Last Wednesday, 10th October, I got to go to the launch of Lounge 22 - an exciting new arrival set to revolutionise the hospitality industry in Ireland. Held in the Royal Hibernian Academy, hosted by Caterhire and organised by Wall2Wall PR & Event Management, this was an amazing event.

I was not sure what to expect going to this event, but to say I was impressed would be an understatement. All of the furniture was comfortable and truly exciting. The presentation was amazing and everything was lighted up to the max. I can really see Lounge 22 making a huge impact on the events industry for 2008.

The launch night for Toys 4 Big Boys is on Wednesday 17th October. I won't be able to make a full report for this ezine, but I promise one for the November issue. Myself (Neo Ireland), Cathal (Eventznet.ie), Clyde (Chambers Ireland) and Elaine (Magnum Events) are all heading down to see what they have in store for us this year.

This has always been one of my favourite shows and I can't wait to head down to it. When the tickets came (thanks to Frank and the guys in Mediateam), I went straight onto the website and found this quote which I think sums up this show for me:

"The kind of cars that make you fall to your knees and thank God for making roads, because without wheels like these, tarmac is pretty pointless stuff. The publishers of New Car, Modified Motors and Bike Buyers Guide have teamed up with Toys 4 Big Boys to bring you the very best four-wheeled and two-wheeled superstars at this year's show."

As always though, there is something there for the girls too. They've brought back the ladies pamper zone for the third year running. Now I've never experienced this first hand, :), but I do hear it's great fun, and that is what this show is all about.

I hope that everyone takes the time to get to this, as it's a real treat. I hope to see you there. The show itself will be in the RDS on the 9-11th November 2007.

It is not often that I get invited to the opening of a brand spanking new hotel before it opens! So you can imagine my excitement when I got invited down to the new Louis Fitzgerald before it opened. The day before in fact. the bubble wrap was still on the lobby area but I still got the grand tour! The hotel are new members to Neo, so we'll look forward to seeing them at the future events.

This was one of my favourite rooms in the entire hotel (there on the right). Rent an office for a day with all of your office needs. It includes internet, desk, phone and a fantastic view and what's even better is that the panel pictured pulls down into a bed. It's perfect for any situation. All in all I was very impressed with the hotel and I can't wait for the official launch. The hotel donated a night's stay to us to help us raise money for the Events Industry Skillnet, and after seeing the hotel in person, the winner is very very lucky indeed.