About the Aisling Festival
History
The Aisling Children’s Arts Festival was founded in 1998 and its aim was to provide an annual multi disciplinary week long arts festival totally dedicated to children and young people in County Longford. The ethos of the festival is to nurture and develop an artistic appreciation among young people by introducing them to a wide range of arts disciplines such as drama, music, dance and the visual arts through the medium of workshops and performances. The festival is still run by a committee of local volunteers and is dependent on funding from grant agencies and local businesses.
Aisling Committee Members
The festival has been organised by a local voluntary committee including Maria Gray, Sive McGuinness, Patricia McKiernan, Collette Meally, Nora Horan, Angela Crossan, Paul Higgins, Fiona Jackson, Teresa McGuinness, Brid Nevin, Rosie O’Hara, Aine O’Sullivan.
Disclaimer
The Aisling Committee accepts no responsibility for any injuries which may result from any event connected with the festival. The festival organisers cannot be responsible for transporting children to and from events. Adults must accompany small children to the theatre performances. Many of the workshops can be messy so children should wear old clothes or bring an old shirt or apron. Children must be collected on time from workshops
Sponsors
The Aisling Children’s Arts Festival could not have been possible without the generous help of our sponsors:
- Cameron Ireland
- Brendan Gilmore
- Dr. Niall Walsh
- Drs Sarah & Paddy Breslin
- Robbie Shaw Garage
- O'Boyle Accountants
- Frank Gearty Solicitors
- Longford Credit Union
- Sherpack
- Mc Carrick’s Cash &Carry
- Dr. Niall O’Donoghue
- Crossan Cable
- Seamus Quinn, Solicitors
- PJ Groake, Solicitors
- Alan Mitchell, Solicitors
- Unique Boutique
- Padraic Ward Pharmacy
- Frank McKiernan
- Genevieve Cox
- C&D Foods
- Kane’s Travel
- Durkin Jewellers
- Supervalu, Longford
- Civil Defence
- Grey Wizard
- Heaton’s
- Courtyard Café
- Dr. Siobhan Tempany Flanagan
- O’Reilly Insurances
- St. Mel’s College
- King Communications
- Cullens Shoe Shop
- The Watermill
- Anita & Paddy Mollaghan
- Longford County Childcare Committee
Main Sponsors
