Newsletter 2


	Ticket Sales close at 17h Friday 10^th June There only days left to buy your tickets for the 11th annual GOAL Ball. Tickets are selling fast so don’t miss out on the social event of the year. Please go to www.goalfrance.org for a comprehensive overview of the evening and also to reserve your tickets.

		Guest of honour – Gabriel Byrne The Paris GOAL Ball committee is honoured to be welcoming Gabriel Byrne to Paris for this year’s Ball. Gabriel is best known as a critically acclaimed actor and he started his acting career with Ireland's world renowned Abbey Theatre, later joining London's Royal Court Theatre and the Royal National Theatre, where he played leading roles before moving to the United States. From there he went on to star in over 35 films included; Into the West, The Usual Suspects, Miller’s Crossing and Stigmata. He has also written two screen plays and his producing credits include the Academy award nominated; In the Name of the Father.

More Auction Items … Limited Edition Peter O’Brien Book Entitled *Workbook*, it celebrates the creativity of Irish fashion designer Peter O’Brien who has had an impressive career in Paris at such notable fashion houses as Rochas, Givenchy, Chloe and The House of Dior. It is published in Ireland by Stoney Road Press for The Tramyard Gallery, Dublin. This collector’s item is a veritable feast of Peter’s watercolours and drawings, spanning his thirty-five year output, both as a fashion and theatre-costume designer.

			George V Hotel stay & Moulin Rouge Weekend stay for two at the renowned George V Hotel and VIP passes to a show at the Moulin Rouge.

Photographer Credit: Jeff Lipsky

He is currently playing the role of Dr. Paul Weston in the HBO drama In Treatment, a role that has attracted much acclaim, leading to both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

In 2010, the Irish Government appointed Gabriel Byrne as Cultural Ambassador for Ireland with the then Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, commenting:

“Gabriel Byrne is an internationally renowned, award-winning actor and is already well established as one of Ireland’s great ambassadors through his work in film and theatre, as well as his endeavors behind the scenes in supporting and promoting Irish artists".

The book already holds pride of place in a number of collections, including NCAD Visual library, DIT library & the American
Ireland Funds.

More details on further auctions items will follow in the next Newsletter.

All details can also be found in the “Auction” section of the website

www.goalfrance.org

Corporate Tables

The GOAL Ball Paris is an ideal event for entertaining friends, staff, clients or colleagues and an excellent opportunity to combine corporate hospitality with raising much-needed funds for GOAL’s work in the developing world.

Remember the added benefits to a corporate table include: Corporate branding on all official marketing tools (website, e-newsletters, menus etc), complimentary champagne throughout the evening, preferential table placement and a tax deductable invoice from the GOAL charity.


	For further information on reserving a corporate table, please contact: contact@goalfrance.org

Donors

A big thank you to all our most recent donors:

Ian Pollock, Gavin Frankel, James Griffen, Rachel Mulligan, Ciara Swan, Philip Bradbury, TJ Byrne, Lisa O’Shea, Chris Duggan, Aidan Dowd

If you wish to donate raffle prizes to this year’s Paris GOAL Ball then please send an email to: contact@goalfrance.org

Media Partners

Thanks to our latest confirmed Media Partners: Network Irlande (www.networkirlande.com), European Irish www.europeanirish.com & the Tankards League (www.tankardsleague.com)

If you wish to become an official media partner for the Paris GOAL Ball then please send an email to:

contact@goalfrance.org