All aboard for the TLICN Thames cruise
Around 120 guests set sail from Westminster Pier for a cruise aboard the M.V. Avontuur IV along the river.
Tim Pettigrew (Reddy Architects), Emrah Coskun (Steel Homes Ltd), James Stokes (Wave Dynamics) and Mossie Power ( Carrick-on-Suir) Pics: Malcolm McNally Photography
Malcolm McNally took his camera and headed downriver with the company and crew. Scroll down for more images from the event...
Jill Willis (Attract and Engage), Nicola Barden (BSF Solid Surfaces), Bridie Cunningham (Portman Scott) and Jessica Kelly (The Mindset Consultancy) Pics: Malcolm McNally Photography
TLICN Directors Sean and Nicole Daly, Mary Pottinger and Niall O'Dowd Pics: Malcolm McNally Photography
Roisin Murtagh, of South London Drones, and Ross Jackson, of Guncast Pools and Wellness (Pics: Malcolm McNally Photography)
Richard Moloney (Shannon Utilities), Charlotte Riney (Fenchurch) and Dave Perrotton (Emico) Pics: Malcolm McNally Photography
Patrick Foley (Sonar Financial Services), TLICN Director Sean Daly and Alan McCarthy (HW Finance)
Lily Somers (Link365) and Bernard Greene (Flexwood Joinery) PIcs: Malcolm McNally Photography
John Sheehy (Stewart Construction), Rory Gibbons (Mastersons) and William Dalton (LSG)
Aideen Cusack, Serena Nash, Nicola Murphy, Frances Connolly and Laura Byrne (all Embassy of Ireland) Pics: Malcolm McNally Photography
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