Last Sunday night May 13th The Grunts supported Vincent and the Villians at Cyprus Ave in Cork to a packed house. Many thanks to all those who turned up and to Eoin at Cyprus for the GigRedFM's Green on Red, from 7-10pm Sunday evenings!

May 2nd saw The Grunts support Super Stanley 800 in Dolans Limerick. Thanks Stan!

The Grunts have previously appeared on Deis Roc, TG4 Monday 21st Nov, 2005

Leading established and emerging Irish artists have come together on a new CD entitled REWIND... Artists in Support of the Environment, produced as a fundraising venture by Zero Waste Ireland. The CD will be launched in the Bodega Bar, Cornmarket St , Cork on Friday 25th November at 8.00pm, and will be on sale in Virgin Megastores from that date.

The launch party promises an exciting mix of music and culture, with an art performance by Dunlaoighre Artist John Adams, who will paint two canvases live to be auctioned later on the night. TV Chef Seamus O'Connell will provide gourmet food, and live music will be by The Grunts, Diane Ward and The Lotion. Admission 10 euro. (Press welcome free of charge).

The album features 15 tracks generously donated by the following artists: Mary Black....Sharon Shannon....Juliet Turner....Donal Lunny....Liam Clancy with Robbie O'Connell & Donal Clancy....Damien Rice....Rafter....The Frames....The Grunts ....The Guggenheim Grotto....Kila.....Declan O'Rourke....Solas....Pat Crowley & Johnny McCarthy ....Aleisha & Niamh Clune

'This is an exciting event for Zero Waste Alliance Ireland' commented Sean Cronin, Chairman ZWAI 'and we are delighted with the support of our musicians, who have generously donated tracks for our fundraising efforts'.

Zero Waste Alliance Ireland (ZWAI) is a registered environmental charity, which promotes the Zero Waste approach to resource management in Ireland through information and lobbying activities. ZWAI is part of a growing worldwide movement involving 66 countries.

Zero Waste is a whole-system approach to addressing society's unsustainable resource flows. It encompasses waste elimination at source through product design and producer responsibility, aided by economic incentives, together with waste reduction strategies such as cleaner production, product dismantling, recycling, re-use and composting.

ENDS

For further information contact: Sean Cronin, Chairman, Zero Waste Alliance Irelands

Tel : +353 21 230 7187
Fax : +353 21 230 7179
Mobile : +353 87 6777358
seanc@zerowastealliance.ie www.zerowastealliance.ie