Come to celebrate with us the Irish summer! The garden is joyful and on Sunday we will sing and laugh and play in English & Irish! Don't be shy, come and listen to some tunes, maybe try a new thing or get back into it... The garden is the place to meet neighbours, friends, try […]
Emergency Meitheal this Saturday! We need lots of help this Saturday to prepare for our annual Open Day and to catch up with lots of planting. If you could commit to an hour or so tomorrow it would really help us. Activities will include: - Preparing beds for planting. - Planting out our abundance of […]
🌻 Celebrate Mudisland Community Garden Open Day 2025! 🌻 We've lots of treats coming up at our Open Day this Saturday, and not just in the Cottage Cafe! To name […]
Come to celebrate Lughnasa on Friday evening 8th August, beginning at 6 pm with a Sun Spoke Mandala (or Mini-Wreath Making workshop) with artist Rachael Kelly Ryder, followed by traditional Irish music, stories and song on the caravan stage with the Tolka Trad Group, story teller Brian Treacy, the Annesley Players and Liam O'Maonlai! 6.30 […]
🎉 Celebrate at Rathergather Festivalito 2025! 🎉 Join us for an unforgettable experience at Rathergather Festivalito 2025! Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of music, art, and community. Enjoy live […]
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Din, din, din... *Cue scary music... The weather this year has been great for the garden, lots of our plants have thrived with the mix of sun and rain but alas some have come along too much. It all started with a distinct lack of slugs, nobody knew why. Then somebody mentioned that they hadn't […]
Ceol & Scéalaíocht 6pm Tolka Trad 6:40 Story of Samhain le Brian Tracey 7pm Liam ó Maonlaí Saor in aisce / Free entry Fáilte roimh chách / Everyone welcome
Our famous Mudisland Community garden 🎄 Christmas Market 🎄 is back! As always, it will be full of local crafts & produces 🥳 Join us to celebrate the merry season... Have some #craic agus #ceol💚🎶 There will be food and drinks to purchase for our fundraiser #shoplocal #communityspirit #crafts
3pm: Circus Workshop during Mud Island Christmas Markets! We supply all of the props. Let the kids find a new obsession that isn't video games. Circus skills are great for […]
We will be re-opening the garden on the 1st of February with music and stories, Bridget's cross making and even a Céilí! Join us to shake off the winter months away and welcome nature's awakening! From 12:00 onwards we will make CROSSES - we have plenty of rushes (from Leitrim, the best ones!). Artist Rachael […]
Our annual party in the garden! We'll have face painting, Richard the clown will be roaming the garden to entertain children, and he'll run a circus skills (plate spinning & juggling) workshop for older children. The Cottage Cafe will be open selling refreshments and we might even have the pizza oven going! Lineup for Open […]
Mud Island Community Garden Biodiversity Action Group (BAG) met for the 1st time on Sat April 18th. We shared a sense of collective hope from taking positive action to promote biodiversity, a strong interest to learn more about what we can do, and some initial ideas: “I am doing a biodiversity course right now; situation […]
‘Shared community spaces help displaced people feel valued, connected, and push for fairer systems and support’ Meabh Bonham Corcoran, 2026. Read the article HERE
