CHRISTMAS AT HILLSBOROUGH LIGHT TRAIL

Hillsborough Light Trail returns to Hillsborough Castle and Gardens again this December. Almost half of the castle’s 100 acres of gardens have been transformed into a winter wonderland. Visitors can marvel at glittering tunnels of light and a dazzling Yew Tree Walk and even have a glimpse into Santa’s workshop. Our rigging and lighting crew have braved the harsh November weather conditions to ensure that everything was ready on time. The event runs from 1st December 2022 until 1st January 2023.

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Our rigging teams and crew have been busy again at Victoria Square in Belfast City centre getting the place decorated for the festive season. Here’s a TikTok video taken by one excited onlooker as our team assembled the huge 18 metre Christmas tree at the atrium!

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TG4 GRADAM CEOIL AWARDS 2021

LOCAL CREW AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN BELFAST

The annual TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards 2021 pay homage to musicians who have advanced, strengthened and preserved traditional music in Ireland. The awards ceremony now in it’s 24th year was held at the Whitla Hall in Queen’s University on Sunday 24th October and will be aired on Halloween Night to celebrate TG4’s 25th birthday.

Once again Stagecrew Ireland was onsite to provide local crew, technical support and rigging services for this annual event.

ULSTER UNIONIST PARTY CONFERENCE 2021

DOING OUR BIT FOR DEMOCRACY!

This week our local event crew and technicians have been busy doing their bit to support democracy setting up for the Annual Conference of the Ulster Unionist Party at the Crowne Plaza Ramada Hotel in Belfast. All of our crew are fully covid compliant and stick to strict rules of distancing, hand cleaning and mask wearing.

HEAVY LIFTING IN DUBLIN!

INDUSTRIAL RIGGING

Recently we have been assisting our friends at HFL to dismantle and safely remove heavy hospital and industrial x-ray and MRI scanning machines. This specimen in Dublin weighed over 30 tonnes in a confined space so required some very delicate and precise maneuvering.

UEFA Supercup Final in Belfast

Stagecrew teams have been busy for weeks in preparation for tonight’s UEFA Supercup Final at Windsor Park in Belfast.

This is the biggest major event to take place in Belfast since the start of the pandemic and Stagecrew Ireland have been instrumental in the organisation. Our teams of local crew have been assisting many of our European and UK clients with everything from LED perimeter advertising screens, international broadcasting infrastructure, Covid signage & barriers to pitch coverings and temporary staging for the winner’s presentation. All of our Belfast event crew were subject to very strict Covid protocols including regular onsite testing, undertaking Covid Awareness Certificates and extremely strict security vetting for accreditation to be allowed onto the pitch during the game brushing shoulders with the stars from Chelsea and Villarreal.

SPLASH OF COLOUR AT VICTORIA SQUARE

SUMMER IS HERE!

Stagecrew rigging teams have been at Victoria Square assisting Rebel Events and helping to add a much needed splash of summer colour to cheer everyone up after what’s been a pretty miserable year!

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BRIT AWARDS 2021

BRIT AWARDS AT THE O2 LONDON

We've been in London for the past 10 days assisting StageCo Belgium on the Brit Awards overseen by StageCo's Kevin De Meyer. The ceremony was a test event permitted by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to have a large audience to assess whether more such gatherings can take place. Although the venue normally has a capacity of 20,000 the audience was restricted to 4,000 who were allowed into the arena without any requirement for social distancing or face masks. Part of the government's Scientific Events Research Programme fans must have proof of a negative lateral flow test result to get in and provide contact details for NHS Test & Trace. All crew and working personnel were subjected to compulsory testing every 3 days.

Good riddance to 2020!

2020 has been a very quiet year for our retail clients but Santa still doesn’t let a coronavirus pandemic get in the way of celebrating Christmas. Our rigging and event crew were back at a deserted Victoria Square this week derigging the last remnants of a very lacklustre festive season. All of the decorations have now been dismantled and safely stored away in the hope for a more joyous celebration in 2021!

The Blame Game on BBC NI

SET BUILDING FOR FILM & TELEVISION

Set building crew teams from Stagecrew Ireland are back at BBC Blackstaff Studios this week working on the season's last episode of The Blame Game. That's our very own popular comedy news quiz featuring the best of local Irish comedy talent including Tim McGarry, Jake O'Kane, Neil Delamere and Colin Murphy. Highly recommended if you need a little humorous respite from the doom and gloom of Covid-19, Brexit and impending Christmas 2020!

Production on this series has been further complicated due to coronavirus as additional strict procedures had to be put in place to facilitate social distancing in the workplace. Besides the obvious face coverings and sanitizers, each department had staggered load-in and derig slots to avoid overcrowding in the studio.

All of our local crew in Belfast and Dublin have undertaken recognised industry standard certified COVID-19 prevention training to allow them to continue working in this challenging environment.

BELFAST EVENT CREW BUSY IN TRAINING!

Although work for our event crew in Belfast has been sparse recently due to lockdown restrictions, we have been using this time constructively to update training and renew certifications.

As we had been doing increasing amounts of work in TV & Film all crew have now completed industry recognised "Coronavirus Basic Awareness On Production Training" with ScreenSkills.

Meanwhile our riggers have been renewing specialist plant and MEWP licences so that they're ready to go as soon as life returns to normal!

Marquee Building At The Balmoral Show Grounds

Full teams at the Eikon Lisburn

Our site crew teams have been back at Lisburn over the past few weeks preparing for this year's Balmoral Show. They've been building huge marquees ahead of this year's event on 11th-13th May. Stagecrew Ireland supply forklift drivers, telehandler operators, MEWP operators, climbing riggers and stagehands.

Lighting Dublin Airport Green

Stagecrew Ireland rigging teams have helped light up Dublin Airport green for St Patrick's Day! Working alongside Visualx, the Dublin based lighting and AV specialists our local crew worked through the night to transform the airport terminal for this national celebration.

Teams in Paris, London, Belfast and Dublin

Busy week for Stagecrew teams in Paris, London, Belfast and Dublin

It's a very busy week for our event crew. Besides our regular corporate jobs in Belfast and Dublin including the MCM ComicCon events we have exhibition crew teams at the Paris Air Show and crew at London's ExCel Complex working on Europe's largest health and social care event. Our rigging crew are also busy with 4 days of RTE televised Nathan Carter gigs in Sligo.

IRISH MOTORBIKE & SCOOTER SHOW

Our teams are busy this weekend assisting various exhibitors at Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show in the RDS, Dublin. Our local event crew in Dublin are doing everything from loading & unloading trucks to building exhibition stands and fitting AV, lighting and audio systems.

UFC RETURNS TO BELFAST!

UFC returns to the SSE Arena in Belfast this weekend for the first time since 2007 and Stagecrew Ireland are again supplying all riggers, local crew, forklift drivers and MEWP operators for the sell out event.

Metropolis Festival at the RDS

World Record Mirror Ball

This weekend we've been at the RDS in Dublin for Metropolis Festival featuring the world's largest mirror ball.

Covered in over 3,000 mirrored tiles this art installation has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. This is just one of the many art installations our rigging teams and crew have been involved in around the country recently.

Crew battle gale force winds

Exhibition crew at Royal Ulster Winter Fair

Despite Storm Desmond doing its best to scupper us, Stagecrew teams have spent the past week outdoors at the former Maze Prison site building marquees and exhibition stands for our clients exhibiting at this year's 30th anniversary event. They battled against gale force winds and driving rain to ensure everything was ready for the opening this Thursday.

Sports Personality Of The Year Odyssey Arena

Stagecrew at the Odyssey Arena for Sports Personality Of The Year

Preparations are well under way for this year's BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Awards at the Odyssey SSE Arena in Belfast. Assisted by Gallowglass Crew, we've had large teams of event crew working shift patterns around the clock all week to get the venue ready for the event on Sunday 20th December.

Kodaline at Bremore castle

Local crew from Dublin at Bremore Castle

Our local crew have been busy in Dublin this weekend with Kodaline who were performing an intimate gig at Bremore Castle, Balbriggan as part of the VEVO GO-SHOW series. Extra muscle power was called for when the organisers discovered access was via a narrow spiral staircase...... Stagecrew's Dublin event crew team was there to save the day!!