Hi all!
Dublin City is making a big effort. Not only in running the city as good as they can on a daily basis, they are also doing their best to use/endorse/promote new services to provide better services.
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The recent launch of the Dublin Free Wifi is one of the initiatives, it might be more beneficial for visitors, but we all can benefit from it too. The announcement of a significant the new phase for Dublin Bikes is another good initiative (see Dublin News section for more details). And in recent weeks I got invited to contribute to the discussions about a rejuvenation and renovation of the Dublin City website ( www.dublincity.ie ), another good project, albeit long overdue.
We users are often unhappy about the slowness of innovation and I am of the opinion that Dublin desperately needs a Chief Innovation Officer, but I am witnessing that Dublin City and in a lead role, the current Lord Mayor Naoise O’Muiri, are trying to do their best.
But I am also witnessing that it can be a tough task to get the ball rolling. So, if you feel strongly about one or more issues, let the people in charge know about it.
One issue that came up in recent weeks (and it has nothing to do with Dublin City – at least initially) is the future of a lesser known but extremely interesting and pretty museum in Dublin. The museum “No 29 Merrion Square” is in danger! It is a Georgian House Museum that is owned by the ESB and seemingly the ESB would like to see it go. Read the details in the Dublin News section in this e-zine!
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The “Feel Good Slot” at this place in the Dublin Event Guide is to share some inspirational, motivational or thought provoking quotes, stories or video clips. You wonder why I added this section to this e-zine? If your week was great, you might not need it, but most of us had some challenging moments in the last week and this section is for the people that want to remind that despite all, life is great and it is important to be alive.
For today’s Feel Good Slot, I chose a Love quote considering that Valentine’s Day is just behind us. But while the quote talks about Love, it is not one of the typical Valentine’s Day quotes. It is something Martin Luther King said:
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
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All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.
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This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down
It is a slightly quieter week again with lots of events taking place, but not too many must-go events. I will take the opportunity to go to the Science Gallery to see the fascinating new exhibition and might go to the Brocante Market on Sunday. If you are interested in leaving Ireland for work, you should check out the Jobs Expo. If you plan to stay in Ireland and are looking for a job, it might help you too, but maybe check out the exhibitor list first to make sure that there is something there for you.
During the week there are LOTS of Open Mic nights everywhere and you often can discover really talented new acts that way. If Kilmainham is within reach, go to the Inn Jokes on Wednesday, there is a secret special guest. You could be in for a treat!
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Social Media Workshop – Ticket Competition
Sat 16+23 Feb: 10:00-16:00 – Fumbally Exchange, Dublin 8
Go Radiate made a space available on their two day workshop (Saturdays 16+23 Feb) to learn how to use Twitter and Facebook. The course is run by Go Radiate, a digital media company who specialise in digital communication. This two day workshop is aimed at complete beginners who need to get their online presence kick started for their own self promotion: be it for an upcoming job interview, starting their own business or simply to show the world what you are made of.
The course fee is EUR 120 and you can check with Go Radiate at www.goradiate.com if you are interested in booking one of their upcoming courses.
The lucky winner fo the prize is Monica Pataki! Congratulations!
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Full Facial Cosmetics Kit – Competition
Graham Anthony, based in Blanchardstown, are distributors of cosmetics, skin care and beauty products across Ireland. The company has been in operation since 1988 supplying to many outlets across the country including Pharmacies, Beauty Salons and Spas. The products include Decleor, Payot, Royal Effem, Carita and Hive of Beauty which includes every beauty essential in one company. Because they are a distributor, you probably have never heard their name until now. But if you are in that business, and are not buying from Graham Anthony, you should look into that!
To introduce you to their high quality products, Graham Anthony has made a full facial cosmetics kit available for a competition here in the Dublin Event Guide For Free Events with skin care products including Decleor products to the value of over EUR 150!! www.decleor.com/
I have received an unbelievable amount of entries and my (virtual) letterbox was stuffed with enties. The competition is closed now and the winner will be announced next week! ;-)
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Tir na nOg – Wolfticket Theatre
Wolfticket Theatre presented their Valentines Showcase of an original new play ’Tir na nOg’, by Aisling Smith in 4 Dame Lane on Wed and Thurs and they generously made 4 pairs of tickets available to their play. More details on www.wolfticket.ie or on www.facebook.com/pages/Wolfticket/274594775982000?ref=hl
The lucky winners were Ruth Morris, Trevor Farrelly, Anna Mackin and Fernanda Marilia Betti Solano. Congrats!
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No 29 Georgian House Museum in serious danger
Do you know the wonderful Georgian House Museum, No 29 in Fitzwilliam Street? When the ESB built their totally ugly headwuarter building in Fitzwilliam Street, they knocked down many many historic Georgian Houses.
To make up for that big damage they agreed to leaving the house at 29 Lower Fitzwilliam Street intact and to turn it into a museum. Since 1991 it was a wonderful resource in our City that reminded us of the Dublin home life in the period 1790 to 1820. www.esb.ie/no29
Very dedicated, enthusiastic and knowlegeable tour guides were leading the tours through the house and answered all questions. I was in No 29 at least three times and still discovered interesting new things.
Visiting the museum was normally EUR 6 per adult, but on special days like Culture Night or Open House access was free and the house was packed.
On 20 Dec the house was closed for maintenance and conservation work and was meant to re-open on 22 Jan, but in a shocking development it seems that just before the re-opening all employees were told that they will all lose their job and the house will not re-open. It would be shame to keep this wonderful museum closed and even re-opening without the tour guides wouldn’t be the same. The building is quite narrow, so self-guided tours might not be the best idea in there.
Currently I am not sure what the status is, but I am inviting you to check it out yourself and to talk to people about it and ideally also to sign the petition some former employees put together at www.causes.com/actions/1725940-keep-number-29-georgian-house-museum-open The petition seems to runout of time (only one day left) and might not be the most effective way but I will see what can be done and will update you next week. In the meantime spread the word and also talk to other people in media etc. No 29 is too precious and nice to let it die!
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Big Dublin Bikes Extension
It was already in the news last week, but in case you haven’t seen the good news yet, I want to tell you:
Dublin’s hugely successful Dublin Bikes scheme will get an injection of EUR 2.6m to extend the scheme significantly. The scheme will be extended to the East and the West and will span from Heuston Station to the Docklands once the extension is completed in 2014. There will be 59 additional stations and hopefully some of the existing stations will be extended. Imagine, 90,000 people have subscribed to the scheme, that is an amazing number! Definitely a huge success and let’s hope that it will grow and grow and grow. businessetc.thejournal.ie/dublin-bikes-scheme-to-get-e2-6m-expansion-791937-Feb2013/
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The Bohemyth – Online Literary Journal
Alice Walsh told me about an online literary journal she is the Editor for and I will just let her introduce the Bohemyth to you:
The Bohemyth is a Dublin based online literary journal, we publish short fiction (short stories, personal essay and flash fiction) as well as beautiful photography on a weekly basis. We are open to submissions all the time. Sometimes we run special themed issues too, for example we had a James Joyce issue and a Christmas issue and in March we are going to have a Beat Writers’ issue to celebrate the birthday of Jack Kerouac, for this we are looking for short stories, flash fiction, personal essays and photography inspired by, referencing, associated with or somehow connected to the writings of the Beat Generation. To be considered for this issue submissions will need to be received by the 28 February. thebohemyth.com/submit/
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The Big Egg Hunt 2013
From Tues 12 Feb until Easter Saturday (23 March), Dublin will become home to the biggest Easter egg hunt and street art display. It will be in aid of the Jack and Jill Foundation and is sponsored by Lily O’Brien’s.
Over 100 fibre glass eggs, will be “hidden” around Dublin, each one of the eggs is 75 cm high and will be decorated by well known artists. The eggs will go on display on Pancake Tuesday for 40 days and 40 nights, but the locations of the eggs will not be revealed.
You have to find them! Get the family or your friends involved in the Big Egg Hunt. You only have to find 20 eggs. Each egg has a code with which you can enter the draw for a grand prize (Diamonds, chocolate factory visit for kids and a year’s supply of chocolate from Lily O’Brien’s).
At the end of the Big Egg Hunt, the eggs will be auctioned for charity in aid of the Jack and Jill Foundation. The online auction will already begin on 12 February with a live auction at the Four Seasons Hotel on 23 March.
Interesting idea, should be fun and lets see when the first cheat sheets appear on broadsheet.ie or on boards.ie ;-) thebigegghunt.ie/
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Temple Bar Nutrition Club – Free Wellness Evaluation
Luis Ferreira told me that his new Temple Bar Nutrition Club is passionate about health and has a commitment to help those how want to improve their eating habits and overall wellness at the same time they meet new people and enjoy a relaxing environment. For the next two weeks, the Temple Bar Nutrition Club offers a 40 minutes Wellness Evaluation for free. It consists of a nutritional assessment and a body composition analysis to identify if and where diet mistakes are made and how to correct them. The club is at Temple Bar Nutrition Club, First Floor, 11 Parliament St., Temple Bar, Dublin 2 and their Facebook page is here: www.facebook.com/TempleBarNutritionClub
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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie . For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is visualartists.ie/category/listings/dublin/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.
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Detouched
25 Jan – 30 Mar – 11:00-20:00
Project Arts Centre, 39 Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
This exhibition presents drawing, moving image and sculptural installations which engage with the distance of touch.
Detouched isn’t a word and it might be best understood as describing a detached sense of touch, or an act of touching that doesn’t involve an act of touching.
Art by A.K. Burns (US), Alice Channer (UK), Sunah Choi (KR), Dennis Oppenheim (US) & Seth Price (US) will be shown and the exhibition has been curated by Anthony Huberman (US/CH). Find out lots more details about the idea behind the exhibition on www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1661-detouched-
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Ros Tapestry Exhibition
22 Jan – 01 Apr
Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
While Farmleigh House is closed until July due to the Irish EU Presidency, the Garmleigh Gallery is open from Tues-Sun and features the amazing Ros Tapestry which was woven by over 180 volunteers over 14 years (!!). www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,23161,en.html
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Top Ten – Block T
22-24 Feb: 12:00-18:00
BLOCK T Studios, Smithfield Chambers, Smithfield Square (On the Luas line), Dublin 7
Top Ten is an exhibition of works of art from the top ten entrants to the 2012 Undergraduate Awards Visual Arts category. The launch will take place on Thurs 21 Feb from 20:00 with wine and antipasti. Admission is free and more information can be found here blockt.ie/BLOCK_T/HOME/HOME.html
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Inside Out Project
08-28 Feb
Corner of South William St and Chatham Row, Dublin 2
As a part of Inside Out Global Street Art Action, 8 black and white photos will appear on a wall at that location and there is a possibility that some more will appear on the opposite wall. They are from a group of photography students who are coming from different countries, backgrounds and ages and who want to highlight their differences and also similarities by participating in teh Inside Out Project. www.facebook.com/events/479414192122023
The Inside Out Project is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. These digitally uploaded images are made into posters and sent back to the project’s co-creators, for them to exhibit in their own communities. People can participate as an individual or as part of a group. Posters can be placed anywhere, from a solitary image in an office window, to a wall of an abandoned building, or in a full stadium. These exhibitions will be documented, archived and be made available online at
www.insideoutproject.net/ and www.facebook.com/InsideOutProject
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
 11:00 – 18:00, Fri 15 Feb
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Fri 15 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Macbeth .
12:00, Fri 15 Feb
Italian Institute of Culture, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2
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Sociology Public Lecture Series
13:00 – 14:00, Fri 15 Feb
Newman Building, UCD Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4
The public lecture “Making the Post-2015 Framework more accountable to the world’s poor” will take place in Room G317. Lecturer is Dr Lorna Gold, Head of Policy & Advocacy, Trócaire
More details can be found on www.tcd.ie/tidi or www.ucd.ie/hdi/
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Photographic Event – Photography and Fine Art Printing
18:00, Fri 15 Feb
Bond Street Studio, 9 Bond Street, Dublin 8
SmartConnections Europe invites you to a free Demo Event held by Antonio Manta, Photographer and Fine Art Printer from Italy and Technical Representative for Epson and Master Hasselblad.
At the workshop you will be able to follow the creative process of a photographic project from the shooting through its printing until the display in a gallery.
Admission is free.
www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/Menu/Gli_Eventi/Calendario/
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Greek and European Folk Dance
19:00 – 20:30, Fri 15 Feb
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Shakespeare Lecture
19:00, Fri 15 Feb
UCD William Jefferson Clinton Auditorium, UCD, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:30, Fri 15 Feb
4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3)
Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3)
A drop in class, with newcomers welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Fri 15 Feb
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.
www.cornucopia.ie
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EU Presidency Counter Summit
19:30 – 22:00, Fri 15 Feb
Liberty Hall, 33 Eden Quay, Dublin 1
The Socialist Party of Ireland is running an EU Presidency Counter Summit with lots of discussions about Austerity, Resistance and Left Alternatives.
The event will start on Friday evening with a rally from 19:30-22:00. Then there will be sessions on Saturday morning/early afternoon/late afternoon and evening with many speakers and topics from austerity via abortion to Palestine. On Sunday an early afternoon session (13:00-15:00) will preceede a closing rally (15;30-17:30). The website is here www.countersummit.eu a more compact summary is here www.indymedia.ie/article/103198
Unfortunately I couldn’t find anywhere a statement about admission charges or pre-registration requirements. so I assume that the event is free and that you do not have to pre-register.
www.facebook.com/events/389726094455421/
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Astronomy Ireland Telescope Nights
20:00, Fri 15 Feb
Astronomy Ireland, Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Park, Swords, Co Dublin
Astronomy Ireland’s weekly free telescope nights are beginning again, and will take place each Friday night at 20:00 if the weather permits. Check the website below for a weather forecast and to find out what you will be able to see at the telescope night. The focus will be on Jupiter and Moon.
astronomy.ie/scopenight.php
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Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers
20:00 – 22:00, Fri 15 Feb
Martello Tower Car Park, Sandymount
The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers will meet at the Martello tower car park in Sandymount to observe the 6 day old Moon. This event is free and open to everybody. The event is weather dependent, so you should check the website after 18:00 on the day to see if it is going ahead.
www.irishastrosoc.org
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Fri 15 Feb
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. On Fri and Sat the bands will be Fri 15 Feb The Cutbacks and Sat 16 Feb Full Circle.
www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html
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Urban Mojo Blues Band
21:00, Fri 15 Feb
Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
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The Objectorz & The #1s
22:30, Fri 15 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght
08:00 – 12:00, Sat 16 Feb
Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.
www.irishcarboot.ie/
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Dublin Food Co-op
09:30 – 16:30, Sat 16 Feb
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday at Newmarket for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc. The Co-op is also open on Thursdays 12:00-20:00.
www.dublinfood.coop
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Honest2Goodness Food Market
09:30 – 16:00, Sat 16 Feb
Honest2goodness, 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.
www.honest2goodness.ie
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Malahide Park Run (free)
09:30, Sat 16 Feb
Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.
www.parkrun.ie/malahide/
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SuperNatural Food Market
09:30 – 15:30, Sat 16 Feb
St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
www.supernatural.ie
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EU Presidency Counter Summit
10:00 – 20:00, Sat 16 Feb
Liberty Hall, 33 Eden Quay, Dublin 1
The Socialist Party of Ireland is running an EU Presidency Counter Summit with lots of discussions about Austerity, Resistance and Left Alternatives.
The event will start on Friday evening with a rally from 19:30-22:00. Then there will be sessions on Saturday morning/early afternoon/late afternoon and evening with many speakers and topics from austerity via abortion to Palestine. On Sunday an early afternoon session (13:00-15:00) will preceede a closing rally (15;30-17:30). The website is here www.countersummit.eu a more compact summary is here www.indymedia.ie/article/103198
Unfortunately I couldn’t find anywhere a statement about admission charges or pre-registration requirements. so I assume that the event is free and that you do not have to pre-register.
www.facebook.com/events/389726094455421/
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 16 Feb
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.
www.jamestownmarket.com/
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Merchants Market
10:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Feb
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket
www.merchantsmarket.ie/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
10:00 – 17:30, Sat 16 Feb
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Outing Exclusion – Conference
10:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Feb
Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
The 1st National Conference to address poverty, economic inequality, social exclusion & multiple disadvantage in the LGBT community will take place this Saturday. Admission is free, but you will have to register by Friday 15 Feb at the latest via nlgfederation@gmail.com
“The National Le sbian & Ga y Federation (NLGF) – in conjunction with Dublin City Council Social Inclusion Unit and The Community Foundation for Ireland – invite you to attend the first national conference to address poverty and social exclusion in the LGBT community. The event will explore how issues relating to poverty, economic inequality and multiple disadvantage impact upon LGBT people and will discuss solutions to tackle poverty and inequality amongst LGBT people and promote social inclusion.”
The facebook page says deadline for registration is Thurs 14 Feb, but on Indy Media (www.indymedia.ie/article/103262) a deadline extension to Friday 15 Feb is announced.
www.facebook.com/events/470356343024392/
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Temple Bar Food Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sat 16 Feb
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.
www.templebar.ie
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“My Favourites” – Walking Tour
11:00 – 13:00, Sat 16 Feb
Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”
Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is recommended via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095
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Blackrock Market
11:00 – 17:30, Sat 16 Feb
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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Eason Story Time
11:00, Sat 16 Feb
Every Eason store in Ireland
Eason Story Time is back. As part of Eason’s “Get Into Reading” campaign, a specially selected children’s book will be read at 11:00 each Saturday in every Eason store in the country. On the website below are the dates and book titles from now until mid-June and for the next two months I have them included here:
09 Feb: Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort
16 Feb: Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
23 Feb: On the Road with Mavis & Marge by Niamh Sharkey
02 Mar: Jack and The Flumflum Tree by Julia Donaldson
09 Mar: My Mum by Anthony Browne
16 Mar: Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
23 Mar: Brave Beast by Chris Judge
30 Mar: Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
blog.easons.com/eason-story-time-2013/
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Irish Plastic Modelling Society
11:00 – 13:00, Sat 16 Feb
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Jobs Expo
11:00 – 17:00, Sat 16 Feb
Croke Park Stadium, Jones’ Road, Dublin 3
Over the course of two days thousands of job seekers are expected to attend this free exhibition at the Croke Park Conference Centre. You can explore employment opportunities in Ireland and abroad (including Australia, Canada, UK, etc), attend seminars and improve your CV at the free Career Clinic. 44 exhibitors will be there.
www.jobsexpo.ie
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Feb
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Sat 16 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Ha’penny Flea Market
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Feb
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Dux & Co will offer food and the Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.
www.thegrandsocial.ie/
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Oscillator – Science Gallery Exhibition
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Feb
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
The new Science Gallery exhibition “Oscillator: Everything in Motion” will start on Fri 08 Feb and will continue until 14 Apr.
“Oscillator will explore the vibrant vibratory world of oscillators, oscillations, and feedback. Featuring everything from cyclical chemical reactions to swinging bridges, and out-of-control automated pricing schemes to weather phenomena, Oscillator will draw on a diverse range of fields including chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth sciences, biology, mechanics, neurology, mathematics, logic and the arts.”
I had a look at some of the exhibits at a press launch during the week and I definitely recommend that you check it out yourself. Admission is free.
www.sciencegallery.com/
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Sun Show
13:00, Sat 16 Feb
Astronomy Ireland, Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Park, Swords, Co Dublin
Astronomy Ireland are continuing their weekly Sun Shows at the Astronomy Ireland Shop in Swords. Each Saturday, the staff of the Astronomy Ireland Shop will be showing you amazing views of our nearest star. Using special filters and some of the largest telescopes in Ireland you will get to see sunspots bigger than Earth and huge solar flare bursting from our nearest star. If it’s cloudy, there will be a telescope demonstration and you will find out how you can safely observe the Sun and undertake some daytime astronomy using your own telescope.
astronomy.ie/sunwatch2011.php
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Archive at Lunchtime – February – IFI
13:10, Sat 16 Feb
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Creative Writing Hour
13:30, Sat 16 Feb
Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers’ Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre’s voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html
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My Museum: Jungle Tangle
15:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Feb
National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2
Join Debbie Thomas in the Reading Area of the Natural History Museum, where she will introduce you to the crazy world of her comedy adventure book “Jungle Tangle”. Admission is free and no booking required but places limited. The event is for Families with children aged 6-10 years.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=3637
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National Gallery – Family Event
15:00 – 17:00, Sat 16 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The Family Programme ‘Sailing to America’ with Lynn McGrane will take place. Admission free, no booking required, but places are limited,
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Treasa O’Brien – Screenings, Talk & Exchange
18:00, Sat 16 Feb
Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2
Too Good to Resist (working title) is a creative social documentary in development by Treasa O’Brien and Mary Jane O’Leary exploring Irish reactions (or lack of) to austerity measures and structural adjustment in the wake of the bleating Celtic Tiger economy that never thought for society.
Treasa O’Brien, will present the film–in–progress and discuss her own position as an insider/outsider migrant in the making of the film.
Admission is free. This event is part of CFCP’s Migrant Artists on Ireland series.
www.cfcp.ie/events/400
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Early House – Gig
19:00, Sat 16 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Sat 16 Feb
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Saturday Night Live Jazz
20:00 – 22:30, Sat 16 Feb
KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2
This is a weekly Saturday night jazz event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.
www.facebook.com/KCPeachesWineCave
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Treasa O’Brien & Deepa Mann-Kler
20:00, Sat 16 Feb
Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2
A talk and discussion by Treasa O’Brien and Deepa Mann-Kler as part of the CFCP’s Migrant Artists on Ireland Series will take place.
The series will look at the questions, is Ireland a country of plural monocultures or is there a sense of multiculturalism, community cohesion or interculturalism? How do the minorities view the majority in the host country and vice-versa?
Every month from January till June two artists will take over the space in the CFCP and present their works as exhibitions, concerts, performances, screenings, mime show and installations. An opportunity to meet each artist will be provided ina monthly “Making of” Q&A session.
Admission to the talk is free.
www.cfcp.ie/mai
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Sat 16 Feb
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are listed on the website below. On Fri and Sat the bands will be Fri 15 Feb The Cutbacks and Sat 16 Feb Full Circle.
www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Feb
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.
www.jamestownmarket.com
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Longmile Road Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Feb
Wigoders, Long Mile Road, Dublin 12
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Merchants Market
10:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Feb
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket
www.merchantsmarket.ie/
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Merrion Square Open Air Gallery
10:00 – 18:30, Sun 17 Feb
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.
www.merrionsquareart.com/
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Brocante Furniture & Vintage Market
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Feb
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The Brocante Market will take place on Sun. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month.
www.facebook.com/thebrocantemarket
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Jobs Expo
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Feb
Croke Park Stadium, Jones’ Road, Dublin 3
Over the course of two days thousands of job seekers are expected to attend this free exhibition at the Croke Park Conference Centre. You can explore employment opportunities in Ireland and abroad (including Australia, Canada, UK, etc), attend seminars and improve your CV at the free Career Clinic. 44 exhibitors will be there.
www.jobsexpo.ie
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Palestrina Choir
11:00, Sun 17 Feb
St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 83 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.
www.procathedral.ie/music/this-week
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Sun 17 Feb
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Sun 17 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Blackrock Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 17 Feb
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 17 Feb
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Oscillator – Science Gallery Exhibition
12:00 – 18:00, Sun 17 Feb
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
The new Science Gallery exhibition “Oscillator: Everything in Motion” will start on Fri 08 Feb and will continue until 14 Apr.
“Oscillator will explore the vibrant vibratory world of oscillators, oscillations, and feedback. Featuring everything from cyclical chemical reactions to swinging bridges, and out-of-control automated pricing schemes to weather phenomena, Oscillator will draw on a diverse range of fields including chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth sciences, biology, mechanics, neurology, mathematics, logic and the arts.”
I had a look at some of the exhibits at a press launch during the week and I definitely recommend that you check it out yourself. Admission is free.
www.sciencegallery.com/
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Sunday at Noon
12:00 – 13:00, Sun 17 Feb
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. Now in its 36th year, this series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will feature Luisa Sello (flute) , playing pieces from Bach, Verdi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Rossini and others.
www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/804-sundaysnoon-luisa-sello-flute
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EU Presidency Counter Summit
13:00 – 17:30, Sun 17 Feb
Liberty Hall, 33 Eden Quay, Dublin 1
The Socialist Party of Ireland is running an EU Presidency Counter Summit with lots of discussions about Austerity, Resistance and Left Alternatives.
The event will start on Friday evening with a rally from 19:30-22:00. Then there will be sessions on Saturday morning/early afternoon/late afternoon and evening with many speakers and topics from austerity via abortion to Palestine. On Sunday an early afternoon session (13:00-15:00) will preceede a closing rally (15;30-17:30). The website is here www.countersummit.eu a more compact summary is here www.indymedia.ie/article/103198
Unfortunately I couldn’t find anywhere a statement about admission charges or pre-registration requirements. so I assume that the event is free and that you do not have to pre-register.
www.facebook.com/events/389726094455421/
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The Great Cruise Sale
13:30 – 17:00, Sun 17 Feb
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
The Cruise Broker’s Cruise Sale is your opportunity to get all questions on cruises answered and get the best cruise deals available. Cruise companies taking part include Pullmantur Cruises, MSC Cruises, Silversea Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises, along with experts from a number of other companies. You can get exclusive deals to suit all budgets and there will be free child places, special rates on cruises leaving from Dublin and free upgrades on many of the cruises offered at the show.
www.dublin.ie/calendar_details.aspx?eventid=4059
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Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up
14:00, Sun 17 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches. There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!
www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/
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Oneness Meditation
14:00 – 18:00, Sun 17 Feb
Lantern Centre, 17 Synge Street, Dublin 8
“The Oneness Meditation is specially designed to raise the consciousness of mankind worldwide. The Oneness Meditator, Guillaume De Meuter, will sit in deep meditation in front of the group and serve as a portal for the divine universal energy flowing through him. The Oneness Meditation is open to everyone, irrespective of religious denomination or race. Please arrive on time so that the event can start punctually.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. Contact 083 325 4569 if you have questions.
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Stella Bass Jazz Trio
14:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Feb
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Concorde: Up Close With Music
14:30 – 16:30, Sun 17 Feb
Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2
The Contemporary music ensemble Concorde present the second event in the series Up Close with Music at the RHA Gallery. Each concert offers listeners the chance to hear newly commissioned pieces from Irish composers alongside selected international repertoire from the past decades and to meet with composers and performers during the interval.
The programme is presented in two parts, at 14:30 and 15:45 and listeners are invited to join for either or both performances.
www.culturefox.ie/event/up-close-with-music/17016.aspx
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Family Drawing Sundays
14:30 – 16:30, Sun 17 Feb
Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2
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Guided Walks: Springtime in the Gardens
14:30, Sun 17 Feb
National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
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Museum Tour – National Print Museum
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 17 Feb
National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.
www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/guided-tours.html
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My Museum: School around the Corner
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Feb
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
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Restoration and Conversation
15:00, Sun 17 Feb
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Sunday Sketching – Hugh Lane
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Feb
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Old Master Drawings vs contemporary art
15:45, Sun 17 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
‘The relevance of Old Master Drawings to contemporary art’ with Dr Declan Long, National College of Art and Design is a public talk in the National Gallery. Admission is free.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Saucy Sundays
16:00 – 22:00, Sun 17 Feb
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
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Long John Jump Band
18:00 – 20:00, Sun 17 Feb
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The wedding and party band The Long John Jump Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.
www.longjohnjumpband.com/
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Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass
19:30 – 20:30, Sun 17 Feb
St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass invites to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known choirs in Ireland will sing during the mass and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.
www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com
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Latin Ireland
20:00 – 02:00, Sun 17 Feb
4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
Every Sunday a band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes (from 18:00) are additional features. Admission is free.
www.4damelane.ie/
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Apollo Sessions
20:30, Sun 17 Feb
Bleeding Horse, 24 Upper Camden St., Dublin 2
Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.
www.facebook.com/apollosessions
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 00:00, Sun 17 Feb
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance
21:00 – 02:30, Sun 17 Feb
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.
www.facebook.com/groups/forrodelampiaodublin/
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Rhythm Rocker
21:00, Sun 17 Feb
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with alternating (week by week) live bands Pavement Kings, Donna & The Sazzy Catz, The Mosquitoes and The Pacifics from 21:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free.
www.globe.ie/events.php
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Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads
21:30, Sun 17 Feb
Ha’Penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.
www.billytreacy.com/
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Sunday Roast
21:45, Sun 17 Feb
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below). The line-up this week is When Good pets Go Bad, Benny Volance, Declan Greene.
www.facebook.com/thesundayroast
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Cool Hand Dukes
22:00, Sun 17 Feb
Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.
www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1
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New History of Gaelic Literature
11:00 – 15:00, Mon 18 Feb
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The lecture “From Late Antiquity to Early Modernity: Towards a New History of Gaelic Literature” with Professor David Dumville, Sixth-century Professor in History, Palaeography & Celtic University of Aberdeen will take place in a series of lectures. The first two lectures will be on Monday from 11:00-12:00 and from 14:00-15:00. Admission is free and everybody is welcome. No booking required.
www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/From-Late-Antiquity-to-Early-Modernity–Towards-a-.aspx
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Mon 18 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – February – IFI
13:10, Mon 18 Feb
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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European Identity and the Crisis
18:15, Mon 18 Feb
Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2
‘European Identity and the Crisis’ is a talk by Prof Ettore Recchi (UNICH) as part of the Euro-Visions lecture series organised by the IIIS and the Trinity Long Room Hub.
Is EU identity affected by the Euro-crisis? To answer this question on the basis of available evidence, Prof Recchi will draw on a conceptual distinction between the “identity of the EU” and “identification with the EU”.
Admission is free. More details are on the website.
www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php
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Business Focus – Seminar Series
19:00, Mon 18 Feb
South County Dublin Library, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
In their Business Focus 2013 series, Tallaght Library runs a whole range of events:
+ Life coaching for business – Mon 18 Feb_ 19:00
+ Making money from crafts – Tues 19 Feb: 19:00-21:00
+ Goal setting for 2013 – Thurs 21 Feb: 10:00-12:30
+ Social media training – Sat 23 Feb: 10:00-12:00
+ Innovation talk by Sean Holan – Mon 25 Feb: 18:00-20:00
+ Excel training for business – Wed 27 Feb: 10:00-12:00
To book any of these events phone Tallaght library on 01-462 00 73,
www.southdublinlibraries.ie/events
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:00, Mon 18 Feb
Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl), Blakestown Way, Dublin 15
Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Monday from 19:00 in Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl).
This is a drop in class, with newcomers are welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Cat Among Pidgeons – Farcical Comedy
20:00, Mon 18 Feb
Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
The Comedy Theatre Company presents “Cat Among Pidgeons, a new farcical comedy by Tom O’Brien that takes a wry look at a marriage in crisis, not helped by the arrival of a pet cat, and the onset of a troublesome allergy.
The performance is not taking place on one day, but runs from 12 Feb – 23 Feb and admission is normally EUR 15/12. However, there is a spcial night on Monday. On Mon 18 Feb you pay what you like when you leave the theatre and therefore this event fulfills the Dublin Event Guide requirement of “free” on that one night. Because it is no different from other events that are free where a donation is appreciated. If the show is good, donate generoulsy. ;-) You should book via 087-2503210
www.facebook.com/pages/Cat-Among-the-Pidgeons/276615142468176
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Pension Schöller – Comedy Play
20:00, Mon 18 Feb
St. Kilian’s German School, Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14
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Science vs Faith
20:00, Mon 18 Feb
Davenport Hotel, Lower Merrion Street, Dublin 2
The talk “The alleged conflict between science and faith” with Physicist and priest Dr Andrew Pinsent will take place.
“He will expose one of the great myths of our time ie that science and faith cannot support each other. Father Pinsent is Research Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford University as well as holding a number of theological posts. He has completed research at CERN the world famous research centre in Switzerland and holds doctorates in particle physics and a degree in theology and a doctorate in philososophy.”
Admission is free, but booking is required via info@ionainstitute.ie or phone (01)6619204
www.ionainstitute.ie/index.php?id=2743
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The Monday Echo
20:00 – 22:30, Mon 18 Feb
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.
www.facebook.com/themondayecho
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 23:00, Mon 18 Feb
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Loose – Trad Sessions
21:00 – 23:30, Mon 18 Feb
Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
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Rock & Reggae Night – Hangover Club
21:45 – 02:30, Mon 18 Feb
Fibber Magee’s, Parnell Street, Dublin 1
Every Monday, a mix of musicians from bands like The Seven Deadly Skins / Animal Cracker / Upbeat Generation / Crete Boom & more come together to play a free night of Rock & Reggae.
www.facebook.com/TheHangoverClub
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Tue 19 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Noel and Alina Moffett in London
13:15, Tue 19 Feb
Irish Architectural Archives, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
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Analysing Cubism
14:30 – 18:30, Tue 19 Feb
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Coinciding with the exhibition preview and launch of Analysing Cubism, this seminar investigates early forms of European Cubism, outlining the various directions taken by Irish artists Mainie Jellet, Evie Hone and Mary Swanzy. The seminar will revisit the life, work and legacy of these artists, examine their creative relationship to Paris and Ireland, and explore the significant role the artists played in the history and development of Irish Modernism both nationally and abroad.
Speakers are Peter Brooke (painter and author), Julian Campbell (art historian and author), Dr Riann Coulter (art historian and Curator of the F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio), Dickon Hall (author of books on Nevill Johnson and Colin Middleton), Dr Roisin Kennedy (art historian and writer and currently research associate with Humanities Institute of Ireland), Seán Kissane, (Curator, Exhibitions, IMMA), Peter Murray (Director, Crawford Gallery), and Grace Weir (artist).
This seminar is followed by a wine reception and the exhibition preview of Analysing Cubism in IMMA’s New Galleries at 18:30.
It appears that the event is free, but booking via the website is required.
www.imma.ie/en/page_236695.htm
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Information for Unemployed People
14:30 – 16:30, Tue 19 Feb
Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
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Making Green Campuses GREEN
18:30 – 20:00, Tue 19 Feb
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the TCD Green Campus Committee, the Simon Perry Sustainability Symposium 2013 will be held in Science Gallery.
This event will cover how universities can be used as “living laboratories” to teach students life skills through participation in the college setting and how Chartered Engineers design this infrastructure. The speakers will discuss the learning through living in a college environment and TCD’s story of applying to become Dublin’s first Green Flag campus.
The speakers will include:
Comedian Abie Bowman, Kingspan Divisional Marketing Manager Louise Foody, from An Taisce Green-Campus Programme Deirdre O’Carroll, from Grangegorman Development Agency Paul Dunne and a representative from Engineers Ireland – Young Engineers Society.
Admission is free, but booking is required on the website below.
sciencegallery.com/events/2013/02/simon-perry-sustainability-symposium-2013-%E2%80%93-making-green-campuses-green
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Marriage Equality
18:30 – 20:30, Tue 19 Feb
National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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Improve public speaking skills – Toastmasters
18:45 – 21:00, Tue 19 Feb
Temple Bar Hotel, Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Do you want to improve your public speaking and leadership skills in a fun and supportive environment? Then this event could be perfect for you: The IE Temple Bar Toastmasters club meet every second Tuesday in the Temple Bar Hotel. And guests are invited to come for free for their first two club visit and you even get tea/coffee and biscuits.
Guests can take part in the Table Topics session where impromptu speaking skills are practised and you can sit back in the second half of the meeting and enjoy the speeches and evaluations. If you discover that the club is your cup of tea then you can join for a recession-busting subscription fee. When you go there, tell them that you found out about it in the Dublin Event Guide! ;-)
www.ie-toastmasters.ie/
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Business Focus – Seminar Series
19:00, Tue 19 Feb
South County Dublin Library, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
In their Business Focus 2013 series, Tallaght Library runs a whole range of events:
+ Life coaching for business – Mon 18 Feb_ 19:00
+ Making money from crafts – Tues 19 Feb: 19:00-21:00
+ Goal setting for 2013 – Thurs 21 Feb: 10:00-12:30
+ Social media training – Sat 23 Feb: 10:00-12:00
+ Innovation talk by Sean Holan – Mon 25 Feb: 18:00-20:00
+ Excel training for business – Wed 27 Feb: 10:00-12:00
To book any of these events phone Tallaght library on 01-462 00 73,
www.southdublinlibraries.ie/events
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Back Door Sessions
20:00, Tue 19 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
This is an open mic night with Special Guests. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play and if you are a performer you get a free beer. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar
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Corner Boy – Gig
20:00, Tue 19 Feb
Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
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The Last Tycoons (open mic)
20:00, Tue 19 Feb
O’Donoghue’s, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
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Kinoteka Bray – Film Screenings
20:30, Tue 19 Feb
Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
The next Kinoteka screening is “Wings of Desire” by Wim Wenders from 1987. Two angels face the old dilemma: to remain pure and heavenly or to descend into the murkiness of human existence, with all its pain, futility and mortality, but also with the hope of encountering some life-changing emotions.
www.facebook.com/events/328902800548227/
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The Grand Folk Club
21:00, Tue 19 Feb
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
The weekly “Grand Folk Club” will feature Trad, Ballads, Americana, Folk, World Music & More. This Tuesday, the line-up is: Justine Nantale (African Traditional /Contemporary) + Guests. Admission is free.
www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/grand-folk-club-0
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Tribute To Art Blakey
21:00, Tue 19 Feb
Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4
A Tribute To Art Blakey by The Lounge Quartet plus.
Following the success of their November show, The Lounge Quartet plus, return with this special evening of fine musical entertainment playing some classic jazz from Art Blakey as arranged by saxophonist Brian Wynne. Also featuring Bill Blackmore – trumpet, Colm O’Hara- trombone, Tom Harte – guitar, Tom Dunne – drums, Paidge McConaloig – Bass.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
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White Chocolate
23:30, Tue 19 Feb
The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 23:30 in The Mezz in Temple Bar.
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Wed 20 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – February – IFI
13:10, Wed 20 Feb
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Havana International Language Exchange
16:30 – 19:30, Wed 20 Feb
Havana Tapas Bar, Georges St, Dublin 2
The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.
www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
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Spanish Film Screening
18:00, Wed 20 Feb
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
The film screening of “25 Kilates / 25 Carat” by director Patxi Amezcua (2008) will take place in the film series “New Directors: Spanish Emerging Filmmakers”. In Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha86877_16_2.htm
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History of Woolworth’s Stores
18:30, Wed 20 Feb
Raheny Library, Howth Road, Dublin 5
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How to Build a Startup
18:30 – 20:30, Wed 20 Feb
National Digital Research Centre (NDRC), Crane Street, Digital Hub, Dublin 8
Serial Entrepreneur Raomal Perera will explain “How to Build a Startup” based on using the Lean Startup methodologies.
He will introduce the key steps of the Customer Development process: how to identify and engage the first customers for the product, and how to gather, evaluate and use the feedback to make the product, marketing and business model far stronger. The focus will be on SEARCH and not the EXECUTION. This introduction is NOT limited to technology startups.
Admission is free. Currently the event is oversubscribed, but it seems that Raomal is planning to run another event, so keep an eye out for it. And also check if there are some cancellations closer to the day so that you could still register.
www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Dublin/events/102004062/
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Israeli Colonialism – Talk
19:00 – 21:00, Wed 20 Feb
Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Room 2037, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
The public lecture “Surveillance, Fear and Israeli Colonialism” by Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, a leading expert in the field of human rights and women’s rights in Israel/Palestine, will take place on Wed. All are welcome and admission is free.
www.indymedia.ie/article/103285
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Charity Model Auction
20:00, Wed 20 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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King Kong Club
20:00, Wed 20 Feb
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.
The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.
www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin
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New Natives – Gig
20:00 – 23:00, Wed 20 Feb
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
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The Song Room (open mic)
20:30, Wed 20 Feb
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.
www.hamletsweeney.com/events/
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The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)
20:30, Wed 20 Feb
Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2
“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.
www.thezodiacsessions.com/
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Bad Boy Jake
21:00, Wed 20 Feb
Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, 5 Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Inn Jokes – Comedy Night
21:30, Wed 20 Feb
Patriot’s Inn, 760 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
At this month’s Inn Jokes there will be a secret special guest headliner, a “well known star of TV and stage, one of the finest comedians to coome out of this country” and he will be supported by George Fox and Al Porter. All is organised and MC’d by Colm O’Regan and admission is free.
www.innjokes.com/
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Trad Session
21:30, Wed 20 Feb
Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru), 4 Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 11
Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).
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Business Focus – Seminar Series
10:00, Thu 21 Feb
South County Dublin Library, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
In their Business Focus 2013 series, Tallaght Library runs a whole range of events:
+ Life coaching for business – Mon 18 Feb_ 19:00
+ Making money from crafts – Tues 19 Feb: 19:00-21:00
+ Goal setting for 2013 – Thurs 21 Feb: 10:00-12:30
+ Social media training – Sat 23 Feb: 10:00-12:00
+ Innovation talk by Sean Holan – Mon 25 Feb: 18:00-20:00
+ Excel training for business – Wed 27 Feb: 10:00-12:00
To book any of these events phone Tallaght library on 01-462 00 73,
www.southdublinlibraries.ie/events
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Thu 21 Feb
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Thu 21 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Dublin Food Co-op
12:00 – 20:00, Thu 21 Feb
Dublin Food Co-op, Newmarket, Dublin 8
The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Thursday at Newmarket for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc.
The Co-op is also opened on Saturdays 09:30 – 16:30. 12:00-20:00.
www.dublinfood.coop
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Information on Lithuania
12:00 – 15:00, Thu 21 Feb
Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
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Chester Beatty’s Chinese paintings
13:10, Thu 21 Feb
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
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TCD Composition Centre – Composition Grad Show
18:00 – 19:00, Thu 21 Feb
Boydell Recital Room, House 5, TCD, Dublin 2
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Chinese Jade: An Introduction
18:30, Thu 21 Feb
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Irish Decorative & Fine Arts Society invites to the lecture “Chinese Jade: An Introduction” with Professor Alan Fletcher, M.R.I.A.
Affluent Chinese have been incredibly interested in recent years in seeking to buy back the porcelain treasures which were exported in thousands from China to the West from the 18th century onwards. Jade has not escaped this fascination. This precious stone, with the earliest examples dating back to 6000BC in the Dushan region, will be the focus of Professor Fletcher’s third lecture for Dublin Chinese New Year Festival.
Admission is free, but booking is required via Erica at collectioncare@hotmail.com (086 0333 756) or Seana at seana.kevany@gmail.com (087 669 8236)
www.cny.ie/headlines
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Integrating Renewable – What Europe Needs
18:30, Thu 21 Feb
Alexander Hotel, Fenian Street, Dublin 2
The free public Renewable Energy lecture “Integrating Renewable – What Europe Needs” with Jonathan O’Sullivan (EirGrid) will take place on Thursday. The talk will discuss the challenges that Europe and Ireland in particular face in the quest to integrate renewable energy sources to the power systems. Booking is required via iet.eireann@gmail.com and everyone is welcome.
www.theiet.org/ireland
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Traces of Peter Rice – Book Launch
18:30, Thu 21 Feb
Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Edited by Kevin Barry, this book is about Peter Rice (1935 –1992) who is widely regarded as the most distinguished structural engineer of the late twentieth century.
“His innovations in materials and design greatly advanced the nature of modern architecture. Following early work on the Sydney Opera House, he defined the structural elements of significant buildings such as the Centre Pompidou, the Menil Collection museum, Lloyd’s of London, the Gare TGV at Roissy, the Pyramide Inversée of the Louvre,”
The book will be launched in Dublin Castle!? The same Dublin Castle that is closed to all visitors because of the EU Presidency? Hmm! According to the Culturefox website this is the case and allegedly the event is also free.
www.culturefox.ie/event/book-launch–traces-of-peter-rice/17097.aspx
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Dublin Writers’ Forum
19:30, Thu 21 Feb
Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
The Dublin Writers’ Forum welcomes writers of all genres, of all ages and all levels of experience. DWF is an open group of writers who share a common passion for all things literary. It is a safe ‘working space’ where on a weekly basis writers can bring their work to be critiqued by other writers.
www.facebook.com/DublinWritersForum
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Pacific birds conservation
19:30, Thu 21 Feb
National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The lecture “Pacific birds conservation adventures in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii” with Susan O’Donohoe will take place on Thursday. Admission is free,
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm
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Dimestore Recordings presents
20:00, Thu 21 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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The Decline on Tour – Acoustic Gig
20:00, Thu 21 Feb
Seomra Spraoi, 10 Belvedere Court, Dublin 1
“The Decline” is a french punk-rock band with a folk and country flavour. Their gig in Dublin starts at 20:00, but from 15:00 you are already welcome to Seomra Spraoi for cake and tea. Admission to the gig is free, donations are welcome.
www.indymedia.ie/article/103210
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Bad Boy Jake
21:00, Thu 21 Feb
Rathmines Inn, 82 Lower Rathmines Road Dublin 6
Bad Boy Jake are every Thursday until the end of February in the newly re-opened Rathmines Inn, playing their rock, blues and Americana.
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Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys
21:00, Thu 21 Feb
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland
21:00, Thu 21 Feb
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.
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Thirsty Thursday (open mic)
21:00, Thu 21 Feb
The Bridge Inn, 22 Temple Hill, Chapelizod, Dublin 20
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Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul
21:30, Thu 21 Feb
Frank Ryan’s Bar, Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.
www.frankryans.com
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Ken Bruen – Lunchtime Reading
13:05, Fri 22 Feb
Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
Crime-noir fiction author Ken Bruen will be in the Irish Writer’s Centre for a reading. He is the author of the award-winning “Jack Taylor” series which have been recently adapted for a series of TV movies.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html
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Choral Performance in Nazi Germany’
17:00, Fri 22 Feb
Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2
‘Classicising Modernity: The Ideology of Choral Performance in Nazi Germany’ is a talk by Dr Eleftheria Ioannidou of Birmingham University, organised by the Departments of Drama and Classics at Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Ionnaidou’s research focuses on fascist appropriations of Greek tragedy in the inter-war period. Admission to this event is free and all are welcome.
www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php
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Greek and European Folk Dance
19:00 – 20:30, Fri 22 Feb
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Paddy Cummins – Healer
19:30 – 23:00, Fri 22 Feb
Esplanade Hotel, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Paddy Cummins will talk about his work as a healer. More information can be obtained from Sheila at 0876330474.
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Addison Lodge Open Mic Night
21:00 – 00:30, Fri 22 Feb
Addison Lodge, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The Addison Lodge are inviting local bands, musicians, poets, comedians and performers to share their talents at the new Addison Lodge Open Mic Nights in Glasnevin (opposite the Botanic Gardens). The event starts on Friday 22 February and will take place every week. Admission is free.
www.addisonlodge.com/archives/276
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Interesting but not free
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
This festival will take place from 14-24 Feb. The majority of events are film screenings in a number of different cinemas. The selection movies looks very interesting and if you like films/movies, then you have to check out the programme at www.jdiff.com. The only free events is on 16 Feb: “Blurring The Lines: Live Action / Animation Crossovers”.
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Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks
09+17+23 Feb
In February there will be three guided walks organised by the Dublin Mountains Partnership. The degree of difficulty is from moderate to strenuous and all details can be found here www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1 Participation is free, but you have to book your place and the closing day for bookings is usually noon on the Friday before the walk.
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Toddler Tuesday
12+26 Feb, 12+26 Mar, 09+23 Apr, 07+21 May, 04+18 June
The Culture Box, 12 East Essex, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Parents/guardians and their children aged between 18 months – 5 years are invited to The Culture Box for an exciting adventure into creative arts activities for under 5’s. This programme of activity encourages children and their guardians to have fun while learning through the arts. Each session will explore a variety of creative and playful elements that include storytelling, movement, painting, building, creative investigation, music making, exploration of colours and shapes, drawing and so much more.
There is no fee mentioned, so it seems to be a free event, but booking is required because only limited places are available. You cannot leave your child unattended, but get a chance to play too! All sessions start at 11:00 and have a duration 1 hour.
Book via echaomhanach@templebar.ie or 01 677 2255
blog.templebar.ie/?p=7059
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Please note: This section contains observations taken from the world I live in that strike me as odd. I express my personal opinion and you might not share it. If you are easily offended by opinions that are not identical with your own, please don’t read this section. ;-)
Drive-in Cemetery – Mulhuddart Graveyard Madness
Sometimes you might think you have heard it all, nothing can amaze you anymore and you have heard or even experienced all the weirdness and oddness there can be…and then you get whacked over the head with another incredible story: This time the odd story is about Mulhuddart Graveyard!
Some of you might think that a graveyard is there to accommodate dead people, that it is a quiet and respectful place and that it reminds you more of a park than anything else. Sure, they say in Fingal County, but we NEED to drive around in the graveyard, otherwise the world will come to an end and the health of the nation is in danger!
Read these snippets from the Northside People free-sheet from 11 Feb (www.dublinpeople.com/article.php?id=2085&l=100 ):
“A NORTHSIDE priest said he would fear for the health and safety of his parishioners if Fingal County Council goes ahead with plans to close vehicular access to a local cemetery. Fr Liam McClarey highlighted his concerns in relation to Mulhuddart Graveyard, which the council wants to close to cars on Sundays, the busiest day for visiting.”
This priests thinks that not being able to drive to the grave will be a serious risk: “A parishoner who was visiting the graveyard suffered a heart attack and died in the cemetery two years ago,” he said. “God forbid if something like that happens again. How would the emergency services access the graveyard?”
Aehem, how? In the same way as they get to other areas where they can’t drive to, maybe? On foot? Or maybe we should have a helicopter permanently hovering over the graveyard in Mulhuddart so that the heart attack victims can all get rescued immediately!
The priest has other serious concerns: “Given the age profile of our parish and how there are many young babies and children in the graveyard, it will only add to the grief of parents.” So if they can’t drive to the graves there grief will be worse? And he goes on “Are older people expected to walk great distances to visit the grave of their loved one, which will undoubtedly be more difficult in the cold and wet weather?”.
Actually that’s how it is done at Glasnevin Cemetery! And I never heard anyone complaining about it and suggesting to build a road network through the graveyard in Glasnevin. And against the cold and wet weather on the graveyard, I guess we should build a roof over it, wallsa round it and then put some good heaters in there!
Well, we all now some senile and “far-removed” priests and maybe this priest is just a little disconnected from the world. But why the heck is the Northside People going along with it!? And why, oh why is the local TD, Patrick Nulty (Lab), also so seriously worried. He says cryptically “[…] we must take account of important family occasions like Mothers’ or Fathers’ Day which fall on a Sunday. For many families Sunday is the only day they can visit a grave due to work and other commitments and with young children a car is essential.” I see how in times when not everyone had a car the world collapsed! And I also see that people without cars obviously can not survive in this world where we all need a car….to drive around on a graveyard.
And the reason for the restrictions that are only in place on a Sunday? That’s what the Northside People writes: “According to Fingal County Council, the proposed restriction to vehicular access is designed to tackle anti-social behaviour in the graveyard and the vandalism of headstones.”
So the vandalism only happens on Sundays and is caused by car owners? :-o
Are they all bonkers in Fingal County? They certainly are very very odd! ;-)
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