Out & About

Did the judges get it wrong? John certainly gave us a great fight. He is one of the nicest fighters in the boxing business and I do hope he can rebound and get the Championship fights he deserves.

Remember this is the first time that he has lost and now more that ever he needs our support, so let's do it and give him all the confidence that we can as he did put the Irish back in boxing on this side of the Atlantic.

Guinness has just launched their 250th Anniversary drink that has the very same taste as it was 250 years ago when Arthur Guinness discovered it and we havn't looked back since.

The party was at The Perfect Pint (East 45th Street, just off 3rd Avenue) and, let me tell you, it was a blast and well supported by all the brand people and their distributors here in New York.

I met with Patrick McFall and Matt McGinley of Diageo who were pouring the freshest pints of Guinness that you have ever tasted in North America and, of course, who was in for a pint? None other than the coffee man himself Pete Scalley having a couple pints that were going down very well let me tell you.

For the last couple of weeks I have been telling you about a new bar and restaurant that has just opened on 17th Street between Union Square and Broadway and I did have the name wrong... The bar's name is Lillies and have to pay them a visit as it will blow your mind how beautiful it is. Again, congratulations to Tommy Burke and Frank McCole and their wonderful staff as it is a great place to hang out.

There's another new opening on the Westside called Gossips that is headed by one of the best impresarios in the business Danny Doohan and his partners.

Danny who has been at this bar and restaurant game a long time knows his business. These Irishmen know what they are doing and the new bar is a lovely place.

Opening night featured music from another well-known man around town, Fergus Begley, who had the place rocking and singing and who also represents Heineken in New York; I wonder what else he does?

I got to see New York's good samaritan Timmy Myles - the MTA  Bar Cart barman at Penn Station this week. You can get meet him between Platforms 15 and 16 where he serves the Long Island Railroad passengers on the way home from work with a nice cool drink after a heavy day.

Now Tim made the headlines in Newsday last week. The story is that Timmy found a large sum of money on one of the Long Island trains before it departed the station and as a good Irishman like Timmy he handed it in to the Lost and Found in Penn Station.

The next day the passenger that lost the money came to claim it as he knew his money was in $100 and $20 bills. Now, was this man lucky that it was our Timmy, who is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, who had found the cash.

To finish this great story the man that lost the money and got it back came to Timmy's Bar Cart to thank him and promised to pray for him, not that Timmy might need them. What a nice compensation that was, huh?

The next time you're in Penn Station after work call into Tracks Raw Bar and Grill and say hello to Timmy Myles and maybe buy him a drink for the great deed he did and you might, just might, get his autograph.

This man should be Sainted, where is Mayor Bloomberg with his medal of honesty for our Timmy?

For all you golfers out there the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 9 are hosting the Annual Francis P. Beirne/Francis McGreal Memorial Golf Outing at Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course in the Bronx on Monday May 11th, beginning at 7.30 am.

Please support this Annual Fundraiser by sponsoring a hole or joining them to play a round of golf by faxing your registration/sponsor to (914) 833-8363

For more information about the tournament, you can call any member of the committee; Dermot Sexton at (914) 769-7363, Francis McGreal (845) 855-9388, Hilary Beirne (914) 833-8363, Tom Beirne (914) 667-9442, Martin Beirne (718) 549-2686, John Branley (718) 885-3778, Peter Coyle, (914) 776-2336, John Dunleavy (718) 796-0908, Brendan Lynch (914) 963-0775, or Bill Reilly on (718) 699-5725.

Don't forget to book your tickets for the AOH Division7 18th Annual Kruise for Kids Hudson River Dinner Dance & Concert Cruise to benefit Project Children on Wednesday, June 10th

There'll be a full open bar, hot and cold buffet dinner and dessert all for only $100. Call  (212) 717-9955 to get your tickets!

Everyone is going even Noelle Clancy the painter, all the gang from Tracks, Bruce, Michael, Pat and Liam (I had to mention that to keep Michael O'Brien happy as he was complaining that his name has been missing for the last few weeks, sorry Michael but other people have the same problem, right Des..?)

See you all next week.