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Five Lamps Arts celebrates recognition at the Good Causes Awards in 2018
Five Lamps Arts remembers and celebrates their recognition at the Good Causes Awards in the Arts and Culture Category back in 2018. We were...
Nichola MacEvilly about Philo
What has the response to Philo been like so far? We’ve had such a wonderful response to Philo. Full houses of laughter and tears in the Sean O’Casey...
Peter Sheridan on his new play Philo
I will never forget the first time I met Philo. It was February 1982 in the offices of the North Centre City Community Action Project (NCCAP) in...
Charity Impact Awards 2021
We are participating in The Charity Impact Awards 2021 which celebrates the positive impact that charities, community groups, and voluntary...
European Week of Sports
Every year from 23rd to 30th September we celebrate the European Week of Sports which aims to encourage people to participate in sports and...
“I REMEMBER…” book launch
On Friday 2nd of July in Charleville Mall Library we had the launch of our children's book "I REMEMBER..." written by Niamh Gleeson and illustrated...
Summer Solstice & International Yoga Day 2021
Monday 21st June in Liberty Park we celebrated the Summer Solstice and the International Yoga Day. The Summer Solstice or Midsummer was...
#FiveLampsArtsChats – Wren Dennehy – Dublin’s Premier Non Binary Drag Entity
In this interview Marcela Parducci chatted with Wren Dennehy who is a non-binary queer performer, producer and drag artist. They are originally from...
‘In the Vicinity of the Sun’: the new work choreographed by John Scott
‘In the Vicinity of the Sun’ is a new work choreographed by John Scott, filmed and edited by award winning filmmaker Luca Truffarelli with music by...
#FiveLampsArtsChats – Jeanette Lowe – Photographic Artist
Jeanette Lowe is a visual artist from Dublin who works mainly in photography. For the past 10 years, she has worked as a full-time artist, but prior...
Intercultural Ambassador Programme launched
On May 28th Dublin City Council and the North East Inner City Initiative launched their ‘Intercultural Ambassador Programme’ in Mountjoy Square...
A Celebration of International Women’s History
We celebrated International Women's History Month this year (2021) with a unique event, ROCK HARD WOMEN, which celebrates female artists working in...
Winners of the “Short Story Competition” announced!
The winners of the “Short Story Competition” have been announced! CONGRATULATIONS! Well done and a big thank you to all the keen young writers that...
#5LampsChats – John Scott – Irish Modern Dance Theatre
“I wanted to show the variety of Irish Dance and to Challenge what Irish identity was. Irishness is more than just the red hair, freckles and pale...
#5lampschats – Gemma Dunleavy
Gemma Dunleavy is an artist and musician from Dublin’s North Inner City. She is mainly working in music, songwriting and performance. She was very...