PHOTOS: A Night Under The Stars In Ballyseedy For A Great Cause

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Frazer and Michelle Hanrahan, Claire and Conor Freeman at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Frazer and Michelle Hanrahan, Claire and Conor Freeman at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

A VERY special event was held in Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday evening where almost 200 guests helped raise funds for the The Irish Pilgrimage Trust.

The €50 a head ‘Valentine’s Dinner Under The Stars at Ballyseedy’  event saw guests enjoy a champagne reception followed by a four course meal with music from a jazz band on arrival and later, entertainment from the Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts.

There was also an after party in The Blasket Bar in town.

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Special guest on the night was Elysha Brennan, the International Rose of Tralee 2015.

The Irish Pilgrimage Trust is a registered charity in Ireland. Every Easter they take a group of children with a variety of special needs to Lourdes for a week and this year Elysha Brennan will travel with the group.

Children are selected on the basis of their medical or social needs and the Trust raises funds for the sponsorship of all of the children.

The young people travel without their parents, and embark on this very rewarding adventure with a dedicated team of adult volunteers/carers (including a Group Leader, Nurse and Chaplin).

The Trust receives no state/public funds and the Trust is totally reliant on fundraising and voluntary donations.

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Ruth McCarthy, Paddy O'Connor and Réidín O'Sullivan at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ruth McCarthy, Paddy O’Connor and Réidín O’Sullivan at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Tommy Griffin, Jilly O'Dwyer, Kate Dillon, Muireann Rooney, Donal Rooney and Brian Dillon at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Tommy Griffin, Julie O’Dwyer, Kate Dillon, Muireann Rooney, Donal Rooney and Brian Dillon at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Michelle and Denis McCarthy at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Michelle and Denis McCarthy at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Clodagh and Breda O'Shea at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Clodagh and Breda O’Shea at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Aoife Looney, Karen Joy and Sinead O'Connor at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Aoife Looney, Karen Joy and Sinead O’Connor at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Declan Lawless, Helen Murphy, Terry Healy and Anne Marie Healy at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Declan Lawless, Helen Murphy, Terry Healy and Anne Marie Healy at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Padraig Creedon, Karen Joy, John Buckley, Laura Kennedy and Kieran Kennedy at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Padraig Creedon, Karen Joy, John Buckley, Laura Kennedy and Kieran Kennedy at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Arthur Fitzgerald and Emer Devane at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Arthur Fitzgerald and Emer Devane at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Danny and Joan McKenna at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Danny and Joan McKenna at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Dermot and Ruth O'Grady at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Dermot and Ruth O’Grady at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Fiona Hyde and Clodagh Whittleton at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Fiona Hyde and Clodagh Whittleton at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Kate O'Donnell and Patrick Crowley at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Kate O’Donnell and Patrick Crowley at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Maria and James Tobin at the 'Under The Stars At Ballyseedy' fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Maria and James Tobin at the ‘Under The Stars At Ballyseedy’ fundraiser at Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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