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 Wakedock in the Grand Canal Basin at Hannover Quay is the venue for this Wakeboard competition. The event is free for spectators and there will be plenty to see: From 09:00 until mid afternoon the wakeboarders will have an opportunity to practice, whatch some pro demos and get some coaching on the Wakedock. From mid afternoon then the competition begins in different categories.

Have a look at the Facebook Page below for more details.

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.

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week (and if you know some more, please tell me):
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

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

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

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.

At this Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Biodiversity event in Shankill Library, you can learn how to make your own biodegradable pots, plant seeds and learn about the best plants for your garden. There will be plenty of advice available for anyone looking to get started in the garden and lots to keep younger children interested too.

Admission is free. Suitable for adults and children.

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

Pace Pilates are inviting to a free open air pilates class and a talk by a life coach following the talk.

If you are interested, but can’t make it today, check their Facebook page, there will be more opportunities: www.facebook.com/PacePilates/

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.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs every Saturday. It is 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!”

The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

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 “Castellers of Sabadell” are visiting Dublin this weekend and will build their impressive human towers at four performances. You can see them here:

+ 11:00 Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
+ 13:00 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 (in the park somewhere)
+ 15:00 (or 15:30) Merrion Square, Dublin 2
+ 17:30 Temple Bar (Meeting House Square)

Sabadell is a a city 20km north of Barcelona and it is their tradition to build human towers of all sizes (up to 8 people high!). Impressive!

The performances are free.

Six times will the “People’s Art 2016″ exhibition take place this year. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green.

(If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free and you will be able to admire (and buy) a huge amount of art works. The event starts close to 11:00 and typically finishes around 17:00, it runs from Friday until Sunday with the main activity on Saturday and Sunday.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

Explorie the weird and wonderful diversity of insects and mini beasts living in and around the pond at the Botanic Gardens. This workshop is suitable for children aged 8+

Admission is free, but booking is essential via 01-8040300. Meet at the Visitor Centre.

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

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. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

The exhibition “SEEING – What are you looking at?” (24 June – 25 Sept 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring the sensory experience of vision, understanding and perception. It looks at how us human beings see by using eye tracking technology, eye tests and colour perception, but it also shows how machines see and what their limitations are.

It is a great exhibition full of intriguing exhibits, some are very clear, others need some more explanation or you should at least read the explanatory labels that every exhibit has.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, SEEING is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that children from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service and it will help you soo much more to have a better experience

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

A weekend long music festival is coming up in The Workman’s Club from 24-26 June.

On Saturday it starts from 12:00 with the Greenshoe Market, at 15:00 the Alison Spittle Chat Show with Danish comedian Sofie Hagen will entertain. The live music later will come from Beach, TooFools, Steven McCann, Lorcan O’Dwyer.

On Sunday Black Bank Fold will be on stage from 20:00 and at midnight the weekend will be completed with the Workman’s Club Karaoke. A variety of DJs will spin in between.

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 LGBTQ Pride Festival is happening from Wed 22 June – Sun 26 June and the highlight of the festival is the Dublin Pride Parade on Saturday. Every years, this is the most colourful parade Dublin sees and it promotes and celebrates diversity and equality.

People sometimes think that the Pride Parade is only for the participants and if you are not part of the LGBTQ community then you have no place there. This is not the case! The Pride March is a celebration and everybody is welcome to join the celebration. And to do that you could just watch the parade from the footpath while it meanders by, and clap, cheer or hoop and holler. All participants will appreciate it!

The Parade will leave the Garden of Remembrance at 13:00 and will make its way to Merrion Square. (via O’Connell Street, then before O’Connell Bridge turning left onto Eden Quay, then Custom House Quay until the Talbot Memorial Bridge at the IFSC, where the parade crosses the Liffey. Then along City Quay to Lombard Street, Westland Row and finishing atr Merrion Square.)

At Merrion Square the Pride Main Stage will be and the programme there will kick off at 15:00. Panti Bliss and Phil T will be joined by representatives of community groups and special guests Veda, Davina Devine, Victoria Secrets and many more.

Admission is free.

After the parade and Main Stage events, the Pride Afterparties are in
The George, South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2.
Pantibar, Capel Street, Dublin 1
The Czech Inn, Essex gate, Templebar, Dublin 8.
Adelphi, Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1

The Green Shoes Market, a Craft Fair is part of the Wellington Weekender in the Workman’s Club. Approximately 42 stalls with a wide range of leather, glass, wood and wool crafts, quirky frames and funky jewellery, soaps, candles, fairy doors, children’s books, clothing for you and your pet and more, will be there.

Admission is free.

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market is a weekly market (every Saturday) with approx 16 stalls, music, pizzas from the Big Blue Bus and the Bernard Shaw Garden Bar. Expect vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

Admission is free.

Join Helium Arts for a special family promenade day at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

You will get a trail map to find film installations on the grounds of IMMA created by members of CanTeen Ireland, the national young people’s cancer support group. Each film installation is a response to the history of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the veteran soldiers who lived there. The films were produced during Helium’s Two Suitcases Project with the support of professional artists. Seven short films will be shown.

You can find more information on the Eventbrite website below. Admission is free, but booking is required. and at the time of writing there were still some tickets available.

The Irish Wildlife Trust has a patch of Wildflowers near St. Therese’s Church on Mount Merrion and at this time of the year, it is blazing with colour and diversity. The yearly walk to view this mini-meadow takes place on Saturday.

Meet at the door of St. Therese Church for this 40 mintour. There are bee orchids, pyramidal orchids, common spotted orchids, knapweed, cowslip seed-pods, birdsfoot trefoil, self-heal and many more. Over 30 species of plants – not counting grasses, sedges and a rush – are there.

Admission is free.

The Chester Beatty Library invites 12-17 year olds toa screening of the 2009 film “No One Knows About Persian Cats”.

The film follows two young musicians, Negar and Ashkan, as they struggle to find band members in Tehran, Iran, where playing rock music in public venues is outlawed. Join them as they strive to get the visas that will allow them to leave Tehran to play at a rock concert in London.

After the film a feeback session with free Pizza will take place.

Admission is free, but booking is required. Limited to 30 places. At the time of writing, there were still tickets available.

The Dundrum Festival is taking place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The events on Saturday are on the bandstand at the “Dundrum Town Centre” shopping complex and on Sunday the focus will be on a stage in Dundrum’s Main Street.

The schedule for Saturday is:
14:00-17:00 Face painter and Balloon Sculptor Dundrum Town Centre
14:00-14:30 Suzuki violin school At Bandstand, Dundrum Town Centre
14:30-15:00 O’Donoghue/Pepper School of Irish Dance
15:00-15:40 McCormack Puppeteer
15:40-16:00 Schools Junior Art Competition prize giving
16:00-16:40 McCormack Puppeteer
16:40-17:00 Set Dancing with Dublin Folk Dance Group

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On Sunday the schedule is
14:00-14:30 Doherty – Kendrick Academy of Irish Dance On Stage in Main Street,Dundrum
14:30-15:00 Helen Jordan Stage School / School of Performing Arts
15:00-15:30 Launch of WAVA Heritage Map plus a local drama group PMW
15:30-16:00 Children’s Fancy Dress Comp. [Children of 1916 and 2016 dress]
16:00-17:00 Gala Event featuring popular operatic arias

Throughout the day from 14:00-17:00 there will also be Carnival Stalls on the Main Street and as well Bungee Run, Activity Centre, Twister, Rock & Roll Gladiators, Monsieur Gusto, Street Entertainer, Climbing Wall, Punch and Judy, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Monster Mural painting, Set Dancing with Dublin Folk Dance Group

Admission is free.

Every Saturday a kid’s book will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

At this “Teddy Bear Tour” with Catherine McGuinness, learn more about animals that are usually made into cuddly toys, but who are not all friendly in real life. Bring your own favourite Teddy Bear!

Admission is free, but places are limited to 20.

“Designing your perfect Gallery” with Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire is this week’s Family workshop for families with children aged 4-10. It encourage families to enjoy creating and learning together as they explore the National Gallery’s collection and exhibitions through drawing, crafts, and storytelling.

Admission is free and all materials are provided. (Limited places available.)

110 visiting American Choristers from California and Oregon along with a Blue Grass Band and Gospel Singer Mykal Kilgore will perform in Christ Church on Saturday at the “Dublin Choral Festival Concert”.

Doors open at 19:30 and admission is free (first come, first served)

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 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.

Those Responsible are fusing Blues with Rock at their gig.

Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

The great Mutefish, an international band from Dublin that fuses sounds from Eastern Europe with traditional Irish music, will play a gig in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

The Solely Blues Club is an open mic night of only the old time blues numbers Pre 1960 (e.g. from Leadbelly, Skip James, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, Odetta, WC Handy, Blind Wille Johnson etc) It is hosted by Slidin PK and The Band.

Admission is free.

Party & Cover band “Mid Term Break” are performing in the Live from the Window slot in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

Magic Moogle’s Vintage Psycho Arrangement, Free Sunshine Acid, Black Temple Shrines and Unamae Zing will perform in the Midnight Hour slot in Whelan’s. Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

Rory Gallagher Tribute Band “Deuce” will play a gig in the Mezz.

Admission is free.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale in Tallaght, Irish Car Boot Sales run a weekly Sunday Car Boot Sales in Ballymun.

Admission for buyers is free.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

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 County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

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.

Before I die…. is a global art project that was started in New Orleans after the founder, Candy Chang lost a loved one. It turns a regular wall into a chalkboard canvas for people to share their hopes, dreams and aspirations.

The wall prompts with “Before I die I want to _________” and invites all participants to take a piece of chalk and fill in the blank.

The wall will be at the Sandymount Green Family Fun Day on Sunday and after the day the wall will stay in the Green as a living part of the community. As it’s a chalkboard, the wall can be wiped clear, creating a clean slate and a fresh opportunity to bring more ambitions and aspirations to life.

What would you write on the wall? If you get a chance, come to Sandymount and add your contribution.

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. There will be Food Stalls, Flea Market, Vintage Clothing, Arts&Crafts and a Pop-Up Record Store.

Admission is free.

The next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month and admission is free. For more information or if you want to sell your own stuff, check out www.dublinflea.ie

“A bizarre bazaar of vintage clothing, bric-a-brac and what nots, old and new. Stalls include hand-made goods, art, jewelry, furniture, records and lots more unwanted items that may just be your treasure!”

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.

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.

Six times will the “People’s Art 2016″ exhibition take place this year. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green.

(If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free and you will be able to admire (and buy) a huge amount of art works. The event starts close to 11:00 and typically finishes around 17:00, it runs from Friday until Sunday with the main activity on Saturday and Sunday.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

The Sandymount & Merrion Residents Association invites ro the Sandymount Green Family Fun Day on Sunday. It starts extra early so that you can get to the football and there will be Ballon Modelling, Face Painting, Magic Show, Music, Races and a Raffle.

In addition the “Before I die I want to ___________” wall will be there and is waiting for your contribution.

Admission is free.

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.

Every Sunday, the National Botanic Gardens invite to two guided walks. The first one is at 12:00 and the second one at 14:30.

Admission is free.

The exhibition “SEEING – What are you looking at?” (24 June – 25 Sept 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring the sensory experience of vision, understanding and perception. It looks at how us human beings see by using eye tracking technology, eye tests and colour perception, but it also shows how machines see and what their limitations are.

It is a great exhibition full of intriguing exhibits, some are very clear, others need some more explanation or you should at least read the explanatory labels that every exhibit has.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, SEEING is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that children from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service and it will help you soo much more to have a better experience

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

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 Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano, Beth McNinch, viola and Lance Coburn, piano, playing works from Bahms, Loeffler, Bridge and Head.

A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan”.

The film captures the excitement of the opening night occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow explains the great masterpieces. An biography and reflections on Leonardo’s influence since his death 500 years ago is also included in the film.

Admission is free.

As part of the 1916-2016 Centenary Commemorations, a free tour will take at Arbour Hill Cemetery every Sunday at 14:00. (from March until end of October).

No booking necessary. The meeting point is at the 1916 Memorial Wall towards the back of the cemetery.

“Casement the Revolutionary?” with Michael Laffan is a Sunday lecture in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

“Michael Laffan, Emeritus Professor, School of History, UCD, will reflect on Casement as an idealist in search of ideals and his relationship with the Irish revolution, which was characteristically complicated and ambivalent.”

Admission is free.

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), 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 below or on their Facebook Page 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!

The Dundrum Festival is taking place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The events on Saturday are on the bandstand at the “Dundrum Town Centre” shopping complex and on Sunday the focus will be on a stage in Dundrum’s Main Street.

The schedule for Saturday is:
14:00-17:00 Face painter and Balloon Sculptor Dundrum Town Centre
14:00-14:30 Suzuki violin school At Bandstand, Dundrum Town Centre
14:30-15:00 O’Donoghue/Pepper School of Irish Dance
15:00-15:40 McCormack Puppeteer
15:40-16:00 Schools Junior Art Competition prize giving
16:00-16:40 McCormack Puppeteer
16:40-17:00 Set Dancing with Dublin Folk Dance Group

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On Sunday the schedule is
14:00-14:30 Doherty – Kendrick Academy of Irish Dance On Stage in Main Street,Dundrum
14:30-15:00 Helen Jordan Stage School / School of Performing Arts
15:00-15:30 Launch of WAVA Heritage Map plus a local drama group PMW
15:30-16:00 Children’s Fancy Dress Comp. [Children of 1916 and 2016 dress]
16:00-17:00 Gala Event featuring popular operatic arias

Throughout the day from 14:00-17:00 there will also be Carnival Stalls on the Main Street and as well Bungee Run, Activity Centre, Twister, Rock & Roll Gladiators, Monsieur Gusto, Street Entertainer, Climbing Wall, Punch and Judy, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Monster Mural painting, Set Dancing with Dublin Folk Dance Group

Admission is free.

For the first time since 2002, Ireland won a competitive football game during a tournament las Wednesday and they qualified for the Knock-out stage of Euro 2016. The opponent on Wednesday was Italy (but it was the Italian B-team that played).

The next match for Ireland will be on Sunday at 14:00. It will be against (the A-team) of France and could be very different to the match against Italy. And while last time it took 14 years to the next win, now they have to win against France less than a week later, to stay in the tournament.

Betfair.ie quotes the odds for Ireland to win as 17:2 and paddypower.ie gives Ireland a 9:1 chance.

You can expect every pub in town to show the game and streets will be significantly quieter than usual for the 105 minutes from the kick-off at 14:00.

Every Sunday a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but places are limited, so early arrival is recommended.

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

It is possible that due to the football this event will start later or will even be cancelled, but it is also possible that the passionate Swing dancers going to it, are not into football that much. ;-)

This is a Swing Dance Picnic on the Bandstand in Stephen’s Green. You can watch the dancers and listen to the music and bring your own picnic.

A “National Flash Fiction Day” by the Big Smoke Writing Factory takes place on Sunday. Writers could submit their stories of up to 500 words earler this month and on Sunday the best ones will be read.

Admission is free.

“Leonardo’s influence on later Italian art” with Dr Corinna Ricasoli (Consultant Curator of Fine Arts, Museum of the Bible, Washington DC) is part of a free lecture series looking at the theme of ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, Renaissance Man’, in association with the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection”.

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.

There will be a free talk on the Biodiversity of the Phoenix Park on Sunday.

Admission is free.

At this tour through the “Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising” exhibition, look at some of the highlights of the Museum’s extensive Easter Week collection.

Admission is free and no booking required, places allocated on a first come first served basis 15 minutes before the tour starts.

Travel around European traditional dancing culture without a ticket at the Bal Folk Dance Sessions.

And if you don’t know how to dance, don’t worry! Workshops are provided and admission is free.

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub. The time alternates a little: On 1st+2nd Sunday of the month it is from 16:00-19:00 and on 3rd and 4th Sunday from 18:00-22:00. And on every 4th Sunday there is also a Breton session from 15:00.

J Wagner is a Singer/Songwriter from Austin, Texas and he will perform a gig in the Hot Spot Music Club on Sunday afternoon.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Pride Festival comes to an end with a Ceremony of Remembrance at the Oscar Wilde Statue in Merrion Square. Take a moment to remember the people from the LGBTQ communities that lost their lives.

Admission is free.

Every Sunday evening from 18:00-20:00, the Wiley Fox is hosting a trad session, where some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will play for you.

Admission is free.

The Sweeney’s Dixeland Jazzmen play their weekly gig on the ground floor in Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

At the Jawbone Gig night in Arthur’s Pub, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

Folk Pop and Indie Folk will be performed by Inni-K at this gig.

Admission is free.

A weekend long music festival is coming up in The Workman’s Club from 24-26 June.

On Saturday it starts from 12:00 with the Greenshoe Market, at 15:00 the Alison Spittle Chat Show with Danish comedian Sofie Hagen will entertain. The live music later will come from Beach, TooFools, Steven McCann, Lorcan O’Dwyer.

On Sunday, Black Bank Fold will be on stage from 20:00 and at midnight the weekend will be completed with the Workman’s Club Karaoke. A variety of DJs will spin in between.

Admission is free.

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.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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).

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe with live music (Rockabilly) and DJs. 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.

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

The Dublin Blues Cartel will be in Whelan’s again and will perform mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll, Soul, Funk, Blues and rap of all eras. Admission is free.

Emily Gallagher will run a weekly “just for fun” photo trail where you get instructions to hunt for specific snaps around the city centre. Afterwards the symbolic significance to the snaps will be shared. The overall theme is “Get a glimpse of directions you may wish your life to take and discover decisions you may desire to make.”

Meeting point is the Meeting House Square.

Participation in the photo trails is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via chooseyourowntracksphototrail@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.

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.

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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 Circle Sessions is an “Open Mic” that provides an opportunity for up and coming musicians, spoken word artists, poets and comedians to perform.

Come to this weekly show to perform or to simply watch a great mix of music, poetry, spoken word and comedy.

Admission is free.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bar hosts “The Comedy Shed”, usually with 3 headline acts.

Admission is free.

The Hot House Big Band is a 17-piece Swing Orchestra with some of the best jazz and brass musicians in Ireland.

The are performing every last Monday of every month in Bad Bob’s and admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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).

Every Monday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.

Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).

An Open Trad Music Session is taking place every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are playing music from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, Ry Cooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson.

Admission is free.

The wedding and party band The Retronauts will play a gig every Monday in the Mezz. Their music is Funk, Rock, Disco, Blues, Reggae.

Admission is free.

“Leonardo da Vinci’s influence today” with Shane Bergin (School of Physics, TCD; member of the Leonardo Group, TCD Science Gallery) is a talk that is part of a free lecture series looking at the theme of ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, Renaissance Man’, in association with the exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesday and Saturday. It is 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!”

The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@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.

A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan”.

The film captures the excitement of the opening night occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow explains the great masterpieces. An biography and reflections on Leonardo’s influence since his death 500 years ago is also included in the film.

Admission is free.

The Terns (birds!) have returned to the Dalkey islands for another season and the new Tern Warden will be running a ‘Dalkey Tern Watch’ to watch the terns and all the wildlife we can see from the pier. The event will run throughout the summer every Tuesday evening from 17:00-20:00 at Coliemore Harbour. You can drop in at ay time.

Admission is free.

Amnesty International Ireland’s LGBTI group is inviting to the screening of “Homo@LV”, a documentary that tracks the origin of Latvia’s first Pride in 2005 through to its abolition in 2010, collecting footage and commentaries from Pride’s supporters and protestors.

Admission is free, but tickets are required and can be booked here.

Do you track personal information, hoping to gain insights into yourself or your surrounding world? Are you curious about people who do? The Dublin Quantified Self group is for anyone interested in self-tracking. Whether you record your jogging times, how often you communicate with friends or how you are feelin, this is the group for you.

Two companies with different biomarker testing will be talking at the next meeting:
+ Daniel Stoessel from Kenkodo will be talking about tracking metabolites (vitamins & amino acids), and how Kenkodo can help determine current wellness, better understand the body and what habits lead to better health over time.
+ Arnoud Groen from ProteiQ will be talking about measuring proteins in the blood, specifically how they can apply to improving health & predicting athletic overreaching.

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

A new weekly Board Games night is taking place in the Black Sheep Pub. Lots of games are available and you can also bring your own.

Admission is free.

Academics for Palestine are inviting you to a lecture by Professor David Lloyd (University of California Riverside). It is entitled “Conditions for Palestinian Scholars in Israel and the West Bank – A Report-Back”.

Admission is free.

Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in Whelan’s.

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.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up. 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.

A weekly gig night for new bands is running in Arthur’s Pub. It is called “Anocht” and happens every Tuesday. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In addition to the music, there is usually also a visual show.

Admission is free.

Live sessions with the Blue Moon Folk and Blues Collective are taking place every Tuesday at the Beerhouse. Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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).

The Lounge Quintet plays this gig every Tuesday: Jazz Standards, Latin and Bebop. Often guest musicians and singers join them. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

A Celtic Tree Trail will take place on Wednesday. The celts believed each tree had its own personality and meaning. Learn about their uses through history and why trees are so important.

Admission is free.

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Creative Den in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays at 11:00.

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.

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 Temple Bar “Night” Market is more an afternoon and evening market (15:00-20:00) and it takes place every Wednesday until September.

You can buy Arts & Crafts at this market.

In previous years the missing food and drink stalls (probably to protect the pubs and restaurants in Temple Bar) was mentioned by visitors as a critique.

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.

Did you know that colours influence the success of your event? Or that it takes about 600 tweets to trend in Ireland?

The science of events will help you understand how you can optimise your next project and sell out your events.

Eventbrite and Banter are inviting to this discussion about how science can improve your events.

The evening will start with a complimentary drinks reception followed by a panel discussion hosted by Irish Times journalist Jim Carroll. The panelists are Beatrice Whelan (social media and content strategist at Sage), Kenneth McKenzie (Strategic Planning Director with Target McConnells) and Shaun O’Boyle (research coordinator at the Science Gallery).

Find more details on the website below. Admission is free, but booking is required on the Eventbrite website here.

At the next talk in the RDS Library Speaker Series, Siobhan Campbell will discuss “Leonardo: da Vinci The Graphic Genius”.

Leonardo da Vinci is recognised as a genius of the Renaissance. His works are seen as icons of science and wonders of art. His lifelong interests read like an A-Z of human intellect from Anatomy to Botany, Geology, Hydraulics Painting and Drawing.

Siobhan Campbell’s talk coincides with an exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland of ten of Leonardo’s drawings on loan from the Royal Collection (until 17 July).

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

This is an open mic night every Wednesday. Arrive, sign up and play. Admission is free.

The lecture “Proclaiming Self and Nation: Joyce’s Portrait and the Easter Rising, 1916” with Luke Gibbons (Professor of Irish Literary and Cultural Studies at Maynooth University) will take place in the National Library.

Admission is free.

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcheroo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

The Anseo Comedy Club takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

“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.

Los Paradiso are playing Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Western Swing, Surf in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

The Mick Pyro Trio will play Blues/Rock/Funk in the Mercantile.

Admission is free.

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).

The Harleys are a popular coverband and they will be in the Mezz every Wednesday at midnight.

Admission is free.

Every Thursday a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome. Ring 01-6770095 for more information and to check if the tour is going ahead.

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 Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

Voices of Memory is a riverside sound art installation by Christina Kubisch at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens to remember the more than 49,000 Irish people who died in the First World War. In 1923, these names were published in Irish Memorial Records 1914-1918. Consisting of eight volumes, these records, beautifully designed and illustrated by Irish artist Harry Clarke, are housed nearby in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens.

Almost the entire list of these names was read by volunteers of different ages and accents from across Ireland. The sound installation is based on the flow of these male and female voices playing over the bank of the river.

The artist Christina Kubisch will show and explain her installation and the memorial records will be on view.

Meeting point is at main entrance, beside the car park.

Admission is free, but booking is required here.

Carole O’Connor will play an organ concert at the “Music at the Unitarian Church” concert series.

Admission is free.

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A new market will happen on Thursday evening. It is the brand new Canal Bank Night Market at Portobello Harbour.

There will be Vintage Clothes, Vinyl Records, Jewellery, Arts & Crafts, Bikes, Coffee & Sweet Treats, Baked Goods and our friends from Paperbear.ie will sell their fabulous Pop-Up cards.

Admission is free.

AFterwork is an evening of music in La Cocotte, the cafe/restaurant of the Alliance Francaise. There will be live music for free and wine and food to buy.

Admission is free.

A weekly Forro Night (Brazilian Dance) with a Forro Live Band takes place in the D-One Bar & Brazilian Grill every Thursday.

Admission is free.

“Facebook and your Business” is a training session with Christine Spiess that will focus on setting up a professional Facebook page for your Start Up or Company as well as some helpful tips and tricks that you can implement in order to reach your clients in the best possible way.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite page below.

“Inspired by Leonardo: Drop-in Drawing” with Alan Daly is a series of eight, free life-drawing workshops looking at the influence of Leonardo da Vinci that will be led by professional artists and tutors. The workshops are for adults and teens and all materials will be provided. Places are limited to 25 participants on a first come first served basis. Arrive early to secure a place.

Admission is free and no booking required, places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Workshops take place Thursday evenings from 18:00-19;00 from 12 May to 30 June 2016

On Thursdays from 18:00-20:00, the Little Museum of Dublin waives all admission charges thanks to sponsor Guinness.

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin.

Education is the foundation to build of our society. The expert in education Fernando Barragán will review education programmes which promote suppressing any form of gender violence as well as developing intercultural exchange.

Admission is free,

“Incontri con la Scienza – The Garden of Biodiversity” is a tlak by Telmo Pievani about the co-evolution of humans and plants.

The new Garden of Biodiversity at the Historical Botanical Garden of Padua (the most ancient University Garden in the world and listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List) is an interactive and multimedia science centre dedicated to the astonishing biodiversity of plants and their connections to human evolution. Evolutionist and philosopher of biology Telmo Pievani will discuss the history of the co-evolution between humans and plants.

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

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new technics to release stress in your daily life. A Qi Walkwill help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details and register there as well.

Rob Buchanan’s collection of 69 poens in “The Cost of Living” charts the price each of us pay in love and loss to be a part of the modern world. The poems illustrates the human experience using the macrocosm of Irish history, literature and religion but also in the minutiae of love lives of working class men in Dublin’s Northside.

Admission is free.

“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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

“Chasing Michael Davitt: A Film Documentary” is a film documentary by singer/musician Dónal Maguire and film maker Paul Vernon Lydiate, that is based on the life of the 19th century Irish politician Michael Davitt (1846?1906).

The screening will take you on a musical journey through his life as agrarian agitator, founder of the Irish National Land League and Home Rule advocate.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite link below.

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). Admission is free.

And this is the third (!) Board Gaming night in Dublin! They are taking over! ;-)

It is a weekly event and on Thursday the focus is on Introductory Board Games, so if you haven’t for a while (or ever) played Board Games, this is for you.

Admission is free.

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

The Shoos are playing Soulful Rock ‘n’ Roll at this gig.

Admission is free.

Twisted Comedy is a stand-up comedy event with the following line-up

Maxine Jones, Lisa Casey, Gary Lynch, Donal Vaughan, Rob Coyle

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite link here.

Every Thursday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.

A Fun Pub Quiz takes place in Brady’s in Terenure on Thurs. The quiz will be on every Thursday night in the Lounge at Brady’s. Keith McLoughlin is the Quiz Master.

There will be six rounds of the quiz with picture questions, audio questions and general knowledge questions. Admission to the quiz is free and therr will be free drink vouchers for the winning and runner up teams. (No phones to get answers allowed.)

The Cabin Sessions are back with the The All Star Cabin Crew featuring Spats Davenport (guitar), Cathy McEvoy (fiddle), Christian Volkmann (harmonica), Dave Hardy (sax), Richard Hawkins (banjo) and with special guests Emma Butler, Keith Burke, Dos Hombres.

Admission is free.

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

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

Admission is free.

A weekly Trad Music Night is taking place in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire. It is an acoustic night and all musicians are welcome. Admission is free.

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing.

The Woolshed Karaoke is happening every Thursday from 21:30. Anyone can participate! Admission is free.

The Finglas Festival will take place from Friday until Sunday (01-03 July), the main days are Saturday and Sunday, but there are already a few events on the opening day on Friday.

Some of the events are:
+ Historical Walking Tour (11;00 – not sure if it is free)
+ Fire Brigade Station – Open Day (11:15-13:00)
+ various information stands in Drogheda Mall or in the Festival Office.

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 Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

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“A ‘regular hell’: World War Ireland and the Battle of the Somme” is a themed tour of the exhibition “World War Ireland: Exploring the Irish Experience” which explores the uniquely Irish experience of the First World War with a special focus on the centenary event of the Battle of the Somme.

Admission is free.

Summer Music at Sandford is a series of lunchtime concerts at Sandford Parish Church. Every Friday in July and August these classical concerts will take place.

The next one is with Cora Newman (Contralto), Andrea Banciu (Viola) and Aileen Cahill (Piano)

Admission free, but donations in aid of the Sandford Organ Restoration Fund are appreciated.

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 St. Patrick’s Cathedral invites to a special screening commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Shot and screened in 1916, “The Battle of the Somme” was the first feature length documentary about war. In the first three months of its release the film was seen by around 20 million people in Britain and Ireland, informing and challenging the public with its images of warfare and changing the way film was perceived.

Doors open at 19.00 and the screening will begin at 19.30.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link here.

One Horse Pony is a 5-piece acoustic Blues band.

Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.

Slowhand is a blues and classic rock band and they will play a gig in Mother Reilly’s.

Admission is free.

“Lost Avenue” and “Kiss my Acid” will be playing in the Midnight Hour in Whelan’s. The gig starts at 00:00 and admission is free before 22:30.