Hygge; the practice of creating cosy and congenial environments that promote emotional wellbeing
Hyggelig: (adj.) Taking pleasure from the presence of gentle, comforting and soothing things; a feeling of frendship, warmth, peace and contentment in a comfortable and cosy environment.
Our festival aims to be versatile and approachable for maximum accessibility. Therefore, we wish to present high quality events from a variety of art forms.
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POET and arts cordinator Colin Dardis recently published a new collection, The Dogs of Humanity (Fly on the Wall Press) with themes tackling mental health issues. Here Colin writes a guest blog f...
In early 2020 First Fortnight in association with sectoral stakeholders intend to launch a 24/7 dedicated Wellbeing Support Service , which will include free mental healthcare for all members of th...
First Fortnight wish to commission an artist or organisation to deliver a special project as part of First Fortnight Festival 2020.
As IDLES prepare to return to Dublin for the first of two shows this year we look back on their first Dublin headline gig in the Button Factory last October. As well as the sold out Vicar Street da...
First Fortnight caught up with director Paul Duane to talk about his hypnotic film on Greek folk music and tracing the steps of the KLF
One exciting music event is My Story My Song in the intimate surroundings of the Liquor Rooms this Thursday which sees a diverse line-up of artists discussing and interpreting some of their favouri...