Beacon lights up old Burlo
‘Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress,” said Anton Chekhov, “when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.” So, I spent the night with my wife at the Beacon Ball — in aid of the Beacon Hospital Patient and Research Trust — last night at the old Burlo, Doubletree by Hilton. I went last year, but this one was even better, even bigger, even more glam. Well, last night’s soiree was to celebrate 10 years of the famous hospital in Sandyford. It was great to see Meraid HylandMcGuire at the ball. (Her very popular and respected consultant husband Patrick sadly passed away this year.) CEO Michael Cullen and his wife, former fashion goddess Dolores Delaney, attended, as did Tim McKeown, director of strategy, VHI, and his wife Elizabeth — to say nothing of chief of staff for Beacon, Prof Mark Redmond and wife Suzanne, Colm Doherty, chairman (formerly AIB), and board member Niall Devereux (formerly Topaz, Siteserve), and Lucy Gaffney, chairperson of Communicorp (and her husband Gerard Maguire of 64 Wine in Glasthule).
I’m never bored around board members. Indeed, last year at the Beacon Ball, fellow red-head Lucy and I were the first onto the dance-floor together.
“In its 10 years of operation, Beacon Hospital has established itself as a significant pillar in the provision of health excellence in Ireland,” said Colm Doherty last night.