The Academy
Learning. Reflection. Skill-building.
Structured learning across careers, creativity, leadership and civic innovation.
The Social Innovation & Living Lab Hub
A space to learn, create, gather and grow together.
SLÍ NUA
NEXUS, Social Innovation & Living Lab Hub in Ballinrobe
Come in. Look around.
Book your space.
Slí Nua Nexus is our dedicated home in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, a creative shared space where learning, dialogue, imagination and sustainable work come together. It is also the headquarter of Slí Nua Careers | Creative | Immersive | Innovation | Academy.
A living
Creative
regenerative
{Place & Space}
Slí Nua Studio is the physical engine of the Slí Nua ecosystem: an inclusive, affordable public space for experimentation, collaboration and real-world testing.
This is not a co-working space.
It is infrastructure for regenerative practice.
Inside The Nexus
A building with a view, and a story on every floor
A quick walk through Glebe Street and the rooms waiting for you. Come see it in person.
Inside The Nexus
The old Ulster Bank, Glebe Street
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Ground floor workshop room
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First floor office with a view
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Studio desks, second floor
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Rooftops toward the Partry mountains
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Focus pod, quiet by design
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Reading nook, top floor
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Workshop window on Glebe Street
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Meeting desk, town facing
The five pillars
One ecosystem, five ways in
The Archive
Memory. Knowledge. Continuity.
A living collection of books, publications and audiovisual archives.
The Studio
Creation. Experimentation. Production.
The making space where ideas are prototyped, tested and brought into form.
The Commons
Community. Dialogue. Exchange.
Shared civic ground for exhibitions, forums and public conversations.
The Hub
Work. Infrastructure. Sustainability.
Coworking, meeting rooms and micro-enterprise that sustain the ecosystem.
SLÍ NUA ACADEMY · LIVE ONLINE
Online Programmes, Autumn/Winter 2026-2027
Six small-cohort programmes for people turning purpose into practical action. Four live sessions each, 14 learning hours, applied to a real project of your own. From €225, with bundles for two programmes or the whole season.
From Vision to Impact
Leave with a pathway, not a wish list.
from €295 · Wed 21 & 28 Oct; 4 & 11 Nov 2026
Stories That Move People
Move people without compromising dignity.
from €295 · Tue 17 Nov; 1, 8 & 15 Dec 2026
Building Community-Led Projects
Move beyond consultation to shared ownership.
from €295 · Thu 19 Nov; 3, 10 & 17 Dec 2026
Facilitating Collaboration
Less drift, more decisions.
from €295 · Wed 16 Dec 2026; 6, 13 & 20 Jan 2027
The Creative Problem-Solving Lab
Bring a stuck challenge, leave with a tested next step.
from €225 · Thu 22 & 29 Oct; 5 & 12 Nov 2026
Project Management for Purpose-Led Teams
Enough structure to deliver, enough reflection to improve.
from €225 · Tue 5, 12, 19 & 26 Jan 2027
Our home
The old Ulster Bank, Ballinrobe
Slí Nua Studio lives inside the former Ulster Bank on the corner of Glebe Street and Abbey Street. Built around 1875, this four-bay, three-storey cut-limestone banking house is listed on Mayo County Council's record of protected structures.
Its grand Victorian proportions once served the town's poultry market and merchant trade. Today the same walls host learning, making and community life, a new civic use for a building that has always belonged to the town.
Historical detail adapted from Ulster Bank Building by Averil Staunton, Historical Ballinrobe.
SLÍ NUA IS
BUILT TOGETHER.
Our growing community
Proudly building alongside
Whether you wish to rent a workspace, share your work, develop a project, collaborate, or support the growth of this civic-creative space, you are invited to be part of the journey.