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THE glamour and glitz of a Hollywood awards ceremony came to the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night as Oliver Hurley threw a 50th birthday party to end all others.
The renowned musical director and Rose of Tralee Festival General Manager, invited 230 guests to an Oscar-themed bash, replete with a ‘Live From The Red Carpet’ format of interviewer and ‘paparazzi’.
Oliver said he wanted to mark the milestone with something special.
“I always said I’d do something for my 50th because life is short, so I was toying with an idea to combine my involvement in showbiz and the Rose of Tralee,” he said.
“A lot of my friends would dress up anyway for Rose of Tralee events of musical awards ceremonies so I thought what about an Oscars theme.”
“There’s going to be ten fun awards tonight, nothing serious of course, and the ‘movie’ to be honoured is ‘The Life Of Oliver To Date’, a so-called film which has been made about my life. I’d like to thank the people who put it together, I’ve great friends,” he said.
Guests signed their good wishes on large poster of Oliver on arrival and sat at tables named after Hollywood stars.
There was a hot buffet before the awards started followed by music and song from Alan Teahan, Bryan Carr, Olive Donovan and The Real Deal.
The celebrations continued until the wee hours with guests singing til dawn with Jack Healy from Killarney at the piano.
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Jill Hannon, birthday boy Oliver Hurley and Michelle Kerins at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kelly Field, Emma Murray, Clodagh Moriarty and Niamh Hurley at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Matthew and Shirley Moloney with Clare and Benny Murphy and Alannah Chute at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
John and Anne Marie Drummey at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Aine Hurley signs in to Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday party at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Orlagh Winters and Jill Hannon at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Neilus Colgan, Mary Colgan, Martina Colgan and Maurice Breen at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
John Fitzgerald, Cliodhna Hurley and Sean Hanafin at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anne, Irene and Sean O’Donnell at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anna Curtin, Rebecca Roche, Colette Costello and Karen Soffe at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Oonagh and Anthony O’Gara at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The 2010 Rose of Tralee, Clare Kambamettu and Sean Laffey at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Des and Gemma Hurley at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Conor O’Donnell and Adrienne Heaslip at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Majella Stack, Jackie O’Mahony and Maria Griffin at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mike Lynch, Geraldine Lynch, Lena Lynch, Sharon Walsh and Ray Walsh at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Martin and Dara Gough of Shannon Musical Society at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The jazz band plays in front of the ‘Ollywood’ sign at Oliver Hurley’s 50th birthday celebrations at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
