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Over the weekend we published details regarding the St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin and neglected to mention a series of contests which you can enter; one of which is sponsored by Ireland’s fantastic photo sharing site, Pix.ie.

Five sweepstakes in all, here are a few simple ones to warm you up:

Win Tickets to Lord of the Dance

Tickets are for Saturday 21st, 3 pm, performance in The Mahony Hall at the helix in Dublin.

Since its world premiere in Dublin in 19(??), it has broken records worldwide and is the biggest grossing tour in the history of Irish entertainment. Seen by over 50 million people, including myself a few years ago, it is a energetic show with universal appeal making Michael Flatley one of the modern day wonders of the world.

To be in with a chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to the Lord of the Dance simply email the answer the following question to info@stpatricksfestival.ie:

In what year did Michael Flatley open Lord of the Dance in Dublin?
A. 1986
B. 1996
C. 2006

State your name and answer and place DANCE in the subject line. Closing date midday Thursday 19th March.

For further information Tel: 01 700 7000. Tickets from €39.50

Win a TomTom Go 530

Featuring TomTom’s award-winning software, the latest navigation features and content including IQ Routes™, Advanced Lane Guidance and Map Share™, as well as Bluetooth® hands-free connectivity, TomTom is one of the world’s leading navigation providers.

To be in with a chance to win your very own TomTom GO 530, email the answer to the following question to info@stpatricksfestival.ie with your name and answer. Place TOMTOM in the subject line. Closing date midday Wednesday 18th March.

The TomTom GO 530 comes with pre-installed door-to-door maps of:
A. China
B. The North Pole
C. UK and Ireland

Win a memory foam molded Budda Bag

Budda Bags’, umm… fun?, furtniture is filled with an ultra comfortable memory foam that molds and shapes to your body.

Email the answer to the following question to info@stpatricksfestival.ie stating your name and answer and placing BUDDA in the subject line. Closing date midday Wednesday 18th March.

Budda Bags are filled with:
A. Ultra free love
B. Ultra comfortable memory foam
C. Ultra bouncy beans

Find more Budda Bags at 1 Jervis House New Millennium Walkway Dublin 1 Ph: (01) 873 4245 or email.

Sonas and Vicar St.

Finally, most pressing before we get to the big one from Pix.ie and Canon, is a unique night of entertainment at Vicar St. on March 12th. Submissions close earlier than the previous contest.

SONAS was formerly known as:
A. Club Oíche
B. Club Spraoi
C. Club Sult

Email your answers to info@stpatricksfestival.ie stating your name and answer and placing SONAS in the subject line. This closes March 12th so answer now!

Share St. Patrick’s Festival photos for a chance to win up to €1,800 worth of Canon camera equipment and accessories!

Share your 2009 St. Patrick’s Festival photos on Ireland’s most popular photosharing site and you’ll be automatically entered.

1st Prize – Canon EOS 1000D digital SLR camera, Selphy ES3 photo printer, 150 Euro photography training course, adding memory card and photo printing paper. Total value €1,050

2nd Prize – Powershot E1 digital camera and Selphy ES3 photo printer. Total Value €480

3rd Prize – Selphy ES3 photo printer. Total Value €240

To get started, visit The Official St Patrick’s Festival Photo Competition

Closing date to upload your Festival photos is Thursday 26th March 5pm.

All contests are hosted by the Dublin St. Patrick’s Festival so visit stpatricksfestival.ie for more details.

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A great opportunity to support those in need as we near St. Patrick’s Day is to join The Mayo Society of New York and attend the 130th Ball and Dinner Dance. Honorees for this year’s Ball are Gertrude Byrne, founder of Gertrude Bryne Promotions, from Cong, Co. Mayo, and Terence G Reilly, from Surgeview, Blacksod, Belmullet, Co. Mayo.

County Mayo, located in the North West part of Ireland is County Mayo, experienced a mass exodus in the late 1800′s during the potato failures that devastated the country. In 1879, The Mayo Society of New York was founded to help meet the needs of the immigrants and families still living in Mayo. The first ball, held at Tammany Hall on December 9, 1890, saw all proceeds sent to Mayo and since 1890, the Mayo Society has continued to contribute substantial sums of money to various charitable organizations and good causes.

Every two years a world convention of Mayo societies is held in different locations such as Toronto in Canada, Manchester in England and Mayo, Ireland. If we can get our hands on that schedule, we’ll get their events posted here.

As for this year’s ball, look to Antun’s at 96-43 Springfield Blvd. in Bellrose, NY. Contact the The Mayo Society for details.

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