Dublin Fashion Festival 2011

Dublin becomes 'Fabulous Darling' for the Dublin Festival of Fashion from the 9th - 11th September this year with lots of fashion events happening around Dublin city centre for the whole weekend.

Many city centre shops will be showcasing their A/W11 collections at fashion shows in Fashion HQ and at exclusive style events. Special after hours events both on the street and in stores where stylists and fashionistas will be giving advice on the fashions of the coming season.

Hair and beauty salons will be hosting pop up advice centres and there are plenty of catwalk shows all weekend long.

There are lots of special deals on offer too. Il Vignardo is offering a special €20 three course menu with a glass of prosecco for the duration of the festival. Simply quote 'Dublin Festival of Fashion ' to avail of this special offer.

For more information see www.dff.ie

Dolly Parton live at The O2 Dublin

Hairspray and sequins at the ready, the Queen of Country Music Dolly Parton will be playing Dublin's O2 Arena on September 14th.

The 49 date tour coincides with the launch of her new album 'Better Day' and she promises "all new sets, new costumes and new music" as well as some old favorites like "9 to 5", "Jolene", "I will always love you" and "Here you come again".

Tickets for Dolly Parton are still on sale and are available from Ticketmaster.

Hotel Isaacs are just 3 minutes from The O2 Dublin by Luas or 10 minutes on foot. We have a special Room Only rate of €87 for a single, twin or double room. Give us a call on 01 8134700 or email hotel@isaacs.ie for more information.

Ready Steady Go!

The Dublin City Marathon, which is taking place on the 31st of October, is now in it’s 31^st year. It was started back in 1980 by Noel Carroll and since then has become one of the main events on the Dublin calendar.

Dick Hopper was the first Dublin Marathon winner and also the only person to have won the marathon a record three times!

Last year was a year for the record books as over 13,000 people entered and the winning time was a record beating 2.08.58, which was accomplished by Moses Kangogo Kibet from Kenya.

The course is relatively flat throughout and takes you from Fitzwilliam St through the city centre and onto Phoenix Park on the north side of the city. At around the halfway mark you will reach the Walkingstown road where you will continue towards town past UCD and right back into the city centre to the much awaited finish line at Merrion Square.

For more information on the Dublin City Marathon check out the official website.

Dublin Marathon

Dublin City Marathon – Hotel Package

For this great event we have created a special marathon package that Dick Hooper would be proud of!

The package includes:

• One night accommodation
• Marathon Breakfast which features delicious omelettes, fresh fruit salad, smoothies, muesli bars and organic porridge to keep your energy at the perfect level throughout your run
• Late checkout (3pm) on the day of the marathon

Specially designed low fat/carbohydrate rich dinner available at II Vignardo the night before for just €20 for three fat courses.

Isaacs Hotel Dublin