In the Pink: 1. Gillian Quinn & Patricia Roe; 2; Calum Watson & Jayne Redmond; 3. Catriona Hanly and Helen O'Dwyer. (Pix. Brian McEvoy)
To Kildare, or K4 as it’s sometimes known, for The Kathleen Flannelly Pink Rose Ball which took place at the Westgrove Hotel in Clane. There was an illustrious guest list including Emmerdale wild child Sophie Powels (Holly Barton) on her first visit to Ireland.
This year marks the 5th Pink Rose Ball which coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the 14th anniversary of Kathleen Flannelly. To date €115,000 has been raised through this event and donated to The Marie Keating Foundation, St. Brigid’s Hospice and Littleway Cancer Support Centre.
Showing their support on the night alongside Sophie were TV3 Ireland AM’s Sinead Desmond, Gillian Quinn, Valerie Roe and her show jumping partner Dennis Flannelly of Kill International Equestrian Centre (and son of the late Kathleen Flannelly), designer Catriona Hanly (who flew in from Paris where she is now based), sultry songstress Patricia Roe, socialites Katy Gannon, Helen O’Dwyer, Caoilte Christie and Darren Mahon. The party kept going until the wee small hours at Kildare’s top hot spot, Mantra in Maynooth.
