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Article: Full-house for Dana's Stormont reception.
- Article from:
- Derry Journal (Derry, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2007
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The great and the good from Derry turned out in force for the launch of Dana's autobiography at Stormont's Parliament Buildings on Tuesday evening.
Hosted by First Minister Ian Paisley, the night was filled with a mixture of showbusiness, sport, politics and family as everyone paid tribute to the Eurovision star's newest venture.
Making the trip from the city were ex-champion boxer Charlie Nash, local broadcaster Gerry Anderson, retired Bishops, Drs. Edward Daly and James Mehaffey as well as former SDLP leader John Hume. And, of course, Dana's family was there in force to celebrate her acclaimed memoirs.
Dana herself noted that the event itself ...