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This is the home of the Grapevine Archives. Here we store all those fantastic stories from the history of this fine bar and its website.

All the articles are here and they're nicely organised by month and year. If you're looking for something specific, maybe the menu below will help you locate it quickly. Just click on the month in question and you'll be zipped down the page right to it.

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2010

March

Only a week to St. Patrick's Day!
Janne Laurila & Ville Rauhala Duo LIVE on March 25th!
Fresita, strawberry sparkling wine, available now in small bottles
O'C's Has Talent *BAND* starting at the end of March or beginning of April! Sign up now!
St. Patrick's Day only two weeks away!
Another month, another chance
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 end of March
Reserving and Renting Space
O'C's Wins Best Staff Prize!
Valentine's Day on Sunday
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...
Jukka's Back with the Last Pub Quiz of the Month
London Pride and Belhaven Twisted Thistle on Tap!
New Flavours in your drink?
London Pride on Tap?!
TV and Viasat fixed
New bottled beers!
Some price changes
The New Menu has Arrived!
New beers!
CITY-lehti voting is on!
O'Connell's closed on Monday 4th January

2009

December

New Year in O'Connell's!
Last Pub Quiz of the Year on Wednesday!
A new year brings a new menu?
O'Connell's closed for 23rd and 24th of December
Gift Vouchers as Christmas Presents!
Thank you all for a great party!
Two more pub quizzes this year
O'C's 13th Birthday on Sunday!
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
We still have room for you to book your PIKKUJOULU party at O'C's!
Congratulations to the winners of our TALENT SHOW!
Real Ale is back on tap!
Caledonian 80,- on draught!
It's time for some Glögi
Book our space NOW for holding Pikkujoulu parties!
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
O'C'S HAS TALENT COMPETITION! RAW UNPLUGGED! schedule confirmed
Walker's Crisps are also back!
Arthur's Day on Thursday!
Cider weeks are here!
Sheppy's Ciders for cider weeks - limited availability

August

Cider Weeks coming!
Real Ale is back on!
LIVE MUSIC with ANTS IN THE PANTS on Friday!!
Join O'Connells Fantasy Football League and win!
Returning to regular opening hours
Elvis Party on Saturday!
Premier League starts up again on Saturday!
Daniel's Birthday PARTY!
Hot Dogs have arrived!
Steenbrugge Wit on Draught!

July

FC O'Connell's gets back into action on Wednesday 29th!
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...
Mojitos, Strawberry Margarita's and Sangria!
O'C's featured in Lonely Planet Guide book

June

O'Connell's CLOSED for Midsummer!
The Newsletter Community keeps on growing!
Magners - A Big Hit!
We have Magners on tap!!!
Football on Thursday
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
First game of the season on Wednesday!
Final phases of UEFA Champions League

April

New Flavours from the Kitchen!
Vappu!!!!!
Karpalolonkero
FC O'Connell's
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!
We're open on Easter!
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
First Pub Quiz of the Year on Wednesday

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!
Father's Day on Sunday!
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!
O'Connell's will be closed on Monday 8th September
New Product on Tap
"New" Furniture in the Library

August

The football season is over
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 product on tap: Original Porter
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
World Cup gets underway and O'C's has some competitions to win some super prizes!
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