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One week ago, a little filly was born in the National Stud of Ireland. But this little filly has no name, so we decided to ask you, our Mooney listeners, to get creative and pick a name for this little foal.

Last Friday, Brenda visited the stud, to find out what’s involved in naming this filly.

When Brenda visited the National Stud, they were having a birthday party for Vintage Crop. Dermot Weld and the pupils of De La Salle primary school were all on hand to see Vintage Crop get a carrot cake!

First Brenda spoke to Dermot Weld, then Fiona Buggie, stable foreman, and then Sinéad Hyland, Marketing Manager for the National Stud.

So if you'd like to name the foal...

The name needs to be unique, and a maximum of 18 characters, including spaces.  Our foal's Daddy is Rock Of Gibraltar, and her Mammy is Raise Your Spirits.

The closing date for your suggestions is 4.30m on Friday, March 8th.

And the person who chooses the winning foal will also win a fantastic prize!

- The winner will receive a VIP Tour of Mr Dermot Weld’s yard
- Private tour of the Irish National Stud & Gardens where they will meet the above filly of course!
- Bed, Breakfast & Dinner at the four star luxury Killashee House Hotel (dinner in Jacks Bar & Bistro)
- VIP package to day one of the Guineas Spring Racing Festival at the Curragh on Sat 25th May to include premier admission tickets for 2 people to the Curragh races on Saturday, May 25th with lunch in their exclusive Champagne & Wine Bar.

The prize is for two people.

For more information about the National Stud, Killashee House and the Curragh, visit www.irishnationalstud.ie, www.killasheehouse.com and www.curragh.ie.

To name the foal, e-mail Mooney at mooney@rte.ie before 4:30pm on Friday, March 8th - that's THIS Friday, so get your thinking caps on quickly!

To help launch the competition, Derek is also joined in studio by John Osborne, CEO of the National Stud...

Dragon’s Den returned to our screens last night – with the show boasting no less than three new Dragons.

Peter Casey, Ramona Nicholas and Barry O’Sullivan have joined Seán O’Sullivan and series veteran Gavin Duffy in the series which creates investment opportunities for budding entrepreneurs. 

Dragon's Den is on Sundays at 9.30pm on RTÉ One - for more information about the series, and to play the Sixth Dragon, visit www.rte.ie/tv/dragonsden.

Tom & Marie Donohue pictured above taken in Tom’s room at Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Harolds Cross.

Voices 4 Care Basic Info

The hospice here in Harold’s Cross hosts the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC), an all-island group working to improve palliative and end-of-life care for patients and their families.

A new initiative of the AIIHPC is the organisation of a new group called Voices 4 Care, a group of about 30 people which will include Palliative care patients, carers and former carers of Palliative care patients and those interested in improving palliative care. As part of this we are inviting members of the public to apply to join this group from Monday, March 4th.

Note for listeners: For more information about the programme and to apply to join this new Voices 4 Care group we invite people to call (01) 491 2148 or to visit the AIIHPC website, www.aiihpc.org (info about Voices 4 Care features on the home page).