Curators Tour with Elida Maigues & Anne Mullee at Mermaid Arts Centre of their exhibition Composting Colonialism: Towards the Radical Garden on Saturday 26 July 2025.

When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery, the people began to dream. For Cork based mathematician Stefan Klincewicz, it was an obsession.

Composting Colonialism: Towards the Radical Garden, a group exhibition opening at Mermaid Arts Centre this July running until October, curated by Elida Maiques and Anne Mullee.

Irish-language feature Fidil Ghorm tells the story of 10-year-old girl Molly, whose father is in a coma. She believes that if she learns to play the fiddle like her dad did and win an All Ireland contest that she can wake him up.

Phil Lynott called Bray’s own Fran O’Toole “Ireland’s best soul singer”. At age 29 Fran had opened for The Who, recorded a solo TV special for RTE, and was the star vocalist and songwriter of The Miami Showband.

Climate Café evolved from the weekly drop-in drawing sessions FridayFest, initiated by artist Elida Maiques. Join in on Friday 1 August at 11am with guest speaker Lian Bell.

Argentina, 1976. Disillusioned schoolteacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) arrives in Buenos Aires to teach at a prestigious all-boys school.

Formed in Dublin in 2004 by Argentinean musician Ariel Hernandez, Lunfardia was a regular group at venues and festivals around Ireland performing their exciting mix of Latin American song and dance tunes.