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The 2002 Annual Worldwide Ireland Funds
Conference in Dublin drew over 200 delegates from ten branches
of The Worldwide Ireland Funds.
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The Conference focused on grants with participants
brought to see firsthand a variety of the projects
we fund.
A Welcome Reception was held at the historic Gate
Theatre in Dublin, where delegates were treated to
‘An evening with Oscar Wilde’, which included
a presentation by Merlin Holland, grandson of Oscar.
It was then on to the spectacular Pillar Rooms for
supper.
Conference delegates visited several projects the
next morning, including Fatima Groups United, Energy
Action, Fettercairn Youth Horse Project, The Special
Olympics World Games and Belvedere Youth Club.
They personally saw the progress made and where the
Funds make a difference.
Other Conference highlights included the presentation
by actor and Ireland Funds supporter John Hurt and
Worldwide Chairman Sir Anthony O’Reilly of the
31st Annual Literary Award to Westmeath-born poet
and novelist Dermot Healy, and of course the Projects
Fair, in which over 30 projects displayed some of
the work they have done with grants from Ireland Funds
donors.
A symposium exploring the challenges and obstacles
to building reconciliation and a new society in Northern
Ireland was held the next day at the National Museum
– Northern Ireland: The Way Forward.
This involved key figures and grantees presenting
with Advisory Committee member Olivia O’Leary
heading up the panel. That night the delegates attended
the Gala Black Tie Closing Dinner at the Royal Hospital
Kilmainham.
With entertainment from both Macnas and Irish musicians
The Chieftains and the traditional after-party in
the Shelbourne hotel, the Conference 2002 was a resounding
success.
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Photo Index
1 John & Pauline
Ryan with Steve McHugh
2 Jack Manning & Lyle Howland with Sheila
O’Malley
3 An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern with Jackie &
Jim Higgins
4 Kip Condron & David Sculley
5 Loretta Brennan Glucksman with Sheila Germain
6 Esperanza Durant, Thomas McDonogh & An Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
7 Kent Sweeney, Rachel McKenzie & Chairman
of The Ireland Fund of Canada, Bill Neill
8 John Hurt with Sir Anthony O’Reilly and
Literary Award winner Dermot Healy
9 John Hurt and Special Olympics Athlete
10 Nicola Lynch with Pat and Dan Rooney
outside The Gate Theatre
11 Peggy & Katie Condron
12 Devon & Deanna McHugh
13 Geraldine Swan, Eva Curran with Jeremy &
Roma Swan
14 Kevin Curley with Dick & Sally Phelps
15 The Pillar Rooms
16 Dr. John Reid, former Northern Ireland Secretary
17 Karine & Dr. John Reid with Loretta Brennan
Glucksman & Dr. Maurice Hayes
18 Susie & Ken Tinsley with Bill & Jane
Walsh
19 Howard & Michele Kessler with Tom Quick
(center)
20 Kerry Shaeffer, Cliff & Barbara Miercourt
with Ken Gorman
21 Jack Manning supervises at the Fatima Groups
visit!
22 Larry Powell visiting with some Special Olympics
athletes in training
23 Joe Corcoran leads the way at the Fatima Groups
visit
24 Loretta Brennan Glucksman with children at
the Belvedere Youth Club
25 Kip Condron at Shanty Educational Project
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