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PICS: Sunny style on display at Spinal Injuries Ireland Spring Lunch 2025

A glamorous crowd gathered at the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin for the annual Spinal Injuries Ireland Spring Lunch.

Over 350 guests got all dressed up for a good cause and with the sunny weather on Saturday bringing out bright colours and the best of spring style.

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The guest list on the night included Sarah Lipsett, Professor Caitriona Ryan, as well as Punchestown Best Dressed winner 2024 Nadine King.

Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Aoife Keogh and Elizabeth Burke. Pic: Marc O'Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Aoife Keogh and Elizabeth Burke. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan

Phillip Quinlan, Event Manager with Spinal Injuries Ireland, acted as MC on the night and introduced the keynote speaker, former Garda Síochána Ombudsman commissioner and former RTE journalist, Kieran Fitzgerald, who was left with a spinal injury after a fall on holidays in Spain nine years ago.

Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Oisin Fahy, Catriona Ryan, Emmet Kilduff and Philip Quinlan. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan

Along with a three-course lunch, guests were invited to take part in a live auction on the day with some brilliant prizes up for grabs including a cask of Powerscourt Whiskey, a lunch at The Cow Pub & Kitchen in Ballsbridge, and garden furniture from Outdoor Living.ie.

Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Rachel Assaf, Eva Maguire and Nadine King. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan

To continue to provide its vital services, Spinal Injuries Ireland needs to raise in excess of €1million in fundraising throughout the year and guests dug deep on the night raising over €100,000.

Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Emma Pollock, Mark Pollock and Phil O’Kelly. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan

The lunch was followed by more entertainment with live music from Spring Break that kept the party going into the night.

See more photos from the spring lunch below:

Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Dr Genevieve Kelly, Professor Rosalind Hughes and Dr Lorraine Jennings. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin was Nadine King. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin was Sarah Lipsett. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin was Sinead Considine. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Abrar ibrahim, Ahmed Ibrahim and Edel Gormley. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Paula and Ronan Hynes. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Emma Harte and Kate Kennedy. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Olan McGowan and Sarah Lipsett. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Emma Tierney, Roisin Hambly and Stephanie Menzies. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Emmet and Rosalind Kilduff. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Una and Elizabeth Mc Nicholas. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Eimear Smith, Niamh O’Donovan and Avril Peevers. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Thor O’Brien and Alan McGilton. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Dara McCrea, Susannah Latchford and Dara Lynne Lenehan. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin was Sarah McCarthy. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Mary O’Kennedy and Deirdre Donoghue. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Pictured at the Spinal Injuries Ireland Annual Spring Lunch held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin were Isabel Haugh, Eleanor Higgins and Thea Kennedy. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
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