Belltable Arts Centre, Performing arts center in O'Connell Street, Limerick, Ireland

Belltable Arts Centre is a performing arts venue located on O'Connell Street in Limerick with a 220-seat main auditorium and supporting facilities. The building includes multiple rehearsal studios, an art gallery space, administrative offices, and a box office serving the public.

The venue opened in 1981 and occupies a building that previously served as The Coliseum and a Redemptorist gathering hall in the city. The building itself had been adapted for public performance and community events long before becoming the arts centre it is today.

The Belltable has hosted screenings for the Richard Harris International Film Festival since 2013. Its Belltable:Connect programme supports theatre artists through rehearsal space, hotdesking, workshops and mentorship. The venue is named after Henry Hubert Belltable, a Belgian army officer who founded the Holy Confraternity in Limerick.

The entrance is at 69 O'Connell Street, and the café sits in the basement, so allow time to find it before a show. The 220-seat auditorium, gallery, box office and rehearsal studios are all under one roof. Check the programme in advance, as the building is used for theatre, cinema screenings and hires.

The centre takes its name from Henry Hubert Belltable, a Belgian army officer who founded a religious confraternity in Limerick centuries ago. Few visitors realize this connection, which links the modern arts space to an unexpected historical figure from the city's past.