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.

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

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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.

Longford

Public Libraries

Longford County Library, L.C.R.L., Longford VEC & Longford Older Persons Network supported by Longford Community Guards and St Joseph’s Day Care Centre
Creative writing classes in Longford Library; arts & crafts exhibition in St Joseph ’s Day Care Centre with music & song; intergenerational bog walk in Ballinamuck; intergenerational event in Currycahill Hall, Ballinalee; Monaduff local history project; Club ’91 mini -concert in Thomond Lodge Retirement Home, Ballymahon; Newtownforbes Senior Citizens Club performance by Benie Connolly & Michael Hughes with sean nós dancing, song & poetry reading: contact Madeleine Bennett 087 946 5119; tea dance & close of festival, Park House Hotel, Edgeworthstown, with Declan Nerney, Jimmy Lennon & Michael Hughes; and lots more.		TEL Fiona Coone 043 334 1124 or Margaret Walsh 043 334 5555

Active Retirement / Community Groups

Club 89
Arts & crafts, paintings, crochet & knitting; ‘The Maternity Ward ’, a one-act play.	Family Centre, St Mel ’s Rd ., Longford.	TEL

Care Centres

St Joseph’s Day Care Centre
Launch of County Bealtaine Festival with arts & crafts exhibition; summer gardening.		TEL Breda Murtagh 043 335 0155

St Joseph’s Care Centre
Festival launch with music & crafts; gardening; tea dance in Park House, Edgeworthstown; storytelling & music afternoon; ‘Blast from the Past’ movie day; clay crafts & collage.	Longford Day Care Centre, Dublin Rd., Longford.	TEL Sigrid O’Meara 043 335 0112 or Josie Rowley 043 335 0102

Cover of Bealtaine Programme

Programme for Bealtaine 2010

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 singers Dawn 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