Meet the team

Find out more about us and how we can help you.

Creative Europe Desk Ireland has three offices. The Culture office is based in Dublin while MEDIA has two offices, one based in Dublin and one in Galway.

Katie Lowry

Culture Office

Katie has over 16 years’ experience working in the arts in Ireland. She worked in the Irish Film Board then as an arts consultant before joining the International Department in the Arts Council in 2008 and the Creative Europe Desk. Katie has built up warm working relationships with stakeholders and organisations within the Irish cultural and heritage sector. She’s a trusted source of advice on Creative Europe funding strands and priorities.

Aoife Tunney

Culture Office

Aoife has over 15 years’ experience as a Visual Arts Curator and Public Arts programmer & manager with in-depth knowledge of the Irish arts and culture sector. Aoife worked with the Visual Arts and Architecture teams in the Arts Council before joining the Culture Office in 2019 - she and Katie job-share. They advise on Creative Europe funding, host information events, and facilitate European partner searches. Aoife is a valuable source of information on Creative Europe’s Artist Mobility scheme administered by i-Portunus.

Orla Clancy

MEDIA Office Dublin

Orla is the Head of MEDIA Office Dublin. She has over 16 years’ experience in the Irish audiovisual industry with experience of independent productions, training and the European audiovisual landscape. She has established excellent working relationships with Irish producers, the Irish games and animation industries as well as national stakeholders, government departments and Irish agencies. Orla has expanded her remit to include MEDIA’s cross sector funding for news media and media literacy.

Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile

Creative Europe Desk Ireland - MEDIA Office Galway

Eibhlín is head of MEDIA Office Galway with 30 years’ experience in the Irish and European audiovisual industries. She has an invaluable local and international network of professional relationships evident in her annual (until recently) hosting of the MEDIA Co-production Networking Dinner at Galway Film Fleadh. She is dedicated to helping the West of Ireland’s Film, TV, Games and Animation companies - especially Irish language companies - to access funding and increase their access to the EU and international marketplace.

Leona Cully

Communications & Digital Media Manager

Leona has worked as the Digital Media & Communications manager for both Culture and MEDIA Offices for over 7 years. Previously she worked as a project manager with Screen Skills Ireland on Creative Content and Screen Leaders training programmes. She also has experience as a freelance researcher and writer for production companies and local government. Leona helps promote Creative Europe opportunities and Irish success stories on our website and social media channels.

Audrey Dawson

Administrative Assistant

Audrey has over 12 years’ experience in the audio-visual industry having studied Radio & TV Production. She has worked for several film & television companies including Little Bird, Eclipse Pictures and Screen Scene progressing from reception to publicity to the role of Post Production Supervisor over the course of her career. After an extended career break to raise a family, Audrey joined the CEDI team as Administrative Assistant to support the work of the Desk in hosting events, EU reporting, and to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.