Photo Gallery: Kildare Village celebrates Chinese New Year

A celebration of Irish icons - Past and Present by Korean Chinese visual artist, Jin Yong took place in Kildare Village as part of the Dublin Chinese New Year celebrations. Kildare Village was delighted to welcome the Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in Ireland, Yue Xiaoyong.

2017 celebrates The Year of the Rooster and as a devoted sponsor of the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival for the past eight years, Kildare Village is currently hosting the exhibition in a space next to Le Pain Quotidien, throughout the Chinese New Year period.

A celebration of Irish icons - Past and Present portrays some of the great influential Irish icons leading in their respective fields globally, including Arthur Guinness, Katie Taylor, Phil Lynott and Conor McGregor to name but a few.

Photos by Kieran Hartnett.