As the 2025 Irish Animation Awards approaches, Animation Ireland returns to Galway with Meitheal 2025, on Friday 23rd May.
The annual day-long conference brings Ireland’s animation industry together along with a variety of names from the international scene, as well as live action and creative media professionals and students from across Ireland.
Animation Ireland’s Meitheal 2025 will delve into new technologies, sustainability in AI, and explore future animation content, platforming and audience trends. The panellists will analyse the shared global challenges and audiences will hear from industry innovators.
The event is hosted by Animation Ireland CEO Ronan McCabe and Chair of Animation Ireland, Moe Honan. This year’s line-up of guest speakers and panellists will include Max Minor, Supervising Producer of the global hit series Common Side Effects; Patty Henry Robinson, VP of Production at Nickelodeon Animation; Dr. Patricia Scanlon, Chair of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Council and Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Ambassador and world renowned Gen Z and A media strategist Jo Redfern.
The animation industry employs more than 2,500 professionals across the island of Ireland. Animation is a core creative industry, animation is worth tens of millions to the Irish economy, with 82% of Irish animation production as a result of Foreign Direct Investment. Irish animated content is consumed by children and adults in 182 countries worldwide. Irish animation studios and their workforces have proven to be in demand across the world. Recent productions made in Ireland by Irish studios, and many now distributed globally, include Maddie + Triggs (Turnip and Duck), Doodle Girl (Studio Meala), Urban Tails (Pink Kong Studios), Puffin Rock (Cartoon Saloon) and Holt (Igloo Animations).
Registration for Animation Ireland’s Meitheal 2025 is now open. Attendance is free of charge and includes refreshments.
The conference takes place on Friday May 23rd, at The Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway and runs from 9.30am to 5.00pm.
Click here for the full programme of events.
