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Jamie and Brandy Field at The Rose Hotel before the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE rain lashed and the wind howled outside, but in the Dome they partied.
The Rose Ball was another swish affair and bigger than ever on Friday night, with over 1,400 well-dressed ladies and gents attending.
Many enjoyed drinks in The Rose Hotel before adjourning to the Dome for the main event, just in time before the heavens opened. So what did they get for their €125 a head ticket?
Well the good folk at Brook Catering had a tasty menu for the evening. For starters they had a choice of ‘Clonakilty Black Pudding Croquette, Spiced Apple Puree’, ‘Ardsallagh Goats Cheese, Toasted Pine Nut and Basil Parfait, Beetroot Puree’ or ‘Citrus Cured Salmon Wasabi Creme Fraiche’.
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This was followed by ‘Prosecco Sorbet with Apple and Toasted Almond Salsa’. The mains were ‘Grilled Fillet of Steak, Braised Feather Blade, Fondant Potato, Madeira Jus, Red Onion Puree’, or ‘Pan Fried Fillet of Salmon Prawn. Fresh Herb Crust and Fennel Cream Sauce’.
And for dessert…’Set Kerry Cream, Red Berry Jelly, Raspberry Sorbet, Mini Pavlova, Lemon Gel’. It all sounds yum. All washed down with plenty of wine of course.
There was great entertainment too and more fun than was healthy was had by all present.
The style there was incredible as always and we took around 70 photos which we’ll be showing you today and tomorrow. Scroll down for the first batch of photos…
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Mai Harris, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Mary Harris, William O’Callaghan, Lesley O’Callaghan and Ciara O’Connor at The Rose Hotel before the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Grainne and Majella O’Sullivan at The Rose Hotel before the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Claire Connolly, Mary Connolly, Norma Purtill, Catherine Keating, Chelsea Thursby Milovanovic and Anne Connolly at The Rose Hotel before the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Colette Murray, Denise McConville and Sharon Preston at The Rose Hotel before the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Clodagh Hannifin and Lorraine Lynch at The Rose Hotel before the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Chris Moore and Lisa Martin at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mary Fleming and Lilibeth Horan at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Eileen Ahern and Elaine Breen at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Colleen Gallagher and Mark Daly at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mary McCarthy, Joan Cunningham, Caitriona Hobbert and at back, Kevin Cunningham at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Chris and Helen Lyne, Caroline Lovegrove, Niamh Noonan and Tom Baker at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Caroline and Colm Lynch at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Norma Hayes and Maura Murphy at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Eoin Costello, Sarah Costello, Shona Regan and Micheal Costello at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The Chicago Rose arriving at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
The London Rose arriving at the Rose Ball on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
