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An intergenerational vignette, a moment of holiday fun, and a poignant Covid-19 snapshot are the winning pics in a photography competition capturing the lives of older people in Ireland.
A local photographer who captured a special intergenerational family picture in her mother’s shop has won first prize in a prestigious all-island competition.
Nursing home residents in Kilkenny to participate in Bealtaine celebrations Reporter: '); Nursing homes across the city and county are being encouraged to take part in the Bealtine Festival which takes place next Friday. Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival, in partnership with Nursing Homes Ireland is inviting care homes and day care settings around Ireland to participate in the inaugural National Arts in Nursing Homes Day. On Friday (May 21), nursing homes are invited to showcase the wonderful creative activity taking place in their nursing home or day care service either through pla...
Bealtaine At Home, and the art of In(ter)dependence Updated / Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 15:00 Age & Opportunity's Tara Byrne, Arts Programme Manager and Bealtaine Festival Artistic Director, introduces this year's installment of Ireland's national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. which runs throughout May. Do you want to get involved in one of Ireland's largest festivals? Do you want to laugh, be intrigued and maybe challenged out of your comfort zone? And finally, do you want to meet (albeit virtually) like-minded people by attending Ireland’s only festival that celebrates the...
Bealtaine Festival 2021 - We Can Do It! Reporter: '); '); While we may still be fighting Covid-19, one organisation wants you to know that they are busy preparing for an exciting new online Bealtaine Festival 2021 and they need you to join them! Bealtaine Festival, an Age & Opportunity initiative celebrating the arts and creativity as we age, has just announced its new festival theme for 2021 – Interdependence. The festival will take place online throughout the month of May, with a wide range of exciting activities that will be shared in the coming weeks. “We’re moving into this year...