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Riverbank Arts Centre is County Kildare’s Arts Centre; it is based in Newbridge which is less than 45 minutes from Dublin city centre. Riverbank Arts Centre hosts a programme of local, national and international productions including theatre, music, opera, comedy and visual arts. The venue comprises of a 180 seat auditorium, a children’s gallery, a contemporary gallery hosting both local national

and international artists and a café. Riverbank Arts Centre is a member of Nomad Theatre Network which furthers the development of the performing arts in the North Midlands region and extend the parameters of regional, national and international performances available to venues and their audiences; Riverbank Arts Centre is also a member of Strollers Touring Network which is a network of 10 Theatre/Arts Centre venues located across Ireland. It is currently the largest touring network in the country. This enables the center to bring the best of national theatre to the county of Kildare while also providing visitors to Kildare the opportunity to stay in the county and see some of the best produced theatre, music, comedy and opera on our stage. The art house cinema at Riverbank Arts Centre is now a full digital system supported by Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh which is financed by the Irish Government under the Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007-2013 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas. It has proved to be an invaluable part of the centre, programing high quality art house films and more recent releases.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗵Saturday 19 September, 8pmTickets €30Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/87366...
12/06/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗵

Saturday 19 September, 8pm
Tickets €30
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873664792/events

It’s hard to believe that it is 50 years since the world first heard two of the greatest rock albums of all time: One of These Nights by the Eagles and the eponymous Fleetwood Mac which marked the debut of Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham.

For 2026, The Illegals are putting a new show on the road to celebrate these two ground-shaking music events.

Led by Niamh Kavanagh, she of the mesmerizing voice and mischievous spirit, The Illegals will take you on an unforgettable journey with an evening of soulful harmonies, exciting riffs, blistering guitars and memorable songs.

The best of two legendary bands in one night? It’s almost too good to be true!

Songs like, One Of These Nights, Rhiannon, Lyin’ Eyes, Say That You Love Me, Take It To The Limit, Landslide– and many others: all in celebration of two of the greatest rock bands of all time.

The Illegals are a band of experienced musicians performing mostly in theatres and rock venues throughout the country, putting on a formidable show and giving thousands of fans an experience they won’t forget.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘒𝘊𝘊 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.

𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹Riverbank Arts Centre invites graphic artists and illustrators to submit a cover prop...
12/06/2026

𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍

𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹

Riverbank Arts Centre invites graphic artists and illustrators to submit a cover proposal for our Autumn 2026 brochure.

Each season Riverbank Arts Centre publishes a programme of events and activities taking place. This was stopped during the Covid pandemic in 2020, and resumed for our Autumn 2022 brochure. Since 2009, we have commissioned artists to illustrate the programme cover; turning the programme into a piece of art delivered to our patrons across the country.

Previous cover illustrators include Brian Coldrick, Peter Donnelly, Sadie Cramer, Fintan Taite, Shona Shirley MacDonald, Holly Pereira, Dermot Flynn, Anne Marie Morrin, Grainne Bath Enright, Marta Barcikowska, Brian Fitzgerald, Shams Asgarzade, Holly Murphy, Alexandra Craciun, Fiyin Oluokun, Jo Jo Gannon, Kate Escolin, Corrina Askin and Debora Adachi.

When:
We are accepting submissions until 5pm, Thursday 18 June.

The Details:
We’re not expecting artists to work on any design etc. prior to selection. Instead we’re looking for your artist biog and samples of previous work.

Please submit the above on ONE pdf document, along with any website/social media links to: [email protected]

Selected artist will be contacted with full proposal and contract information by Wednesday 24 June (the illustration will be required by Wednesday 29 July ).

The selected artist will be asked to provide a design which is eye-catching for children and adults, and reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the venue.

The selected artist will be paid a commissioning fee of €500.

Questions?
Contact [email protected]

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 June, 10am, 11:15am & 12:30pmTickets €10 (baby & 1 adult) | €15 (baby & 2 adult...
12/06/2026

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰

Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 June, 10am, 11:15am & 12:30pm
Tickets €10 (baby & 1 adult) | €15 (baby & 2 adults)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873663079/events

BabyLovesMusic is a unique concert for babies.

‘My baby was transfixed and I loved bringing her to something so beautiful...’

BabyLovesMusic is an informal concert for babies aged 0-12 months and their carers featuring four award-winning musicians – Tim Doyle, Kate Hearne, Anna Newell, and Eamon Sweeney – with musical arrangements by Malachy Robinson, of the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

An eclectic musical journey with a distinctly Irish feel, BabyLovesMusic features a rich variety of instruments including guitar, cello, accordion, fiddle, uilleann pipes, treble recorder, and lots more.

[Eamon Sweeney] "Gorgeous Baroque guitar playing”– The Irish Times
[Anna Newell] "A hero of Children’s Theatre”– The Guardian

Lost Lear is off to Poland!The cast and crew will be playing Teatr Śląski im. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego as part of Open t...
12/06/2026

Lost Lear is off to Poland!

The cast and crew will be playing Teatr Śląski im. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego as part of Open the Door festival in Katowice, Poland tomorrow night.

Big thanks to Culture Ireland

𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘆Saturday 7 November, 8pmTickets €30Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873661563/eventsSwe...
11/06/2026

𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘆

Saturday 7 November, 8pm
Tickets €30
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873661563/events

Swedish band Quilty and Irish musician Andy Irvine join together to present a collaboration that brings together Irish and Swedish traditional music. Quilty is widely regarded as the leading Irish folk band in Scandinavia, while Irvine is one of Ireland’s most respected singers and musicians, with a career spanning more than 55 years. Together, they offer a strong blend of experience, tradition, and cross-cultural music.

Formed in 1993, Quilty has toured extensively in Sweden, Germany, and Norway and has worked with choirs and symphony orchestras. In 2018, the band marked its 25th anniversary with a fan-voted “Best of Quilty” tour. In 2020, Quilty was nominated Band of the Year at Sweden’s Folk & World Music Gala. Since then, they have toured with Out on the Ocean, a program of sea songs, emigration ballads, and maritime-themed music from Irish and Scottish traditions.

Andy Irvine is known for his work with Sweeney’s Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, and Usher’s Island. He has also built a long solo career, performing Irish traditional songs, Balkan-influenced music, and his own compositions. His work has had a major influence on Irish traditional and folk musicians.

In 2023, Quilty invited Andy Irvine to join their 30th anniversary tour of Sweden. The sold-out tour led to continued collaboration, with joint concerts now combining Irish and Swedish traditional music.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘒𝘊𝘊 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸1. Vittorio Angelone - You Can't Say Nothing Any MoreSaturday 26 September, 8pm2. Gearóid Fa...
11/06/2026

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸

1. Vittorio Angelone - You Can't Say Nothing Any More
Saturday 26 September, 8pm

2. Gearóid Farrelly - No Pressure
Saturday 3 October, 8pm

3. David O'Doherty - Highway to the David Zone
Saturday 24 October, 8pm

4. Bernard O'Shea - Pick Up Drop Off
Friday 29 January, 8pm

5. Chris Kent - That's All I Need Now
Thursday 25 February, 8pm

𝗜𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗢́ 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮́𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 & 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗶́𝗻 𝗢́ 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵Friday 11 December, 8pmTickets €32Book: ...
10/06/2026

𝗜𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗢́ 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮́𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 & 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗶́𝗻 𝗢́ 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵

Friday 11 December, 8pm
Tickets €32
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873664241/events

Promising to be a very memorable and unique concert, this is an inspired pairing of twice Grammy nominated vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird with renowned pianist/composer Cormac McCarthy with special guest (and bandmate from The Gloaming), acclaimed fiddle maestro Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘒𝘊𝘊 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴

10/06/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀

Monday 15 June, 8pm
Tickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) /€5 (student)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873662454/events

Hlynur Pálmason’s (A White, White Day; Godland) tender drama captures a year in the life of Anna and Magnús as they navigate separation while raising their three children on a remote Icelandic farm. Heartfelt yet playful, the film portrays the bittersweet essence of faded love and shared memories amidst the dramatically changing seasons. Blending surreal touches with quiet emotional depth, the film reflects on enduring bonds, and the rhythms of daily life against majestic landscapes. A poetic, intimate portrait of family, memory and resilience.

Directed by Hlynur Pálmason | 109 mins | Cert 15A | Icelandic, French & English language with English subtitles

Screenings are presented in association with access > CINEMA and Europa Cinemas.

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘆Wednesday 10 June, 8pmTickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) / €5 (student)Book: https://riverbank.ticketso...
10/06/2026

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘆

Wednesday 10 June, 8pm
Tickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) / €5 (student)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873663961/events

This screening will be followed by a short Q&A with filmmaker Eamon Little and heroine of the film Gladys Lydon.

In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Patrick Lydon’s life is ebbing away. Throughout his final year he reflects on an extraordinary life that took him from a budding career in rock journalism in America to trailblazing in Ireland with his wife, Gladys, the development of the radically inclusive Camphill Movement, sharing life in community with people of diverse needs, abilities and backgrounds. Patrick’s story calls forth the story of Camphill itself, and articulates the impulse driving an approach to life struggling for survival in today’s consumerist climate. At a time when the world is in need of inspiration, Patrick and Gladys’ story is just the ticket.

Through family involvement with Camphill, director Éamon Little (co-writer of That They May Face the Rising Sun) was a long-time friend of Patrick and Gladys Lydon. Given intimate access throughout Patrick’s final illness, this tender, provocative love story celebrates community spirit, disability, inclusion and otherness.

Directed by Éamon Little | 95 mins | English Language

Presented in association with Access Cinema and Europa Cinemas.

𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮́𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲Saturday 20 June, 7pmTickets €20/€18Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873661...
09/06/2026

𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮́𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲

Saturday 20 June, 7pm
Tickets €20/€18
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873661851/events

Fresh off the back of a sell-out 2025 Irish tour, Seán Ronayne returns with a fresh new talk - where he’ll delve into never-before-told-stories of Irish wildlife sound, as experienced by Seán on his never-ending ear-driven journeys through the wildest corners of our lands, and beyond.�

Seán’s wildlife sound collection has surpassed 28,000 recordings, and covers birds, mammals, insects, whales, fish, plants, and just about everything you can (and can’t) imagine. In this talk, Seán will bring some of the most beautiful and unusual sounds from his archives, and weave them into his passion-fuelled story-telling.�

Bring your sharpest ears, and expect to leave with another view of the world around you.

Duration: 135 mins with interval

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