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.

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.

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.

The yearly NCAD CEAD Art Exhibition 2016 will run from 07-14 July.

The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) CEAD Art Exhibition showcases a diverse range of contemporary art and design by NCAD part-time students. It is a great opportunity to see and buy original work at very affordable prices.

It is also a great way to discover the wide variety of part-time and evening classes that the college offers, which are open to anyone to apply for and attend.

The exhibition contains painting, sculpture, jewellery, fine prints, photography, ceramics, textiles, stained glass, multimedia and much more, including work by amateur, professional and award winning artists. Admission is free.

Opening times are 10:00-17:00 Fri, Sat and Mon-Wed, 14:00-17:00 on Sunday and 10:00-14:00 on the last day.

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/

Forbidden Planet Dublin invites to a “Small Press Day” to celebrate self-published and small press comix creators. Come to the event and meet

Admission is free.

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.

Discover the beautiful restored Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden and learn about growing your own fruit and vegetables, herbs and lots more. Meet OPW professional gardeners Brian and Meeda at the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden. They have lots of advice to plan your perfect garden for the Summer months. Admission is free and car parking is available.

The Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden is located next to the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, and the Phoenix Café. The OPW professional gardeners are on site on the second Saturday of every month.

“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.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details on the website below. No booking required, but places are limited.

The themes are
Saturday: Abstract Art
Sunday: NO Family Workshop
Monday: Baroque
Tuesday: Icons
Wednesday: Impressionism
Thursday: Renaissance
Friday: Cubism

An Intercultural Tour in Mandarin Language with Community Ambassador Vicky Wang is taking place.

Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library. Admission is free and no booking required.

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 next 2nd Saturday Market in the Chocolate Factory will take place this weekend and there will be a mix of crafts and food products available.

Admission is free.

A Somme Centenary Commemoration will take place in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens on Saturday at 12:00. The Ceremony to commemorate the Battle of the Somme, in which approximately 3,500 soldiers from the island of Ireland lost their lives, is being held in conjunction with the Royal British Legion.

The ceremony will be attended by the President, the Taoiseach, the Lord Mayor, the Government and the Council of State, as well as members of Oireachtas, representatives from Northern Ireland, the Diplomatic Corps, the Judiciary and a number of veteran organisations.

The Ceremony will involve a wreath-laying by the President of Ireland. Ambassadors of the eight countries that fought at the Somme, Representatives from Northern Ireland and the Presidents of the Royal British Legion (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) will also lay wreaths.

Music will be provided by the Army Band 1 Brigade. Mount Sackville and Scoil Mhuire Choir will also perform at the Ceremony.
Sign language interpretation will be provided at the event.

You are invited to come to the ceremony as well, BUT you will have to be “in position” before 11:15. Whenever the President goes to an event, us plebs have to be waiting for him for at least 30-45 minutes.

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 best event in Dublin of the year is happening again over this coming weekend. The City Spectacular, sponsored by Laya Healthcare (formerly the “Street Performance World Championship”) is taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

There are some changes (less stages, fewer performers, added other events), but it is still an amazing and outstanding event and I strongly recommend it to anyone.

There will be about 40 street performance shows and other components of the City Spectacular are a a music stage, Creative Hub (sponsored by ESB), food stalls, Live Science Shows, an Imaginosity playground, writing workshops for children, Silent Disco, Artzone, Dance & Drama Workshops. etc

The festival is free, but be aware that the street performers make their money from your donations, so bring some money with you and be generous if the show was great.

The timetables are downloadable here, and the performers are introduced on www.cityspectacular.com/street-performers

Some seasoned Street Performance World Championship/City Spectacular goers will miss the big names that were at the festival over the years and indeed, the de-focus from the championship to just an entertainment event in one of many cities in the world, had an influence in that direction. But remember that you probably didn’t know a Space Cowboy or a Mario the Queen of the Circus either before you saw them in Merrion Square. So, come to the City Spectacular with the same enthusiasm, curiosity and playfulness as in all previous years and you will entirely enjoy it again! ;-)

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.

Qigong is a traditional Chinese form of meditation coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm state of mind.

Come to this gentle Qigong practice outdoors on the Roof Top Garden of the Library (weather permitting) or indoors with a view of the roof garden. Suitable for all ages.

Admission is free and no booking required, but numbers are limited.

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.

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 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.

This monthly tour will explore the Library’s rich architectural history and heritage. The tour begins in the main hall of the Library and will include an introduction to the Signatories exhibition, a selected display of key items relating to the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation. The tour also includes a visit to the Library’s iconic reading room.

Admission is free.

Dovie Thomason, an Apache/Lakota storyteller, will talk to Irish poet Theo Dorgan at this public interview. It is an event of Storytellers of Ireland.

Admission is free.

This is a two-day presentation of the ground-breaking music of Jennifer Walshe by the radical text and music partnership “Béal” at the Project Arts Centre.

The works will be performed by choral singers ensembÉal and Jennifer Walsh.

During the day, a number of free pop-up performances will take place and in the evening a non-free concert will follow.

The free performances on Saturday are:
14:00 Volunteer Chorus (featuing Tonnta Music)
15:30 A Folksong Collection
15:50 The Soft Menageri
16:10 Julian & Kanye
16:30 A Folksong Collection Vol. 2
16:50 PADDY REILLY RUNS WITH THE DEVIL

More details about free and non-free aspects of the festival are on the website below.

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.

An Intercultural Tour in Irish Language with Community Ambassador Jack FitzGerald will take place.

Admission is free and no booking required. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

“The Battle of Somme” was released in September 1916 and was seen by more than 20 million people in Britain and Ireland. It was hoped that the film would rally civilian support for the war and highlight a great victory. View this restored film with a short introduction from historian Dr. Jennifer Wellington. Running time 77 minutes.

Admission is free and no booking required, places are allocated on first-come first served basis 15 minutes before start.

The “Two Birds / One Stone” is a group show of mainly sculptural work (10 June – 07 Aug) and an artists talk with Helen O’Leary will take place on Saturday.

Admission is free. Registration is requested via angela.cassidy@opw.ie but since you will get this information too close to the event, you could make it there in the hope that you will be let in.

This is a free talk at the National Gallery.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they are going on a nationwide tour to Irish Monument, but luckily they still spend a good bit of time with us.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare. Details about the play are here.

The performances in Dublin are
+ 08 July – 18:00: Amphitheatre at Wood Quay
+ 09 July – 15:00: St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral
+ 27 July – 18:00: Casino in Marino
+ 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August – 19:00: Dublin Castle
+ 6, 7, 13, 14 August – 15:00: Dublin Castle

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof, but despite that, the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

Beyonce is in town! She will perform a gig in Croke Park on Saturday and with all the thousands of Beyonce fans in town, there are Beyonce After Parties on left, right and centre.

The Morgan Bar doesn’t wait with their After Party until the concert is over, but they party the whole evening and night.

There will be Beyonce songs, Beyonce Cocktails and you are expected to add the Beyonce dancing and maybe even your best Beyonce outfit.

Admission is free.

RobotRock are a live band who remix & mash-up some of dance musics greatest anthems.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

J.W. Sweetman will have Live Music and DJs at their Beyonce After Party from 22:00. Admission is free.

Rockabilly band “Skinny Elvis” are playing a gig in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

Cascades will play a gig in the Midnight Hour at Whelan’s. Support will be provided by The Dynamics.

Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

Tetris are playing 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.

A Food & Craft Market is taking place on the Farmyard at Farmleigh House. There will be lots of food products to eat there or to bring home and prepare yourself.

The Irish Defence Forces Open Day is also happening this Sunday at Farmleigh House.

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.

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.

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 next Fusion Sundays Market will take place this Sunday in the Dublin Food Co-op.

It is a world culture market, an ethnic Bazaar, that focuses on the diverse ethnic culture present in Ireland today. The Market features a huge array of International stalls, ethnic food, live music and entertainment for kids. You can buy handmade goods, arts and crafts, recycled products, jewellery, clothes and food. The market is held every second Sunday of the month.

There is always a great atmosphere and I definitely recommend this monthly market.

This month the Fusion Sundays Market will also feature a Bellydance Performance, pop-up yoga for adults and kids and a live Swing Jazz Band. [Shivam Yoga Workshop (12:30, EUR 5), Smoking’ Hot Club Swing Jazz Band (14:30, Free), Laughter Yoga (14:30, EUR 5), Bollywood Workshop (15:30, Free)]

Admission is free.

The Irish Defence Forces open day will include a full weapons and equipment display, with all corps of the Defence Forces participating and showing the best of their equipment.

There will be a careers exhibition where you can learn about life in the Defence Forces, the Defence Forces parachute team will showcase their skills when they will jump from the Air Corps helicopters flying overhead, unarmed combat demonstrations will take place, vintage vehicles will be there and a lot more.

Musical entertainment will be provided by the Army Brass and Pipe Band.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

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 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.

The best event in Dublin of the year is happening again over this coming weekend. The City Spectacular, sponsored by Laya Healthcare (formerly the “Street Performance World Championship”) is taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

There are some changes (less stages, fewer performers, added other events), but it is still an amazing and outstanding event and I strongly recommend it to anyone.

There will be about 40 street performance shows and other components of the City Spectacular are a a music stage, Creative Hub (sponsored by ESB), food stalls, Live Science Shows, an Imaginosity playground, writing workshops for children, Silent Disco, Artzone, Dance & Drama Workshops. etc

The festival is free, but be aware that the street performers make their money from your donations, so bring some money with you and be generous if the show was great.

The timetables are downloadable here, and the performers are introduced on www.cityspectacular.com/street-performers

Some seasoned Street Performance World Championship/City Spectacular goers will miss the big names that were at the festival over the years and indeed, the de-focus from the championship to just an entertainment event in one of many cities in the world, had an influence in that direction. But remember that you probably didn’t know a Space Cowboy or a Mario the Queen of the Circus either before you saw them in Merrion Square. So, come to the City Spectacular with the same enthusiasm, curiosity and playfulness as in all previous years and you will entirely enjoy it again! ;-)

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.

Drop In Drawing Session with Roxana Manouchehri will take place.

Learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading, perspective and decoration during these relaxed and informal sessions.

Admission is free and no booking required. Suitable for ages 13+. Materials are provided but feel free to bring your own sketchbook. Dry materials only.

The hugely popular Teddy Bears Picnic in Blackrock Park will happen again this Sunday.

It is a festival of all things Teddy with lots of fun, games and surprises all over the park. Everybody, young and old, is invited to bring their teddy bears and blankets.

The Teddy Bears Hospital will be in Blackrock to provide free bear care and checkups with minor repairs to give ailing Teddy Bears a new lease of life. There will be a DJ, face painting, bouncy castles and inflatable games for all ages, entertainment on the Lake Stage and picnic facilities.

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.

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!

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.

The yearly NCAD CEAD Art Exhibition 2016 will run from 07-14 July.

The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) CEAD Art Exhibition showcases a diverse range of contemporary art and design by NCAD part-time students. It is a great opportunity to see and buy original work at very affordable prices.

It is also a great way to discover the wide variety of part-time and evening classes that the college offers, which are open to anyone to apply for and attend.

The exhibition contains painting, sculpture, jewellery, fine prints, photography, ceramics, textiles, stained glass, multimedia and much more, including work by amateur, professional and award winning artists. Admission is free.

Opening times are 10:00-17:00 Fri, Sat and Mon-Wed, 14:00-17:00 on Sunday and 10:00-14:00 on the last day.

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

Join Dermot Bolger, Writer in Residence in a writing workshop with a talk on the process of writing followed by an extensive question-and-answer session with the audience. This session will cover every aspect of writing and also the business of writing, across all the mediums which Bolger is involved in.

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

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 next Board Game Night, organised by Alt Events, will take place on Sunday. You can bring your own game or you can play some of the many games that Alt Events will bring along.

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 Dixeland Jazzmen play a weekly gig in Sin E. 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

The final game of the Euro 2016 will be played on Sunday. Portugal and France will battle it out.

The match will be screened in most (if not all) pubs in Dublin.

Jamie Duff is playing Folk Rock with a feel-god vibe.

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.

Live at the Liquor Rooms is back for the fourth event. This time the line-up will be Clara Tracey, Sean Rooney and Queeva.

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 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.

Pete Pamf and The Late Sunday Service will be in the Mezz for a gig.

Admission is free.

Tai Chi teacher Declan Mills will run a Tai Chi taster class in Sandymount.

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

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details on the website below. No booking required, but places are limited.

The themes are
Saturday: Abstract Art
Sunday: NO Family Workshop
Monday: Baroque
Tuesday: Icons
Wednesday: Impressionism
Thursday: Renaissance
Friday: Cubism

The National Library wills creen the film “The Battle of the Somme” from 11-22 July in the library’s seminar room. The film was seen by over 20 million people in 1916.

From Mon-Fri the screenings will take place three times a day at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 with the exception from Wednesday 13 July when the 11:00 screening will not happen. Running time of the film is 77min.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new technics to release stress in your daily life. A Zen Walk will 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 about the walk and then check the dates and times and register here: www.xiufengshui.com/en/events/zen-walk/dates-and-registration

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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At this IMRO seminar “Songwriting Tips And Demo Dip Session” with Canadian songwriter Ralph Murphy, Songwriters can get essential help and advice to imrpove their work.

IMRO is the Irish Musical Rights Organisation.

Admission is free, but places are limited and booking is required via events@imro.ie

This is a free talk at the National Gallery.

Drop-in Drawing Sessions will happen every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in July and August. 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.

This workshop builds on the basic “Introduction to 3D printing” workshop in the LexIcon library and introduces more technical tools for 3D modelling and highlights important preparations that should be considered when printing complex shapes.

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

In the past, physical record sales, over the air radio and TV performances, synch licenses and live concerts were the basis of making a living in music. But how do songwriters, publishers and artists make money in the digital age where physical product sales are decreasing, streaming is the listening norm and online synch licenses are common.

This seminar with Entertainment Law attorney Todd Brabec tells you how the “new” music business works, what the deal structures look like and how much money can be made. The world of traditional media music licensing will also be discussed as well as how it differs from the online/digital music licensing area.

Admission is free, but booking is required via events@imro.ie

Tai Chi teacher Declan Mills will run a Tai Chi taster class in Drumcondra on Monday evening.

Admission is free.

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 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.

“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

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details on the website below. No booking required, but places are limited.

The themes are
Saturday: Abstract Art
Sunday: NO Family Workshop
Monday: Baroque
Tuesday: Icons
Wednesday: Impressionism
Thursday: Renaissance
Friday: Cubism

Storyteller Róisín Murphy will bring children on a magical, mystical journey into the worlds of The Children of Lir, Setanta the hound of Culann and Fionn and his Salmon of Knowledge. The sessions are suitable for children from 6-10 years.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the phone numbers below.

The schedule is:
Tue 12 July – 11:00 – Inchicore Library 01-4533793
Tue 12 July – 14:30 – Dolphin’s Barn Library 01-4540681
Tue 19 July – 11:00 – Phibsboro Library (BOOKED OUT)
Tue 19 July – 14:30 – Drumcondra Library 01-8377206

Magic of Music / Gymboree Music / Rainbow Music are three different music training programmes/workshops that the Dublin Libraries are making available for your 3-8 year old kids.

The programmes are running in different libraries on varying dates in July and August.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

If you have kids in that age group, check out the list of events on the website below and book asap.

The No Strings Theatre Company will perform the puppet show “The Salmon of Knowledge”.

The event is suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years. Admission is free, but booking is essential.

The schedule is:
Tue 12 July – 11:00 – Charleville Mall Library 01-8749610
Tue 12 July – 14:30 – Pearse Street Library 01-6744888
Wed 13 July – 15:00 – Cabra Library 01-8691414

The National Library wills creen the film “The Battle of the Somme” from 11-22 July in the library’s seminar room. The film was seen by over 20 million people in 1916.

From Mon-Fri the screenings will take place three times a day at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 with the exception from Wednesday 13 July when the 11:00 screening will not happen. Running time of the film is 77min.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

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.

Storyteller Róisín Murphy will bring children on a magical, mystical journey into the worlds of The Children of Lir, Setanta the hound of Culann and Fionn and his Salmon of Knowledge. The sessions are suitable for children from 6-10 years.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the phone numbers below.

The schedule is:
Tue 12 July – 11:00 – Inchicore Library 01-4533793
Tue 12 July – 14:30 – Dolphin’s Barn Library 01-4540681
Tue 19 July – 11:00 – Phibsboro Library (BOOKED OUT)
Tue 19 July – 14:30 – Drumcondra Library 01-8377206

The No Strings Theatre Company will perform the puppet show “The Salmon of Knowledge”.

The event is suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years. Admission is free, but booking is essential.

The schedule is:
Tue 12 July – 11:00 – Charleville Mall Library 01-8749610
Tue 12 July – 14:30 – Pearse Street Library 01-6744888
Wed 13 July – 15:00 – Cabra Library 01-8691414

This is a free talk at the National Gallery.

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.

Banter and Eventbrite are inviting to their next Event Talk with the topic “Does Dublin Need a Night Mayor?”

The thinking is that maybe the city changes so much at night that someone with specific responsibility for everything that is happening in the night should be available.

To me this is a totally ridiculous idea! Not because it wouldn’t be helpful to put more focus on what is happening during the night, but because we can’t even have a Day Mayor that is allowed to take any responsibilities based on his/her brief. All we have a City Manager who seems to do whatever he wants. So before we talk about a Night Mayor, we should talk about a democratisation of the running of the city by giving only people the power that can be re-elected or kicked out of their job.

What do you think? I see that there are still some tickets available for the event, so come to it and join the discussion.

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

Do you have an idea but need some help figuring out where to get started or what creative technologies might help bring the idea to life? Maybe you just want to bounce your idea off someone else?

Drop in to the Dún Laoghaire LexIcon Lab where Creative Technology Curator, Dr. Jake Rowan Byrne, other “makers” and
members of the community will be there and keen to help out.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite site 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.

EveryTuesday at 19:00, The Dublin Language Exchange takes place in the Czech Inn. It is the biggest free meeting of people from all around Dublin that are interested in learning languages and communicate with speakers of other languages.

Admission is free and the meetup is completely informal. No booking required.

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.

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.

The Children’s Workshop “Budding Botanists – Flower pressing” on Wednesday will give kids great tips from the experts on how to collect plants. There will be an expedition through the Gardens identifying and collecting suitable plants for pressing before constructing own flower presses to start a dried plant collection.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 8040319 or botanicgardens@opw.ie

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.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details on the website below. No booking required, but places are limited.

The themes are
Saturday: Abstract Art
Sunday: NO Family Workshop
Monday: Baroque
Tuesday: Icons
Wednesday: Impressionism
Thursday: Renaissance
Friday: Cubism

The walk and talk “Fionn Uisce and pre history” will take place.

Admission is free.

NLI staff member and historian Dr. Emma Edwards will provide advice and guidance on researching the rich and varied collections of the National Library, with a special focus on sources relating to 1916.

“The workshop will draw on case studies of personalities from the NLI’s 1916 collections and is suitable for anyone looking to embark on a research project or to enhance research skills in navigating the catalogue, accessing the various collections and interpreting the sources.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via learning@nli.ie or 01 6030 278

The National Library wills creen the film “The Battle of the Somme” from 11-22 July in the library’s seminar room. The film was seen by over 20 million people in 1916.

From Mon-Fri the screenings will take place three times a day at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 with the exception from Wednesday 13 July when the 11:00 screening will not happen. Running time of the film is 77min.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

The author of the Vroom-Town series of books Emer Conlon will come to a number of libraries on July. Kids from 3-7 are invited to this fun and interactive storytelling session and meet the characters from the Vroom-Town series. Listen to the adventures of Sparkle, Bullydozer and Screech.

Admission is free, but booking is required. The relevant phone numbers are listed below.

The schedule is:
Wed 13 July – 11:00 in Pembroke Library 01-6689575
Wed 20 July – 14:30 in Ringsend Library 01-6680063
Thu 21 July – 11:00 in Ballymun Library 01-8421890
Thu 21 July – 14:30 in Finglas Library 01-8344906
Wed 27 July – 11:00 in Coolock Library 01-8477781
Wed 27 July – 14:30 in Marino Library 01-8336297

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.

“Depictions of Childhood in the National Gallery of Ireland’s Collection” is a free talk in the National Gallery

“Depictions of Childhood in the National Gallery of Ireland’s Collection” is a free talk in the National Gallery

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Drop-in Drawing Sessions will happen every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in July and August. 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.

A public lecture by Dr Jyn Schultze-Melling (Facebook’s Director for Privacy Policy in Europe) and TJ McIntyre (Lecturer in Law at UCD and Chairman of Digital Rights Ireland) about “Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it Time for a New Paradigm?”

Dr Jyn Schultze-Melling will present and explain Facebook’s report “A New Paradigm for Personal Data”. This is the final report from Facebook’s roundtable series about how to create a positive and sustainable future for personal data – for the benefit of individuals, organisations and societies.

TJ McIntyre will respond to the report, setting out a civil liberties perspective on the gathering and use of personal data and critically examining the assumptions underlying arguments for data sharing. His talk will focus on “Why Online Privacy is not Dead – Yet”

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

The No Strings Theatre Company will perform the puppet show “The Salmon of Knowledge”.

The event is suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years. Admission is free, but booking is essential.

The schedule is:
Tue 12 July – 11:00 – Charleville Mall Library 01-8749610
Tue 12 July – 14:30 – Pearse Street Library 01-6744888
Wed 13 July – 15:00 – Cabra Library 01-8691414

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.

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

Big Bastille Day celebrations will take place in The Church Pub on Wednesday and Thursday (13+14 July). There will French Pastis, French Wine, French Petanque, French Crêpes, French Saucissons, French FANFARE and French DJs and a lot of prizes can be won as well.

Admission is free.

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

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.

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.

Five contemporary art galleries and artists’ studios are in an area of Dublin that was once called the Monto quarter. The galleries and studios are ArtBox, The LAB Gallery (Dublin City Council’s Arts office), Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Oonagh Young Gallery and Talbot Gallery & Studios. They are in the area of Talbot Street, Foley Street and James Joyce Street in Dublin 1.

On Thursday these five organisations are coming together to celebrate the artistic focus in the area and to work together offering tours of the art spaces and other activities.

The schedule for the day is:
10:00 Tai Chi with Dance Ireland
11:00 Tour of the galleries and studios in the Monto starting at The LAB Gallery
12:00-14:00 Music from new Irish bands selected by First Music Contact
14:00 History tour of the Monto with local historian Terry Fagan

Art installations will be on show by Vanessa Donoso Lopez, Rita Duffy and children from Kids Inc who have been working with Seoidin O’Sullivan

More details can be found on the Facebook Page below.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details on the website below. No booking required, but places are limited.

The themes are
Saturday: Abstract Art
Sunday: NO Family Workshop
Monday: Baroque
Tuesday: Icons
Wednesday: Impressionism
Thursday: Renaissance
Friday: Cubism

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.

At the children’s workshop “Introduction to Archaeology”, learn to investigate and explore the past through creative and practical activities, including a mini-dig. These fun and educational workshops are free and are hosted by The School of Irish Archaeology in various libraries in July and August.

The full schedule is below:
Thu 14 July – 11:00 – Walkinstown Library
Thu 14 July – 15:00 – Ballyfermot Library
Tue 26 July – 11:00 – Raheny Library
Tue 26 July – 15:00 – Donaghmede Library
Wed 03 August – 11:00 – Central Library
Wed 03 August – 14:30 – Cabra Library
Thu 04 August – 11:00 – Rathmines Library
Thu 04 August – 15:00 – Dolphin’s Barn Library

Booking is essential as places are limited. To book, contact the library that rund the event you are interested and a link to their contact details is provided on the website below.

The National Library wills creen the film “The Battle of the Somme” from 11-22 July in the library’s seminar room. The film was seen by over 20 million people in 1916.

From Mon-Fri the screenings will take place three times a day at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 with the exception from Wednesday 13 July when the 11:00 screening will not happen. Running time of the film is 77min.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

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.

“The Dutch Golden Age” is a talk in the National Galley on Thursday.

Admission is free.

The Wood Quay Summer Sessions are back, a series of four lunchtime gigs/concerts in the Amphitheatre at Wood Quay. This year, the four weeks will bring four different musical styles.

The second session on Thursday will feature Sean Mac Erlain and Alex Petcu-Colan. Sean Mac Erlaine is a saxophonist and clarinetist form Dublin (www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0_g7uJ31zA) and Aley Petcu is a percusionist from Cork, who will play Selections from Tom Lane’s “Beats, Bells and Bridges (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAj_NHq4Sh4)

Both will play their unique type of contemporary music. The performance will NOT be a Jazz concert though! Jazz was last week, this week is “Contemporary”, which CAN be even more challenging for some than Jazz, ;-) Check out the You Tube clips above to get an idea what will expect you.

Admission is free.

“Lapis and Gold: the Story of the Ruzbihan Quran” is ain InFocus Tour in the Chester Beatty Library with Dr Elaine Wright. Curator of the Islamic Collections, Chester Beatty Library.

Admission is free and no booking required.

Spend an afternoon the German way, with “Kaffee und Kuchen”(coffee & cake) and conversation in German at the cafeteria of the Goethe-Institut. Kaffeklatsch will take place every second Thursday of each month.

Admission is free and you are welcome even if your German is a bit rusty.

“Drawing the Library” is a child friendly trail of the library, drawing pictures of what you see as you go and learning about the library building! Be prepared for some surprises! Weather permitting, you will also look at the outside of the building.

Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Booking is not required.

In Early Bronze Age Ireland, people made beautiful gold discs to look like the sun. Drop by the Learning Resource Room to find out more about these precious objects and make your own shining sun disc.

Admission is free and no booking required. Located in the Learning Resource Room, First Floor. Suitable for all ages from 7+

Draw, collage or embroider your own postcard from the past, inspired by your favourite objects in the museum’s collections. Drop-in activity for families with children 7-12 with art materials provided.

Admission is free and no booking required.

This public tour of the exhibition “WWI Ireland: Exploring the Irish Experience” takes place on the second Thursday of each month during 2016. It will showcase material from the library’s collections and will focus on the Irish experience of this total war.

The exhibition is located at No 2/3 Kildare Street.

Admission is free,

This is a free talk in the National Gallery.

At the children’s workshop “Introduction to Archaeology”, learn to investigate and explore the past through creative and practical activities, including a mini-dig. These fun and educational workshops are free and are hosted by The School of Irish Archaeology in various libraries in July and August.

The full schedule is below:
Thu 14 July – 11:00 – Walkinstown Library
Thu 14 July – 15:00 – Ballyfermot Library
Tue 26 July – 11:00 – Raheny Library
Tue 26 July – 15:00 – Donaghmede Library
Wed 03 August – 11:00 – Central Library
Wed 03 August – 14:30 – Cabra Library
Thu 04 August – 11:00 – Rathmines Library
Thu 04 August – 15:00 – Dolphin’s Barn Library

Booking is essential as places are limited. To book, contact the library that rund the event you are interested and a link to their contact details is provided on the website below.

E.gress, a soulful film about the twilight world of dementia, explores how individuals diagnosed with dementia find new ways to adjust to a changing world.

The E.gress National Tour by artist Marie Brett has visited seven venues across Ireland since 2015 and closes at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on 14 July 2016 with a screening, interactive exhibition, performances and a discussion event.

There will be a drop-in film screening and interactive installation of tour responses from 17:00-18:30, followed by performances and a conversation event from 18:30-19:30. Sarah Bowman, Director of Public Engagement at Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing, St. James’s Hospital, will chair the conversation event and guest speaker is Grainne Humphreys, Festival Director of Audi Dublin International Film Festival.

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

You are invited to come to a Whiskey Tasting evening in the Kilkenny Shop on 07, 14, 21 or 28 July, where you will experience the finest Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys from Redbreast to Green Spot, Powers and Midleton.

There will be a complimentary tastings and hors d’oeuvres in association with Pernod Ricard and Waterford Crystal (10% off Waterford Crystal Connoisseur range on the evening)

Admission is free, but space is limited (first come first served).

The Mexican film “Tiburoneros / Shark Fisherman” from 1963 will be screened on Thursday in Spanish with English subtitles.

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.

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.

Kaya from Creative Lifestyle Services is inviting to a talk entitled “Transform your Life”.

She will talk about how thoughts influence our reality, where limiting thoughts come from and how to change them to transform your whole life.

Admission is free and to book and to find out more information you should go to the Eventbrite site below.

Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning Hall of Fame songwriter Paul Williams and Singer/Songwriter from Belfast, Brian Kennedy, will talk about the Craft of Songwriting at this IMRO event.

Admission is free, but booking is required via events@imro.ie with subject “Songwriting”.

Jaclyn Doyle is a certified nutritional therapist and wishes to help people improve their overall health, achieve their desired goals and develop habits that will lead to a healthy and balanced life.

Admission to this talk is free, but booking is required via 01 298 5000.

“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

Big Bastille Day celebrations will take place in The Church Pub on Wednesday and Thursday (13+14 July). There will French Pastis, French Wine, French Petanque, French Crêpes, French Saucissons, French FANFARE and French DJs and a lot of prizes can be won as well.

Admission is free.

An expatriate or expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship.

And this is a weekly meeting for all Expats in Dublin (new and old!). If you are new to the city, this is an excellent way to meet people.

Admission is free (no booking required!), but you are asked to give the same kind of welcoming to new members as is given to you.

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.

This is not a free event, but you can support the approximately 3000 runners for free. ;-)

The run is a short 5k run from City Quay near Lime Street (on the South Side) to Matt Talbot Bridge, then to the North Side and along the quays to the 3Arena/Point Depot, then the runners will turn around and run back to Matt Talbot Bridge, cross to the Sout Side and along the quays to Sir John Rogerson’s Quay where the finish line will be.

Find out more on the website below.

Pete Cummins will be in the Harbour Bar again and will play his Folk / Americana.

Admission is free,

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.)

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.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details on the website below. No booking required, but places are limited.

The themes are
Saturday: Abstract Art
Sunday: NO Family Workshop
Monday: Baroque
Tuesday: Icons
Wednesday: Impressionism
Thursday: Renaissance
Friday: Cubism

The National Library wills creen the film “The Battle of the Somme” from 11-22 July in the library’s seminar room. The film was seen by over 20 million people in 1916.

From Mon-Fri the screenings will take place three times a day at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 with the exception from Wednesday 13 July when the 11:00 screening will not happen. Running time of the film is 77min.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

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.

Get a cup of tea, gather the last bit of energy and then bring this work week over the line! And for next week, get some special teas via the ad below and help the Dublin Event Guide while you are doing that. ;-)

Click on the picture below or use this link and if you order any teas that way, you help the Dublin Event Guide because Twinings will pay a small reward if you order after clicking on the picture or link above.

Orders over GBP 35 are free in the UK and if you use Parcelmotel’s Belfast to Dublin service, you can get it delivered for just EUR 3.95 of postage.

This film by Liam Gillick is a personal examination of the work of Richard Hamilton.

Particular focus is placed upon an Exhibit, a work that has had a strong influence on the development of Liam Gillick’s method and practice. Animation, computer modelling, live action footage and first person narrative are combined to show Hamilton’s work from multiple perspectives.

Admission is free.

This is a free talk at the National Gallery.

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 the Selwyn College Cambridge Chapel Choir.

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

Drop-in Drawing Sessions will happen every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in July and August. 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.

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.

“In Their Thousands” are playing Alternative, Folk & Rock in the Harbour Bar.

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.

The double bill of country & alternative that Rev JM’s Panic Worship & Poison Heart is, is back in the Patriot.

Admission is free.

My Pilot will play a midnight gig in Whelan’s with support from Bill Blood.

Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

Formerly called “The Runaway Boys”, Riley and the Moonrockers will play Rockabilly and Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Admission is free before 22:30.