Location: Wild Atlantic Glamping

€30 including booking fee and materials

The pinhole workshop will explore the making of pinhole cameras, creating negative images and then producing a positive black and white photographic print. Some cameras will be available as well as the opportunity and details for participants to make their own cameras.

Location: Wild Atlantic Glamping

€25 including booking fee

Paula Meehan asks that participants bring an object or a photograph of an object of any kind that they wish to use to generate something new during the workshop. The session is suitable for anyone with an interest in poetry. Paula asks that participants read these three poems by Eavan Boland in advance — ‘Lava Cameo’, 'The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me’ and ’The Last Discipline’.

Location: The Drill Hall

€20 including booking fee

Join renowned performance artist Amanda Coogan to explore creativity through the body. This workshop will explore the potential of the body, sensory perception and slow actions. Throughout the workshop you will actively collaborate with Amanda and fellow participants. You will take part in a series of exercises both outdoors and indoors. No previous experience is necessary to participate. We welcome everyone to join and create with us.

Location: Wild Atlantic Glamping

€10 including booking fee

‘Making Waves’ is an informative discussion exploring how music stimulates neural connectivity, enhances autobiographical memory recall, uplifts mood, boosts engagement, and fosters improved communication in people living with dementia.

Location: The Lecture Theatre

€10 including booking fee

HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR tells the story of Ireland’s treatment of women through the prism of a unique, surreal, live televised competition, that has to be seen to be believed, where a generation of Irish women competed in front of a live audience for the title of ‘Housewife of the Year’. The former contestants share their direct experiences of marriage bars, lack of contraception, magdalene laundries, financial vulnerability, boredom and shame and of course, of being contestants in the competition. It is a poignant, often hilarious, uplifting story of a resilient generation of women and how they changed a country.

Location: The Drill Hall

Admission is free but ticketed – reserve yours today!

Official opening of culture night by Paula Meehan.

Join us for a memorable Culture Night celebrating Irish heritage through poetry, music, and dance. The night will start with the opening of culture night by renowned poet and member of Aosdána, Paula Meehan. Paula was born and raised in Dublin’s north inner city. Her award-winning poetry has garnered widespread popular and critical acclaim. Her poetry has been scored for choirs, for solo voice and made into songs by artists from diverse traditions — the folk, including the legendary Christy Moore, and the avant garde. Poems have been made into short films; have been danced; are studied at Leaving Certificate level and at home & abroad in schools, universities and other settings.

This will be followed by music by West Cork musicians Martin Kearney and Derry Kennedy. Dance the night away to all the old-time Irish favourites, which promises to be great fun. Tea, sandwiches and cakes will be served during the night as they did in days of old.