wexford, IRE Thur 21st - Mon 25th General Interest Sligo Live Music & Arts Festival Sligo, IRE Fri 22nd - Mon 25th General Interest Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Cork City, IRE   NOVEMBER 2010 Date Status Event   Location Sat 6th Rugby Autumn Rugby Internationals - IRELAND V SOUTH AFRICA Aviva Stadium, Lansdown Rd, Dublin, IRE Sun 7th Motorsport F1 Grand Prix - Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Sun 7th - Sun 14th General Interest Cork Film Festival Cork City & County, IRE Thur 11th - Mon 15th General Interest Ennis Trad Festival Ennis, Co. Clare, IRE Sat 13th Horse Racing Paddy Power Gold Cup Cheltenham, UK Sat 13th Rugby Autumn Rugby Internationals - IRELAND V SAMOA Aviva Stadium, Lansdown Rd, Dublin, IRE Wed 17th - Sun 21st General Interest Bulmers Comedy Festival Clonmel, Tipperary, IRE Sat 20th Rugby Autumn Rugby Internationals - IRELAND V NEW ZEALAND Aviva Stadium, Lansdown Rd, Dublin, IRE Sun 21st - Sun 28th Tennis Barclays ATP World Tour Finals O2 Arena, London, UK Mon 22nd Music/Cultural Andrea Bocelli Live The O2, Dublin, IRE Thur 25th - Sat 27th Horse Racing Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury, UK Thur 25th - Mon 29th Cricket 1st Ashes Test Brisbane, AU Thur 25th - Sun 28th Golf The Dubai World Championship Jumeirah, Dubai Sat 27th Rugby Autumn Rugby Internationals - IRELAND V ARGENTINA Aviva Stadium, Lansdown Rd, Dublin, IRE   DECEMBER 2010 Date Status Event   Location Fri 3rd - Tue 7th Cricket 2nd Ashes Test Adelaide, AU Fri 3rd - Sun 5th Tennis Davis Cup Final TBC Tue 14th - Mon 20th Misc. Sports The London International Horse Show Olympia, London, UK Thur 16th - Mon 20th Cricket 3rd Ashes Test Perth, AU Sun 26th - Thur 30th Cricket 4th Ashes Test Melbourne, AU Sun 26th - Wed 29th Horse Racing Leopardstown Festival Leopardstown, Dublin, IRE Sun 26th Horse Racing King George VI Chase Kempton, UK Sun 26th - Mon 27th General Interest Walk Killarney & Kerry Killarney, Co. Kerry, IRE Sun 26th - Wed 29th General Interest Limerick Christmas Racing Festival Limerick, IRE    Mar 10  Apr 10  May 10  June 10  July 10  Aug 10  Sept 10  Oct 10  Nov 10  Dec 10 Broadcasting House, Princes Street South, Dublin 2 Ph: +353 0(1) 8747199   E: info@absoluteevents.ie Site Developed By Intrade Solutions