The Butterfly Ball : If there is one ball I've always wanted to go to, it's the Butterfly Ball. DEBRA Ireland have been running it now for the past four years to help raise funds to support people with EB. DEBRA is a small charity with a huge heart. Margaret and her team work tirelessly and passionately on behalf of the families with children with EB. They manage to fund medical research into this debilitating and hugely painful condition, as well as providing a liaison nurse service, respite holidays and information and advise.

Join the NEO Ireland Table : The Butterfly Ball is one of the major highlights of the Irish social calendar, and helps DEBRA Ireland to raise those much needed funds. This year, the ball takes place in the Four Seasons Hotel, and it promises to be an astonishing evening of entertainment, good food and wine and excellent company. We would love to put together a table at the Ball on the 4th of March. Like many of you, we are a small company, with limited resources and we can't afford to buy a whole 10 places. However, if we join together under the NEO banner, we can have a great night out, help DEBRA, and also give ourselves a bit of profile through special arrangement with DEBRA Ireland.

Special Corporate Arrangement: If you would like to join a NEO Ireland table AND have your logo displayed on the corporate supports section of the large screen graphic displays at the ball, then please contact Lisa on 01 716 3630 or email lisa: lisa@neoireland.com. Tickets cost €175 each. If you want to take your own corporate table, then please contact Clyde Carroll or go to the Butterfly Ball Invite Site at www.eventznet.ie/butterflyball06.

Panormic Projection from Magpie AV

Magpie AV are launching their new panoramic wide screen projection at live demonstration on the 28th of February at 08.30. They would be delighted if you would attend, and promise coffee and danish and even pancakes. (yes, that is pancake Tuesday already) Please contact Barry Redmond on 473 8400 or email: info@magpieav.ie if you would like to go along. I can't wait to see it in action, it really sounds like a giant step forward for us and will raise the bar in terms of presentations for us all. Take a look at the Magpie AV website for more information: www.magpieav.ie

Valentines Offers from 4-Gifts Direct

Hard to believe that 4GiftsDirect is almost 20 years old. I remember really clearly hearing about Inter Teddy for the first time - I'm showing my age! 4GiftsDirect is the internet brand of the gift mail order company founded by Lulu O'Sullivan in 1988. They've been shipping out teddies, hampers, champagne, chocolate and gadgets over the internet for the past 10 years. A pioneer of e-commerce, O'Sullivan is married to one of Ireland's other pioneers: Brody Sweeney. How they managed to start and build two such successful companies at the same time, AND produce 4 children I simply do not know.

This Valentines day 4GiftsDirect have some super ideas presents for staff and clients. If anyone wants to send us anything, we'll go for the Champagne and Truffles.

For last minute Valentines treats (as Lisa would say - she also refers to hugs as cuddles) - go to the 4GiftsDirect website at: www.4giftsdirect.com and click away!