Ballymore pledges space as well as cash to Dublin Fringe Festival

The property developer Ballymore is committed to helping festival artists pull off ‘wild ideas’ as it underlines its support for the arts

Ruth McGowan, Dublin Fringe Festival director, with Sean Mulryan, chairman of Ballymore Group

‘This is not a badge-placement exercise.” That’s what Sean Mulryan, chief executive of property development company Ballymore, said about its new patronage of the Dublin Fringe Festival.

Next year will be the 25th year of the theatre, dance and performance art festival, which will run from September 7 to 22, and Ballymore has just signed on as principal patron. The sponsorship will also include the work the Fringe Festival does to support artists ...