Belltable
History
The facility opened in 1981 in what was previously known as The Coliseum and the Redemptorist Confraternity Hall. It was named after Henry Hubert Belltable, a Belgian army officer who founded the Holy Confraternity in Limerick.
In February 2013 it was announced that the company behind the Belltable had gone into liquidation. The liquidation followed a major €1 million refurbishment of the centre. A budget overrun of €300,000 is believed to have been the cause of the company going into liquidation. The centre closed in January 2013.
Since 2013 it has been a regular screening venue for the Richard Harris International Film Festival.
The Belltable theatre reopened in 2016 under management of the Lime Tree Theatre due to a grant from the Arts Council.
There is a café in the basement.
References
- ^ "Belltable and Lime Tree Theatre". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Limerick city's Belltable Arts Centre goes into liquidation". News/Ireland. RTÉ. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Peter Crawley (28 March 2013). "Beyond the Belltable: How will Limerick make art without an arts centre?". News. Dublin, Ireland. Irish Theatre Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Richard Harris International Film Festival - Lime Tree Theatre".
- ^ "Bringing Back the Belltable". News/Ireland. Limerick Post. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
