"RADE's innovative programme of combatting substance abuse through art introduces addicts to their own genius, their own best selves, it focuses on the buzz that living a positive life can bring,a buzz that is genuine and life enhancing"

President Mary McAleese

RADE Events

Celebrating 20 years of RADE

Film featuring artist Brian Maguire, Maria Fleming CEO First Fortnight, theatre maker Robbie O’Connor, poet Colm Keegan and John O’Donnell SC Writer and Lawyer

On Thursday 26th September 2024  we were delighted to host a lunchtime panel discussion titled “Art and Impact: Personal, Social, Political” to celebrate our 2024 IHREC funded project  “Create your Rights”. This event also marked 20 years of RADE.

Watch the video to see this stimulating, amusing and sometimes robust discussion about the right to create art, obstacles to creating art, snobbery in art, and art as exploitation. Poet Colm Keegan wraps up the lively discussion with a number of his evocative and stirring poems. 

This event also showcased the creative work of RADE participants including t-shirts, badges and a booklet of selected artwork and text. We also launched our 2023 book of RADE creative work.

Panellists and Chairperson

Maria Fleming

Maria Fleming is CEO of First Fortnight, Ireland’s mental health arts festival. Maria has over 20 years experience working as a general manager, producer, programmer and arts consultant with Ireland’s leading companies and theatre artists, including Dublin Theatre Festival, The Ark, Barabbas, Druid Theatre Company, Hot For Theatre, and Irish Modern Dance Theatre. She is currently Chair of NCFA the National Campaign For the Arts. Maria is passionate about social justice and was involved with Waking The Feminists In Irish Theatre in 2015. In 2017 Maria travelled twice to the island of Chios in Greece to volunteer with refugee support group CESRT. Maria Fleming is a board member of the Irish Cancer Society and works with them as a volunteer Advocacy Champion.

Brian Maguire 

Born in 1951 in Bray, Brian Maguire studied at Dún Laoghaire technical school and then at NCAD, graduating in 1974. Throughout his artistic career, Maguire’s work has emerged from his engagement with people who found themselves marginalized or excluded. The Kerlin Gallery says: “Brian Maguire has approached painting as an act of solidarity. He operates a truly engaged practice, compelled by the raw realities of humanity’s violence against itself, and the potential for justice. Maguire’s pre- occupations draw him to the margins of the art world —alternative space, prisons, women’s shelters, and psychiatric institutions- making shows in traditional gallery and museum spaces something of a rarity.” 

Maguire’s most recent bodies of work directly confront issues of migration, displacement and human dignity in the face of the current global unrest. He works slowly, using photo-graphic sources, searching for that point where illustration ceases and art begins, looking for a single image which tells the whole story”. 

Maguire has shown extensively in Europe and the Americas, most recently at the Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez, the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, the University of Texas at El Paso (September 2019), at the United Nations Headquarters, New York (in 2020), the Rhona Hoffmann Gallery, Chicago (January 2021), and Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris. 

A survey of his work in the last 10 years opens on October 3rd 2024 in the Hugh Lane Gallery and runs until 23 March 2025. 

Robbie O’Connor

Robbie O’Connor is a theatre maker from Dublin. He graduated with a B.A (Hons) Degree in Acting from The Lir Academy, Trinity College Dublin in 2015. As a writer he has co-written and contributed to many projects such as Hentown, The Lost O’Casey and REBEL REBEL (ANU). His first solo play GLUE was co-produced by Axis and Rough Magic as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2021. His second play The Beatitudes is currently in development.

His work as an actor includes: Druid/O’Casey (Druid), Hangmen (Gaiety Theatre / Decadent),The Red Shoes (Gate Theatre), Hammam, Staging the Treaty, Lolling, The Book of Names, The Lost O’Casey, Hentown, PALS, Boys of Foley Street, Laundry & World’s End Lane (ANU), GLUE & Northern Star (Rough Magic / UK tour), REBEL REBEL ( Absolut Fringe Festival / ANU / Fishamble / Show in a bag), Hamlet (Second Age),End of The Road (Fishamble) & All that Fall (Pan Pan). TV & Film includes Cold Case Collins, The Doireann Project & Fair City (RTÉ), Hawks Nest (ANU) TinderFace, (The Lir) All Is By My Side (Element), & Hidden (BBC)

John O’Donnell

John O’Donnell’s work has been published and broadcast widely. Awards include the Irish National Poetry Prize, the Hennessy Awards for Poetry and Fiction, and the RTE Francis McManus Short Story Award. His radio documentary ‘Back To The Rock’ was broadcast on RTE’s Doc on One. A play for radio ‘Rainbow Baby’ was broadcast on RTE Drama on One and won a New York Festival Radio Award.  A Novel Fair 2024 Winner, he has published five poetry collections and one short story collection, Almost The Same Blue (published by Doire Press). A novel ‘Second Skin’ and a new collection of short stories are forthcoming.

This event took place from 1-2pm on Thurs 26th Sept 2024 at the RADE, OLV Building, Cathedral View Court, Dublin 8, D08 PW8Y.

 

Lunchtime Event Thurs 26th Sept 2024 1-2pm celebrating our 2024 IHREC project and 20 years of RADE

Book Launch RADE MY MIND

Wednesday 5th July 1-2pm at RADE, OLV Building, Cathedral View Court, Dublin 8. All welcome

Culture Night 2022

Celebrated Culture Night in RADE 2022 with Ivana Bacik and RADE staff members, Ruaidhri Auliffe, Dermot Byrne, Gill McCaw, and Ivana Bacik second from the right.

YOGA in the Park – Final Session, Wednesday 14th September 2022

YOGA in the Park – Final Session, Wednesday 14th September 2022

RADE would like to invite you to our final Wednesday morning yoga class in St Patrick’s Cathedral Park.

This nourishing practice will provide space for reconnection to ourselves, nature, as well as experiencing the support of a shared practice.

Suitable for all abilities, the practice will involve some conscious breathing, followed by gentle yoga postures and deep relaxation. Mats and props will be provided however feel free to bring your own if you prefer.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will also be provided and we encourage those to stay around for some post session socialising if they have the time!

The session is FREE and will run this Wednesday between 10.30am-11.30am

September
14th

Yoga is open to all levels however please take responsibility for your own practice, ensuring to seek a doctor’s advice where necessary.

Get more Information on our Eventbrite page.

Yoga in the Park- Week 1

YOGA in the Park 2022

RADE would like to invite you to our Wednesday morning yoga class in St Patrick’s Cathedral Park.

This nourishing practice will provide space for reconnection to ourselves, nature, as well as experiencing the support of a shared practice. The sessions are FREE and suitable for all abilities. Mats and props will be provided however feel free to bring your own if you prefer.

Find out more

Comic Art Workshop 2022

RADERs are enjoying the Comic Art Project with Thomas McCarthy.

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2022 Screening of the “Tapper’s Opera” in March

If you haven’t caught RADE’s entertaining 2020 film “The Tapper’s Opera” we are delighted to screen it in RADE on Thursday, 24th March 2022. Please choose the slot and send an email to info@rade.ie to book your group (max 10 per group).

Times available:

  • 2pm – 2:45 pm
  • 3pm – 3:45 pm

Final recording of Song

Led by Music Therapist, Musician and Song Writer Clara Monahan, RADE participants are thrilled to finally be recording the song today, 11th Feb 2022 at Yellow Door Music Studios, Dublin 3.  With a backing track recorded by 4 professional musicians,  9 singers and staff from RADE will see all their hard work come to fruition in this final recording.

FILM LAUNCH

Dear Friends and Supporters

RADE are immensely proud to announce the launch of our latest film ‘The Tappers’ Opera’, which will have its virtual premiere via the IFI’s website from Friday 2nd until Monday 5th July.

In the coming week we will be sending you out a link with a free promotional code to book your virtual cinema seat ahead of the general public.  Viewing will be limited to 200 seats per day so please reserve your spot early! 

This link will also give you access to the trailer and interviews from the cast and crew, including a lovely interview of Mick Egan – who retired from RADE in the midst of the pandemic in February 2021, and handed over his “Director’s Cap” to Sinead Moloney.

In the lead up to the launch we will increase our social media presence so please follow/share/tag/like via our Facebook and Twitter accounts if you are a follower!  If not, you can find us on…Facebook: recoveryartdramaeducation and Twitter: @RADEDUBLIN

COVID-19

We will update the information as new information comes through.

RADE in the Oireachtas!

From the Oireachtas today: Mick, Dan, Mervyn, Mary and Patrick answering questions today after wowing the Senators and TD’s with the screenings of RADE’s recent films.

RADE in the Oireachtas!

Independent Senator Lynn Ruane has invited RADE to give a talk about our project to the politicians in the Oireachtas at 3.00 pm on December 4th, 2019. 

 We will also be screening our two very funny latest films there. A great chance to demonstrate social inclusion in the arts and to challenge the stigma associated with drug users.

Further showings of RADE’s new films!

The RADE film screenings were a fantastic success on Monday the 23rd at the Irish Film Institute.

Over 200 people attended the launch; a wonderful inter-agency experience of coming together and participation in the arts for everybody.

Since the Launch, RADE has already received several requests regarding further showings.

We are delighted to announce that you can still catch RADE’s 2 new films from 2019 “The Man In the Chair”  and “The Girl In The Window” on the big screen in RADE’s studio space at the OLV Building, every Wednesday at 2:00 pm. (These 2 new films will not go online till November 2020).

We can seat up to 50 people, so booking in advance is essential.

FILM LAUNCH 2019

Culture Night at RADE 2019

It’s that time of year again! Culture Night will soon again be upon us on Friday the 20th September 2019, from 4 pm to 9 pm.

RADE will open its door to the public to display a collection of artwork by their participants. Throughout the evening, RADE will screen a series of original short films, starring RADE participants.

RADE’s vision: Creativity is open to everyone

BOOK LAUNCH 2019

 The launch of our new book of art and poetry entitled ‘Raidin’ Writing & Drawing’.

 

The launch will take place at our premises, The OLV Building, Cathedral View Court, New Street, Dublin 8, at 11:30am on both Tuesday 30th April and Wednesday 1st May. Anne Buckley will formally launch the book on the 30th of April. We will be screening our most recent film ‘Spare Change’, and performing a RADE signature drama piece ‘Get Stoned’, on both dates.

“SWIFT FEST”- Film Screening

Nov 29th, Thursday, 6 PM – 9 PM

Irish Light vs Tony + Spare Change screening

Location: Kevin Street Library

Minister Catherine Byrne’s Visit to RADE Art Exhibition

Catherine Byrne, Minister of State for Health Promotion is coming to view RADE’s Art Exhibition on Monday, 19th November  2018 at 1:30 pm.

RADE annual art exhibition Launch

RADE would like to cordially invite you to the opening of our latest art exhibition in the OLV Building at 1:00 pm on Monday 5th November.

This exhibition is called “One Wish”  and will feature the first showing of our fantastic new sculpture from 6000-year-old bog oak called “Moving Family”.  There will also be many of the sculptures created under the supervision of Eoghan O’Neill RIP, through the RADE years.

Contemporary Paintings and drawings from our current programme participants will also be on show.

This will be a first production that will include inter agency participants and participants working with RADE through the new HSE initiative.

 

2018: ART EXHIBITION

Art Exhibition at Kevin Street Library

Start Date: Monday, 22nd Oct

End Date: End of November

 

RADE annual art exhibition Launch

Start Date: 5th November 2018

Start Time: 1 PM

Location: RADE, OLV Building, Cathedral View Court, Dublin 8

 

RADE’s 2017 Film- Irish Light Vs Tony

“Irish Light Vs Tony” is now available to watch on RADE’s  Playback Year 2017.

SECOND CINEMA SCREENING OF OUR NEW FILM…

RADE will be screening our new film in the main cinema IFI in Temple Bar at 12.00pm on Wednesday 13th June. This screening is for Service Users and we welcome all the other projects to join us for another ‘cracker’ from the RADE team, probably their funniest offering yet. A great opportunity for the service users to meet up and a powerful demonstration of the social contribution, that can be made by people in recovery. Please contact RADE by email info@rade.ie or 014548733 and let us know how many people you wish to bring. Book early there are only 258 seats and they’re being snapped up fast.

This short film is an absurd comedy about the desperate state of Ireland’s housing crisis. From unscrupulous landlords to the ‘invisible homeless’ and politicians reverting to Victorian attitudes, there’s never been a worse time to be without a roof over your head.

‘Spare Change’ was developed from the true-life tales of the RADE participants and their first-hand accounts of the current housing crisis.

 

RADE will also screen their highly acclaimed hilarious film from 2017 “Irish Light V’s Tony”

Second Cinema Screening of our new Film…..

Spare change is another satirical take by RADE, this time on the housing crises in Dublin and it packs as strong a punch as ever!
Once again the cast is made up of the current RADE participants who deliver sterling performances all around.

Please join us for the Second Cinema screening of the Film.

Read more below

Book your seat as soon as possible!

RSVP is essential.   info@rade.ie

Comments from the Director Rodney Lee

‘Spare Change’ was developed from the true-life tales of the RADE participants and their first-hand accounts of the current housing crisis. The goal was to capture their experiences and shape them into an engaging narrative. Working on this film with the truly committed RADE staff and talented participants has been an exciting journey – not without its challenges – but ultimately hugely rewarding. Working with the participants to bring out their experiences and focus on the issues that really affected them, then developing a script which would encompass these issues was an inspiring and humbling experience. Improvised workshops based on the script brought humor and jokes funnier than anything I could ever write. And finally shooting the film and seeing the dedication and passion of everyone involved, many of them stepping well outside their comfort zone, proved to be one of the most creatively satisfying experiences I’ve ever been involved with. Rodney Lee, Director.

‘Spare Change’ is a comedy about people faced with the most impossible, desperate struggle known to modern man; navigating the rental market in Ireland today… Ed gets a shock when his landlord raises his rent without warning. Already stretched to the limit and only just making ends meet, things look grim until Ed decides to sublet his flat to the multitude of homeless people looking for somewhere to stay. As long as the landlord doesn’t find out, everything will be fine… but Ed doesn’t count on the crazy tenant who claims to have stolen the housing list, suspicious neighbours and an unexpected visit from the Minister for Housing… This short film is an absurd comedy about the desperate state of Ireland’s housing crisis. From unscrupulous landlords to the ‘invisible homeless’ and politicians reverting to Victorian attitudes, there’s never been a worse time to be without a roof over your head. What can be done?

Memorial for Eoghan O’Neill RIP

6:30pm, Tuesday 20th March 2018
St. Patrick’s Cathedral

RADE will celebrate the memory of our dear friend, Art Trainer and colleague, who passed away on 16th March 2017.

An exhibition of wood sculptures from Eoghan’s students in RADE will be exhibited.
Music from classical guitarist Arash Kazemi.

 

There will also be a film screening of the 2017 Film “Irish Light vs Tony” at 7pm

ART EXHIBITION – St. Patrick’s Cathedral – 20 March 2018

To mark the first years Anniversary at the loss of our dear friend and long-time art trainer, Eoghan O’Neill, we are sending this shout out to all ex-RADERs and all the services that have known Eoghan. St. Patrick’s Cathedral will host an exhibition of wood carvings from the RADE students going back to 2005. The exhibition of wood sculpture will run in the Cathedral for two weeks from 20th March.

Ex-RADERs get in touch as soon as possible if you have a sculpture at home you would like re-exhibit

RADE’s hilarious hit film Irish Light V’s Tony on the big screen: The Five Lamps Festival!

A great chance to see RADE’s hilarious hit film Irish Light V’s Tony on the big screen: The Five Lamps Festival!
Friday 9 March at 4.45pm

One man’s struggle through a bureaucratic nightmare as he fights for his right to natural light. Tony is being charged by a new semi-state body, ‘Irish Light’, for access to the sun. When he refuses to pay, workmen board up his windows. But Tony won’t take this lying down. He marches to the headquarters and navigates his way through a madhouse of delusional propaganda, rampant capitalism and sheer insanity to get an exemption.

RADE Production.

09/03 4.45pm (Duration 22 mins) 5€
Odeon Cinema Point Village (Point Village, North Dock, Dublin 1)

“Everybody Get Stoned” showing as part of the Stop The Stigma Campaign on 27th February 2018 at 11.30am in Green Street Dublin 7.

RADE participants will perform the play ‘Everybody Get Stoned’ written by Michael Egan, as part of the Stop The Stigma Campain on 27th February 2018 at 11.30am in Green Street Dublin 7.
The event will include testimony on experiences of drug-related stigma from the SAOL Project and from John Devoy of UISCE; an extract from the play Love in the Wild by Lisa Walsh, directed by Peter Sheridan and a performance by RADE (Recovery through Arts and Drama Education); Charlie Lloyd, University of York, will give an overview of the international research into the impact of stigma on people who use drugs and the implications for policy.

Short Film Screening

‘Irish Light Vs Tony’ written and directed by Rodney Lee

All  participants took part in the production both infront and behind the camera.  The film was shot over 5 days mainly in RADE’s own premises.  Eoghan, Ray and Stephen crafted the sets while Mick, Síne and Derek worked behind the scenes preparing participants for their performances in drama workshops. Special thank you to Rodney, Tomas Donaghy, Gary Boyd, Derek Dunleavy, Jody Jones, Ray Doyle, Stephen Comerford and all the cast for making this a successful production.

Save the Date!  Film Launch scheduled

Date:                           Friday 12th May

Time:                          1pm

Location:                  IFI Cinema, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD will be guest speaker

Further details to follow closer to event

The Year Ahead

following a productive 2016 we are ready to start some new projects

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To begin writer and film editor Rodney Lee has developed a short film script with the working title No. Readings and rehearsals will commence 17th January with the film shoot scheduled for Spring. Mick Egan and Síne Lynch will continue running weekly workshops in drama and facilitate the direction and coordination of the film production.  Derek Dunleavy will co-facilitate drama workshop.  Eoghan O’Neill is back working with the groups artistically to develop a new collection of art work to be exhibited in the summer.  Averyl Swords and her team will continue developing the rehab and training programme within  RADE.  Monika is back after a short break to facilitate weekly yoga and acupressure.