Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With a year-long programme of over 400 events in over 100 towns and cities across Germany, Zeitgeist Irland 24 – an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany – was a landmark year of Irish arts and culture, presenting a new generation of Irish artists, representing the richness and diversity of Irish culture, and capturing the spirit of a changing nation.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the artists, presenters and audience members who participated throughout the year, and who, along with our institutional and media partners, ensured that the programme was such a great success.
We would particularly like to thank Zeitgeist Irland 24 promotional partner Entdecke Irland for the support.
“It is the first initiative of this kind that Ireland has delivered in Germany and, in the years ahead, we expect to see the long-lasting benefits of the cultural connections forged through this memorable year of Irish contemporary arts.”
H.E. Maeve Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to Germany
“We have undoubtedly achieved our key aims for the programme – of expanding the reach of Irish arts and culture across the territory and more importantly, developing and deepening relationships between Irish artists and their German counterparts.”
Sharon Barry, Director, Culture Ireland
Zeitgeist Irland 24 represented a €2.5 million joint investment in a season of Irish arts and culture in Germany that was launched in March 2023 by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin. The initiative aimed to boost the profile of contemporary Irish arts in Germany, and having now forged thousands of new connections and reached millions of people, we look forward to seeing the prosperous outcomes in the years ahead.
All images are used with permission of the participating artists.
All images feature events supported as part of the Zeitgeist Irland 24 programme.
Full programme details available here: zeitgeistirland24.com
Culture Ireland & the Embassy of Ireland in Germany would like to thank all of the artists, groups and production companies whose work is presented in the video:
Kévin Coquelard, Emma Martin/United Fall, Mick O' Shea, Moetion Films, Caia Leseure, Nina Hynes, Matthew Halpin, Elizabeth Hiliard, Robbie Blake, Lina Andonovska, Hugh Cooney, Branwen, Megan Nic Ruairí, Ciara Ní É, Paul O‘Flanagan, Fionnuala McCormack, Fintan McHugh, Dermot Dunne, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Mary Kelly, Camilla Matteucci, Marguerite Donlon, Dara Smith, Adam Mohammed, South Wind Blows/Cyprus Avenue Films/Harvest Films “That They May Face the Rising Sun”, The Water Project & Dara Smith, Ciara Barker, Mark Cullen, Tadhg Kinsella, Vivienne Griffin, Emma Brennan, Bernadette Keating, Simon Birch, Martin McGagh, Frauke Aulbert, Cillian Murphy, Big Things Films ("Small Things Like These"), Susan O' Neill, Jack Duffy, Sina Thun, Clara Doose-Grunefeld , Sean Fitzgerald, Larry Donlon, Axel Dörner, Sarah Pierce, Mariechen Danz, Alannah Thornburgh, Branwen, Toshín, A.S. Fanning, Michelle Daly, Gráinne Gillis, David Brophy, Léda, Armagh Rhymers, Jennifer Walshe, Panos Ghikas, Holly Macve, Perlee, Molly Donnery, Ye Vagabonds, Cherym, Drawing DeCentred, Darah Soden, Sheena McGrandles, Annegret Schalke, Helena Hamilton, Ireland 3000, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Paul Murray, Opera Collective Ireland, Resurgram Ensemble, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Ruth Mac, Catherine Rhatigan, Robert Tobin, Brendan Wade, Dave Aebli, Gabriell School of Traditional Irish Dance, Lotte Betts-Dean, Ian Wilson, Fintan McHugh.
In addition, Culture Ireland & the Embassy of Ireland in Germany would like to thank the Zeitgeist Irland 24 presenters for their contributions to the video:
Diatribe Records, Animation Ireland, The International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Spacecraft, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Irish Film Berlin, Lia Campbell, Aoife Donnellan, Valeria Ceregin, Cian McConn, Anna Mager, Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Photo Museum Ireland, Ralph Goetz/IKS, Haus am Klesitpark, Blue Grace Music, GfzK Leipzig, IMMA, Berlinische Galerie, WDR Funkhausorchester, Magnetic Music, Reeperbahn Festival, Midnight Mango, Kiezsalon/Digital in Berlin, Opera Collective Ireland, Schloss Rheinsburg, Fesitival Maritim, Shoot it Yourself, Most Wanted : Music, Hamburg Irish Festival, Ensemble Musik Fabrik, TRG The Green Room.
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With a year-long programme of over 400 events in over 100 towns and cities across Germany, Zeitgeist Irland 24 – an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany – was a landmark year of Irish arts and culture, presenting a new generation of Irish artists, representing the richness and diversity of Irish culture, and capturing the spirit of a changing nation.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the artists, presenters and audience members who participated throughout the year, and who, along with our institutional and media partners, ensured that the programme was such a great success.
We would particularly like to thank Zeitgeist Irland 24 promotional partner Entdecke Irland for the support.
“It is the first initiative of this kind that Ireland has delivered in Germany and, in the years ahead, we expect to see the long-lasting benefits of the cultural connections forged through this memorable year of Irish contemporary arts.”
H.E. Maeve Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to Germany
“We have undoubtedly achieved our key aims for the programme – of expanding the reach of Irish arts and culture across the territory and more importantly, developing and deepening relationships between Irish artists and their German counterparts.”
Sharon Barry, Director, Culture Ireland
Zeitgeist Irland 24 represented a €2.5 million joint investment in a season of Irish arts and culture in Germany that was launched in March 2023 by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin. The initiative aimed to boost the profile of contemporary Irish arts in Germany, and having now forged thousands of new connections and reached millions of people, we look forward to seeing the prosperous outcomes in the years ahead.
All images are used with permission of the participating artists.
All images feature events supported as part of the Zeitgeist Irland 24 programme.
Full programme details available here: zeitgeistirland24.com
Culture Ireland & the Embassy of Ireland in Germany would like to thank all of the artists, groups and production companies whose work is presented in the video:
Kévin Coquelard, Emma Martin/United Fall, Mick O' Shea, Moetion Films, Caia Leseure, Nina Hynes, Matthew Halpin, Elizabeth Hiliard, Robbie Blake, Lina Andonovska, Hugh Cooney, Branwen, Megan Nic Ruairí, Ciara Ní É, Paul O‘Flanagan, Fionnuala McCormack, Fintan McHugh, Dermot Dunne, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Mary Kelly, Camilla Matteucci, Marguerite Donlon, Dara Smith, Adam Mohammed, South Wind Blows/Cyprus Avenue Films/Harvest Films “That They May Face the Rising Sun”, The Water Project & Dara Smith, Ciara Barker, Mark Cullen, Tadhg Kinsella, Vivienne Griffin, Emma Brennan, Bernadette Keating, Simon Birch, Martin McGagh, Frauke Aulbert, Cillian Murphy, Big Things Films ("Small Things Like These"), Susan O' Neill, Jack Duffy, Sina Thun, Clara Doose-Grunefeld , Sean Fitzgerald, Larry Donlon, Axel Dörner, Sarah Pierce, Mariechen Danz, Alannah Thornburgh, Branwen, Toshín, A.S. Fanning, Michelle Daly, Gráinne Gillis, David Brophy, Léda, Armagh Rhymers, Jennifer Walshe, Panos Ghikas, Holly Macve, Perlee, Molly Donnery, Ye Vagabonds, Cherym, Drawing DeCentred, Darah Soden, Sheena McGrandles, Annegret Schalke, Helena Hamilton, Ireland 3000, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Paul Murray, Opera Collective Ireland, Resurgram Ensemble, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Ruth Mac, Catherine Rhatigan, Robert Tobin, Brendan Wade, Dave Aebli, Gabriell School of Traditional Irish Dance, Lotte Betts-Dean, Ian Wilson, Fintan McHugh.
In addition, Culture Ireland & the Embassy of Ireland in Germany would like to thank the Zeitgeist Irland 24 presenters for their contributions to the video:
Diatribe Records, Animation Ireland, The International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Spacecraft, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Irish Film Berlin, Lia Campbell, Aoife Donnellan, Valeria Ceregin, Cian McConn, Anna Mager, Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Photo Museum Ireland, Ralph Goetz/IKS, Haus am Klesitpark, Blue Grace Music, GfzK Leipzig, IMMA, Berlinische Galerie, WDR Funkhausorchester, Magnetic Music, Reeperbahn Festival, Midnight Mango, Kiezsalon/Digital in Berlin, Opera Collective Ireland, Schloss Rheinsburg, Fesitival Maritim, Shoot it Yourself, Most Wanted : Music, Hamburg Irish Festival, Ensemble Musik Fabrik, TRG The Green Room.
#zeitgeistirland24 #zeitgeistirland #zeitgeistirland2024 #zi24
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