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January

IMPROV NIGHT on Thursday with JadaJada
Filmnoir playing live on Friday!
Bavaria premium on tap!
Cranberry Stout on tap!
Best Pub in town!
Voimaryhmä playing live on Friday!
Janne ja Tulkki and Rekkakuskit live on Friday!
Find us in Facebook
Ants in the Pants playing live on Friday!
Still time to vote for the best pub!
First Pub Quiz of the Year on Wednesday
Johnny Got It Wrong and Kaiti playing live on Friday!

2011

December

New Year in O'Connell's!
Joku Roti Mafia live on Friday!
Last Pub Quiz of the Year on Wednesday!
House Specials changing
Special Christmas Quiz on Wednesday! Extra Prizes!
O'Connell's closed for Christmas (Thu-Sat)
Grillin' Willie and the Vegetarians live on Friday!
Gift Vouchers as Christmas Presents!
Verka and Hi-Lo & In Between live on Friday!
Thank you for a great party!

November

Poutatorvi playing live on Friday!
O'Connell's turns 15 on Sunday!
Kitchen open all day on Monday, the 5th December!
The New Menu is out!
Tapio Ylinen and Streak and the Raven live on Friday!
Some price changes
Glögi and Eggnog!
Samae Koskinen solo live on Friday!
New menu coming out next week
Janne Laurila ja Tuhlaajapojat live on Friday, 11.11.11!
Father's Day on Sunday!
Café O'Connell's?
BrewDog on tap and bottles!
Cheese Plate special

October

Teatones and Koria Kitten Riot live on Friday
Library turned golden...
Halloween Party on Saturday!
A surprise gig on Monday with Bluelonesome duo!
Vihreä Maa and Perk live on Friday!
Revival Hymns and Humanwires live on Friday!
Brewdog tasting - SIGN UP NOW!
Book our space NOW for holding Pikkujoulu parties!
Vote for the best Pub!
Lucie Niemelä and Picnic With Lulu live on Friday!
Sean and Mereau live on Friday!
Coyet Ale on tap!

September

The O'C's gig calendar is now just about full for the rest of the year!
O'C's has the BEST PUB COMPETITION in town!
Oktoberfest is here!
Yournalist playing live on Friday!
ARTHUR'S DAY on Thursday!
Hiljainen Mies live on Friday!
Folkrock evening with Kim Curly Band and Ochre Room on Friday!
Fuller's Indian Pale Ale has landed!
Finland - Holland on the Big Screen on Tuesday!
Juho Salmi & Suuri Voima playing live on Friday!
Sean is our new chef!
Season over for FC O'Connell's

August

Palava Maa playing live on Friday!
Grimbergen Dubbel on tap!
Idiomatic live on Friday!
Dump your glossy mags at O'C's!!
Is your band looking for a gig?
New Chef? Is he Irish?
Bar opens at 16:00 from now onwards!
Toothpaste playing live on Friday!
Still time to join our Fantasy League for great prizes!
Cry Bar live on Friday!
Premier League starts up on Saturday on the Big Screen!
New Beer: König Dunkel on draught!
O'C's Superleague is back!
Student discount from Sunday to Tuesday!
FC O'Connell's gets back into action on Tuesday 2nd of August!
Janne ja Tulkki and some improv theatre on Thursday!
Live music on Friday and Daniel's Birthday PARTY on Saturday!

July

The search for the next great O'C's chef is on!
Computer gets sound!
O'Connell's in Foursquare - check out the special offers with your mobile
Upstairs renovation postponed
We also do TAKE AWAY
Mikkeller Pale Ale on tap!
O'C's Goes Festive!
O'C's is closed on Sunday and Monday
First Pub Quiz of July on Wednesday
Ochre Room playing live on Friday!

June

Upstairs renovation
Window renovation finished!
O'Connell's CLOSED for Midsummer! (Thu-Sun)
FC O'Connell's last game before the break on Monday
Pub Quiz with JJ on Wednesday
Teatones playing live on Friday!
Windows and doors changed
Summer of ciders!
Summer opening hours
Mojitos, Strawberry Margarita's and Sangria!
Naryan playing live on Friday!

May

Laura Moisio playing live on Friday!
Tapio Ylinen wins O'C's Has Talent!
GRANDE FINALE of the band competition on Thursday!
HI-Lo & In Between playing live on Friday!
Jukka's last pub quiz on Wednesday! Special prizes!
Premier League ends and the Fantasy Football winner is Lauri!
3rd Round of the band competition on Thursday!
UTU live on Friday and Irish Dancing on Sunday!
FC O'Connell's starts the season with a win!
Caledonian 80,- has arrived on tap!
O'Connell's joins Foursquare - check out the special offers with your mobile
Picnic with Lulu live on Friday and Jhary's on Saturday!
First game of the season on Tuesday!
Viidettä Vailla Valmis moves on to the finals!
Band Competition starts on Thursday!
Computer is back!
New tap: St. Andrew's Ale

April

Jarie & Lotta play Irish mucis live on Friday!
Vappu Saturday and Sunday!
The 2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Looking for a new quiz master!
LOOKING FOR BANDS!
FC O'Connell's
A few photos from Paddy's day
Men on the Moon play R.E.M on Friday!
SM-Liiga finals shown on our big screen!
EL CLÀSICO! Real Madrid vs. Barcelona on Saturday 16th
"O'C's has talent - THE BAND" starting at the beginning of MAY! Sign up now!
New bottled beer: Double Stout!
Another month, another chance
Ataturk playing live on Friday!

March

Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA finally on tap!
New wines and champagne...
We have a New Chef!
A Record Breaking St. Patrick's Day
Naryan live on Friday!
Two new products on tap: Tetley's Bitter and Abbot Ale
St. Patrick's Day on Thursday!
Vihreä Maa and Morse live on Friday!
New Bottled Beers from BrewDog
St. Patrick's Day only two weeks away!

February

Polartones playing live on Friday!
New product on tap: Original Porter
Photos from the birthday!
Bookends playing LIVE on Friday!
Valentine's Day on Monday
Hobo News playing LIVE on Friday!
The votes are in!
Shephard Neame Smooth on tap!

January

Aapo Halme playing live on Friday!
We are CLOSED on SUNDAY
New Bottled beer, Norwegian Wood!
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on tap!
Real Ale ONLY 5,50 EVERYDAY?!
New wheat beers have arrived!
Renewed Darts Corner and much more
New Bottled beer, Ola Dubh from Scotland!
O'Stage -open stage- starts again on Thursday!
New Cocktail List & some price changes
O'Stage open mic - once a month

2010

December

LIVE BANDS EVERY FRIDAY!
Some luxury products on the shelves...
Mr. Harry on Tap!
Brooklyn Winter Ale on tap!
O'Stage featuring AFTER COGNAC on Thursday!

November

O'C's SUPER 14th Birthday Party on Thursday!
Kitchen exceptionally open on Sunday!
It's time for some Glögi
The new fabulous newsletter!
Marko Haavisto Live on Friday!
Haandbryggeriet beers finally arrived!
New tap has arrived: Old Speckled Hen
Promotion this weekend in O'Connell's
Saku Rock now only 5,50/pint!
We still have room for you to book your PIKKUJOULU party at O'C's!
LIVE music with UTU on Friday
Radio 957 Best Bar vote is still ongoing!
Autumn Talent 2010 Comes to and end - What a show!
Querkus, oaked smoked porter, on tap now!

October

O'C's Halloween Party on Saturday!
Round 3 - The foreign students impress but the big Irish tunes win out
GRANDE FINALE ON THURSDAY
Talent Competition: Round Two report
O'C's Has Talent! 3. round on Thursday
O'C's Has Talent! 2. round on Thursday
First round over... First finalist through!
The new menu items!
O'C'S HAS TALENT COMPETITION STARTS ON THURSDAY!
We have THE BEST PUB QUIZ in town!
New beer tap: Coniston Bluebird XB

September

LAST CHANCE TO TAKE PART!
New Menu coming out in October!
Saturday 'Football Special' from the kitchen!
ARTHUR'S DAY on Thursday!
Paulaner on tap for Oktoberfest!
The football season is over for FC O'Connell's

August

New opening hours! Saturdays we open already at 14.00!
New products have arrived: Saku Rock and St. Feuillien'Saison
Last Game of the Season for FC O'Connell's on Wednesday!
Walker's Crisps are back!
Still time to join O'Connells Fantasy Football League!
Toothpaste playing LIVE on Friday 20th
Premier League started up again on Saturday!
Elvis Party on Saturday 14th

July

Dropping the student prices in August
TAPAHTUMIEN YÖ: O'Stage featuring Ataturk Band and Jalava!
The football pool winners!!
We have a new Ice Chursher Machine!
O'Connell's goes Fest with LIVE music!
FIFA World Cup Finals

June

World Cup fever continues amid the heatwave
Jukka's Back with the Last Pub Quiz of the Month
Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc on tap!
World Cup gets underway and O'C's has a competition to win some super prizes!
World Cup 2010 PLAY THE POOL AND WIN THE VIP DISCOUNT FOR A YEAR!
June opening hours
Face lift for the bar

May

Ice Hockey Finals and Champions League Final during the Weekend!
Our new chef starts work this week!
And the winning streak continues?
Kitchen closed on Thursday
We found a new chef!
A strong start for FC O'Connell's!
Fantasy Football and the end of Premier League
The 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Palava Maa wins the band competition!!

April

O'Vappu at O'Connell's
The BAND competition FINAL on Thursday!!
GRONK! moves on to the finals from the 3rd round!
The BAND competition round #3 on Thursday at 21.00!
Palava Maa moves on to the finals from the 2nd round
Update on the O'C's Fantasy Football League!!
Final phases of UEFA Champions League
The BAND competition round #2 on Thursday at 21.00!
Riffids moves on to the finals from the 1st round
The BAND competition kicks off on Thursday at 21.00!
Meantime Smoked Bock has arrived!

March

BAND Competition in April -the schedule and LIVE bands
Upstairs closed from Monday to Thursday
St. Patrick's Day photos are up!
We're open on Easter!
Janne Laurila & Ville Rauhala Duo LIVE on Thursday!
We're still signing up BANDS for the talent competition in March!
Meantime Smoked Bock 6.0 % coming on tap
O'C's Has Talent *BAND* starting at the beginning of April! Sign up now!
Canal+ back on line!
St. Patrick's Day is here!!!
Pub Quiz moved to Thursday
Fresita, strawberry sparkling wine, available now in small bottles
Original tune of the O'C's Unplugged winners!

February

Getting ready for St. Patrick's...
Marqués de Monistrol Winemakers Select Cava Brut
"O'C's has talent - THE BAND" starting at the beginning of April
Reserving and Renting Space
O'C's Wins Best Staff Prize!
No student overalls allowed in the bar...
New Cash Registers have been installed!
First Pub Quiz of the Month on Wednesday
Regulars' Card a.k.a Kantiskortti
Jacobsen Brown Ale on Tap
Thatcher's Katy and Dabinett

January

New Cash Registers coming...
London Pride and Belhaven Twisted Thistle on Tap!
New Flavours in your drink?
London Pride on Tap?!
TV and Viasat fixed
New bottled beers!
The New Menu has Arrived!
New beers!
O'Connell's closed on Monday 4th January

2009

December

Last Pub Quiz of the Year on Wednesday!
A new year brings a new menu?
Thank you all for a great party!
Two more pub quizzes this year
Deuchars IPA on draught!

November

Best Pub Quiz in Town!
A new dry cider!
La Goudale only 4 €!
What's up with the coffee?
O'CONNELL'S WINS BEST PUB!
A new employee -Hanna
Congratulations to the winners of our TALENT SHOW!
Real Ale is back on tap!
Update on the O'C's Fantasy Football League
O'C's Talent Show FINAL on Saturday!!

October

Leffe Rossa on tap!
Thursday -> 3rd round in the Talent Competition! FINAL ON SATURDAY 7TH!!
HALLOWEEN IN O'C'S ON SATURDAY!!!
Open early on Saturday for Football
O'Connell's Sports Blog gets going!
Meantime London Stout making a comeback!
O'C'S HAS TALENT COMPETITION! Starts on October 22nd

September

Karhu IV leaving - a seasonal tap coming
We serve Real Cider on tap!
We have Magner's Pear
Cider weeks are here!
Sheppy's Ciders for cider weeks - limited availability

August

Cider Weeks coming!
Real Ale is back on!
Elvis Party on Saturday!
Hot Dogs have arrived!
Steenbrugge Wit on Draught!

July

Litovel Premium on Draught!
August Opening Hours
Meantime Abbey Blonde on draught!
20 euro voucher?
AVON MAKE UP EVENING FOR WOMEN 16.7
We also do TAKE AWAY
Some Changes in the Draught Products coming...
O'C's featured in Lonely Planet Guide book

June

The Newsletter Community keeps on growing!
Magners - A Big Hit!
We have Magners on tap!!!
Open early on Tuesday, 15.00
LIVE MUSIC with Hannibal & Soppa ja Pahat Viinit (July 8th)

May

Summer Opening Hours
Last Pub Quiz of the Month and Football Game on Wednesday
Slowly but surely...
Have you tried these out yet?
Games to while away the day
Magners Coming Back on Draught!!
Kitchen open on Sunday for the Finals

April

New Flavours from the Kitchen!
Vappu!!!!!
Karpalolonkero
New Dessert with Blackberry
The 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships!
"Spring" time!
New Menu Items Coming Next Week!
New ciders
We now Have Liquorice Shots!
Taxes go up, we must follow...

March

Sangria now available!
O'C's team looking for players
Customer of the Year
Photos from St. Patrick's day
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
Red Seal Ale now available
Upgrading the furniture
St. Patrick's Week 12 - 17.3.2009
Open early on Saturday and Sunday for Football
Best Staff and Best Bar - article

February

Champagne
A New House Wine
Something to Read
Pub Quiz Limitation is History
Old Regulars Leaving Finland

January

Sunday Game - Kitchen Open until the First Half Time
Soup of the Day
The Best Bar with The Best Staff!
Try the Fair Trade Banana Beer
Darts on Mondays
Kitchen Opening Hours Changed
New Menu Ready
You can find us in Facebook too!
Darts Mondays starting on Monday the 12th of January

2008

December

Kitchen closed on Monday, the 22nd, and Tuesday, the 23rd
O'Connell's closed on the 24th and the 25th of December
Any Intrest in a Darts Tournament?
O'C's Makes You Move...
Reminders

November

New wines
Good riddance to the ciggy machine...
O'C's Birthday Party moved to January
Meantime London Stout is Back on Tap
We're open early on Saturday for football
Thank you for Halloween!
Quiz Food Offer

October

Halloween Party on Friday!
Game Time Food Offer
We are the 2nd largest seller of Guinness in Finland!
Want to exercise O'C's style?
All cards work with the new card machines
Sandwich Mondays
LIVE music with IRISH MIXTURE on Friday
Whiskey shelf filled up again
Pub quiz moved...
A quick note about an upcoming band
Halloween is but two weeks away...
Kapittel Pater instead of London Stout
Weekly Special instead of Weekend Special
The new menu started out well
Juho gets his own introduction
The new menu is out!
O'Connell's has the best bar web site in town!
Sangria Sunday!

September

New menu coming out on Monday!!
Some changes in the food prices and bigger portions too!
Oktoberfest continues...
Oktoberfest time!
Oktoberfest platter!
The cards are working again!
Fixing and Cleaning, Cleaning and Fixing
The Great Bowling Victory!
New Product on Tap
"New" Furniture in the Library

August

Cider weeks are here!
The building is getting a small facelift...
CIDER WEEKS on weeks 34 and 35!
UEFA EURO2008 Game scores have been counted
The weather cooled down and so did our machines...
Daniel O'Connell's birthday on Wednesday!
Light in the darkness

July

The O'C's boys did it again!
Heat creating problems...
Firemen get discounts on food
A New Jackpot Addition to the Quiz!
Whiskey Ice Cream with an Almond Cookie!!
Reserving the premises
Our sausages are for sale to take home...
It's Tammerfest time!
New cyders have arrived!
O'Connell's has the largest selection of Draught Beers in town
New products on the shelves!

June

Friday 11th LIVE music!
Football FINAL on Sunday at 21.45 on Screen
Ansu becomes the new Restaurant Manager!
Good combinations to recommend.
Sorry football fans...
New Cocktail Counter
UEFA EURO 2008
O'Connell's Football Team needs you!

May

Lost and found!
More desserts - Lemon Velvet!
Finally there's also new products on the Uisce Beatha shelf!
New products on tap! -Caffrey's andd Kriek
Traditional Irish Soda Bread for Sale!
Zalo playing LIVE in O'Connell's on Friday 15th May!!
Sirkus playing in O'C's on Friday 9th May!
O'C's is showing the ice hockey world championships live!
Dessert from the kitchen!

April

Vappu Special in O'Connell's - live music
Take Away Food
Tampere Unites in O'C's
Pubquiz moved to Tuesday!

March

Paddy's Day is upon us!
St. Pat's just around the corner

February

New menu...? New Chef...? No Seán...? What's up at O'C's?

2007

September

Pub quiz moved this week!
And now for the news!
Premiership club gets an overhaul
The stagnation stops here!

July

Marika chips in at the kitchen
Late breaking news: Hotmail has banned us but hopefully, only temporarily!
The O'C's Site upgrades just keep coming.
O'C's F.C. score their first victory!
The new menu is a hit!

June

The O'C's website sees some new improvements
The new menu has arrived!
New music finally makes its way to O'C's
The O'C's football team is desparate!
Exciting times in the O'C's Kitchen
O'C's closed for Midsummer's

May

Party tonight and no smoke tomorrow
F.C. O'Connell's needs you!
Summer specials and all that!
Smoking ban soon to come into effect.
While the staff are away, the managers can play...
Smoking in bars comes to an end...
New furniture in O'C's
Waltsu and his wheels
Summer ciders on the way!

April

New menu on the way
New smoking law comes into effect on 1st June.
Special announcement from our friend Jarie!
O'C's football season is kicking off real soon
Pies improved at O'C's

March

O'C's switches to the Summer schedule
Paddy's Day report
Now that the honeymoon is over...
Newsletter getting an overhaul
News just in - St. Patrick celebrated on the radio too!
St. Patrick's day extravaganza
Mari gets her own Staff Page
The first week of food service is done
The sausage has landed!
The Kitchen is open!
And this time it's official!

February

Get the last of the Murphy's in Finland - CHEAP!
Light at the end of the tunnel for the kitchen project
The winter chill has finally arrived
Renovation work continues at the bar
Staff Christmas party finally takes place

January

The renovation is underway!
Beautiful glass needs kind home...
O'C's to add to the staff.
Ansu and Simon survive intact, Waltteri comes away with a minor injury
Most of the staff heads for troubled waters
Former bar-tender gets a real job!
As we're speaking of Diamond Beer...
Happy New Year!
Changes to the O'C's schedule
The O'C's Food Questionnaire

2006

December

Christmas and the New Year: Opening Hours
The final run-up to Christmas is upon us
So now that the presents are sorted...
LastFM spawns a regeneration of the music in O'C's
Staff pages get updated... At last!
O'C's 10th Birthday a great success!

November

Things getting well geared up for the the big party
Jukka has a whole new bag of tricks...
Now that Jukka is done knocking your socks off...
Angelina Gracie to grace us one more time!
Great new stuff on the O'C's website!
The Magner's Petition is gathering steam...
The O'C's Internet just got a whole lot better!
We have a date!
All is not how it appears...
Web guru promises pics... soon!

October

Snowstorm hits Tampere!
Winter is finally well on the way
Marika returns and Seán joins the team
News from Marika!
Sign the new Magner's petition!
O'C's gets a brand spanking new projector
Diamond Beer's website completely overhauled
The roving reporter returns... and this time it's personal!
Ansu settling in well and we're all so very happy!
Whiskey in O'Connell's just got even greater!
What??? No Magners on tap?
Any given Sunday...?

August

Simon to take some time off...
Football viewing has never been better in O'C's!
Ansu's first day a success!
O'Connell's to get a new face behind the counter
The wraps are coming off - daylight is once again in O'Connell's
Former employee gets hitched - Waltsu and Simon were there

July

The best wooly hat in town has arrived!
Tammerfest is over
New payment terminals on the way for O'C's
Tammerfest is upon us...
Web Guru Kitson to visit Finland
At last, we have a winner!
World Cup Final is calling!
The final set of scaffolding goes up but...

June

World Cup continues but the competition doesn't.
FC O'Connell's form improves!
The famous Magner's becomes the number 1 product in O'C's
World Cup fever continues amid the heatwave
Just a few hours to go to the World Cup!
The O'C's football team's losing streak continues
Tampere Rugby Club kicks off it's season with a victory!

May

The Drinks gets updated
You can now send emails direct to your favourite staff member.
Saara leaves us for the Summer.
Snow Patrol's new album in O'C's
Elias got married...
O'C's online has now found it's new home
O'Connell's under wraps
World Cup just around the corner...
Lordi wins and Finland gets the Bronze
Congratulations to Finland (and Ireland too)!
O'Connell's online gets back online with a vengeance!
Just a quick reminder...
Cool down this Summer at O'C's
FIFA World Cup - Germany 2006