Claudine helps brother celebrate his own big match
It was all celebrations and jubilations last week. Claudine Keane celebrated her brother Ronan Palmer’s engagement to Zoe Dromgoole in 37 on Saturday night. Claudine’s footballing megastar husband Robbie was, before you ask, away.
Esteemed actor Liam Cunningham and Calum Best (sorry, I don’t know precisely what Mr Best does), among others, partied in 37 on Dawson Street after the inaugural Xposé Benefit Awards in The Mansion House last Thursday.
The last award of the night was for someone whose outstanding contribution to Irish fashion on the global stage was to be recognised, someone who was very proud of their Irish roots and proudly represented Ireland on the world’s most prestigious red carpets...
“It dawned on me that this sounded like my story,” designer Don O’Neill told me.
“The TV cameramen swooped down on our table… and Pascal is screaming and yelling,” Don said, referring to his husband.
The party started in earnest from that moment on.
“We were back at The Merrion at 2am and on our way to the airport by 8am. We flew back to New York with the same flight crew that we came in with Wednesday night,” continued the dapper Don.
“And they were thrilled to hear the good news and celebrated with us on the flight home. By 3pm on Friday afternoon I was back at my desk in New York.”
That’s a true Manhattan transfer.