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

Jim has lost everyone and everything he ever loved - his daughter, his mother, his wife. On the streets with nothing and nobody. They’ve not spoken to him in over twenty years, due to a horrific and violent act. He drifts through the world, accepting and forgetting the past, but today, the past comes to say hello. What happened to leave him isolated and alone? As a young man he had a caring wife, beautiful daughter and loving mother. But the shadow of his father’s influence will haunt and shape his life. Can you run from what was in your blood all along? One man. Two lives. The past