Malcolm McNally

THE IRISH Heritage Summer Concert took place in the beautiful surroundings of Leighton House in Holland Park, London. The evening attracted a large attendance and featured performances from flautist Sinead Walsh, pianists Georgina Cassidy and Alfred Fardell, tenor Owen Lucas and violist Eve Quigley.

THE Galway Association Golf Society (GAGS) annual Captain's Day took place in glorious sunshine at Moor Park golf club in Rickmansworth this month. Over 70 golfers took to the fairways and enjoyed a great day's golf, which was followed by a prize giving dinner in the magnificent Moor Park mansion. This year's Captain is Paul Caulfield and the day was sponsored by Pat McDonagh of ASM Metal Recycling Ltd, a past GAGS Captain.

The icap (Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy) annual lunch to celebrate International Women’s Day took place earlier this month at the Fitzroy Kimpton hotel in Bloomsbury, London. Keynote speaker at the lunch was Trish Halpin, the celebrated journalist, former Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire, InStyle and Red Magazine and co-host of the chart-topping podcast Postcards from Midlife.