Bealtaine is the annual festival celebrating creativity in older people. It runs for the month of May around the country with a range of events including story telling, creative writing, drama, film and readings. There are also special tours, talks and exhibitions at various centres.

Age & Opportunity has the details and Ann Leahy is the contact person. The address is the Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue , Dublin 9 - phone (01) 837 0570, email ageandop@indigo.ie