2026 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.
Full Time Team
CEO
Richard Tierney
Director of Operations
Julia Dalton
Artistic Director
Aoife Carry
Financial Controller
Mary Leane
Financial Accountant
Ted Kavanagh
Festival Administrator
Ellen Doyle
Festival Team – Heads of Department
Head of Production
Tony Killeen
Head of Marketing and Communications
Rowena McNulty
2026 Festival Team
Programme Managers
Keith Allen, Elysia McMullen and Katie Dalton
Performance Director
Muirne Bloomer
Community Parade Consultants
Damo Boggler and Eddie McGuinness
Hospitality Manager
Siobhán Buffini
Volunteer Coordinators
Arthur Caulfield, Barra Doherty and Clan Events
Logistics Assistant
Aoife Dalton
Production Coordinator
Bevin Daunt
Production and Licensing Manager
Steph Farrell
Marketing Manager
Kathryn Ryan
Logistics Coordinator
Chloe Hynes
Production and Logistics Manager
Darren Murphy
Parade Director
David ‘Spud’ Murphy
Festival Runner
Lauris Ofmanis
Finance Support
Tim O’Halloran
Front of House
Mary Friel
Hospitality Assistant
Katie Lou Walsh
Festival PR
Harris PR
Book Your Tickets
Grandstand tickets for the 2026 St. Patrick’s Festival Parade are now on sale
