Saturday, 21st April 2012 – Tipperary Crystal sponsors the 2012 Annual Black Tie Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby Ball held in the Mansion House, Round Room, Dublin. The event celebrates the achievements of the province’s underage, Club, Schools and Women’s game. Rob Kearney was voted Bank of Ireland Player of the Year, as voted by the playing squad. Tipperary Crystal provided the inspiring Louise Kennedy Oceana Vases as awards.
Declan Fearon featured on RTE’s 9 O’Clock news yesterday and announced the opening of our first store in China today!
Approx 2:30m into this clip from RTE: http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2012/0109/9news.html#&autoplay=true
As the Autumn series and World Cup is just around the corner we would like to send our best wishes and good luck to the Irish team from Tipperary Crystal official partners of the IRFU.
Prestigious Stop In U.S. Capital
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic August 1st -7th presented by GEICO at the William H.G.- Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park is one of only eleven prestigious ATP World Tour 500 tournaments worldwide Recognised as one of the top 20 events on the ATP World Tour and a member of the Olympus US Open Series, the tournament offers more than $1.4 million in total financial commitment. www.leggmasontennisclassic.com
Carlsbad, CA
The Mercury Insurance Open Presented by Tri-City Medical Centre- July 30th – August 7th , is a participating tournament in the Olympus US Open Series. The US Open Series, now in its eighth year, is a six-week summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and WTA tournaments together. The series leads into the US Open. A Premier 700 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event offering $721,000 in prize money, will feature a 56-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw in 2011. This year the newly crowned Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova will play in the Mercury Insurance Open. The tournament will be televised on the Tennis Channel and ESPN 2. www.mercuryinsuranceopen.com
Washington DC
Located minutes from downtown Washington, DC, the CITI OPEN Tennis Championship will provide the area with its first
professional women’s tennis event and will set the stage for the US Open in September. One of only three such events in the US,
the inaugural International level event at College Park will attract the top calibre of women’s talent as they battle to become the Citi Open Champion. The Citi Open runs from July 25 to July 31. www.citiopentennis.com
TIPPERARY CRYSTAL AWARDING CHAMPIONS
FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Tipperary Crystal, an Irish company has become synonymous with high-end designs of excellent quality, supplied awards for the Ladies European Tour Player’s Player of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award and the Murcia Ladies Open on the LET Access Series in 2010.
For over a quarter of a century Tipperary Crystal has created modern and classical collections both in crystal and ceramics.
The company is also the Official Crystal and Ceramic Supplier of the AIB Ladies Irish Open and The 2011 Solheim Cup.
The AIB Ladies Irish Open, now in its fourth year, will be played at Killeen Castle in Dunsany County Meath in August.
The 12th edition of The Solheim Cup, which pits European’s 12 finest players against their US counterparts, will be contested at the same venue this September.
Tipperary Crystal, which was established in 1988, has a highly successful strategy of “innovation through design”™, working with talented Irish designers of international renown, which include, Louise Kennedy, Graham Knuttel, Patrick Guilbaud, Rachel Allen and legendary Irish golfer Christy O ‘Connor Snr. It is now a recognised leader in creating high-end designs, both classical and contemporary in crystal, glass and ceramics.
Tipperary Crystal is involved in all disciplines of sport globally. From golf to tennis, horse racing to cycling, its awards are the focal point of many events and have been received by some of the most talented sporting legends in the world, which include Sophie Gustafson, Graeme McDowell, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal to name but a few.
“We were thrilled that Tipperary Crystal supplied the trophies for the Ladies European Tour’s Player™s Player of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award as well as the Murcia Ladies Open on the LET Access Series in 2010 and we look forward to building on our solid collaboration in the coming season” said Alexandra Armas, Executive Director of the Ladies European Tour.
Tipperary Crystal commented: “When asked if we would sponsor awards for these prestigious events our response was an overwhelming yes” said Declan Fearon, Managing Director. “The LET is an organization of unprecedented importance and in particular the LETAS, which nurture aspiring golfers who then move into the ranks of LET. We believe our trophies will match the individualism and creativity of the players who will become champions.”
Tipperary Crystal is also the official trophy supplier to The Sony Ericsson Open Miami (ATP/WTA Tour) and The Mercury Insurance Open Carlsbad, California (WTA Tour). An Official Partner to the IRFU (Irish Rugby) and to The Curragh Racecourse (Horseracing).
Tipperary Crystal joins an already impressive roster of partners who will be supporting the Ladies European Tour in 2011. They include Henderson Global Investors, John Deere, Lacoste, Softspikes, ecco and The R&A. The Ladies European Tour will launch the 2011 season at the ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open in Melbourne from February 3-6.
Get you orders in now for Christmas -
All orders made for delivery within Ireland before Wednesday will be delivered in time for Christmas.
All orders made now for delivery outside of Ireland will not make it in time for Christmas Day.
Tipperary Crystal is excited to announce the opening of a new retail store in The Citadel Outlet Mall in Los Angeles on Friday 12th November 2010.
Tipperary Crystal’s arrival at the Citadel will offer lovers of crystal and homewares a rare opportunity to buy our stunning products as either a treat from themselves or as a special and unique gift.
We are recruiting Managers, Sales Associates, Full-Time, Part-Time and Weekend employees. Please send all CV’s to nicola@tipperarycrystal.com
It used to be a long way to Tipperary, but not anymore….
The Tipperary Crystal Retail Emporium is sure to be a crowd pleaser with top Irish talent including Rachel Allen, Graham Knuttel and Patrick Guilbaud each presenting their exclusive collections over the course of the weekend.
Rachel will be showing her latest collections with Tipperary Crystal including her fine bone china collection and new candle range. Don’t miss your chance to snap up one of the special mix and match hampers.
Graham Knuttel will run numerous competitions to give away signed Knuttel prints as well as limited edition plates. Plus make sure you seize the opportunity to meet Graham who will be on hand to sign all purchased pieces.
Patrick Guilbaud will talk about his new Tipperary Crystal ranges as well as hosting wine tastings and teaching visitors about how to make the most from a bottle of wine i.e. correct glass, decanting. Finally Louise Kennedy will be signing gift cards on all purchases of her crystal on Sunday. Tipperary Crystal will have Christmas wrapped up ensuring choosing that special Christmas gift has never been easier.
We will be showcasing at Taste of Christmas on 26th – 28th November at the new Convention Centre in The Tipperary Crystal Emporium on Level 4. We look forward to meeting some of you over the course of the weekend.
Everyone from Tipperary Crystal would like to congratulate the Tipperary Hurling Team on a fantastic win over Kilkenny in The All Ireland Final in Croke Park yesterday.
Tipperary battled the final out with Kilkenny, who had won the last 4 championships, in front of a huge crowd in Croke Park with the two teams putting on a spectacle worthy of any final.  Tipperary managed to keep their composure and won the game 4-17 to Kilkenny’s 1-18.
Tipperary will be arriving home today with the Liam McCarthy Trophy to celebrate with all the fans on what promises to be a memorable day. Well done boys, you have done all of us proud.
Graham has confirmed his dates for signings around the country for the last quarter of 2010. The dates and location of his signings are as follows -
Thursday 9th September – House of Fraser, Dundrum – 6-8pm (Launch of his new limited edition plate ‘Menu’)
Saturday 18th September – Brown Thomas, Cork- 2-4pm
Saturday 16th October – Barkers, Wexford – 2-4pm
Thursday 11th November – House of Fraser, Belfast – 6-8pm
Saturday 20th November – Arnotts, Dublin – 2-4pm
Saturday 27th November – Kilkenny Shop, Dublin – 2-4pm
Saturday 4th December – Brown Thomas, Dublin – 2-4pm
Thursday 9th December – House of Fraser, Dundrum – 6-8pm
Saturday 11th December – Brown Thomas, Cork – 2-4pm
Graham and all of us at Tipperary Crystal look forward to meeting some of you at the signings.
