Bealtaine is Ireland’s national festival which celebrates the arts and creativity as we age. The festival is run by Age & Opportunity, the leading national development organisation working to enable the best possible quality of life for us all as we age. This year Age & Opportunity unveils an all-new festival theme, ‘Lust for Life’, which reflects a familiar experience for many older people. To celebrate the theme Bealtaine Festival has commissioned a new essay, ‘Lust of Life’, by writer, former Labour TD and Bealtaine Festival ambassador, Liz McManus, which explores the n

This May, DDF shares dance that takes a stand, ditches convention and claims its strength. Dance that embraces the lows, celebrates the highs and welcomes our future. This year, dance demands to be heard. It’s time to DANCE OUT LOUD. The Dublin Dance Festival believes in the power of dance to move, connect and inspire change. With so much of Ireland’s culture tied up in language and the past, dance has a unique power to explore and express what it is to be human, right now.

Funny Women is a leading female comedy community. Since 2002, its founder Lynne Parker has created a vibrant, collaborative community of like-minded women and the annual Funny Women Awards have launched a few comedy headliners along the way and act as an incredible showcase for the best and brightest of comedy talent across stage, screen and page. Funny Women are delighted to present ‘Funny Women Live in Dublin’ standup comedy show hosted by ChatterBoxx, comedy writers Orla Doherty and Val Troy. ChatterBoxx promises another exciting line-up of the best comedy talent. The show will be he