Host of 'stars' turn out to support local Sodo group
Kalanne O'Leary, Flava a Fave, Phil Lynott and Jethro Tull at Skerries arrive at Skerries Sailing Club Fancy Dress Party in aid of Sodo.
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Tuesday October 28 2008
Halloween may yet be a few days away, but that didn't stop the crowd of revellers donning wigs and make up at Skerries Sailing Club on Sunday night.
The fancy dress ball was held in aid of in aid of the Skerries Sodo Group, a local organisation who have been raising funds for an Ethiopian region.
And the local community once again turned out in their droves to help the good cause and have a dry run for Friday night's festivities in the meantime.
The sailing club was a veritable who's who of the music world, as a galaxy of celebs turned out on the night, including Amy Winehouse and The Spice Girls.
On closer inspection, Nightowl discovered it was in fact Ciara McKenna underneath that beehive, while Aoife McEvoy, Lynn Carolan, Aoife McNamee, Sarah Jane McKenna and Lorraine O'Reilly were enforcing the 'girl power' message.
Elsewhere, former Public Enemy rapper Flava Flave was spotted enjoying the night, along with the late, great Phil Lynott and 70s star Jethro Tull - in fact the lads in costume were so into their characters, they wouldn't give their real names.
Patrick Rughan kept the music theme going as an 80s rock star, complete with a mullet and an inflatable electric guitar, while Jenny Quigley had a rather apt costume given the venue, dressing up as the Titanic.
Elsewhere, Emma Carolan, Eithne Laird and Kalanne O'Leary were all joining in the Halloween fun and vying for the top prize for the best dressed punter.
The Sodo project focuses on assisting families and communities to grow enough food to feed themselves and to earn a sustainable living as well as providing savings schemes, education facilities and health care.
The local community in Skerries has so far raised almost € 40,000, which goes directly into the project work.
Look out for their Christmas party on December 5th.
