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The Ultimate Job in Ireland

(and Probably the World!) 2011 Presenting an opportunity for Pub Owners & Managers to invest in the Food, Food Technology, Beverage, Hospitality & Entertainment Sectors.

Last year a PR company in Ireland created the Ultimate Job in Ireland (and Probably the World!) to promote a new destination wedding and honeymoon company. The job was for a romantically linked couple to act as Honeymoon Testers. The successful applicant travelled the world testing out honeymoon suites and honeymoon destinations. With a salary of €20,000 and six months all expenses paid to some of the most luxurious destinations in the world, it is no wonder they got 30,000 applications from over 98 countries within 6 weeks!

The ‘job’ created a new line of tourism to Ireland – destination weddings. It also attracted huge international media interest around the globe, including the Oprah Winfrey Show.

This year, the same company is creating the Ultimate Job in the World 2. They already have over 3,000 people around the world waiting for the application form and international media interested even though the details of the job have not been announced yet!

This year the job focuses on promoting everything Irish.

Irish Pubs around the world will play a major part and those pubs interested will become application centres. This will have the potential of attracting a whole new clientele to your premises and will attract local press interest and possibly international media interest in your premises.

Interested?! If so contact the organisers asap and tell them where you are located. They will then send you an information pack about the project and how you can become the Centre of Irishness in your region!

Contact: Jillian@practicepr.ie +353 53 942 9676 +353 87 236 6603 _ LULVKSXEV JOREDO

• A low-risk conservative investment evenly spread • Low on fees, manager rewarded on performance • Save for the future, your pension and put your cash to work • 6% Minimum Target Growth p.a.

• 85% invested in listed securities • Funds can be withdrawn at short notice

We see these sectors as strong growth drivers over the coming years - yet providing low risk and long term stability.

• Sectors known by Pub Owners & Managers • Kilcullen dedicated research team welcome input & ideas from investors

The fund is building a stake in DIAGEO, owners of Guinness. This will support the company to be come more profitable and more Irish. :KR &DQ ,QYHVW" • The fund can only accept qualified investors.

• The minimum investment is $75,000 or €50,000. )XQG 6WUXFWXUH • Regulated and managed in Malta, within the European Union.

• Custodial Services to be provided by HSBC bank giving 100% security.

• Listing planned on The Dublin Stock Exchange.

• Tax efficient for qualified investors, depending on circumstances.

For further information & detailed prospectus on request:

kilcullenKGF@kilcullen.cz

www.kilcullen.cz/KGF

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Paul Watson, Hon. President, IPG Chapter, Thailand (Tropical Murphy’s)

Dave Magrogan, Hon. President, IPG Chapter, New Your/Philly (Kildares)

Tom St John, Hon. President, IPG Chapter, France (O’Sullivans)

Michael Collins, Irish Ambassador in Washington D.C. VIP Guest at Philly Conference - See Page 7

Bizarre as it may seem, the owners and managers of these pubs outside of Ireland have never come together - until now that is!! There’s an urgency for the new Government in Ireland to get Enterprise, Tourism, Culture and Foreign Affairs with Business behind this connectivity globally to improve quality and standards.

Facilitated by technology, ease of travel and communication, we can work as a global team, and celebrate the individuality of pubs and pub groups while at the same time creating ‘joined-up thinking’.

The benefits in linking with Ireland - food, drink, people and all the ingredients that makes pub successful, are clear. The Irish Pubs Global Owners & Managers Association brings it all together - supporting each organization in achieving its objectives. To make this association truly successful for our members, we need your full support.

In this publication, the Kilcullen Growth Fund (KGC) is outlined. We are supporting it as a conservative investment, spreading risk, in a sector which many pub owners and managers are familiar. KGC will be investing in ‘Blue Chip’ stocks such as Pernod Ricard, owners of Irish Distillers and Diageo, owners of Guinness, thus supporting these companies to become more profitable and more Irish!

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When looked at individually, Irish Pubs are a cottage industry. Globally it’s a billion euro industry. Irish Pubs are more than brilliant places for food, drink, music and hospitality - they connect culture and community. When done well, there’s nothing in the world to compare; it’s where Broadway meets Wall Street...

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IPG ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

THE IRISH PUBS GLOBAL OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION IS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF LETS DO IT GLOBAL LTD. THIS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION WITH 3 PILLARS WHICH HAS WON SUPPORT FROM THE IRISH GOVERNMENT (VOLVO OCEAN RACE) AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THESE PILLARS ARE: 1. LINKING IRISH DIASPORA GLOBALLY (AS WITH IPG) 2. PROMOTING THE MARITIME AND THE ISLAND OF IRELAND 3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CHARITABLE CAUSES. THE ASSOCIATION IS RUN ON AN EXCLUSIVE BASIS BY IP GLOBAL – A PRIVATE COMPANY. ITS BRIEF IS TO RUN AND DEVELOP THE ORGANIZATION ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS BY PROVIDING BENEFITS TO MEMBERS SUCH AS TRAINING, RECRUITMENT SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND EVENT MANAGEMENT TO MEMBERS.

CHAPTER / BRANCH NETWORK SWIFTLY A BRANCH/CHAPTER NETWORK IS DEVELOPING. IT STRETCHES FROM JAPAN TO THAILAND, CHINA, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND OF COURSE THE USA.

We’re holding an IPG Owners & Managers Conference for the Americas, hosted by our Philadelphia Chapter under Dave Magrogan of the Kildare’s Irish Pub Group on April 18 - 20th, see Page 7. It promises to be a mighty event, packed with content, learning, connecting with Ireland, contributing to the greater good, making better business and great fun to boot.

EACH CHAPTER BEING DEVELOPED HAS A PRESIDENT AND ADVISORY BOARD, DEPENDING ON SIZE. PART OF MEMBERSHIP FEES WILL PROMOTE IRISH PUBS IN THAT AREA WHILE THE BALANCE WILL FUND THE CENTRAL IPG SUPPORT OPERATIONS. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF IRISH PUBS GLOBAL? – SEE PAGE 18.

We look forward to seeing you there!

ARE YOU A MEMBER? DO YOU WISH TO BECOME PART OF A CHAPTER IN YOUR AREA OR FORM ONE?

Warm Regards,

Enda O’Coineen President, Irish Pubs Global

IPG Team: Cillian McGovern, Enda O’Coineen, Ciara McCarthy, Eoin Maguire

SEE WWW.IRISHPUBSGLOBAL.COM OR EMAIL CILLIAN@IRISHPUBSGLOBAL.COM

• IPG visit Haiti & join the Clinton Global Initiative meeting this March 1st 2011, chaired by Irishman Denis O’Brien • The Philly Conference Gala Dinner, April 19th, will raise money for Haiti Charity & Social Entrepreneurs Ireland who will assist in presenting the IPG Humanitarian Award - See page 19

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IT WAS only until Owners & Managers of a diverse group of Irish Pubs around the world came together that the dynamic of what can be done was fully realized. We felt that the concept was right but it was the success of the inaugural Conference in Ireland that drove home the need. A lot was achieved, much valuable information changed hands, there was a lot of learning and dangerous fun.

It started Monday evening when the Mayor of Galway, Michael Crowe (himself from a pub family Crowe’s of Oranmore) formally welcomed delegates. It ended with a pub crawl as delegates bonded as the pints flowed setting a warm tone for the 3 days.

Star of the evening was local publican Michael ‘Mixer’ Dooley who ended the Conference as IP Global Recrutiment’s first placement at McGettigans Pub, Bonnington Tower in Dubai where by all accounts he is ‘flying’ preparing for St Patrick’s Day (see “Sessions in the Sand” on Page 13) The objective of the convention lay in mapping uncharted territory: bringing the overseas Irish pub owners together.

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Delegates came from as far afield as: Shanghai, Melbourne, Auckland, Arizona, Florida, Vancouver, New York, Belgium,

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Philadelphia and Kampala, Uganda.

The event was endorsed by Tourism Ireland, Irish Distillers, Bord Bia and the Guinness Storehouse.

CONCEPT, Added to this, there was a strong Irish presence, notably

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from: The Irish Pub Company, Tayto, Ballymaloe Country Relish, Ol Irish Pubs and a host of other food and service providers

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within the industry.

Prominent Pennsylvanian pub owner, Dave Magrogan kicked

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RORY GUINN ESS, THE GUINNESS FAMILY AND IVEAGH TRUST AND BARRY COY, TAYTO, PRESENT THE IRISH PUBS GLOBAL/TAYTO LIFETIME AC HIEVEMENT AWARD TO MEL MCNALLY, IRISH PUB COMPAN Y, F OR HIS TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE IRISH PUB INDUSTRY AROUND THE G L OBE.

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who had just touched down in Ireland after opening his latest pub, in South Bend, Indiana.

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following morning Mel gave an

excellent talk on design and trends of Irish pubs.

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LINDA DAVIS & PAT O’BRIEN FROM O’HOOLIGAN’S IRISH PUB, ARIZONA WITH MAYOR OF GALWAY, MICHAEL CROWE

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WHEN: April 18, 19, & 20th 2011 WHERE: Crystal Tea Room 13th & Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 P HI L A D EL PH IA BY NIGH T

COME TO THE FIRST CONFERENCE FOR THE OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF IRISH PUBS & RESTAURANTS IN THE AMERICAS AND JOIN A UNIQUE, INDUSTRY FORMING EVENT WHO - by invitation only: Owners, Managers & Staff of individual and groups of Irish Pubs.

Suppliers, consultants and all who connect with the industry.

WHAT: It’s a unique industry networking and educational event!

Hands on workshops to help you build your profits & build your connections to Ireland, including:

Together with Dave Magrogan, owner of Kildare’s Irish pub group, I invite you to join us for the first Irish Pubs Global Owners & Managers Conference for the Americas.

It follows a very successful founding event in Galway, Ireland last year.

This will be a valuable gathering designed to assist in growing your business and bottom line. Our common link is Ireland, good food, drink, fun, and supporting worthwhile causes while meeting old friends and making new ones!

• Motivational Training

Your Irish Pubs Global network is run by wonderful

• Irish Pubs 101 for Owners

entrepreneurs and a cast of characters larger than

• Irish Pubs 101 for Managers

life – together with industry professionals committed

• Owner Networking Events

to excellence. Individually we’re a cottage industry,

• Celebrity Chef Demonstration

together we are a billion dollar business – retaining

• Mixology Demonstration

the individualism and personality of pub owners and

• Irish Whiskey Tasting

managers is vital to your success!

• Key Irish Pub Suppliers This is a first. We need you there – come join the party.

Join Irish Pub Owners from around the world in the City of Brotherly Love, for an action packed seminar, a Philly pub crawl, and a spectacular Gala Ball with special musical guests.

Buy tickets now and find out more at IrishPubsConference.com

Our event is packed with practical content to assist in learning, developing your business, profitability and linking with Ireland, helping the Irish Pub develop as a center for social interaction, community, friendship and hospitality together with eating and drinking responsibly.

Warm Regards & Looking forward to seeing you, Enda O’Coineen Founding President, Irish Pubs Global

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PRAISE FOR IPG CONFERENCES T H E E V E N T WA S N OT O N LY U S EFUL, INSPIRING AND INFORMATIVE BUT IT WAS GOOD FUN TOO....

T H E VA S T A R R AY O F L A R G E R THAN LIFE PERSONALITIES THAT AT TENDED AND THE WEALTH OF K N O W L E D G E , E X P E R I E N C E , I D EAS AND INNOVATION THAT THESE PEOPLE BROUGHT CAN ONLY A L L U D E TO TH E EN O R M O U S POT EN T IA L T HAT EXIST S GL OB A L LY FOR T HIS A SSOCIAT ION .�

D A R A G H M CGLY N N , I R I S H PU B CON SU LTA N T, B IRMIN GHA M, U .K

“Irish Pubs Global is a brilliant concept, and it’s long overdue�

“It was a great networking opportunity and ideas. There was such great positivity from publicans abroad versus the tough situation now for publicans in Ireland... Information sharing is king!�

Rory Guinness

Deirdre Devitt

Iveagh Trust & Guinness Family

The Two Sisters Pub, Dublin, Ireland

Irish Pubs Global is committed to supporting and helping Irish pubs grow and prosper through the quality and authenticity of the food, drink, entertainment, staff and personality it provides.

Get global connectivity and foster your links back to Ireland at the Irish Pubs Global Owners & Managers Conference for the Americas, supported by the Irish Tourism and Food Boards.

Industry-leading service providers will be on hand to help you source the highest quality products for your establishment.

VIP Guests and Keynote speakers include: Michael Collins, Irish Ambassador Bob Nelson, Best Selling Author & Motivational Speaker _ LULVKSXEV JOREDO

Conor Cunneen, award winning speaker on Strategy, Marketing, Leadership and Motivation Enda O’Coineen, Adventurer, Sailor and President, Irish Pubs Global Dave Magrogan, Owner, Kildare’s Irish Pubs, ‘Rhino Living’ Motivational Speaker Ciara McCarthy, Managing Director, Irish Pubs Global Social Events: VIP Happy Hour Cocktail Reception Gala Dinner Humanitarian of the Year Award Publican of the Year Award Philly Pub Crawl Irish Whiskey Tasting Special Guest Musicians

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“If Starbucks is to coffee then it’s Irish Pubs to good beer in setting the standard”

Paul Watson

Owner & Manager of Tropical Murphy’s in Koh Samui.

Paul has also agreed to co-ordinate the Irish Pub Owners & Managers Association in Thailand and be an Honorary Advisory Board Member.

Monday April 18th 2011 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Networking Evening: Happy Hour Irish Whiskey Tasting Philly Pub Crawl Tuesday April 19th 2011 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.

Includes concurrent breakout sessions for Irish Pubs 101 for Owners and Irish Pubs 101 for Managers Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Networking Evening: Cocktail Reception Gala Dinner, Soul of Haiti & Ocean Youth Trust Benefit Wednesday April 20th 2011 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Networking

“The inaugural convention in Galway was a massive hit. It was a true honor to get to speak and spend time with so many wonderful Irish Pub Owners from 6 of the 7 continents. I made friends and business connections around the world and built better relationships with key vendors.”

Dave Magrogan Owner & CEO of The Dave Magrogan Group & Kildare’s Irish Pub

“SAVING YOU GREEN TIL ST PADDY’S DAY!” Early Bird Special – closes 5:30p.m. EST March 17th

Ticket VIP 3-Day Pass Includes:

Early Bird $499

Regular $499

$249 $149 $79

$299 $199 $99

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3-Day Owner Pass VIP Reserved Seating Gala Dinner Ticket VIP Happy Hour with Special Guests & Complimentary Beverages • Other VIP Surprises

3-Day Owner Pass 3-Day Manager Pass 1-Day Staff Pass

BUY TICKETS NOW AND FIND OUT MORE AT IRISHPUBSCONFERENCE.COM

Irish Pubs Global supporters:

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IRISH PUBS GLOBAL OWNERS & MANAGERS CONFERENCE FOR THE AMERICAS PROGRAMME

TUESDAY, AP RIL 1 9 KEYNOTE CONOR CUNNEEN BREAK-OUT SESSIONS IRISH PUBS 101 FOR OWNERS IRISH PUBS 101 FOR MANAGERS MIXOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

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Financial Management • Systems & Procedures - Cash Control | Electronic Remittances | POS System Management | Know Your Trends • Best Practices – Real P & Ls from Real Pubs • The Pub Business Model - Understanding Profitability in the Irish Pub Funding & Investment • Raising Capital - Who to Go To? | Business Plans and Financial Proformas | Finding Money etc • Negotiation - Landlords | Investors etc.

W ED NESDAY, AP RIL 2 0 KEYNOTE ENDA O’COINEEN & CIARA M CCARTHY SCHEDULED NETWORKING ASK THE EXPERTS PANEL IRISH PUBS GLOBAL BRANCH & CHAPTER NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS

W I T H STRONG BUSINESS ORIEN T E D PROGRAM MING, SEMINAR TOPICS OVER T H E 3 D AY CON F ERENCE INCLUDE: Building Strong Revenues & Traffic • Best Practices • Marketing - Social Media | PR | Local Store Marketing | Guest Feedback • Menu Planning & Programming – Bundling | Features • Server/Bartender Training – Upselling | The Power of Suggestion Reducing Cost & Managing Waste • Food Management - Menu Layout | Inventory Control | Waste Management | Theoretical Food Cost • The Irish Pub Kitchen – Practical Pub Recipes | Kitchen Equipment • Beverage Management – Programming | Inventory Control | Managing Shrinkage • Labor Cost - HR Planning | Labour Tracking & Management | Hiring the Right People _ LULVKSXEV JOREDO

Authenticity & Positioning • Ireland - Maintaining Strong Links | Pub Twinning • Community Building & Tourism - Organizing Tours to Ireland – A New Revenue Stream & A Community Building Opportunity • Brand Positioning - The Irish Pub in the CasualDining Category | Consumer Perceptions & Expectations • Food - Sourcing Irish Ingredients & Recipes • Beverages - Importance of Irish beer & spirit brands • Irish Pub Design & Build - Key Criteria | How to be Successful Entertainment Programming • Music - The Role of Live Music in Creating Atmosphere | Dos & Don’ts | Sourcing Irish Live Bands • Other - Bar Promotions | Sports & Community in Your Bar Purchasing & Negotiation • Vendors - Getting the Best Deal from your Vendors | Knowing your Strengths | Leveraging

Buy tickets now and find out more at IrishPubsConference.com

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CO N OR CUNNE E N As a young waif, Conor Cunneen regularly rambled (not always with permission) through Irish Distillers in his hometown of Midleton, Co. Cork.

Today, he is happily exiled in Chicago where he says the Guinness is great, the natives are friendly and he has been force fed more corned beef than he ever had in Ireland. A former VP Marketing, Unilever, Conor has worked in senior sales and marketing positions in Ireland, UK and USA. On graduation from University College Cork, his first job involved the launch of Heineken in Ireland. (Well, he carried the point of sale material from pub to pub!) A very strong proponent of the Brand Experience, this award-winning speaker has kept his Brand Promise of E4: Energize, Educate, Entertain and Easy to work with, for clients from Harley-Davidson to Helsinki, from Memphis to Malaga and many places in between. Conor is a winner Chicago Humorous Speaker of the Year and hosts JobTalk on Chicago radio. His books include the acclaimed Why Ireland Never Invaded America. He is a Fellow, Marketing Institute of Ireland.

D O N AL BALLANCE Donal Ballance has been involved in the development of Irish Pubs and the Irish Pub Concept throughout Europe and North America since the early 1990’s. He is a career foodservice and hospitality specialist with a background that includes senior development roles with PepsiCo Foodservice, Compass Group, Guinness and Diageo. He became involved in the development of the Irish Pub Concept through his management of Guinness retail operations in Ireland and the UK and was part of the team responsible for taking the concept to a global platform. In 1999, he moved to North America and formed an independent consulting practice, Ballance Hospitality www.manageforprofit.com which provides a range of operational and strategic development services to Irish Pub operators throughout the United States and Canada.

BARRY C HA ND L E R Barry Chandler is the founder of Interactive Hospitality, an online marketing agency for bars, restaurants and hotels.

Barry started working with bars and restaurants in 2004 when he founded Barkeeper.ie, an online management toolkit used by more than 800 Irish businesses to help manage their hospitality operations and was voted Ireland’s “Best Business to Business Website” at the 2007 Digital Media Awards. This was followed by the founding of Barkeeper.co.uk for the UK market, ManageYourBar. com for the US market as well as TheBarBlogger.com, a free online resource that helps bars attract more clients using social media.More than 2500 businesses have used his services to achieve higher results and establish the procedures necessary for an efficient operation. He advises owner operated businesses as well as multi-unit chains how to leverage online marketing and social channels to attract and keep a loyal community of customers without the reliance on traditional advertising costs.

FRANK D A LY Is the owner of Daly Concepts Marketing and serves as the Director of Marketing for the Dave Magrogan Group. He is an expert at implementing grass roots marketing into businesses to create low cost direct marketing initiatives by tying operations and marketing together. He has worked with such fortune 500 companies as Owens Corning and Starbucks. In addition to branding and guerilla marketing, Frank has also worked in the entertainment business as both a musician in the genres of Rock and Irish music and also on the agent side. Frank plays with the band Jamison who were recent winners of the 2010 International Stranford Lough Battle of the Bands.

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CI ARA McCARTHY Ciara is the Managing Director of Irish Pubs Global and is based in London and Dublin. Ciara qualified with distinction in Multimedia as an undergraduate and in Applied Computing as a Masters degree. Having worked as Head of Product Design with the world leader in legislative software solutions for a number of years, she then founded her own company, Articulate Consulting in 2007. This company provided exclusive design and prototyping solutions direct to start-up and existing businesses and advertising agencies. Ciara built up a successful client base ranging from high profile organizations such as financial institutes, State legislatures in the U.S.A., software development houses and international charitable groups through to grassroots enterprises in Ireland.

Ciara met Enda O’Coineen in early 2010 when Irish Pubs Global was just a good idea, and since that time has developed the concept and headed up the strategy and team.

MEL M cNALLY Having qualified with distinction in architecture and being a keen and accomplished artist, Mel crafts an impressive union between arts and crafts and formal architecture. He built the company on a reputation for re-defining venues and enhancing consumer experiences. He pioneered a multi-discipline practice of architecture, interior architecture, brand creation, trend consultancy and concept creation. He was one of the first in Ireland to provide a full turnkey service to a very impressive and demanding international client portfolio. Mel is also founder of the Irish Pub Company and Fadó USA.

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E NDA O’COI NE E N Enda was born in Galway, Ireland. He started with a business degree from the National University of Ireland, before traveling the world; later becoming one of Ireland’s most successful businessman at home and in Central Europe. He is also an author (4 books including the bestselling ‘Unsinkable Entrepreneur’) adventurer, sailor and philanthropist.

An accomplished sailor, he has crossed the Atlantic several times (once single-handed in a fifteen and a half foot inflatable dinghy) and has raced and voyaged in many locations all over the world.

He is the founding Honorary Chairman of Let’s Do It Global Ltd., the non-profit body that brought the Volvo Ocean Race to Ireland - as well as organizing Ireland’s Green Dragon Team entry. In the business world, Enda heads up Kilcullen Kapital, the investment management firm, that has a broad number of interests in the renewable energy, manufacturing, finance and service sectors. He is also chairman of the Ocean Youth Trust Charity of Ireland and is supporting Charity in Haiti.

CHRIS KE L LY Chris Kelly, founder of BandBidder.com, has enjoyed successful careers in music, sales and business management.

Working as a ‘gigging musician’ since the age of 15, Chris has applied his on-the-ground experience of the live music industry in developing the BandBidder.com concept. Prior to founding BandBidder.com, Chris was a commercial sales manager for Karcher Ltd., achieving record sales figures and year on year growth throughout his time there. A father of two with a passion for the guitar, Chris enjoys meeting like minded individuals and businesses in the entertainment and hospitality industry.

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BO B NE LSON Dr. Bob Nelson is sought after around the world as one of the leading authorities on energizing, motivating, and inspiring employees to new peaks of performance. Known as the “Guru of Thank You” few people have had the influence on the field of management and motivation as Dr. Bob Nelson. He is president of a management training and consulting company that specializes in helping organizations improve their management practices, programs and systems.

Bob Nelson appears frequently in the national media including recently on CBS’ 60 Minutes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Money magazine, NPR and BusinessWeek. He has also appeared numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, and PBS and has been featured in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Fortune and INC. magazines and numerous other publications to discuss how to best motivate today’s employees.

DAVE M A GR OGA N A goal setting expert, Dave Magrogan has achieved more personal and professional accomplishments for someone twice his age. He’s recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007 and his company was one of the Top 100 growing companies of Philadelphia in 2006, 2007, and 2010. He was recently awarded Smart CEO’s Future 50 Award. He has spoken throughout the US and Europe and his book Do It Rhino Style has sold around the world. He is the owner of Kildare’s Irish Pub, Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House, harvest Seasonal Grill, Two Men and a Truck moving company, and The Dave Magrogan Group, a full service restaurant managing company.

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BRI AN DUFFY A Graduate of the Restaurant School in Philadelphia , Duffy’s food tends to defy the trends, choosing instead to maintain an adventurous and unique flair. No doubt, this is the reason Brian has worked and headed up some of the best kitchens across the country. Brian is a contributor on Philadelphia’s NBC 10! Show utilizing Kraft Foods.

Duffy is the culinary spokesperson for the GE Profile Series and has been seen on such shows as NBC’s “iVillage Live”, NBC’s “Today Show ”, Food Network’s “Date Plate” & “Hot Trends 2005, 2006 & 2007”, as well as DIY, HGTV, CN8 & Fine Living.

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Ticket VIP 3-Day Pass Includes:

Early Bird $499

Regular $499

The world’s largest Irish pub owners and managers conference is coming to America. Last year’s conference in Galway is still being talked about around the world. This is a must attend for anyone involved in the Irish Pub industry.

$249 $149 $79

$299 $199 $99

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3-Day Owner Pass VIP Reserved Seating Gala Dinner Ticket VIP Happy Hour with Special Guests & Complimentary Beverages • Other VIP Surprises

3-Day Owner Pass 3-Day Manager Pass 1-Day Staff Pass

Tickets on sale now at www.irishpubsconference.com

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Saint Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and banishing the snakes. A cynical look at Ireland over the last 3 years could say that we drove Christianity out and brought the snakes back!

However, one thing is not in doubt, and that is what the Irish pubs overseas bring to that great global Irish celebration. Chicago dying its river green on the day is world famous as is the parade in New York and this year celebrates its 250th birthday. Notably, prominent New York pub owner Paul Hurley plays a central role in the parade and festivities in the Big Apple on the day.

Here is a glance at Irish pubs around the world and what they do to celebrate being Irish on the 17th of March.

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SHANGHAI SESSIONS In the Far East, Declan Surlis at the Irishman Pub in Shanghai will be marking the day with live music, drinks promotions and a hurling competition- to test the dexterity of the patrons. A complementary pint of Guinness will be presented to those who can successfully bounce the sliotar on the hurl 10 times. I cannot confirm if the Shanghai GAA team will be allowed to enter the competition!

MUNICH IRISH FESTIVAL Dublin native, music player and Irish pub owner Paul Daly brings a weeklong run of events to Munich to celebrate Irish heritage and culture.

Both his pubs will be focal points for the 7-day celebration including the parade on the 17th, an event that Paul himself has been heavily involved in for a number of years.

On the day itself, Paul and his band that have toured Europe on many an occasion will be playing a session in Kilian’s pub. Later on that night, an AC/DC tribute band will appear to bring the house down!

For more information: www.stpatricksday.de

OUT OF AFRICA Boasting the only Irish pub on the Equator, Nigel Sutton’s pub; O’Leary’s in Kampala, Uganda is taking centre stage for a host of events that are on par with the best of them around the world!

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ONE QUESTION FOR SAINT PATRICK: WHERE DID YOU SEND New York City, New York

THE SNAKES? African culture head on for an excellent night of celebrations – hailed locally as the best night out. The ticket only event has in excess of 400 confirmed. O’Leary’s famous stew and mashed potatoes will be served and any talk of: recession, politics or the price of property will see the offender ejected from the premises, stripped of their green “Craic Addict” t-shirt and flown home! Before the party kicks off there will be an Ireland v England event, comprising soccer, rugby and Gaelic football- 20 minutes per game. Nigel leaves us under no illusion as to who wins!

SESSIONS IN THE SAND At McGettigans Irish Pub at the Bonnington Tower in the heart of Dubai, a line-up of events from the 11th -19th of March is set to draw in a massive crowd akin to the one that gathered for their great comedy festival early in January.

Galway trad band- The West Awake is being flown in especially for the event.

Those who witnessed the sun go down on Galway Bay can celebrate in Dubai until the sun rises on the Emirates coastline as McGettigan’s firmly announce themselves as the place to be in Dubai for St.Patricks Day. For more information: www.stpatricksdaydubai.com

GREEN CARDS ALL AROUND With 7 pubs dotted across the east coast of America; Kildare’s Irish Pub knows how to party! Sparing no expense on ensuring an authentic Irish experience; on St. Patrick’s Day Kildare’s boasts: 11 bands, 8 DJ’s, 50 Irish Dancers, 9 pipers & more barrels of porter than were found in Shane McGowan’s beloved Irish Rover!

For more information: www.kildaresirishpub.com As you can see, no stone is left unturned, no opportunity is wasted and the role of the Irish pubs in promoting Irish culture cannot be understated.

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A Prestigious Humanitarian Award Pub Owner/Manager of the Year A Prestigious Humanitarian Award (A splendid Waterford Crystal Trophy)

Awarded to: community through raising funds for worthwhile causes, charities in their locality and Irish charities.

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Global Gala Dinner in Philadelphia, 19th April 2011

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