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Saint Patrick's Day Parade of the Nations & Regions - Sunday, March 17, 2013

Saint Patrick's Day

Parade of the Nations and

Regions Brussels

*Every one is invited* To ‘Wear the Green’ & ‘Be Irish for the Day’!   Sunday, March 17, 2013 @ 13.h15 Park Cinquantenaire (Metro Schuman) Assembles at the statue of ‘Le Chien Vert’ in the corner of Park Cinquantenaire at 12.h45 For details   at info@irish-in-europe.be Pre-Parade Irish Breakfast  10.h00 At Old Oak Irish Pub and Restaurant, Rue Franklin 26, Brussels 1000     Post Parade: Fáilte Isteach-Festival Club- At Halles Saint Gery *Metro Debrouckere Afternoon of Culture   Irish in Europe Art and Photo Exhibition With Irish Tourism & Integration Info Stand    From 15.30 till 18.30 - Free Admission   With Irish Dancing Demonstration Workshop   Saint Patrick’s Day European Premiere Concert of the ´´Music of the Nations & Regions ´´   And CD launch at Halles Saint Gery –Brussels   With Denes Dosztán on Piano   This concert is part of the celebrations of the Brussels Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of the Nations and Regions at  Halles Saint Gery- venue to the Irish in Europe Art & Photo Exhibition “Bringing Brussels and Ireland closer together in Europe” Cork Meets Brussels- Brussels Meets Westport & “Celebrating 40 years of Ireland’s Membership of the European Union 1973 – 2013”   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_GDgAOLL8&feature=youtu.be   Launch of Cork Jazz Festival Club of Brussels CD by Dénes Dosztán www.denesdosztan.com   Concert followed with A Cork Jazz Festival Club of Brussels   With a live jazz and rag time session Also a Session of Irish Melodies

Venue Profile of the Irish in Europe Art & Photo Exhibition in Brussels

             

Halles Saint-Géry

Hosts 
Irish in Europe Art & Photo Exhibition

“Cork meets Brussels”- “Brussels meets Westport”

“Bringing Brussels and Ireland closer together in Europe”

 

Taispéantas Ealaíon & Grianghraf na nGael san Eoraip 

“Corcaigh ag bualadh leis an mBruiséil”- “An Bhruiséil ag bualadh le Cathair na Mart”

“An Bhruiséil agus Éire a thabhairt níos gaire dá chéile san Eoraip”

 

7 March to 28 April

Les Halles Saint Géry/Sint Gorikshallen/Saint Gery Market

Place Saint Géry / Saint Gery Quarter, 1000 Brussels

Organised by:

Irish in Europe Association (International) AISBL

 

The First Ever Art and Photo Exhibtion from outside Belgium to be Hosted at Halles Saint Gery!!!!

Halles Saint-Géry

http://www.sintgorikshallen.be/

Halle Saint Gery marks the spot where the city of Brussels is reputed to have been founded and  could be compared to the Wood Quay of Dublin in historic terms and  could be best described today  as the West Bank of Paris or the Temple Bar of Dublin. Place St. Gery is the trendy district where you'll find plenty of live music, clubs, restaurants, cafes and bars. Great for a night out with friends and/or loved ones, Place St. Gery has some of the classic cafe fronts and entertainment districts that makes a visit to Brussels complete. The vibrant area of Place St. Gery is particularly keen for the young crowd, hosting the after-work crowd right into the late-night party goers. Many of the cafes in Place St. Gery have expansive outdoor seating, making the area good for people-watching and a quick bite during your coffee break. It is 7 minutes walk form the Grand Place and 2 minutes from the Stock Exchange and financial services district and 5 minutes from the metro and tram connections.

Between 17,000 and 20,000 should visit the Irish in Europe Art and Photo Exhibition and another 40,000 visitors will be exposed to the exhibition boards that will be on display on the exterior of the cultural centre.  About one 100,000 people should pass by one side elevation of the Centre that will have the Cork and Westport Flagship Photo Billboards the could include the prominent display of the new Ireland.Com web site   It is the wealthy who will be mainly visiting the centre and the class of people who would be captive audience to visit Ireland for activity and weekend break holidays.

 

The Exhibitions are open from 10.00 to 18.00 and entertainment areas to 02.00 seven days a week.

 

Thousands of City Break Holiday Makers stay in the Saint Gery Hotel Quarter

 

Holiday City Review

Hotels in Saint Gery are quite diversified with choices of budget friendly to luxury hotels, catering to your needs. Generally, this district is famous among ardent bargain hunters and luxury shoppers; you'll be delighted that most budget hotels offer affordable and decent room along with basic amenities and toiletries. Some hotels even offer currency exchange service for guests as value added amenities and multilingual staffs as part of customer service.

As for business-oriented travellers and tourists who don't mind the extra cost can opt to stay in one of the luxury hotels here. Offering excellent rooms with outstanding amenities and customer service, some of the se upscale accommodations also offer non smoking rooms with free secured internet access and laundry service. Shopping haven such as the Rue Dansaert district is just a few steps away from these luxury hotels.

Saint Gery - Well known for its trendy and vibrant Rue Dansaert district, Saint Gery is renowned for well established fashion industry, with plenty of designer boutiques, which exploded into huge industry just about fifteen years ago. The grandeur of its fashion houses attracts tons of shoppers to flood this place all year long, scouting and hunting for the 'it' trend of the day. Some designer houses such as Strelli, produces limited hand crafted clothes which makes the district more sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of fine clothing from all over the world.

Nevertheless, not everything is about shopping here; you'll be amazed with many of its original architectural features in many buildings around here. One notable structure is the Saint Gery Hall, a covered market build in 1881 by a famous Belgian architect, Dubois. You'll find the hall still preserved in its original structure and fittings to this day, and a major exhibition centre devoted to preserve and display the heritage and culture of Brussels.

 

Comments on Travel Sites on Saint Gery Cultural Centre

 

Lonely Planet review for Halles St-Géry

"Occupying a huge, tiered former market hall on what was once an island, Halles St-Géry has an enormous obelisk at its centre marking ‘kilometre zero’ – the point from which all distances in Belgium are measured. Halles St-Géry now hosts art exhibitions by day, and the bar cranks of an evening when DJs spin funk, house and more. In summer, the party spills outdoors and goes on until the wee hours.

Trip advisor

“Super place for drinks or meals until late. Don't miss the Halles Saint-Géry !”

 

QYPE  Brussels   FIND IT. SHARE IT

The former market hall on Place Saint-Géry with its scene cafés is an unusual place of calmness. Inside you can inform yourself on the history of the place, but also just drink a coffee or a tea while letting the unusual flair of the hall with its blank girders impress you. Down under the hall is a room for exhibition where varying art exhibitions are shown which can be worth a visit.

Convention Bureau - Wallonia- Brussels

The Saint-Géry Halls, genuine witnesses of covered markets, houses an information centre devoted to heritage and the living environment of the inhabitants of Brussels, under the aegis of the Brussels Capital Region.

 What´s Up in Belgium

 Les halles St Gery is one of the Brussels hotspots where young people come to chill, hang out, have a beer, look good, socialise, be seen, be cool, have fun and a recent addition to the bar/museum is that they have a dance floor! During the day les halles doubles up as a museum which allows people to come in wonder around and chill by the lounge area to have a drink.  the expostion is on the area of ST Gery itself and how it has developed over the years from a run down part of Brussels to the rejuvenated, social hub that it is now.  During the evening the museum turns into a cool bar where you can drink an infamous giraffe which is a little over-priced and the beer is not great but its a novelty and fun if you are in a group.

 

Visit Brussels

Place Saint-Géry 25 / Sint-Goriksplein 25
1000 - Bruxelles / Brussel

The covered market halls stand on the site of the church of Saint-Géry, which was built in the 16th century in the middle of the Grande Ile. An old tradition has it that the chapel which preceded that church was the oratory of Charles of France, who is said to have been the founder of Brussels. Historic research raises increasing doubts on this subject. But the place is important: around the Ile (historic centre) there used to be four watermills, the sources of power of medieval industry. We are truly at the historic heart of Brussels here. After the church was demolished during the French Revolution, an obelisk fountain which came from Grimbergen abbey was erected in the middle of the square. The Saint-Géry market was built in 1881 around this obelisk by the architect Dubois. It now houses two associations entrusted with the heritage and environment of Brussels, and many exhibitions are held there.

 

“I love the space of Les Halles de Saint Gery. The space is open and airy and it has a large outdoor seating area. When the weather is nice, it's great to sit outside and people watch on this busy area. The indoor area is very nice. The space always has a photo or an art exhibition of local artists and great music. The drinks are affordable and it is always happening even on a weeknight. I'm a local and I come here quite often. I was at Les Halles this weekend and they covered the whole inside with real grass. I don't know how much longer it will be there but it was pretty cool! “

“We had some super nice cocktails in The Halles St. Gery! Large, beautiful, old industrial, renovated building. Great music, photography exhibition, warm atmosphere. A lot of cosy, trendy, alternative bars in the neighbourhood close to the Bourse. See and get seen there!

 Crammed with bars and restaurants and located around an old marketplace now turned into a bar and exposition center the square has it all. Packed with people at the end of the day, lots of terraces and a really nice atmosphere if you are having a night out with friends or colleagues.

 “A couple of years ago, this part of the city was almost abandoned.
Since about 10 to 15 years considerable efforts have been made to give a new impulse it.
The first major step was the refurbishing and modernisation of the Halles Saint-Géry in the middle of the square.
It is now often used for exhibitions and performances of at least good quality.
Around the Halles, there are now many cafés, bars and small restaurants with terraces in summer. The atmosphere is relaxed and artistic. Very pleasant place to go ! “

“This area is full of bars and restaurants, and has the right vibe whatever the time of day you are there. Le roi de Belges is perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch, with it's choice of food and drink, chilled out beats, and laid back customers. We were also here one night for drinks in February. With a good choice of beers and some good background music, it was perfect. Then, more recently we were lucky enough to get a table outside on the street. Since this bar is on a corner, if you enjoy people-watching, then this is the place for you. You can see crowds strolling by, or sitting outside one of the other bars (watching you). Le Cafe des Halles is another perfect choice for an evening/night out. Good choice of beers, and great background music with DJ's spinning pre-clubbing/chill-out music. (It's possibly open all day for coffees, but i don't know for sure) ”

Europe-Cities

“The city of Brussels is said to have originated from Place St Gery, set in one of the most chic neighbourhoods in the city, the Halles Saint-Gery district. The square is dominated by an 1881 red brick building, the Halles Saint-Gery. This glass-roofed building once served as the local meat market. In 1982, it was rebuilt as a shopping gallery and as a regional centre for cultural promotion of national heritage in 1992, where exhibits are showcased, ranging from Medieval art to a Tintin comic retrospective. Just north of the Hales stands the Beursschouwburg, a new centre of arts open to artists and visionaries of tomorrow. Devoted to theatre, art, music, dance, film and video, the complex also hosts a cafe where free concerts of young talented musicians are held. To the south of Halles Saint-Gery, a wharf reconstruction of the river Senne is found. The canal runs next to the Notre-Dame des Riches Claires Church – a renovated structure with strong Flemish Baroque influences, and near the performance stage of the Riches Claires Auditorium.”

Celebrating 40 years of Ireland’s Membership of the European Union 1973 – 2013

&

The Irish EU Presidency January 2013 to June 2013

Serving over 500 million EU citizens and connecting with the 70 Million Irish Diaspora

Official Web site of Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Ireland · http://eu2013.ie  

Visit in 2013

Irish in Europe Art & Photo Exhibition

“Cork meets Brussels”- “Brussels meets Westport”

“Bringing Brussels and Ireland closer together in Europe”

7 March to 28 April

Les Halles Saint Géry/Sint Gorikshallen/Saint Gery Market

Place Saint Géry / Saint Gery Quarter, 1000 Brussels

 News Flash !!!!

 Aer Lingus Winter Routes announced for Brussels-Cork

Starting Sunday October 28th a new improved schedule for Cork to Brussels
Great times and better service, for people living in Belgium to do a days work and get to the Airport!!!

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

                                            Cork to Brussels: 4:30pm - 7:05pm
                                            Brussels to Cork: 7:45pm - 8:25pm

 
Even Better News for 2013!

      Westport to be promoted in the Heart of Europe

Westport picked as top destination by Brussels Irish Village project

http://arconrecruitment.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/westport-picked-as-top-destination-by-brussels-project/

Irish in Europe Association (International) AISBL

Organisers of:

Mórshiúl Là 'le Pádraig na Bruiséile 2013

Brussels Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

of the Nations & Regions

Sunday March 17, 2013

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16 March 2012

 

Aer Lingus launches new Cork to Brussels route

Aer Lingus is delighted to announce the addition of Cork-Brussels to its 2012 Summer schedule.

The introduction of the Cork to Brussels service brings the total of routes operated by Aer Lingus at Cork to twenty-four and comes on foot of a recent announcement that the airline is increasing frequencies on their Cork to Amsterdam and Cork to Faro services.

Brussels is an attractive destination for both business and leisure travellers. While the Belgian capital has long since been popular with the business commuter, Brussels is a city full of surprises for those looking for an exciting city break. Food lovers can sample local and international culinary delights in the city’s fine restaurants. Visitors to this historical city can also enjoy the medieval, gothic and modernist architecture or pay a visit to the world class museums such as the Natural Sciences Museum and the Museum of Army and Military History.  

Director of Communications at Aer Lingus, Declan Kearney says, “Brussels has been a very popular destination for Irish tourists and business people for many years. In recent years it’s also a market in which we’ve experienced increased inbound traffic to Ireland, so we’re very excited about this new route’s potential to bring increased visitors to Cork and the Munster region.”    

Aer Lingus continues to offer great value and excellent service including advance seat selection; caring and friendly staff to welcome you and airports situated in central, convenient locations to make your holiday as seamless as possible.

So, why not start planning your holiday for summer 2012? Book now at www.aerlingus.com

ENDS

Route:	Frequency:	Service commences:	Fares start from*:
Cork to Brussels	3-weekly	26th March 2012	€ 40

*Fares are one-way inclusive of taxes and charges.

 

 

 

Schedule:

 

From Cork (ORK) to Brussels (BRU)

Flight No.	Depart	Arrive	Days of Service	Valid From	Valid To
EI 846	11:00	13:35	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	26-Mar-2012	26-Oct-2012

 

From Brussels (BRU) to Cork (ORK)

Flight No.	Depart	Arrive	Days of Service	Valid From	Valid To
EI 847	14:15	14:55	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	26-Mar-2012	26-Oct-2012

 

Brussels & Etterbeek Irish in Europe Chapter shall be the first Chapter of the Irish in Europe Association (International) AISBL to be established in Belgium. The main function of this Chapter is to promote Irish culture, community building and integration in the Brussels City and Etterbeek Communes. It will also assist in the organisation of the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of the Nations & Regions. To achieve its objectives, the Chapter shall build community relations with the local social, cultural and political bodies in the Communes. The work of the Chapter shall be conducted in English, French and Dutch.  Membership is open to all nationalities living and working in all areas of Brussels Capital Region. More Chapters will be established in other Communes at a later date. Please register your interest with Brussels & Etterbeek Irish in Europe Chapter: brussels.and.etterbeek.chapter@gmail.com.

 

 

La branche « Bruxelles & Etterbeek – Irlandais en Europe » sera la première section de l’association (internationale) AISBL des Irlandais en Europe à être établie en Belgique. La fonction principale de cette section est de promouvoir la culture irlandaise et l’intégration dans la ville de Bruxelles et la commune d’Etterbeek.  Elle participera aussi à l'organisation de la journée de Saint Patrick de Bruxelles des nations et des régions.Pour atteindre ses objectifs, la section établira des relations communautaires avec les organes locaux sociaux, culturels et politiques de la commune. Les langues utilisées seront l’anglais, le français et le néerlandais. L’adhésion n’est ouverte à toute personne de toute nationalité vivant ou travaillant dans la région bruxelloise. D’autres sections seront ouvertes ultérieurement dans d’autres communes. Nous vous remercions de manifester votre intérêt sur le site Brussels & Etterbeek Irish in Europe Chapter: brussels.and.etterbeek.chapter@gmail.com.

 

De tak "Brussel & Etterbeek – Ieren in Europa" zal de eerste sectie van de (internationale) vereniging IVZW van Ieren in Europa zijn die in België gevestigd is. De belangrijkste functie van deze sectie is de promotie van de Ierse cultuur in de stad Brussel en de gemeente Etterbeek. Zij zal ook helpen bij de organisatie van de dag "Saint Patrick's Day Parade of the Nations & Regions - Brussel". Om zijn doelstellingen te bereiken, zal de sectie communautaire relaties tot stand brengen met de sociale, locale en politieke organen van de gemeente. De gebruikte talen zijn Engels, Frans en Nederlands. Lidmaatschap is vrij voor alle nationaliteiten die leven of werken in de Brusselse regio. Andere secties zullen later opgericht worden in andere gemeenten. Indien interesse registreert u zich op Brussels & Etterbeek Irish in Europe Chapter: brussels.and.etterbeek.chapter@gmail.com.

Irish in Europe Association (International) AISBL (Incorporating the Brussels Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of the Nations & Regions Committee) Established 2011 by Royal Decree to help the Irish Diaspora and promote  Irish Culture,Community Building & Integration at local Chapter level in Europe Non-Profit International Association - Registered in Belgium - Enterprise Number 835467433 Email:  info@irish-in-europe.eu “Community, Social Responsibility and Accountability”