More tea?
Yesterday afternoon I went along to the luxurious Merrion Hotel for a very grand tea party. TV and radio presenter Ryan Tubridy was hosting the event as aprt of the Alzheimers Lyons Tea Day, in aid of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland.
Ryan's fancy affair (complete with cucumber sandwiches and scones with clotted cream!) was one of over 2,600 such tea days which were being held around the country to raise much needed funds for this worthy cause. Among his guests were a number of politicians who ventured across the street from Government Buildings and Leinster House, including Senator Mary O'Rourke, Tom Parlon TD and Olivia Mitchell TD. They were joined by Maurice O'Connell, CEO of the Alzheimers Society and Alan Byrne of Lyons Tea.
After a rather emphatic speech, which included a reading from the book 'Saturday' by Ian McEwan, Ryan spent the remainder of the day mingling with his guests and swapping stories and anecdotes. I didn't get a chance to ask him how he is liking his new career path with RTE, but, judging by the smile on his face, he is quite content. Or maybe that was the calming effect of the Lyons Tea?
