About us

Theatre for Young Audiences Ireland is the national association representing and promoting professional organisations and individual artists whose work primarily focuses on engaging Irish children and young people through theatre. TYA Ireland provides a crucial link between members, the arts sector, the wider community and government.

Theatre for Young Audiences Ireland – Supporting members to make great work.

2019/2020 Committee Members
Chair - Aislinn O'hEocha (www.baboro.ie/) 
Secretary - Ursula Mc Ginn (Bombinate Theatre)
Treasurer - Phil Kingston (Abbey Theatre Outreach)
 Membership - Niall Cleary (Graffiti Theatre)
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Other Committee Members 
Maria Fleming (Dublin Theatre Festival) 
Cliodhna Noonan (Acting Up Arts)
Jennifer Ahern (Baboró Festival)
Al Russell (The Ark)
Sadhbh Barrett Coakley  (ALSA Productions)
Mary-Lou Mc Carthy 
Mona Considine (Backstage Theatre)
Phillida Eves (IIAN champion for Ireland)


Theatre for young Audiences Ireland is the Irish National Centre for Assitej International - a global organisation that represents the sector worldwide. Every three years there is an Assitej world congress and TYAI has three seats at the congress with voting rights. The next world congress will be held in Tokyo in March 2021.  Following that 2022 Assitej International Gathering will be held in Sweden, and the 2023 Assitej International Gathering will be held in Belgrade, Serbia. It is envisaged that the 2024 World Congress will take place in Cuba. 

 Link to Assitej International website: www.assitej-international.org/en

Other Irish Websites of direct interest to TYAI members:
Link to Arts in Education Portal : artsineducation.ie/en/home/
Link to Irish Arts Council  (An Comhairle Ealaionn) for funding opportunities : www.artscouncil.ie/home/

Theatre for Young Audiences Ireland – Supporting members to make great work
Member of ASSITEJ International