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.

Creative Minds

Meet Our Team

Programme Committee

Meet The

Niamh Herrity

Festival Producer

Paul Young

Director/ Producer (Cartoon Saloon)

Naoise Nunn

Creator/ Producer (Schweppe Curtis Nuun)

Claire Finn

Managing Director/ Exec Producer (Lighthouse Studios)

Gilly Fogg

Head of Creative (Lighthouse Studios)

Nora Twomey

Director (Cartoon Saloon)

Tomm Moore

Creative Director (Cartoon Saloon)

Ann Mulrooney

Creative and Cultural leadership (Cartoon Saloon)

Cliodhna Lyons

Director (Lighthouse Studios)

Organisation Committee

Meet The

Niamh Herrity

Festival Producer

Catherine Hehir Roycroft

Chief Operations Officer (Cartoon Saloon)

Aoife O’Brien

Creative Director & Digital Marketer (Cartoon Saloon)

Sarah Maher

Communications and Marketing (Lighthouse Studios)

Natalie Cullinan

HR & Talent Manager (Cartoon Saloon)

Louise Flannery

Senior Manager of People & Culture (Lighthouse Studios)

Claire Finn

Managing Director/ Exec Producer (Lighthouse Studios)

Ann Mulrooney

Studio Manager (Cartoon Saloon)