Major fundraising night for North Louth Hospice in Gyles Quay venue

I headed for Fergusons Bar in Gyles Quay for a fundraising night for the North Louth Hospice which was being hosted by local musicians The Crawleys along with special guests Stewart Agnew, Sinead McNally and Henry Mac & the McCollums.

There was a huge crowd there for the night and it was being recorded for a DVD release this week and is available from the bar priced €20.

I was only in the door when I met up with Lyndsay and Ciaran Crawley from Gyles Quay who told me they were delighted to be able to help out with the fund raiser and assured me it was going to be an epic night. They were joined by pub owner Niall Ferguson who told me they were always delighted to have the Crawleys in action there.

I wasn’t too long in the door when I had the pleasure of talking to Edel Nordon from Mullaharlin Road who was enjoying the company of Valerie and Jim Black from Glenwood and Geraldine McCrystal from Gyles Quay who told me it was already a really great night.

Not too far away I then got talking to Michelle Murphy from Jenkinstown who was with Catherine White from Upper Jenkinstown and husbands Diarmuid and Damian. Michelle she and Catherine were taken out, they did their best to make the best of it saying ‘when you’re out, you’re out and you don’t care’.

I then caught up with three sisters out for the night and they included Linda Connor from Lordship, Barbara Rice from Jenkinstown and Karen Morris from Cooley who were there with Linda’s daughter Aine and Mark Dorian from Darver, Barbara’s husband Tom who told me they were all going to have a wild and crazy for a great cause.

After this I met up with brother and sister Declan and Bronagh Keenan who were with Grainne and Gerard Smith all from Gyles Quay who were having a mad time and assured me once the Crawleys were in action it had to be an excellent night.

Making my way through the crowds I then got talking to Michelle Kirk from Carlingford who was with Geraldine McGrane from Riverstown who told me they were only there to see the Crawleys and were sure it was going to be an epic night for certain.

Not too long later I met up with Lorraine and Martin Finnegan from Jenkinstown who were up for a night of fun with Irene and Derek McBride from Jenkinstown who were there to support such a good cause and they got to see the Crawleys too!

Next I caught up with my old friend Darren Murphy from Railway Village who was with Cormac Crawley from Gyles Quay and Jim Holland from Railway Village who were looking forward to a great night and wanted to wish the organisers all the best.

I then headed over for a chat with Brendan O’Brien from Lower Point Road with his sister Jennifer O’Brien from Ballagan, Bridie O’Brien from Mullaghboy, Carol and Brendan Gallagher from Bellurgan who were there to make it a great night.

Meanwhile over at an adjacent table I then got talking to Martine Mulligan, Jackie Hawkins and Noreen Owens all from Belfast who were up for making the best of the night.

Yes, I must be stalking her at the moment, I then met Rosemary Coleman from The Loakers, Catriona Joyce from Castletown Road and Sue O’Loughlin from Dublin who weren’t drinking and were looking forward to an excellent night for a great cause. It was the after party I was more interested!

Next I headed over for a chat with Fergus and Sharon Coburn from Kilcurry who were looking forward to the fundraiser, especially since the Crawleys were in action.

Finally, I met up with Margie Sloan and Teresa McShane from Belfast who were in great form and were on for making a great contribution to the night along with everyone else there.