Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey joined us in Dublin today, under the watchful eye of Irish writer Brendan Behan ‘The King of New York’ , to launch the inaugural I.NY Festival 2017.
Other confirmed artists and participants include Kathryn Lloyd (Lower East Side Tenement Museum), Tim O’Connor (former New York Consul General), musician Damien Dempsey, Chris Byrne (Black 47), Dermott Rowan (MD of Kiely Rowan), Qool DJ Marv (producer and DJ for HBO and Soho House New York), Dara O’Cinneide (All-Ireland winning footballer & broadcaster) and Diarmuid Lyng (former All-Star hurler & broadcaster), Mary Leonard (graphic designer), Aidan Kelly (photographer) and club nights Sunday Times and Mother. The festival also features: The Annie Moore Talks series inviting guest speakers from Ireland and New York to explore a range of topics from architecture to immigration; the diaspora-focused I.NY Gathering hosted in Dromoland Castle; the I.NY Symposium on Creative Education in the University of Limerick; and the I.NY Festival Club featuring some of Ireland and New York’s most renowned DJs, producers and promoters. The I.NY festival will see participation and exhibition from New York partners including the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and Ellis Island with further announcements in the coming weeks.
“The link between Ireland and New York has been hugely important in the history of both places and should be recognised, talked and thought about, and celebrated… the I.NY project is way overdue.”
I.NY is an international cultural project that celebrates and brings to life this shared story. The broader project includes year-round digital story exchange, collaborations and residencies, and trans-Atlantic initiatives in art, education and enterprise.
I.NY is the creative brainchild of David O’Donovan and Aoife Flynn of asquared, who developed the project with the help and support of numerous individuals and organisations in Ireland and New York over a two-year period.
“It’s from a fascination with and love for both the history and modernity of the Ireland New York relationship that I.NY is built. The intention is to uncover the stories that are the fabric of that relationship, to tell them to a wide audience, encourage that audience to share their own, and once a year, through these stories, bring that relationship to life in an Irish city. I.NY creates opportunities for an audience to explore what it means to be local and global, Irish and American, emigrant and native, and to share and experience these stories”.
Marion Leydon of Fáilte Ireland said:
“Fáilte Ireland is delighted to support the I.NY festival in its inaugural year. Fáilte Ireland welcomes the event to Limerick’s calendar of festivals and events, and particularly the fact that the event will bring visitors, both domestic and international, to Limerick out of season.”
I.NY takes place at a number of venues across Limerick City, Ireland from Oct 05-15 2017. Tickets for all announced shows go on sale at midday, Friday, August 18, and I.NY will be announcing full programme details in early September.
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