[4] It was named after W. B. Yeats play At the Hawk's Well,[2] and was a result of an initiative of the Arts Council and Bord Fáilte.

[3] In a 2019 article in The Irish World, the theatre was described as "binding people together, bridging perceived boundaries and manifesting the spirit of enterprise which are intended to build a bright future for the local economy".

[7] The Sligo Fun Company is based at the theatre and organises theatrical productions and programmes for school-aged children.

Other performers, associated with the theatre, include Westlife members and Sligo natives Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily.

[9] They then formed a six-member boyband with three other friends and played four nights at the theatre before Filan's mother contacted Louis Walsh, eventually leading to the formation of Westlife.