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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The Arts Council

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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Arts / Culture / Heritage

Meath County Council Arts Office 

Art exhibition at Toradh Gallery; ballroom of romance / céilí mór; National Gallery talks. 

Ashbourne Civic Offices, 1-2 Killegland St. 

TEL Cathy Martin
01 835 8014

Public Libraries

Meath County Council Library Services 

Digital photography, allotment gardening, colour me beautiful, antiques in action, art appreciation, music of the movies, knitting circle, reading groups, creative writers and more. 

Railway St ., Navan. 

TEL Eve Morrison or Sharon Flanagan
046 902 1134
 

Active Retirement / Community Groups

Clonard Active Retirement Assoc. 

Outing to theatre / cinema; talks. 

Clonard, Enfield. 

TEL 044 937 5142

East Meath Active Retirement Assoc. 

Exhibition of arts & crafts. 

[These events are invitation only]

St Mary ’s Hall, Julianstown. 

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Grúpa Gníomhach Scortha A.R.A. 

Arts & crafts; local history; storytelling. 

 

Halla Baile Ghib, Navan. 

TEL Patricia Meehan 046 924 1272

Care Centres

Barchester Healthcare 

Poetry & prose performance by Boyne Writers Group; Trim Drama Society play (tbc); garden party with Active Age Groups. 

[These events are invitation only]

Knightsbridge Village, Longwood Rd., Trim.  

TEL 046 948 2700

Windfield Nursing Home 

‘Young at Heart Week’, X-Factor by staff with residents as judges; patchwork blanket making with ICA; music; local Irish dancing group; garden party. 

[These events are invitation only]

Summerhill Rd., Dunboyne. 

TEL 01 825 5232

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