By Ciarán Tierney A series of four documentary films celebrating the lives of older Irish women who have been “mad,...
Welcome to Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr
2026 Programme available below
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A six week adventure on the island
by Ciarán Tierney Two Gaeltacht artists, Clare Cashman and Caitríona Ní Conaola, are set to make Inis Oirr their home...
A place that inspires visiting artists
By Ciaran Tierney Can you think of a better place than Inis Oirr to take time out and find inspiration?...
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Residencies
Philip Fogarty on Inis Oírr: culture, craic, code, ceol
“There were days and nights when I really thought I could feel the whole island shaking” recalls Philip Fogarty of...
A dance of discovery for Julie and Zina
By Ciaran Tierney For two dancers who had only ever worked together as part...
Darragh gets the balance right on Inis Oirr
By Ciaran Tierney The opportunity to spend a month on a small island where Irish is very much a living...
Exhibitions
The Quiet Island
A short film by Cormac Coyne running July to September 2026. Music composed and performed by Mairtín O Connor. As...
Tory Island Painters
Running from July to September. The rugged scenic Tory Island is an island situated 11km of the North-West coast of...
Draw it in Irish & Lucie Arnoux
As part of The Galway Cartoon Festival, an exhibition of cartoons in Irish will take place in Áras Éanna between the 6 October and the 6 November 2025.
