Meitheal na hAbhann: A Collective Gathering on the River

As the event grew closer, the energy surrounding the Iron R 2 project was palpable and the excitement/anxiety about how it would go off was overwhelming. Everything needed to fall into place as designed and there were factors out of any control, namely the weather, which has been very rainy and windy in the months before and the weeks that I've been in Cork.  All of the moving parts of the event involved coordination that began over a year ago with James, CCAD, the NSF, the City of Cork, and countless other meetings.  The site was ready, the insurance was covered, the safety brigade was requested, the sculpture was finished, the furnace was prepped, the molds were dressed, the sound was tuned, the film crew were ready, and  the audience had arrived. It was go time, and what a time it was! High resolution images by Alan Murphy, video by Lisa Evans.   
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