2026 Festival Programme
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photographer Eman Mohammed and subject to copyright.
We display them here with kind permission.
2026 Festival Programme
The images used on this site are a small sample of the extraordinary work of
photographer Eman Mohammed and subject to copyright.
We display them here with kind permission.
Monday 20 April, 4.00-6.00pm
Festival Launch - Foyer of Iontas Building
Monday 4.00pm
Iontas Ground Floor
Hosam Ghaith: This is Gaza (Photography Exhibition)
Organised by Rhannion Bandiera and Catherine Gander
Monday 4.45pm
Iontas Foyer
Spoken Word Performance by Palestinian Artist Gráinnemir Abualrob.
MU Student Abdallah Aljazzar will read from his work.
Monday 5.15pm
Iontas Foyer
Official Launch of the Festival by Richard Boyd Barrett TD.
Drinks and Reception to Follow.
Tuesday 21 April
Tuesday 9.00am and 10.30am
Maynooth Educate Together School
Fadi and Juliet Zmorrod will run Circus Workshops for pupils at the Maynooth Educate Together School.
Tuesday 2.00 - 3.15pm
School of Education Room 133
Fadi and Juliet Zmorrod will run Circus Workshops for MU students.
Tuesday 4.00pm
School of Education Room 133
Salma Ataya, Performance of Traditional & Contemporary Palestinian Dance
Wednesday 22 April
Wednesday 9.00am and 11.00am
PE Hall, Phoenix Building
Salma Ataya will give Dance Workshops for MU students.
Wednesday 2-3.30pm
Seminar Room 2.31, Iontas Building
Book Launch of We Are Not Numbers with one of the contributors, Eman Alhaj Ali. Organised by Susan Giblin and Aneta Stepien.
Wednesday 5.00-6.30pm
Theatre 3, TSI Building
Trauma in Palestine: Ireland's PsychoSocial Response
Speakers include:
Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Ireland
Khaled Nasser, WHO Lead for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Gaza (virtual),
Mahmoud Abumarzuq, Chair, Association of Palestinian Doctors in Europe
Wednesday 6.30-9.00pm
John Hume Lecture Theatre 2
Fundraiser for the Culture and Free Thought Association
and the Sameer Project.
Tickets in advance here or on the door.
Thursday 4.00pm & 5.00pm
School of Education, Room tbc
Yoga and breathwork sessions with Seamus Reynolds.
Thursday 5.00pm
TSI Building, Lecture Theatre 2
Sport and Palestinian Solidarity
Roundtable Discussion with Philly McMahon (Dublin Footballer), Rebecca O'Keeffe (Basketball International) and Leah O'Shaughnessy (Good Counsel-Liffey Gaels Footballer/Camogie Player).
Chaired by Dr John Reynolds (Law Department)
Thursday 23 April 7.30pm - SU Venue
Gig for Gaza
Featuring Abdullah Al Bayyari, Niamh Keady-Tabbal & Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Don Monté, Cormac Reynolds, MU Music Society Pop&Rock/Jazz&Blues Bands.
Stand-up Comedy with Warren Martin and Louisa ní Éadieán.
Compèred by Seamus Reynolds.
Fundraiser for the Culture and Free Thought Association and the Sameer Project.
Tickets are available here in advance and at the door on the night.
Gig for Gaza Poster can be found here.