Pair dismissed from Cork Film Festival relieved at settlement

Mick Hannigan, who was the director of the festival since 1986 and CEO since 2009, and Una Feely, who was appointed programmer in 2001 were dismissed from their posts in March 2013, with Cork Film Festival Ltd announcing that the decision to relieve the pair of their duties came “on foot of an independent strategic review”.
“The review showed that our current structure is simply unsustainable. As part of this, the positions of CEO and festival programmer have become redundant,” the festival board of management said in a statement at the time.