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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.

𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹Thursday 24 September, 7pmTickets €10Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873665106/events“If s...
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𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹

Thursday 24 September, 7pm
Tickets €10
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873665106/events

“If someone, in 50 years-time, can sit back, relax and
enjoy this film, it’ll be a job well done.” Kieran Galvin.

A long-time member of a Newbridge Drama Group, Kieran made the decision in 2018 to interview past and present members. This small passion project soon took on a life of its own becoming a snapshot of how people from all around Ireland, and beyond, were linked together by the same small local drama group in Co. Kildare.

The film examines how some of the members came to Kildare, where they were from originally and, in some cases, why they eventually left. There's also room for Newbridge natives as they reminisce about growing up in ‘old Newbridge’.

This documentary film contains all original music, with contributions from Ari Sorilos, Colm Galvin, Eimear Dempsey, Caroline Malone, Willie Butler, Brenda Malone, and Kieran Galvin. Newbridge band The Moon and Sixpence also feature with Dying To Live, written by band member Michael O’Connell. There will also be older archive footage including comedy sketches, with a smidgen of nonsense thrown in!

This film, without doubt, is “Homemade in County Kildare” and is one for the local archives.

Proceeds from this event will be donated to Newbridge Parish Lourdes Fund

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲

Wednesday 24 June, 8pm
Tickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) / €5 (student)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873663821/events

In 2022, musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly cycled from his home in Dublin to the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England - carrying his guitar, tent and all the other essentials. He was accompanied by his friend and ‘Dogs’ collaborator Sean Millar, who was following the same route on public transport. The pair stopped to perform in different venues along the route, making their way towards a grand finale at Glastonbury.

Nick’s charming documentary about the journey proves a celebration of sustainability in its many forms, while also allowing the filmmaker to thoughtfully reflect on his relationship with his late father. It’s a film that encourages viewers to stay in the saddle and keep pedalling, whatever the weather, traffic or gradient faced.

Director Nick Kelly will attend the screening with his bike and guitar. He will answer audience questions and maybe even play a few tunes!

Directed by Nick Kelly | 85 mins | Cert 12A | English language

Presented in association with access > CINEMA and Europa Cinemas.

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

𝗞𝗲𝗻 𝗢’ 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗻 - 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮Friday 30 October, 8pmTickets €18/€16/€12Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/s...
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𝗞𝗲𝗻 𝗢’ 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗻 - 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮

Friday 30 October, 8pm
Tickets €18/€16/€12
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873664971/events

New live show from multiple-award winning film maker Ken O'Sullivan.

In his new show, Stories From The Sea, Ken brings us on his 25 year journey exploring the North Atlantic ocean and seas around Ireland, with stories, video pieces and personal insights into his experiences. From being surrounded by a pod of killer whales, to swimming with thousands of dolphins and fin and blue whales, the largest animals ever to have lived, Ken regales us with stories of the beauty of the natural world and our emotional connection with it.

The live show is a mix of film and stories from Ken’s 20 plus year long career. He pays homage to his family’s 250-year history on Fenit Island, Co. Kerry and our ancient maritime culture.

Education and conservation have been at the heart of Ken’s work since 2005, long before it was popular to tell stories of damage and even devastation in natural history documentaries. He will talk about some of the great challenges facing our marine animals and habitats.Ken has donated his documentaries to education, where they now feature on the secondary school exam curriculum within the Junior cycle Geography and Business Studies courses.

Ken has now produced more than twenty natural history documentaries for RTÉ and his last series North Atlantic was acquired by BBC and broadcast in over 30 countries. He features alongside David Attenborough in BBC Earth’s Stunning Underwater Nature Footage which has 7 million views on YouTube.

His book Stories from the Deep is critically acclaimed for its lyrical writing and descriptions of nature and animal encounters, as well as Ken’s honesty about his life as a film maker.

Duration: 75 mins

𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢'𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗮 - 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗢𝗳𝗳Friday 29 January, 8pmTickets €25Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/87366509...
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𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢'𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗮 - 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗢𝗳𝗳

Friday 29 January, 8pm
Tickets €25
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873665091/events

Between the endless family pick ups and drop offs, Bernard explores the things we pick up through life — and the things we really should drop off along the way.

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.

𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲Saturday 27 & Sunday 28, 7pmTickets €12/€8Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.c...
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𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28, 7pm
Tickets €12/€8
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873664777/events

Griese Youth Theatre are back in Riverbank with an exciting and dynamic programme with scripts that explore youthful energy and discovery. In search of love, adventure and magical moments.

Saturday 27th June
Don't Shoot the Messenger by John Morton.

Sunday 28th June
Ruckus in the Garden by David Farr followed by Brigid, Spirit of Kildare project.

Sneak peek at what's to come this Autumn at Riverbank!1. Music Network Presents Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon,...
18/06/2026

Sneak peek at what's to come this Autumn at Riverbank!

1. Music Network Presents Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow & John Doyle
Newbridge Town Hall
Friday 18 September, 8pm

2. Tolü Makay - People Still Cry in Summer Tour
Thursday 1 October, 8pm

3. Music Network Presents Bill Laurance
St David's Church, Naas
Friday 23 October, 8pm

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

5. Ken O'Sullivan - Stories From The Sea
Friday 30 October, 8pm

6. The Last Witch Bridget Cleary
Saturday 31 October, 8pm

7. Andy Irvine & Quilty
Saturday 7 November, 8pm

8. The Love Hungry Farmer
Thursday 19 November, 8pm

9. Iarla Ó Lionáird with Cormac McCarthy & special guest Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Friday 11 December, 8pm

Plus more to come! Visit riverbank.ie for more upcoming events and to book your tickets now!

18/06/2026

**Deadline extension**
Newbridge Town Centre Public Art Award.

Arts in Co Kildare invites proposals from professional artists to deliver compelling and contemporary artwork(s) in the public realm in Newbridge town. The Arts Service seeks applications from artists for proposals involving collaboration and co-design with communities / community members with/by an artist.

The Newbridge Public Art Award aims to act as a catalyst for community engagement, inspiring people in Newbridge to reflect on the diversity and richness of their community and promote pride of place and diversity of experience. The project aims to celebrate aspects of contemporary life, history, heritage and culture of Newbridge.

A total fund of €6,500 has been allocated to this award via Local Property Tax (LPT) funding in the Kildare/Newbridge Municipal District. It is envisaged that at least one larger scale work or a series of smaller scale works will be supported.

Deadline extended to Thursday 2nd July 2026, 12pm (midday).
Call out and application form: https://kildarecocoarts.submit.com/show/401

Image: Holy Pereira mural, George's Street, Newbridge.
Credit: Holly Pereira.

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Main Street
Newbridge
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Monday 9:30am - 2pm
2:30pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 2pm
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Wednesday 9:30am - 2pm
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Saturday 10am - 1pm

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