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News, announcements and information on upcoming events.


New MFA Programme Announced

Conversations On A Playwright

Behind the Scenes: The Creative Work Behind our Production 'Absolute Hell'

Applying to Postgraduate Courses at The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy Open Day 2023

Teach at The Lir Academy

MFA Stage Design Graduates: Where Are They Now? 2023

Women in Technical Theatre

The Lir Academy Launches New Award for Emerging Directors

The Lir Academy Announces its New Artistic Director & CEO

Job Vacancy - Events and Operations Manager

Job Vacancy - Head of Lighting

Job Vacancy - Course Director Foundation Diploma in Acting & Theatre

New Director of Technical Training and Facilities Management Announced

Q+A: Diarmuid O’Dwyer, Lir Graduate talks about his Time at The Lir – And How it Helped Him Become CEO of his own Company

Three Lir Graduates listed in Screen Ireland & Screen International's Rising Stars 2023

Join us for a ETC LED and Colour Lighting Workshop

The Lir Academy Launches an Anti-Racism Policy

Multiple Lir Grads cast in upcoming New Irish Musical

The Lir Academy Announces the Cyril Bennett Bursary

The Lir Academy will host the Reel Youth Short Films 2023

Congrats to all Lir Members nominated in the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards 2022!

Gavin O'Donoghue - Our New Director of Actor Training & Postgraduate Studies

Lir Alumni Paul Mescal Receives Oscar Nomination

Patricia Leggett Playwriting Scholarship 2023

New Director of Equality and Access Announced

Haddad Fellowship & The Lir Academy 2023

Sight/Unseen: Black History Month at The Lir
Director of The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art to step down after 12 years at the helm.

Head of Prop Making Vacancy

Student and Teacher Support Technician, Costume & Stage Management Vacancy

Head of Stage Management Vacancy

Lir Graduates at Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin Theatre Festival

Expression of interest for Voice & Dialect Teachers at The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy Open Day 2022

Stage Carpenter Teacher Support & Facilities

Lighting & Sound Teacher Support & Facilities

Student accommodation - can you help?

Design Exhibition 2022

ETC Ion Console Training 2022

Gradfest 2022

Lir Graduates at The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
The Colm Ó Briain Endowment Fund is launched by President Michael D. Higgins at The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Changes Ahead as The Lir Academy Reaches its First Decade
CONVERSATIONS ON A PLAYWRIGHT 2021

Michael Rathbun MFA Stage Design GradFest 2021

Head of Costume Vacancy

Announcing a new partnership with Element Pictures.

Technical & Teacher Support Vacancy

New Director of Development Announced

Announcing the Winner of the Warner Brothers Creative Talent Scholarship

Haddad Fellowship & The Lir Academy

Applying for The Lir Academy: FAQs

The Lir Academy Virtual Tour

GRADFEST 2020 Programme

The Lir Academy Appoints a New Director of Marketing

The Lir Academy COVID-19 Executive Summary

The Lir Academy COVID-19 Resumption of Activity Masterplan

Director of Marketing Vacancy at The Lir Academy

Tribute to Kristin Linklater

Black Lives Matter Statement from The Lir Academy

Missing Theatre and Entertainment? Here's How You Can See Lir Academy Graduates Online

Foundation Diploma Graduates: Where Are They Now?

Meet the Lir Graduates in the Cast of Normal People

Lir Graduate Joins Frontline Workers at St Mary's Nursing Home

Lir Academy Staff Member Creates Medical Visors using 3D Technology Sponsored by CraftUnique

Lir Staff, Students and Grads Join Different Community Initiatives

Online Resources and Support

Resources for Stage Management and Technical Theatre Students

The Lir Academy closes until 5th May (updated)

Novel Coronavirus nCoV-2019 Information and advice for Trinity/Lir Academy students and staff

Transition Year Students from Ringsend College and Marino College Spend a Week at The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy Pays Tribute to the Legacy of Monica Frawley

Joe Dowling Directs His First Production at The Lir Academy

Interview with the Designers of Anatomy of a Suicide and Summer and Smoke

The Lir Academy launches a new Access, Diversity and Inclusion Programme.

The Best Young Talent in Ireland

Yamaha Music Europe teams-up with The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy at TheatreCraft 2019

The Lir Academy at the NACAC Fair New York 2019

The Lir Academy partners with Craftunique introducing 3D-Printing to technical students in training.

The Lir Academy Prospectus 2020

Theatre Technician (11 month contract)

Technical Teacher Cover (9 weeks)

Sales Administrator for The Lir At Work

Presenting Made Brilliant with Carol Noakes

SMTT Class of 2019 Update

Investec sponsors short film at The Lir Academy
Port Stories

Expressions of Interest Sought

Summer Acting Camp for actors aged 12 -15

Working on Stage Workshop at The Lir Academy

Junior Academy Showcase 2019

A Day in Dublin Docklands

Profile on Playwriting: Female Graduates Lead the Way in the Industry

Conversations On A Playwright

New Technical Partner - NEXO

Commercial Director Vacancy at The Lir Academy

FAQ's for applying to an undergraduate degree at The Lir Academy

Application Deadline Fast Approaching

Support continues for UK nationals wishing to take up studies in Ireland during 2019/20

Auditions will be held in Belfast, London and New York (and Dublin!)

Lighting Design for Dance 2019
NACAC Performing Arts Fairs in New York and Boston

Venue and Events Manager Vacancy at The Lir Academy

A Busy Week For The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy’s technical partners, PSI and Ion Solutions

Interview with the playwright of The Ash Fire, Gavin Kostick

Reception and Admissions Manager Vacancy

Academic Administrator Vacancy

Award-winning actor, author and director, Fiona Shaw joins The Lir Academy at ‘The Lir in London’

Gender Equality in Practice in Irish Theatre

New Technical Partner - Formech

The Lir Academy Closure

Profile on Playwriting

The Lir Academy joins TCD in US Open Days

Part time Receptionist Vacancy

Message from The Chairman of The Lir Academy
Closure 16 Oct 2017

A new partnership

Receptionist and Marketing Assistant vacancies at The Lir Academy

New Appointments at The Lir Academy

Two Theatre Technician Vacancies at The Lir Academy
Term Dates for 2017/18

Lighting Design for Dance

Production Manager Vacancy

The Lir is Forever

The Lir's Fundraising Dinner at Trocadero

Introduction to Ion with ETC and Production Services Ireland

The Patricia Leggett Playwriting Scholarship is launched

The Lir Academy Prospectus for 2017

THE LIR ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH CLEAR-COM AND TYRELL TO AUGMENT THEATRE TRAINING PROGRAM

Stage Management and Technical Theatre Degree on offer at The Lir Academy

Gradfest 2016

Short Film Screening 2016

Last year’s SMTT students - where are they now?

2016 Graduating Actors' Showcase

ETC sponsor a new Ion Console to The Lir Academy

The Lir Academy Playwriting Scholarship

The Lir Academy launches technical short courses

The Lir students are being Scene and Heard at Smock Alley Theatre from 17th Feb – 5th March

The Lir Prospectus 2016

Short courses at The Lir in 2016

Administrative Assistant Vacancy

Open Day 2015

The Lir Auditions are coming to Belfast!

The Lir Academy and Tiger Dublin Fringe

The Lir Academy and Dublin Theatre Festival

Gradfest 2015, 22nd June - 6th July

Lir auditions in London and Belfast

Brendan Smith portrait donated to The Lir Academy

Undergraduate application process now open

Expressions of interest sought

Showcases 2015
The Lir Academy US Open Days

Hold onto your Manolo Blahniks!

Productions at The Lir

New staff at The Lir

Deadline fast approaching

Administrative Assistant

Stella Feehily and Max Stafford-Clark visit The Lir
Development Manager Job Vacancy

Riverdance-Trinity College Dublin International Summer School

Graduation for Stage Management and Technical Theatre students

The Riverdance Trinity College International Summer School

Trinity College Dublin ezine

Conall Morrison and David Bolger visit The Lir

Lir Graduates taking Centre Stage

Goodbye to Anne O'Mahony

Head of Lighting and Technical Facilities

MFA Showcase

Short Film by The Lir students
Global Officer Job Vacancy

The Lir Playwrighting Graduates Making an Impact

The great drama of the children of The Lir

Graduation day for Bachelor in Acting students 2014

Short Films Screening at The Lir

MFA Playwriting students Graduate

Autumn Programme 2014

Training for theatre in Ireland

The First 15

The Lir introduces short technical training courses this summer

RTE Arena interview students

Foundation & Short Courses Director (part-time)

Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards for The Lir teachers

Stanley Tucci

I A Clown

Matinee Cancelled

Deadline for undergraduate courses

Open Day January 2014

Christmas Holidays

Audition workshop in Galway

AUDITION WORKSHOP in Belfast

Q&A Sessions with Directors

Opening night of Scenes from the Big Picture

Graduate Programme launch

Dublin Culture Night

MFA in Playwriting submission deadline draws close

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Stage Management Students prepare set for Opera Briefs

Four of Ireland's leading theatre artists to join The Lir

Prospectus 2013/14

Application process open for MFA Degrees

Short Courses Brochure

The Lir Revival Award presents… FARM

The Lir Presents… Opera Briefs

Application process open

FARM comes to The Lir

The LIR send first e-Newsletter

The Lir launches new website

The Lir Announces new Resident Stage Director and Resident Set Lighting Designers

MFA Playwriting Graduation