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Last updated: 09-03-2024

Irish UNIMA – UNIMA Éireann

Date of creation: 1991

Coolreiry, Castleconnell, Co.Limerick
H91 WA26  ARDRAHAN (Co. Galway)  Ireland

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Presentation

Brief history
The Irish UNIMA centre was founded in July 1991 after the first International Puppet Festival in Dublin. John McCormick was its first president.

Present

Marie Denham – President
Sinead Lynch – Secretary
Carmel Balfe – Treasurer

Last news of the UNIMA Center

UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium: Fostering Peace and Understanding through Puppetry

Croatia, Ireland, News, Norway, Ukraine, Working Groups - 9/10/2023

Above: Closing ceremony of the FLUM Festival and UNIMA PC in Mostar, 2023 Introduction In a world often marked by division and conflict, the art of puppetry has long served as a powerful medium for conveying messages of peace, unity, and mutual understanding. This sentiment was beautifully encapsulated in the recent launch of the UNIMA […]

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