Dinner Dance Guest Speakers

Norf Tyrone · September 11, 2007, 02:31:45 PM

Made the mistake of agreeing to organise the guest speaker for our Club dinner dance. Anyone reccomend anyone based on interest, relevance, entertainment factor, cost (Ahem!) etc.

Ta

5 Sams · September 11, 2007, 03:02:50 PM

I hear Benny Tierney is good...dunno about cost though.

Bacon · September 11, 2007, 03:05:53 PM

Mickey Harte will do grace for £30. Joe Brolly is good too and easy to sort out with expenses.

Kentucky Blue · September 11, 2007, 03:13:43 PM

Quote from: Norf Tyrone on September 11, 2007, 02:31:45 PM
Made the mistake of agreeing to organise the guest speaker for our Club dinner dance. Anyone reccomend anyone based on interest, relevance, entertainment factor, cost (Ahem!) etc.

Ta

Was at a table at a corporate dinner a few years ago with Sean Boylan there, thoroughly enjoyable and a few great yarn's told.
he was delayed in traffic and arrived about 40 mins late i think, and therefore would not accept any fee apparently.

FL/MAYO · September 11, 2007, 03:22:09 PM

Francie Bellew would be the man to have, sure you cant shut him up when he gets going plus he is highly regarded in your neck of the woods!!

orangeman · September 11, 2007, 03:31:02 PM

Brolly is very good - but these expenses are outrageous - £ 500 and upwards !

tbrick18 · September 11, 2007, 03:51:12 PM

We had Jarlath Burns at ours a coupld of years ago....wasnt expecting much but he was actually very good.
Didnt take anything for it as far as I remember.

Sean Boylan was our original choice I think and if memory serves he doesnt take anything for doing these things either but he wasnt available the weekend ours was on.

goldenyears · September 11, 2007, 04:11:51 PM

derry PRO - gerry donnelly, v funny not sure about cost

tbrick18 · September 11, 2007, 04:25:31 PM

Quote from: goldenyears on September 11, 2007, 04:11:51 PM
derry PRO - gerry donnelly, v funny not sure about cost

Very expensive by all accounts. He did MC for us at ours and I think he charged quite a bit.

ziggysego · September 11, 2007, 04:56:36 PM

We had Jarlath Burns at our Dinner Dance. He was excellent and researched a lot about the club before visiting. A real gentleman too.

ziggysego · September 11, 2007, 04:59:43 PM

Quote from: tbrick18 on September 11, 2007, 03:51:12 PM
We had Jarlath Burns at ours a coupld of years ago....wasnt expecting much but he was actually very good.
Didnt take anything for it as far as I remember.

He wouldn't accept anything from Greencastle, which is a measure of the man. Too many can't wait to line their pockets.

Instead, we made a donation to his club.

blanketattack · September 11, 2007, 05:04:15 PM

You can get Bill Clinton for around $300,000 plus expenses.

Gabriel_Hurl · September 11, 2007, 05:10:09 PM

We've our 50th anniversary coming up in 2009

Need to find a couple of big names for it

john mcgill · September 11, 2007, 05:14:03 PM

You'll have to get Gene Duffy from the overseas committee. He has done more for overseas GAA than any other person I know.

David McKeown · September 11, 2007, 05:27:50 PM

Michael Lyster did the Ulster All Stars Last year and I thought he was quite good although ive heard a few complain hes not value money but i don't know what he charges