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About

Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts festival that uses the city as its backdrop and inspiration. It provides high-quality arts events, both national and international, for audiences of all ages. Its programme provides opportunities for significant public participation and engagement, supports the development of emerging artists across all artforms, and provides a unique platform for work by local and national artists.



Team

Director
Lorraine Maye / lorraine@corkmidsummer.com


Festival Manager
Allyson O'Sullivan / allyson@corkmidsummer.com

Head of Participation & Engagement
Susan Holland / susan@corkmidsummer.com


Communications & Development Manager
Conall Ó Riain / conall@corkmidsummer.com


Producer
Rose-Anne Kidney / roseanne@corkmidsummer.com


Production Manager
Aidan Wallace


Artist Liaison
Mike Ryan

Theatre Exchange & Tales Of Two Cities Producer
Conall Ó Riain

Health & Safety / Covid Compliance Joe Stockdale
Graphic Design
Gareth Jones

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Bookkeeper
Pauline Quinn
Auditors O'Donovan Keyes & Co

Solicitors TJ Hegarty & Sons

Board

Ruairi o connor

/  Ruairi O'Connor – Chair (General Manager, The River Lee Hotel)

Appointed February 2017

Ruairi O Connor is the General Manager of the River Lee Hotel in Cork city, a Doyle Collection hotel. The Doyle Collection is an Irish, family-owned international luxury hotel group that comprises eight hotels in five vibrant cities around the world. These design-led properties provide luxury havens for modern day travellers, as well as stylish bars and restaurants for local consumers. Ruairi has 20 years’ experience working in hotels across Ireland and France, having spent time in Ashford Castle, Hayfield Manor, Radisson hotels prior to joining the Doyle collection in 2008. Supporting The Arts, Culture and Design is embedded into The Doyle Collection family history. Through his work in various hotels Ruairi has been involved with many arts and tourism projects both nationally and in the Cork Region.

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Nick canham

/  Nick Canham (Talent Agent)

Appointed February 2020

Nick has been a talent agent for over 20 years, working with some of the biggest names in broadcasting, comedy and sport. His first role, as Head of Live Promotions for Avalon in London, saw him responsible for over 2500 live comedy shows per year, including runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Aspen Comedy Festival and major West End productions. He has worked extensively with broadcasters across Europe and was an Editorial Director at Harper Collins publishers. He relocated to Cork in 2018 with his wife and young family and, whilst he continues to work for Vivienne Clore Management in London, he is growing his client list across a range of presenters and sports personalities in Ireland.

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/  Fiona Kearney (Director, The Glucksman)

Appointed August 2020

Fiona Kearney is a curator, academic and writer. She is the founding Director of the Glucksman, an award-winning museum contemporary art museum on the campus of University College Cork. In this position, she has curated numerous exhibitions of Irish and international art including Enter Stage Left: the craft of theatre in art; Gut Instinct: Art, food and feeling; 2116: Forecast of the next century, Boolean Expressions: Contemporary art and mathematical data and Folly: Art after Architecture. Kearney has received several distinguished awards including the designation of college scholar by UCC, the NUI Prix d'Honneur from the French Government, a UCC President’s Award for Research on Innovative Forms of Teaching and the Jerome Hynes Fellowship on the Clore Leadership Programme. From 2009-2014, she served as a member of the Arts Council of Ireland and she is currently a board member of the Irish Architecture Foundation and VISUAL Carlow.

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/  Patricia Reilly (Head of Animal Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Marine)

Appointed December 2020

Trish Reilly is a veterinarian, leading the Animal Welfare Division at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Recently returned from Brussels, Trish was Deputy Head of Cabinet to the European Commissioner responsible for the Creative Europe and Erasmus+ programmes 2014-2019. Prior to this, she was a member of Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn’s Cabinet, where she was responsible for research and innovation policy for health and the bioeconomy, and led the integration of gender equality across Horizon 2020, Europe’s €80 billion research and innovation programme. Trish is a member of the Board of the Tyndall National Institute, and chairs the Governance Committee of SFI research centre, BiOrbic. With eclectic interests and an open mind, Trish is deeply committed to supporting excellence in the Arts.

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/  Michael Gleeson

Appointed March 2020

Governance

Cork Midsummer Festival is the registered trading name of A Sense of Cork Mid-Summer Arts Festival Limited.

The organisation keeps detailed financial records, maintains strict financial controls and is transparent in its audited financial statements. The most recent statement of audited accounts (2021) can be found here.

The organisation complies with all regulatory requirements and operates in accordance with its memorandum of association. We are committed to good governance and compliance with The Principles of Good Fundraising.

A Sense of Cork Mid-Summer Arts Festival Limited is a registered charity - CHY 19295 - and is compliant with the Charities Regulator Governance Code. A Sense of Cork Mid-Summer Arts Festival Limited is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors, full details as above. The Charities Regulator - Annual Report is available here.

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Previous Festivals

To find out more about previous editions of Cork Midsummer Festival, browse our festival brochures

CMF programme 2022
/ 2022
CMF programme 2019
/ 2019
CMF programme 2018
/ 2018
CMF programme 2017
/ 2017
CMF programme 2016
/ 2016
CMF programme 2015
/ 2015
CMF programme 2014
/ 2014
CMF programme 2013
/ 2013
CMF programme 2012
/ 2012
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/ 2011
CMF programme 2010
/ 2010
CMF programme 2009
/ 2009
CMF programme 2008
/ 2008
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