This is a list of Irish theatres and theatre companies past and present. It includes organizations of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
| Theatre or theatre company |
Location | Year Established | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Theatre | Dublin | also known as The National Theatre of Ireland | |
| Ambassador Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Andrews Lane Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Aula Maxima | Maynooth, County Kildare | ||
| Capitol Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Civic Theatre | Tallaght, South Dublin | ||
| Coliseum Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Corcadorca Theatre Company | Cork | ||
| Damer Theatre | |||
| Dan Lowrey's Music Hall | Dublin | former name of the Olympia Theatre | |
| Druid Theatre Company | Galway | ||
| Eblana Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Everyman Palace Theatre | Cork | ||
| Focus Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Gaiety Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Gallping Cat Theatre Company | Dublin | ||
| Gate Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Grand Canal Theatre | Dublin | ||
| An Grianán Theatre | Letterkenny, County Donegal | ||
| The Green Heart Company | |||
| Impact Theatre | Limerick | ||
| Iontas Theatre | Castleblayney, County Monaghan | ||
| Leinster Hall | Dublin | ||
| Lyric Theatre | Belfast | ||
| Lyric Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Mechanics' Theatre | Dublin | ||
| New Theatre | |||
| Olympia Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Passionfruit Theatre | Athlone, County Westmeath | ||
| Project Arts Centre | Dublin | Project Theatre | |
| Queen's Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Riff Raff Theatre Company | Wexford | ||
| Second Age Theatre Company | |||
| Siamsa Tire Theatre | Tralee, County Kerry | ||
| The Performance Corporation | |||
| Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe | Galway | ||
| Theatre Royal | Dublin | ||
| The Helix | Dublin | ||
| Point Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Theatre of Joy | Dublin | ||
| Tivoli Variety Theatre | Dublin | ||
| Torch Theatre | Dublin | ||
| W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company |
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