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.

Leitrim

Arts / Culture / Heritage

The Dock

Eamon Morrissey in ‘The Brother’, based on the work of Myles na gCopaleen.

St George’s Tce., Carrick-on-Shannon.

TEL Siobhán O’Malley 071 965 0828

Leitrim Design House

‘Eco-friendly craft workshops’, weave the traditional crios, learn to card raw fleece and spin wool using a drop spindle; ‘Focus on Felt’, create your own landscape from a photograph; ‘Create with Clay’, get your hands dirty!

The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon.

TEL 071 965 0550

Active Retirement / Community Groups

Cloone Aughavas Active Age
 

Céilí and old-time dancing; poetry recitation; song and craic. 

Aughnaglace, Cloone-Mohill

TEL Jim Canning
071 963 6102

Club Cluainin Active Age Group

Open arts & crafts exhibition. Two groups from Enniskillen will be guests at the launch, followed by lunch.

c/o The Glens Centre, New Line, Manorhamilton.

TEL Mary McFadden 071 985 5945

Drumreilly Active Age Group

Maypole dance & social.

c/o Frances O’Reilly, Crickeen, Carrigallen P.O. (via Cavan).

TEL 049 433 3265

Glenfarne Active Age

Painting exhibition; library visit.

Health Centre, Glenfarne.

TEL Joan Kelly
071 985 5840

The Golden Age Group

‘May Madness Ball’ at the Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, with sean nós dancing, singing; poetry and drama, inviting Active Age Groups in the area; trip to The Dock Theatre; exhibition showcasing the year’s activities.

Drumsna.

TEL Colleen Guckian 071 962 4740 or
087 767 0788

Kiltyclogher Active Age Group

 History talk of local interest; poetry reading; storytelling.

[These events are invitation only]

 

TEL Ena Domoney 071 985 4008

The Thursday Club – Rossinver Active Age Group 

The Thursday Club will be hosting 'Rossinver Live!', a traditional music performance with renowned local musicians, featuring fiddle player Ben Lennon and Liam Kelly from Dervish.  Everyone welcome, enquire for local transport availability. THe show is on 27 May from 11am to 1pm at the New Ballagh Centre, Rossinver.
 

New Ballagh Centre, Rossinver

TEL Sarah or Zara on 071 985 4030

Care Centres

Ballinaglera Social Services

Art & crafts display and social evening.

 

TEL Mary McGourty 071 964 3411

Day Hospital, Our Lady’s Hospital
Manorhamilton.

‘Old-time music & dance’, singalong.

[These events are invitation only]

 

TEL Maura Kennedy, Mary McShane, Eileen Maguire, Josie Feeney 071 982 0421

Kilgar Day Care Club, Tue. & Thur. Groups

Exploring the Bealtaine theme, with creative conversation, song and poetry, facilitated by Maura Gilligan; traditional music session, dance and recitation by local CCE members.

[These events are invitation only]

c/o Leitrim Lakes Hostel, Kiltyclogher.

TEL Carmel Loughlin 087 987 9138

Kilgar Day Care Club, Fri. Group

Straw making with Ted Kelly, in partnership with the HSE and North Leitrim Men’s Group.

[These events are invitation only]

c/o Bee Park Resource Centre, Manorhamilton.

TEL Carmel Loughlin 087 987 9138

St Patrick’s Community Hospital

 Making and screening of a DVD featuring songs, stories and poems recalled by our clients; visit to the Dock Arts Centre.

[These events are invitation only]

 Summerhill, Carrick-on-Shannon.

TEL Mary Finn or Niamh Flanagan
071 962 0011

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