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In 'Dancing Invisibilities', five dance artists will “reveal impulses, images, and fragments of stories as they emerge through the density and porosity of their bodies".
Join us for this performance by The Parsley Collective on 6 December at 7pm. Booking is not required.
Join us for this performance by The Parsley Collective on 6 December at 7pm. Booking is not required.
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In 'Dancing Invisibilities', five dance artists will “reveal impulses, images, and fragments of stories as they emerge through the density and porosity of their bodies".
Join us for this performance by The Parsley Collective on 6 December at 7pm. Booking is not required.
Join us for this performance by The Parsley Collective on 6 December at 7pm. Booking is not required.
REMINDER: just over ten days left to apply for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'!
The deadline is Saturday, 29 November at 6pm. For any queries, please contact info@ormstonhouse.com.
Full information on how to apply can be found here:
The deadline is Saturday, 29 November at 6pm. For any queries, please contact info@ormstonhouse.com.
Full information on how to apply can be found here:
Open Call: Memory of a Free Festival - Ormston House
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of Memory of a Free Festival through our free Membership Scheme for artists. For this opportunity, we invite members living and/or working...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
REMINDER: just over ten days left to apply for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'!
The deadline is Saturday, 29 November at 6pm. For any queries, please contact info@ormstonhouse.com.
Full information on how to apply can be found here:
The deadline is Saturday, 29 November at 6pm. For any queries, please contact info@ormstonhouse.com.
Full information on how to apply can be found here:
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Gleo, our concert series of ambient and experimental music.
We are grateful to Ian Lynch, George Brennan, Bea Brennan, @dunksunk.bsky.social, Jasmine Wood, and everyone else who made the events possible.
We are grateful to Ian Lynch, George Brennan, Bea Brennan, @dunksunk.bsky.social, Jasmine Wood, and everyone else who made the events possible.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Gleo, our concert series of ambient and experimental music.
We are grateful to Ian Lynch, George Brennan, Bea Brennan, @dunksunk.bsky.social, Jasmine Wood, and everyone else who made the events possible.
We are grateful to Ian Lynch, George Brennan, Bea Brennan, @dunksunk.bsky.social, Jasmine Wood, and everyone else who made the events possible.
Ormston House invites you to the opening of 'Table Turning', a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam, on Thursday, 20 November from 7–9pm.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ormston House invites you to the opening of 'Table Turning', a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam, on Thursday, 20 November from 7–9pm.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
Last month, we unveiled our Hollywood Star for Constance Smith.
Supported through Creative Ireland and created by our Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy, 'A Star For Connie' is the first piece of public sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
Supported through Creative Ireland and created by our Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy, 'A Star For Connie' is the first piece of public sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Last month, we unveiled our Hollywood Star for Constance Smith.
Supported through Creative Ireland and created by our Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy, 'A Star For Connie' is the first piece of public sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
Supported through Creative Ireland and created by our Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy, 'A Star For Connie' is the first piece of public sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
Last week, we launched 'Scene of the Myth' by Sarah Pierce, who joined us for an event with Roy Claire Potter, Nathan O'Donnell, and our Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore.
This new book is comprised of thirteen works from her exhibition 'Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth'.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
This new book is comprised of thirteen works from her exhibition 'Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth'.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last week, we launched 'Scene of the Myth' by Sarah Pierce, who joined us for an event with Roy Claire Potter, Nathan O'Donnell, and our Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore.
This new book is comprised of thirteen works from her exhibition 'Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth'.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
This new book is comprised of thirteen works from her exhibition 'Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth'.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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'Bíodh Orm Anocht' has completed its run. Thank you to the artists, EVA International, and all who came to see the exhibition.
Ormston House is now temporarily closed to the public. We will reopen on 20 November with a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam. Full details to follow.
Ormston House is now temporarily closed to the public. We will reopen on 20 November with a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam. Full details to follow.
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
'Bíodh Orm Anocht' has completed its run. Thank you to the artists, EVA International, and all who came to see the exhibition.
Ormston House is now temporarily closed to the public. We will reopen on 20 November with a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam. Full details to follow.
Ormston House is now temporarily closed to the public. We will reopen on 20 November with a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam. Full details to follow.
In sonic dialogue, Bea Brennan & Minced Oath explore the intense physical presence of sound through advanced synthesis and improvisation.
The two musicians will perform at Ormston House on 1 November at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and available here:
The two musicians will perform at Ormston House on 1 November at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and available here:
Gleo: Bea Brennan & Minced Oath and Jasmine Wood
Musicians Bea Brennan & Minced Oath and Jasmine Wood will perform at Ormston House.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In sonic dialogue, Bea Brennan & Minced Oath explore the intense physical presence of sound through advanced synthesis and improvisation.
The two musicians will perform at Ormston House on 1 November at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and available here:
The two musicians will perform at Ormston House on 1 November at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and available here:
Kiera O'Toole has translated Limerick city's 'spatialised emotions' – "the affective qualities that diffuse space" – into her topographical drawing 'Affective Cartography: Limerick'.
This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Kiera O'Toole has translated Limerick city's 'spatialised emotions' – "the affective qualities that diffuse space" – into her topographical drawing 'Affective Cartography: Limerick'.
This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
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Yesterday I got to see Connie's star in the People's Park. It brings me so much joy that people will pass by and read her name every single day! @ormstonhouse.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Yesterday I got to see Connie's star in the People's Park. It brings me so much joy that people will pass by and read her name every single day! @ormstonhouse.com
We are delighted to launch 'Scene of the Myth', a catalogue of thirteen works by Sarah Pierce.
These artworks are presented alongside a selection of texts relating to former iterations, including writings by the artist.
These artworks are presented alongside a selection of texts relating to former iterations, including writings by the artist.
October 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We are delighted to launch 'Scene of the Myth', a catalogue of thirteen works by Sarah Pierce.
These artworks are presented alongside a selection of texts relating to former iterations, including writings by the artist.
These artworks are presented alongside a selection of texts relating to former iterations, including writings by the artist.
📣 OPEN CALL 📣
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'.
Our project draws on Anti-Nuclear festivals that took place annually in Carnsore Point between 1978 and 1981.
Full information available here:
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'.
Our project draws on Anti-Nuclear festivals that took place annually in Carnsore Point between 1978 and 1981.
Full information available here:
Open Call: Memory of a Free Festival - Ormston House
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of Memory of a Free Festival through our free Membership Scheme for artists. For this opportunity, we invite members living and/or working...
ormstonhouse.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📣 OPEN CALL 📣
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'.
Our project draws on Anti-Nuclear festivals that took place annually in Carnsore Point between 1978 and 1981.
Full information available here:
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'.
Our project draws on Anti-Nuclear festivals that took place annually in Carnsore Point between 1978 and 1981.
Full information available here:
One Leg One Eye will perform on 31 October at 9pm.
A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone. Lynch will be joined by score composer George Brennan.
Tickets are €10 and available here:
A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone. Lynch will be joined by score composer George Brennan.
Tickets are €10 and available here:
Gleo: One Leg One Eye
A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One Leg One Eye will perform on 31 October at 9pm.
A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone. Lynch will be joined by score composer George Brennan.
Tickets are €10 and available here:
A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone. Lynch will be joined by score composer George Brennan.
Tickets are €10 and available here:
Seán Hannan’s work explores how forgotten voices and rituals can echo into the future, both through unstable technologies and systems of collaboration.
Using archival fragments from autobiographical memories, Hannan’s artworks reflect obsolescence and poetic instability.
Using archival fragments from autobiographical memories, Hannan’s artworks reflect obsolescence and poetic instability.
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Seán Hannan’s work explores how forgotten voices and rituals can echo into the future, both through unstable technologies and systems of collaboration.
Using archival fragments from autobiographical memories, Hannan’s artworks reflect obsolescence and poetic instability.
Using archival fragments from autobiographical memories, Hannan’s artworks reflect obsolescence and poetic instability.
Ormston House Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy has created a Hollywood Star for Constance Smith.
Connie’s star is the first piece of sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
The sculpture will be unveiled in Limerick’s People's Park on 9 October at 1pm.
Image courtesy of Liam Bluett.
Connie’s star is the first piece of sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
The sculpture will be unveiled in Limerick’s People's Park on 9 October at 1pm.
Image courtesy of Liam Bluett.
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ormston House Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy has created a Hollywood Star for Constance Smith.
Connie’s star is the first piece of sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
The sculpture will be unveiled in Limerick’s People's Park on 9 October at 1pm.
Image courtesy of Liam Bluett.
Connie’s star is the first piece of sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city.
The sculpture will be unveiled in Limerick’s People's Park on 9 October at 1pm.
Image courtesy of Liam Bluett.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for 'In Touch With Horses'. It was a pleasure to host Laura Ní Fhlaibhín and Muriel Foxton for the evening.
Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.
Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for 'In Touch With Horses'. It was a pleasure to host Laura Ní Fhlaibhín and Muriel Foxton for the evening.
Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.
Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.
Gleo returns for its second edition on 31 October and 1 November.
Marking Samhain, the concert series invites the public to Ormston House to gather and listen together. This edition features three acts with distinct approaches to sonic experimentation.
Marking Samhain, the concert series invites the public to Ormston House to gather and listen together. This edition features three acts with distinct approaches to sonic experimentation.
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Gleo returns for its second edition on 31 October and 1 November.
Marking Samhain, the concert series invites the public to Ormston House to gather and listen together. This edition features three acts with distinct approaches to sonic experimentation.
Marking Samhain, the concert series invites the public to Ormston House to gather and listen together. This edition features three acts with distinct approaches to sonic experimentation.
'Memory of a Free Festival' is a touring exhibition and event programme presented by Ormston House, featuring artworks by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, and Alanna O'Kelly.
Launching in spring of 2026, our project draws on the 1978–1981 Anti-Nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point.
Launching in spring of 2026, our project draws on the 1978–1981 Anti-Nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point.
October 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
'Memory of a Free Festival' is a touring exhibition and event programme presented by Ormston House, featuring artworks by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, and Alanna O'Kelly.
Launching in spring of 2026, our project draws on the 1978–1981 Anti-Nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point.
Launching in spring of 2026, our project draws on the 1978–1981 Anti-Nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point.
We are now past the halfway point of 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', a group exhibition featuring Seán Hannan, Laura Ní Fhlaibhín, Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh, and Kiera O’Toole. The exhibition remains open until 26 October.
We would like to thank all who have come to see the exhibition so far.
We would like to thank all who have come to see the exhibition so far.
September 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We are now past the halfway point of 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', a group exhibition featuring Seán Hannan, Laura Ní Fhlaibhín, Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh, and Kiera O’Toole. The exhibition remains open until 26 October.
We would like to thank all who have come to see the exhibition so far.
We would like to thank all who have come to see the exhibition so far.
Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh's mixed-media practice explores the embodiment of personal loss.
His works 'Speculative massage tools for a family of Donkeys', 'Caoimhín', and 'An Loch Fada Thoir' can be seen as part of our exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
His works 'Speculative massage tools for a family of Donkeys', 'Caoimhín', and 'An Loch Fada Thoir' can be seen as part of our exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
September 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh's mixed-media practice explores the embodiment of personal loss.
His works 'Speculative massage tools for a family of Donkeys', 'Caoimhín', and 'An Loch Fada Thoir' can be seen as part of our exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
His works 'Speculative massage tools for a family of Donkeys', 'Caoimhín', and 'An Loch Fada Thoir' can be seen as part of our exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
CONNIE
Written and created by award-winning Limerick playwrights and Ormston House Artists-in-Residence, Ann Blake and Joanne Ryan, CONNIE is a bold, immersive theatrical event that reimagines the incredible life of Limerick-born Hollywood actress Constance Smith.
Written and created by award-winning Limerick playwrights and Ormston House Artists-in-Residence, Ann Blake and Joanne Ryan, CONNIE is a bold, immersive theatrical event that reimagines the incredible life of Limerick-born Hollywood actress Constance Smith.
CONNIE
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September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
CONNIE
Written and created by award-winning Limerick playwrights and Ormston House Artists-in-Residence, Ann Blake and Joanne Ryan, CONNIE is a bold, immersive theatrical event that reimagines the incredible life of Limerick-born Hollywood actress Constance Smith.
Written and created by award-winning Limerick playwrights and Ormston House Artists-in-Residence, Ann Blake and Joanne Ryan, CONNIE is a bold, immersive theatrical event that reimagines the incredible life of Limerick-born Hollywood actress Constance Smith.
Have your say on the future of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme!
The pilot scheme has been shown to support financial stability and creative freedom for artists, and it must be retained and expanded.
The pilot scheme has been shown to support financial stability and creative freedom for artists, and it must be retained and expanded.
September 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Have your say on the future of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme!
The pilot scheme has been shown to support financial stability and creative freedom for artists, and it must be retained and expanded.
The pilot scheme has been shown to support financial stability and creative freedom for artists, and it must be retained and expanded.
Jon Collin and Aonghus McEvoy will join us for a double bill on Friday, 12 September at 9pm.
Both musicians bring unconventional methods to their experimental and ambient music.
Tickets are €10 and available here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/jon-collin...
Both musicians bring unconventional methods to their experimental and ambient music.
Tickets are €10 and available here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/jon-collin...
Jon Collin and Aonghus McEvoy
Experimental musicians Jon Collin and Aonghus McEvoy will join us for a double bill.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Jon Collin and Aonghus McEvoy will join us for a double bill on Friday, 12 September at 9pm.
Both musicians bring unconventional methods to their experimental and ambient music.
Tickets are €10 and available here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/jon-collin...
Both musicians bring unconventional methods to their experimental and ambient music.
Tickets are €10 and available here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/jon-collin...
Laura Ní Fhlaibhín has co-authored sculptures with ponies Bob and Alannah from the Festina Lente equine therapy centre. These works will feature in our exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'. 🐴
Developed in collaboration with EVA International, this exhibition opens on Friday, 29 August at 12pm.
Developed in collaboration with EVA International, this exhibition opens on Friday, 29 August at 12pm.
August 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Laura Ní Fhlaibhín has co-authored sculptures with ponies Bob and Alannah from the Festina Lente equine therapy centre. These works will feature in our exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'. 🐴
Developed in collaboration with EVA International, this exhibition opens on Friday, 29 August at 12pm.
Developed in collaboration with EVA International, this exhibition opens on Friday, 29 August at 12pm.