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DUBLIN NORTH

By PATRICIA MACKENZIE

LADIES’ DAY OUT

Seasons Greetings to all. massive black-out affecting a large area
of Fingal.
NEXT MEETING Just as we were about to ‘abandon
The next branch meeting of Dublin ship’, the lights came on again. In
North will be held in the Renal Support spite of this unexpected ‘blip’ the
Centre, Beaumont Hospital on Tuesday show went ahead and the afternoon
January 30th, 2017 at 7.30pm. All was a great success.
members and friends are invited to start Our thanks to Red Hurley and the
the New Year with us. artists who coped with all difficulties,
and were willing to return on a later
LADIES’ DAY OUT date if the show could not be
The White Sands Hotel, completed because of power cuts.
Portmarnock, provided the setting for Our thanks to the White Sands
this year’s ‘Ladies’ Day Out’ on October Hotel and staff for their excellent
20th. 130 beautifully dressed ladies catering and service and not least to
enjoyed a Champagne reception, all our ladies who so generously
followed by a 4-course lunch, Fashion supported us.
Show and ‘Best Dressed Lady’ We raised over €5000 for the IKA
Competition. This was to be followed as a result of this brilliant event. Yet
by entertainment featuring Red Hurley again, a truly memorable event.
and Sisters of Sound, BUT suddenly the Our thanks to Ann Burke and her
lights went out and we were left in team for all their dedication and hard
candlelit gloom. This was due to a work.

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