This sounds great with Maeve O'Sullivan
free bilingual event organised by Festival in a Van
for Sat 18 May in Dún Laoghaire

I'm excited to read #haiku at a special & free bilingual event organised by Festival in a Van for Sat 18 May in Dún Laoghaire, my home town. I'll be reading in English, beidh Liam Carson ag léamh a chuid haikú as Gaeilge & there'll be music by Seán Mac Erlaine eventbrite.ie/e/tri-mhionlin…

Planning a festival, and need a pop-up stage that comes with sound, lights, and a lovely crew?
Festival in a Van is available to book for a visit to your community.
We can stay in 1 spot all day, or visit up to 3 locations across the day.
Contact us via our site to learn more 🎤

'The Arts Council 2024 budget of €134m suddenly seems like a good investment, as does the overall budget commitment of €1.17bn to the Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media'

Conor Skehan talks about the impact of arts investment in shaping Ireland as a cultural force.

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We had a fab day visiting Silver Lodge Tullamore and Urban Farm Portlaoise with The Jukebox Project, a customised at-your-door concert experience for adults experiencing mental health difficulties. Delighted to get this lovely feedback from Mental Health Ireland superstar Ger ⭐

Wonderful day celebrating the Arts with Poetry & Music by Festival in a Van with Laois/Offaly Rehab & Recovery Services Tullamore & The Urban Farm Portlaoise HSE Mental Health Engagement and Recovery HSE Ireland

Léiriú haiku amuigh faoin aer i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla le ceol agus rannpháirtíocht an phobail ann. Leis na filí Liam Carson agus Maeve O’Sullivan; ceol le Seán MacErlaine. Tar éis an léirithe, beidh ginko ann, nó siúlóid haiku 🌊🍃 eventbrite.ie/e/tri-mhionlin…

Love what the Festival in a Van is doing! Keep on keeping on...

Gerry Boland is one of our artists visiting 3 locations in Offaly and Portlaoise next week with The Jukebox Project, which brings the magic of live performance to those experiencing mental health difficulties.
Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon in partnership w/ Mental Health Ireland 💐

Applications for Minding Creative Minds's new Creative Arts Therapies pilot programme are open now, following its launch today.

It joins the organisation's growing list of free and confidential services, available to the entire Irish creative sector

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A member of Hothouse Flowers, Peter O’Toole has been practicing his craft as a musician since busking on the streets of Europe in the '80s at age 16. Thrilled to have him as a Songlines facilitator - he's currently engaging people with dementia through fun, creative workshops.

Stunning day on Tuesday as we visited University College Dublin with performances from Rhythm Africana, WeAreGriot, and some very talented UCD students 🌞

Huge thanks to the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, dlr Arts Office, UCD @creativefuturesacademy, UCD Arts&Humanities, Lucy Collins for their support. We had a blast! 💃

And the rain stopped and the sun came out and our student performers were brilliant and Rhythm Africana and weareGRIOT were AMAZING - thank you Festival in a Van and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon with dlr Arts Office for changing how we think about the lunch hour 🎉🎤

Spoken word from UCD creative writing students Izzy and Rachel

WeAreGriot performing spoken word theatre and poetry to close out our celebration of creativity and culture with Festival in a Van 🎭⛅️

Rhythm Africana bringing the real festival experience to Belfield with a fusion of East African music, U2 & Bill Withers 🎶

Hey University College Dublin, today's the day! We're heading your way 12pm - 13.30 with music, poetry, spoken word, theatre from Rhythm Africana, WeAreGriot + more. There'll be BBQ food trucks too 🍔
Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon dlr Arts Office w/ support from
@creativefuturesacademy UCD Arts&Humanities UCD Estate Services