Join us for three days of creative energy, beautiful sounds and stimulating ideas
Featuring Irish National Opera, Lenny Abrahamson, Zoë Conway, Louise Kennedy, Dónal Lunny, Victoria Kennefick, Louise O’Neill, Thomas McCarthy, Máirtín O’Connor and more.
Arts and Minds is Maynooth University’s new festival, welcoming the university and wider community, alumni, students and staff to join us on campus for live and in-person arts events.
Supported by: Supported by Kildare County Council and funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Local Live Performance Programming Scheme, and Maynooth University.
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Arts and Minds Festival Programme - Campus Map
| Thursday 5th May 2022 | ||
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| 8pm | Concert with Thomas McCarthy and Zodomo (featuring Zoë Conway, Dónal Lunny and Máirtín O'Connor), presented by Ola Majekodunmi Purchase tickets via Eventbrite |
Aula Maxima |
| Friday 6th May 2022 | ||
| 7pm | Film screening of 'Adam & Paul' for alumni, students, staff and public, followed by panel discussion with the movie's director, Lenny Abrahamson Free event (Ticketed via Eventbrite) |
Iontas Building |
| Saturday 7th May 2022 | ||
| 9.30am | An Fhéile Bheag, a series of Irish-language arts events - Free event (Ticketed via Eventbrite) | Callan Hall, South Campus |
| 11.30am - 12.20pm | St Mary’s Brass Band, Maynooth - Free event | South Campus |
| 3 - 4pm | "In conversation" with novelists Louise O’Neill & Louise Kennedy Free event (Ticketed via Eventbrite) |
Iontas Building, 1.37 |
| 4 - 5pm | Festival in the Van - Free event | Outside Logic House |
| 5 - 6pm | Poetry reading and "in conversation" with poet Victoria Kennefick Free event (Ticketed via Eventbrite) |
Iontas Building, 1.37 |
| 8pm | Irish National Opera in concert – with Gemma Ní Bhriain (mezzo- soprano), Sarah Shine (soprano), and Máire Carroll (pianist) Purchase tickets via Eventbrite |
Aula Maxima |
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