Get ready for the Ms Blue Jeans final

ALL roads will lead to Athboy, Co Meath, for the National Final of Ms Blue Jeans, in association with Carlsberg, which takes place over the June Bank Holiday Weekend from Friday, May 30 to Monday, June 2.

Activities get underway on Friday night at 8pm with the queens being interviewed by TV personality Hector Ó hEochagain in the Festival Marquee followed by entertainment by the Elvis Experience and Disco in Mulligan's Nite Club. Saturday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm there's a carnival on the street.

From 8pm onwards there's music and entertainment in the local watering holes. On Saturday night you can feed yourself at the barbecue in the grounds of the Old Darnley Lodge Hotel followed by dancing in a choice of venue's from Buck Mulligan's Nite Club, Marquee 1 Lightning Strikes or Marquee 2 Aces Wild.

After a Sunday morning lie-in, fancy dress football is next up, at 12.30pm. From 2.30pm to 6pm there's music in the park, a modelling competition involving the queens, music and entertainment for the family including bouncing castles and face painting and a mad hatters' tea party.

At 8pm the banquet takes place in the Darnley Suite. At 11pm there's dancing in Marquee 1 The Domino Effect, Marquee 2 The Three Amigos and Buck Mulligan's.

At midnight all the queens will gather in Marquee 1 for the announcing of the Blue Jeans County Queen 2003.

On Monday everyone can wind down to a music session with 'The Old Stagecoach' in the Old Darnley Lodge Hotel.

Tickets are available from Joe Gardiner 086 8453067, Noleen Doggett 046 54305/087 8392594 or Dara Englishby 087 8392032. email [e-mail]