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The Dublin International Piano Competition (DIPC) has announced the quarter-finalists for the 13^th edition of the prestigious competition. Taking place in Dublin over eight days from 9^th to 16^th May 2025, the competition will culminate in a grand final at the National Concert Hall.

Galway Arts Centre, in conjunction with Galway City Council, announced the awarding of three art commissions under an innovative new artist-in-residence programme. The programme supports artists to engage with the communities of Galway City’s Westside and to creatively respond to scientific research on air quality and climate conducted by local citizens and climate scientists from the University of Galway. 

Explore the future of plastics in ‘With or Without You’, a new multimedia art exhibition that reflects on the life, death, and afterlife of synthetic materials, examining our complex relationship with them. Running at the Goethe-Institut in Dublin from 8^th November to 7^th December 2024, the exhibition features work by four international artists who participated in the Glenkeen Garden Residencies in West Cork.

The IMRAM Irish-language literature festival has announced its programme of events for 2024, which, according to festival director Liam Carson, aims to bring audiences on a voyage of discovery through the rich diversity of modern Irish-language literature. Running from 7^th – 16^th November 2024 in various venues across Dublin, the eclectic programme fuses Irish poetry and prose with live music, storytelling, and multimedia elements.

The Goethe-Institut Irland has announced that Berlin-based queer musician, model, dancer LIE NING will be coming to Dublin next month for two concerts as part of its sustainability-focused ‘Slow Touring’ project. LIE NING, whose music blends indie, soul and R’n’B, released their debut album utopia in April 2023 to critical acclaim. The album was produced by Irish Grammy winner Stephen Fitzmaurice, known for his work with artists including U2, Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, and Mary J Blige.

A new play for young people and families by autistic Irish theatre-maker Jody O’Neill (What I (Don’t) Know About Autism) seeks to celebrate the capacity and creativity inherent in autistic identity and promote autism acceptance. Titled Grace, the play will be jointly presented by Graffiti Theatre Company and Once Off Productions at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. It will run for three consecutive days, from 27^th to 29^th September 2024.

The National Symphony Orchestra and Heritage Music Productions have announced details of an upcoming concert performance of the Irish grand romantic opera Lurline by Waterford-born composer William Vincent Wallace (1812-1865), which will take place at the National Concert Hall (NCH) on Friday, 26th July 2024.

Disabled, LGBTQIA+, and ethnically diverse artists and arts workers are experiencing discrimination, exclusion, and other harmful behaviours and challenging conditions in Ireland’s arts and creative sector. That’s according to a new report published by Irish Theatre Institute (ITI) as part of the ‘Safe to Create’ programme.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has today (16.05.24) launched ‘Room to Explore’, an interactive art exhibition designed specifically for young children aged 0-5 years and their caregivers.

Curated by artist Anne Cradden, the exhibition features artworks by early years artists Helen Barry, Anne Bradley, Jane Hayes, and Órla Kelly. The artists’ works appeal to all senses and seek to playfully encourage babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers to interact with – or simply observe – a range of different textures, shapes, colours, and sounds.

The sights and sounds of West Cork’s Roaringwater Bay and its surroundings have served as the inspiration for ‘Composing Landscapes’, a new multimedia art exhibition, which will open at the Goethe-Institut Irland on Wednesday, 8th May 2024.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has issued an invitation to members of the public to experience three new temporary artworks that take inspiration from the public forests in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

The impact of environmental pollution on plants and the effects of climate change on coastal wildlife are at the centre of ‘Disquieting Frequencies’, a new multimedia art exhibition, which opened at the Goethe-Institut Irland on 7th March 2024. Presented jointly by the Goethe-Institut and the Crespo Foundation, the exhibition marks the start of ‘The Glenkeen Variations’, a series of art exhibitions at the Goethe-Institut, which features the work of ten international artists who have participated in the Glenkeen Garden Residencies, an artist-in-residence programme in West Cork.

The Goethe-Institut Irland has issued an open call for applications for its international Studio Quantum artist-in-residence programme. Artists based in Ireland and seven additional participating countries are invited to submit their applications to take part in the programme before the application deadline on 11th February 2024.

Miniature Masterpieces: 100 years of Irish stamps, a joint exhibition between An Post and the National Print Museum that celebrates a century of postage stamps in Ireland, is now open at the National Print Museum. The exhibition was officially opened on 13th December 2023 by Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics and Postal Policy, Jack Chambers TD.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has announced the award of three art commissions under its new ‘Nature and Place’ initiative. Supported by Coillte and the Dublin Mountains Partnership, the initiative provides funding to professional artists to observe, explore, and respond to the public forests in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Children, young people, families, people living with dementia, hospital patients, and people at risk of mental health difficulties are among those at the centre of the National Concert Hall (NCH)’s Learning and Participation (L&P) winter programme

A new report published by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) reveals that many international students in Ireland are experiencing significant challenges with their accommodation. Its findings detail instances of serious overcrowding, scamming, unaffordable rents, sub-standard accommodation, long commutes, and exposure to proposals for a room in exchange for sex.

The Goethe-Institut Irland has launched Studio Quantum, a new international artist-in-residence programme and event series, which explores emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art. Run by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Trinity College Dublin, CONNECT – the SFI Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, Trinity Quantum Alliance, Project Arts Centre, and The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, the residency programme and accompanying event series are designed to explore the future impact of quantum technologies.

A new book, introduced and edited by Dr Mary McAuliffe and Harriet Wheelock and published by UCD Press, explores the remarkable life of Irish politician, suffrage activist, revolutionary, social campaigner and medical doctor Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955).

What impact do rapidly advancing ICT technologies have on modern-day society? What are the environmental consequences associated with economic growth? How will climate change and a weakening Gulf Stream affect Ireland? These are among the questions at the centre of ‘Landscapes and Oddities’, a new art exhibition at the dlr LexIcon.

The Goethe-Institut Irland has announced details of a new interdisciplinary art exhibition entitled DÉAD, which draws on immersive technologies to celebrate the legacy of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s classic silent film Nosferatu.

Marino Institute of Education (MIE) has reported a significant year-on-year increase in first preference applications for its Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) course. From July 2022 to July 2023, the number of first preference applications for general entry for the course increased by 35%.

Poetry Ireland has announced details of ‘Ireland Is’, a series of five spoken word and live music performances, which will take place in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway and Longford this autumn.

The growth of Dún Laoghaire’s creative economy could be significantly boosted by the provision of dedicated spaces for creative activity and exchange, including a ‘creative hub’; an increased presence for IADT in the town centre; and by targeted business and career supports for creative entrepreneurs. These are among the key findings of a new interdisciplinary research initiative undertaken by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Economic Development Unit and Arts Office, together with the Public Design Lab at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).

Changes in the earth system are leading to a cascade of environmental impacts that are significantly affecting Irish and global society. It is crucial to research and understand these changes and to develop solutions to mitigate negative consequences and help power a sustainable future. That’s according to Professor Murray Hitzman, Director of iCRAG, the SFI Research Centre in Applied Geosciences, who was speaking at the iCRAG2022 conference in Dublin today (01.12.22).