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.
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Offaly County Council Arts Office

A full programme of events  including 'The Fall of the Leaf' project by Michael Fortune, is available. The Offaly programme can be downloaded from here.

Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore

TEL 057 935 7400

Public Libraries

Offaly County Libraries 

‘The Place Where you Live’, cross-county photographic competition, submissions to your local Offaly library by 31 May 2010. 

 

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Birr Library 

Launch of Senior Book Club; guest speakers to Thursday Club; visit by local school choir & dancers. 

 

TEL 057 912 4950

Clara Library 

Flower arranging. 

 

TEL 057 933 1389

Daingean Library  

‘Memories of Daingean’, photographic exhibition; visit by Daingean and Kilclonfert Active Retirement Groups . 

 

TEL 057 935 3005

Edenderry Library  

Dance; crafts with Veronica Bermingham; photo exhibition ‘Through a Swedish Lens: Ireland 1920 -1950 ’, from the UCD National Folklore Collection; ICA photo exhibition . 

 

TEL 046 973 1028

Tullamore Library 

Timeless Classics’ movies; ‘Books and Biscuits’, discussion. 

 

TEL 057 934 6832

Active Retirement / Community Groups

Birr Active Retirement Group 

Book club; choir networking with younger groups; flower arranging; ‘The Place where I Live ’, photography; display of knitting, crochet & embroidery; visits to shows in Oxmantown Theatre.  

Riverside, Birr. 

TEL Sr Roberta Delaney
057 912 0891

Edenderry Community Development Project 

‘Edenderry–One Day in Our Life ’, older persons ’ groups co -ordinate a day when townspeople photograph ‘a moment ’. Photos will be judged and exhibited in three locations.

Offaly Local Development, Business Park. 

 

TEL Marye Meehan 046 977 2319

Pullough Active Retirement Assoc. 

‘Walk the Lough Boora Parklands ’, historic sites, nature trails & sculpture park.  

Pullough, Tullamore. 

TEL Sr Margaret Fallon 057 933 6050

Tullamore Active Retirement Assoc. 

Art exhibition in Tullamore Credit Union; fun day of song, dance and sketch in Foresters Hall.  

Foresters Hall, Church St. 

TEL 057 932 2076

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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