Going strong in 2025!?
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Comedy, Gallery Tours, Talks
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Hi!!
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Already the last week in February, how is 2025 going for you so far? I hope it is going really well and you will continue going strong into March. But, if it hasn’t been the smoothest start, remember: There’s always another chance.
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As Maya Angelou wisely said, ‘We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.’
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Every day is an opportunity to start fresh, to course-correct and to make the most of what’s ahead. March may just be your month!
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If you’re feeling the need for a little inspiration or a change of pace, Dublin offers some exciting events this week that might be just what you need to re-energise. There’s plenty going on to remind you that new opportunities are just around the corner. Let’s dive into the events that will help you hit refresh this week.
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Donations in February:
EUR 185
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Last week the wonderful people that helped with a donation were Eve, Grainne, Sheila and Bernice. Thanks a lot. Your contribution is much appreciated.
Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and it is truly a wonderful group of people who help keeping the Dublin Event Guide going. Join this exclusive group! Without donations to pay the bills I will not be able to continue.
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With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.
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Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.
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Thank you!!
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 22 February
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Temple Bar Food Market 09:30-15:30 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.lovetemplebar.com/markets-events
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Ireland Reads 2025: Drop-in eResource Sessions – Find out about ebooks, audio books, newspapers, music, comics, magazines and online courses 10:00-13:00 Coolock Library, Barryscourt Road, Dublin 17 www.dublincity.ie/events/ireland-reads-2025-drop-eresource-sessions
+ Pre-Ramadan Bazaar – Stalls, Food, Face Painting, Bouncy Castles 11:00-17:00 South Dublin Maktab, Islamic Centre, Newlands Rd, Balgaddy, Lucan, Co. Dublin K78 D422 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1180893750706365&set=pcb.1180893960706344
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/live/things-to-do/markets/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Youth Lab with the Gallery Youth Panel and AIB Young Portrait Prize artists (Age:16-25) – Drop-in Event 12:00-16:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1724991595042027
+ Prehistoric Ireland Family Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q1/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(1)
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+ Symbols of Ireland in the National Museum’s Collection – Tour 13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/February-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 13:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q1/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Ireland Reads 2025: Drop-in eResource Sessions – Find out about ebooks, audio books, newspapers, music, comics, magazines and online courses 13:45-16:00 Coolock Library, Barryscourt Road, Dublin 17 www.dublincity.ie/events/ireland-reads-2025-drop-eresource-sessions
+ 1913 – 1923: A Decade of Conflict – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/February-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Ireland Reads 2025: Sensory Storytelling for Children (Age 7-11) 14:30 Ballymun Library. Main Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.dublincity.ie/events/ireland-reads-2025-sensory-storytelling-children (Booking required)
+ Pulpit – Classic Rock Cover Band – support from Frenzy of Tongs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1308116343707734/
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ Lynn Thizzy (Thin Lizzy Tribute Band) – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 23 February
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ The Fallon & Byrne Wedding Showcase 10:00-16:00 Weddings at Fallon & Byrne, 13 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1244954846459
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Gauche Market Dark Wonderland Edition – small businesses selling handmade crafts 12:00-17:00 Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1234917133389
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+ An Introduction to Collins Barracks featuring Harry Clarke – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/February-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ The Phoenix Park, An illustrated history of its landscape and management 1880–1980 – Talk 14:00-15:30 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.phoenixpark.ie/events/free-lecture-by-john-a-mccullen-the-phoenix-park-an-illustrated-history-of-its-landscape-and-management-1880-1980/
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)
+ Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism – Tour 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/February-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/
+ Jazz Jam 15:30-18:30 International Bar, 23 Wicklow St, Dublin 2 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/jam-session/6241-jazz-jam-at-the-international-bar.html
+ Sunday Funday – Board Games Night 16:00-18:00 Beckett Locke, Point Square Village, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/847081713207 (Booking required)
+ Stella Bass, Felim Gormley & Band – Jazz Gig – Searson’s Sunday Jazz 18:00 Searson’s, 42 – 44 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/6286-searsons-sunday-jazz.html
+ Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass 19:30 St. Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/TheGSGC
+ Belly Laughs Comedy Night 19:30-22:30 The Star Bar, 43 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1253905126989
+ Icarus Comedy 20:00-22:00 Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1249328076909
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 24 February
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ 3rd Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Military Invasion of Ukraine – Talks, Commemoration and Performance 12:00-18:00 Graduate Memorial Building (GMB), Trinity Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D181032478
+ World Revolution in the Dock: early Soviet political trials and internationalism 1920-1927 – Lecture 13:00-14:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2025/world-revolution-in-the-dock-early-soviet-political-trials-and-internationalism-1920-1927.php
+ Nutrition for Good Health with dietitian Margaret Donnelly 18:30 Ringsend Library www.dublincity.ie/events/nutrition-good-health-dietitian-margaret-donnelly-1 (Booking required)
+ Telescopes: Past, Present and Future – Irish Astronomical Society – Talk 19:00 Online and in person at UCD Beech Hill Building, Beech Hill Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 D04 P7W1 irishastrosoc.ie/next-ias-meeting/
+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1160345211634964
+ Fáilte Swing Dancing – Free Social Dance with Swing DJs 20:40-21:30 Dublin Studio, 11 Montague Lane, Dublin 2 www.failteswing.ie/classes
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 25 February
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Start Your Own Business Drop in Centre 10:00-12:00 Walkinstown Library www.dublincity.ie/events/start-your-own-business-drop-centre
+ Ukulele for Beginners (21 Jan-25 Feb) 18:00-19:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173658424 (Booking required)
+ Ukulele for Beginners (21 Jan-25 Feb) 19:15-20:15 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173660917 (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 27 February
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Sing For Fun! Choir Workshop (weekly) 11:00-12:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651 (Booking required)
+ Archaeology 2025 in 2025: Reflections on where we are and where we want to be – Conference 09:30-16:30 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.ria.ie/events/archaeology-2025-in-2025-reflections-on-where-we-are-and-where-we-want-to-be/ (Booking required)
+ Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann – bilingual talk about the history of the National Library of Ireland 13:00-14:00 Online www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/leabharlann-naisiunta-na-heireann (Booking required)
+ In Focus Tour: Costumes Parisiens and La Belle Époque 13:10 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/costumes-parisien-and-la-belle-epoque/
+ Perspectives on Peace: Panel Event & Talks – Concern Worldwide in tandem with the exhibition Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion 16:45-20:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/concern-talks-event/ (Booking required)
+ Caring about care: The economic history of caring labour – Lecture 17:00-19:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2025/the-alice-murray-distinguished-scholar-lecture—caring-about-care-the-economic-history-of-caring-labour.php
+ Life Drawing – Drop-In Event 18:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/life-drawing-27feb2025/
+ Expert Art Tour – Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion 18:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/brian-maguire-la-grande-illusion-27feb2025/
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+++ Dublin City Council Culture Company
Every week, the Dublin City Council Culture Company organises cultural events in venues in Dublin. They are events in addition to the normal events in museums, galleries and other venues. All events are free, but access is by registration only. And these events are POPULAR!! So when I get to checking them out on the Friday before they take place, the most interesting ones are usually already booked out. If you are interested, check them out here cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows (This week you only see a few, because every month a new batch is uploaded not in a rolling way, but in a month by month way.)
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+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events:
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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