October 5-12, 2025 | New Ross, Ireland

About the Festival

The Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre in New Ross, Ireland, is a unique cultural and civic celebration of the deep ties between Ireland and the United States — a connection exemplified by the Irish heritage of playwright Eugene O’Neill.

O’Neill’s father, James, was born in nearby Tinneranny and emigrated from New Ross to the United States. This transatlantic connection forms the heart of the festival, which is proudly supported by a partnership between the O’Neill Ancestral Trust of New Ross and the Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House, based in Danville, California.

Together, these organisations present the International Eugene O’Neill Festival, a two-part celebration held annually — first in Danville each September, and then in New Ross every October.

The festival not only honours O’Neill’s powerful legacy as America’s most celebrated playwright, but also fosters international friendship and creative exchange through theatre, heritage, music, and conversation.
“The one thing that explains more than anything about me is the fact that I’m Irish.”
Eugene O’Neill
Experience a true Irish Welcome
Festival Tour Packages
Our special festival tour package invites our international visitors from the US and beyond to enjoy the local historical sites during the day as well as our Eugene O’Neill events by night.
Transport, accommodation, visits and attractions all included.
Theatre, Music, and Moments to Remember

This Year’s Line-Up

  • October 9, 2025
  • St Michael’s Theatre, New Ross - 8:00pm | €25
The Memory Room
by Sheila Forsey

A haunting new play where memory and truth are forced to meet and the past begins to unravel. When Eileen is moved into a nursing home after a fall, her grip on reality begins to fade and old memories are unearthed. Memories that her son Joe believes may be better left buried….

  • October 10, 2025
  • St Michael’s Theatre, New Ross - 8:00pm | €25
A Celebration of the Music of the Carrig on Bannow area of County Wexford
Presented by Kieran Hanrahan
Renowned Presenter of RTE’s Ceili House
Founding Member of Stockton’s Wing
Featuring
  • Bar of Lough
  • Tulua
  • Danescastle Music Group
  • John , Pip, Tanya and Oliver Murphy with Fergal O’Hanlon
  • PJ Sinnott
  • Ryan Stafford
  • Mick Harper
  • Sinead Cassidy
  • Cillian Cullen
  • October 11, 2025
  • St Michael’s Theatre, New Ross - 8:00pm | €25
The Hairy Ape
Directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes

Robert “Yank” Smith is the master of all he surveys until an encounter with a mysterious woman in white turns his world upside down. The experience sends him on a quest to find her and ultimately where he belongs. Eugene O’Neill’s 1922 theatrical fantasy will be brought to life by a dynamic ensemble of six actors in this highly imaginative production of an O’Neill classic…

  • October 11, 2025
  • October 11th 11 am to 2 pm Tickets €30
Festival Cruise on Board the Barrow Princess
Board at the New Ross Marina 10.45 am

You are invited to join us for the festival cruise on board the Barrow Princess. As well as enjoying all the beauty of the Barrow Estuary , you will be entertained by the talented Hayley Crosbie and have a light lunch

  • October 12, 2025
  • St Michael’s Theatre, New Ross - 8:00pm | €25
The Memory Room
by Sheila Forsey

A haunting new play where memory and truth are forced to meet and the past begins to unravel. When Eileen is moved into a nursing home after a fall, her grip on reality begins to fade and old memories are unearthed. Memories that her son Joe believes may be better left buried….

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