The Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show 2015 at The RDS

The Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show 2015 is on the 5th August to the 9th August in The RDS Ballsbridge. The Ballsbridge area comes alive with throngs of people enjoying the array of National and International Show Jumping Competitions, Shops, Entertainment and Food & Beverage Offerings. Its a great day out for all the family and the little ones will especially enjoy the Kids Zone! 

Ladies Day is on Thursday 6th August with the brand new sponsor The Dundrum Town Centre.  The ‘Dundrum Town Centre Best Dressed Lady’ will receive a prize package worth up to 10,000 euro. Other prizes include ‘Great Lengths Most Creative Hat’, ‘HP Most Colourful Outfit’,  ‘Longines Elegance is an Attitude’ and 'Louis Copeland Best Dressed Man'. A wonderful day of Fashion not to be missed! 

The Aga Khan Trophy is on Friday 7th August. The USA Showjumping team won the Aga Khan Trophy in the RDS last year. Ireland finished equal sixth out of eight countries. The USA Showjumping team included the very accomplished Jessica Springsteen whose rock star Dad Bruce Springsteen and Mum Patti proudly cheered their daughter on from the Grandstand. So with 'High Hopes' and a 'Human Touch' you just never know who may ROCK into ballsbridge again this year!

So if you fancy dropping in after the Dublin Horse Show The Horse Show House will be serving Food, Drink and Live Music till late all week.  Come and Relax in Madigan Square Garden and soak up the atmosphere of what promises to be another fantastic Dublin Horse Show.

For a full listing of events at Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show 2015:

AC/DC ROCKIN INTO BALLSBRIDGE

Just in case you don't know this Wednesday AC/DC are bringing their 'Rock or Bust World Tour' to the Aviva Stadium. 

It is the band's first album without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band in 2014 for health reasons. Malcolm's departure was later clarified by the band and their management, saying that he was officially diagnosed with dementia and will possibly never play again. While Malcolm has writing credits for every track on the album, all of his guitar parts were recorded by his nephew Stevie Young. Malcolm does not appear on the album as a performer.

Tickets for The Aussie Rockers sold out in less than 20 minutes! Not a bad days work if you can get it.

We will be rockin to the Sound of AC/DC on Wednesday. So if you are heading to the concert The Horse Show House and Madigan Square Beer Garden will be open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner and of course Great Pints & Great Craic! 

Gorgeous Grub in The Pub

When it comes to a pub menu or any menu you need to offer the customer what they want to eat and not want you want to feed them. Your menu has to be seasonal and move with the times.

The pub is not only a place to Socialise  in and Drink in it is a place where you can enjoy top notch food as well!

While sitting down with our new chef Alena Magan (who previously worked in Ely , The Winding Stairs & Brasserie 66) we discussed the season and our menu's seasonal product. We want to appeal not only to the Lads but to the Ladies as well. We are seeing more and more groups of Ladies coming in for lunch & dinner as an alternative to going to a restaurant. This is because Alena is producing dishes such as Irish Hake Fillet served with mini potato fondants, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, pearl onions and herb oil and Chicken Supreme Pan Roasted Frenched Chicken Supreme Marinated in Lemon and Rosemary served with Roasted Shallots, Bacon Lardons, Shitake Mushrooms, Creamy Buttered Mash and Wilted Spinach & Wild Garlic Pesto which are restaurant standard dishes and not at restaurant prices. The Savvy Ladies of Dublin know quality when they see it!

As a female myself who has worked in the pub business for 25 years or more it is lovely to see groups of women enjoying the Pub Scene. In my father's younger days women would be frowned upon for daring to set foot in a pub.  Check out 10 things that Irish Women Could not do in the 1970's. I could not believe this when I read it!

Anyway back to FOOD!  At the Horse Show House we smoke our own salmon, make our own pastrami, we cut our own chips daily and we make our own desserts. Creating fresh product for our customer is paramount. We also like to support Irish Producers.  We use Irish Beef, Lamb & Chicken.

The Penthouse is our new Room upstairs. It has a number of different menus to choose from depending on the type of event e.g. Birthday Party, Company Outing, Wedding Parties, Communion, Confirmation etc. Our Head Group Catering Chef Oscar Lai (Formely Brasserie 66 and RTE Fame) creates event specific menus to suit our clients e.g. Private Dining Menus to Canapé and Supper Bowl Menus.

THE PENTHOUSE upstairs @HorseShowHouse