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Creative Places MacUíllíam is a 3 year programme for the people of MacUíllíam, Tallaght.

The programme aims to build upon existing local cultural strengths, developing local arts programmes which will benefit the people who live in in this locality.

26/03/2026

TCA and Creative Places Mac Uíllíam will host an Easter Arts Camp for young people aged 7 - 18, the week after next in St. Aidan’s Community School.

The camp will take place over four days, Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th April 2026, from 10:30am - 4:30pm, and is free of charge. It will include workshops on visual art, dance, drama, and music.

Each of the four days will be split into Junior sessions in the mornings and Teen sessions in the afternoons.

The Junior Camp is for young people aged 7 – 12 years, and will take place from 10:30am – 1:30pm each day.

The Teen Camp is for young people aged 12 – 18 years, and will take place from 12:00pm – 4:30pm each day.

To register, please email [email protected] or call, text or WhatsApp TCA on 0862706581.

24/03/2026

TCA and Creative Places Mac Uíllíam were delighted to kick start our 'Pockets and Trails' project in collaboration with Creative Connections - positivity through creativity.

Creative Connections artists Kev and Frio transformed the storage container outside Scoil Aoife with the help of their wonderful students.

Joyce Lubaki of Creative Places Mac Uíllíam assisted with the facilitation of students.

A huge thank you to Grainne Walker of Creative Connections and Sinead McLoughlin of Scoil Aoife.

South Dublin County Arts Office
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

20/03/2026

Here's the final batch of photographs of the KALEIDOSCOPE taken at this week's St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Tallaght!

Thank you to all of our amazing participants - the TCA team, along with members of Creative Places Mac Uíllíam, DoubleTAKE Supported Arts Studio, and Doors to Elsewhere Theatre Ensemble. And thanks again to the students of St. Dominic's NS who helped with the wonderful flags and decorations.

Thanks also to the event organisers SDCC, alongside TU Dublin and An Garda Síochána, and, most important of all, thanks to everyone who came out to support the Tallaght parade and cheer on all the participants. We had a fantastic day!

We're already scheming for next year, which will be even bigger and bolder!

Photography by Conor Keegan.

18/03/2026

Here's a second batch of photographs from yesterday's St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Tallaght. What a fantastic day we had, showing off the giant KALEIDOSCOPE!

Thank you once again to all of our wonderful participants from the TCA team, alongside members of Creative Places Mac Uíllíam, DoubleTAKE Supported Arts Studio, and Doors to Elsewhere Theatre Ensemble.

Thanks also to the event organisers SDCC, alongside TU Dublin and An Garda Síochána, and, last but certainly not least, thanks to everyone who came out to support the Tallaght parade and cheer on all the participants. What a great day it was!

We'll have even more of these beautiful photographs to share with you, so check back soon.

Photography by Conor Keegan.

17/03/2026

Wow! What a day!
Here's a selection of photographs of our amazing participants at today's St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Tallaght. We were absolutely blessed with the weather, the giant KALEIDOSCOPE looks fantastic against the backdrop of the beautiful blue sky!

Thank you to all of our wonderful participants. In addition to the TCA team, we were joined by members of Creative Places Mac Uíllíam, DoubleTAKE Supported Arts Studio, and Doors to Elsewhere Theatre Ensemble.

Thanks also to the event organisers SDCC alongside TU Dublin and An Garda Síochána. But most of all, thanks to everyone who came out to support the Tallaght parade and cheer on all the participants. You made it a really great day for all of us.

Unfortunately, it seems as though SDCC had some problems with the live stream, but you can see us in this video at around the 14:50 mark:
https://www.youtube.com/live/nlXczFKDG6Q?is=0x-dcqj4spLSl7CO

We'll have more photos to share with you soon, so stay tuned.

Photography by Conor Keegan.

09/03/2026

TCA and Creative Places Mac Uíllíam are delighted to support The Galpal Collective's "Directed by Her."

This is your last chance to sign up for this fantastic introduction to storytelling, which will be facilitated by Aisha Bolaji, and takes place at 5:30pm this Wednesday 11th March in Rua Red.

Sign-up link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetm--urYHTQiJ8Bzuq_EvP5Y3WOyXe2l_MPsNo5-amNhNtDw/viewform?usp=header

The GALPAL Collective is an award winning arts and media collective dedicated to the curation, celebration, and cultivation of artists from minority and underrepresented backgrounds within the arts and digital media sector. They have been featured in various forms of media such as RTE, The Irish Independent, District Magazine, The Irish Examiner and more. They have also been nominated for Community Organisation of the year at the Image Women in Business Awards, and were awarded Community Organisation of the year at the Black and Irish GALA awards supported by RTE.

02/03/2026

TCA and Creative Places Mac Uíllíam are delighted to support The Galpal Collective's "Directed by Her."

This introduction to storytelling will be facilitated by Aisha Bolaji, and takes place at 5:30pm on Wednesday 11th March in Rua Red.

Sign-up link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetm--urYHTQiJ8Bzuq_EvP5Y3WOyXe2l_MPsNo5-amNhNtDw/viewform?usp=header

The GALPAL Collective is an award winning arts and media collective dedicated to the curation, celebration, and cultivation of artists from minority and underrepresented backgrounds within the arts and digital media sector. They have been featured in various forms of media such as RTE, The Irish Independent, District Magazine, The Irish Examiner and more. They have also been nominated for Community Organisation of the year at the Image Women in Business Awards, and were awarded Community Organisation of the year at the Black and Irish GALA awards supported by RTE.

29/12/2025

Here's a selection of photos from the Mac Uíllíám Community Christmas Party!

The party took place on Saturday 20th December in St. Aidan’s Community School, and was organised by Creative Places Mac Uíllíam, Mac Uíllíam Dev Group, SDCC and SDCP.

There were festive craft workshops, gingerbread house making and lots of music and dance with amazing performances by Afro Vibes, Paolly & Joyce, and Anthony.

Our thanks to everyone who came along, it was a brilliant day! We hope you all had a really great Christmas and we wish you well for the new year!

Photography by Conor Keegan & Leo Kearney.

15/12/2025

Creative Places Mac Uíllíam, Mac Uíllíam Dev Group, SDCC and SDCP invites you to the Mac Uíllíám Community Christmas Party!

The party will take place from 3-6pm on Saturday 20th December 2025, in St. Aidan’s Community School.

There'll be Festive Craft Workshops, Dance, Performance and much more...

This event is free of charge and all are welcome, but if you have any queries, contact TCA on 086 2706581 or [email protected]

05/12/2025

Creative Places Mac Uíllíam and TCA were delighted to partner with The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Create to host 'The Art of Place Symposium' at Rua Red recently.

Thank you to the artists, arts workers and Creative Places coordinators who attended the event for sharing their valuable insights.

Creative Places / Cumas Ceantar is an Arts Council initiative that enables people to create and run vibrant, accessible and stimulating arts programmes in their own local area. The initiative currently supports arts development in 19 places across Ireland that previously had not benefitted from sustained arts investment.

Videography by Elton Mullally Southpaw Pictures

04/12/2025

TCA and Creative Places Mac Uíllíam were delighted to collaborate with The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Create and to host 'The Art of Place Symposium' at Rua Red.

The event centred around the Creative Places programme, as part of an ongoing conversation on place-based arts practice that explores the challenges and opportunities in making this work.

Thank you to the artists, arts workers, and Creative Places coordinators who attended the event for sharing their valuable insights.

Learn more: https://artscouncil.ie/.../flagship.../creative-places/

Photography by Conor Keegan & Leo Kearney.

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