The International Dublin Tattoo Convention is Ireland's premier annual celebration of tattoo culture, bringing over 250 top international and local artists together at the RDS Main Hall. It serves as a showcase for various tattoo styles, including traditional, blackwork, and photorealism, offering live tattooing, competitions, and entertainment for all attendees

DGW2026 presents a special series of exhibitions and events that showcase the creative and dynamic energy of Irish contemporary art, reinforcing Dublin’s cultural leadership on the European stage. From Thursday, 5 November to Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Contemporary Art Gallery Association (CAGA) and creative producers SoSimpatico will connect the country’s most exciting artists, galleries and cultural institutions to the public, the collector and the culturally curious alike through a four-day programme of ambitious exhibitions, public events, and cultural exchange. CAGA is the fou

Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA award-winning author, activist,performer and Sunday Times number one bestseller, Lemn Sissay OBE as he returns to the stage with this acclaimed show. Every morning for 10 years Lemn has written four lines and shares them on his socials with no explanation and no title. After catching the public’s attention, they have been transformed into murals, quoted in books, made into songs and even tattoos. He chose the best of them for Let the Light Pour In which became an instant Sunday Times Bestseller- and now a live show. With live rea

"What if My Fair Lady was set in Belfast... and the language at the centre of the story was Irish? Pygmalion 26 brings George Bernard Shaw's classic comedy into Belfast 2026, in a new Irish-language translation that puts a distinctly contemporary spin on one of theatre's most famous stories about class, language and identity. Just as Eliza Doolittle's accent determines how the world sees her inPygmalion (and its much-loved musical adaptationMy Fair Lady), Pygmalion 26 asks: who gets to claim Irish as their own? Set against the vibrant Irish-language culture of West Belfast, the show expl

LOVE AND OTHER PROMISES explores the complicated relationship between Rachel and Fiona, two women navigating co-parenting after an acrimonious breakup. When they find themselves spending time together again, old feelings and unresolved wounds begin to surface. As they grapple with betrayal, love, grief and the possibility of reconciliation, they must confront whether some relationships can ever be repaired – or whether letting go is sometimes the hardest act of love. From the writer of WHEN RACHEL MET FIONA, Colette Cullen brings Rachel and Fiona back to the stage in this raw, touching an