Intel hosts annual Christmas party for Leixlip Senior Citizens

Teresa Byrne is pictyred with Intel's Conor Keady.

placeholder image — Teresa Byrne is pictyred with Intel's Conor Keady.

On Thursday November 30, the annual Leixlip Senior Citizens Christmas Party, hosted by Intel, took place. The party brings together seniors from the local community and a team of Intel employees to celebrate the festive season.

The senior citizens party has been running for over 20 years and continues to be a special evening both for local residents and for the Intel employees who attend. 200 guests were collected by bus from a number of different locations across Leixlip and brought to the Springfield Hotel to kick off the evening.

Volunteers welcomed the guests as they arrived and got comfortable in their seats. Before the meal was served, Intel Ireland’s Community Relations Director, Sarah Sexton, welcomed the guests and brought them together for a short moments silence to say grace. Shortly afterwards a traditional dinner of turkey and ham was served to guests. This was followed by a tasty Christmas pudding dessert, tea and coffee.

Intel's Gerry Murray is pictured with Iris Egan

Once dinner had been wrapped up the band began to play, and everyone eagerly hit the dancefloor. Bobby Harpur and the rest of the band kept the crowd entertained for the night. Everyone was on their feet, and most guests remained on the dancefloor until the night came to a close in a traditional Christmas fashion with ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’.

As guests left the hotel, they were surprised with a Christmas box full of traditional favourites such as mince pies and Christmas cake.

"Thank you to all those who attended the 2023 event and to the numerous Intel employees for their continued support.," said Intel.