Bealtaine Festival, an initiative of Age & Opportunity, is proudly funded by the Arts Council and the HSE, with the support of communities nationwide and a vast network of accomplished local and national bodies.  Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age, marks three decades of vibrant, fun, and contemporary festivities in 2025. This milestone edition will unfold across Ireland throughout the month of May, offering an expansive lineup of performances and activities that champion generational interdependence and diversity. From beautiful poetry to comedy showca

The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is an annual event, celebrating contribution of gay people to theatre, past and present. The Festival was founded in 2004 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Oscar Wilde, in his native city. With an emphasis on new or recent international and Irish works with a broadly gay theme or relevance, the Festival has grown to become the largest event of its type in the world. The Festival creates new opportunities for visibility and affirmation for existing and emerging gay artists and theatrical works. The Festival’s criteria for inclusion into the pr

IMRAM NA nÓg Hundreds of children from Gaelscoileanna will attend events at IMRAM na nÓG, the Irish language literature festival for children in Dublin from 6-10 May, where they will be spellbound by some of the best authors in the country. Authors include Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg, whose workshop will focus on her latest book, An Mac Tíre Deireanach; Sadhbh Devlin, who’s beautiful version of the story of the deer who meets Fionn Mac Cumhail has just been published; scriptwriter for television and film, Richie Conroy whose third novel about Emily Porter has just come out; and t