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Jonathan Kelliher and daughter Aisling looking at one of the pieces at the Samhain Exhibition 'A Way Home - An Slí Abhaile' at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: New Arts Exhibition For Children Launched At Siamsa Tíre

September 24, 2021 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre was the venue for the launch of a new arts exhibition for children, showcasing the breadth of talent in contemporary Irish illustration while retelling the story of Samhain (Halloween) for a new generation. ‘Samhain’ will run at the Tralee venue until November 21 as part of the planned Samhain […]

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One of the works which forms part of the exhibition.

New Arts Exhibition For Children Opens At Siamsa Tíre This Month

September 9, 2021 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre has announced  a new arts exhibition for children, showcasing the breadth of talent in contemporary Irish illustration while retelling the story of Samhain (Halloween) for a new generation. ‘Samhain’, an exhibition that will run at Siamsa Tíre from September 23 to November 21 as part of the planned Samhain […]

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Turas – the theatre’s in-house production showcasing the best of traditional Irish music, song, and dance – will take centre stage

Siamsa Tíre Announces Autumn/Winter Programme Of Events

September 4, 2021 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre has reopened its doors for live events and has recently announced an exciting Autumn/Winter programme of theatre, dance, music, art, and storytelling events. Throughout September, Turas – the theatre’s in-house production showcasing the best of traditional Irish music, song, and dance – will take centre stage.  A special series of performances will take place on Culture Night, September 17th. Siamsa Tíre begins preparing for the Celtic festival of Samhain […]

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Siamsa Tíre To Host Auditions Over Coming Weekends

Siamsa Tíre To Host Auditions Over Coming Weekends

August 4, 2021 at 11:10 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S good news for anyone who is planning to audition for Siamsa Tíre’s National Folk Training Academy. The relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions means these auditions can now take place in person rather than by video. They will be held at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee over the two weekends of Friday […]

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Siamsa Tíre Opens Free Self-Guided Exhibition

Siamsa Tíre Opens Free Self-Guided Exhibition

July 23, 2021 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre in Tralee has a solution on what to do when the rain returns this summer — or if you fancy a bit of shade! Its newly-opened Folk Homecoming Exhibition explores Ireland’s cultural traditions of song, music, and dance and it makes for a great activity for all the family. The free […]

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Siamsa Tire cast members performing at Aperee Living on Saturday.

Siamsa Tíre Cast Members Perform At Nursing Homes

July 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre Community Cast members gave a special thank you performance for the local community on Saturday. Members of Siamsa Tíre’s community cast performed at Our Lady of Fatima Home in Oakpark  and at Aperee Living Tralee (formerly known as Cúil Didin Care Home). “Our aim is to give a little […]

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Siamsa Tíre Community Cast To Perform At Tralee Nursing Homes

Siamsa Tíre Community Cast To Perform At Tralee Nursing Homes

July 8, 2021 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is bringing some cheer to residents of two nursing homes this weekend with a a joyful celebration of music, song, and dance. It’s a special thank you performance for the local community who have supported the theatre since it was first founded more than 50 years ago. “Our […]

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Alma Kelliher aka Lux Alma.

Tralee Artist To Premiere Latest Music ‘To The Sea’ Online

July 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE native will premiere her latest music, commissioned by Siamsa Tíre, online on Thursday evening. Alma Kelliher is a composer and sound designer who also makes music as the electro-folk solo act Lux Alma. Confined to Dublin City for months on end, she found herself pining for home, where […]

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Siamsa Tíre Looking For Children To Audition For Training Academy

Siamsa Tíre Looking For Children To Audition For Training Academy

June 27, 2021 at 11:52 am Comments are Disabled

DO you have a child aged between 7 and 12?  Are they interested in playing Irish music, singing traditional songs, or dancing reels, jigs, and hornpipes? Well, if so, your child might like to audition for Siamsa Tíre’s National Folk Training Academy.  This is a three-year formal educational training programme […]

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Céilí in the Kitchen is one of the events hosted by Siamsa Tíre for Cruinniú na nÓg.

Siamsa Tíre Hosts Busy Programme Of Events For Cruinniú Na nÓg

June 9, 2021 at 1:06 pm 1 comment

THIS Saturday sees Cruinniú na nÓg take place once again and Siamsa Tíre is heavily involved in the national day of free creativity for children and young people under the age of 18. Delivered in partnership with local authorities and supported by RTÉ, the Cruinniú na nÓg programme includes all sorts of fun, free, […]

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Outgoing Chairman of Siamsa Tire, Joe Leonard Artistic Director Jonathan Kelliher, Executive Director Róisín McGarr, and incoming Chairman Seán Murphy.

New Chairman Of Siamsa Tíre Board Of Directors Appointed

June 4, 2021 at 2:55 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland held its AGM on Wednesday where Joe Leonard stepped down as chairman and was replaced by Seán Murphy of Murphy’s Ice Cream. Joe, who is Group HR Director with PM Group, an engineering and construction management company in Cork, was first appointed […]

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Siamsa Tire To Be A Venue For ‘Lasta’ Arts Programme

Siamsa Tire To Be A Venue For ‘Lasta’ Arts Programme

May 23, 2021 at 11:23 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre in Tralee will be one of a network of venues throughout the country to present Lasta: A national arts programme for young people by young people. Lasta is presented as part of Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh, a nationwide, ten-day season of arts experiences brought to you by the […]

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Stephen Rea and daughter Judith Roddy star in

Siamsa Tíre Teams Up With Theatre Companies For World Premieres

April 14, 2021 at 9:01 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre has announced a trio of new Irish drama which will be available online as part of its new programme of events. Working in partnership with theatre companies and other theatres across Ireland, Siamsa Tíre will present three world premieres including The Visiting Hour from the Gate Theatre, Druid’s […]

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Crafty Online Workshops For Easter Hosted By Siamsa Tíre

Crafty Online Workshops For Easter Hosted By Siamsa Tíre

March 23, 2021 at 10:08 am Comments are Disabled

ARTIST Caoimhe Dunn is returning to Siamsa Tíre this Easter with her crafty workshops online so you can join in from home. The whole family can take part in not one but three craft workshops across the Easter holidays to create some fun and festive decorations. Siamsa Tíre usually hosts these family […]

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Arts Council Funding Of €316,000 For Siamsa Tíre

Arts Council Funding Of €316,000 For Siamsa Tíre

March 7, 2021 at 1:39 pm Comments are Disabled

€365,000 in key strategic funding from the Arts Council has been announced for two key Kerry arts organisations. Siamsa Tíre in Tralee, home to Ireland’s National Folk Theatre in Tralee Town Park, has been awarded grant funding of €316,000. Listowel Writers’ Week literary and cultural festival was also awarded a […]

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Siamsa Tíre To Launch Online Art Exhibition This Week

February 2, 2021 at 1:55 pm 1 comment

SIAMSA Tíre launches its first online exhibition on this Thursday, February 4 in response to the present COVID restrictions. The exhibition Ciorcal Iomláinrepresents a feast of creativity with a collection of fine art, photography, ceramics, contemporary installation, woolcraft, felting and weaving, all created over the last number of years by […]

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Joanne Barry, Repertory Director, Siamsa Tíre and host of Sounds Like Folk Podcast as she interviews guests for the podcast series which launches 12 noon on Mon 1st February.

Siamsa Tíre Hosts ‘Sounds Like Folk’ Podcast Series

January 24, 2021 at 11:15 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is launching a series of initiatives that support and engage with professional artists across Ireland to explore folk in all its forms and this includes a new podcast series beginning on February 1. For over fifty years, Siamsa Tíre has championed the importance of folk, community and creativity, but the interruption caused by COVID to traditional methods of collaboration and telling stories has seen the organisation experiment with new ways to achieve its […]

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Siamsa Looks For Groups And Artist To Join Them For A Folk Explosion

Siamsa Looks For Groups And Artist To Join Them For A Folk Explosion

January 19, 2021 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre invites artists and groups of all art forms to join together in a celebration of folk. Siamsa wants to reignite connections in the community with a ‘Folk Explosion’ which will herald the Summer Solstice, the height of summer and the most powerful moment of potential in the Celtic Calendar when […]

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Siamsa Tíre will project Christmas carol singing on to the side of their building in the run up to Christmas.

Siamsa Tíre To Project Christmas Concerts On Walls Of Building

December 15, 2020 at 11:24 am 1 comment

SIAMSA Tíre is marking the festive season by bringing Christmas carols from past festive concerts onto the walls of its iconic theatre to entertain Christmas shoppers from 5-7pm each day up to Monday, December 21. These clips will also be available on the Siamsa Tíre Facebook page to view at […]

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Neil Flynn.

Tralee Man Wins BBC International Playwriting Competition

November 30, 2020 at 2:18 pm 2 comments

A TRALEE man has won a prestigious international playwrighting competition run by the BBC. The BBC World Service and the British Council announced the winning entries for the 2020 International Radio Playwriting Competition and Neil Flynn’s ‘The Snowman’ won the top prize in the English As a First Language  category. Inspired […]

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Siamsa Looks For Local Artist To Create Piece For Shop Window In Town

Siamsa Looks For Local Artist To Create Piece For Shop Window In Town

November 17, 2020 at 9:28 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is looking for a local visual artist that can create an impact with a creative representation of Siamsa on a prominent shop window in the town of Tralee. The aim of the piece is to add some colour and festive cheer within the town to help the local […]

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Siamsa Tíre Looks For Public To Complete Short Survey To Plan For The Future

Siamsa Tíre Looks For Public To Complete Short Survey To Plan For The Future

October 13, 2020 at 2:52 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is looking for the public’s input so that they can assess what people would like to see at the theatre and what they feel is important about the services provided. COVID-19 has created a tough year for everyone and like many organisations, Siamsa Tíre has used this opportunity […]

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Staff at Siamsa Tire returning to work on Monday.

Staff Return To Work At Siamsa Tíre And Hope To Welcome Visitors In October

September 29, 2020 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

STAFF have returned to work at Siamsa Tíre on Monday thanks to funding supports from the Arts Council Ireland and the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht. The team will be making adjustments to the building to ensure that the venue can safely welcome visitors next […]

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Siamsa Tíre Reopens To Students For First Time Since March

Siamsa Tíre Reopens To Students For First Time Since March

September 22, 2020 at 9:25 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre re-opened its doors at 4pm yesterday to welcome back students of the National Folk Theatre Training Academy. This is the first time students have been in the building since it was closed in mid-March due to the COVID Pandemic. This new term marks the beginning of a gradual return […]

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Performers in Siamsa Tíre's 'An Ghaoth Aniar'.

Siamsa Tíre Goes Online For Culture Night With Scene From ‘An Ghaoth Aniar’

September 15, 2020 at 11:57 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre will share the closing scene from An Ghaoth Aniar through a special YouTube digital screening on Culture Night which takes place this Friday. An Ghaoth Aniar (The Wind from the West) premiered in Siamsa Tíre on August 22, 2018.  It formed part of the 2018 and 2019 seasons […]

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Siamsa Offers Online Classes In Irish Dancing As Part Of Heritage Week

Siamsa Offers Online Classes In Irish Dancing As Part Of Heritage Week

August 13, 2020 at 11:18 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre will go online on as part of Heritage Week 2020 which takes place from August 15th to August 23rd. It will offer both one to one or group classes to experienced Irish dancers from the age of 16 and up, in the unique North Kerry, Molyneaux (Munnix) style […]

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Kerry Artist Transforms Gallery In Siamsa Tíre

Kerry Artist Transforms Gallery In Siamsa Tíre

August 12, 2020 at 9:44 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY artist Denis Buckley has taken up residence in a closed Siamsa Tíre this week to transform the Round Gallery with an 80ft (24metres) wall painting, entitled Shipbuilding (After Covid-19). The continuous wall of the central gallery will be covered by four large interrelated images. The paintings span a one-year period starting from the height of […]

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Siamsa Tíre Asks For Public’s Help In Saving The Arts

Siamsa Tíre Asks For Public’s Help In Saving The Arts

June 8, 2020 at 2:37 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is asking members of the public for their support in a campaign to help the arts. Theatres and Arts Centres across the country have come together to show support for the National Arts Recovery Plan published last week by the NCFA and Siamsa Tíre is  standing together with […]

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WATCH: Siamsa Members Celebrate 30 Years Since Creation Of ‘Blackbird’

WATCH: Siamsa Members Celebrate 30 Years Since Creation Of ‘Blackbird’

May 20, 2020 at 10:18 am Comments are Disabled

TO celebrate 30 years of the creation of the world famous ‘Blackbird’, members of the National Folk Theatre, past and present, have come together to showcase the traditional Irish music and dance piece in a new video. In March 1991, Siamsa Tíre opened the doors of a brand new purpose […]

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Siamsa Tíre To Screen YouTube World Premiere of ‘Anam’

Siamsa Tíre To Screen YouTube World Premiere of ‘Anam’

April 29, 2020 at 3:58 pm Comments are Disabled

Siamsa Tíre will hold the YouTube world premiere screening of the full live performance of Anam this Saturday, May 2 at 7pm. This free screening marks the original opening of the National Folk Theatre’s Festival of Folk season and provides lively traditional entertainment during this time of isolation. The screening […]

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