Join Equity in the Lyric Cafe Bar for a conference on how Brexit may affect those working in the Arts and Screen industries on the Island of Ireland. This is a cross border collaboration organised by Equity UK and the Irish Equity section of SIPTU. This is a free event but places are limited so booking is required.
18th January 2019 Timetable:
10.30 a.m. REGISTRATION
11.00 a.m. WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS
Padraig Murray, Irish Equity President
Maureen Beattie, Equity President
11.15 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Josepha Madigan, TD. Minister for Culture,
Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Republic of Ireland
11.30 a.m. PANEL No. 1: BREXIT AND LIVE PERFORMANCE
Introduced and moderated by Maureen Beattie, Equity President
Panellists: Jimmy Fay, Director of the Lyric Theatre Belfast
Neill Murray, Director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Andrea Irvine, Actor, Irish Equity
Niamh Flanagan, Executive Director Theatre Northern Ireland
12.30 p.m. PANEL No. 2: BREXIT AND ARTIST MOBILITY
Introduced and moderated by Stephen Beggs, (Chair of Equity Northern Ireland Committee)
Panellists: Dearbhal Murphy, FIA
Musician, TBC
Lawyer from Donnelly & Kinder Solicitors
Martina Anderson, MEP for Northern Ireland
1.15 p.m. LUNCH
2.15 p.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Owen Reidy, Assistant General Secretary, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
2.45 p.m. PANEL No. 3: BREXIT AND THE AUDIO-VISUAL INDUSTRY
Introduced and moderated by Padraig Murray, Irish Equity President
Panellists: Andrew Reid, Head of Production, Northern Ireland Screen
Elaine Geraghty, CEO, Screen Producers Ireland
James Hickey, CEO, Screen Ireland
3.45 p.m CLOSING REMARKS
Karan O Loughlin, Irish Equity
4.00 p.m CLOSE OF SEMINAR
