23 September 2018
By Elaine Murphy
elaine@TheCork.ie
The Metropole Hotel in Cork hosted a fundraising Black Tie Gala Dinner in aid of the RNLI last night.
Each dinner course was be prepared by a separate celebrity chef.
The evening began with a sparkling drinks reception in the main lobby of the Metropole hotel at 7pm. Guests then enjoyd a gala banquet, and danced the night away to the Roaring Forties.
The RNLI Dinner took place during the Cork Oyster and Seafood Festival which ran from Friday 21st September until today – Sunday 23rd September – at the Metropole Hotel.

From left: Irish Examiner columist Joe McNamee, Philip Gillivan (president Cork Buss. Assoc), Maria Gillivan and Raymond Kelleher
Pic: Brian Lougheed

From left: Sean and Majella Walsh with Amber Harrington-Crudge and her husband Michael Crudge
Pic: Brian Lougheed