The 2024 Arts and Minds Festival takes place in Maynooth University from May 9-11, the third year that the University is staging this annual celebration of Irish and international culture.

The varied and paked programme includes events for all ages and tastes, starting with a concert version of Antonio Vivaldi’s opera, L'Olimpiade, on Thursday, May 9 in MU’s Aula Maxima. Presented by the Irish National Opera, it features Peter Whelan conducting the Irish Baroque Orchestra.