Nóisin Collective



Exile is the nursury of nationality






Nóisin is a collective of Irish creatives between Amsterdam and Dublin, inspired by the Celtic Revival and Irish Renaissance that followed in the late 1800s, based on the concept that Irish identity only fully emerges from abroad.

Our mission is to contribute to a new Irish Renaissance and cultural revival. Helping to create a new notion of Ireland by connecting our diaspora and providing a platform for the free exchange of ideas through a series of collaborative projects, programmes, performances and publications centred around modernising and recontextualising our Irish heritage.

‘Notions’ is a commonly used expression by Irish mothers to describe somone with with delusions of grandeur - those with a want in them. Our symbol is the wolf mac tire, which translates to son of the land. A creature hunted to extinction, the last of which was said to have been seen in the Wicklow mountains. In ancient Irish mythology, wolves were associated with bravery and loyalty, and were considered to be protectors and guides. Many of Ireland’s greatest heroes were said to be raised by wolves, hopefully a few more will be.

Grá mór





THE  disapora

Founders
  1. Mark Toal-Lennon
  2. Cian O’Connell

Collaborators
  1. Charlie Jeremyn
  2. Niall Rogers
  3. Jimmy Rouge
  4. Kat Milligan
  5. Gareth Hughes
  6. Rob Toal-Lennon
  7. Killian McNieve
  8. Sean Daffan
  9. Oskar
  10. Amar Sicandar
  11. Ciaran Gaffney
  12. Zoe Ardiff
  13. Fiachra Meek
  14. Sophie Le Fevre
  15. Gabrielle Brazzo
  16. Was Man
  17. Áine Lonergan
  18. Sean Kobina
  19. Alannah Thornburgh

Spaces
  1. Bar Theo, Amsterdam
  2. Murmur, Amsterdam
  3. Film Theaterde Uitkijk, Amsterdam
  4. Hen’s Teeth, Dublin

Projects
Nóisin Monthly Series at Bar Theo
Nóisin playing at Seanchoíce
Nóisin Live at Murmur
Nóisin presents Kneecap
The Listener’s Club at Hen’s Teeth
End of the Wren Compilation 001
Exile Nóisin x Seanchoíche


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