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Mikey Martins

Artistic Director & CEO

Mikey Martins

Mikey Martins

Artistic Director & CEO

Mikey is an international performing artist, theatre maker, producer, and festival director whose work has taken him to some of the world’s most dynamic arts festivals across the UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. His journey has included senior leadership roles with Winchester Hat Fair, Theatre Bristol, Norfolk & Norwich Arts Festival, and Freedom Festival Hull, where he served as CEO and Artistic Director during the UK City of Culture years.

Before joining Carlow Arts Festival in 2026, Mikey was General Director of the world-renowned Oerol Festival in the Netherlands (2024–25), Europe’s largest site-specific theatre festival, set on the island of Terschelling.

Contact
mikey@carlowartsfestival.ie

Mikey Martins

Ferga Moran

Executive Producer

Ferga Moran

Ferga Moran

Executive Producer

Ferga has been working with Carlow Arts Festival since 2016. She is a Carlow Town native and graduate of Carlow College, St. Patricks with a B.A in Arts and Humanities.

Over her time working with the festival, Ferga has facilitated various participatory community projects, as well as looking after our national and international artists, managing vendors and external contractors, and being the lead on the festival’s essential administration systems.

Contact
fmoran@carlowartsfestival.ie

Ferga Moran

Orlaith Treacy

Creative Producer

Orlaith Treacy

Orlaith Treacy

Creative Producer

Orlaith Treacy has been working with Carlow Arts Festival since 2022. Orlaith's work is focused on ASSEMBLY, our arts participation and engagement programme. She collaborates with artists and communities to develop year-round projects.

Orlaith has an MA in Curating Contemporary Art from Limerick School of Art and Design. In 2021, she completed a postgraduate course in Cultural Event Management with IADT Dun Laoghaire. She has previously worked with Workhouse Union, Asylum Productions, Monkeyshine and Super Paua.

Contact
orlaith@carlowartsfestival.ie

Orlaith Treacy

Shannon Basso Gaule

Festival Producer

Shannon Basso Gaule

Shannon Basso Gaule

Festival Producer

Shannon works as a freelancer producer and stand up comedian based in Carlow.

Shannon has worked with the festival for a several years and currently co runs Kilkenny comedy club among other comedy venues in Ireland.

Contact
shannon@carlowartsfestival.ie

Shannon Basso Gaule

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