Blindboy Boatclub needs no introduction. For the first year ever, First Fortnight are delighted to have him the festival in the intimate surroundings of The Sugar Club for 3 Live Podcast talks.
Join us for a mindful look at the life and work of Seamus Heaney followed by a workshop with lecturer in Mindfulness Based Interventions at UCD, Fiona O’Donnell. Seamus Heaney achieved great succes...
Join us for a workshop that invites you to respond to Seamus Heaney’s work creatively – through words, drawing or any form of artistic expression! We will focus on one of Heaney’s poems, looking at...
ERNIE & JOE is an intimate portrait of two Texas police officers who are helping change the way police respond to mental health calls. The film takes audiences on a personal journey, weaving togeth...
Our Tech for Good January event focuses on nurturing our mental health and staying well with a showcase of the KeepAppy App and a practical demo of some meditation and yoga techniques to beat the J...
In recent decades developments in technology have changed how we live our lives, impacting almost every aspect of modern living in a relatively short period of time. Use of technologies, such as th...
Kildare County Council's The Creative Well will launch their Archive Project during the First Fortnight Festival.
This exhibition will be gathering the people, work, thoughts, memories and ideas...
Riverbank Arts Centre's Family Fun day returns including Batman needs a Break workshop with Paul Timoney, screening of Up, and more!!
Check www.riverbank.ie for full details!
For the second IFI Family @ First Fortnight event, we have this programme of specially chosen international short films. Starting with The Kite/ Pouštět draka, an exquisite Czech animation about a ...
Dublin North, North East Recovery College, in conjunction with Akidwa, Cairdre, DCU, Pavee Point and Silver Thread, “Journeys - What I Know Now”. A morning of transcultural events, understanding an...
The Dublin North, North East Recovery College, in conjunction with Dundalk Institute of Technology present, “Journeys – Where I Am Now?, a Winter Wellbeing Festival as part of First Fortnight 2020....
Beat the January blues by joining in this fun art workshop which explores colour, chromatography and inks - resulting in your very own beautiful collaged artwork.
Artist Nicola Anthony will be tea...
