2 April 2008

Punchestown Racing Facts

 Record Prize Fund of €2,535,000
 Over €250,000  INCREASE in prize fund on last years Festival
 11 Grade 1 Races, cumulative value in excess of €1.62 million

 FEATURE RACES:
 Tues, April 24th - KERRYGOLD Champion Chase, 2 Miles, €200,000
 Wed April 25th -  Punchestown GUINNESS Gold Cup 3 Miles 1 f,  €250,000
 Thursday, April 26th – DUNBOYNE CASTLE HOTEL & SPA Champion Stayers Hurdle 3 Miles €200,000
 Friday, April 27th - ACCBank Champion Hurdle 2 Miles €200,000

 Leading Trainer and Jockey Prizes, worth €5,000 each, sponsored byConway Keane Auctioneers
 Leading Overseas Trainer Award,of5 tonnes of any Gain Horse Feed, generously sponsored by Gain Horse Feeds
 New Title Sponsors are Dunboyne Caslte Hotel and Spa
 New Race Sponsors include Gain Horse Feeds, Osberstown Developments, Ulster Bank, three.ie, Barrack Homes, Eventus & Newbridge Silverware
 Fresh Ground The Festival Chase track has been rested for 6 months and the Festival Hurdle track has been rested for 12 months
 6 yards of fresh ground will be provided each day
 Going is currently GOOD.  The ground has been Good or Good to Yielding throughout the past four festivals.
 Umbilical watering system is being utilised as in 2005 and 2006  to ensure that Good ground and no firmer will be provided at the Irish National Hunt Festival
 Between 300,000 and 500,000 gallons of water are being put on the track daily
 There are 50 staff working on the track throughout the meeting
 100 Security personnel will work on site each day
 80,000 square feet of temporary structures built for the festival
 10,000 seats between temporary and permanent structures
 Double Decker Marquee - the facility will hold 1,100 people per day
 55,000 meals will be served in Punchestown throughout the festival
 1000 catering staff on site for the week
 70 chefs will be working at Punchestown throughout the festival in 12 kitchens
 7,000 Bottles of Moët will be consumed
 2,000 Kegs of Lager and Stout will be consumed
 1,000 Sides of Smoked Salmon, 5,000 kgs of Beef and 1,000 racks of Lamb will be served
 A number of British Racecourse members will gain free admission to Punchestown  on Tuesday, April 24thon production of their annual members badge
 VIP Hospitality for connections of Cheltenham and Aintree Winners and Placed Grade 1 horses participating at the festival.
 Overseas Staff Accommodation will be provided  by Punchestown on a 1 groom per horse basis
 Complimentary Lunch for 2 people connected to each runner at the Festival in O&T each day
 133 Overseas Runners at the past three festivals with 36% of these runners finishing in the prize money
 15 Overseas Winners at the past three festivals including 12 Gr. 1 Winners
 Newbridge SilverwareBest Dressed Lady Competition will be held over all four days of the Punchestown Festival.  There is a daily prize of €5,000
 The final of the Best Dressed Lady Competition takes place on Friday, April 27th. Five finalists will be selected to compete for the €30,000 overall prize and will be judged by International supermodel Yasmin le Bon
 The Irish National Hunt Festival is Ireland’s biggest annual Corporate Event with 28,000 corporate covers
 2,000 UK & Irish based companies entertain at the festival 

2 April 2008

Punchestown Festival

Yet another racing festival to be handled by Ryan’s Cleaning, the Punchestown race meeting is one that we always look forward to. 

There is some of the best jump racing of the year with 10 Grade 1 races over the 5 days; this is the National Hunt Season Finale, the rematch after Cheltenham and Punchestown attracts the best horses from Britain to take on the best of the Irish. The principal players from Fairyhouse, Cheltenham & Aintree all hook up again.

Tuesday - the opening day’s feature is the Grade Kerrygold Champion Chase over two miles and is a race that has been won in the past by the likes of Skymas, Viking Flagship, Klairon Davis, Flagship Uberalles, Moscow Flyer and Newmill.

Wednesday has the Grade 1 Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup as the feature and the recent winners of this race include some of our very finest steeplechasers like Cheltenham Gold Cup heroes, Imperial Call, Kicking King and War of Attrition while other winners include multiple Grade One scorers Florida Pearl, First Gold and Beef Or Salmon.

Thursday’s big race is the Grade 1 Ballymore Properties Champion Stayers Hurdle and this relative new addition to the race programme has witnessed victories for Derrymoyle, Anzum, Limestone Lad and Asian Maze.

Friday is Ladies Day with fantastic prizes on offer for the best dresses and also features the Grade 1 ACC Bank Punchestown Champion Hurdle. Another relatively new race, the legendary Istabraq was the first winner in 1999 while other champions like Moscow Flyer, Hardy Eustace and Brave Inca have also triumphed in this two mile contest.

28 March 2008

Ryan’s Limerick meeting

Ryan’s Cleaning are the proud event cleaning contractors for Limerick race meetings.

Limerick racecourse opened in October 2001 to a record crowd of 18,000.  It is the first built-from-scratch racecourse in Ireland for 50 years and has first rate modern facilities in the Hugh McMahon Stand.

It is the seventh different location for racing in Co. Limerick since the first recorded fixtures in 1790. Its predecessors were Bruff, Rathkeale, Newcastle, Lemonfield, Ballinacurra and Greenpark. The previous course at Greenpark closed in 1999 having held racing for 130 years.  The present course is built on the site of a stud farm 250 acres of which is occupied by the racecourse.

Limerick racecourse has something for everyone; a race meeting to suit your style, pocket, taste in music, taste in beer and taste in jockeys.  In fact, racing in Limerick probably hosts the most varied series of meetings of all the courses in the country.

There are 3 bars and several fast food and self service outlets within the Hugh McMahon stand.  Limerick is the only sporting venue with a Supermac’s outlet.

A reserved table in the Panoramic Restaurant on the second floor of the Hugh McMahon Stand offers first class cuisine to groups of all sizes in a modern setting.  Enjoy your own reserved table and a sweeping view of the racecourse, with deluxe catering.  The restaurant has full bar and Tote facilities.

On the third floor the Private Corporate Suites can accommodate groups of up to 100.

The Limerick races are held from the 5th - 7th April 2008.

20 March 2008

Limerick Racing - 5th - 7th April - Don’t miss it!

Limerick racecourse opened in October 2001 to a record crowd of 18,000.  It is the first built-from-scratch racecourse in Ireland for 50 years and has first rate modern facilities in the Hugh McMahon Stand.

The course is built on the site of a stud farm, 250 acres of which is occupied by the racecourse.

Ryan’s Cleaning Event Specialists Ltd holds the cleaning contract for this racecourse and its many racing fixtures throughout the year.

Limerick racecourse has something for everyone, a race meeting to suit your style and pocket and taste in music, beer and jockeys to beat the band!  In fact, racing in Limerick probably hosts the most varied series of meetings of all the courses in the country.

There are three bars and several fast food and self service outlets within the Hugh McMahon stand. The racecourse even hosts a Supermac’s outlet, the only sporting venue to have one!  A reserved table in the Panoramic Restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Hugh McMahon Stand offers first class cuisine to groups of all sizes in a modern setting.  Enjoy your own reserved table and a sweeping view of the racecourse, with deluxe catering.  The restaurant has full bar and Tote facilities.

On the 3rd floor the Private Corporate Suites can accommodate groups of up to 100. Standard packages include deluxe catering, private bar and exclusive Tote access. Packages can also be tailored to suit. Alternatively, both venues can be amalgamated to cater for 450 guests!  An racing event not to be missed!

3 March 2008

Fairyhouse Grand National

The Irish Grand National on Easter Monday is the highlight of this 4 day festival starting on Easter Saturday and ending on Easter Tuesday.  We are proud to be the cleaning contractors for this prestigious event.  It’s a six day event for us with pre and post cleaning also taking into account.  But, we look forward to the Grand National every year as it marks another twelve months of hard work and success behind us!

The Grand National is one of the biggest days in the Irish racing calendar; first run in 1870 and it is still the most valuable race in Irish jump racing, with a prize fund of €250,000.

Last year Butlers Cabin took top honours in this historic race, following in the footsteps of greats such as Arkle, Flyingbolt and Desert Orchid.

With two graded races and almost €200,000 in prizemoney, Saturday is ‘Day One’ of the racing extravaganza.

Sunday is a family day and there are always great packages on offer in the restaurant.

Monday is Ladies Day, which is an extravagant affair, although a hot whiskey and a warm wrap should be essential wardrobe items for the day!

The launch of the Fairyhouse Grand National takes place this Wednesday 5th March.

28 February 2008

The Race Begins

Irish Racing has a personality and atmosphere not found anywhere else in the world. This is especially true at the racing festivals which are the highlights of the racing season from Easter through to December.

Ryan’s Cleaning have the priviledge of being a part of these truly atmospheric events.

The Festival season starts in style with the Easter Irish Grand National Festival at Fairyhouse Racecourse, just outside Dublin. Munster hosts its own exciting Easter Festival in the heart of Steeplechasing country at Cork Racecourse in Mallow. The crowds who throng these meetings every year move on just two weeks later to the Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown, in Co.Kildare, the Thoroughbred County. This is Ireland’s Cheltenham and like its Cotswold’s counterpart its loyal followers spend a year in wistful anticipation of the next festival as soon as this one has ended

The month of May brings the first of the summer Classics at the home of flat racing in Ireland - The Curragh. The two-day meeting of the Irish 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas attracts the top European thoroughbreds, along with their human connections. The Co.Kildare course is also a magnet for the local population – probably the most racing-literate people in the world, together with a cosmopolitan and eclectic mix of racegoers and socialisers from the city.

The biggest Flat racing event of the year - The Budweiser Irish Derby Festival weekend falls at the end of June. Take the world’s top thoroughbreds, the international entourage, the racegoers and socialisers listed above, multiply by ten and add the biggest day-long party in the country and you have the essential flavour of the Derby weekend in Ireland.

In July the scenery and the pace changes dramatically with the Killarney four-day festival. The course is discreetly placed between the town and the lakes and enjoys the most picturesque setting in Ireland, where locals and tourists mingle to enjoy the races.

It used to be said that the Galway Racing Festival brought the city of Galway to halt, now it brings the entire county to a halt. Whereas the Derby Festival is a one-day extravaganza, Galway at the end of July hosts a week-long celebration, which spills out of the racecourse to fill the city and county alike. If you are anywhere within 30 miles of Galway, then you are “at the races” – if not, you’ll be watching or reading about it and wishing you were there.

In August racing moves to the beautiful seaside setting of Tramore for four days of racing in a wonderful holiday atmosphere. We return to Kerry for the Tralee Festival in late August which manages to combine the traditional Kerry enthusiasm for a great day’s racing with the equally competitive sport of the world-renowned Rose of Tralee Festival.

In September we stay in Kerry for the marvellous seven-day Listowel Harvest Festival. The end of an ideal Kerry summer: the hay is saved; the football team is on its way to Croke Park and the town and country people are ready to pour into Listowel to enjoy this great race meeting and its traditional atmosphere

In October the two-day Gowran Park meeting near Kilkenny is a welcome reminder of the sport that has been had all summer long, while we pause in anticipation of the great Christmas racing festivals at Leopardstown and Limerick Racecourses. Each year record crowds turn up for the Christmas and New Year meetings – not so much a close of the year past, as a thrilling curtain-raiser to the coming season and the promise of even greater Festival fun.

30 January 2008

If you are interested in working at one of the exciting events or venues we work at and want to be part of our team that screams competence, consistency and commitment, get in touch with us, we want to meet you!

Be it a music festival, horse racing event, agricultural show or any other of our events, if it’s in your area, it could be the ideal job for you.

We have full time positions and part time positions available….  Call us for a chat!

30 January 2008

Success of 2007

Our UK team, Sinead Cleary, Karen Moore and Dennis Duffus certainly didn’t keep still for 2007.

They managed to secure new business contracts with some of the largest and most exciting venues in the UK and without doubt have surpassed all our expectations for 2007. 

The efforts of our team, the relationships we build with clients and the commitment to each contract in return have presented opportunities to us over the past year that are truly a testament to our values.

With an excellent management team in place, they were only delighted with this result and look forward to 2008.

Back in Ireland, things are keeping steady with Ryan’s Cleaning continuing to hold the contracts for Ireland’s largest events. 

For 2008, we have set goals which through hard work, determination and passion, no doubt our team will meet.

Personally, I would like to thank all of my team for a truly great year and their efforts. Keep it up team!

29 January 2008

The Event Show

We had a fantastic few days at The Event Show – it’s always great to meet up with potential clients in person and show them exactly what we do and how we do it.  The Event Show is the annual meeting place for everyone involved in selling and sourcing products and services for an event - whatever their size or nature.

99% of events need cleaning expertise and we met with everyone from sales and promotion agencies, event management companies, event production agencies, corporate event agencies, PR companies, exhibition organisers, conference organisers, marketing agencies, events departments, charities and local governments and councils, who all need a cleaning company at one event or another.

For those of you who weren’t able to make the show, download our brochure from the website or please do feel free to call us for a chat about your event and your needs and ask for a quote.

15 November 2007

Contract Supervisors Wanted

Be involved in working at some of the largest and exciting concert, festival and race venues throughout Ireland and the U.K.

The company has ongoing vacancies for experienced contract supervisors.

Candidates must have supervisory experience preferably within the industry or at least a service-based industry.

Role
Supervision of general operatives at large events and venues including:
- General supervision of work completed and deal with issues of incomplete or badly done work.
- Keep record of all equipment and materials, ordered and received, issued to operatives on starting and received back in on completing a job.
- Complete a stock check on all equipment and materials.
- Record each operatives details along with hours worked and location.
- E-mail work details for each day onto office for payroll purposes.

Rewards
The opportunity to work flexible hours while achieving excellent rates of pay.

Interested candidates should send their CV to: pat.ryan@eventclean.com or sinead.cleary@eventclean.com