The Ireland Fund of Germany

Annual Dinner : 6 Sept 2008

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On September 6th The Ireland Fund of Germany (IFoG) held its annual Dinner. The event took place in Binz and matched with the spectacular environment of the Island of Ruegen. Known as the "Nice of the North", Ruegen is Germany`s popular seaside resort at the Baltic Sea.

The Chairman of IFoG, Elmar Conrads-Hassel, and his wife, Dr. Ursula Hassel, hosted the evening and were pleased to welcome Kingsley Aikins, President and CEO of The Ireland Funds Worldwide; the Irish Ambassador to Germany, H.E. David Donoghue and the Irish Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley, T.D. as guests of honour and speakers at the Dinner.

During the evening Elmar Conrads-Hassel and Kingsley Aikins rewarded "An Duais", the annual award for outstanding academic achievements in the field of Irish-German Studies, to Trinity College Dublin`s Department of Germanic Studies. TCD`s registrar, Prof Juergen Barkhoff traveledto Binz to accept the prize for the University at the Dinner.

The proceeds of the event were once again donated to Barretstown Gang Camp, based in Co. Kildare in Ireland. The Camp gives children from 20 European countries with serious illnesses, an opportunity to experience the joy of a typical summer camp - free of charge and with round-the-clock medical care.

On Saturday morning Kingsley Aikins, Elmar Conrads-Hassel and the Irish Ambassador David Donoghue enjoyed a round of golf with IFoG`s golfers at Sassnitz Golf Club, a trickyand beautiful links course on the island of Ruegen.

Photos

1. Kingsley Aikins, Dr Ursula Hassel and the Irish Minister John Gormley, T.D. with a last reading of his speech.
2. Brigitte Wagner-Halswick, IFoG's Honorary Chairwoman; Professor Juergen Barkhoff, Registrar, Trinity College Dublin; the Irish Ambassador to Germany, H.E. David Donoghue and Elmar Conrads-Hassel
3. Elmar Conrads-Hassel and Barbara Pommer, IFoG´s Vice-Chairwoman
4. Minister John Gormley, T.D. and Kingsley Aikins with Dr. Susanne Walther, IFoG`s secretary
5. Ambassador David Donoghue, Dr. Susanne & Hans-Joerg Walther, Kingsley Aikins, Barbara Pommer and Elmar Conrads-Hassel, the winners of this year`s Irish-German Golf Outing on the links course of Sassnitz Golf Club.
6. Ambassador David Donoghue and Minister John Gormley, T.D. and enjoying a conversation with Tom McLaughlin, BIM`s (Bord Iascaigh Mhara / Irish Sea Fisheries Board) German Marketing Director and generous sponsor to IFoG`s Charity Dinner.

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