John Ó'Ríordáns Blog

I was in Dublin Castle today and they had some cool sand structures in the courtyard. Here are some photos with the odd pic of the castle.

Went to the zoo today to try and take my mind off of the hurling yesterday. I was there once when I was younger and was bitten by a goat I managed to make it out unscathed today Here are some pictures.

According to Met Éireann it rains 5 days out of every week on average in Ireland. Well 255 out of 365 in the West of Ireland. Which works out as 5 days a week. Other parts of the country work out a little better. So basically you can expect it to rain nearly every day.

The image to the right will show you how wet it is where you live.

As seen on The Examiner.

Lunatics

Jump to 4 minutes and 20 seconds for the info on the UFC’s return to Ireland.

I found out today that Chuck Liddell is coming to Cork on July 20th. He’s coming to the Boxing Clinic up by the airport. Check out their Facebook page here.

I just ran up to them there and threw down my €60. I was shocked to hear he was coming here. Cork isn’t exactly a hub of MMA. I wonder why he’s coming. Maybe he’s here on his Holidays. He does have some Irish in him. Nice to see he’s visiting the old country.

Still what an opportunity. I’ve only been training MMA for a few months but I hope to pick up a lot from him.

A Guide to the World’s Healthiest Booze

Scientists agree that drinking in moderation does the body good. But aside from red wine, actual medical professionals told us something surprising — the hard stuff isn’t so bad, either.

University of Wisconsin researchers found that a pint of Guinness Extra Stout was about as effective as low-dose aspirin in preventing dogs’ blood platelets from clotting — and reducing their risk of a heart attack. Don’t expect the benefit to carry over to your Bud Light, though: the researchers pointed to Guinness’ flavanoid antioxidants (which work as anti-inflammatories) as a possible reason for the difference. And they found that the darker beer was three times as likely as lighter beers to inhibit clotting.

More here

The UFC is coming back to Ireland. I want to start the ball rolling for a Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy rematch. I’m definitely going to go anyway. My first Live UFC!

From  MMAJunkie.com

“During a Wednesday press conference for this weekend’s “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” event, UFC president Dana White told the gathered crowd that the promotion would return to Ireland before the end of the year.

“We’re going back to Dublin this year for sure,” White said.

White didn’t offer any further specifics on the promotion’s plans for an Irish show.

The UFC has visited the Republic of Ireland just once before. In January 2009, the promotion visited The O2 in Dublin where 9,369 boisterous fans turned out for UFC 93, a card that featured a Dan Henderson split-decision win over Rich Franklin in the evening’s main event.

The night was also marked by a pair of “Fight of the Night” awards as Marcus Davis’ win over Chris Lytle and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s third-round stoppage of Mark Coleman were each awarded with a bonus.

McDonalds aren’t the quickest. Lorri isn’t impressed.

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