Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108November, 2016 The Ireland Funds Australia’s annual flag- ship event of the year, The Sydney Garden Party, took place with a record crowd of 560 guests. MC Richard Wilkins AM wel- comed guests and outlined the day’s activities including a live auction; offering an Audi A1 thanks to APN News & Media, Audi Sutherland and Autosports Group. Business class tickets flying Emirates to Ireland and New Zealand were auctioned thanks to Tim Harrowell. Chairman John O’Neill AO took to the stage to the sounds of Ireland’s Call ringing in the air to congratulate Ireland on its historic victory over the All Blacks! Guests were treated to a performance by INXS singer and Grammy-nominated songwriter Ciaran Gribbin who was joined by lead guitarist Peter Northcote, fiddler Mark Oats and saxophonist Dan Fallon. The new Irish Ambassa- dor His Excellency Breandán O’Caollaí, addressed guests, endorsing and commending The Ireland Funds Australia having firsthand experience of The Ireland Funds in Boston and New York also. He thanked all guests for their support and encouraged everyone to stay engaged. Then came a very special part of the lunch when Chairman John O’Neill AO was thanked by Deputy Chair, Yvonne Le Bas on behalf of the Board. He was presented with the Bird and Bell Award by Teresa Keating and other members of the Board for his enor- mous contribution to the work of The Ireland Funds Australia. John has been on the Board for 16 years over two periods and 14 of them as Chairman. We are indeed indebted to John for the enormous contribution he has made to us. The Sydney Garden Party 1 4 7 2 5 8 6 3 1 Peter Ryan, Jane Cosgrove, Dr. Tom Moore, Teresa Keating, Yvonne Le Bas and Amb. O’Caollaí present John O’Neill AO with the Bird and Bell Award 2 John O’Neill AO, Lee Thomas 3 Dr. Stanley Quek 4 John O’Neill AO, Angela & Patrick Gallagher, Tim Harrowell 5 Dwyer Ogle, Liz Thomas, Mario Pandeli 6 Shane Lloyd, Alan Joyce 7 Richard Wilkins AM 8 Colin, Melissa and Jo Fisher, Sabine Hochbaum, Teresa Keating connect 2017 • 88 around the world AUSTRALIA