Sept. 2005

The Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom's recent visit to Ireland.

The Ireland Funds were honored to host San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on his visit to Ireland this past September.

The Mayor toured projects supported by The Ireland Funds including the Merchants Quay project in Dublin. This project supports services for homeless persons, drug users and others who are marginalized.

Mayor Newsom also met with author Ted Murphy in Cork where he was presented with The A Kingdom of Wine which was written by Ted and launched by The Ireland Funds WineGeese Society.

Photos: 1. Mayor Newsom with Ted Murphy 2. Mayor Newsom, Tony Geoghegan and members of the Mayor's visiting party with Merchants Quay staff and supporters