Dowtcha boy! Cork Puppet fest dedicated to pioneer

A pioneer of puppetry and visual street theatre in Ireland will be remembered as puppets take over Cork next month.

The 2016 Cork Puppetry Festival will be dedicated to the memory of Mick Lynch, an artist, musician, and co-founder of the city’s Dowtcha Puppets, who passed away last December.

Mr Lynch, the frontman of legendary new-wave band Stump, helped build Dowtcha Puppets from humble beginnings in 2002 into one of the country’s top visual spectacle and street theatre companies. The stunning creations have been St Patrick’s Day parade regulars in Cork and Dublin.