MEET THE JURY
Simone Kirby
Ennis stage and screen Actor Simone Kirby is known for her iconic role as Mary Malone in the BBC/HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’, as well as Irish horror ‘The Hole in the Ground’, and Fantasy feature ‘Artemis Fowl’.
Mark O’Halloran
Ennis native Mark O’Halloran is an award winning actor and writer, known for Adam & Paul (2004), Garage (2007) and Rialto (2019). Most recently O’Halloran played the role of Craigy in Shane Meadow’s TV series for Channel 4, The Virtues, and wrote on the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends for the BBC and Hulu.
Dr Tracy Fahey
Dr Tracy Fahey, an academic currently on sabbatical, she is Head of Department of Fine Art and Education in Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), TUS. Fahey is a fiction writer who specialises in gothic literature. Shortlisted twice for British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, her short fiction has appeared in over 30 Irish, UK, US and Australian anthologies
Paddy Murphy
Paddy Murphy a killaloe based film-maker and content creators for both screen and gaming with an emphasis on drama and the macabre.