b'AROUND THE WORLD | SINGAPORE1 2 34 5 6The Singapore Ireland Fund Emerald Ball1 Dr Leslie Lam, Irish MinisterNOVEMBER, 2012 The Singapore Ireland Fund Emerald Ball, A Wilde Night Out was held in the St.Ciaran Cannon, and Dr Stanley Quek Chairman ofRegis Hotel. Almost 400 guests attended, including the Guest of Honour, Former President of Singapore,The Singapore Ireland Fund2 Noor Quek, Dr Lena Chen,Mr SR Nathan. Other special guests included Ciaran Cannon, Irish Junior Minister at the Department ofDr Lim Hwee Leng 3 SR Nathan and guests at theEducation and Skills; Irish Ambassador Joseph Hayes and his wife Deirdre; American Ambassador DavidEmerald Ball Adelman and his wife Caroline; and Belgian Ambassador Roland Van Remoortele and his wife Sylvia. A4 Declan & Anne MacFadden, Crystal Lim Leahy,video was shown of Irish President Michael D. Higgins praising the Irish diaspora in Singapore for their Micheal Smith5 Dr Stanley Quek,support to The Worldwide Ireland Funds. Pipers from McNally Memorial Pipe Band, (a project sponsoredFormer President SR Nathan, Dr Leslie Lamby The Singapore Ireland Fund) performed as well as Lush and CRAN, an Irish traditional band led by6 Colin MacDonald, SR Nathan, Ms Tan PeckBrianMooney.DrStanleyQuek,ChairmanofTheSingaporeIrelandFund,thankedallsponsors, Sim (Hwa Mei), Dr Stanley Quek volunteers and guests, in particular Board member Sheila Lim. In 2012, The Singapore Ireland Fund supported Eldercare in Singapore. The two benefiting charities of the Ball were The Alzheimers DiseaseAssociation and The Hua Mei Centre for Successful Ageing.connect 2013 | 103'