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“Send me to Ireland” Video competition- Guidelines.
The Ceilidh continued…………
The party doesn’t stop after the Ceilidh. Join us and the Seoul Gaels in the Wolfhound, Itaewon from 9pm on Saturday, October 18th for a night of Ceol and Craic. If you can sing, dance, read a poem, come along and join in!
There’s no place like home.
The following is an account by Donal Ormsby, winner of the grand prize in our St. Patrick’s Day raffle. He and his wife won return tickets to Ireland sponsored by Etihad Airways
I’m sure it doesn’t cross many people’s minds to spend their summer holidays’ lying at home with their parents and family, but for my wife Rosie and I, it was a holiday that we will never forget.
Ireland is where we call home and it always will be, but we had not stepped foot on the sacred soil for almost a year and to us it felt like a lifetime. We were so excited and could hardly contain ourselves as we landed at Dublin Airport to be greeted by our tearful relatives. A quick (fantastically Irish, lots of milk) cup of tea later and we were on the road back to our homes.
The next ten days were just amazing. We got to meet 3 new nieces that had been born in the year that we had been away. Brenna, Rosa and Elyse were as beautiful and funny as we had imagined. We got to spend time with our 2 very large families and all their children. We had a joint birthday party for my mum (65) and myself (30). We also had a party for Rosie’s sister Siobhan who is moving to Barcelona. It was a fun filled 10 days that went in far too quickly. We had left Ireland just 3 days after our wedding day, and, in fact, our wedding day was the last time we saw most of our family. It was an emotional journey home for everyone. Leaving again was very difficult.
We really loved our time at home. We would like to thank The Irish Association of Korea, Seoul Gaels and Etihad Airways for making our summer one of the most memorable we have had.
There is no place like home.
RASKB-Blue Dalmation photography workshop series. Part 2
The second Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch/Blue Dalmatian photography workshop will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2:00 pm~3:00 pm, at The Alibi, near Exit 11 of Gangnam Station. This month’s workshop’s topic is “Street Photography – Gangnam Style!” It will be led by our own Tom Coyner.
The agenda is as follows: * Past Month’s Photo Challenge Constructive Critiques * Equipment, Settings, etc. for Korea Street Photography * Selecting a Street Photography Location * Jay Maisel’s 33 Considerations for Street Photography * Other Street Photography Tips * Street vs Posed, Candid vs Buy-in * Legal and Ethical Issues * Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “Decisive Moment” * Street Photography Examples * The Camera is a Two-Way Lens – a perspective * Hands-on Street Practice! (roughly 2 hours) * After-practice Results Review back at The Alibi with optional refreshments Participation fee is W60,000, payable in cash at the door. All participants will get an Adobe PDF copy of the lecture presentation.
To add a bit of philosophical dimension to this particular workshop, please ponder the following: In David duChmin’s “A Beautiful Anarchy,” the famous New York street photographer Jay Maisel (whom we will be studying in the workshop) was approached by a student who asked, “How do I make more interesting photographs?” Without pausing, Jay replied, “Become a more interesting person.” That valid point not only applies to all the arts, but one may say to all aspects of life, including being an entrepreneur, corporate manager, carpenter or whatever. Whatever we do is a manisfestation of who we intrinsically are. If we are boring, over conventional, risk adverse, etc., our lives will be marked by corresponding demeanors and behaviors. Life is too short. Do what YOU have to do – including doing what you’re not supposed to do whenever there is inadequate reason for conforming to the herd. And that may well include trying one’s hand at street photography!
For more information, please contact Tom Coyner at tomcoyner@gmail.com and/or visit the Blue Dalmatian Photography Facebook page.
Jameson Brand Ambassador- position available
May 12th 2014
*Ideal candidate would be fluent in written and spoken Korean. Candidates an be of any nationality, preferably Irish or Korean.
Job Title : Jameson Brand Ambassador (Korea market specific)
Recommended Korean title :제임슨한국홍보대사
Reports to:Modern Spirits Brand Manager
Training will be held in Ireland for Jameson for 5 weeks(TBC)
Person who plans to stay in Korea for long-time
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Assist Brand Manager with developing event & promotion aligned with global activities Global and new activities update & communication with global brand ambassador and others from different countries
brand education and easy mixed drink for key opinion leader and consumers new drinking ritual, mixology
relationship with key account owners and bar staffs communicate brand image and sales increase Branded item status check
Competitor activities, promotion daily visit to different venues with weekly report (list of venues, key market update, picture) consumer needs + trend key men/bartender needs + trend competitor activities drinking ritual + mixology trend new brand in market Modern spirits promotion idea development in SMOT Branding status check Monthly report of all information
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| InternalBrand ManagerSales representative
Jameson Regional Manager Other related internal dept. if necessary |
ExternalVenue Owners/CustomersBartenders
Consumers |
Saint Patrick’s Day in Seoul, 2014
Thanks to Conor (our former Chairman) for writing a review of the festival on Saturday.
When you live in Korea long enough expecting public holidays from home to fall on their usual day or date becomes a waste of time. Really. Anyone American will be familiar with Thanksgiving falling on a Saturday, and even the Superbowl the night after. Irish, like myself, are now most familiar with a Saturday Saint Patrick’s Day, and yesterday was no different from other years (except for last year and the year before when Paddy’s Day actually fell on the weekend…which kind of ruins my point), the day of Ireland and it’s ‘ness was transformed from its early weekday schedule to a much more alcoholic friendly Saturday.
And with that Seoul, and by Seoul I mean Guro-gu, and by Guro-gu I really just mean Sindorim, but it’s probably best to be accurate as well as honest and admit that it was a small park at Sindorim Station.
But I digress.
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ARE YOU IRISH & LIVING ABROAD? WE WANT YOU!
ARE YOU IRISH & LIVING ABROAD? WE WANT YOU!Coco Television are looking for Irish people around the world to send a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” video message back home to be included in this years coverage of the St. Patricks’s Festival Parade shown on RTÉ 1. All you need to do is record yourself on a mobile phone, digital camera or any video device and send to – parade2014@cocotelevision.ieTo give us a sense of where you are in the world, choose a backdrop that shows off the location e.g the Taj Mahal, Ayers Rock, Golden Gate Bridge or the beach in Thailand
PLEASE NOTE:Your clip cannot have any association with alcohol.Your message must not exceed 8 seconds in duration.Example of message: “Hello to everyone back home in Ireland, Happy St. Patrick’s day from New York”The deadline for submissions is Saturday 15th March 2013.
Irish Association of Korea 한국아일랜드협회 