At the ball: 1. Michelle Heaton & Hugh Hanley; 2. Yvonne Keating; 3. Mai Frisby, Denis and Caroline Desmond. (Pix. Brian McEvoy).
Keith Duffy hosted the last ball of 2009 in aid of charity last week. The Keith Duffy Masquerade Ball took place in the Great Hall, at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The gala, in association with Raymond Weil, was held in aid of Irish Autism Action and the Saplings School for Autism in Rathfarnham.
As guests arrived at Kilmainham they were greeted by all the magic of Christmas. Each guest was given a mask on arrival to keep with the theme of the night, with RTE’s Brian Ormond acting as MC. The evening commenced with a drink reception, after which guests enjoyed a four-course meal with entertainment by a host of celebrities and stars including Keith Barry and Darren Holden. After dinner there was much dancing to legendary band Aslan.
Among those who attended on the night wereKeith and Lisa Duffy, Ronan and Yvonne Keating, Caroline and Denis Desmond, Morah Ryan, Liam Cunningham, Michael and Kim Wright, Michelle Heaton and Hugh Hanley to name but a few.