IRELAND AM star host Elaine Crowley stepped out in a jaw-dropping look for a glitzy red carpet in a look that’s on sale.
The popular presenter was hosting a ball in aid of Cystic Fibrosis, run by popular choreographer, Julian Benson.
Elaine took to her Instagram today to share photos from the glitzy red carpet of the Julian Benson Foundation.
Every year the former Dancing With The Stars judge hosts an event with his self named foundation in aid of Cystic Fibrosis.
Benson, now 53, was first diagnosed with the with Cystic Fibrosis when he was just 2-years-old and was given a life expectancy of 13 years.
Elaine looked the part as she was given the honour of hosting the celebrity filled bash.
She posed on the red carpet alongside Benson where the pair looked happy as ever while grinning wide for the snaps.
Elaine donned an elegant two toned fabric gown, that featured a slit at the knee.
The 47-year-old’s dress had a shimmery teal top that bled into the darker blue satin bottom.
Elaine’s dress can be found for sale on Pure Boutiques’ website, where its price has been slashed from €420 to just €99.
Elaine was decked out in bling for the occasion as she wore bejewelled silver waterfall earrings.
To round off her glitzy outfit, Elaine wore a white gold and blue topaz diamond ring. Depending on the jewel’s clarity, prices for such a piece can range from €2,000 to nearly €10k.
Elaine explained in her caption that the bling was on loan from Michael Kenny Diamond Designer.
She captioned her post: “I was #gifted a beautiful ring to match this beautiful dress for the Julian Benson ball which I had the honour of hosting. Thank you so much @michaelkdiamonds for bedazzling me!“
Friends and fans raced to the presenter’s comment section to gush over her sense of style.
Therese wrote: “Beautiful colour, you are looking gorgeous.”
Sarah said: “You look amazinggggg.”
Derville commented: “Stunning & you were a magnificent MC on the night.”
Another fan added: “Nice to see Julian looking so good…you look fabulous Elaine.”
IRISH priests have hit out at the way nuns who operated industrial schools, mother and baby homes and orphanages in Ireland are being portrayed in the media.
The box office hit Small Things Like These starring Cillian Murphy tells the story of a man who saves a woman from abuse at one of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries.
The film – which is tipped to be nominated for an Oscar for Murphy’s performance – has reopened the conversation about the horror of abusive religious institutions in Ireland.
However, the Association of Catholic Priests has now condemned the way nuns are being vilified in the media despite the good work that a lot of nuns have done in Ireland.
They claim that nuns who lived hardworking lives for no financial reward are afraid to make their voices heard due to the abuse they believe they will receive.
In a statement, the group said they are “speaking out in protest at the way nuns are being portrayed.”
They said: “The cultural context of the times is rarely, if ever, mentioned. Society judges the past harshly while media outlets seek to outdo each other in condemnation.
“Religious sisters are vilified; a harsh hard-faced nun, dressed in traditional habit, has become the standard media image of all nuns. It is false and unjust.
“Those who are still alive are mainly elderly women. We know them and the hurt they experience by this portrayal.
“The reality is that most have lived quiet, hard-working lives with a minimum of financial reward.
“In the current atmosphere they are afraid to make their voices heard, knowing the abuse that would be showered on them from many, many quarters.”
Without specifically mentioning any film or media outlets, the priest organisation talked about the coverage of nuns running industrial schools, orphanages and mother and baby homes.
Водії часто звертають увагу на те, скільки пального витрачає їхній автомобіль. Зазвичай виробники роблять усе можливе, щоб зробити свої авто якомога економнішими. Проте у них це виходить не завжди. Британські експерти видання What Car? назвали 10 сучасних автомобілів з найбільшою витратою пального. Щоб з’ясувати реальну середню витрату пального автомобілів, експерти проводять власні тести. Це лабораторні випробування, в яких […]