Festival Team
Our team is made up of many of Ireland’s most experienced professional artists, arts workers, creatives and live events workers, in support of a small core team who work throughout the year planning St. Patrick’s Festival and the Parade.
CEO
Richard Tierney
Director of Operations
Julia Dalton
Financial Controller
Mary Leane
Sponsorship Manager
Ellie Dowling
Financial Accountant
Ted Kavanagh
Administrative Assistant
Rachel Coote
Head of Spectacle and Cultural Innovation
Neil Burke
Head of Marketing and Communications
Pat Carey
Head of Production
Tony Killeen
Head of Parade
Natasha Purtill
Performance Director
Muirne Bloomer
NEIC Project Production Manager
Damo Boggler
Graphic Designer
Alan Bourke-Tuffy
Marketing Executive
Siobhán Brosnan
Hospitality Manager
Siobhán Buffini
NEIC Project Commissioned Artists
Martin Cahill, Tommy Casby and Andrew Clancy
Volunteer Coordinators
Mark Cleary and Barra Doherty
Production Assistant
Bevin Daunt
NEIC Project Designer
Vanessa Daws
Festival Quarter Assistant
Faith Dempsey
NEIC Project Manager and Costume Stylist
Justine Doswell
Production and Licensing Manager
Steph Farrell
Festival Quarter Technical Manager
Brian Gormally
NEIC Project Lead Artist
Amy Hegarty
Community and Participation Manager
Rachel Hopkins
Traders and Brand Manager
Milja Juretic
Front of House
Hannah Lyons
Festival Quarter Project Manager
Eimear Marron
Partnership and Activation Project Manager
Rummy McCullagh
Festival Quarter Artist Liaison
Shauna McQuillan
Marching Bands and One City Co-Ordinator; Funding Partnerships Manager
Ali Morris
Production and Logistics Manager
Darren Murphy
Parade Director
David ‘Spud’ Murphy
Social Media and Digital Marketing Executive
Phoebe Nevins
Festival Runner
Lauris Ofmanis
Finance Assistant
Tim O'Halloran
Logistics Assistant
Bobbie O'Neill
Hospitality Assistant
Murilo Ortunho
NEIC Project Artist
Saoirse O’Shea
Festival Quarter Programme Manager
Muireann O'Sullivan
Festival Design
Pete Reddy
Branding and Partnerships Manager
Rowena Shanley
Festival PR
The Hive
Website Design
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