Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland hosts annual Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Reception & Dinner in the Garden of Crosby Moran Hall
Tuesday, 8th July 2025
On Tuesday, 8th July 2025, Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland held his annual Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Reception & Dinner in the Garden of Crosby Moran Hall to beautiful summer weather.
Speeches were given by Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Mrs. Orla McBreen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain; and The Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson, MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Following the formal Dinner in the Garden, Dr. Moran led a tour of the ongoing restoration project of Crosby Moran Hall.
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes guests to his annual Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Reception & Dinner in the Garden of Crosby Moran Hall.
Shown with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen; Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Dr. Danica Palmer; H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, Former Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations and other international organizations; The Rt. Hon. Jim Murphy, Former Secretary of State for Scotland; and Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Dr. Christopher Moran and his wife, Emily, with Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Dr. Danica Palmer
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes Ms. Orla McBreen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain to Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee, DBE, Former First Minister of Northern Ireland and Mr. Brian Foster
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland greets Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Dr. Danica Palmer
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson, MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party; The Rt. Hon. the Lord Dodds of Duncairn, OBE and The Rt. Hon. the Lady Dodds of Duncairn, MLA
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland; Mrs. Emily Moran; Sir Julian King, KCVO, GCMG, Chairman of Co-operation Ireland and Former British Ambassador to Ireland and France; and Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, Former Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations and other international organizations
Guests gather in the Garden of Crosby Moran Hall for the annual Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Reception & Dinner
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom and Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina to Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Varuzham Nersesyan, Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom; Mrs. Narine Nersesyan; Sir Lynton Crosby, AO, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of C | T Group and Lady Crosby
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Hon. Peter Wilson, CMG, Former Director General for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); and Dr. Mónica Roma Wilson
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen; and The Hon. Peter Wilson, CMG, Former Director General for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Sir Matthew John Rycroft, KCMG, CBE, Former Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes The Rt. Hon. Lord Jack of Courance, KBE, DL, Former Secretary of State for Scotland and Lady Jack of Courance to Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Lady Estelle Wolfson of Marylebone and Mrs. Antoinette Jackson
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes Dr. Christopher Thomson, Owner of DC Thomson and Mrs. Claire Enders, CBE, Enders Analysis
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes Dr. Christopher Thomson, Owner of DC Thomson and Mrs. Claire Enders, CBE, Enders Analysis
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland and his wife, Mrs. Emily Moran, receive a gift of Cosmati pavement from Dr. Christopher Thomson, Owner of DC Thomson and Mrs. Claire Enders, CBE, Enders Analysis
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland; Dr. Charlotte Bolland, FSA, 16th Century Curator, National Portrait Gallery; and Mrs. Catharine MacLeod, 17th Century Curator, National Portrait Gallery admire a gift of Cosmati pavement given to Dr. & Mrs. Moran by Dr. Christopher Thomson and Mrs. Claire Enders, CBE
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Sir Thomas Woodcock, KCVO, BA, LLB, DL, FSA, Former Garter Principal King of Arms
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Lady Emma Barnard and Mr. James Barnard of Parham House
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Sir Matthew John Rycroft, KCMG, CBE, Former Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office; and Sir Bernard Jenkin, MP
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. Lord Jack of Courance, KBE, DL, Former Secretary of State for Scotland; The Rt. Hon. Mr. Jim Murphy, Former Secretary of State for Scotland; and Dr. Jeevun Sandher, MP
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes Princesse Marie-Séverine de Caraman Chimay and Mr. Robert Hoare of Watts & Co. to Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Lilley and Lady Lilley
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Sir Julian King, KCVO, GCMG, Chairman of Co-operation Ireland and Former British Ambassador to Ireland and France; The Lord Caine, Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and Mr. Andy Pike, CBE, Former Director of National Security Communications at No 10 and the Cabinet Office and Former Executive Committee and Director of Communications and Engagement at the Northern Ireland Office
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Dame Theresa Villiers, DBE, Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Deben, PC, Former Chairman of the UK’s independent Committee on Climate Change and Lady Deben
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Sir Merrick and Lady Cockell
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Lord Sassoon, Chair of Sir John Soane’s Museum and Sir Bernard Jenkin, MP
Dr. Christopher Moran’s wife, Mrs. Emily Moran, with Lady Sassoon; Lady Jack of Courance; Dr. Mónica Roma Wilson; and Mr. Ian Jeffers, Chief Executive Officer of Co-operation Ireland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Varuzham Nersesyan, Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom; Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and The Rt. Hon. Lord Jack of Courance, KBE, DL, Former Secretary of State for Scotland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Keiron Beal, KC, Blackstone Chambers
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Diarmuid Twomey, Co-Founder & CEO, Galileo Empower
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland and wife, Mrs. Emily Moran, with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Deben, PC, Former Chairman of the UK’s independent Committee on Climate Change; Lady Deben; Lady Estelle Wolfson of Marylebone; Dr. Mónica Roma Wilson; and Mrs. Antoinette Jackson
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Lady Orde and Mr. Jason Morin, Galileo Empower
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Dr. John Goodall, Architectural Editor, Country Life Magazine
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland and Sir John Madejski, OBE, DL at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. Lord Jack of Courance, KBE, DL, Former Secretary of State for Scotland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Lady Orde and Mr. Ian Jeffers, Chief Executive Officer of Co-operation Ireland
Sir Matthew John Rycroft, KCMG, CBE, Former Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office; The Rt. Hon. Mr. Jim Murphy, Former Secretary of State for Scotland; and Dr. Jeevun Sandher, MP
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen; and Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland and Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland and The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen; The Rt. Hon. Mr. Jim Murphy, Former Secretary of State for Scotland; and Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen; Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; The Rt. Hon. Mr. Jim Murphy, Former Secretary of State for Scotland; and Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland addresses guests gathered in the Garden of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Rt. Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting to The King and Former Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King and Principal Private Secretary to The late Queen; and Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland addresses guests at his annual Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Reception & Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall
Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addresses guests at the Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Reception & Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall
Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Orla McBreen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, London addresses the Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall
Ms. Orla McBreen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, London addresses the Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall
Ms. Orla McBreen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, London addresses the Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall
The Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson, MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party addresses the Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall. Shown with Mrs. Emily Moran, Ms. Orla McBreen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, London; and Sir Julian King, KCVO, GCMG, Chairman of Co-operation Ireland and Former British Ambassador to Ireland and France
The Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson, MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party addresses the Summer’s Evening Anglo-Irish Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Matthew Palmer, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; H.E. Ambassador Varuzham Nersesyan, Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom; The Rt. Hon. Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee, DBE, Former First Minister of Northern Ireland; and Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Geoff Squire, OBE and Mrs. Fiona Squire, The Geoff & Fiona Squire Foundation
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Ms. Faz Hakim
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Dr. Charlotte Bolland, FSA, 16th Century Curator, National Portrait Gallery; Mrs. Catharine MacLeod, 17th Century Curator, National Portrait Gallery; and Ms. Faz Hakim, Arden
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina; Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and Ms. Faz Hakim
Dr. Christopher Moran with The Rt. Hon. Mr. Jim Murphy, Former Secretary of State for Scotland and Dr. Jeevun Sandher, MP
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Dr. Timothy Schroder, Prime Warden of The Goldsmith’s Company
The Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson, MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and Sir Bernard Jenkin, MP
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with The Lord Sassoon, Chair of Sir John Soane’s Museum and Lady Sassoon
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Alderman Vincent Keaveny, CBE, KStJ, Former Lord Mayor of the City of London and Governor of The Honourable The Irish Society and Mrs. Amanda Keaveny
Mrs. Emily Moran with The Lord Sassoon, Chair of Sir John Soane’s Museum and Lady Sassoon
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina; Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and Ms. Faz Hakim at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina; Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and Ms. Faz Hakim at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina; Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and Ms. Faz Hakim in The Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with H.E. Ambassador Mariana Plaza de Ortiz de Zárate, Ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom; Minister Gonzalo de Ortiz de Zárate of Argentina; Ms. Rushanara Ali, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and Ms. Faz Hakim in The Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall
