This March, RT is delighted to support St. Patrick's Festival, along with 20 other amazing arts and cultural events all over Ireland spanning theatre, film, literature, music, opera, dance, festivals, exhibitions and more.
St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, taking place from 15th - 17th March, will be marked by parades, performances, and diverse expressions of Irish heritage. Also in Dublin, Disrupt Disability Arts Festival, curated by and for the disability community, will feature theatre, dance, literature-based performance and visual arts, all delivered through a range of accessible formats in relaxed spaces.
The Franco-Irish Literary Festival will welcome writers in both the English and Irish languages, together with writers of the wider francophone world with panel discussions, interviews, readings, signings and exhibitions. In theatre, The Ark will present The Haircut, a tale for ages 8+ about magic, music, and hair by Wayne Jordan and Tom Lane, while Shakespeare's masterpiece King Lear continues at the Gate Theatre.
Also this month, The Dublin Literary Award, which celebrates outstanding achievements in global literature, will announce the 2025 Shortlist, and The Irish Film Institute in Dublin's Temple Bar will host The East Asia Film Festival Ireland bringing audiences innovative, independent and inspiring cinema from East Asia, with a special on tour programme in venues in Galway, Limerick and Cork.
There will be lots of music events taking place around the country. Finding a Voice, in Clonmel, is a festival of music by women composers through the ages and around the world. It will feature performances from leading Irish and international musicians with music across eras and genres. Chamber Choir Ireland will perform Sing Before Night at the festival, with a programme celebrating choral music by women composers throughout the centuries
The Limerick Early Music Festival, promoting early repertoires from around the world on period and modern instruments, will take place in different venues across the medieval city. Also hosting an array of music performances are Music for Wexford Spring Season, Drogheda Classical Music 24/25 Series and Wigmore Series Dublin.
In Clare, the Ennis Book Club Festival will celebrate reading, with readers both from Ireland and further afield, coming to Ennis to share the joy of reading. And finally, in Cork, the First Cut Youth Film Festival will present films in all genres by individual filmmakers, schools and youth groups as well as offering workshops and talks by film industry professionals.
For more information about the amazing events we are supporting this month, check out the websites listed below:
Dublin Wigmore Series Dublin | www.riam.ie/whats-on?category=581
Clare Ennis Book Club Festival | www.ennisbookclubfestival.com
Wexford Music for Wexford Spring Season | www.musicforwexford.ie
Louth Drogheda Classical Music 24/25 Series | www.droghedaclassicalmusic.com
Dublin Dublin International Film Festival 2025 | www.diff.ie
Cork Ort s Chamber Music Festival | www.ortusfestival.ie
Dublin IMMA Collection: Art as Agency | www.imma.ie
Dublin King Lear | www.gatetheatre.ie/production/king-lear-2025
Tipperary Finding a Voice 2025 | www.findingavoice.ie
Dublin Disrupt Disability Arts Festival 2025 | www.disruptfestival.ie
Dublin The Haircut | www.ark.ie/events/view/the-haircut-2025
Limerick Limerick Early Music Festival 2025 | www.limerickearlymusic.com
Dublin, Nationwide and International St. Patrick's Festival | www.stpatricksfestival.ie
Dublin Franco-Irish Literary Festival | www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com
Cork First Cut Youth Film Festival | www.firstcutfilmfestival.com
Nationwide and International Dublin Literary Award 2025 Shortlist Announcement | www.dublinliteraryaward.ie
Dublin Dublin Bowie Festival 2025 | www.dublinbowiefestival.ie
Clonmel Sing Before Night | www.chamberchoirireland.com/events/sing-before-night
Dublin, Limerick and Cork East Asia Film Festival Ireland | www.eaffi.ie
Nationwide Irish National Opera | www.irishnationalopera.ie
Dublin Abbey Theatre | www.abbeytheatre.ie
Every year, RT supports 170 arts and cultural events all over Ireland through the RT Supporting the Arts scheme. Spanning film, music, dance, opera, festivals, literature, theatre and exhibitions, and with dedicated promotion on RT 's television, radio and digital services, and extensive support across RT 's social channels, the RT Supporting the Arts scheme is a lifeline to Ireland's creative and cultural sectors.
To find out more information about RT Supporting the Arts and to apply visit
About RT Supporting the Arts - About RT (rte.ie)
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