Join us for a delicious, organic meal served with the freshest ingredients from An Tairseach Organic Farm followed by a screening of IMMRÁM and a Q&A Session with Siobhán and Diarmuid.
About the Film:
For a full year between the Celtic new year of Samhain, Immrám, an experimental nonfiction film, follows the life of Wild Irish creators Siobhán de Paor, Diarmuid Lyng and their three children.
The former Wexford hurling captain and his partner are at the centre of a growing movement aiming to revive Irish language and culture, inspired by teachings of the late philosopher and mystic John Moriarty.
Travel with them along St. Declan’s pilgrim route, listen and learn from the wisdom of John Moriarty and explore the grassroot revival of the Irish culture that is happing across the country.
Ireland is often seen as an outpost of a resurgent indigenous European culture. Watching IMMRÁM you will visually navigate the complex connections between place, language, environment and contemporary lived life in Ireland.
This film was directed by Michael Holly and Mieke Vanmechelen, and featuring Siobhán de Paor and Diarmuid Lyng.
Description by filmmaker Mieke Vanmecklen: “Immrám is an immersive, experimental documentary, more of a sensorial journey than a traditional narrative. We recognised Diarmuid and Siobhán’s open-mindedness, thoughtfulness, and engagement in a broader cultural dialogue, which makes them fascinating subjects. In a post-Catholic, neo-liberal Ireland, they are working to establish new cultural and spiritual connections that resonate with nature. I believe that viewers will find their journey truly inspiring.”
Details
DATES
July 17, 2026
TIME
6:30 pm
LOCATION
An Tairseach Ecology Centre
CATEGORY
Dinnéar agus Seó
FEE
€45
Diarmuid Lyng
Diarmuid has dedicated his life to preservation and celebration of the Irish Culture. Through his work with the language, with hurling and with the Irish terrain, he is uncovering in people a previously hidden energy source that benefits the individual, the society and the nature. A qualified teacher by trade, he has since married his experience at elite level performance with his natural talents in education to curate experiences where participants of all walks, talks and experiences can improve their situation at an emotional, physical, financial and spiritual level. He is partner to Performance Poet Siobhán de Paor and father to Uisne, Ériú, Tuireann and his trusted hound, Dubh Dubh.
Siobhán de Paor
Siobhán de Paor is a file: a performance poet; a mother, a cultural revivalist of the Irish language and the Celtic Christian lineage. She is founder of the Cumann an Róis community, an online prayer community for the renaissance of the rosary rooted in rites of nature. She curates theatrical and community events for adults and children. She is an advocate for maternity rights and compassion in the dairy industry. And holds creative facilitation workshops in creative writing and expression le Gaeilge. She is founder of Wild Irish with her partner Diarmuid Lyng; an initiative for the restoration of the language and cultural traditions. She teaches Irish at the Kilkenny Steiner School where her children attend.