A Day in the Life of the Man Behind Murder on the Menu

When Canadian born Bruce Henry went to Ireland in 2009, the naturally warm and friendly nature of the Irish folk made him decide to stay. Now, he brings a part of his life in Canada by providing the locals with alternative entertainment in the form of murder mystery games.

What made you decide to start Murder on the Menu?

I started Murder on the Menu because I love to laugh, I love to have fun and I’m passionate about great entertainment and great service. I wanted to develop a business that focused on the experience, something that was interactive, fun and above all, unique. It’s one of the main reasons we’ve been so successful in such a short period of time. I do everything I can to meet the expectations of our customers and then find opportunities to exceed them where possible. So far it’s worked out really well for us as we’re Ireland’s fastest growing entertainment company in the country.

Describe a typical day in the life of Murder on the Menu?

Well I work from home so that’s a blessing as well as a curse sometimes. The day starts around 7am, I take the dog for a walk (his name’s Captain and he’s a little Jack Russell), then around 7:30am its time to work. I boil the kettle, make a cup of coffee and then spend the next 2 hours working on emails.

After that I begin making phone calls to hotels & our costume supplier to ensure that everything we need for the weekends hen parties is ready to go.

We do a lot of work with companies all over Ireland so my afternoons are usually travelling from meeting to meeting, negotiating new contracts and renewing existing ones. It’s very exciting.

Around 3-4pm, it’s time to refuel with another coffee, catch up on a few emails that have come in.

The rest of the day/evening is then spent working on new murder mysteries, new games & new activities for future hens.

What has been your best achievement?

I have a lot of really great achievements that I’m proud of. I’ve been nominated and won a number of awards within my first year of business and I’ve had a lot of really exciting things happen.

If I had to choose just one achievement as my best one, I’d have to say my best achievements are when I receive emails from hens expressing their gratitude and thanks. As I said earlier, I started this business because I love to laugh and I love to have a good time and it’s a dream come true when people email me and tell me what a great time they had and how much they appreciated it. In my opinion, it’s not good enough to provide a service that people like. My goal is to provide an experience people love.

What are your hobbies/past-times?

I love to cook and I would categorize myself as a “foodie”. Growing up in a family of 5, the most important time of the day was dinner time. It was a place where everyone came to the table, my mom always prepared something lovely and tasty and we’d sit down, back in the day when nobody had a mobile phone, and just talk. Food has a remarkable way of bringing people together and I think that’s what I love about it.

Coffee or Ice-Cream?

Why not pour a hot shot of espresso over the ice cream? That sounds good… Excuse me *boils the kettle*

MURDER ON THE MENU – http://www.murderonthemenu.ie/

A Day in the Life of Lough Gara

Lough Gara offers the perfect location for country pursuits like horse riding clay pigeon shooting, falconry, boating trips, and archery in County Sligo. Run by a husband and wife duo, Adrien and Jimmy Kneale, a lot of stag and hen groups have had memorable moments in Lough Gara.

As a popular activity centre for stags and hens, we sought to know more about the place and the power couple behind Lough Gara Riding Stables.

What made you decide to start Lough Gara?

We started Lough Gara Stables & Country pursuits to give people a chance to experience traditional country pursuits in our peaceful tranquil location. We wanted to give people a chance to escape the rat race for a couple of hours and enjoy some friendly competition with their friends.

Describe a typical day in the life of Lough Gara.

Typical Saturday: We Start with feeding horses, hawks and pets from pets’ barn. We get horses in, cleaned and tacked up for their day of work. Clay pigeon traps are stacked.  Shotguns are checked and oiled. Air rifles are sighted in to make sure they are accurate. Archery targets are erected. Hawks are caught from cages and put on bow perches for ease of handling and flying.

Then, groups arrive throughout the day. They move between Three clay shooting stands, archery stand and Air Rifle stand, All stands have enthusiastic instructors and are roofed.

The hens are usually found horse riding in the roofed arena, in the Pet’s barn, or out experiencing a hawk or eagle owl flying to their gloved hand, hens will also try their hand at archery and Air rifle shooting, there is plenty to do for the ladies in the group that don’t want to ride.

Stags are usually found clay shooting, Air rifle shooting and Archery, some will also be interested in some falconry. Everyone mingles over a coffee in the large clubroom or in the gazebo overlooking the lake. When last group leaves Horses are untacked, fed and put to bed, Hawks are fed and put in cages, guns are oiled and put in gun cabinet and we collapse with a large glass of wine.

What is your favourite activity in Lough Gara?

Adrien’s favourite is horse riding. Jimmy’s favourite is shooting.

What has been your best achievement?

Jimmy won a silver medal for Ireland in Skeet shooting (clay pigeon) in the world championships in2009. Adrien trained dressage horse, Balaseyr Royal, which competed in Olympics with Richard Davidson.

What is your hobby/past-time?

Jimmy : Clay pigeon shooting   Adrien : Dressage

Coffee or Ice-Cream?

Jimmy : Coffee  Adrien : Ice-cream

LOUGH GARA RIDING STABLES – http://www.loughgararidingstables.com/

Kilkenny Self Catering

Welcome to Self Catering Kilkenny!

We manage all types of accommodation in Kilkenny. All our accommodation are centrally located within distance of all amenities. Kilkenny is a well known hot spot for groups including hens and stags. With a wide range of activities, restaurant and pubs and clubs. You will be sure to find something that will suit your group. There is many things to do in Kilkenny from visiting all the historic hot spots like Kilkenny Castle or just for a nice relaxing meal in some of the top restaurants in town.

Kilkenny is a very family friendly town with oodles of things to do to keep your family entertained. We can provide you with the ideal accommodation for your family trip all year round.

We take all the hassle away of organising your trip and will provide all you need for your break away. Kilkenny Self Catering provides trips for all year round. Contact us and tell us what you need for your ideal trip away.

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Self Catering Carrick on Shannon

We manage all types of accommodation in Carrick on Shannon from apartments to houses. All our accommodation are centrally located within distance of all amenities. Carrick is a well known hot spot for groups including hens and stags. With a wide range of activities, restaurant and pubs and clubs. You will be sure to find something that will suit your group. There is many things to do in Carrick on Shannon from sailing down the River Shannon to zip lining in Lough Key.

Carrick is a very family friendly town with oodles of things to do to keep your family entertained. We can provide you with the ideal accommodation for your family trip all year round.

We take all the hassle away of organising your trip and will provide all you need for your break away. Self Catering Carrick on Shannon provides trips for all year round. Contact us and tell us what you need for your ideal trip away.

 

Murder on the Menu

“We’re the country’s fastest growing, award winning entertainment company! Gather all the girls together and celebrate this momentous event with a killer murder mystery game where YOU become the characters (and one of you will be revealed as the murderer)!

 

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