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Diverse programme of theatre events for Offaly festival

BARELY a month after the success that was Scripts Festival where they staged four plays in four days for an enthusiastic audience, Birr Theatre & Arts Centre are doing it all over again with a diverse programme that will bring the whole of Birr ...

29 Jul 2022 at 12:26

Local News

Offaly Nominees Announced For Person of the Year Award

A total of seventeen people from all over the county have been nominated for the Offaly Person of the Year award. The award is to be presented at The Bridge House, located in Tullamore on the 7th of April. The event is sponsored by MR Noel ...

16 Feb 2018 at 12:58

Offaly Life

5 things to do in Offaly this weekend

From plays to fairies, here are the five things to do in Offaly this weekend: 1. Birr's 'Frank Pig Says Hello' Described as 'desperately funny and yet deeply tragic', Birr's production of the classic Irish play 'Frank Pig Says Hello' will ...

05 Oct 2018 at 13:13

Arts & Entertainment

Trad duo to close 50th Annual Birr Vintage Week

Birr Theatre will play host to the virtuoso duo on the special occasion of the closing night of the 50th Annual Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival. Taking place on Sunday, August 12, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will perform in the ...

10 Aug 2018 at 10:24

Arts & Entertainment

Offaly Culture Night promises to be 'one night for all' with host of events

Now in its fifteenth year, Offaly Culture Night will be putting together a packed programme of events reflecting the broad diversity of the county arts scene. Culture Night is brought to you by the Department of Culture, Heritage ...

25 Mar 2025 at 11:01

Arts & Entertainment

Offaly students have highest new entry on Irish homegrown charts

LOETB Birr’s Music Industry and Event Management students are making national waves with their debut release under Birr Star Records. Their first single, a lively cover of Olly Murs’ “Dance with Me Tonight,” entered the Irish ...

16 Apr 2025 at 19:40

Arts & Entertainment

Offaly group provides powerful performance of original new musical

A POWERFUL performance of a new original musical, The Singing River, by Birr Stage Guild, had audiences captivated during its run at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre last week. Based on true events which happened in the town over ...

14 May 2025 at 14:30

Midland Tribune

Offaly's Playwriting Festival hums with positivity

SCRIPTS, Ireland's Playwriting Festival, which is held in Birr every July was humming with positive vibes and plaudits during the four days of its running time last week. This was Scripts 11th annual outing and it featured ...

17 Jul 2025 at 18:30

Midland Tribune

Hollywood star takes part in Offaly's playwriting festival

The Portlaoise actor Robert Sheehan, who has enjoyed stratospheric levels of fame during his career (including starring in Love/Hate and The Umbrella Academy), was one of the talented people from the theatrical world to ...

18 Jul 2025 at 15:51

Midland Tribune

Birr man and Gate director takes fascinated listeners 'behind the scenes'

One of the many talented people who recently converged on Birr to take part in the Scripts Playwriting Festival was Birr's own Colm O'Callaghan. Colm is the Director and Co-CEO of the Gate Theatre in Dublin. During the ...

24 Jul 2025 at 18:30

Midland Tribune

Scripts, Ireland's playwriting festival, returning to Offaly with exciting new plays

SCRIPTS, Ireland’s Playwriting Festival is returning to Birr this month with a number of exciting vibrant new Plays. Scripts is marking its 11th annual outing on 10–13 July. The festival is a dynamic celebration of ...

02 Jul 2025 at 20:30

Midland Tribune

Pedestrian crossing to be constructed for busy Offaly street

Heavy and busy traffic is often a topic of conversation among the people of Birr, and the Area Engineer Brian Keenaghan told the June meeting of Birr Municipal District that the Council is planning to improve ...

26 Jun 2025 at 18:30

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