Lunasa PR

18/08/2024

Delighted to have Project Managed, Organised and Promoted Cork Heritage Open Day again this year.

We had an amazing day yesterday for Cork heritage Open Day with 40 buildings open to the public and 11 historical guided walking tours taking place on the streets of Cork in Jewtown, Shandon, Douglas Street, the Middle Parish, the Coal Quay and the Victorian Quarter. There was also fantastic guided tours of St Joseph's Cemetery on Tory Top Road and the Gunpowder Mills in Ballincollig Regional Park. Talks and exhibitions on the history of Cork also took place in venues all over the city.

This is the 19th year of and it has been a pleasure working with Niamh Twomey Heritage Officer in , The Heritage Council in delivering and managing the programme of events for Cork Heritage Open Day.

Cork Heritage Open Day marks the start of National Heritage Week in Ireland.

Enjoy the rest of Heritage Week. it runs until Sunday August 25th.

07/08/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of this evening in . Cork Heritage Open Day takes place on Saturday August 17th.

I am the Project Manager and Communications Manager for and I'm really thrilled with this year's programme of events.

Over 40 historic buildings will be open on Saturday August 17 and over 10 Street Historical tours will take place in locations such as the VQ, the Coal Quay, Middle Parish, Douglas Street and Tory Top Road. There will be talks, exhibitions, guided tours of buildings and lots more!

Full programme is on www.corkheritageopenday.ie and tickets for guided tours can be booked through the website from tomorrow Thursday August 8th.

16/07/2024

Well done to the and the Irish Ladies Senior Team on a wonderful evening at Pàirc Uì Caoimh.

It was great to be at such a good soccer match and to see the Girls in Green score three fantastic goals and win on a scoreline of three one against France.

Such a lovely atmosphere at the match and well done to all involved especially to the Irish Ladies Senior Soccer Team.

30/05/2024

It's always a pleasure to manage communications which is taking place on Saturday June 15th.

It's is such a wonderful festival for young people that is organised by and .

Thank you to for taking such fab launch pictures. Great to see them everywhere in the media today!

01/05/2024

Beautiful morning for a meeting with Sean McKeown Director of and his team about the new Event, Research and Conversation Centre which is located just to the side of the entrance of .

The new building is beautiful and the building has sustainability at its core.

Wonderful addition to Cork for conferences, events, education and research.

27/04/2024

Very buzy 24 hours attending the opening of the Italian Film Festival in in Dublin and in Cork.

We are managing publicity for the Festival and there are some amazing Italian films screening in Cork and in Dublin this weekend. Programme is on nicefestival.org

24/04/2024

Minding Autistic Minds is a conference which is being run by Autistic People and is unique as all the speakers are Autistic. The conference is shining a spotlight on mental health in the Autistic Community where depression and anxiety are issues of growing concern.

We are delighted to work with Evaleen Whelton from on the conference and it is wonderful to see both speaking and non speaker Autistic people present at the conference.

10/04/2024

I am delighted to be working on the Italian Film Festival which takes place in Dublin, Galway and Cork from April 25th to May 5th. The Festival opens in Dublin with the screening of Mixed by Erry a story about 3 brothers who set up a piracy record label in Naples in the mid 1970s.

It is great to be able to combine my love of the Arts and Italian while working on the festival.

17/03/2024

Wonderful day managing all publicity and digital for the St Patrick's Day Parade.

3800 participants, 58 groups and over 60, 000 people on the streets of Cork.

What a day, what a parade.

Well done and all the fantastic Parade Participants who sang, danced, walked, and ran along the Parade Rote!

15/03/2024

It's always a thrill when you land the front page of for . Fab photo taken by of one of 58 groups taking part in the St Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.

All we need now is the weather!

04/03/2024

Now that it is March the countdown is on to the Cork St Patrick's Festival. In Lunasa PR we manage all the Public Relations and Marketing for the Cork St Patrick's Festival.

I am really delighted that are the Grand Marshall of the Cork St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17th. They are such an iconic Cork band and they were the first band I ever saw live when they performed in City Hall in 1991!

31/01/2024

Delighted to speak about Public Relations and Marketing to students in . There are so many fantastic business courses on offer in Morrisson Island Campus which has recently rebranded from the College of Commerce to Morrison Island Campus. It was great to see the students so interested in Public Relations and Marketing. The future is bright!

14/12/2023

here are so many wonderful events taking place in Cork at the moment in for Christmas. Check out www.corkmas.ie to see details of festive events in Cork.

We have been very buzy marketing and promoting so many of these events!

Presented by Cork City Council, SOLAS the stunning lighting installation runs until December 21st. The Ferris Wheel on the Grand Parade is open until early January.

This is the final weekend of festive performances and live music at the Corkmas Stage on Emmet Place. From choirs to brass bands, from circus acts to DJs, its all happening on Emmet Place this weekend! Check out www.corkmas.ie

07/11/2023

We are delighted to work with Max Le Cain an acclaimed experimental filmmaker whose feature film Solitaire will premiere next week on Thursday November 16th.

This is Max's 7th feature film and he has also made over 100 short films!

12/09/2023

Delighted to be working with Opera Collective Ireland to promote the comic opera Flight which is directed by Stephen Medcalf and composed by Jonathan Dove.

Jonathan Dove first wrote Flight 25 years ago and it received its Irish premiere last week in Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire where it received fantastic reviews from The Irish Times and The Sunday Business Post.

It is being peformed this evening in The Everyman in Cork with a fantastic cast cortesy of Opera Collective Ireland in collaboration with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

15/06/2023

We are really enjoying managing Publicity for Fota Wildlife Park which turns 40 next week on Friday June 23rd.

Next weekend to mark their 40th birthday Fota Wildlife Park are hosting a weekend (June 23rd to June 25th) of carnival performers and games which are free on entry to the park. It will be so much fun!

10/06/2023

Over 40 FREE events for young people are taking place in Cork today for Cruinniú na nÓg.

To help you plan you day, we have grouped the events into Morning Events, Afternoon Events and Online and All Day Events.

There is so much to choose from and all events are free!

Have fun at Cruinniú na Óg!

Well done to Cork Arts Cork City Council CreativeIrl and all local partners for organising a fantastic programme for Cruinniú na nÓg

10/06/2023

Today is the day! Be sure to join us for Cruinniú na nÓg, a national day of creativity for young people which sees over 40 free events taking place in Cork today.

Free events in person and online for young people are running all day long and the full programme of events is on www.corkcity.ie/cnn

Here is a listing of all free events taking place this morning. Have fun and be creative!

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Image is a listing all the events taking place this morning at Cruinniú na nÓg in Cork City.

05/06/2023

On Saturday over 40+ free events for young people will take place in Cork as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, a national festival which celebrates creativity in young people.

We are working with Cork City Council to programme and promote the festival and it is very rewarding to also with so many cultural venues in the city who will be hosting events on the day.

Everything is free and the programme is on www.corkcity.ie/cnn. All we need is for the good weather to continue until next Saturday!

Thanks to Darragh Kane Photography for taking the launch photographs of Cruinniú na nÓg in the Glen Park. It is such a gorgeous setting a great location for photoshoots1

10/03/2023

08/03/2023

Well done to the FirstCut Film Festival who this week is screening over 200 films made by young people. It's all happening in Youghal and it is creativity in young people at its best!

Congrats to our friends First Cut Youth Film Festival who return with their 14th edition in cinema & online TODAY until Saturday 11th March! 🌟⁠
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Dedicated to showcasing new films by young filmmakers aged 12–24, CIFF is thrilled to be FCYFF's Digital Partner again 🖥🍿
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Audiences from all over Ireland and abroad are invited to join in at the beautiful seaside town of Youghal for a completely free five-day programme of events including: short films from Ireland and abroad, feature film screenings, workshops, conversations with some of the leading filmmakers in Ireland and more 🎬⁠
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For more info on all screenings/workshops/events including a CIFF programme of specially curated short films visit https://bit.ly/3kQ8Zr9
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03/03/2023

Really interesting featuring in today's EchoLive.ie on FirstCut Film Festival and giving young people the creative and technical skills to create their own films.

FirstCut Film Festival begins next week March 7 and will run until March 11 in Youghal. It will screen 200 films created by young people from all over the world.

02/03/2023

Delighted to see all the coverage of the Cork St. Patricks Festival in the media today.

The Cork. St Patrick's Day Parade will take place on March 17th and it will be Cork's largest parade ever with 3500 participants and 55 groups!

17/11/2022

We just love Christmas at Lunasa PR and are delighted to be working on so many Christmas Events in Cork.

It is wonderful to see the Christmas Lights switched on this evening by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde.

In the coming days, almost 7 kilometres of energy-efficient LED Christmas lights will be switched on at, Opera Lane, Academy Street, Paul St, French Church Street and Carey’s Lane by Cork City Council, Cork Business Association working with traders, community associations and by independent outlets.

To kick start the city’s seasonal celebrations Cork City Council has also installed 60 glittering Christmas trees across the city centre, suburbs, towns and villages

Let the countdown begin to Christmas!

08/11/2022

Very enjoyable networking session today with in the in Navigation Square in Albert Quay in Cork. Very impressive rooms and great views of Cork! I have being dying to see the inside of the building for ages and it didn't disappoint.

03/10/2022

Last chance to see SOUP which is directed and performed by Deirdre Griffin in Town Hall Theatre Galway this evening. Tickets available on www.tht.ie

Soup is inspired by Deirdre’s mother Mary Heneghan, who was from Claremorris in Mayo and died died six years ago following a difficult struggle with cancer.

Since then, Deirdre has been collecting the memories of their life together: the everyday reminders; the surreal experience of watching her mother’s body become something other than her own; the sensation of detachment following her death; and a series of dreams that chart the process of her grief.

13/08/2022

What an amazing day managing Cork Heritage Open Day for Cork City Council. It was a pleasure to visit so many beautiful buildings in Cork and to see everyone really enjoying and taking part in all our programmed talks, tours and exhibitions.

13/08/2022

Cork Heritage Open Day is finally back in person today after three years!

We are very proud of the Cork Heritage Open Day Programme which we have project managed and promoted for Cork City Council.

Over 30 building in the city are opening their doors to the public and offering guided tours. Exhibitions, talks and guided walking tours celebrating the built heritage of Cork are taking place.

Its all happening today in Cork from 10am to 5pm and it is all free!

See www.corkheritageopenday.ie

04/08/2022

Delighted to see all the coverage in today's Examiner EchoLive.ie and of the launch of Cork Heritage Open Day.

The beautiful shots were taken by Darragh Kane of the Military Museum in Collins Barracks. The museum will be open to the public from 10am to 2pm on Cork Heritage Open Day.

12/07/2022

Fantastic feature in todays Independent.ie featuring DeLaval and Brian Harte from Tom Harte Farm Services. Great interview on the benefits of VMS Robotic Milking Systems.