Nursing Homes Ireland Annual Conference 2026

What to Expect

Nursing Homes Ireland, the representative body for the private and voluntary nursing home sector, holds its Annual Conference 2026 at the Lyrath Estate Hotel just outside Kilkenny city on Thursday 24 September, running from 9am to 5pm. The day is built around “insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and learning experiences” for people working in the nursing home sector, with speaker sessions covering current issues in care provision alongside a trade exhibition running alongside the talks. It is a full working day conference rather than a public information evening.

Kilkenny regularly hosts national sector conferences of this kind at Lyrath, given its conference facilities and central location, and this is one of the larger healthcare-sector events to land in the county calendar this autumn. While it is aimed at nursing home operators, staff and suppliers rather than the general public, it is the kind of civic and business event that brings a notable amount of sector traffic and networking activity into Kilkenny for the day.

Conferences of this scale also bring a meaningful, if short-lived, boost to the local hospitality trade, filling hotel rooms and restaurant tables in Kilkenny city for the days either side of the event. For anyone working in care provision, elder care policy or the wider healthcare supply chain, it is one of the more useful networking dates on the national calendar, and it is held in Kilkenny most years rather than rotating around the country.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Thursday 24 September 2026, 9am to 5pm.
• Venue: Lyrath Estate Hotel, Danesfort, just outside Kilkenny city.
• Organiser: Nursing Homes Ireland.
• Booking is through Eventbrite; check that listing for the current ticket price, as none was published on the general event page.
• Refunds are available up to seven days before the event under Eventbrite’s standard policy.
• This is a one-off annual conference date, not a recurring monthly event.

Getting There

Lyrath Estate Hotel is just off the N77/N10 route on the northern edge of Kilkenny city, a short drive from the city centre with its own on-site parking for conference delegates.