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This is a black and white undated photo of the Australian actor Nick Tate on the stage with the Cork theatre actor Elaine Stephens. They are both laughing as Stevens looks down at her notes. Born in 1942, Tate is best known for his role as a pilot in…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish actor Cyril Cusack holding court with the archivist Liam O’Leary and others. The small group is at a drinks reception on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork, during the 1970s. The photo,…

This black and white photo shows a formally dressed George McSweeney (or McSwiney) sitting at the piano of the Cork City Hall in a photo marked ‘60s or 70s’. It might be the 1970s as we have an archive photo of an award presentation that was…

This is a colour photograph of the Cork Opera House in a night time scene with an inflatable gorilla on its roof. The photo shows the Opera House lit up in neon lights advertising the film festival. The long exposure of the shot lights up the light…

This is a colour photo of the Irish poet John Montague with an unidentified companion at a drinks reception. The photo is undated and uncredited but is of value to the archive given the legacy of Montague to poetry and his affiliation with the film…

This is a black and white photograph of a street sweeper pushing his cleaning truck in front of the Cork Opera House and being escorted by two festival mascots. The mascots, dressed as film negatives, are holding balloons decorated with the 1996…

These black and white photos are of festival director Robin O’Sullivan and unidentified colleagues. They show the convivial Robin O’Sullivan, in photos marked 1980s, in conversation with festival attendees. O’Sullivan stepped in to run the film…

This is a black and white photo of festival director Robin O’Sullivan with the Irish actor Mary Larkin. O’Sullivan, with a rose in the lapel of his jacket, is turned towards Larkin as she speaks to him. Born in Dublin, Larkin played parts in the…

This is a colour photo of former festival chairman Charlie Hennessy with unidentified companions at a drinks reception. Hennessy, on the left, with a drink in hand, looks up somewhat forlornly to the camera. His companions, also holding drinks, pose…

This is a black and white photo of the poet Theo Dorgan with an unidentified companion at Cork Airport. They are both sheltering from the rain under a Ford-sponsored umbrella in front of the old terminal of Cork Airport. Prior to the arrival of Cork…