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IRISH EDITION
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Issue 00127
September 3 - 16, 2009
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GLOBAL BRAND: Guinness celebrates it’s 250th year with a human shaped pint of Guinness at Hooten Reserve, in Auckland, New Zealand. There are plans to
celebrate the anniversary across the globe
By Rita O’COnnOR
Epoch TimEs sTaff
Celebrations are due to kick off
soon at James Gate Dublin to cel-
ebrate ”arthurs Day”. spokesper-
son for the brewery evelyn roach
told the epoch times, “at precisely
17.59 local time on september 24th
hundreds of thousands of Guin-
ness drinkers around the world will
raise a toast to arthur Guinness to
commemorate the 250th year anni-
versary of the Guinness brewery at
st James Gate.”
a gala event will be held at
Guinness Hopstore 13 which will
be converted to a music studio for
two thousand guests who will be
especially flown in from all round
the world for the event. among the
many artists who will perform will
be estelle and the black eyed Peas.
Guinness Co. said in a press state-
ment that the global celebrations
will include a Dublin based party
led by outstanding music acts, with
satellite events in new York, lagos,
Yaounde and Kuala lumper.
this festival will be continuing
in an old tradition because accord-
ing to a new Description of ireland
written by barnaby rich in 1610 an
annual summer festival used to take
place at st James Gate. the Gate was
the ancient entrance to the city and
dates back to the 12th century. the
gate was named after st James who
was the patron saint of pilgrims.
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