About

The MAC – Metropolitan Arts Centre is a major cultural venue in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, bringing together live performance, visual art, family activities, food and drink under one roof.

During Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the MAC will be the Irish Language Hub, and one of the festival’s main competition venues.

Visitors can enjoy a packed programme of Irish-language activity, including live music, family art workshops, films, lectures, classes, yoga, circus skills, gallery tours and daily Cupán agus Comhrá sessions. Raidió Fáilte will also broadcast live from the building during the week.

The MAC’s three galleries will remain open and free to visit, including A Feeling in the Blood by Belfast-based artist and fiddle player Susan Hughes. Families can also visit the Playroom, with Irish-language books and activity sheets available throughout the week.

Alongside the Hub and competition programme, the MAC will host Fleadh fringe events with MayWe, including Kate Nash, Notify with Séamus and Caoimhe, ACGE – An Chéad Ghlúin Eile, and The Half Room.

With two additional bars, a food offering and a dedicated space where musicians can drop in and play, the MAC will be a lively place to meet, eat, hear music and enjoy the Fleadh atmosphere throughout the day and evening.

Whether you're a fluent Irish speaker, learning the language or completely new to it, everyone is welcome to come in, take part and make the MAC part of their Fleadh.

 

Facilities and getting here

The MAC is located at 10 Exchange Street West, in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.

Visitors will find: 

• The CaféBar, two additional Fleadh bars and a food offering
• Free galleries and a family Playroom
• Toilets and accessible toilets
• Baby-changing facilities
• Box Office and visitor information
• Lifts serving the MAC’s public levels
• Step-free access and accessible theatre seating

For more information about accessibility at the MAC you can visit the AccessAble website - https://www.accessable.co.uk/belfast-city-council/access-guides/the-mac

 

An MAC ag Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Is ionad cultúrtha mór le rá i gCeathrú na hArdeaglaise i mBéal Feirste é an MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre), ina mbeidh léirithe beo, amharc-ealaín, imeachtaí teaghlaigh, bia agus deochanna faoi aon díon amháin. 

Le linn Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, beidh an MAC ag feidhmiú mar Mhol Gaeilge agus mar ceann de príomh-ionad comórtais na féile. 

Beidh cuairteoirí ábalta sult a bhaint as clár lán d’imeachtaí le Gaeilge, beidh ceol beo, ceardlanna ealaíon do theaghlaigh, scannáin, leachtaí, ranganna, ióga, scileanna sorcais, turais gailearaithe agus ciorcail comhráite laethúla san áireamh. Beidh Raidió Fáilte ag déanamh craoladh beo ón fhoirgneamh i rith na seachtaine fosta.

Beidh an trí ghailearaí atá ag an MAC oscailte agus beidh cead isteach saor in aisce chucu, beidh an taispeántas A Feeling in the Blood, leis an ealaíontóir agus an fidléir ó Bhéal Feirste, Susan Hughes, san áireamh. Beidh teaghlaigh ábalta cuairt a thabhairt ar an Seomra Súgartha, áit a mbeidh leabhair Ghaeilge agus leathanaigh gníomhaíochtaí ar fáil i rith na seachtaine.

Chomh maith leis an Mhol Gaeilge agus an clár comórtais, beidh an MAC ag óstáil imeachtaí imeallacha na Fleidhe le MayWe, le léirithe ó Kate Nash, Notify le Séamus agus Caoimhe, ACGE – An Chéad Ghlúin eile, agus The Half Room.

Le dhá bheár breise ann, bia ar fáil agus spás ann do cheoltóirí le bualadh isteach agus amhrán a sheinm, beidh an MAC ina áit bríomhar le bualadh le daoine, le hithe, le héist le ceol agus le sult a bhaint as atmaisféar na Fleidhe i rith an lae agus i rith na hoíche.

Cé acu Gaeilgeoir líofa, foghlaimeoir, nó duine nach bhfuil taithí ar bith agat leis an Ghaeilge thú, tá fearadh na fáilte romhat bualadh isteach, páirt a ghlacadh agus an MAC a chur i lár d’eispéireas féin ag an Fhleadh.

Áiseanna agus treoracha
Tá an MAC lonnaithe ag 10 Exchange Street West, i gcroílár Cheathrú na hArdeaglaise i mBéal Feirste.

Beidh cuairteoirí ábalta teacht ar:
•    The CaféBar, dhá bheár breise don Fhleadh agus bia
•    Gailearaithe le saorchead isteach agus Seomra Súgartha do theaghlaigh
•    Leithris agus leithris inrochtana
•    Áiseanna athruithe linbh
•    Oifig ticéad agus eolas don chuairteoir
•    Ardaitheoirí ag dul chuig leibhéil poiblí an MAC
•    Rochtain gan staighre agus suíocháin amharclann inrochtana

Le tuilleadh eolais a fháil ar inrochtaine ag an MAC téigh chuig suíomh idirlíon AccessAble - https://www.accessable.co.uk/belfast-city-council/access-guides/the-mac