Thursday, June 25, 2009
Charlestown on Ice
At Charlestown on Ice were: 1. Sam Homan and Ashleena Naidoo; 2. Robert Lyons, Conor Cleere & Andrew Byrne; 3. Zoe Salmon & Killian O’Sullivan. (Pics. Brian McEvoy).
TV Presenter and Dancing on Ice Star Zoe Salmon jetted in to Dublin to get her skates back on for the official opening of Charlestown on Ice, the first summer ice skating experience and largest ever ice rink in Dublin.
Visitors will enter Charlestown on Ice through a 70 metre themed tunnel to the enormous eco friendly Olympic size skating rink also featuring a designated children’s ice rink. At the official opening guests and their families were treated to a choreographed ice skating performance, an action packed ice hockey demonstration, ice skating, face painters and entertainers.
Guests who welcomed Zoe Salmon included model, and wife of Niall, Gillian Quinn with children Mikey and Aisling, models Faith Barnett, Sam Homan and Ashleena Naidoo , FM104’s Killian O’Sullivan, TV3’s Andrea Hayes and Conor Cleere, beauty guru Triona McCarthy and her pal Catriona Hanly, Marcus Sweeney and Leigh Arnold.
CHARLESTOWN ON ICE will be the official home of the Charlestown Ice Hockey team and features a full size Ice Hockey Rink with seating for up to 900 spectators. This will be the largest ice rink ever in Dublin and biggest indoor multipurpose ice arena in the Republic of Ireland at 40,000 square feet with an ice area of 17,000 square feet.
CHARLESTOWN ON ICE features an über cool ‘Ice Bar’, ‘Corporate Entertainment Ice Box’ and Kids ‘Ice Pop Party Room’ and with laser light shows, skate school, ice hockey summer league, figure skating, Disco on Ice, free parking and much more.
http://www.charlestownonice.ie/
Event Reporter