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FUNDRAISING AUCTION:
MASKULL LASSERRE ORIGINAL MIRFC BRONZE STATUETTE

Maskull Lasserre (www.maskulllasserre.com)  was born in Alberta, Canada in 1978. He spent much of his childhood in South Africa before returning to Canada. He has a BFA from Mount Allison University (Visual Art and Philosophy), and an MFA from Concordia University (Sculpture). He now works out of studios in both Montreal and Ottawa.



Lasserre’s drawings and sculptures explore the unexpected potential of the everyday through allegories of value, expectation, and utility. Elements of nostalgia, accident, humour and the macabre are incorporated into works that induce strangeness in the familiar, and provoke uncertainty in the expected.



Lasserre has exhibited across Canada and in the United States. He is represented in the collections of the Government of Canada (Transport Canada, DND), Canada Council for the Arts, and the City of Ottawa, amongst others. He is also a recent participant in the Canadian Forces War Artist Program in Afghanistan.



This original bronze sculpture was commissioned for the MIRFC and is being auctioned off to raise funds for the club. With some 400 hours of time spent perfecting this masterpiece, Maskull has generously donated the sculpture to the club to help raise funds for our programs. It is a truly unique piece of art and the club thanks Maskull for his generosity.



Confidential silent auction bids may be submitted via phone, text or email to Jim Kellett (jkellett@3macs.com or 514-915-9344), or at www.montrealirish.com. The auction continues until October 20th, 2011. Opening bid is $2500.



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MIRFC Rum Tasting Fundraiser
November 18, 2010
6:00PM to 9:00PM
4785 Sherbrooke Street West
Tickets $50 each

On November 18th, the Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club (MIRFC) will be hosting its third tasting event. Half of the event proceeds will be donated to the Montreal Childrens Hospital Foundation. The remaining half will be donated to the club to support their youth development and infrastructure upgrade programs. Our last event raised over $5000, split between the two organizations. Our goal for this event is double. The proceeds came in part from the door and in part from our silent auction items.

This event will feature several different rums donated by Bacardi, as well as a mojito making lesson from the experts for those interested and beer from our club sponsor, Belle Guelle. Hors d'oeuvres with a flavour of the islands will be served.

Silent auction items will include, among other items, airline passes, hockey tickets and rugby gear. Anyone with anything to add, please contact me.

Tickets are $50 each. Our capacity is 120 people. In addition to the food and drink, each guest will recieve an etched tumbler with the MIRFC logo as well as a couple of other unique items such as tickets to the St Patrick's Society Christmas concert (www.stpatricksociety.com) and a mint muddler for making mojitos.

For futher information on our club, please visit www.mirfc.ca 

Donations can be made directly to the MCHF at www.fondationduchildren.com For those interested, our event is also on their calendar at www.fondationpourenfants.com

Please contact Jim Kellett (jkellett@3macs.com or 514 394-2633) for tickets or go online at ww.clubzone.com

Thanks, as always, for your support and also that of our event sponsors: Bacardi, Air Canada, Belle Guelle, Jimmy Heaslip and 3Macs.




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Proceeds from our wine tasting held March 4th in Westmount enabled the club to donate $2500.00 to the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation.

Thank you for your support.


L-R: Stephanie Normandin, MCHF; Erin Benzekein, Club Captain; Jennifer Bridgeman, EVP/Secretary; Tim Ross, VP Men's Rugby; Jim Kellett, VP Old Boys; Mark Gallagher, President; Stephane Boucher, VP Social; Chrissie Annette, VP Women's Rugby.


Montreal Irish RFC
presents an evening of
Mostly-Italian Wine Tasting
With half of the proceeds to
Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation

Date: Thursday March 4
Time: 6:30PM until 9:00PM
Place: L'oeufrier, 4785 Sherbrooke West in Westmount
Tickets: $50


As a follow up to our rather successful and enjoyable Irish Whiskey Tasting & Art Expo event in November, the rugby club is setting our sights next on wine. With a couple of minor modifications, we are going to use the same venue as our Whiskey Tasting....L'Oeufrier on Sherbrooke in Westmount....but in a different format.

Our theme for the night will be Italian and we will have representatives from different organizations sharing several wines in a relaxed and informal environment. Food and water will be provided and a souvenir Riedel wine glass will also be included. Every guest also receives a voucher for two free tickets to an upcoming McGill Chamber Orchestra concert.

Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends and colleagues.

MORE DETAILS:

Our raffle and silent auction items include:
  • two pairs of Red seats for Habs games this season (exact dates as yet confirmed)
  • two sets of four seats for any Montreal Impact game this summer (courtesy of Montreal Impact)
  • one pair of season passes to McGill Chamber Orchestra 2010-2011 season
  • one pair of tickets to a Montreal Alouettes game for the upcoming season (courtesy of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier)
  • one pair of first class Via Rail tickets and 2 nights hotel accommodation and breakfast at the Hotel InterContinental in Toronto (courtesy of Hilton Montreal Bonaventure and Via Rail)
  • one gift certificate for free Men's Executive Health Program (courtesy of Westmount Square Medical Centre)
  • samples of the showcased wine (courtesy of our generous wine sponsors)
  • Montreal Irish RFC team jersey
We will highlight the following eight (8) wines at our tasting from these four generous wine sponsors:
Featherstone: 
1.   Canti Barbera d’Asti Superiore (Italy, Piemonte) 13,15$ - red still wine
2.   Segura Viudas Brut (Spain) 13,95$ - sparkling white wine
Maison InVino:
1.   Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte 2005, 23,50$ (Italy, Puglia) or Tutti Per Uno Vinchio Vaglio Serra 2005 (Italy, Piemonte) 30,75$ - in case the first choice will not be available on the 2nd of March. (red still wines)
2.   Valcanto, Castillo de Almansa Monastrell 2007 (Spain, La Mancha) - 13,85$ (red still wine) 
Connexion Oenophilia:
1.   Tohu Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc - 18,00$ (New Zealand) (white still wine)
2.   Château Lamargue Cuvée Aegidiane Costières de Nimes 2005 - 19,85$ (France, Southern Rhone) (red still wine).
Labelle Bouteille
Angiolino Maule, La Biancara, Gambellara, Veneto, Italia is a purist and he is the leader of the group called Vinatur. Maule’s vines are located on volcanic hills that provide an elegant taste to the garganega, the famous grape native from the area between Verona and Vicenza in Veneto. All his wines are unfiltered and no yeast are added. The vines are treated with lactic ferments as fertilizers, oats are grown between the vines for maintaining a low level of nitrogen, organic compositions made with various herbs are used in replacement to synthetic pesticides in order to treat the vines. http://www.biancaravini.it/vini_eng.htm
1.      Masieri – 2008 (60 % garganega : 40 % trebbiano) – IGT Garganega del Veneto
This unfiltered white wine expresses the depth and flavours of garganega and the liveliness of trebbiano. The aromas of apples, hay and yellow tomatoes make this garganega-based wine unique and memorable.
2.      Masieri rosso – 2008 (100 % merlot) IGT Rosso del Veneto
This wine expresses several vegetable and fruit aromas. The harvest is always manually made, the wine goes partly in steel and partly in wood. This wine is easy to drink and it introduces a good structure in mouth as well as a good tannic taste given by this Merlot del Veneto. No sulphites have been added to this wine that goes well along with pastas, red meat, and medium intensity cheeses.

Cheques for tickets can be made out to MIRFC and mailed to
Jim Kellett
c/o MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier
1010 de la Gauchetiere West, Ste 2000
Montreal, QC H3B 4J1

For more information or to arrange tickets, please contact Jim Kellett at jkellett@3macs.com or (514) 394-2633.

Donations to the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation can be made through their website at www.childrenfoundation.com. Please note the rugby club when asked what lead you to donate.
 




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The Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club

presents an evening of

Irish Whiskey Tasting and Art Exposition
Brought to you by Cooley Distillery, Brasseurs RJ and MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier.

Please join us
November 26, 2009
6:30PM to 9:00PM at
4785 Rue Sherbrooke West
(Corner of Grosvenor in Westmount – L’Oeufrier)

We will taste three distinct Irish whiskeys from Cooley Distillery:
• The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Greenore 8yr Old Grain Irish Whiskey
 
Appetizers including Irish Cheddar as well as beer provided by Brasseurs RJ and water will be served, and are included. We hope to have some very interesting raffle prizes to complement the art exposition featuring photography of the Montreal Irish RFC in action as well as original art by David Biddle, former Team Canada wing forward and Concordia University Fine Arts student. All art work will be available for sale

Ticket price: $50.00

For more information, contact
Jim Kellett at (514) 394-2633 or jkellett@3macs.com or
John Weller at (514) 928-8155 or john_weller@waters.com

Tickets can be purchased from any of the MIRFC Executive or Jim Kellett or John Weller. Tickets will be mailed prior to event. Cheques payable to Montreal Irish R.F.C and mailed to
1010 de la Gauchetière West #2000, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4J1 Attn:Jim Kellett

All proceeds to support MIRFC.

Doors open at 6:00PM, tasting starts at 7:15PM.
 

Please support our club sponsors:

Hurley’s Irish Pub – Montreal’s Premiere Irish Pub
MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier – Service to investors since 1849
Osborn & Lang – Insurance brokers, since 1898
St Patrick's Society of Montreal – proud of our 175 years
Brasseurs RJ – brewers of Belle Gueulle and other fine products

 

Whiskey Information 

 


COOLEY DISTILLERY


Cooley Distillery was founded in 1987 by John Teeling, an Irish entrepreneur who was unhappy with the monopoly in Irish whiskey by only one producer and recognized the potential for a traditional, quality oriented distillery.  20 years later, in the prestigious 2008 International Wine and Spirits Competition held in London, England, Cooley Distillery became the first Irish Distillery ever to win the coveted World and European Distiller of the Year Awards. These trophies are awarded to the distillery that demonstrates the highest quality in its range of spirits brands.  Taste 3 of the great whiskeys from Cooley, Ireland’s only independent, Irish-owned distillery, on Thursday November 26 and support the Montreal Irish Rugby Club.
 
 
These are the 3 whiskeys we will be tasting:
 
Greenore 8 Year Old Single Grain Irish Whiskey
Greenore Single Grain is a truly unique whiskey as it is the only expression of Irish Single Grain whiskey in the world.   Grain whiskey is made from maize (corn) producing a beautifully smooth, sweet taste. When this is coupled with the creamy vanilla notes achieved from maturation in exclusively ex-bourbon casks, the result is the distinct taste of Greenore Single Grain Irish Whiskey.  Delicious before dinner, or with a dessert such as crème brûlée.
 
 
Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey
www.tyrconnell.com
A brand steeped in history and heritage, Tyrconnell dates back to the glory days of Irish whiskey.  Distilled in the old Irish tradition this pure pot still single malt whiskey uses only the most natural Irish ingredients of barley and fresh spring water.
Well structured with honey notes on the nose.  On the palate, a tang of oranges and lemons and a strong malt presence that balances well with the oily sweetness.  A long finish with the malt becoming more dominant to the end.
 
 
Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey
www.connemarawhiskey.com
This rare and original find among Irish whiskeys is single malt, beautifully gilded in peat reek.  Cooley Distillery resurrected the traditional Irish custom of drying the malted barley over peat fires with this peated single malt.  The smoke rising through the malted barley during this drying process gives the whiskey a distinct peaty flavour and aroma. These traditional distilling methods combined with natural ingredients and long years in oak casks continue to create a whiskey that is simply exceptional!