The 2002 Emerald Ball once again provided an arena for Japanese/Irish cultural and artistic exchange.

A highlight of the evening was an original painting donated by Irish Artist Fitzgerald.

Traditional Japanese as well as Irish traditional music and dance were the order of the evening. The Big Band entertained the guests after dinner and for those with energy to burn, the rock band
Yer Mot's a Dog kept them on the floor till the wee hours.

Past performers include Phil Coulter and Paul Brady as well as members of the Riverdance troupe.

Photo Index 1 The table setting for the Ball at the Westin Hotel 2 Two guests enjoying the dinner 3 Mary Kilgarriff, Representative Director, St. John Japan and Naoko Ohta, Director of Advertising & PR, St. John Japan 4 The Big Band strikes up. 5 The Ballroom at the Westin Hotel