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SPORTS   MUSIC/CULTURAL Visit PARTNER Sites  HOME     ABOUT US     DIARY OF EVENTS     CONTACT US CALENDAR UPDATES   JULY 2008 Date Status Event   Location Weds 9th - Sat 12th Cricket Holland v Ireland - Intercontinental Cup Holland Weds 9th - Fri 11th Buy Now Horse Racing Ritz Club July Festival Newmarket, Suffolk Thurs 10th - Sun 13th Buy Now Golf The Scottish Open Loch Lomond 10th - 14th Cricket England v South Africa - 1st Test Match nPower Lords Sun 13th GAA Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Sun 13th GAA Connacht Senior Football Championship Final TBC Sun 13th Buy Now Horse Racing Dubai Race Day featuring The Darley Irish Oaks The Curragh, Kildare Mon 14th - Thurs 17th Horse Racing Killarney Festival Killarney Thurs 17th - Sun 20th Buy Now Golf The 137th Open Golf Royal Birkdale, Lancashire Fri 18th - Sun 20th Motorsport German Grand Prix Hockenheim 18th - 22nd Cricket England v South Africa - 2nd Test Match nPower Headingley Fri 18th - Sun 20th Tennis Davis Cup Winston Salem, NC, USA Sun 20th GAA Leinster Senior Football Finals Croke Park Sun 20th GAA Ulster Senior Football Finals Clones Tues 22nd - Sun 27th Misc. Sports World Senior & Junior Rowing Championships Linz, Austria Fri 25th Cricket Ireland v Norway - European Championships Milverton Sat 26th Cricket Ireland v Denmark- European Championships Rathmines Thurs 26th - Fri 27th Buy Now Music/Cultural Kylie Minogue O2 Arena, London Sat 26th Horse Racing King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot Sun 27th Horse Racing Phoenix Stakes The Curragh, Kildare Sun 27th Misc. Sports Cartier International Polo Windsor, Berkshire Mon 28th Cricket Ireland v Holland - European Championships Clontarf 28th - 3rd Aug Buy Now Horse Racing GALWAY RACES 2008 Galway Racecourse Tues 29th Cricket Ireland v Italy - European Championships Malahide Tues 29th July - Sat 2nd Aug Buy Now Horse Racing Glorious Goodwood Goodwood, Sussex Downs 30th - 3rd Aug Cricket England v South Africa - 3rd Test Match nPower Edgbaston Thurs 31st Cricket Ireland v Scotland - ODI Dublin   AUGUST 2008 Date Status Event   Location Sat 2nd - Mon 4th GAA All Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifier Round 3 TBC Sat 2nd - Sat 9nd Buy Now Misc. Sports Skandia Cowes Regatta Week Cowes, Isle of Wight Fri 3rd Motorsport World Superbike GP Brands Hatch, England Sun 3rd Motorsport Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest Mon 4th - Sun 10th Golf US PGA Championship Oakland Hills Country Club, Michigan Mon 4th BH Holidays Bank Holiday - Ireland Holidays Weds 6th - Sat 9th Cricket Ireland v Canada - Intercontinental Cup Clontarf Weds 6th - Sun 10th Misc. Sports Dublin Horseshow RDS 7th - 12th Cricket England v South Africa - 4th Test Match Oval Fri 8th Misc. Sports 2008 Summer Olympics - Opening Ceremony Beijing, China Fri 8th Cricket Ireland v Canada - ODI Dublin Sun 10th GAA All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi Final I Croke Park Sun 13th - Weds 16th Cricket Ireland v Canada - Intercontinental Cup Dublin Thurs 14th - Sun 17th Golf Scandinavian Masters Arlandastad GC, Stockholm Sun 17th GAA All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi Final II Croke Park Tues 19th Horse Racing International Stakes York Weds 20th Football England v Czech Republic - International Friendly Wembley Stadium, London Fri 22nd Buy Now Cricket England v SA - ODI - 14.30hrs Headingley Carnegie Sun 24th Cricket Ireland v Kenya - ODI Stormont Sun 24th Motorsport Grand Prix of Europe Valencia Sun 24th GAA All Ireland Football Semi Final I - Munster v Connaught Croke Park Mon 25th Aug - Sun 7th Sept Tennis US Open Championship Tennis Flushing Meadows, New York Mon 25th Cricket Ireland v Kenya - ODI Stormont Mon 25th BH Holidays Bank Holiday - UK Holidays Tues 26th Buy Now Cricket England v SA - ODI - 14.30hrs Trent Bridge Weds 27th Cricket Ireland v Kenya - ODI Stormont Thurs 28th - Sun 31st Buy Now Golf Johnnie Walker Championship Gleneagles Fri 29th Buy Now Cricket England v SA - ODI - 14.30hrs The Brit Oval Sat 30th - 14:30 hrs Rugby Rugby Football League Final Wembley Stadium Sun 31st Buy Now Cricket England v SA - ODI - 14.30hrs Lord's Sun 31st GAA All Ireland Football Semi Final II - Leinster v Ulster Croke Park   SEPTEMBER 2008 Date Status Event   Location Mon 1st - Sun 7th Buy Now Golf The BMW Championships Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis Thurs 4th Misc. Sports World Rowing Masters Trakai, Lithuania Fri 5th Cricket Irish Cricket Senior Cup Final TBC Sat 6th Football Georgia v Republic of Ireland - WC 2010 Qualifier Georgia Sat 6th Football Andorra v England - WC 2010 Qualifier Olympic Stadium, Barcelona Sun 7th Buy Now GAA Guinness All Ireland Hurling Final 2008 - Sun 7th Sept Croke Park Sun 7th Motorsport Belgium Grand Prix Spa Fri 7th Motorsport World Superbike GP Donington Park, England Wed 10th Football Montenegro v Republic of Ireland - WC 2010 Qualifier Montenegro Wed 10th Football Croatia v England- WC 2010 Qualifier Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Thurs 11th Music/Cultural Madonna - Sticky and Sweet Tour Wembley Stadium, Middlesex, UK Sat 13th Buy Now Horse Racing Irish St. Leger The Curragh, Kildare Sun 14th Motorsport Italian Grand Prix Monza Fri 16th - Sun 21st Golf Ryder Cup Valhalla Golf Club, Kentucky, USA Fri 19th - Sun 21st Buy Now Motorsport Goodwood Revival Historic Motor Race Goodwood, West Sussex Sat 20th Buy Now Horse Racing The Ayr Gold Cup Ayr Racecourse, Scotland Sun 21st Buy Now GAA BOI All Ireland Football Final 2008 - Sun 21st Sept Croke Park Weds 24th - Sun 28th Misc. Sports World Road Race Championships Varese, Italy Thurs 25th - Sun 28th Buy Now Golf The British Masters The Belfry Sat 27th Horse Racing Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Royal Ascot Sun 28th Motorsport Singapore Grand Prix Singtel, Singapore   OCTOBER 2008 Date Status Event   Location Thurs 2nd - Sun 5th Buy Now Golf Alfred Dunhill Links Championship St. Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarn 4th - 5th Horse Racing Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Paris Sat 4th Buy Now Rugby Super League Rugby Final Old Trafford Sat 4th Buy Now Misc. Sports Volvo Ocean Race Alicante Sat 4th Misc. Sports Volvo Ocean Race (in port race) Alicante, Spain Sun 5th - Weds 8th Buy Now Cricket Namibia v Ireland - Intercontinental Cup Namibia Thurs 9th - Sun 12th Buy Now Golf HSBC World Match Play Championship Surrey Fri 10th Music/Cultural Los Angeles Fashion Week LA, California Sat 11th Football England v Kazakhstan - WC 2010 Qualifier Wembley Stadium, London Sat 11th Misc. Sports Volvo Ocean Race (leg 1 start) Alicante, Spain Sun 12th - Weds 15th Buy Now Cricket Kenya v Ireland - Intercontinental Cup Kenya Sun 12th Motorsport Japan Grand Prix Fuji Mon 13th - Sun 19th Buy Now Tennis ATP Masters Series Madrid Wed 15th Football Republic of Ireland v Cyprus - WC 2010 Qualifier Lansdowne Road Thurs 16th - Sun 19th Buy Now Golf Portugal Masters Vilamoura Sat 18th Cricket Kenya v Ireland - ODI Kenya Sat 18th Buy Now Horse Racing Champion's Day Newmarket, Suffolk Wed 19th Football Belarus v England - International Friendly Belarus Sun 19th Cricket Kenya v Ireland - ODI Kenya Sun 19th Motorsport China Grand Prix Shanghai Tues 21st Cricket Kenya v Ireland - ODI Kenya Thurs 23rd Cricket Kenya v Ireland - ODI Kenya Thurs 23rd - Sun 26th Golf Mallorca Masters Pula Golf Club, Spain Sat 25th Cricket Kenya v Ireland - ODI Kenya Sat 25th Buy Now Horse Racing Racing Post Trophy Doncaster Mon 27th - Sun 2nd Buy Now Tennis ATP Masters Series Paris Mon 27th BH Holidays Bank Holiday - Ireland Holidays Mon 27th Misc. Sports Dublin Marathon Dublin Thurs 30th Oct - Sun 2nd Nov Buy Now Golf Volvo Masters Valderrama, Spain Fri 31st Music/Cultural Queen Sazka Arena, Prague   NOVEMBER 2008 Date Status Event   Location Sun 2nd Motorsport Brazilian Grand Prix Interlagos Thurs 6th Music/Cultural MTV Music Awards 2008 Liverpool, England Sat 8th Buy Now Rugby Ireland v Canada - Rugby Union Thomand Park Sun 9th - Sun 23rd Misc. Sports World Snooker Championships 2008 Thailand Weds 12th, Fri 14th & Thurs 15th Buy Now Music/Cultural Cliff Richard Wembley Arena Wed 12th - Sun 16th Cricket ICC Intercontinental Cup Final Dubai Fri 14th - Sun 23rd Music/Cultural London Jazz Festival London Fri 14th - Sun 16th Buy Now Horse Racing Cheltenham Open - Paddy Power Gold Cup Cheltenham Sat 15th Rugby Ireland v New Zealand - Autumn International Rugby Croke Park Sat 15th - Sun 16th Horse Racing Punchestown Festival Punchestown Tuesday 18th November Rugby MUNSTER V ALL BLACKS Thomond Park, Limerick Weds 19th Football Germany v England - International Friendly Olympic Stadium, Berlin Fri 21st - Sun 23rd TBC Tennis Davis Cup Final TBC Sat 22nd Rugby Ireland v Argentina - Autumn International Rugby Croke Park Thurs 27th - Sun 30th Golf World Cup Golf Mission Hills GC, China Sat 29th Horse Racing Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury Sat 29th - Mon 1st Dec Buy Now Rugby Dubai Rugby Sevens Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sat 29th Buy Now Horse Racing Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury, Berkshire   DECEMBER 2008 Date Status Event   Location Tues 2nd - Sun 7th Tennis ATP BlackRock Masters Tennis London, England Weds 3rd Buy Now Rugby Barbarians vs. Australia - International Rugby Wembley Stadium, London Fri 5th Music/Cultural The Dubliners Tempodrom, Berlin Fri 5th -Sun 7th Motorsport World Rally Championship - Wales Rally GB Cardiff, Wales Sun 7th Horse Racing John Durkan Memorial Chase Punchestown Thurs 11th Music/Cultural Elton John O2 World, Berlin Sun 14th - Tues 16th Music/Cultural Coldplay London, England Thurs 18th - Fri 19th Music/Cultural Coldplay Belfast, UK Fri 19th Music/Cultural Night Of The Proms O2 World, Berlin Tues 25th BH Holidays Christmas Day Holidays Fri 26th BH Holidays St. Stephan's Day/Boxing Day Holidays Fri 26th - Mon 29th Horse Racing Leopardstown Christmas Festival Leopardstown Fri 26th Horse Racing King George VI Chase - Christmas Hurdle Kempton Fri 26th - Mon 29th Horse Racing Limerick Festival Limerick Sat 27th Horse Racing Welsh National Chepstow   JANUARY 2009 Date Status Event   Location Thurs 1st BH Holidays New Year's Day - Ireland & UK Holidays TBC TBC Rugby Heineken Cup - Munster v ASM Clermont Auvergene TBC TBC TBC Rugby Heineken Cup - Munster v Montauban TBC TBC TBC Rugby Heineken Cup - Munster v Sale Sharks TBC TBC TBC Rugby Heineken Cup - London Wasps v Edinburgh Rugby TBC TBC TBC Rugby Heineken Cup - London Wasps v Leinster TBC TBC TBC Rugby Heineken Cup - London Wasps v Castres Olympique TBC TBC TBC Music/Cultural Vienna Opera Ball Vienna, Austria Weds 2nd - Fri 11th Music/Cultural Manon Ballet Coliseum Theatre, London Sat 3rd - Sun 18th Motorsport The 2009 Dakar Rally Argentina & Chile Sat 3rd - Sun 18th Motorsport Dakar Rally Argentina & Chile Thurs 8th - Sun 11th Golf Joburg Open Johannesburg, South Africa Sat 10th Music/Cultural Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Prague State Opera Sat 10th Football Manchester United v Chelsea Old Trafford Sun 11th Music/Cultural The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards The Beverly Hilton, Hollywood Sun 11th - Sun 18th TBC Misc. Sports SAGA Insurance Snooker Masters TBC Thurs 15th - Sun 18th Golf The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Fri 16th - Sun 19th Horse Racing The Grand Steeplechase de Pau Pau, France Sat 17th Music/Cultural Carmina Burana O2 Arena, London Sat 17th Music/Cultural Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Prague State Opera Mon 19th - Fri 1st Tennis Australian Open Melbourne Weds 21st - Sat 24th Misc. Sports China Open Snooker Qualifiers Pontin's Prestatyn, North Wales Sat 24th Music/Cultural Aida (Verdi) Prague State Opera Wed 28th Football Chelsea v Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge Thurs 29th - Sun 1st Golf Dubai Desert Classic Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sat 31st Football Manchester United v Everton Old Trafford Sat 31st Football Liverpool v Chelsea Anfield   FEBRUARY 2009 Date Status Event   Location Fri 1st Misc. Sports NFL Super Bowl XLIII Florida, USA TBC TBC Music/Cultural Nice Carnival Nice, France Sat 7th - 15:00 hrs Rugby England v Italy - RBS Six Nations Twickenham Sat 7th - 17:00 hrs Rugby Ireland v France - RBS Six Nations Croke Park Sat 7th Music/Cultural La Traviata (Verdi) Prague State Opera Sun 8th - 15:00 hrs Rugby Scotland v Wales - RBS Six Nations Murrayfield Sun 8th - Sat 14th Music/Cultural Cirque du Soleil The Royal Albert Hall Weds 11th