Happy Birthday!

It is so great to receive nice comments from the happy Guests and Customers!

Mr Gabriel Curtis really enjoyed his Birthday Party at the Plaza and sent us these beautiful pictures with permission to use.

If you would like to have your party in our hotel please email Lisa at lisamoore@plazahotel.ie

Valentine's Day at the Plaza!

Pamper the one you love this Valentine's Day!

Stay at the Plaza Hotel for the night of 14th, 15th or 16th February and choose from 2 special packages:

Just for €61.50 per person sharing you are getting an overnight stay, a delicious Special Valentine's Dinner with a complimentary Glass of Wine, a Sweet Gift, Full Irish Breakfast and late check out!

You can also book the romantic break for only €47.00 per person sharing, including an accommodation, Full Irish Breakfast and late check, a bottle of Bubbly and a Surprise Dessert.

Cannot stay the night? The Olive Tree Restaurants is serving a special Valentine's Dinner (available on the 14th, 15th and 16th February) at a price €25.00 per person, including complimentary Glass of Wine.

We hope to see you here at the Valentine's Day!

Now taking bookings for our Christmas parties, Please check out our website for further details :)

Autumn sale has now begun :)

Olive Tree Restaurant reopening!

Last week we were celebrating the reopening of our Olive Tree Restaurant.

Our regular corporate guests enjoyed free lunch, welcomed by our team.

The weather was fantastic so everybody could admire the beautiful view of the Dublin Mountains while having their food and chatting with others.

Olive Tree Restaurant is open daily from 6pm-10pm, please check the menu on our website.

All pictures from the even are posted on our facebook page HERE

Check the next Tallagh Echo for more details!

Olive Tree reopened for dinner!

Good news for our customers - our charming restaurant Olive Tree is now open for dinner from 5pm-10pm.

New chef, new menu which you can check here 

To promote the restaurant, we prepared a very good offer for accommodation, breakfast and dinner included plus complimentary glass of wine.

This offer is available in June only.

Ladies' Night at the Plaza!

Dear Ladies!

Plaza Hotel and McClafferty's Pub invite you All for Ladies' Night on the 6th June!

Lots of fun starting with a FREE drink, followed by a FREE manicure, make-up or hair/beauty consultation!

Learn how to make your favourite cocktail!

Karaoke till late!

If you wish to stay over - special B&B rate for 2 ladies sharing  - 49.00€!

We hope to see you here!

Spring deals almost over - summers deals are coming!

Spring has started very late this year, but with great offers on our website!

You still have time to stay with us for only 49.00 € including breakfast, or get a free bottle of wine, or free breakfast and a glass of wine while booking dinner.

All details available on our website HERE 

When you plan to visit us in June, get a free drink of your choice at McClafferty's Bar!

Terms and conditions apply and you can check all details HERE

Please do not forget to sign up for our newsletter and joing our facebbok page - we run exciting competitions there and one starts tomorrow!

Christmas is coming!

Christmas is closer and closer - have you already bought presents, decorations and cards?

If not - don't rush to the nearest shop, you might create fantastic stuff from things that you already have at home!

And this will be so much fun too :)

Get inspired with these ideas:

Christmas at the Plaza!

It might be only Semptember but there are already Xmas decorations in shops, so it is not to early to think about Xmas Party!

We are sure that you love the movie "Dirty Dancing" so why not to have the time of Your life at the Plaza?

Our package includes:

- a Glass of Bubbly on arrival
- Meet & Greet with your very own Johnny Castle
- Sumptuous 5 Course Menu
- Live Entertainment
-DJ playing Dirty Dancing Classic
- Super Spot Prizes
- Late Bar & DJ

Price €45 per person

And why not to stay at the Plaza and enjoy full Irish Breakfast and late check out for only €35 per person sharing?

Please contact Darrell 01 4624200 , 10% discount if booked before the end of September!

New shuttle bus service from Airport to Tallaght

We were very upset that bus service FLYBUS closed down recently but luckily for us and for our guests
another one has been opened.

This is a great option for all travellers and at a great value.

Check the timetable and fares here:

http://www.airport-hopper.com/

The bus stop is 5 min walk from our hotel.

Good luck to the new business!

(picture taken from Airport Hopper facebook page)

Monteverdi's Orpheo

You can't miss that!

Civic Theatre in Tallaght hosts Opera Theate Company on the 19th of June with Monteverdi's Orpheo.

"Dramatic music and raw emotional power remain undiminished in Baroque masterpiece Orfeo, over 400 years after the opera was composed. This earliest of operatic gems still enthralls the modern audience with Monteverdi's entrancing and exquisite music lingering in the mind.

Romance is in the air, and wedding day celebrations have already begun as Orfeo is poised to marry his beloved Euridice. Then disaster strikes. Can our desperate hero rescue his lover?

Opera Theatre Company, Ireland’s National Touring Opera Company continues its 26th year of touring opera with this memorable and compelling work. OTC is delighted to welcome back founding member Ben Barnes, who directed the company’s first opera in 1986 and now returns to direct Orfeo.

Sung in English, the captivating score is performed by the OTC Baroque ensemble. Design is by Joe Vanek with lighting by John Comiskey. With a powerful cast including Oliver Mercer (Orfeo), Matthew Trevino and Irish sopranos Daire Halpin and Sadhbh Dennedy, Orfeo will delight the first time opera-goer and seasoned fan alike" - Civic Theatre http://www.civictheatre.ie/

Plaza Hotel and Civic Theatre are now running a competition on facebook so go to our page www.facebook.com/plazatallaght and check it out - you can win 2 tickets and overnight stay with dinner and breakfast in our hotel.

Busy spring for Tallaght Hotel

It has been busy period for Plaza Hotel - we refurbished more rooms so now our Guests have 2 options of their stay: in standard or executive rooms.
We have new promotion in place - Guest of the Week.
Every week we pick one random guest who is upgraded to our executive room with all extras for free.
We also have special rates for our facebook Fans so please join our page www.facebook.com/Plaza.Tallaght to get a secret code!

June looks very busy too, with a lot of events like Westlife Concert on the 22nd and 23rd in Croke Park and Aslan Concert in Tallaght Stadium on the 30th. Not many rooms left!

We will also have some CELEBRITIES staying at the Plaza soon...check our blog for updates!

JLS After Party at Playhouse Nightclub

Playhouse Nightclub has a real treat for their fans: the well-know boysband JLS will have their After Party at the nightclub on the 9th of April, straight after the concert in O2.

The band became popular after coming second on X-Factor, defeated by Alexandra Burke. Following their success, JLS signed a record contract with Epic Records in 2009.

Since then they have released 3 albums with such hits like "Beat again" and "Everybody in Love", and gained numerous awards.

Plaza Hotel invites everybody who would like to stay overnight after the party. We have a special offer: single room for 60 € and double room for 80 €, including VIP tickets to the After PArty.

St. Patrick's Day

Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, was probably from Wales, France or Scotland.

He was born about AD 385 in a small village. When he was 16, a group of Irish marauders attacked the village and captured young men to be sold as slaves. Patrick spend 6 years of his slavery in co Antrim, working as a sheepherder. Escaping Ireland and slavery, he spent some time studying at a monastery in Gaul.

After becoming a priest, Patrick desired to go back to Ireland and convert pagans to Christianity., but his superiors chose St Palladius to do this job. Patrick had to wait 2 years and got his chance when St Palladius was transferred to Scotland. 

He travelled throughout Ireland, founding monasteries, schools and churches.  There are a lot of legend about him, like the one that used the three leaves of a shamrock to explain the Christian holy trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He also banished snakes from Ireland.

After 30 years of missionary work, he retired to Saul in Co Down where he died  on March 17^th, about the year 461.

That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.

The largest of all worldwide St Patrick’s Day parades is the one in New York. It began in 1962 as a proud display of Irish heritage.  

Although there is no parade in Tallaght, South Dublin County Council will host a St. Patrick's Day Celebration in Tallaght Stadium on Saturday 17th March 2012 commencing at 6pm . There will be fun for all the family face painting, balloon modelling, Irish Dancers, Marching Bands, Kick Boxing displays and much more, finishing with a spectacular firework display at 7pm

Our guests can easily get to the city centre with Luas to take part in many interesting events, watch the parade and of course to have a pint :)

Leap Year

Ladies, be prepared for the 29th of February!

That day you can propose to your boyfriend and he should not refuse ;)
This tradition known as "Ladies Priviledge" has its origins in the Irish legend. St Bridget kept asking St Patrick to allow women the right to propose.
He refused but finally agreed to give this privledge to women once every 4 years.

The tradition was taken to Scotland by Irish monks and in 1288 it became a law.

The law also stated that any man who declined the proposal in a leap year would have to pay a fine.

In the USA  some people refer to February 29th as Sadie Hawkins Day with women having the right to run after unmarried men to propose.

Just in case we advise all unmarried men to stay at home ;)

 

You might like to visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/PlazaTallaght to take part in the Leap Year competition which will be announced soon.

Valentine's Day

Valentine’s day is getting closer and closer.  Whether you like it or not, shops will be taken over by teddy-bears, red hearts, chocolate boxes and roses.  

The origin of this day is very romantic and goes back to the Roman Empire.

Claudius the Emperor forbid marriages because he thought that married men would refuse to go to war (but we think that some might have been happy to do so ;) However a catholic bishop Valentine decided to secretly marry couples, and he soon ended up in prison.  He was sentenced to death and while waiting he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter. They were exchanging letters and the last one, sent to her before his execution, was signed: from your Valentine.

Valentine’s day became popular in the 1700’s when craftsmen started to produce special cards made of ribbon, satin and lace. They were quite expensive until one clever American woman, Ms Esther Howland, started her own Valentine’s business producing the cards for 1 cent only.

St Valentine’s Day is not that widely celebrated like it is in America. According to some surveys over 15% of American single women will send flowers to themselves just to pretend that they have a boyfriend.  More than 9 million pet owners are going to buy Valentine’s gifts for their pets.  Also over $1 billion worth of chocolate will be purchased.

14^th of February is also one of the most popular days to get engaged (after Christmas). Good luck then and we wish you all a lot of love J

Jack Vettriano "Dancing to the end of love"

Congratulations to Dublin Zoo

Congratulations to Dublin ZOO which attracted over 1 million visitors in 2011.

Among the new attractions last year was the opening of the Gorilla Rainforest which became highly popular.

The Zoo welcomed 42 new “arrivals” including a giraffe calf, a baby hippo, two red panda cubs and two baby gorillas.

The director, Mr Oosterweghel says:

“Over past two decades, Dublin Zoo has transformed into a worldclass centre of learning about wildlife and conservation that immerses its visitors in a truly unforgettable experience.”

You might not know that:

-          The Zoo was opened on 1.09.1831, the animals were donated by London Zoo

-          President of the USA, Ulisses Grant (after leaving office) was among the celebrities who came to see Dublin's world-famous lions in the 19th century

-          On 17 June 1903 an elephant named Sita killed her keeper while he nursed her injured foot

-          During the First World War the situation in the zoo was very bad. Meat ran out during the Easter Rising of 1916. In order to keep the lions and tigers  alive, some of the other animals in the zoo were killed

-          Slats (1917-1928) was the first lion  used as a mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro Goldwyn –Mayer

It is very easy to get to the Zoo from our hotel – simply take Luas and get off at Heuston Station, from where you can have a short walk to the Phenix Park.

Happy New Year!

Dear Bloggers,

We wish you all the best in New Year 2012, thank you for reading our blog, joining our facebook page and for your visits in the Plaza Hotel.

We have a lot of plans for next year so keep in touch with us, and for now - just HAVE FUN TONIGHT :)

Christmas Shopping in Tallaght

It is a high time to do Xmas shopping!

Square Shopping Centre is just on our doorstep and is well worth to visit. It was the first of four large shopping complexes built in the towns surrounding Dublin from the late 1980s onwards and was for a while the largest in Ireland.
Just imagine: 45.000 people visited Square on opening day 23rd October 1990. Now you can find there over 160 shops, including Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Debenhams and Argos.

We prepared an offer especially for all the late shoppers: stay overnight in our hotel, leave the car on our complimentary car park and enjoy shopping, and then have a nice glass of wine and a selection of canapes. The price is 69€ for 2 sharing and can be booked on our website www.plazahotel.ie or simply over the phone 014624200.

And why not to pamper yourself and pay 20€ extra for an executive room, where you will find fluffy bathrobes, slippers and a basket of fruit?

And this is our Santa welcoming all Guests: