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.

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.

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.

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

AkiDwA, Africa Centre and Forum Polonia are working together to increase the democratic participation of immigrants.

In order to assess the current state of migrant participation in civic and political decision-making in Ireland, AkiDwA conducted a baseline research on democratic participation of immigrants in a variety of organisations throughout the 26 counties of Ireland.

On 19 October they would now like to share and discuss the outcome of the research. There will be high-profile leaders to speak and highlight the importance of democratic participation of immigrants and provide models for other countries whose integration was improved through immigrant participation.

This is a free conference but you are asked to register via info@akidwa.ie or 01-8349851

The Irish Traditional Music Archive opens one Saturday a month. Full access will be given to the Archive’s collections and information sources, free of charge.

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.

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

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

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.

As part of the Italian language week, a 2-day seminar (Sat+Sun) about writer Vincenzo Consolo will take place with a whole range of talks. Admission is free and all are welcome.

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.

The next Irish Records Fair in Sweeney’s will focus on Mod, Ska, Beat & 60s, but all other types of music will be available as well. You can buy, sell or exchange Vinyl, CD, DVD and Memorabilia. Admission is free.

The “Sea Buckthorn Berry Collection” is a Food for Free Foraging Event and everyone is welcome. You will first find out what to do with the berries and then you will harvest them:

11:00 Talk on Sea-Buckthorn and how to cook it: Chef Liam Moloughney of Moloughney’s Restaurant, Clontarf

11:30-13:30 Collection of Sea Buckthorn Berries

Sea Buckthorn is an invasive species for the unique habitats of Bull Island. Dispersal of its berries by birds at this time of the year is the main way by which it spreads on the island. The berries are one of the most plant enriched sources of Vitamin C, 15 times more concentrated than oranges. They can be used for jams, preserves, pies and lotions. Help conserving the habitat by collecting the berries. The bush is thorny, so bring gloves and secateurs.
For more information contact Niamh Ni Cholmain, Biodiversity Awareness (01-2223369 or niamh.nicholmain@dublincity.ie

Participation is free. The poster below confirms all the details above:

www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/NewsEvents/Documents/PosterforSeaBuckthornBash.pdf

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.

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.

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.

Eamonn Kelly, Keeper of Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland will discuss his fascinating research on witch bottles and other devices used to protect dwelling places from egress by witches. Witch bottles were placed around doors, windows and fireplaces to protect the inhabitants of dwelling places from witches.

Admission is free, but there are limited places. (first come, first served) The lecture is suitable for adults and it will take place in the Ceramics Room, first floor.

Gok Wan will be in Eason’s in O’Connell Street to sign his newest book. Admission is free.

As part of the ‘Focus at 50’ celebrations, Mary Moynihan, Artistic Director of Smashing Times Theatre Company and Lecturer at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, directs a selection of readings from plays produced by Focus Theatre over the past 50 years. Professional actors reading on the day include Margaret Toomey, Eileen Fennell, Michael Bates and Cathal Quinn performing alongside actors in training from the Honours BA in Drama (Performance) with Honours, DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama.

An exhibition of photographs and paintings on Focus Theatre are on display in the Culture Box Gallery as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival and can be viewed before and after the event. The photographic exhibition, titled ‘Transformations’, was launched by award-winning theatre designer Joan Bergin and runs until 19 October.

Admission is free.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

“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 required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

Am Imtercultural Tour in Arabic takes place in the museum. Community Ambassador Karma el Shawa will introduce the collections. Admission is free and no booking required,

The Dublin Circus Project found a new space for practising and they are inviting everybody to an Open Day to show you the facilities. It is not clear if there are any performances or workshop-type activities on the day, but I guess there will be plenty of DCP people around and maybe they will show their skills. Admission is free.

The Sea Speak Junior Storytelling Club for Kids with Daria Walsh takes place on Saturday at Howth’ Thelittle Shopofbooks. Admission is free.

The Little Shop of Books is somewhere on the long Howth Road, but oddly, even their own Facebook Page doesn’t reveal the secret of their location.

The Instituto Cervantes invites to the Irish, Spanish and Latin American Literary Festival (ISLA), which has been organised in collaboration with the Embassies of Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Spain and Mexico and other Irish and International organisations. It is a unique opportunity to attend a gathering of Irish and Hispanic literature where you will enjoy round tables, readings and other events from 18-20 Oct. 16 authors from Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Ireland, Mexico and Spain will present their poetry, novel, and essay. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

On Saturday and Sunday round table discussions and literary readings will take place.

The full programme is here.

To remind of Global Frackdown day, No Fracking Dublin will screen the documentary “Gasland Part II”.

No charge is mentioned on the poster or anywhere else, so I think it is fair to assume that admission is free.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking is a risky technique that uses millions of litres of water, sand and chemicals to break open shale rock deep underground to release previously unrecoverable deposits of oil and gas.

The screening of the documentary “L’isola in me, in viaggio con Vincenzo Consolo” by Ludovica Tortora de Falco will take place. “The island in me, travelling with Vincenzo Consolo” is a journey through the picturesque and tormented Sicily of Vincenzo Consolo.

Admission is free, everbody is welcome and the film is in Italian with English subtitles.

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.

The Ranelagh Singers present “Back to School” – a memorable evening of 16th Century and modern choral music. Guest artists: Cois Cladaigh (Galway) and Gonzaga College Orchestra. A World premiere performance of “Niemand ist Mehr Sklave” by Benedict Schlepper-Connolly. Admission is free, a collection will be made in aid of the Father Peter McVerry Trust

JB & the Bandits will perform on Saturday. “Defined by a love of theatrics, incendiary passion and hook based rock salvos, this quartet take inspiration from every source and thrill every entity when their moment arrives.” Special guests Otherkin complete the line up.

Keith Moss will perform at Captain Americas in Blanchardstown. Admission is free. The website below tells you more about Keith Moss.

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.

The line-up for Saturday’s programme in Sin É is:

Ray Scully
Sinead White
MYTH
JackRabbit Slims.

Admission is free.

Brasserie 7 is a bright and spacious bar/restaurant on Capel Street, which now functions as a Jazz club every Saturday night. The Etienne Alsamia Duo wil perform this Saturday. Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are listed on the website below.

Plutonic Dust are performing in Whelan’s. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30.

The Botanic Garden website is not very specific about today’s events, but they seem to keep kids busy! I will let them “speak”:

Halloween at Glasnevin
Sunday 20th October
A bumper series of events will be held today! It’s dress up day, when all you witches and ghouls can dress to impress. Chance a ‘Trick or treat’ at the Witch’s House and meet Mad Morigan to learn all about magical, mysterious plants. Elfina will spin some ghostly, spooky yarns and you can help spin a spider’s web through the oak trees. Prize-winners for the decorated pumpkin competition will be announced at 3.00pm. As part of our Hallowe’en Festival, Maths Week Ireland visits the Gardens. There will be a wide range of puzzles and activities and throughout the day there will also be a host of performers on hand to entertain the public with maths magic tricks, card games, rope tricks and other mathematically themed interactive activities.

“Decorated pumpkin competition and exhibition” is very popular every year. It is for kids, but we can then admire and be amused by the creations the kids came up with. Some are really cool, others are very funny. The pumpkin will be on display until 31 Oct.

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.

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

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.

The Children’s Art Cart Workshops will be held again in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01-6770095) every Sunday from 24 March to 22 December 2013. Currently the workshop is still free, but there is a possibility that a fee will be introduced at some point. Children must be over 6 years of age and must be supervised by an adult.
You can’t pre-book, so early arrival is required because there are only 20 places per session.

The themes are:
06 Oct: Deer in Phoenix Park
13 Oct: Birds and their habitats
20 Oct: Make a Surprise
27 Oct: Medieval Life – includes a visit to Ashtown Castle
03 Nov: Medieval Life – includes a visit to Ashtown Castle

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.

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

There seem to be TWO weekly markets on Long Mile Road and both are very close to each other. One is behind Wigoders on Long Mile Road (across the road from Aldi). It hosts more than 50 stalls and there is also a Cafe on site. www.facebook.com/WigodersLongmileMarket And the other one is just on the other side of the road, next to Aldi. www.facebook.com/TheLongMileRdMarket

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eddie Pie Hands, Dublin’s first DIY, not-for-profit zine-printing collective, is inviting to a launch event on Sunday.

There will be zine-making workshops, spoken-word performances by Petty Cash and story-telling by Milk & Cookies Stories and you can buy vegan burritos. This is a family-friendly event and everyone who attends will have an opportunity to make their own zine. Admission is free, but a donation of EUR 5 is suggested.

There will be a number of workshops including one for children and you can find all details on the Facebook Page below.

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. 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 “Dublin Song Series 2” with Franzita Whelan (Soprano) and Finghin Collins (piano). They will perform pieces from Strauss, Hahn, Head, Harty,Caldara and Mozart.

Eric Schlosser, author of the bestsellers Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness, will speak about his new book Command and Control – an account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs. “Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: how do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them”

Admission is free, but booking is required on the website below.

At this Intercultural Tour in Japanese, Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai will introduce the collections in Japanese. Admission is free and no booking required.

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!

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

The Velvet Market takes place in the Front Lounge and you can get handmade, unique items, from cupcakes to photo prints and button art to jewellery. The market is organised by the LGBT community and many vendors are from that community, but it is explicitly open to all. For more information (or to book a stall) call 083 1542334 or e-mail info@velvetmarket.org.

Admission is free.

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

Curator Jennifer Goff will talk about Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray. Goff’s talk provides an introduction to Eileen Gray and her relationship with Ireland; as a child, a young woman and later as an adult.

Admission is free, but places are limited and will be allocated 30 minutes before the lecture starts. Suitable for adults.

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.

The Stokes Tapestry, on display in the Soldiers & Chiefs exhibition, illustrates 31 different scenes of military, social and cultural life in Ireland in the early 19th century, and was created by soldier Stephen Stokes while he was stationed in Ireland.

Join storyteller Jack Lynch as he brings the Stokes Tapestry to life with tales inspired by some of the scenes created by Stephen Stokes all those years ago.

No booking required, places allocated 30 minutes before the event starts. This is a family event.

The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Country Lanes”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended.

The Lecture “Tragedy & Farce – The Dublin 1913 Lockout in History & Imagination” with Prof. Gary Granville, NCAD will take place. Admission is free and all are welcome, but places are limited, so arrive early.

The Instituto Cervantes invites to the Irish, Spanish and Latin American Literary Festival (ISLA), which has been organised in collaboration with the Embassies of Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Spain and Mexico and other Irish and International organisations. It is a unique opportunity to attend a gathering of Irish and Hispanic literature where you will enjoy round tables, readings and other events from 18-20 Oct. 16 authors from Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Ireland, Mexico and Spain will present their poetry, novel, and essay. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

On Saturday and Sunday round table discussions and literary readings will take place.

The full programme is here.

Three different guitar acts, including bluegrass and “The Aqualights” will perform all evening in the Beerhouse in Capel Street. Admission is free.

The wedding and party band The Long John Jump Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

Rackhouse Pilfer, a six-piece bluegrass, folk, alt-country and Americana Band from Sligo, are performing. Admission is free.

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.

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below). In brief: Sarah Red, LotusEater, Cold Comfort, Wyvern Lingo, Tongue Bundle and Jimmy Gil

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.

Mongoose, Floor Staff and Harry Rambles will be in The Vintage Room on Sunday in the Workman’s Club. Admission is free.

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). On Sunday Jim Elliott & Alan Hurley will be in the house and on Monday Totally Wired & Abie Philbin Bowman will entertain you.

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.

“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.

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

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). In brief: Bite the Killer Cat, White Roads, Monsoon Season, The Last Monroe’s.

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

UCD Centre for Science is hosting the CERN travelling exhibition “Mission Higgs” as part of the month-long celebrations for the opening of the this new science building.

The discovery of the Higgs boson last year was one of mankind’s most important scientific achievement both in terms of our understanding of the universe, and the worldwide theoretical, experimental, and political collaboration that made it happen. CERN provides extensive outreach on its activities, through their web, museums in Geneva, tours of its facilities and the travelling exhibition. The exhibition presents an overview of CERN and its flagship project, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), through a combination of large graphic panels, on-screen displays and videos.

Admission is free from 09:00-21:00 weekdays from 09 Oct-28 Oct. Everyone is welcome to come and take a self-guided tour. If you would like a guided tour of the exhibition with a physicist, please send an email to physics@ucd.ie or phone 01-7162361 to arrange a time.

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.

The “8×8 Documentary Film Festival” will take place from 21-25 October in DCU.

This new festival is organised by Suas Educational Development together with loval organisations at the universities. Suas Educational Development tackles educational disadvantage in India, Kenya and Ireland.

The week-long festival on each campus will screen documentaries on a range of development issues and includes films that have already featured at major international film festivals in the last year and been nominated for awards. In addition to film screenings, there will be workshops hosted by visiting directors and producers and panel discussions on the issues explored in the films.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To find out more and to get tickets, go to www.stand.ie/8×8-documentary-film-festival

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

A Capoeira class with Robson Jamaica takes place. Admission is free.

Aidan Killian is running a free one-off Comedy Gig on Monday with a number of different stand-up comedy performers. Doors open at 20:00 and be there before 20:30. Mention the password “Dublin Event Guide” to get in for free. For late comers and if you don’t use the password there will be a EUR 5 admission charge.

“Puzzling Gamma-ray Binaries : Theory and Observations” by Dr Masha Chernyakova (DCU) is a talk organised by the Irish Astronomical Society. Admission is free and all are welcome.

In this talk Masha Chernyakova will present these objects and discuss what makes them so special. The Gamma- ray sky is very different from what we are used to viewing at lower energies.
In particular only 5 binaries are seen at TeV (tera electron-volts) energies. The public are encouraged to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the presentation.

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

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.

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). On Sunday Jim Elliott & Alan Hurley will be in the house and on Monday Totally Wired & Abie Philbin Bowman will entertain you.

The 4-piece band Loose Trad are performing every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. www.loosetrad.com/ Admission is free.

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.

A new Monday night event is taking place in Whelan’s “The Monday Midnight Club” will present a Breakthrough Band at 23:00, The Midnight Act at 12:00 and Funk/Rock/Soul DJs at 01:00. Admission is free and the line-up for the next few weeks is:

09 Sept: The Viking Project / Pet Fox / DJ Meow Cat + Guests
16 Sept: White Trash and The Spear Headed Sparrow Hawks / Half Past Dead (Folk Show) / DJ Meow Cat + Guests
23 Sept: Color//Sound / Marcus Karcus and The Street Wise / DJ Meow Cat
30 Sept: Cold Comfort / Those Creeps / DJ Meow Cat+ Guests

The ‘One Stop Shop For Your Business’ is a free event that has been specifically designed to help small and start-up businesses understand and benefit from the services provided by many of the State Offices and Agencies. Representatives from nineteen State Offices and Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards will be available at the event to give you information and advice on a range of services that span your business needs and activities.

Admission is free, but booking via the website below is required.

UCD Centre for Science is hosting the CERN travelling exhibition “Mission Higgs” as part of the month-long celebrations for the opening of the this new science building.

The discovery of the Higgs boson last year was one of mankind’s most important scientific achievement both in terms of our understanding of the universe, and the worldwide theoretical, experimental, and political collaboration that made it happen. CERN provides extensive outreach on its activities, through their web, museums in Geneva, tours of its facilities and the travelling exhibition. The exhibition presents an overview of CERN and its flagship project, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), through a combination of large graphic panels, on-screen displays and videos.

Admission is free from 09:00-21:00 weekdays from 09 Oct-28 Oct. Everyone is welcome to come and take a self-guided tour. If you would like a guided tour of the exhibition with a physicist, please send an email to physics@ucd.ie or phone 01-7162361 to arrange a time.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will on Tuesday now as well. 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 required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

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.

The “8×8 Documentary Film Festival” will take place from 21-25 October in DCU.

This new festival is organised by Suas Educational Development together with loval organisations at the universities. Suas Educational Development tackles educational disadvantage in India, Kenya and Ireland.

The week-long festival on each campus will screen documentaries on a range of development issues and includes films that have already featured at major international film festivals in the last year and been nominated for awards. In addition to film screenings, there will be workshops hosted by visiting directors and producers and panel discussions on the issues explored in the films.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To find out more and to get tickets, go to www.stand.ie/8×8-documentary-film-festival

Protest Rally against the “Attacks on Senior Citizens in Budget 2014″ will take place in Kildare Street and is organised by the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament”.

The book launch of “Between Dog and Wolf” by Elske Rahill will take place.

Nuala Lyons is launching the third title in her Gallaghan series. The title is yet to be revealed but after a great event for ‘Movie Fan’ last year, it’s expected to be a great evening. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Deirdre Purcell will launch her newest book in Eason Stephen’s Green. Admission is free.

The next event in the History Ireland Hedge School is “JFK, Ireland and the world”, a round table discussion hosted by Tommy Graham, Editor of History Ireland. The panel will include Ryan Tubridy (RTÉ & JFK in Ireland) and Bob Schmuhl (of Notre Dame). Admission is free.

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

A meeting group for women (age 18 and over) to learn to celebrate femininity, discuss themes ideas and philosophies, share, heal, drink tea, support each other, have some fun and make new friends. Discover and celebrate your inner Goddesses together.

Admission is free, but donations of up to EUR 5 to cover tea and for the use of the space are appreciated.

Exchange Words, a new scriptwriting (film and theatre) group is starting up again. It is a safe space where writers, artists and actors can come together to collaborate, create and have fun. The workshop is free and open to all.

The weekly “Folk Club” in the Mercantile will feature Trad, Ballads, Americana, Folk, World Music & More. This Tuesday, the line-up is: John Flynn (folk/contemporary), Paahto (folk/psychedelia) Admission is free.

UCD Centre for Science is hosting the CERN travelling exhibition “Mission Higgs” as part of the month-long celebrations for the opening of the this new science building.

The discovery of the Higgs boson last year was one of mankind’s most important scientific achievement both in terms of our understanding of the universe, and the worldwide theoretical, experimental, and political collaboration that made it happen. CERN provides extensive outreach on its activities, through their web, museums in Geneva, tours of its facilities and the travelling exhibition. The exhibition presents an overview of CERN and its flagship project, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), through a combination of large graphic panels, on-screen displays and videos.

Admission is free from 09:00-21:00 weekdays from 09 Oct-28 Oct. Everyone is welcome to come and take a self-guided tour. If you would like a guided tour of the exhibition with a physicist, please send an email to physics@ucd.ie or phone 01-7162361 to arrange a time.

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.

The Little Museum of Dublin secured sponsorship from Johnston, Mooney & O’Brien for another 12 months until October 2014 and will therefore be able to continue the Big J Wednesday: Every Wednesday from 12:00-17:00 admission into the museum is free thanks to the bread company. There are free guided tours every hour.

The “8×8 Documentary Film Festival” will take place from 21-25 October in DCU.

This new festival is organised by Suas Educational Development together with loval organisations at the universities. Suas Educational Development tackles educational disadvantage in India, Kenya and Ireland.

The week-long festival on each campus will screen documentaries on a range of development issues and includes films that have already featured at major international film festivals in the last year and been nominated for awards. In addition to film screenings, there will be workshops hosted by visiting directors and producers and panel discussions on the issues explored in the films.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To find out more and to get tickets, go to www.stand.ie/8×8-documentary-film-festival

This event will show attendees the vast range of services available on the Amazon platform. NCI’s School of Computing lecturer and Consultant Vikas Sahni will instruct you and you are asked to bring your laptop to get maximum benefit from the event.

There is lots more information on the website below and you need to register via that website. Admission is free.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

The Lunchtime Lecture “The Guinness Family and Farmleigh Estate” with Joyce Dillon, Guide will take place in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. Admission is free.

A lunchtime recital with Yue Tang (cello) will take place. Admission is free, Donations are welcome.

Public Film Screening of “Coco before Chanel” (2009), a French film about the early life of Coco Chanel (Audrey Tatou), 12A (110 min) will be screened in French with English subtitles. Admission is free, no booking required.

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.

At the next event in the RDS Speaker Series, Dr Tony Scott will be in conversation with Dick Ahlstrom: “From Concept to Reality – 50 Years of Young Scientist”.
“The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition will celebrate 50 years of brilliant success in 2014.
On the eve of this world leading event, co-founder Dr Tony Scott will discuss the subject of the origins and history of the exhibition with Science Editor of The Irish Times, Dick Ahlstrom.”

Admission is free, but booking is required.

The film screening of “No habrá paz para los malvados / No rest for the wicked” in the Film Series “Fear Factor” will take place. Admission is free.

Travel Expert Andre Migilarina from Gohop.ie and Dr Graham Fry from the Tropical Medical Bureau will give advise at this event, organised by Gohop.ie. Admission is free, but places are limited and you need to book via yes@gohop.ie with the subject “Info Night”

The Pierre Strauch Lecture-Recital “Writing For Cello In the Second Half of the 20th Century” will take place.

The Music Composition Centre invites to this event where French cellist Pierre Strauch performs some works for cello composed by himself and by other composers, and talks about writing for cello in the second half of the 20th Century. This event will also include a Q&A session with the audience. Everybody welcome. Admission is free.

What do the colours in stained-glass windows mean? Transcending mere aesthetics, they originally represented different powers, institutions and conflicts. Bruno Tosi will introduce you to their original meaning and sign his book “Le Vitrail: Couleurs, Symboles et Techniques.” Admission is free and some wine will be served. You have to register, though: Send a mail to rsvp@alliance-francaise.ie with subject RSVP VITRAIL.

The free IFI film club “The Critical Take” will take place on 23 October when the panel will discuss “Woody Allen’s critically acclaimed Blue Jasmine starring Cate Blanchett; Roger Michell’s Paris-set and Nouvelle Vague-inspired Le Week-End; and the exquisite restoration of Captain John Noel’s 1924 film, The Epic of Everest.”

This month’s panellists are Peter Crawley, Chief Theatre Critic of The Irish Times, Photo-artist and Cinematographer Baz Al-Rawi, and IFI Access Officer Raelene Casey.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. Check the website below for all details about how to get tickets.

Vice present the 2nd Barista Jam. There will be coffee tastings and demos from Artisan roasters HasBean, Mojo and Cloudpicker in addition to the main event – the Latte Art Throwdown. The Throwdown will see Dublins top baristas go head to head knockout style to see who can free pour the best latte art. Competition kicks off at 19:00 sharp. Baristas must pre-register (not free) as the competition is only open to 16 Barista’s. The free part of this event is you watching the competition: Entry is free for spectators.

“Banter” is taking part in the Bodytonic’s Beatyard Festival and they will look at the issue of housing in Dublin. From changes in the rental market to the increase in price for family homes located in certain prime suburbs to the provision of social housing, is housing always going to be a hot button issue for capital city denizens? Is there a will or a way to import ideas about housing from other urban areas? Or is our desire for a semi-detached gaff with green patches front and back going to always trump everything?

The Panel will be:
Ronan Lyons (Economist at Daft.ie)
Colette Brown (Irish Independent)
Karl Deeter (Irish Mortgage Brokers)
Dr Lorcan Sirr (Housing Studies, DIT)

Admission is free if you sign-up here: www.bodytonicmusic.com/events/4139/

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.

John Munnelly, Artist, Songwriter, Performer aka LaughJohnLaugh, will be on tour and will perform at a number of venues in Dublin in the coming weeks. The tour will start in the “Song Room” in The Globe on Wed 23 Oct. Then he will be at the Zephyr Sessions in The Pint, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 and next week he will be at the Song Cycle in Whelan’s (Mon 28 Oct).

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

Could somebody please let me know if this event is still taking place or if it has finished?

“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.

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

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).

UCD Centre for Science is hosting the CERN travelling exhibition “Mission Higgs” as part of the month-long celebrations for the opening of the this new science building.

The discovery of the Higgs boson last year was one of mankind’s most important scientific achievement both in terms of our understanding of the universe, and the worldwide theoretical, experimental, and political collaboration that made it happen. CERN provides extensive outreach on its activities, through their web, museums in Geneva, tours of its facilities and the travelling exhibition. The exhibition presents an overview of CERN and its flagship project, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), through a combination of large graphic panels, on-screen displays and videos.

Admission is free from 09:00-21:00 weekdays from 09 Oct-28 Oct. Everyone is welcome to come and take a self-guided tour. If you would like a guided tour of the exhibition with a physicist, please send an email to physics@ucd.ie or phone 01-7162361 to arrange a time.

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.

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.

The “8×8 Documentary Film Festival” will take place from 21-25 October in DCU.

This new festival is organised by Suas Educational Development together with loval organisations at the universities. Suas Educational Development tackles educational disadvantage in India, Kenya and Ireland.

The week-long festival on each campus will screen documentaries on a range of development issues and includes films that have already featured at major international film festivals in the last year and been nominated for awards. In addition to film screenings, there will be workshops hosted by visiting directors and producers and panel discussions on the issues explored in the films.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To find out more and to get tickets, go to www.stand.ie/8×8-documentary-film-festival

‘Crime in the City: Crime and History’ is a series of talks and readings looking at the broad issue of crime in Dublin through the ages. This series of events brings together writers from fiction with historians, researchers and bloggers to inform, entertain and promote discussion. Events take place every Thursday in October and will be lunchtime readings, talks and discussions.

The talk on Thursday is by Finbar Dwyer, who is a historian and founder of www.irishhistorypodcast.ie. His forthcoming book is called ‘Witches, Heretics and Stockholm Syndrome: Stories from Medieval Ireland’.

Admission is free, but booking is required via centrallibrary@dublincity.ie or 01-8734333

The Lunchtime Talk “The Singh Twins: Past and Modern – Expressions of traditional Indian miniatures with contemporary art.” will take place. Join contemporary artists Amrit and Rabindrah Kaur Singh for a talk on their work and artistic references to historical Indian miniature art. This talk is free, no booking required. The Singh Twins are currently displaying their work in NUI Maynooth

Sandra Landini (piano) performs Chopin, Glinka, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Liszt. Admission is free, Donations are welcome.

Dr Geert Verhoeven from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Archaeological Prospection will talk about “Breaking new ground from the air: some recent technologies for the benefit of aerial archaeology. This is a lecture of the UCD School of Archaeology.

Hope for Ireland is a vision of a Pastor Aaron Bagwell and is made up of a group of pastors from all over Ireland. Hope For Ireland is an event that will begin on 20 October to reach the city of Dublin and surrounding areas. The organisers say: “We are striving to bring hope to hopelessness through humanitarian efforts, food aid, clothes, and more.”

On three evenings (Thurs 24, Fri 25 and Sat 26) a celebration of Hope takes place in the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) Hall 7. The event is free and open to everyone. There will be: “Live Music, Exciting Atmosphere, Messages and presentations of Hope”

Pre-booking is not required.

An illustrator’s evening with Mo Williams will take place in Eason’s O’Connell St. I assume that admission is free, but you might want to check with Eason’s on 01-8448815

The next event in the RDS Economic Recovery Lecture Series is entitled “Irish Innovation, International Success” by Gerard Keenan.

Irish companies with a focus on innovation and exports are fundamental to our economic recovery. Gerard Keenan, Executive Chairman of Keenan, will provide his insights on how Irish SMEs can achieve long term sustainable success through innovation.

The event takes place in the Merrion Room and admission is free.

The Evening Lecture “Shagreen: from Japanese Lacquerware to French Furniture” with Dr Christine Guth, Royal College of Art and Victoria and Albert Museum History of Design Programme will take place.
This talk has been organised by the Irish Decorative and Fine Arts Society, in association with the Chester Beatty Library. Places are limited; booking is essential. Contact idasinfo@gmail.com to book a place

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent on RTE tweeted that there is a free public talk to help adults with stress of economic downturn in the Royal College of Physicians. I wasn’t able to find any further information about it, but he said that it will be on Thurs 24 Oct at 18:30. twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/389674586511794176

A series of six free lectures for aspiring small business owners and managers will take place from 26 Sept until 31 Oct. The lecture series is organised by Dublin City Public Libraries and the Dublin City Enterprise Board. All lectures are free, but booking is essential via 01-8733996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie.

The lectures all take place on Thursdays from 18:30-20:00:

26 Sept: An Introduction to Self Employment with Brendan Moran
03 Oct: Ideas Generation & Market Research with Brendan Moran
10 Oct: Ethnic Entrepreneurship with Peter Smith
17 Oct: Digital Marketing and Social Media with TBA
24 Oct: Financing your Business with Paul Neary
31 Oct: Business Planning Structure with Brendan Moran

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. 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 required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

A Capoeira class with Robson Jamaica takes place. Admission is free.

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s, Dame Street (formerly Le Cirk) with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

Bad Boy Jake are every Thursday until the end of February in the newly re-opened Rathmines Inn, playing their rock, blues and Americana.

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.

From Thursday 24 Oct a new open ukulele night at The Patriot’s Inn will start and will run on a fortnightly basis. Ukulele players of all levels are welcome and all listeners are welcome too. Everything from rock to Formby to hip-hop might be played. A full PA and lighting is available. For more info call 0851356790.

The Eskies are performing in the Mercantile. Admission is free.

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing. Until the end of August, that Thursday Session is part of the Steeple Sessions programme (www.steeplesessions.com )

UCD Centre for Science is hosting the CERN travelling exhibition “Mission Higgs” as part of the month-long celebrations for the opening of the this new science building.

The discovery of the Higgs boson last year was one of mankind’s most important scientific achievement both in terms of our understanding of the universe, and the worldwide theoretical, experimental, and political collaboration that made it happen. CERN provides extensive outreach on its activities, through their web, museums in Geneva, tours of its facilities and the travelling exhibition. The exhibition presents an overview of CERN and its flagship project, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), through a combination of large graphic panels, on-screen displays and videos.

Admission is free from 09:00-21:00 weekdays from 09 Oct-28 Oct. Everyone is welcome to come and take a self-guided tour. If you would like a guided tour of the exhibition with a physicist, please send an email to physics@ucd.ie or phone 01-7162361 to arrange a time.

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.

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.

The “8×8 Documentary Film Festival” will take place from 21-25 October in DCU.

This new festival is organised by Suas Educational Development together with loval organisations at the universities. Suas Educational Development tackles educational disadvantage in India, Kenya and Ireland.

The week-long festival on each campus will screen documentaries on a range of development issues and includes films that have already featured at major international film festivals in the last year and been nominated for awards. In addition to film screenings, there will be workshops hosted by visiting directors and producers and panel discussions on the issues explored in the films.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To find out more and to get tickets, go to www.stand.ie/8×8-documentary-film-festival

The Autumn Ideal Homes Show takes place from 25-28 October in the RDS.

It is Ireland’s largest exhibition for home owners, where you can find everything from furniture to attic extensions and outdoor Jacuzzis. But there are also lots of stands that sell tools, kitchen helper devices, even creams and cheeses.

The Ideal Homes Show takes place twice a year and admission is free on Friday and Saturday if you pre-register on www.idealhome.ie/

The Let’s Talk & Walk event “Haunted Liberties: Ghosts & Ghouls” will take place.

In a celebration of Halloween and the festival’s Irish origins, this walk will stalk the streets, lanes and alleys around the ancient Liberties of Christ Church and St Thomas. You will never know what creepy stories lie in wait for you.

The historical walk will be led by historian Pat Liddy. Admission is free.

Hope for Ireland is a vision of a Pastor Aaron Bagwell and is made up of a group of pastors from all over Ireland. Hope For Ireland is an event that will begin on 20 October to reach the city of Dublin and surrounding areas. The organisers say: “We are striving to bring hope to hopelessness through humanitarian efforts, food aid, clothes, and more.”

On three evenings (Thurs 24, Fri 25 and Sat 26) a celebration of Hope takes place in the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) Hall 7. The event is free and open to everyone. There will be: “Live Music, Exciting Atmosphere, Messages and presentations of Hope”

Pre-booking is not required.

In connection with the World-Ecology, World-Economy, World-Literature 2-day Symposium this event takes place:

Irish photographers and writers respond to contemporary Ireland, its urban and rural ecologies, gender in modern Ireland, and other relevant issues of our time. The event is called “Landscapes of Crisis.” The event will include readings from performance poet Dave Lordan and author Mike McCormack. The first part of the event will take place at the James Joyce Street Gallery at 18:00. It will feature the launch of an exhibition of activist-photography on social and political responses to economic and ecological crisis.

At 19:00 at the LAB in Foley Street the readings will take place, and the whole event finishes up at 21:30. For more informatio go the website below.

Admission is free, but places are limited, so booking is required via worldecologyeconomy@gmail.com

An initiative is under way to have one or more Raise your Spirits parades over the weekend 25-27 Oct. But there are not many details available yet. It originally sounded as if a parade was planned EVERY evening, but now it seems more likely that there will be one parade only on Sunday evening. The other days are still listed as “Raise your Spirit” festival days, but is anything happening on them? Nobody seems to know.

Hopefully next week we know more and I will tell you about it in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Until then just keep an eye on the Facebook Page below maybe some updates will emerge.

D-Riculous All Stars are performing and admission is free.

Dublin Spitfires Roller Derby invites you to an Open Skate Evening, so that you can find out more about roller derby and win a pair of roller skates provided by Gosk8. Maybe you are looking for a new activity to keep you fit during the winter? Or you want to spend a different Friday evening with a nice bunch on 8 wheels?

No previous skills required (you only need to be 18+) and you will be taught what you need to know. Protective gear (wrist guards, helmet, elbow and knee pads) and quad rollers (no roller blades) is needed. But if you don’t have that, you can still come along as there is some gear to rent available. You should book as soon as possible in that case (first come, first served).

The event is free, but booking is required via dublinspitfires@gmail.com Via this address and on the Facebook Page below, you can find out more details.

A free Greek and European Folk Dance class open to all. Contact Katerini Papathanasiou on papath.kat@gmail.com

Preacher’s Son launch their EP “Jericho”. Admission is free.

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.

“Dublin Tribal Spirit” is a weekly event that gives you the great experience of a drumming circle with african drums and authentic tribal rhythms. Tom and Sinead, who run that event are providing lots of drums for it and teach you the rhythms.

There is no formal admission charge for this event, but donations are expected. The organisers bring their own 20-30 drums to it every week, so they are looking for donations to keep the event going.

John Munnelly, Artist, Songwriter, Performer aka LaughJohnLaugh, will be on tour and will perform at a number of venues in Dublin in the coming weeks. He will be at the Zephyr Sessions in The Pint, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 on Friday and next week he will be at the Song Cycle in Whelan’s (Mon 28 Oct).

The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below.

The Brady’s Sessions is a monthly singer/songwriter night in Gub Dandy’s at Brady’s Pub Terenure. Admission is free and this month’s Line-Up is:

Ryan Cahill, Sophie Coyle, Graham McClean, Crazy Bird Lady, Acquiesce Ireland, Carol Faherty.

The guitar based Gypsy jazz band “Locoswing” who drew their inspiration from Django Reinhardt will perform in the Patriot’s Inn.

The #1s are performing in Whelan’s. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30.