Moth & Butterfly

23/05/2026

Great chats with fellow festival organisers, and inspiring talks, panels, info sessions, workshops and discussions at The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon ! Thanks to the and the for hosting us all in the fab Sligo town. (See ye later for ) was a very welcome chance to connect with like minds.

07/05/2026

A bit of Finnish Northern Lights to grab your attention 😊 - check your inboxes!

27/04/2026

Our friends at Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival have announced their dates!

We are delighted to announce the dates for our 2026 festival! We will be releasing our full festival programme and list of invited storytellers soon. Watch this space!

Tá áthas orainn dátaí ár bhféile 2026 a fhógairt! Beidh clár iomlán na féile agus liosta na scéalaithe a bhfuil cuireadh tugtha dóibh á scaoileadh againn go luath. Bí ag faire amach don scéal seo!

23/04/2026

Thanks so much to and the wonderful team at for inviting and to fly the flag again as part of this year’s (fab!) festival. From the wonderful crew, guests and tellers to the smashing crew and volunteers at Nuns’ Island Theatre, to the mighty warm audience in a SOLD OUT house, we had a ball! Here’s to more of it!

22/04/2026

See you tonight at the fabulous Cúirt International Festival of Literature as Órla Mc Govern and Niceol Blue Music & Storytelling (along with crew and special guests!) fly the Moth & Butterfly flag for 'Wild Thing' - doors 7.30 - it was a SOLD OUT show but a little birdie told us that there are some extra tickets released! See you there!

Storytellers Of Ireland
arts centre nuns island

20/03/2026

Celebrate World Storytelling Day with us at Storytellers Of Ireland at this free, online Zoom event!

To attend, please register at the link below.

Please ensure that you register in advance and leave time to receive the link by email, as registration is essential.

The Zoom will open at 19:00 Irish time, on the evening, and we will admit you then.

Looking forward to celebrating with you, wherever you are in the world!

World Storytelling Day - Ireland"
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Gm4rWcEMSMaCEmOw2cSf2A

10/03/2026

Some of the Moth & Butterfly team are heading to Dublin for St. Patrick's Festival Ireland this weekend so be sure to catch a show! There are NINE chances to do so!
There is SO much great stuff on at the Festival so do check out their full programme.

Join M & B founders Órla Mc Govern and Niceol Blue Music & Storytelling at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
If you are coming to see a show, you will need to buy a ticket to the EPIC museum - https://stpatricksfestival.ie/event/moth-butterfly-storytellers, and check out the other great acts in the same venue!

Storytellers Of Ireland
St. Patrick's Festival Ireland

05/02/2026

We have a wee favour to ask!

If you engaged with Festival this year in any way (whether audience in person, watched something online, or took part in the 1 min challenge), could you please take a minute to fill in our little survey?

Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWNFLR6

It really helps us to make festivals that you enjoy, and that get full houses.

As a thank you, if you leave your email in the comments, we will select a winner to get 2 flagship event tickets for an upcoming event!

Thank you!!

Photo is of the wonderful Mairin Mhic Lochlainn taken by the very talented

05/02/2026

Hello people! Just a little reminder that as per your requests - the panel discussion with and will remain viewable beyond our live festival.

This is free to view, (with donations accepted).

This project was also made possible some kind support from Galway County Arts Office and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Link:

Everyone loves a good story, but does their reach go deeper than we know? Can stories themselves affect a change? Can they even change the way we think? Join...

04/02/2026

Thanks for the lovely words Eimear Burke - Druid and Seanchaí

03/02/2026

We can't believe it's come to an end (the live part anyway, you can still tune in to Stories For Change and Gimme A Minute Stories via our website! Link in bio)
We are still floating from all the wonderful stories.

Here are just a few photos that capture the excitement of storytelling and improvisation. We love these photos so much, thank you to the brilliant

We will post more throughout the week. Thank you to everyone who took part in our festival -artists, crew, partners, funders, venues, and of course our amazing audiences. Stay tuned for the next adventure. If you sign up to our mailing list you'll be top of our list to hear about it!