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Downhill House Hotel is a privately owned and managed country house located on the banks of the Brosna River - Europe's richest salmon and trout river - a short walk from shops, bars and restaurants of Ballina town.

Set in manicured gardens, and boasting a €2m investment, the Downhill House Hotel is the perfect venue for a relaxing leisure, family, golfing or angling break.

Prize includes a 2 night break with a complimentary upgrade to our Master Suite which includes 2 nights Bed and Full Irish Breakfast, a 5-course dinner in the hotel's Brosna Restaurant overlooking the flood-lit Brosna mini-falls.

Downhill House Hotel and Eagles Leisure Club,
Ballina, Co Mayo www.downhillhotel.ie

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Located in the heart of town and a mere 300m from Killarney Train Station, the Killarney Park Hotel is a place of elegance, warmth and hospitality. It offers the best in accommodation, unobtrusive yet friendly service and a commitment to ensuring that every moment will be memorable, relaxing and enjoyable.

The dining options at the Killarney Park Hotel include The Park Restaurant for fine dining and creative Irish cuisine, the casual bistro-style Garden Bar with al fresco dining during the summer and the Lobby serves award winning afternoon tea daily.

The spa and leisure facilities at the hotel include a 20 metre indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, outdoor hot tub and fitness suite. The Spa offers eight treatment rooms with Elemis and Eve Lom products and golf, horse riding and fishing are all available nearby.

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The Harbour Mill is the perfect Hotel alternative for families, giving you more space for the little ones, free to come and go as you please and the flexibility to eat in or out at one of the many family friendly restaurants in the area.

The area has an abundance of activities to keep children of all ages entertained on their family break and Mummy and Daddy may want take advantage of our babysitting facilities to sample the great selection of evening entertainment on offer in Westport.

Why not take time to relax in our sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi or end your day with a glass of wine in our Captain's lounge & wine bar. You will be spoilt for choice when experiencing the excellent choice of restaurants and bars Westport has to offer. We are sure you will leave feeling refreshed, relaxed and rejuvenated!

To be in with your chance of winning this fantastic break, just answer the following question as per instructions.

What is the name of the lounge in the Harbour Mill?
a) Captain's Lounge
b) Sailors Lounge
c) Fisherman's Lounge

Paul O'Doherty is freelance journalist and writer who is a frequent contributor to numerous national publications, in particular the Irish Times. An Irishman's Diet is a humorous and frank diary of his struggle to lose four stone and complete the Dublin marathon - and comes with tips and advice on how to lose weight, eat better and exercise effectively.

We follow with mirth his efforts to reclaim the long unworn outfits swinging from hangers in his wardrobe, and the painstaking and grueling training for the Dublin marathon. Will he lose the pounds and will he finish the race?

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This product has been developed in conjunction with leading scientists and world leading experts in the field. As a result the AeroGarden provides high quality, farmers market fresh produce, herbs and flowers all year-round without the mess, time and space required for traditional garden.

The AeroGarden and seed kits are available from Atlantic Homecare, from www.lifes2good.ie, or on 1890 25 22 07.

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There are two ways to enter competitions in EM. The closing date for all competitions is 30th January, 2008.

1. SMS from your mobile phone
Each competition has a number associated with it. You can use this number to enter the competitions via SMS from your mobile phone. To enter the competition simply text the relevant number, followed by your answer, and your name to 087 923 9210.

For example, if your name is John Smith and you wish to enter competition 1, then text one of the following, depending on your answer to the question:

EMCOMP1 A John Smith
EMCOMP1 B John Smith
EMCOMP1 C John Smith

Important
You must use the above format, and must ensure that there is a space between the number and your answer, and between your answer and your name. Entries not matching the above format will not be recognised. You will still be charged for the message. All messages are charged at the standard rate and winners will be selected at random. Should you be chosen as the winner of the competition, you will receive a phone call to the mobile phone you used to send your entry.

Numbers for each competition:
EMCOMP1
Downhill House Hotel weekend break
EMCOMP2
Killarney Park Hotel weekend break
EMCOMP3
Harbour Mill Hotel Complex
EMCOMP4
An Irishmans Diet
EMCOMP5
Aero Garden

2. Mailing your entry
Send your answer along with your name and address, clearly indicating which competition you are entering by using the above numbers on the envelope to

EM,
ESB Corporate Affairs,
27 Lr. Fitzwilliam St.,
Dublin 2.

EM COMPETITION1
Alex Keogh, HO
(The winner receives a luxury two night stay at The Marlton, with dinner on one evening in the Garden Room Restaurant and a complimentary Yon-Ka beauty treatment)

EM COMPETITION2
Sean Cronin, Killarney
(The winner receives a weekend break for two in Select Hotels of Ireland's Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan. Dublin)

EM COMPETITION3
Arthur Schmid, Limerick
Jo Curran, Retired
Liam Doyle, Lough Ree Power
Noel Greally, HO
Sharon McEvoy, Grid
(Each of the five winners receives an Orgapod's Organic Exotic Meals hamper)

EM COMPETITION4
G. McGough, Customer Supply
Bernard Keogh, Retired
Alicia Reuze
Liam Swaine, Retired
Pat Hennessy, Moneypoint
(Each of the five winners receives, compliments of Liberty Press, a copy of Jack Harte's and Sandra Mara's "To the Limits of Endurance - One Irishman's War".)

EM COMPETITION5
Patrick Cooney, Offaly
Colette Roper, Fleet St.
Philip Higgins, Clanwilliam
Paul Melinn, HO
John Dillon, ESBI
(Each of the five winners receives a Trivial Pursuits game)

EM CROSSWORDS
€200 Shopping Voucher
Jim Moran, NCW
Ide Crowe, Enfield

€100 Shopping Voucher
Jim Roche, Millstreet
Rob Nestor, Dublin