Ciaran lulled to his surprise 60th
POSSIBLY one of the best parties I got to on Friday night had to be the surprise 60th birthday party being held for Ciaran Kinney from Ard Easmuinn in Kennedys Bar.
Ciaran who had no idea about the bash had arrived down to the pub to celebrate the fact that his son Padraic had finished his Accounting exams and arrived in to find his wife Bernie, sons Padraic and Niall, mum Joan and a huge collection of family and friends awaiting to celebrate his big day with him.
I wasn’t too long in the door when I met up with son Niall who told me they had night planned but when Ciaran was asked to go down for the celebration drink was all on for inviting many of the people going to be there and had to be told they wanted to keep it to just family, so as not to spoil the surprise!
Next I headed over to, Ciaran’s brother Sean Kinney from Hackballscross who was having a laugh with brother Liam from Waterville Crescent and sisters Maeve McKeever from Kilcurry and Deirdre O’Reilly from Cooley who told me the look on his face when he arrived in the door was priceless and worth coming for just that!
I got a word with Deirdre who told me she was with husband Francis and family friends and neighbours Declan and Angela Connolly who wanted to wish Ciaran all the best after he got over the surprise.
After this I caught up with Ciaran’s wife Bernie who told me the surprise was great and they were going to have a marvellous night. She was sitting talking to Niall’s girlfriend Ellena Franceli from Willow Grove and Padraic’s girlfriend Rachel Clinton from Armagh Road who wanted to wish Ciaran all the best on his big night.
Not too long later I then caught up with my old friends Benny and Donna McDonald from Willow Grove who were awaiting the arrival of son Ben from the Friary Youth club and they too wanted to wish Ciaran all the best on the big night.
Heading for another table I caught up with David Larkin from Ard Easmuinn and Christina Begley from Hackballscross who told me they are family friends and were delighted to be there to make sure Ciaran had a good night.
Beside them I then got talking to Ciaran Tynan from Mountpleasant, Niall Taaffe from Seatown and Paul Dowdall from Ard Easmuinn who told me they were up for making it a mad one with Ciaran and the rest of the family.
Seated close by were Ciara Corr from Knockbridge and Hazel Holland from Manydown Close who were looking well and ready to party the night away with everyone there.
Next I got a word with neighbour Declan Connolly who was trying to keep it low-key, but he was with the man of mystery aka Ben Gallagher originally from Donegal but now living in town and the lads just couldn’t work out whether the night was ‘an ensemble’ or ‘ a soiree’!
Finally, before I departed I met up with sister Maeve McKeever who was with sons Daniel and Cian from Kilcurry who were having a laugh with their uncles Sean and Liam who were all on about mentioning Cian’s hair, pay no heed Cian, it looked fantastic!