At the Cannon Ball launch: 1. Anna Daly; 2. Dan McGratten & Anne Doyle; 3. Amanda Brunker. Pics. Kieran Harnett.
Traffic at St. Stephens Green ground to a halt as model Pippa O’Connor posed with a selection of the luxury cars that will travel in convoy through Ireland for the Cannon Ball Run three day event. The launch party for the first ever Cannon Ball in Ireland took place at Residence Private Members Club where a host of well known faces turned out to support the Barretstown charity.
A host of familiar faces from Dublin’s social scene such as TV’s Anna Daly, Sinead Desmond and husband Dave Ryan, Amanda Brunker, Liam Cunningham, Anne Doyle and Dan McGrattan, Gerald Kean and Lisa Murphy, Grainne Barron, Maire Lee-Geary and Michael O’Doherty sipped the aptly named Cannonball Cocktail and enjoyed the sunny evening in the club’s garden.
The Cannonball Run will take place over three days, with the 1st pit stop giving the car enthusiasts a quick tour of Barretstown, so participants can see the joy that their money, brings to the children that benefit from the charity. The 2nd pit stop takes in the picturesque location of Kinsale, for a well deserved lunch in Fish Fishy Restaurant. The last day takes in the winding roads to Killarney, where the weary Cannon Ballers will party the night away, with a fabulous barbeque and a night in the Four Star Malton Hotel.
So pump up your tyres, and polish your favourite boy toy, and rev up for the first ever Cannon Ball Run to take place in Ireland. Registrations and further information can be obtained from http://www.cannonballrun.ie/ and places are limited!
