The Birthday Party | Áine O'Hara

O’Donoghue Centre, University of Galway
Thursday 9 November 2023
6.30pm - 8.30pm

The Birthday Party is a celebration and memorial for the sick disabled D/deaf, chronically ill, neurodiverse people of rural Ireland. Both for those of us living now and those that we have lost to institutionalisation, the medical industrial complex, violence at the hands of the church and violence put upon us by those closest to us.

As the pandemic continues, our communities are increasingly isolated from one another, especially in rural areas. We deserve safe access to joy, community and pleasure, we deserve spaces to dance and celebrate one another.

Dress to impress and join us for a party, led by Áine O'Hara. This is a space for us to recontextualise what it means to be disabled in rural Ireland and to celebrate ourselves and those who came before us and dream of a better future. 

As part of The Birthday Party we want to send you a small gift in the post. Sign up here to receive a personalised invite in the post, this is a small gift for you, whether or not you can make it in person!

This event is supported by Galway City Council, through the Creative Ireland Programme, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

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TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
honey, milk and salt in a seashell before sunrise
Curated by Iarlaith Ní Fheorais
3 - 19 November 2023
Galway, Ireland

Access: High quality masks required (and provided), socially distanced event with HEPA filter. Step-free venue. Accessible toilet facilities. Accessible parking is located on campus in front of the Quadrangle Building 4 minutes walk from the venue. There will be seating and cushions. Please do not wear any strong scents (perfume etc.) This event will have live captions.

Image: Áine O’Hara, Birthday Party, 2023. Image courtesy of artist.