Montfort College of Performing Arts

🎭 NEW STAFF MEMBER ALERT! 🎭

We are absolutely delighted to welcome Niamh Cremin to the teaching team at Montforts! 🌟

Niamh is a graduate of the Theatre and Drama Studies degree at the Cork School of Music and holds LAMDA Drama, LAMDA Musical Theatre and ISTD Dance qualifications.

With several years of experience teaching drama, Niamh brings a wealth of knowledge, creativity and enthusiasm to our students.

Many of you may also recognise Niamh from Season 5 of 'The Young Offenders', where she played the role of Charlotte! 🎬

From September Niamh will be teaching in our South Link Business Park studio on Saturdays, and she’s very much looking forward to meeting all of our students and families.

SATURDAY CLASSES WITH NIAMH
Junior Drama (Ages 4–6): 9:30am – 10:30am
Primary Drama (Ages 7–9): 10:30am – 11:30am
Primary Drama (Ages 10–12): 11:30am – 12:30pm
Secondary Drama (1st–3rd Year): 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Primary Drama (Ages 7–11): 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Secondary Drama (1st–3rd Year): 2:30pm – 3:30pm

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🌟What a great second week of our Broadway Babes Summer Camp!🌟

Our wonderful students took to the stage in costume, singing and dancing with confidence for all their families and friends.They created some fantastic arts and crafts, started new friendships, shared lots of laughs and were such a pleasure to have in camp this week.

Thank you to all our parents for your continued support. Have a wonderful weekend! ♥️

🍀’The Komodo Heart’ – Best of Luck! 🤞

Wishing everyone involved in ‘The Komodo Heart’ a fantastic and successful run at the Cork Arts Theatre next week.

We were delighted to host the company in our Drama Room over the past number of weeks as they prepared this exciting new piece of theatre. From everything we’ve seen it promises to be a fascinating and compelling production.

Best of luck to the entire cast and creative team. Break a leg! We can’t wait to see the show.

You can book here!

The Komodo Heart - Cork Arts Theatre Wednesday 15th - Saturday 18th July @ 8pm plus Lunchtime shows: Thurs. and Fri. @ 1pm Livewire Theatre presents The Komodo Heart by Roger Gregg Children's fantasy author Karl McCarthy has been in seclusion for over a decade. At long last he's reached out to his American agent with a much-antici...

🍀 The countdown is over…Dance World Cup starts today! 🇮🇪

A huge best of luck to our 28 incredible Montforts dancers as they proudly represent both Montforts and Team Ireland at the Dance World Cup.

Over the next two weeks they’ll compete alongside 9,500 dancers from 54 countries in one of the world’s biggest dance competitions. What an incredible achievement and an honour to wear the Irish colours.

No matter what happens on stage, we are already so proud of each and every one of you. Dance with confidence, enjoy every moment, and make memories that will last a lifetime.

💚🤍🧡 Best of luck, Team Montforts & Team Ireland! 🇮🇪✨

🇬🇧WEST END TRIP 2027 - Update!

We added 12 places due to demand!! Once these places go - that’s it!!
Don’t miss out!

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Ronnie O’Shaughnessy - RIP

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our much-loved friend and esteemed Musical Director Ronnie O’Shaughnessy.

For more than 20 years Ronnie was Musical Director with Montforts sharing her extraordinary talent, musicianship and passion with the Montfort Singers. She also served as Musical Director for 'Summer Revels' and the Cork Opera House pantomime leaving an immeasurable mark on the performing arts in Cork.

A wonderfully versatile performer, Ronnie appeared in productions ranging from 'The Heiress' to 'Nunsense' and 'Our Town', and a career highlight as Vera Charles in 'Mame'. She was a valued member of the teaching staff at the Cork School of Music, performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and was Musical Director for numerous other Cork Opera House productions throughout her distinguished career.

Ronnie was renowned not only for her exceptional musical gifts, but also for her glamour, her razor-sharp wit and her unforgettable personality.

The photographs accompanying this post were taken only recently when I had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie in Isaac’s Restaurant. Following only a short illness, her passing has come as a great shock. Right up to the very end, she continued to enjoy life, attending her bridge games regularly and faithfully meeting her Montfort ladies every Tuesday evening. That was Ronnie—full of spirit, friendship and fun.

Our deepest sympathies go to Ronnie’s family, friends, colleagues and everyone whose life she touched.

Rest in peace Ronnie. You truly were one of a kind.

🏆 IDTA Musical Theatre Awards 2026 🏆

A huge congratulations to Emma Freeman, who won 🥇 Gold today at the IDTA Musical Theatre Awards in Blackpool, UK!

Emma delivered a truly outstanding performance of ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ from ‘The Little Mermaid’, captivating both the audience and adjudicators alike. Competing against exceptionally talented performers from across Ireland and the UK, she absolutely knocked it out of the park. We couldn’t be prouder of this incredible achievement!

A massive well done also to Addison, Aisling, Abigail, Lucy and Patrick who represented Montforts with distinction today. Each gave outstanding performances, showcasing their talent, hard work and dedication on the international stage.

We are immensely proud of you all. Congratulations on a fantastic day for the Montfort College of Performing Arts! 🌟🎭🇮🇪

🎤 Our Summer Singing Series starts Monday! 🎶

We’re so excited to welcome both new and existing students over the coming weeks for another fantastic summer of singing.

Due to a few cancellations, we now have three 30-minute one-to-one lesson slots available:

🎵 Mondays (July): 10:30–11:00am with Luke
🎵 Tuesdays (August): 1:00–1:30pm with Naomi
🎵 Tuesdays (August): 3:00–3:30pm with Naomi

These spaces won’t last long, so book now at www.montfortcollege.com⁠