Opening of the 1972 Festival Club at the Grand Parade Hotel, Cork

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Title

Opening of the 1972 Festival Club at the Grand Parade Hotel, Cork

Subject

Cork Film Festival, Festival Club, Grand Parade Hotel, Sean O'Leary, Lord Mayor, Peter Barry

Description

This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor Seán O’Leary, scissors in hand, and unidentified festival guests at the opening of the Harp Lager-sponsored festival club. The Fine Gael politician Seán O'Leary (1941-2006) was an Irish accountant, barrister, and judge who served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1972-1973. He studied at the University College Cork (UCC) before being called to the Bar and was appointed a high court judge in 2003. He is shown here with Peter Barry, standing on his left, who was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1970.

Creator

University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Donal Sheehan

Source

Cork Film Festival Collection

Publisher

University College Cork

Date

1972

Contributor

Donal Sheehan

Rights

©Donal Sheehan. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.

Format

Photo
TIFF
JPEG

Language

English, eng

Coverage

1972
Cork, Ireland

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photo

Physical Dimensions

253 x 201mm

Collection

Citation

University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Donal Sheehan , “Opening of the 1972 Festival Club at the Grand Parade Hotel, Cork,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed December 2, 2024, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/254.