This December, RTÉ is delighted to support Library Ireland Week, with events taking place across the country from 1st-7th December.
In addition, the RTÉ Supporting the Arts scheme will support 15 other arts and cultural events nationwide, spanning theatre, film, art, music, opera, ballet, festivals, and more.
Several music, dance and theatre events will tour the country this month, including Nutcracker Sweeties, which will bring audiences on a magical journey full of Christmas cheer. The Irish Baroque Orchestra will perform their annual production of Handel's Messiah and Bach's Christmas Oratorio celebrating the nativity story with performances in Dublin, Wexford, and Kilkenny. While the Drogheda Classical Music Concert Series in Louth, will bring some of the world’s most renowned musicians to Ireland’s north-east.
In Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy of Music’s Wigmore Series will host an array of music performances, the Irish National Youth Ballet Company will present The Nutcracker in Trinity College, while Sing for Simon with the RTÉ Orchestra and special guests will offer a magical night of heartfelt music and festive cheer at the Helix.
Dublin’s Abbey Theatre presents Spreading the News, a celebration of 120 years of the National Theatre of Ireland, in partnership with RTÉ. There is also lots more theatre to enjoy with James Joyce’s The Dead continuing at the Museum of Literature Ireland, while The Ark will present The Giggler Treatment, a marvellous, mischievous new musical based on the novel by Roddy Doyle for children and grown-ups alike.
Events supported by the RTÉ Supporting the Arts scheme this December:
Nationwide We are Music Generation
Nationwide Irish National Opera
Dublin The Dead @ Museum of Literature Ireland
Nationwide Nutcracker Sweeties
Dublin Wigmore Series Dublin
Dublin The Giggler Treatment
Dublin The Borrowers
Kilkenny and Cork Marble City Music Festival
Dublin Dublin Art Book Fair
Wexford and Dublin Handel's Messiah
Nationwide Library Ireland Week
Library Ireland Week is taking place from Sunday 1st – Saturday 7th December! The theme for this year is 'Where Idea's Matter.. The Freedom to Think, to Discover and to Be Yourself’.
— Library Association (@LAIonline) November 19, 2024
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Dublin Sing for Simon with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Special Guests
Dublin The Nutcracker
Dublin Spreading the News - 120 Year Celebration of the Abbey Theatre
Dublin and Kilkenny Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Louth Drogheda Classical Music 24/25 Series
Every year, RTÉ supports 170 arts and cultural events all over Ireland through the RTÉ Supporting the Arts scheme. Spanning film, music, dance, opera, festivals, literature, theatre and exhibitions, and with dedicated promotion on RTÉ's television, radio and digital services, and extensive support across RTÉ's social channels, the RTÉ Supporting the Arts scheme is a lifeline to Ireland's creative and cultural sectors.
To find out more information about RTÉ Supporting the Arts and to apply visit About RTÉ Supporting the Arts, go here.
