24.09.10

About That Whole Arthur's Day Palaver... Right. So we weren't exactly behind the social implications of the Arthur's Day Guinness drinks promotion thingy. Why? Well it's basically tantamount to having a Budweiser Wazzup Day. All of Ireland transformed into a bad night-out on Fresher's Week on the back of some marketeer inspired misguided National identity crisis vibe... Porthouse Anti Arthur's Day Shirt We hate to rain on the Arthur's Day parade folks, but, we don't really have to. The rain rained on the Arthur's Day parade so there was no lad shouting "To Arthur!" outside the Temple Bar with it being misheard and repeated as "To Martha!" up at the nearby Quays Bar. Yup. We know the actual pubs that were the locations for the viral ad campaign. We're special. Porthouse Staff Tommy Tamas, Orsi Simay But at least someone saw the satirical side of Ireland celebrating a Diageo TV Ad with absolutely no sense of irony. Over at the Porter House micro brewery the staff were wearing t-shirts stating: The Porter House. It May Not Be 251 Years Old, But At Least It's Irish! Boom. Boom. Danny O'Donoghue (The Script) Due to the typically wet and windy weather all of the real Arthur's Day action was mainly inside the pubs. Twas bucketing down at 17:59. But sorry folks, without paying pricey ticket admissions to most of the select venues, unlucky punters could merely peer in through windows at all the Guinness marinated craic going on inside. Mark Sheehan (The Script) One of our snappers hung out at Bruxelles Bar just off Grafton Street where The Script played a 'secret' Arthur's Day gig. Alas, along with a gang of soggy female Script fans, it was all witnessed from the street... Like the Dublin Lock-out all over again - if ever we needed another James Larkin figure, it was then. Sob. Danny O'Donoghue (The Script) We spotted Danny, Mark & Glen as they arrived at the Dublin bar where models Karena Graham, Michele McGrath, and Hayley Ryan were hanging out suppin' on a single pint of the Black Stuff between the three of them... Karena Graham, Michele McGrath, Hayley Ryan Actually, we didn't take our total fav 3 Dublin lasses as regular Guinness drinkers what with all of those evil dark calories in every pint. Sure, they only lurve the stuff folks! Can't get enough. Well, it is good for you. Karena Graham, Michele McGrath, Hayley Ryan So there you have it folks. Arthur's Day is over for another year, only another 364 days left before the next National drinks promotion. In the meantime, sober the hell up and contemplate ousting our completely inept government before all that's left of dear Ireland are old Guinness TV adverts. We like the one of the guy on the surfboard the bestest. The Script Fans at Bruxelles To Arthur? To Philomena! Philomena Lynott with Phil Lynott Statue Karena Graham

**Users can ONLY comment via the ShowBiz.ie site** Leave a Comment Michelle September 27, 2010 - 22:15 I had suspected that Michele might be a bit of a, but watching that bootcamp sh!te made it clear that that would be the understatement of the century. jj – dublin September 25, 2010 - 22:10 haley looks stunning. i love that top too... can you do a ''get the look'' for this please!! joke September 24, 2010 - 17:37 Kim is obviously a child guy's!! Lay off Michele was in a pop group remember!! Gav D – Dunlaoghaire September 24, 2010 - 15:28 @ Ollie And isn't it an amazing coincidence that they ALL spell the same words precisely the wrong way? Being = BEEN Here = HEAR Maybe they were all in school together and were taught by the same teacher. The same dyslexic teacher. liz September 24, 2010 - 15:25 Hayley ryan is stunning. The others pale in comparison. ollie September 24, 2010 - 12:12 Michele McGrath has more fans on this site than anybody else. It's amazing. Is Karena Graham related to Philomena Lynott? The ressmblance in that last picture and the second last picture is quite uncanny. Dick Dowling – Dublin September 24, 2010 - 11:52 That was my friend’s pint Michelle was holding, C’mon; she's a champagne girl and gorgeous!!! Diana – Dublin September 24, 2010 - 10:17 Its spelt 'here' Michele... dam I mean Kim and dont even get me started on celAbrating or Guin(n)ess kim September 24, 2010 - 09:58 i think its' great that Michele was out celabrating been irish with her guiness it shows shes proud to be irish and that shes up for the crack she look's better then anyone else hear!!!!! Jack – Dublin September 24, 2010 - 09:57 ..better than staying in moping and watching Corrie Foxy....sad!! Foxy – dublin September 24, 2010 - 09:25 Every fool in Ireland was out last night drinking stout thinking it was a public holiday..... sad! SHOWBIZ.IE – Recommended Links: September 24, 2010 - 02:11 Guinness: www.guinness.com Leave a Comment * Your name * Your email address (will not be published) Your location Remember me ? ? Powered by TalkBack 1 **COMMENTS REMOVED ON REQUEST**