{"id":71049,"date":"2025-10-10T05:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/71049\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T05:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:28:09","slug":"irish-designers-to-take-spotlight-at-network-ireland-waterfords-charity-fashion-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/71049\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish designers to take spotlight at Network Ireland Waterford\u2019s charity fashion gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Network Ireland Waterford\u2019s much-anticipated fashion event and ladies charity gala dinner will take place on Friday, October 17.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RG Waterford fashion event.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Network Ireland Waterford\u2019s much-anticipated fashion event and ladies charity gala dinner will take place on Friday, October 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Glamour and elegance will take centre stage this October as Network Ireland Waterford is to host their inaugural fashion event and ladies charity gala dinner, in collaboration with the Council for Irish Fashion Designers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The event, which aims to raise funds for the Solas Cancer Support Centre, will take place at the Faithlegg Hotel on Friday, October 17, from 6pm to 9pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The evening will include a prosecco reception, dinner, and a panel discussion featuring four Irish designers \u2014 Christine Murphy of Urban Aran, Jack Murphy, F\u00e9R\u00ed, and Caroline Duffy. A presentation of work from members of the Council of Irish Fashion Designers will also form part of the programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Funds raised on the night through a raffle will go towards supporting services provided by the Solas Cancer Support Centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ann Marie Shannon, president of Network Ireland Waterford and managing director of Veritas Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, said the event represented a significant milestone for the organisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThis event goes beyond fashion \u2013 it is about uplifting women, fostering connection, and making a critical difference locally. We are honoured to support the Solas Cancer Support Centre, who offer vital care to those affected by cancer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Waterford designer Christine Murphy said she looked forward to the collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe Council of Irish Fashion Designers are thrilled to host its first national event in Waterford and we really look forward to sharing details of Irish design and introduce Irish designers to Waterford consumers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Tickets cost \u20ac40 for Network Ireland Waterford members and \u20ac45 for non-members, with group tables for ten also available. Tickets can be purchased via the Network Ireland website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Network Ireland Waterford\u2019s much-anticipated fashion event and ladies charity gala dinner will take place on Friday, October 17.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[37898,61,60,43],"class_list":["post-71049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-eoin-kelleher","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}