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This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor of Cork, Seán O'Leary, making a speech at an unidentified location. O'Leary stands at the microphone, notes in hand, and looks out to an unseen audience. Behind him we note the crystal decanter of…

This is a black and white photo of the English director and producer John Warrington with festival director Dermot Breen. The two are shown in conversation and an animated Warrington, wearing a belted mackintosh-style jacket, has his hand raised as…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish actor Eamon Morrissey in conversation with a festival attendee. The flash of the camera lights up his animated face as he turns towards his dark-haired companion, identified at the back of the photo as…

This is a black and white photo of the Fianna Fáil politician Jack Lynch (1917-1999) on the right presenting a St Finbarr statuette to Vasgen Badal in his capacity as leader of the German delegation. The Press Comments section of the 1959 Festival of…

This black and white photo shows a young audience listening to a speaker out of our vision. The back of the photo notes the name ‘Ida McSweeny’ who might have organised or presented the workshop. A provisional date of ‘1970s’ is also attributed to…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish actors Harry Towb and Michael Twomey standing next to each other on a stage in front of two microphones. Towb, on the left, is looking down at his left wrist as if checking the time. The taller Twomey…

This is a black and white photo of the actors Francesca Annis and Jon Finch with a guest identified as Ivan Ruttle. They are probably sitting under the Harp Lager-sponsored umbrella of the festival club and are chatting, drinking, and smoking as are…

This is a black and white photo of unidentified guests at the festival. They are formally dressed and might be arriving at a screening. The flash of the camera lights up the detail of the light-coloured dress as the two guests linger in the foyer and…

This is a black and white photo of unidentified festival guests at the Savoy Cinema, Cork. The small group of five formally dressed delegates greet each other against the backdrop of the cinema foyer, which is decorated with a large floral…

This is a black and white photo of the German actors Eva-Ingeborg Scholz and Eva Kotthaus with Dermot Breen on the left and a guest identified as Karl Heinz Herren on the right. The small group are standing together engaged in animated conversation.…