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.
 “Fun, lightness and creativity" - share in the fun of the Bealtaine launch at Heuston Station, Dublin.
Bealtaine Launch 2010
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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Donegal
Arts / Culture / Heritage
Artlink Visual Arts Organisation
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‘Creative Ageing’, programme with Balor DCA to creatively engage through fun and laughter in an arts environment; ‘Picture Perfect’, an intergenerational project creating a postcard as a memory snapshot through art, drama & stories; ‘I will remember...’, artists tour Donegal, giving workshops focusing on future happenings through drawing, painting or crafts (for groups of 12).
[Some of these events are invitation only]
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Tullyarvan Mill, Buncrana.
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TEL Cróna Lynch
074 936 3469
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Dark Daughter Productions in association with The Voice of Older People, Donegal
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‘Spring’, a drama by P.C. Murray, staged in a number of venues, and supported by
Donegal County Council.
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The Volt House.
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TEL Mark McCollum 074 917 3818
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Donegal County Council Cultural Services
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‘Ancient Roots Project’ led by Niamh McGinley. Collecting remedies from people in day care centres, with schoolchildren collecting from grandparents, for book publication; ‘Landscape and Memory’, a painting project with Anne Quinn for day care centres in East Donegal, for publication and exhibition at the Regional Cultural Centre.
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Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny.
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TEL Shaun Hannigan or Sally Murphy
074 912 9186
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Donegal County Museum
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‘Our Lives’, reminiscence sessions, using objects and archives from the County Museum & County Archives collections.
[These events are invitation only]
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High Rd., Letterkenny.
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TEL Caroline Carr 074 912 4613
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Public Libraries
Donegal County Library Service
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‘Who do you think you are?’, workshops on family history research; storytelling, circular knitting, traditional besom making, creative writing, flower arranging, gardening, card making, music & song. Booking advised.
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Rosemount Lane, Letterkenny.
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TEL Frances Crampsie
074 916 1818
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Active Retirement / Community Groups
Care of the Older Person Committee
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Social, supper and dance; trip to Bealtaine film.
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263 St Joseph’s Ave., Donegal.
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TEL 074 972 1677
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Donegal Carers Assoc. Ltd
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‘Open Garden’, a wander through Ros Bán wildlife garden with other carers.
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Ros Bán Garden, Common, Raphoe.
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TEL Ann Kavanagh 074 914 5336 or
086 080 5214
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Donegal Family Resource Centre
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Social dancing; trip.
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New Row, Donegal.
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TEL Kathleen McHugh
074 972 5337
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Serenity Active Retirement
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Creative writing workshop with cross-border group; dancing & line dancing; hand-made patchwork project; reminiscence; painting.
[These events are invitation only]
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Serenity Hse., Moville.
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TEL Maura Cannon 074 938 2945
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Care Centres
Aras Ghaoth Dobhair
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Music by ‘An Crann Óg’; poetry speaker, as Gaeilge.
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Meenanillar, Derrybeg, Gweedore.
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TEL 074 956 0624
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Arranmore Day Centre
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'Reminiscences', intergenerational felting tapestry with students from Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada.
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TEL Nora Flanagan
074 9520136
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Buncrana Community Hospital
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Traditional music sessions; reminiscence; enjoying old photographs.
[These events are invitation only]
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Maginn Ave., Buncrana.
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TEL Fiona Lavery
074 936 1500
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Carndonagh Community Hospital
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Music with John McLaughlin and Domlic McDaid; flower arranging with Bridget McGuinness; art with Joanne McGowan.
[These events are invitation only]
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Carndonagh.
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TEL Geraldine Quinn
074 937 4164
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Carrick Day Care Centre
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Traditional music afternoon with local artists; storytelling & poetry reading.
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TEL Eithne McFadden
074 973 9354
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Gweedore Day Care Centre
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‘Poball le chéile – community get together’ includes music workshop with Danielle on May 5th; storytelling with Aussie Bryson on May 14th; music with Jerry and Colm on May 12th; Museum archives on May 18th; storytelling with Geraldine Breathnach on May 20th; ‘Another Day’ with M. McGinley on May 19th.
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Derrybeg PO, Letterkenny
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TEL
074 953 2166
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Killybegs Community Day Hospital
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Music singalong with Denis McSweeney; storytelling and breadmaking with Breezy Willow.
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TEL Margaret or Bertie
074 974 1063
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Manorcunningham Day Centre
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'Ready for fun', local interest bus trips; tea party & singalong.
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TEL Elma McClean
085 754 6607
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Newtowncunningham Day Centre
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'Sleep Talk', art class with local artists, to put our dreams on canvas; dance and movement with young dance group.
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Trinity Court, Monfad Rd.
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TEL Teresa McGee
074 915 6404 or
074 9108771
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Residents Group, Ramelton Community Hospital
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Poetry afternoon; school music group; flower arranging; art.
[These events are invitation only]
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Letterkenny.
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TEL Breda Hewitt
074 915 1049
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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 returned to waterfronts all across Ireland on Sunday 30 May. See how they went.
See and hear the Dawn Chorus.
Ink exhibition
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
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