The end of year festivities continued on the evening of December 13th with the NetworkIrlande Annual Christmas reception at the Embassy of Ireland in Paris. Guests arrived to the melodious voices of the Irish Chaplaincy Chapel Choir singing Christmas carols and were then warmly welcomed officially by Ambassador Niall Burgess, Honorary President of the Chamber. Neale Richmond TD , Minister for Business, Employment and Retail spoke very thoughtfully and positively of the Franco-Irish business relationship and the strengthening links between our two countries in general. A very special thank you to Rory Mc Neill and Ecocem en France, this year's outright winners in the 'Best Irish Company in France' category of the Ireland France Business Awards held recently and who very kindly sponsored our event.
Many thanks also to the 100+ members that joined us for the event and to all our members who have shown exceptional engagement throughout the year.