Join us for a guided walkthrough of the PASSAGE exhibition with artist Siobhán McDonald and curator Margarita Cappock, presented as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women 2026. Siobhan McDonald’s multifaceted project explores Dublin's deep history as a mutable landscape shaped by water, cosmology, and human intervention. Through film, sound, painting, and sculpture, the installation investigates how the city’s shifting ground holds memory and resilience. PASSAGE traces the interdependence of human and more-than-human worlds, revealing the city as a living organism — breathing,

Brigid’s Spark: Fire in the Body This lively workshop draws inspiration from Brigid, the Celtic figure of hearth, poetry, and renewal. Through simple movement, shared storytelling, and playful theatre exercises, participants will explore how myth can come alive and be present in the room. Working gently with ideas of warmth, imagination, and craft, attendees will discover how a spark in the body can grow into shared expression, creativity, and connection. No previous experience is required. The focus is on enjoyment, curiosity, and collective making. This one-hour session is suitable f

Brigid is an inspiring figure in Irish folklore that symbolises creativity, wisdom, and healing, among other qualities. While we turn our focus to Brigid at one of Ireland’s quarter days, we can also take this time and all it represents to explore how the qualities we find in Brigid appear in the other women of Irish folklore. Join folklorist Glynnis Cowley in celebrating the diverse figures of women in Irish folklore and their stories.

Brigit x District opens the festival weekend with a rare headline performance from Gemma Dunleavy. Since the release of UP DE FLATS in 2020, Dunleavy has largely stepped away from releasing music, choosing instead to refine her sound behind the scenes. Her return for Brigit feels timely. Rooted in stories of working-class Dublin and shaped by her upbringing in Sheriff Street, her club-pop songs balance emotional clarity with sharp, understated production. Set within the intimate surroundings of the Presbyterian Church, this show offers a focused live moment to mark Brigit: Dublin City Ce

As part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, the façade of the GPO will be transformed with specially commissioned visual projections celebrating the Celtic goddess Brigit. Across the evenings from Friday 31 January to Monday 2 February, the GPO will feature distinct projection works by award-winning creative duo Jill & Gill and Irish visual artist Bebhinn Eilish. Together, these contemporary artworks honour Brigit as a symbol of light, creativity, renewal and female power, illuminating one of Dublin’s most iconic buildings at the heart of the city. Presented as part of Brigi

Barnardo Square becomes a luminous gathering point for Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, with specially commissioned visual projections by Jill & Gill and Bebhinn Eilish, created to celebrate the Celtic goddess Brigit. Installed on the gable end of the Palace Building and unveiled from Friday 31 January to Monday 2 February, these distinct works explore themes of light, transformation and women’s stories, inviting audiences to pause and experience Brigit’s presence woven into the cityscape. Presented as part of Brigit 2026: Dublin City Celebrating Women, a Dublin City Counci

Ardgillan Castle is delighted to announce MnáFest, a four-day festival celebrating St. Brigid’s Day through a vibrant programme of female-led workshops, demonstrations, installations and performances. Ardgillan Castle will host this special festival from Friday 30th January to Monday 2nd February 2026. Located in North County Dublin, the castle and its grounds will become a lively hub of creativity, culture and community. MnáFest is a celebration of Ireland’s patroness, Saint Brigid, and of women, marking the beginning of Spring through creativity, music, tradition. The festival pr

Ireland’s three Literature Laureates Patricia Forde (Laureate na nÓg), Éilís Ní Dhuibhne (Laureate for Irish Fiction) and Vona Groarke (Chair of Poetry) will come together to celebrate Irish women writers with musical responses from Doireann Ní Ghlacáin. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation, chaired by arts journalist Paula Shields. This event is free, but booking is essential. This event is brought to you by the Arts Council and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. This event is part of Brigit Festival 2026: Dublin Celebrating Women

“Well behaved women seldom make history!” Join us at the GPO Museum for a guided tour as we honour Brigit, the Celtic Goddess, by celebrating the Irish women who changed Irish history in 1916 and beyond. On this specially created tour you will meet the women who gave their all to create a new Ireland, where all its children would be cherished equally. Rediscover the lives and voices of the women who fought for their own and Ireland’s independence. This tour will shine a light on the women who have shaped Irish culture, society, and politics over the past 100 years. Learn about t