Axis Ballymun

01/06/2026

Come on a magical journey with driver Cliodhna Noonan through the night sky. Visit different landscapes and solve problems. Discover a lullaby and sing it to get back to the Dreamtrain station 🚂

Suitable for children aged 0-4 and their parents/caregivers: https://www.axisballymun.ie/dreamtrain

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📍Axis Ballymun⁠
📅 Fri 21 May, 10am-11am⁠
🎟️ €2

28/05/2026

Announcing new show!

As part of our free Cruinniú na nÓg programme in Axis on Saturday 6th June, Dublin Youth Dance Company will run a free dance workshop and performance in the Axis Dance Studio for children aged 6-12.

Through rhythm, movement games and dance, participants can explore creativity, build confidence, and challenge their minds and bodies in an enjoyable and supportive environment.

Tickets are free and must be booked in advance: https://www.axisballymun.ie/cruinniu-2026. You are welcome to attend both workshop and performance, or just one event.

27/05/2026

✨ Axis Assemble artist spotlight: Angelica Santander

Angelica Santander is a clown, director and early years practitioner, her work combines theatrical, circus and clowning elements. During this Bursary time she will be developing a new clown show called No Spring Chicken in collaboration with Richard Kane and Johnie Kavanagh under the guidance of Alain Servaint. The team will explore the reality of aging as a performer and long-lasting friendship through the lens of upside-down clown logic.
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22/05/2026

This summer at Axis, join us for an exciting range of arts experiences for primary school aged kids. Announcing our Summer Showtime Programme 🌻

Roll up to see the biggest balloon in the world, or create your own artistic masterpiece with guru Boss Rob. Gasp in amazement at a volcano made of bubbles, watch a beautiful puppet show, or come on a magic carpet ride with Dame Stuffy’s Aladdin!

Book your tickets now: https://www.axisballymun.ie/showtime

20/05/2026

📢CHANGE OF DATE: Creative Space will take place on Wednesday 3 June at 6.30pm!

Taking place in the Axis Cafe once a month, it’s a friendly and welcoming place to try out new material or to perform for the first time, and to see some of the best of local talent 🌟⁠

The event is free, and over 16s. Anyone can come and perform music, comedy, poetry, or spoken word. Book at our link in bio, or drop by on the night!⁠
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Interested in performing? Email Tanya: [email protected]
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📍Axis
📅 Wed 3 June, 6.30pm
🎟️ Free

20/05/2026

⚡FLASH SALE! ⚡

Book tickets for A Song For Ballymun, an uplifting celebration of Ballymun, before midnight on Friday 22 May, and get tickets for just €5 🚨 Hurry!

Ballymun’s story, told by Ballymunners – in song. A once-off concert featuring sparkling new original songs written and performed by members of the community with Tríona Sings, supported by the Secret Singers band and local harper Luke Webb.

https://www.axisballymun.ie/song-for-ballymun⁠

📍Axis Ballymun⁠
📅 Thurs 28 May, 7.30pm

20/05/2026

✨ Artist spotlights ✨

Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing some information about the talented artists on our Axis Assemble artist development programme, and the projects they're working on.⁠
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First up: Andy Hourihan is an actor from the North Side who loves dark comedy. He will use the Axis Assemble bursary to help develop his latest idea 'Waiting at the Gate', dealing with themes of mortality, grief, love, conformity, bigotry and speaking out against those in power.

18/05/2026

We are delighted to announce Rachel Thornton as the 2026 Axis Play:Ground artist ✨

Rachel Thornton is a Dublin-based writer. A three-time winner of Best Original Writing at the Irish Society Drama Awards (2022–24), her work fuses Irish myth and pop culture with dark humour and heartfelt explorations of human connection. She will be using the bursary to develop a sci-fi horror comedy based on Ireland's Regency era.

Our Axis Play:Ground programme is an eight-month opportunity for an artist with disabilities/a disabled artist to grow their creative practice and develop new ideas.

18/05/2026

Mora invites you to a tea party in her tea house in the woods. She wants to celebrate the gift of her lovely new shoes and to say thank you to her friend who made them. But all is not quite as it seems… 🧚
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Suitable for children aged 2-4 and their parents/caregivers⁠: https://www.axisballymun.ie/mora
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📍Axis Ballymun⁠
📅 Thurs 21 May, 10am-11am⁠
🎟️ €2

16/05/2026

Just one week left! Willa White’s back in the Axis building with his hit show Dead Man Talking. If you missed it back in April here’s your chance – get your ticket before they sell out:

https://www.axisballymun.ie/willa-white-dead-man-talking

📍Axis Ballymun⁠
📅 Sat 23 May, 8pm⁠
🎟️ €26.50

Willa White: Dead Man Talking Saturday 25 April + Saturday 23 May, 8pm€26.50 Following a year which saw him sell out both the 3Olympia Theatre and The Gaiety Theatre (the first comedian to do so in over 10 years), Dublin comedian Willa White will bring his brand new stand-up show Dead Man Talking....