Emerald Ball 2004

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The 12th Emerald Ball, celebrating the 11th Anniversary of The Ireland Fund of Japan was held on March 12th at the Westin Hotel in Tokyo. Once again the evening was an outstanding success.

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Tara French, chairperson of the Ball, was privileged to have the support of a wonderful group of committed volunteers to take on the time-consuming and selfless responsibility of creating yet another magical and memorable evening.

The evening was one to remember and The Ireland Fund of Japan looks forward to seeing our friends at the 2005 Emerald Ball.

Photo Index 1. Waterford Crystal Raffle Prize Winner 2. GAA Girls display Grand Raffle Prize, Sponsored by Virgin Atlantic, Ashford & Dromoland Castles, Kensington Hilton, British Midland, Tourism Ireland Rental Car 3. Grand Prize Raffle Winners Mr. & Mrs. Isao Takamura 4. Guest of Honour Mrs. Takako Shimazu, Committee Member Mr. Masashi Yonemoto, Palace Hotel Head Chef 5. Committee Members Mr. Masashi Yonemoto & Ms. Deborah Richardson with friends 6. Table Setting 7. A real "Irish Pub" donated for the evening by the Irish Pub Company 8. A Few Good Men! 9. Wine Sponsors E & J Gallo Winery Japan 10. Our guests enjoy "a pint of pint of the black stuff" courtsey of Guinness 11. His Excellency Ambassador Padraig Murphy with Guests of Honour Mr & Mrs Shimazu 12. His Excellency Ambassador Padraig Murphy welcomes guests 13. Mr. & Mrs Tony Lally, Elizabeth Lally committee member, and their guests 14. Guest of Honour Mrs. Takako Shimazu is presented with a gift from Ireland by Ms. Anne Balfe, Enterprise Ireland 15. Guest of Honour Mrs. Takako Shimazu accepts a gift of a Celtic Roots sculpture from Ireland 16. Traditional Japanese Sake Barrel Opening Ceremony conducted by Ambassador Zeptor , Mr Liam Shanahan,, Minister for Education and Science Mr. Noel Dempsey, T.D., Mr. Shimazu, Minister for Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Mr. Takeo Kawamura, 17. Sponsors Mr. Jon French, E & J Gallo Winery, Mr David Hynes, Cooley Distillery, Mr & Mrs Geoffrey Benarick 18. Committee Chair Tara French, MC Mr. Ken Joyce, Committee member Mr. Paul Boylan 19. Sake Anyone? Kampai 20. Irish Dancers, Anne Marie Cunningham and her team 21. Committee member Ms. Clara Jane Rogers, Mr. Connor Houlihan and their guests 22-24 guests enjoying the evening 25 Dinner Committee