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Kilkenny Animated is made by people who work in Kilkenny’s animation studios, fitted in around day jobs, production schedules and the occasional late night, and led by our fab external producer who steps in to pull the festival together each year.

We come from backgrounds in animation, arts practice and cultural production, and work closely with collaborators and our brilliant volunteers. It’s a collective effort, held together with experience, enthusiasm, and very good spreadsheets.

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Meet Our Team

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Programme Committee

Meet The

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Niamh Herrity

Festival Producer

A middle-aged man with a reddish-blond beard and glasses smiles at the camera. He is wearing a black hat, a black dinner jacket, and a bow tie, representing the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team indoors against light-coloured walls.
Paul Young

Director/ Producer (Cartoon Saloon)

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Naoise Nunn

Creator/ Producer (Schweppe Curtis Nuun)

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Claire Finn

Managing Director/ Exec Producer (Lighthouse Studios)

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Gilly Fogg

Head of Creative (Lighthouse Studios)

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Nora Twomey

Director (Cartoon Saloon)

A man with a beard and tattoos sits by a window, wearing a black t-shirt. The image is in black and white, and he looks directly at the camera with a calm expression—evoking the creative energy of the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team.
Tomm Moore

Creative Director (Cartoon Saloon)

A woman with long, blonde hair and a slight smile looks at the camera. Indoors with a neutral background and greenery behind her, she wears a patterned top—capturing the creative spirit of the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team.
Ann Mulrooney

Creative and Cultural leadership (Cartoon Saloon)

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Cliodhna Lyons

Director (Lighthouse Studios)

Organisation Committee

Meet The

A woman with glasses and wavy brown hair, wearing a navy blue top, is smiling whilst sitting at a booth in a restaurant, possibly celebrating with the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team.
Niamh Herrity

Festival Producer

A woman with brown hair and fringe, wearing glasses, black earrings, and a black top, smiles at the camera. A framed nature artwork hangs on the white wall behind her—she's part of the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team.
Catherine Hehir Roycroft

Chief Operations Officer (Cartoon Saloon)

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Aoife O’Brien

Creative Director & Digital Marketer (Cartoon Saloon)

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Sarah Maher

Communications and Marketing (Lighthouse Studios)

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Natalie Cullinan

HR & Talent Manager (Cartoon Saloon)

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Louise Flannery

Senior Manager of People & Culture (Lighthouse Studios)

Smiling woman with short blonde hair and glasses, part of the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team, wears a dark lace top and stands in front of a solid peach-coloured background.
Claire Finn

Managing Director/ Exec Producer (Lighthouse Studios)

A woman with long, blonde hair and a slight smile looks at the camera. Indoors with a neutral background and greenery behind her, she wears a patterned top—capturing the creative spirit of the Kilkenny Animated Festival Team.
Ann Mulrooney

Studio Manager (Cartoon Saloon)