This is a black and white photo of festival delegates, some of whom are holding awards. We recognise festival committee members and friends including Gus Healy, Peter Barry, Gerry Jones (with eye-patch), along with Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse at the left…
This is a black and white photo of the Irish director Louis Marcus holding the Waterford Glass Film Critics’ Award in the company of the politicians Pearse Wyse, Peter Barry, and Gus Healy. The four men are all wearing dinner suits accessorised with…
This is a black and white photo of the festival committee delegation arriving at the Savoy in 1974, during the mayoralty of Pearse Wyse. The photo is taken from the top of the steps in the marble foyer of the Savoy and looks down at the crowd milling…
This is a black and white photo from 1974 during the mayoralty of Pearse Wyse. It shows the Lord Mayor seated with festival committee colleagues as they listen to a speaker at the microphone. The photo identifies the small group as Brother Jerome,…
This is a black and white group photo taken in 1974 and includes the Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse at its centre with contestants from that years Miss Movie Girl competition on the stairs behind him. The group include the actors Simon Williams and Jane…
This is a black and white photo of the actor Jane Seymour signing the visitors’ book in the Lord Mayor’s Office at the Cork City Hall. The Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse (1928-2009) stands on the right which dates this photo to his mayoralty 1974-1975. The…
This is a black and white photo of festival guests, taken on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The festival director Dermot Breen is holding court while Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse and Tom Nicholas look on. Born in Cork, Pearse Wyse…
This is a black and white photo of the actor Jane Seymour signing the visitors’ book in the Lord Mayor’s Office at the Cork City Hall. The Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse (1928-2009) stands on the right which dates this photo to his mayoralty 1974-1975. The…
This is a black and white photo of the closing night of the festival in 1967 and shows guests and dignitaries seated across the expanse of the City Hall stage. A small white table at the front of the stage displays four St Finbarr statuettes,…