The ABSOLUT GAY THEATRE FESTIVAL DUBLIN is the trading name of the Absolut Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Limited, a non-profit organisation and an incorporated company limited by guarantee (Company Registration No. 471601) The activities of the company are overseen by the following Directors and Members :
JOHN H PICKERING
Managing Director
Original Founding Director of IDGTF. Festival Administrative Director & Company Secretary for 6 years. Company Director. MD Harmony Promotions. Concert Promoter & Artist Management. Formerly MD Edenderry Shoe Company. ACFI. AMBIM. 10 years Festival Director Edenderry Arts Festival. Former Director Offaly Tourist Council & Offaly Enterprise Board, Executive with Bill Moss Partnership Ltd. Specialising in Marketing, Promotion, Financial & Administrative negotiation.
GARY TIERNAN
Director of Fundraising & Development
Former Sponsorship Director of IDGTF and Executive Committee member for four years. Honours degree in Furniture Technology - specialising in brand development. Worked with Boyle Arts Festival & Connemara Community Radio. Experienced fund raiser - over €50,000 for Aids & Cancer charities. Currently involved with new gay magazine and emerging young artists art exhibition.
CONNELL KENNEDY
Director of Public Relations
Founding Executive Committee member of IDGTF and Festival PRO from 2006-2009.
Graduate of UCG (BA), UCD Smurfitt School and the Public Relations Institute. 10 years PR, media relations ands marketing experience across entertainment, arts, consumer and corporate sectors in Ireland, the UK and Australia. Former Concerts, Theatre & Events Officer at IMRO. Has lent his consulting skills to the Splore Arts Festival in New Zealand.
MARK BANCHANSKY
Director of Corporate Sponsorship
Former Executive Committee member of IDGTF. Currently Retail Strategy Director with Dublin Airport Authority with over 20 years of experience in retail buying, marketing and promotions planning, shop design and layout, product and brand development and new retail introductions within Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports. Clients include: Jo Malone, LK Bennett, Superdry, Estee Lauder Group, L'Oreal, Chanel and Dior.
EDWARD O'GRADY WALSHE
Company Secretary & Artistic Panel
Combines his careers as an architect, professional performer (musical theatre & Burlesque) and as costume designer. Having worked as choreographer, script writer and librettist, he is currently wardrobe master for the renowned Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society. Secretary to the Board, responsible for legal and company documentation.
PAUL O'CONNOR
Member
Former Executive Committee member of IDGTF. Head of Graphic Design. Acclaimed designer for major clients such as Airtricity, Boru, Britvic, Lever Brothers, Easons and Waterford Crystal. Consistency, accuracy and detail are his watch words. Joint Managing Director of Ireland's newest gay magazine THE.
ROSHENE PICKERING
Member
Former Member of the Board of IDGTF since inception. Chartered Accountant. BComm, DPA, FCA. Director -Investment Management Group, PWC, Dublin. A regular theatre goer.
JOELLE O'LOUGHLIN
Member
Barrister at Law with eight years post qualification experience in communications and financial services industry in Brussels and Dublin. Graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting. Avid theatre and classical concert goer.
