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Rose Lacey Byrne, winner of the Wexford Festival Opera School Essay Writing competition in 2025, pictured with Wexford Festival Opera Chairman Paul Cleary. Pic: Jim Campbell courtesy of the Wexford People

Schools Essay Competition

Community Engagement 
Community Opera

Join the Wexford Festival Community Opera 2026

Community Engagement 
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Davy Lynch awarded Ecclesiastical/Wexford Festival Opera Volunteer of the Year

Community Engagement 
Pupils from Gaelscoil Charman working with Elizabeth Drwal. Photos: Patrick Browne

Let’s sing together

Community Engagement 
Volunteers BBQ 2025. Photo: Jim Campbell

Volunteer Barbecue 2025

Community Engagement 
Colm Tóibín. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Wexford students invited to follow in Colm Tóibín’s footsteps and enter revived opera festival essay competition

Community Engagement 
Colm Tóibín. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Wexford students invited to follow in Colm Tóibín’s footsteps and enter revived opera festival essay competition

Community Engagement 
School Chorus 2024

Calling all primary and secondary schools, and the wider community

Festival News, Community Engagement 
School Chorus 2024

Over 150 primary school children from Wexford to sing together as part of Wexford Festival Opera 2024

Festival News, Community Engagement 
Window Display Competition Winners 2023

Window Display Competition 2023

Festival News, Community Engagement, Corporate Partnerships 
2023 Volunteer of the year news

Peter Hussey named as Wexford Festival Opera’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year

Community Engagement, Corporate Partnerships, Watch 
Ecclesiastical 10 years

Ecclesiastical Insurance Ireland and Wexford Festiva Opera celebrate 10 years of partnership