The Five Lamps Arts Festival, located in the heart of the community in Dublin’s North East Inner City, was founded in 2007 by Roisin Lonergan, a former teacher from Marino College. Since its first edition, the Festival has grown to become a center for the creation and presentation of locally relevant, artistically ambitious works and is a highly regarded and much-loved part of the community. The 5 Lamps team are hard at work crafting an exciting, inclusive, and accessible programme for this year’s Five Lamps Arts Festival. While l all the details can't be revealed just yet, they’re

The New York Times calls it "The best musical of this century". The Washington Post says, "It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals". And Entertainment Weekly raves, "Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” It’s The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award and four-time Olivier winning Best Musical. This outrageous musical comedy from creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Bobby Lopez co-writer of Avenue Q and Frozen, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lak

Set in a Dublin tenement, Sean O Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman takes place over a single day during the Irish War of Independence. Aspiring poet Donal Davoren is rumoured to be a gunman on the run, making him the focus of much admiration and curiosity. As riots unfold on the streets outside, his fellow residents drift in and out of the room he shares with peddler Seamus Shields, gossiping, seeking advice and bringing to life the political and everyday concerns of the time. As the reality of war moves closer to their front door, however, patriotism is challenged and courage tested whil

Toots: “We were happy then. Why can’t we be happy now? Desmond: “Because you’re growing up my dear, you’re growing up.” A group of young Dubliners work and play hard, flirt wildly, fall in love, and trade devastatingly witty insults. These characters at the heart of in Mary Manning’s coming-of-age satire Youth’s The Season -? feel startlingly contemporary. First performed in 1931, this play explores life for privileged young Irish people between the two world wars. Mary Manning’s plays were extremely popular with audiences of their time and 2025 will offer the opportu

Art Evolve is a brand-new contemporary art fair set to make its debut in Dublin. The inaugural Art Evolve fair will bring together the nation’s leading contemporary galleries and artists for a dynamic, immersive experience celebrating cutting-edge creativity and artistic expression. Taking place in the RDS, the fair will serve as a platform for the best of Ireland’s contemporary galleries and artists to present their work to collectors, art enthusiasts, and industry professionals from Ireland and beyond.

In a modern twist on a beloved Irish pastime, raconteur and international story expert Mary Kate O Flanagan makes a case for the profound impact storytelling has on our lives, while sharing some of the true-life stories that made her a GrandSlam Champion Storyteller on two continents and a TikTok sensation! In this captivating show, Mary Kate takes the audience on a journey through true, personal stories from her life that are as entertaining as they are insightful. The show will pull you in with its raw authenticity, leaving you hooked from beginning to end. But it's not just about the sto