Cashel Arts Festival is a four-day festival set in the town of Cashel in County Tipperary, famous for the ancient and iconic Rock of Cashel. The significant heritage sites in the town form a dramatic backdrop to a fine selection of contemporary arts events every autumn.
Take your pick from music, dance, visual arts, film, theatre, workshops, family events and literature events. Involving and encouraging visitors and the local community to participate in a wide variety of arts is key to the festival. Whether you want to sit back and be entertained or get ‘stuck in’ and learn something new, this festival will have something for you.
Placing great importance on inclusivity ensures that many events are free and some have special offers or concessions. The festival has strong links to the community it serves and plays an integral part in connecting community groups in the locality. It also welcomes visitors to Cashel, giving them an opportunity to extend their stay by offering exciting arts events in this wonderfully historic town.
Supporting professional artists in developing their work and giving them a platform to perform is also a vital role of the festival, with most artists involved in the festival usually based in Ireland. Strong links with artists built-up over the 19 years the festival has been running ensures that high-quality events are the hallmark of the festival.
Buíochas le/Thank you and Acknowledgements
Melanie Scott (Tipperary Arts Officer), Fiona Flavin (Assistant Arts Officer) and all at Tipperary Arts Office, Tipperary County Council, Anselm McGowan ( District Administrator), Cllr. Roger Kennedy (Cathaoirleach Tipperary Cahir Cashel Municipal District), Cllr. Marie Murphy ( Leas Chathaoirleach Tipperary Cahir, Cashel Municipal District) Cllr. John Crosse, Cllr. Declan Burgess, Cllr. Liam Browne, Cllr. Anne Marie Ryan (Shiner), Cllr. Andy Moloney, Cllr. John O’Heney, Cllr. Máirín McGrath, Cllr. Mary Hanna Hourigan, Cllr. Michéal Anglim, Karl Wallace, Regina O’Shea, Martin Rochford and all at The Arts Council, Olivia Quinlan and the staff of Cashel Heritage and Development Trust, Staff of Tipperary Library Service, Cashel Library and Staff, Paddy Downey and Committee of Halla na Féile, Spafield Resource Centre Rev. Enda Brady PP, Dean James Mulhall and Select Vestry of St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Elaine Moriarty, OPW and Staff at The Rock of Cashel, Eddie Fogarty and Staff, Larkspur Park Sport Club, Ronan O’Brien, Brú Ború and Staff, Martin Lynch and Cashel Chamber of Commerce, 8th Tipperary Cashel Scouts, Cashel Day Care Centre, Maria Neavyn TY Coordinator, Cashel Community School, Cashel Town Soccer Club, Cashel King Cormac’s Club, John O’Connor, Will Ahearn, John Ryan Con Niall Gregory, Carol O’Halloran, all artists, festival team, volunteers, sponsors and community members who were part of Cashel Arts Festival 2025.
Cashel Arts Festival Committee/Board of Directors 2025
Chairperson: John Murray
Secretary: Emily Kirwan
Petronelle Clifton Brown, Eddie Dalton, Anne Devitt, Eleanor Dwyer, Séamus J. King, Diarmuid O’Leary
Cashel Arts Festival Organising Team 2025
Patrons: The Very Reverend James Mulhall, Dean of Cashel and The Very Reverend Fr. Enda Brady, PP
Chairperson: Gillian Clifton Brown
Secretary: Claire Fox
Treasurer: Geraldine Gleeson
Assistant Treasurer: Emily Kirwan
Health and Safety Officer: Deirdre O’Leary
Assistant Health and Safety Officer: Geraldine Stockil
PRO: Sara McGeachy
Assistant PRO: Anne Marie O’ Donnell and Eimear Meagher
Festival Organising Team: Gillian Clifton Brown, Petronelle Clifton Brown, Anne Marie O’Donnell, Claire Fox, Teresa Coleman, Anne Devitt, Eleanor Dwyer, Josephine McCan, Eimear Meagher, Yuliya Shilnikova, Eoin Hand, Geraldine Stockil, Lisa Manton, Emily Kirwan, Sara McGeachy, Geraldine Gleeson
Website: Emily Kirwan, Paul Higgins of Nicecube Design
Social Media: Sara McGeachy, Emily Kirwan, Eimear Meagher
Festival Design & Brochure Compilation: Lisa Manton
Social Media Graphic Designer: Lisa Manton & Marcjanna Szymczak
Festival Photographer: Dermot O’Halloran
Sound & Lighting: Pat Marnane
Brochure Cover Illustration: Andrew Dorland
Brochure Design & Printing: Lion Print Cashel