Jonah World Cup London 2015

Two Irish Rogues!

Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole on Munster Rugby

U13 Young Munster Club Winners 2010

James Burke Captain and Rita, YM Clubhouse

The Munster Walk

Rita's Brick - 2008

U13 Young Munster Captain with the Cup

Well done young James! Captain of Young Munster U13s
...and many more!
James, Rita and Gerard Jnr 2010
Young Munster Ground - Clifford Park

Ireland v France U18

Rita with nephew Gerard who played for Ireland at Cork Con Rugby Ground! Well done Ger!

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Point

Chasing the Lions South Africa 2009

Lions Tour

I went to South Africa on the 17th June for approximately six weeks. I went to all three test matches that took place in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg, and the emerging Springboks game at Newlands stadium, Cape Town. I also got to two Tri-nations games, the Springboks v All Blacks in Bloemfontein and Durban. I am very proud of our Irish Lions and in particular those from Limerick and while we didn't get the result we wanted, it was a fabulous experience; one that I won't forget!

Not seeing much of the country by air, I ended up driving to:

• Blyde Canyon, The Three Sisters, God's window
• Pilgrim's Rest Old Mining Town
• Hazyview Elephant Sanctuary
• Kruger National Park
• Tsbukudu Game Lodge Safari Hoedspruit
• Kimberly Big Hole
• Drakensburg Mountains - Witsieshoek Mountain Resort
• Kwa Zulu Natal, Ladysmyth/Dundee area where the infamous battles against the Zulu nation took place
• Swam in the surfing mecca of Durban on the Indian Ocean
• Took a dip in Sodwana Bay - famous for fishing and diving
• Jumped into Kosi Bay Mouth, just a few kilometres from Mozambique. The fishermen still work traditional wooden fishing traps used for centuries
• I drove on the N1, N2, N3, N4 motorways and by now my face is probably plastered up on a most wanted Lions Supporter poster for shall we say "putting the foot down" on long open roads - yes the temptation was too much! :)

I took a tour to Soweto Township in Johannesburg, Stellenbosh Wineries near Cape Town and Cape Point - Cape of Good Hope, the most south-westerly tip of South Africa! I didn't see the Flying Dutchman but it sure was windy!!



I took an elephant ride, walked with lions on safari, bottle fed the now famous Hippo Jessica, stood under a monster Baobab tree, faced a rhino, petted a cheetah and played with a bush baby - fantastic!

I met some wonderful South Africans - Afrikaans, Zulu, , Xhosa, and Shannan tribespeople. I met and enjoyed the company of many of our own Lions supporters from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland on my travels and thank them for the mighty craic!! I met French, Belgians and many people from Zimbabwe and Botswana . 

Tsbukudu Game Park Hoedspruit

Rita

Heineken Cup 2006

Hi to all Munster fans!

Just some pictures of a fabulous day in May 2006 in Cardiff and at home in Limerick - apres match! My brother Fintan flew in from L.A. to see Munster play in Cardiff and then came back with us to celebrate the victory in Limerick. We had a few gargles in Tom n'Jerry's Pub and who breezes in but some of the Munster team and entourage. The team got a roaring welcome home and by all accounts the whole city was hoarse...but happy at last...to lift the holy grail. Got a picture with the Heineken Cup after sneaking into the Trinity Rooms VIP night!...cheeky but all in good fun! The bro's L.A. to Limerick trip was a weekend to remember...Photo with James my nephew and the big man himself, Jim Williams!

Slideshow of that weekend:

See Munster Rugby site:
http://www.munsterrugby.ie/

Cuba Visit 2008

Cuba

I went to visit Cuba on June 25th 2008 and stayed for a month. I strolled through Havana and walked along the Malecon. I saw some famous sights such as the Che Guevara murels, Che's memorial in Santa Clara, Pinar del Rio and Vinales tobacco country, Cayo Coco island, Varadero beach, followed the Ernest Hemingway trail, visited colonial Trinidad and Santiago de Cuba in the east surrounded by the Sierra Maestra Mountains.

The Cubans love their music, cars, cigars, rum and baseball! I was lucky to visit the Casa de musica in Havana, Trinidad and Santiago where Salsa, rhumba and cha, cha, cha were played live to locals and tourists alike. I caught the end of the Cuban jazz fest in Santiago, which is very popular. Cuba is a beautiful country - full of varying landscapes, huge statues, billboards of Fidel and past historic heroes like Che Guevara, tobacco and sugar cane fields, bicycles, horses, carts, mopeds, 1950's cars, russian trucks, warm torquise sea water, white sands, palm trees, colonial buildings and beautiful friendly people! A cool Mojito in the shade of a palm tree, a straw hat, fresh mango, salsa in the air and the smell of a Montecristo cigar! Highly recommend the trip!!

Hasta luego..