Bealtaine, the Irish national festival celebrating creativity in older age, is co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity and includes events organised by hundreds of partner organisations.

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A dream launch

dancing in Heuston Station“Fun, lightness and creativity" - share in the fun of the Bealtaine launch at Heuston Station, Dublin.

Bealtaine Launch 2010

Age & Opportunity

Bealtaine is coordinated  by Age & Opportunity, the Irish national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society. Check out the Age & Opportunity web site.

Bealtaine Film Tour for 2010

Sam Neill in the film 'Dean Spanley'

This year's access>CINEMA / IFI Bealtaine film tour (supported by Seven Seas) is Dean Spanley, starring Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill.

This is a charming and eccentric comedy, based on a little-known 1936 novella by the Irish author, Lord Dunsany. Dean Spanley stars Jeremy Northam as Fisk, an Edwardian publisher who is exasperated by his cantankerous father, played by Peter O’Toole, who refuses to grieve his dead son.

Come and enjoy the film in the following locations:

  • 05 may irish film institute: 6 eustace street, dublin 2 » tel: 01 612 9407 11.00am
  • 05 may dunamaise arts centre: portlaoise, co. laois » tel: 057 866 3355 8.00pm
  • 05 may fermanagh film club: clinton centre, enniskillen, co. fermanagh » tel: 028 66 34 2806 3.00pm
  • 05 may samhlaiocht: tralee, co. kerry » tel: 066 712 9934 2.00pm
  • 06 may birr theatre & arts centre: birr, co. offaly » tel: 057 912 2911 8.00pm
  • 06 may the caha centre: ardigole, beara, co. cork » tel: 027 60909 8.00pm
  • 06 may desmond ability resource complex: newcastle west, co. limerick » tel: 069 62757 4.30pm
  • 06 may friends of the elderly: 25 bolton street, dublin 1 » tel: 01 8731855 2.00pm
  • 06 may kenmare film society: carnegie arts centre, kenmare, co. kerry » tel: 064 6648701 8.00pm
  • 07 may the caha centre: ardigole, beara, co. cork » tel: 027 60909 8.00pm
  • 07 may irish film institute: 6 eustace street, dublin 2 » tel: 01 612 9407 11.00am
  • 11 may belltable arts centre: limerick, co. limerick » tel: 061 319 866 8.00pm
  • 11 may caherciveen library: caherciveen, co. kerry » tel: 066 947 2287 11.30am
  • 11 may courthouse arts centre: tinahely, co. wicklow » tel: 0402 38529 8.00pm
  • 11 may st. john’s arts centre: listowel, co. kerry » tel: 068 22566 8.00pm
  • 11 may sgc dungarvan: dungarvan, co. waterford » tel: 086 852 8614 11.00am
  • 12 may killarney library: killarney, co. kerry » tel: 064 6632655 11.30am
  • 12 may the model: the mall, sligo » tel: 071 914 1405 11.00am
  • 12 may riverbank arts centre: newbridge, co. kildare » tel: 045 448 327 8.00pm
  • 13 may castleisland library: castleisland, co. kerry » tel: 066 716 3403 11.30am
  • 13 may conary film club: avoca, co. wicklow » tel: 087 233 4714 8.00pm
  • 13 may south tipperary arts office: county museum, clonmel, co. tipperary » tel: 052 6134565 3.00pm
  • 13 may the picture house: wexford arts centre, co. wexford » tel: 053 912 3764 2.00pm
  • 16 may the george bernard shaw theatre: visual, carlow » tel: 059 917 2400 3.00pm
  • 17 may crosshaven film club: crosshaven, co. cork » tel: 021 483 1829 8.00pm
  • 18 may droichead arts centre: drogheda, co. louth » tel: 041 983 3946 2.00pm
  • 18 may linenhall arts centre: castlebar, co. mayo » tel: 094 902 3733 3.00pm
  • 18 may ranelagh film club: ranelagh arts shop at 26, ranelagh » tel: 085 7437212 8.00pm
  • 18 may tuarard arts centre: moate, co. westmeath » tel: 090 648 2042 7.30pm
  • 19 may cloughjordan cineclub: cloughjordan, co. tipperary » tel: 087 2689419 8.00pm
  • 19 may light house cinema: smithfield market, dublin 7 » tel: 01 879 7601 2.00pm
  • 20 may achill film club: achill island, co. mayo » tel: 087 938 6281 7.00pm
  • 20 may bunclody library: bunclody, co. wexford » tel: 053 9375466 7.00pm
  • 20 may gort vibes film club: vec building, gort, co. galway » tel: 087 203 1764 8.00pm
  • 20 may roscommon arts centre: roscommon town, co. roscommon » tel: 090 662 5824 3.00pm
  • 20 may the seamus ennis cultural centre: naul, co. dublin » tel: 01 802 0898 8.00pm
  • 21 may ballina arts centre: ballina, co. mayo » tel: 096 73593 2.00pm
  • 23 may galway film society: town hall theatre, galway, co.galway » tel: 091 569777 3.00pm
  • 24 may naas film club: moat theatre, naas, co. kildare » tel: 045 883030 2.30pm
  • 25 may mermaid arts centre: bray, co. wicklow » tel: 01 272 4030 7.30pm
  • 26 may bandon film club: brogan’s inn, bandon, co. cork » tel: 023 8841933 8.30pm
  • 26 may glór irish music centre: ennis, co. clare » tel: 065 684 3103 3.00pm
  • 27 may clones film club: courthouse, clones, co. monaghan » tel: 047 51075 8.00pm
  • 27 may excel arts and cultural centre: tipperary town, co. tipperary » tel: 062 80520 3.00pm
  • 27 may newry film club: newry, co down » tel: 028 3031 3180 8.00pm
  • 27 may west cork arts centre: skibbereen, co. cork » tel: 028 22090 4.00pm
  • 27 may wicklow film club: the grand hotel, wicklow town » tel: 087 2771871 7.30pm
  • 28 may first friday film club: christchurch, rathgar road, dublin 6 » tel: 087 794 9938 10.30am
  • 30 may ramor theatre: virginia, co. cavan » tel: 049 854 7074 7.00pm
  • 31 may the pictures film club: axis ballymun, ballymun, dublin 9 » tel: 01 883 2100 2.30pm

What's new?

Evaluating Bealtaine

Each year, we ask organisers to fill out an evaluation form once events are finished. If you have organised an event, you can fill out the form from here.

Go to evaluation form

Dawn Chorus

dawn chorus singersDawn Chorus returned to waterfronts all across Ireland on Sunday 30 May. See how they went.

See and hear the Dawn Chorus.

Ink exhibition

Ink exhibition logo

Aidan Kelly's exhibition exploring older people's tattoos, Ink, is now on in the Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar until 30 May. Part of the exhibition is online.

See the online part of Ink