This is a black and white photo of the celebrated Cork-born poet Theo Dorgan, on the left in a leather jacket, with an unidentified companion. They are both looking down at the programme for the 31st Cork International Film Festival which took place…
These black and white photos include Mick Hannigan who was the director of the Cork festival from 1986 and its CEO from 2009 to 2013. The photos are undated, but we might suggest they are from the late 1980s/early 1990s.We include the second photo of…
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…
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 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…
This is a publicity picture of Mick Hannigan who was the director of the Cork Film Festival from 1986 and its CEO from 2009 to 2013. The photo is undated, but we might suggest that it is from the 1980s when Hannigan, along with the poet Theo Dorgan,…
This is a black and white photo of the celebrated poet, writer, translator, and broadcaster Theo Dorgan with two unidentified guests at a drinks reception for the film festival. Dorgan, on the right in a light-coloured jacket and glass in hand, is…
This is a black and white contact sheet of festival staff Mick Hannigan and Theo Dorgan. The contact sheet comprises four strips, with nine images in total. The numbered images show three head and shoulder publicity shots each of Dorgan and Hannigan…
This is a PDF of the 1987 festival programme. The cover is predominantly white with a large pixelated image of an eye against a plain background. Lines radiate from above the eye projecting onto the heading at the upper quarter of the programme. The…
This is a PDF of the 1989 festival programme. The cover shows a laughing turquoise blue-faced man against a bright pink-red background. He has bright yellow hair and lips and is wearing a winged-green hat and a green short-sleeved shirt decorated…