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Maggie Kelly, age 9, Leopardstown and Sophie McNally, age 9, Loughshinny greet Aung San Suu Kyi
at the Bord Gais Theatre during her visit to Ireland.
Tuesday June 26 2012
IT WAS a moment nine year old Sophie McNally will never forget when she presented a bouquet of flowers to Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her recent visit to Ireland. Sophie who is from Loughshinny and a pupil at St Brendan's National School, was delighted to join Bob Geldof, Roger Moore and Bono on the red carpet for the centre piece event of the political activist's whistle stop visit to Dublin. It was a showery evening in Dublin but Sophie didn't let that dampen her spirits. Originally, she was was supposed to be part of a guard of honour to welcome Ms Suu Kyi to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. However, Sophie jumped at the chance to present the Nobel laureate with the bouquet. Sophie's dad, Edward, said she was 'over the moon' and having appeared on television that evening added that for his daughter it was ' like being in Hollywood'. Edward said he was 'very proud' of his daughter.