Irish World Academy

Irish World Academy Irish World Academy is the centre of academic and performance excellence @ University of Limerick

The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance is a centre of academic and performance excellence housed at the University of Limerick, Ireland. The Academy honours the energies of performance and academic reflection across a wide range of genres and disciplines. These in turn are informed by innovative community outreach and artist-in-residence initiatives that take the Academy to the wider communit

y while attracting a wealth of international performance and scholarly expertise. Founded in 1994 by Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, it has come to find its true home on the beautiful banks of the River Shannon in a state of the art building, which includes two theatres, recording studio, individual practice rooms and dance studios, provides and inspiring creative space for all those who study there. The Academy has a strong international presence with students from over 40 countries studying there. With a stellar faculty of excellent performers, incredible academics and industry professionals the experience of studying at the Irish World Academy second to none. It offers a suite of taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in music and dance related subject areas and its research is at the forefront of these fields of enquiry worldwide. Programmes on offer include:

BA in Irish Music
BA in Irish Dance
BA in Contemporary Dance
BA in Voice
BA in World Music
MA in Irish Traditional Dance Performance
MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance
MA in Irish Music Studies
MA in Irish Dance Studies
MA in Contemporary Dance Performance
MA in Ethnomusicology
MA in Ethnochoreology
MA in Ritual Chant and Song
MA in Community Music
MA in Music Therapy
MA in Songwriting
MA in Composition and Creative Music Practice
MA Classical String Performance in association with the Irish Chamber Orchestra
Professional Master of Education (Music)
MA Research
PhD Arts Practice
PhD Research
Blas International Summer School of Irish Traditional Music and Dance

For more information on our programmes please see: www.IrishWorldAcademy.ie

29/07/2026

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Irish EU Presidency associated event on migrant health research.

The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, is delighted to celebrate members of its community w...
08/07/2026

The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, is delighted to celebrate members of its community who have been recognised at the Gradam Ceoil TG4 Awards.
Mickey Dunne, recipient of the Gradam Saoil (Lifetime Achievement Award), is recognised for his outstanding contribution to Irish traditional music as a musician, teacher, composer, and uilleann pipes maker. Deeply connected to the Traveller piping tradition, he has also previously been awarded the University of Limerick President’s Medal.
The Academy also congratulates graduates Caoimhe Ní Fhlatharta (BA in Irish Music) and her brother Séamus Uí Fhlatharta (BA in Applied Languages), recipients of the Ceoltóir Óg TG4 (Young Musician Award). From An Áird Mhóir in the Conamara Gaeltacht, the siblings are widely admired for their distinctive arrangements of sean-nós songs. Following the release of their debut EP in 2023, they received the Best Emerging Artists award at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards in 2024.
We extend our warmest congratulations to these exceptional artists on this well-deserved recognition.

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Srijaa Kundu Date: June 11th Venue: Theatre 1 Time: 1pm This performance is Srijaa’s ...
05/06/2026

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Srijaa Kundu

Date: June 11th

Venue: Theatre 1

Time: 1pm



This performance is Srijaa’s first creative output for her Arts Practice PhD. Her research investigates how the body becomes both resource and repository, an archive and an agent where memory, meaning, and metaphor intertwine in experiences of migration.

From within this, a series of questions arise:

What is home?

What if home is not a geographic location at all?

How do we find home in motion, within a body that is always becoming?

And what shape does home take when held in the body?

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Photo © Shrinjita Biswas

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Kexin Huang Date: June 4th Venue: Theatre 1 Time: 1pm This is the second Arts Practic...
02/06/2026

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Kexin Huang

Date: June 4th

Venue: Theatre 1

Time: 1pm



This is the second Arts Practice PhD performance of Kexin Huang. Drawing from Nüshu script and the Latong laotong sisterhood, this choreography explores female relationships and quiet forms of resistance through movement.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

We’re proud to share that Dr Roxy Regine Theobald’s award-winning film ‘Conversation’ (2024) has been selected for the M...
28/05/2026

We’re proud to share that Dr Roxy Regine Theobald’s award-winning film ‘Conversation’ (2024) has been selected for the Malta Dance Film Festival 2026—a wonderful recognition of her impactful work in dance and film.

Applications for the University of Limerick's MA in Classical String Performance are open until the end of June. This co...
28/05/2026

Applications for the University of Limerick's MA in Classical String Performance are open until the end of June. This course is perfect for any 3rd level string students looking to develop as embodied, holistically integrated musicians in a highly supportive environment. Added benefits include the opportunity to become an apprentice in the Irish Chamber Orchestra (by audition), encountering wonderful ICO visiting artists, and collaborating with the fantastic & broad artistic community at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.

www.irishworldacademy.ie

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Rodrigo Hoerlle Date: May 28th Venue: Theatre 1 Time: 1pm Rodrigo Hoerlle presents his...
22/05/2026

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Rodrigo Hoerlle

Date: May 28th

Venue: Theatre 1

Time: 1pm



Rodrigo Hoerlle presents his first PhD Arts Practice Output exploring his personal approach to learning and embodiment of micro-rhythmic percussion compositions. Featuring pieces and re-workings of materials he developed while tutoring students from the MA in Composition and Creative Music Practice, Rodrigo will present a thrilling and vibrant, (mostly) solo show.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Hannah Healy Date: May 25th Venue: Theatre 2 Time: 1pm “Giving Grief a Voice” is a pe...
21/05/2026

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Hannah Healy

Date: May 25th

Venue: Theatre 2

Time: 1pm



“Giving Grief a Voice” is a performance that brings my PhD research to life through original musical works created throughout my doctoral journey. These pieces explore grief and loss from different perspectives. Through performance and reflection, I present the key findings of my research demonstrating how the arts can communicate, embody, and deepen our understanding of grief.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Kate Daly Date: May 26th Venue: Theatre 2 Time: 1pm 'Performing Recovery'; A performa...
21/05/2026

PhD Arts Practice Performance: Kate Daly

Date: May 26th

Venue: Theatre 2

Time: 1pm



'Performing Recovery'; A performance of songs exploring creative safety in addiction recovery.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

MA Contemporary Dance Exams Date: May 12th Venue: Theatre 1 Time: 1pm The MA Contemporary Dance Performance students wil...
08/05/2026

MA Contemporary Dance Exams

Date: May 12th

Venue: Theatre 1

Time: 1pm

The MA Contemporary Dance Performance students will present ensemble and solo work they have developed over the course of the two semesters. Having worked with a range of guest choreographers and mentors this year, this performance is the culmination of their creative and performative explorations.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

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