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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 212
| 08 July 2011 Subscribers: 9004
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Hi all!

After the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” was featured on “Capital D”, the RTE 1 TV programme about events taking place in Dublin, immediately a many of you looked it up and joined our Dublin Event Guide Community. But then throughout the whole last week there was steady stream of more people joining in and I have to admit that I am thrilled with that.

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When I started writing this weekly e-mail I had never expected that it would grow that big, but there was always one thing that I wanted to achieve: I always wanted to help more people to enjoy culture for free AND at the same time I wanted to help event organisers who spend a great deal of time and effort in running events to get the reward they deserve by having a full house. We are now more than 9000 people and I will do what ever I can to find thousands more that want to join our community. I am convinced that there are more than 9000 people in Dublin that would benefit from knowing where all free events happen and I will work hard on reaching them.

You can help me and – actually – I NEED you to help me! Because without a doubt you know a few of these people. Let them know about the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” and tell them that they can go to www.dublineventguide.com to sign up!

The next few paragraphs I already had included last week, but with your permission I will leave them here for one more week, considering that there are so many people that found us only during the week:

If this is the first issue of the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” you are receiving then you might be surprised how long it is. There are between 80 and 100 free events that I find every week and they could be gigs, festivals, talks & lectures or exhibitions. But I don’t recommend that you intend to read every word in this e-mail magazine. Instead I suggest that you look at the different sections, see what you like and read where you discover something interesting. If you read a newspaper you probably don’t read every single article, but use the headlines to find out what interests you and only read that. Do the same thing with this long newsletter and the huge amount of information becomes VERY manageable.

To find all the information, I crawl/trawl and search through approx. 400 webpages every Thursday night and because the more than 9000 readers are a very diverse, multicultural and multinational community, the interests are very varied. If it is free and if I can find it, I will let you know about it and then you can decide if you will go to the event or not. Many people send me mails and tell me what amazing events they found through this Dublin Event Guide and maybe you will find a couple of new things to do to. Dublin is full of culture and entertainment and a LOT of it is free, so if you want to enjoy Dublin for free, you found the perfect resource!

The reason why we are 9000+ people in this Dublin Event Guide Community today is because happy readers told their friends who told their friends. If you like this publication, please do the same. Tell your friends about the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”, about the website www.dublineventguide.com where they can sign-up to get this regular mail and the Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide where they can express their LIKE for this newsletter (and where they can sign up too). People can sign up as well by sending an e-mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject SUBSCRIBE DEG if they prefer that.

This might help you to get the word out: www.perfectresults.info/event_guide_mini_flyers.pdf
www.perfectresults.info/event_guide_tear_off_poster.pdf

We now are more than 5400 people on the Dublin Event Guide – Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide as well. Come over and click LIKE too. Be part of this growing online facebook community and tell your friends. You will get last minute updates and event reminders through the Facebook Page! And I know (and you know it too!) that you don’t want to miss out! :-)

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At this point there is a “Feel Good Slot” every week, where I often mention video clips that are inspirational or uplifting. It is something new every week and for some, this is the most important section of the newsletter. For others it is just a nice addition that you can refer to if you have a day during the week that didn’t go according to plan. This week, the piece of wisdom comes from a Rocky film, I know what you think, but just listen to the words and HEAR their meaning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5OookwOoY

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This part is important to “keep the show on the road”:

Last week, Emma S, Tara R, Karen L, Catherine T. and Rainey D-G gave a MUCH appreciated donation! Thanks a lot! To cover the cost for this Event Guide, I need about 4 donations every week and to improve the Event Guide I need another bit more. – MY part is to give 25 hours per week for no pay to make sure that YOU get the Dublin Event Guide every week. Could you help with just 25 cent per week or EUR 12 per year? That’s a bargain!! It is to cover the cost, but even if it was pay for me, imagine, it would be less than 1 cent per hour (52 weeks x 25 hours = 1300 hours). Maybe I should ask for a LOT more??? ;-)

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All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.

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This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.

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This weekend is Oxegen, so any event organiser of a big events will avoid this weekend. For that reason and because of the core holiday period, the number of events is a little smaller than normal. However, next weekend “Made in Temple Bar” and a few other big events will take place, so take this week to recover. ;-)

I will possibly go to the Bray Summer Fest at some stage this weekend, the band line up for tonight and tomorrow night sounds really good.

On Sunday I am tempted to go to the Car Boot Sale in Kilternan and maybe to the Food Market at Farmleigh House.

On Tuesday the Bella Italia Street Party in Bray sounds good and on Wednesday I would go to the Marie Currie book launch in the Alliance Francaise if my French was good enough. On Thursday the Bastille Day is another French-flavoured event that is tempting.

But then, Thursday is my night for writing this Event Guide. I am still trying to send it earlier reliably, not just every now and then, but that is difficult because it takes so long to write.

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MORE COMPETITIONS REQUIRED
At this point I regularly run competitions for event tickets that are normally not free and in the past I did run competitions for newly published books and other products that companies wanted to promote. If you want to run a competition in the Dublin Event Guide, just drop me a mail at dublineventguide@gmail.com. Competitions are very popular with the Dublin Event Guide readers and give an event organiser a chance to reach the readers of this e-zine/newsletter even if the event they run is not free.

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SWING DANCE SOCIAL NIGHT “ROUTE 66” – ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Wed 06 July 20:00 – Turk’s Head, Parliament Street, Dublin 2
Route 66 is a social night of Swing dancing that takes place every Wednesday in the Turk’s Head. There’s an easy drop-in lesson for beginners from 20:00 to 20:45, followed by social dancing until 23:00 (or sometimes later!) featuring all the best Swing music from the 1920s to today, including everything from Duke Ellington to Peggy Lee, from Glenn Miller to Ella Fitzgerald, from Frank Sinatra to even Michael Bublé! Admission is EUR 8 and you can buy your ticket at the door. See www.boogiebeatswing.com for more info.
On Wed 06 July, Route 66 celebrated their 7th anniversary and on top of that Jamie, the organiser/teacher/DJ, celebrated 10 years of teaching Swing in Dublin. Jamie made seven pairs of tickets available for a competition and the winners were Patricia Schmidt, James Slater, Grace De Bláca, Linnea Vizard, Sandra Horan, Catherine Ennis, Aoife McDonnell. Congratulations and thanks to Jamie!

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OPW WAIVES ENTRY CHARGES ONCE A MONTH
The Office of Public Works (OPW) has launched an initiative to encourage more people to visit the historic sites that it manages. Most sites can already be visited for free, but the sites that normally charge a fee will now be free every first Wednesday from now until the end of the year.
In the (extended) Greater Dublin Area this will affect the following sites:
+ The Casino, Marino
+ Dublin Castle, State Apartments
+ Kilmainham Gaol
+ Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre at Newgrange
+ Glendalough Visitor Centre in Wicklow
Great initiative! Expect a huge amount of people on 03 August at these sites, so be early. I might mention it again before the next first Wednesday, but mark it in your calendar. www.rte.ie/news/2011/0706/heritage.html The list of all sites that are effected nationwide is here www.rte.ie/news/2011/0706/heritage1.pdf

VODAFONE DATA ROAMING OFFER
Vodafone did charge just 99cent for PrePay Data Roaming for a long time, but then – without telling us properly – they sneakily increased the price for PrePay Data Roaming to EUR 3. For PostPay customers it was always outrageously expensive to use the Internet from their phone abroad. Now, for July and August, Vodafone had a re-think and is even offering a better deal than before. For all data roaming the charges in the Vodafone countries will be the same as in Ireland, that means that roaming is free in July and August. If you have a PrePay phone you pay the same as at home (99 cent per day) but for PostPay users with a data plan it is even better: If you have a data plan, you just continue using this data plan and there are NO additional charges for using the phone outside of Ireland. Please note that this does not apply to all European countries, but only to countries where Vodafone has a presence. The details can be found her www.vodafone.ie/offers/free-data-roaming A great deal and when I was in the UK last week, I saved at least 15 Euro that way. It would be great if it stayed like that!! (Make sure you read the terms and conditions and check with Vodafone if you don’t understand them fully, because if you make a wrong assumption or misunderstand the deal, the cost could be horrendously high.)

CRACK BIRD FLIES AGAIN
The Pop-Up Restaurant “Crack Bird” that found a home in 19 Crane Lane in Temple Bar is not a Pop-Up anymore. Instead it found a long term home and will now be on 34 South William St, Dublin 2 just a short distance from Powerscourt Townhouse Centre in a building in which Maloti Indian Cuisine had their restaurant before they closed. Crack Bird doesn’t have a website, but you can follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/crackbirddublin I have been there a few times during their 2 months stint in Temple Bar and I definitely liked the food. It is an upmarket version of Southern Fried Chicken. Very tasty and a good price for the main (assuming the prices stay the same as before), the side dishes and sauces are a bit expensive in my opinion, but the Soy Chicken is just delicious.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FOCUS IRELAND TRIATHLON
The Focus Ireland Triathlon will take place in Dun Laoghaire on Sun 31 July and Focus Ireland, who are a charity working to help homeless people, is urgently looking for 120 volunteers. You don’t need to have any triathlon/sports experience but will play a key role in helping out with registration, directions and event safety by warning general passers by that there is a race in progress and by issuing directions to event participants. 10 people are needed on 14 July, 20 on 30 July and 120 on 31 July (form 05:30 in the morning until 13:00). All volunteers will be provided with a Triathlon t-shirt and goodie bag, and will be invited to the awards ceremony which will take place on the East Pier at 12:30. Full training will be provided before race day and you are invited to a volunteer briefing session on Thurs 28 July in the Royal Marine Hotel Dún Laoghaire at from 19:00-20:30 (Your attendance at this session will be welcomed but is not essential). To volunteer email: events@focusireland.ie or call Lisa Sheahan on 01-8815916. www.focusireland.ie/index.php/events-a-challenges/challenges/triathlon/volunteers-needed

SUMMER PROGRAMME IN NATIONAL MUSEUM AND NATIONAL GALLERY
Over the summer holidays the National Museums and the National Gallery all have added additional events to their already busy calendar. I have to admit that I can’t keep up with all of them ;-) so make sure you check their websites at
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
To see if there is something else for you.

PERFORMANCE POETRY WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGERS
The Coolock Library is running an interesting programme for teenagers and has still some places on it available. Spread the word! The workshop is called ” Got Something to Say?”. It is called “A Performance Poetry Workshop for Teenagers”, but as you can imagine that is not the most target group compatible label for the event, therefore forget the name and read this…it sounds cool!
“We’re looking for teenagers who can show the world they have something to say…in their own way. Join us in July (18-22) to work with performance poet Dave Lordan for a week long project in the Coolock/Darndale area. We need people for loads of different roles, writing, rapping, dancing, skating, filming and more. You don’t need any experience, chancers welcome!” Contact Tara on 01-8674348 or Mags on 01-8477781 or e-mail mags.curley@dublincity.ie. Coolock Library is at Barryscourt Road, Coolock, Dublin 17. www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/coolock%27s_poetry_workshop.aspx

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In order to beat an economic downturn not governments can help, but individuals are needed that take the initiative and create new markets and new opportunities for themselves and for their customers and hopefully employees. The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will help you if you have recently started a company and if you could do with spreading the word. Being mentioned here and being seen by the 8000+ readers of the Dublin Event Guide should help to kick start something big for you. In return I expect you to tell your clients and friends about the Event Guide and once you have made a nice bit of money, a donation would be very much appreciated. ;-) (This offer is for start-ups in relatively early stages only. Established companies can contact me regarding very affordable advertisement options in the Dublin Event Guide.) If you want to promote your start-up/young company here for free, let me know: dublineventguide@gmail.com.

More to come here!

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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie. For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is visualartists.ie/category/listings/exhib-lein/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.

SOMMES-NOUS? – PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
01 July – 17 September – Alliance Francaise, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Sommes-nous ? (Are we?) is the world-wide photographic chronicle of the Collectif “Tendance Floue”. The production of a collective and singular team of photographers from around the world, Tendance Floue continues to question our different outlooks that have been shaped by our personal and political concerns. alliance-francaise.ie/gallery/

NOT NATASHA – PHOTGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
07 July-05 Aug: Creation Arcade, Duke Street, Dublin 2.
“Not Natasha” traces the tragically fractured and damaged lives of young girls and women caught up in human trafficking for pros titution within Europe. The photographer Dana Popa is a native of Romania and her focus is on women who originate from the neighbouring Republic of Moldova. Opening Times: Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat & Sun 12:00-17:00. Formal launch scheduled for Thursday 14 July. Additional, related events are here: www.turnofftheredlight.ie/2011/07/not-natasha-schedule-of-upcoming-events/

KEVIN MCNICHOLAS – NO GRANTS GALLERY
07-28 July: No Grants Gallery, Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar. Dublin 2. The No Grants Gallery hosts ‘Between A & B’ by Kevin McNicholas. ‘Between A & B‘, is a collection of un-posed and unassuming images of real life, photographed around the streets of Dublin and other cities of the world. www.kevmcnicholas.com/ blog.templebar.ie/?p=3363

MUMM TWISTS CONVENTION – PHOTO EXHIBITION
13-19 July: 28 South William Street, Dublin 2
G.H.Mumm Champagne has commissioned leading Irish stylist Aisling Farinella and photographer Rich Gilligan to create a stunning fashion photographic exhibition that twists convention and links fashion and architecture. The special one week pop-up exhibition, takes place in 28 South William Street, Dublin 2 from 13-19 July.
Entitled ‘Common Ground: A G.H. Mumm Exhibition, Twisting Conventions in Fashion & Architecture’, Aisling took the work of six prominent Irish fashion designers, Una Burke, Simone Rocha, Eilis Boyle, Eme Vandal, Joanne Hynes and Tim Ryan, and found a range of buildings and inspiring architectural spaces that relate to their work visually and conceptually. The result is a beautifully crafted exhibition which brings to light the parallels between the two art forms.
For more information on the project and to view a behind the scenes video of the making of the exhibition visit www.mumm-twistingconventions.com and vimeo.com/25967490

DUBLIN FLAMENCO FESTIVAL – PHOTO EXHIBITION
The Dublin Flamenco Festival will take place from 23-31 July with lots of performances in the Helix, DCU, Dublin 9. In addition there will be workshops, conferences and talks taking place in various venues around Dublin and on top of all that there will be a photo exhibition curated by Olivier Cornet (olliart).
Nathalie Moyano and Damian Power, the two directors of Peña Flamenca El Indalo (the Dublin-based non-profit organisation behind the festival) are exhibiting 20 of their flamenco-themed photographs. The exhibition will be open 14-31 July at the festival headquarters in The Liffey Trust Centre, Upper Sheriff Street (Entrance through The Green Room Bar). Opening hours: Mon-Fri 16:30-21:30, Sat+Sun 10:30-18:30. www.dublinflamencofestival.com

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BRAY SUMMER FEST
(see Saturday for details)

INTERCULTURAL COUCH – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Fri 08 July: 13:00-17:00 – Exchange Dublin, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. “Intercultural Dublin is a movement that seeks to promote various intercultural campaigns, events, projects, and communities throughout Dublin City. We hope that by encouraging these intercultural events we can promote inclusion, integration and combat racism and discrimination within the greater Dublin community.” The Intercultural Couch is a social project designed to gain insight on how the people of Dublin view their city. Every Friday, Intercultural Dublin will go out into various parts of Dublin to talk with people to find out their stories about interacting with different people in our intercultural city. www.facebook.com/InterculturalDublin

INK SLINGER CREATIVE WRITING HOUR – IRISH WRITERS’ CENTRE
Fri 08 July: 13:30 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Friday at the Irish Writers’ Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre’s voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin will be hosting the Ink Slingers throughout June.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

LET’S WALK & TALK – CA MARCHE!
Fri 08 + 15 July: 14:00 – Meeting Point outside Alliance Francaise
A Let’s Walk and Talk event in French! Within the framework of Dublin City Council’s community initiative “Let’s Walk & Talk”, “Ça marche!” is a new way for everyone to stay healthy, meet other people and practise French. The walk lasts an hour and a half and everybody is welcome.
www.letswalkandtalk.ie alliance-francaise.ie/culture/

GARDEN WALKING TOUR – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
Fri 08 July: 14:00 – Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park
Helen Rock, who has written books on Irish Gardens, will take you on a tour of the wonderful gardens at Farmleigh Estate. Helen will be joined by the Farmleigh gardening team. Please assemble at the walled garden. www.farmleigh.ie/Events/SummerEvents2011/Title,16066,en.html

ALYSON NOEL – READING & MEET+GREET – EASON’S
Fri 08 July: 18:00 – Eason, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Alyson Noel, author of the Evermore Series ‘Immortals Everlasting’, will be in Eason’s for a Reading, Chat, Q&A and Meet & Greet. This is a ticketed event, but I understand it is free. Contact 01-8583815 for details. www.eason.ie/events

PERMANENT DEJAVU- IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 08 July: 18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
“Permanent Dejavu” will perform in Tower Records. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

LIVE MUSIC – STILLORGAN ORCHARD
The Stillorgan Orchard at The Hill in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin has a full programme of live music. The upcoming gigs are:
Fri 08 July Dog Ruff
Sat 09 July 20th Century Gold
Sun 10 July Minus Seven (12 piece Big Band Jazz) 18:00-20:30
Fri 15 July Dead Ringer
Sat 16 July Full Circle
Admission is free and the gigs start at 21:00. www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

QUE PEZON – STONEY’S BAR, HILL STREET
Jose Dominguez tell me that himself and Pia Dunne will perform as the duet “Què Pezón!” every Friday in Stoney’s Bar, Hill Street, off Parnell street. The Show starts at 21:30. www.myspace.com/quepezon and www.quepezon.com

SONGS OF PRAISE – MERCANTILE
From Fri 10 June the weekly Rock & Roll Karaoke event in Dublin has a new home. After a long time in The Village, Songs of Praise have now moved to the Mercantile in Dame Street. And the new day for the Karaoke night will be Fridays from 23:00. Admission is free.

REGULAR EVENTS – FRIDAY
* James Sheeran (Acoustic/Rock/Trad) is playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. And The Eastern Harps (Trad) are playing there from 20:00. Admission is free.
*Graeme McKenna is playing an acoustic gig (Trad to contemporary) every Friday in the Maldron Hotel, Kingswood near CityWest from 19:00.
* Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3) and every Monday from 19:00 in Blakestown Community Resource Center, Blakestown Way, Dublin 15 (next to Lidl). These are drop in classes, newcomers are welcome. For more information check www.coolspirit.info or www.sahajayoga.ie.
* The Covers play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later: DJ Carlos Irie. Admission is free.
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Friday from 23:00 in the Mercantile, Dame Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com

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OPEN MIND YOGA – OPEN DAY – CITY CENTRE
Sat 09 July: 10:00-16:45 – Temple Bar Studio, 26 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Open Mind Yoga is inviting to an Open Day in their Temple Bar Studio. You can come and visit the studio, try out a class for free, meet the teachers and ask questions. You can book your taster classes by sending an e-mail to info@openmindyoga.ie All classes are suitable for beginners and there will be Anusara Yoga, Asthtanga Yoga, Flying Yoga, Pilates and many other classes. Check out the schedule here www.openmindyoga.ie/workshops/open-day-templebar/

BRAY SUMMER FEST 2011
08 July – 07 August: Bray Sea Front
In the middle of “summer”, the Bray Summer Fest is a reliable festival for many year. I don’t know how good it was in the first 25 of its 30 years, but in the last 5 years, I regularly went to Bray for the Summer Fest and was always impressed. Bray is not the biggest place, but they always put a good lineup together and with highlights like the Fireworks, the Airshow and – new this year – an Africa Day and a Charity Day, there is something for nearly everybody. This year the festival runs for a whole month. Starting on 08 July, it will continue until 07 August. Check out the timetable here www.braysummerfest.com/festival-timetable/ Have a look at the LONG list of bands that perform on the bandstand at the sea front. This weekend the following bands will be on stage:
+ Fri: El Hombre Jokes, Colm Lynch Band, Paddy Casey
+ Sat: Peakin Trippers, The Firm
+ Sun: The Rubies, The Business, The Gypsies, The Backdoors
In addition the FunFair and Kidszone will be open from this weekend. Two fireworks will take place, one on Sun 17 July and the other on Sun 07 Aug. The Air Show will be on Sun 24 July and the Africa Day will take place on 06 Aug.
All outdoor events (and most events are outdoor events) are free. The website provides a lot of information, especially the page www.braysummerfest.com/events/ but oddly the website and the Festival brochure www.braysummerfest.com/Bray-Summerfest-2011.pdf are not very similar and it seems you can’t use one without the other if you want comprehensive information.
I plan to go to Bray for some of the gigs and – if I manage – for at least one of the Fireworks. ;-)

EXCHANGE MONTHLY MARKET – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Sat 09 Feb: 12:00-18:00 – Exchange Dublin, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. This is a monthly Market at Exchange Dublin. Pictures, crafts, and all sorts of likable things to buy from all sorts of lovely people! www.facebook.com/exchangedublin?sk=wall

GLEE SUMMER CAMP PERFORMANCE – DUNDRUM TOWN CENTRE
Sat 09 July: 12:00-16:00 – Town Square, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum
See the Glee Summer Camp perform all the popular Glee songs at the Glee Summer Camp Gleekaoke on Town Square at Dundrum Town Centre. www.facebook.com/dundrumtc

HAMLEY’S TEDDY BEAR PICNIC – DUNDRUM
Sat-Sun 09-10 July: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 – Pembroke Square, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum. This Sat & Sun bring your children so that they can join the Hamley’s Bear for a Teddy Bear Picnic on Dundrum Town Centre’s Pembroke Square at 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00. They should bring along their own Teddy Bear and enjoy story-time & singing with the Hamley’s Bear, as well as Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, Twister and colourful arts and crafts. There will be a Bouncy Castle and some tasty treats from the Chocolate Fountain! Find out more by contacting Hamley’s on 01-292 4900. www.dundrum.ie/events/the-hamleys-teddy-bear-picnic/

STORYTIME – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Sat 09 July: 12:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
“Story time with Aideen Mc Bride” is the event for children and grown-ups in the National Library on Sunday. All are welcome and booking is not required. Aideen’s stories range from traditional tales and rural tales, to newly created stories. She has told stories in both English and as Gaeilge in schools, libraries and festivals.
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

YOGA IN THE PARK – PHOENIX PARK
Throughout the summer last year Fiona Moloney was running weekly Yoga classes to raise money for The Dublin Simon Community. It was a successful effort with EUR 1,600 being raised for homeless people in Dublin. Yoga in the Park is now back and will be run by Fiona and Tine Schnell.
Each Saturday at 11:00-12:00 until September, Fiona and Tine will be taking turns to lead the classes. Meeting point is the Bandstand near the Zoo and near the Tea Rooms. Classes will be suitable for all levels and are donation based. That means you can give what you can afford, but please be fair. Fiona and Tine are doing a great job for the Simon Community and they need your support.
Wear some loose clothes, preferably layers to be prepared for all type of weather and bring a mat (or a big beach towel). For contact details, directions and to find out who is teaching when, go to www.twopalmsyoga.com ..and when you go to the Yoga, say HI to Fiona and Tine from me, please! ;-)

HA’PENNY FLEA MARKET
The extremely active and buzzing Grand Social (formerly Pravda) near Ha’Penny Bridge is running a Flea Market in the pub every Sat from 12:00-17:00. The next Flea Market is on Sat 09 July. Vintage, Retro, Clothes, Music, Books, Furniture, Crafts, Bric-a-Brac, Food, Stalls, Live Performances, Vinyl Dj’s. And if you want to sell something yourself, just contact hapennyflea@thegrandsocial.ie
thegrandsocial.ie/event/hapenny-flea

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ The Saturday Talk “The Craft of Cookery – A History of Irish Food” for adults will take place in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History) on Sat 09 July from 12:00-13:00. “Let food historian Regina Sexton take you through the courses in a talk on the social history surrounding Irish food from the 1700s to the present day. No booking required, places allocated on a first-come basis. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2361

KIDS SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT – JERVIS STREET SHOPPING CENTRE
Sat 09 July: 13:00-16:00 – Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
Every Saturday (or Sunday) until the end of August, the Jervis Street Shopping Centre will run a “Children’s Summer Entertainment” event. This Saturday there will be a Mad Scientist and a Clown and in addition there will be a Balloon Modeller and Facepainter. www.jervis.ie/home/summer_entertainment

DAY TIME SUN WATCH – ASTRONOMY IRELAND
Sat 09 July: 13:00 – Astronomy Ireland, Unit 75, Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road. Artane, Dublin 5. Astronomy Ireland will host a Daytime Sun Watch at their headquarters in Artane every Saturday over the summer, where you will get to see the Sun in a way that very few people have ever seen before. Our closest star will show incredible detail using special filters that will reveal intricate detail on its surface. Activity on the sun has been hotting up as we approach a solar maximum and massive sunspots are visible most days. This is a free event and is suitable for all the family and all attendees will receive a European Space Agency DVD. www.astronomy.ie

ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME – FILM SCREENING – IFI
Daily in July: 13:10: Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Over the last two months the IFI ran free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive on Mondays and Wednesdays. The films are really interesting and became so popular that in July the Archive films will be screened every day, but – to make my life interesting when I try to describe that to you :-) – the two films are shown on alternating days. Simply collect your free tickets at the IFI Box Office when you get there. (You might have to pay a 1 Euro membership for the day.)
The first film is “Shamrocks Sky High”, sponsored by Aer Lingus and produced by Vincent Corcoran. This film from 1968 shows the company’s operations in Ireland and overseas. The film looks behind the scenes at Dublin Airport and at the expertise involved in developing and maintaining Ireland’s national airline. This film is 30 minutes long and is shown on all days with EVEN dates (2,4,6,8,10,….). www.ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7437&Date=04/07/2011&PageID=15
The second film is in fact a sequence of two shorter films: “Gael Linn: Amharc Eireann Newsreel Compilation” from 1956-1964 (7min) lets you marvel at inaugural flights to Malaga and New York; new jet airliners; training of air hostesses; and the arrival of stars. And “Radharc: Blessing the Aer Lingus Fleet” from 1962(12 min) shows that Aer Lingus planes are named after great Irish missionaries; are blessed annually by members of the clergy and carry us safely to destinations all over the world. These two shorter films are shown on all days with ODD dates (1,3,5,7,…). www.ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7436&Date=05/07/2011&PageID=15

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCING – ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN
Sat 09 July: 14:00-18:00 – Bandstand, St Stephen’s Green Park, Dublin 2
Watch Dublin’s Argentine Tango Society’s first Summer outdoor milonga (dance) in the bandstand of St. Stephen’s Green while listening to tango music. www.dublintango.com/

PERMANENT DEJAVU- IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Sat 09 July: 15:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
“More Tiny Giants” will perform in Tower Records. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

BRAIN GAIN IRELAND – IMMIGRANT NETWORK
Sat 09 July: 18:00-23:30 – Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Seemingly organised by “Akina Dada wa Africa” (AkiDwA), the “authoritative, minority ethnic-led national network of African and migrant women living in Ireland”, Brain Gain Ireland is a network of professional and business people who have migrated to Ireland. The objectives of the meeting are according to the event invitation
1) To create a networking opportunity for professionals and business migrants living in Ireland. 2) To share, explore and highlight the ‘gains’, contributions and positive outlook in this dire time of recession in Irish history.
Admission to the event is free, but booking is requested (01-8349851, 086-3096859 or amaka@akidwa.ie). www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115914748500392

NORTHERN DRONES – GIG – PEADAR KEARNEY
Sat 09 July: 20:00 – Peadar Kearny, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Live music with the “Northern Drones” in Peadar Kearney’s and Psychedelic Garage Rock DJ down the stairs. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200238950027240

RHYTHM ROCKER – THE GLOBE
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with live bands Pavement Kings and The Wayward Sinner Boys (in alternating weeks, it seems) from 20:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free. www.globe.ie

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* Don’t forget that 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. The Food Market is – until June – divided in parts and distributed in different locations in Temple Bar.
* The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2. www.supernatural.ie
* Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday (09:30-16:30) at Newmarket, Dublin 8 for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc. Additional Co-op opening Thursdays 12:00-20:00. www.dublinfood.coop
* The weekly Honest2goodness food market with fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, wines in Glasnevin is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre. (www.honest2goodness.ie)
* At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food + there’s free popcorn and ballons&facepainting for the kids. www.blackrockmarket.com/ Opening: Sat+Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, Sun: 12:00-17:30
* Meditation through Breathing: Every Saturday from 11:00-12:00 this event will take place in Iveagh Gardens (at the back, near fountains). The event is free of charge, but since it is weather dependent, you are asked to call beforehand to ensure the class is on (087 2045168). Suitable for all. No previous experience required. Wear comfortable warm clothes and bring a yoga mat/light blanket.
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Saturday from 10:00-18:00 the Blackhorse Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. theblackhorsemarket.com
* Trad Session – Schoolhouse Pub in 2-8 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge. Every Saturday from 20:30 singers, guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion, whistle, pipers, bodhran etc are all welcome to join in. www.schoolhousehotel.com/
* The Black Sheep play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later Dj Glenn Brown (Dublin Calling). Admission is free.
* Havana Tapas Bar is inviting to a Salsa Night with afro-latin percussion every Sat night 22:30-02:00. Bachata, salsa, merengue, reggeaton with latin DJs. Food is available until 00:30 and usually there is plenty of room to get dancing and you are invited to add your own percussion. www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
* Salsa/Latin Party in the Merchant Arch Bar, opposite the Ha’Penny Bridge from 23:00-02:30. Admission free.

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BRAY SUMMER FEST
(see Saturday for details)

CAR BOOT SALE – FUNDRAISER – KILTERNAN (Dublin 18)
Sun 10 + 24 July, 07 + 21 August, 04 + 18 Sept: Palmers Golden Ball Tavern, Carpark, Kilternan, Dublin 18. A Car Boot Sale, which is a fundraiser for the Niall Melon Township Trust, will take place on six Sundays between now and September.
The Car Boot Sales runs from 09:00-16:00 (Traders arrive at 08:00). EUR 15 for traders, free admission for potential buyers.
dublincity.olx.ie/niall-melon-township-trust-fundraiser-iid-216570807

FARMLEIGH HOUSE FOOD MARKET
Sun 10 July: 10:00-17:00 – Farmleigh House, near Castleknock Gate in Phoenix Park.
The irregular Farmleigh Food Market is back on Sun. The market is now located in the old car park behind Farmleigh Gallery and unfortunately has lost all its charm with the move from the courtyard. The produce on sale is the usual Farmer’s Market range of food etc. The bonus of visiting this Food Market, though, is that Farmleigh House is a great place to visit (on a nice day). Don’t miss the lake with its Boathouse Cafe when you go there. www.farmleigh.ie/Events/SummerEvents2011/Title,16066,en.html

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP – PHOENIX PARK
Sun 10:30-12:30 – Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.
The weekly Children’s Art Cart Workshops is taking place every Sun. Up to 15 children (5yrs+) can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. The next workshops are 10 July: Creepie Crawleys in the Park; 17 July: Birds and their habitats; 24 July: Make a wallet (Bring an empty Juice Carton); 31 July: Summer flowers in the Park. www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html To confirm that it takes place ring 01-6770095.

PEAS + PODS FAMILY MARKET – DUBLIN FOOD CO-OP
Sun 10 July: 11:00-17:00 – Dublin Food Coop, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The Peas and Pods Family Market for babies, toddlers, children (and their parents) is taking place again this weekend. Every 2nd Sunday of the month, more than 30 stands sell a wide variety of goods. Original products that the traders have created or sourced themselves, clothing and toys, home-wares and accessories. Check all details on www.peasandpods.ie/ The market also runs at the end of the month during the summer in the Greystones Lawn Tennis Club with the next event taking place on Sun 26 June.

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 10 July: 12:00-13:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell St North, Dublin 1
The weekly “Sunday at Noon” concerts are free and no booking is required. This week ARS Vocalis will perform. “The Art of Song” is pursued with a passion by this group of classical singers from Austria, under the direction of their pianist Andrea Linsbauer, who founded the ensemble in 2006. Their programme will include works by Purcell, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and others. www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/397-ars-vocalis-recital

COUCHSURFING PICNIC – PHOENIX PARK
Sun 10 July: 12:00-19:00 – Phoenix Park, next to the Obelisk
The Couchsurfing Picnic seems to become a regular institution. This is at least the 4th week. ;-) The Couchsurfing Community in Dublin is inviting to a picnic in Phoenix Park and everyone is welcome. Bring your own food and drink (to share if you wish), bring your own cups, plates etc and a blanket/sheet, etc. and bring your friends. :-) In addition you might want to bring frisbee, soccer/volleyball, other balls, hurleys, kites, cards, games, instruments. All details including exact location is here
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124527484302621

THE ART OF HENRY MOORE – FILM SCREENING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 10 July: 13:30 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Film Screening of “The Art of Henry Moore” will take place and is free. Places are limited, so arrive early. www.hughlane.ie/lectures/lectures-past/363-film-screening-the-art-of-henry-moore

DUBLIN SKETCHERS – SUNDAY MEET-UP
The Dublin Sketchers Group is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. Collins Barracks, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), sketch for an hour or so, and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches. www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/ Find out on their website where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. Meeting time is usually around 14:00.

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ A Hands on History event is taking place on Sun 10 July from 15:00-16:00 in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History) and it is suitable for all ages. “What can we find out from objects, how do we look for the clues and what stories can they reveal? Drop in to explore some of the Museum’s collection of objects for handling. No booking required.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2362
+ The My Museum event “Space Rocks” for Families will take place on Sun 10 July from 15:00-16:00 in Merrion Street (Natural History). “Join Matthew Parkes, geological curator, in the Discovery Zone to look at meteorites that are billions of years old, including ones that fell in Ireland! No booking required. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2364

LUCAN CONCERT BAND – SUMMER IN FARMLEIGH HOUSE
Sun 10 July: 14:00-16:00 – Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park.
On Sunday the Lucan Concert Band will perform in the bandstand.
www.farmleigh.ie/Events/SummerEvents2011/Title,16066,en.html

NATIONAL GALLERY – FAMILY WORKSHOP
Sun 10 July: 15:00-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
The free “Picture This! Workshop” with the topic “Landscapes” with Rachel O’Dwyer will take place. Admission is free and no booking required. nationalgallery.ie/whatson

PRINCE AND PRINCESS BALL – CHILDREN – DUBLIN AIRPORT
Sun 10 July: 15:00-19:00 – Clarion Hotel, Dublin Airport, Co. Dublin
The Prince and Princess Ball is a free event for the kids (under 12) with Fancy dress, DJ, Karate for the boys, Glee for the girls and Magic show plus lots more in aid of the Children to Lapland Appeal. Reserve your place on admin@childrentolaplandappeal.ie. Loads of fun activities planned for the day, all proceeds raised going to help send terminal ill children to see the Real Santa in December. www.childrentolaplandappeal.ie
www.dublin.ie/calendar_details.aspx?eventid=3064

NATIONAL GALLERY – LECTURE
Sun 10 July: 15:30-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2.
The free talk on the early 20th Century Irish Art in the collection will take place. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

SONGS OF THE SOUL – ST ANDREWS (WESTLAND ROW)
Sun 10 July: 16:30 – St Andrews Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2 (50m from Pearse Dart Station). “Songs of the Soul”, a meditative music experience with 30 musicians from all around the world will take place in St. Andrew’s Church. The musicians will perform instrumental and choral arrangements of the meditative music of composer Sri Chinmoy in a beautiful and soulful atmosphere. Since the series’ inception in 2008, Songs of the Soul has performed in over 25 countries around the world, including a November 2010 concert in the RDS Concert Hall. Free tickets can be obtained by calling 086-2576699. www.songsofthesoul.com

SAUCY SUNDAYS – THE GRAND SOCIAL
Saucy Sundays is a live music session happening in the The Grand Social (former Pravda) near Ha’Penny Bridge. The next event will be on 10 July from 16:30-22:30. The line-up will be: Gypsy Rebel Rabble, The Whipround, Julian Mueller, Joyce & The Sonic Gypsy, The Year the Monkeys Landed, Moo, The Empty Trees, Entheos. For all details including links to the bands check the event page that you will find via www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* The Temple Bar Book Market is taking place every Sat+Sun on Temple Bar Square from 11:00-18:00.
* Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. www.jamestownmarket.com
* The Odeon Bar & Grill (Old Harcourt Street Station, Dublin 2) are inviting all families on Sat+Sun from 12:00-18:00 to a “Matinee Brunch Club”. Good Food, Kids movies (14:00) and kids under 3 eat for free. www.odeon.ie/matinee.html
* Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Sweet & Lowdown Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. www.stellabass.com and a video is here gush.ie/clients/sweetlow/video/
* Sunday Roast is a weekly event in the Mercantile in 28 Dame Street from 21:00-01:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes. www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Ireland/Sunday-Roast/57594006610
* Graeme McKenna plays an acoustic gig (from trad to contemporary) every Sun at 18:00 in Number6 on Smithfield Square. www.number6.ie/
* “Loose Change” play in Gibneys Pub, New St., Malahide every Sunday from 18:00-20:00.
* Comedy Crunch – Shebeen Chic. The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Shebeen Chic, Sth Great Georges Street from 21:00 every week. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
* From 21:00 in The Bleeding Horse on Camden Street “The Apollo Sessions” is a free show featuring multiple styles of original music from local and international musicians and songwriters www.myspace.com/thebleedinghorsesessions
* Every Sunday “The Latin Beat” will take place in the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-02:00. A band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes will be additional features. Admission is free. www.odeon.ie/
* The Burning Effigies are playing afrobeat, jazz, funk and soul every Sunday from 23:00 in Turk’s Head in Parliament Street. www.turkshead.ie
* The Gardiner Street Gospel Mass is on a summer break until 11 September and will be back from that date in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. Everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness. www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

WEEKEND EVENTS
If you are just looking for Sunday events, please check the event list for Saturday as well. A good few events are taking place on Saturday AND Sunday, but it wouldn’t make sense to list them twice.

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CARAVAGGIO – ART DOCUMENTARY SCREENING – NATIONAL GALLERY
Mon 11 Jul: 13:10-14:00: National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The National Museum will screen the Art Documentary “Caravaggio: The Private Life of an Easter Masterpiece” numerous times during the week, not only on Monday. Admission is free and no booking is required. Check www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson for dates and times of the other screenings.

SONG CYCLE – WHELAN’S
Mon: 20:00 – Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Song Cycle is a new weekly singer songwriter showcase every Monday, upstairs in Whelan’s. This week’s line up is Rob Smith and Martina Flaherty. Admission is free. www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/3310

SOLAR TRIO – GIG – ANSEO, CAMDEN ST
Mon: 21:00 – Anseo, Camden Street, Dublin 2
The first three Mondays of every month the Solar Trio with guests, host a free improvised music gig upstairs in Anseo on Camden st. Creating their own unique takes on old jazz standards along with totally improvised on the spot jams. Expect swing and hard, deep grooves meshed together with post progressive and contemporary meandering sections.

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the music collective the ‘Lazy Band’ is playing roots, trad and folk songs from Ireland, England, America. Admission is free. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lazy-Band/137845161717
* From 21:00 in the International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street: The Glór Sessions feature acoustic singer-songwriters, comedy, spoken word and poetry hosted by Stephen James Smith. Entry is free. www.stephenjamessmith.com/Glor.html www.facebook.com/TheGlorSessions
* In O’Byrne’s Beverage House at 199 King St North (Corner of Capel Street and Bolton Street) a live music session “Jam with Karmann Reeves” will take place. Musicians are welcome to participate. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001158421465
+ Comedy Night in Panti Bar. A new free Comedy Night with comedy improv, stand up and sketch every Monday night in Panti Bar on Capel St from 21:00. entertainment.ie/event/Comedy/Pantibar/A-Bear-A-Bull-And-A-Chicken-Walk-Into-A-Bar/2563419.htm
* From 21:30 a traditional Irish music session is taking place in Kennedy’s Pub in Drumcondra. Admission is free.
* From 22:00, the front bar of Whelan’s is the venue for the Open Mic event “Acoustic Nightmares Night”, organised by the band The Mighty Stef and some members from The Last Tycoons. This is a free event. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* Upbeat Generation is playing Soul/Funk/Rock Covers in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2 from 22:00. Later: DJ Rasheed. Admission is free.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENT
The event “Take a Trail Tuesday: Viking Ireland” will take on Tues 12 July from 11:00-12:00 in Kildare Street (Archaeology). It is a Family Event suitable for ages 7+.
“Discover how Viking children had fun, see what a warrior brought to his grave and find out how to spot a Viking Boat on this activity trail tour. No booking required. Places limited to 20, first come first served basis.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2365

TALES OF MEDIEVAL DUBLIN – WOOD QUAY VENUE
Tue 12 July: 13:00-13:45 – Wood Quay Venue, basement of Dublin Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. The Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council invite to the new series of Tales of Medieval Dublin, a yearly lunchtime lecture series exploring the lives of seven different and fascinating inhabitants of Medieval Dublin. It was launched on 21 June and this week will be the second event:
“A Mother’s Tale” – Allegedly married in succession three times, to a Norse king and to two Irish high-kings, Gormlaith appears to have been something of a Jezebel. Does she deserve this reputation? Howard Clarke will tell the story.
Each of the five subsequent lectures will run on a Tuesday mid-month from July to December in the Wood Quay Venue of Dublin City Council. Admission is free and no pre-registration is required. www.fmd.ie/events/110614-tales-of-med-dublin.html

MILK & COOKIE STORIES – STORY TELLING – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Tues 12 July: 18:30-22:00 – Exchange Dublin, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. The next Milk & Cookies Storytelling evening will take place this Tues. Milk and Cookie Stories is for anyone who has a story to tell, or wants to hear a tale told well, in a relaxed, friendly environment – a place with tea, cushions, cookies and friends. The event is free, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome. The topic this month will be “Fairytales of Dublin”. Dublin is the city of a million stories and you will hear (and/or tell) some of the best.
There is always as well a Bake-off, where you bring your baked goods (Cookies) to share and the best product wins. www.milkandcookiestories.com/

A PIECE OF DUOLOGUE – TALK – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
Tues 12 July: 18:30 – Alliance Francaise, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Somewhere between monologue and dialogue, two voices speak of Samuel Beckett and Beckett’s words. One voice, critical and scholarly, is that of Gerry Dukes who has edited some of Beckett’s prose and has produced a slim biography of the writer. The other voice is that of Barry McGovern who is Ireland’s most consummate interpreter of Beckett’s work. Organised in partnership with Trinity College’s Samuel Beckett Summer School, the annual and weeklong celebration and exploration of the works of one of its most famous graduates. Admission is free, but you need to register via info@alliance-francaise.ie alliance-francaise.ie/culture/

THE OPEN GATE – GATE THEATRE
Tues 12 July: 18:30 – The Gate Theatre, Cavendish Row, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.
The Gate Theatre is inviting to ‘The Open Gate’, a series of free pre-show talks and events in the Gate Lab.From 15 June-20 July a number of events will take place. The next event is a talk with Actor Owen Roe on “Friel Moments”. www.gate-theatre.ie/section/ScheduleofEvents

BELLA ITALIA STREET PARTY – BRAY SUMMER FESTIVAL
Tues 12 July: 19:00-22:00 – Albert Avenue, Bray
The Italian Street Festa, the Bella Italia Street Party, is back in 2011. Italian cuisine, wines, fun, ice-cream and the big Pasta-eating competition. Live music and Italian Market. Admission: Free. www.braysummerfest.com/events/

MUTEFISH – MERCANTILE
Tues 12 July: 20:00 – The Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2.
Mutefish, a brilliant Irish band which often has the biggest crowds when they perform in Temple Bar, has a regular gig in the Mercantile. www.dublinsessions.ie/mercantile.html

LATIN AMERICAN SUMMER SCREENING – LA DOLCE VITA
Tues: 20:30 – La Dolce Vita Winebar, 5 Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar
Travel through Latin America with the Latin American Solidarity Centre (LASC) this summer with their Latin American film screenings. Every Tuesday LASC will be showing a film or documentary in La Dolce Vita. The films will take you through the whole continent, beginning in Mexico and completing the journey in the Southern Cone. The first screening will be on 05 July. lasc.ie

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghue’s on Suffolk Street every Tues from 20:00. It’s free and anyone can get up, sing a song or do whatever they like. www.facebook.com/pages/ODonoghues-Open-Mic/71834618844
* O’Byrne’s Beverage House at 199 King St North (Corner of Capel Street and Bolton Street) has a live music session with Sean Og McKenna and Friends every Tue at 21:00. Musicians welcome to participate. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001158421465
* Live Jazz and Blues from 21:00 every Tuesday in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2.
* In the Bankers Inn on Trinity Street (off Dame Street) at 21:30: An acoustic singer-songwriter session hosted by Dave Murphy. A contribution is requested but not required. This is a listening club so is very quiet and features a lot of experienced songwriters trying out new material. www.myspace.com/davemurphyandfriends
* From 21:30, O’Briens on Dame Street (next to the Mercantile Pub) is the venue for a further Open Mic event of acoustic rock’n’roll organised by the band The Mighty Stef. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2

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GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN WORKSHOP – IBEC
Wed 13 July: 08:45-12:30 – IBEC Head Office, Confederation House,84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. The IBEC (Irish Business and Employers Federation) Green Supply Chain Workshop is taking place on Wed and Dublin businesses are invited to learn how to make their supply chain ‘green’ and reduce costs.
Businesses require increasing levels of environmental responsibility from their suppliers and a growing number of organisations consider environmental issues as a criterion in their purchasing decisions. IBEC, with the support of the Environmental Protection Agency and Greenbusiness.ie has brought together experts to explain how greening your supply chain can reduce costs and remove risk from your business. The aim of this workshop is to promote awareness of environmentally sustainable business practices which increase efficiency and reduce business costs.
The event is free to attend but advance booking is essential to secure a place: Contact
Fintan O’Connell on 01-605 1693 Find more details here: www.dceb.ie/news/green-supply-chain-workshop

NOEL MONAGHAN – POETRY READING – NATIONAL GALLERY
Wed 13 July: 13:05-13:45: National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
A poetry reading with Mary O’Donnell will take place on Wednesday in association with Poetry Ireland. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

CINEMA ON THE OPEN – DUNDRUM TOWN CENTRE
Wed 13 July: 17:00 + 19:00 – Dundrum Town Centre, Pembroke Square, Dundrum
On Wednesday 13 July “Cinema In The Open” returns to Dundrum Town Centre. Free open air movies will be shown in Pembroke Square each Wednesday until 17 August with a children’s favourite at 17:00 and a classic favourite at 19:00. There will be seating and you will even get ponchos if it rains. The restaurants will provide special take-away movie menus and even take your order from your seat so you dont miss any of the movie action. The Cinema In The Open Schedule is:
+ Wed 13 July: 17:00 Alice In Wonderland – 19:00 Pirates of the Caribbean
+ Wed 20 July: 17:00 Kung Fu Panda – 19:00 Some Like It Hot
+ Wed 27 July: 17:00 Transformers – 19:00 Singin’ In The Rain
+ Wed 03 Aug: 17:00 How to Train your Dragon – 19:00 Roman Holiday
+ Wed 10 Aug: 17:00 Toy Story – 19:00 Chicago
+ Wed 17 Aug: 17:00 Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory .- 19:00 Chocolat www.dundrum.ie/events/cinema-in-the-open-returns/

MARIE CURIE & SES FILLES – BOOK LAUNCH – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
Wed 13 July: 18:00 – Alliance Francaise, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
This is a unique occasion to meet Marie Curie’s grand-daughter Hélène Langevin -Joliot. She will reflect on Marie Curie’s life: her famous scientific works, her involvement as a nurse in the first World War, her determination to improve gender equality and her family life. It will also be an opportunity to discover Marie Curie as a mother. In a book entitled “Marie Curie et ses filles – Lettres”, Hélène Langevin-Joliot collected more than two hundred letters exchanged between Marie Curie and her two daughters, Irène and Eve. The talk is in French, the Q&A in French and English. Admission is free, but booking is required via info@alliance-francaise.ie
alliance-francaise.ie/culture/

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Wed 13 July: 18:00 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery. – The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to the film screening of “Roma” (2004) by Adolfo Aristarain. (in Spanish with English subtitles). dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha73115_16_2.htm

THE OPEN GATE – GATE THEATRE
Wed 13 July: 18:30 – The Gate Theatre, Cavendish Row, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.
The Gate Theatre is inviting to ‘The Open Gate’, a series of free pre-show talks and events in the Gate Lab. From 15 June-20 July a number of events will take place. The event on Wed is entitled “Stories from a Friel Place”. Actor Ingrid Craigie in conversation about the stories behind the staged stories. www.gate-theatre.ie/section/ScheduleofEvents

JAZZ – O’REILLY’S PUB – SANDYMOUNT
Every Wed from 21:00-23:00, The Swing Factory (Paul Sweeney – trumpet, Neil McMahon sax, Bob Whelan vocals/keys Dave Fleming bass, Ian Hyland – drums) will be playing Jazz in O’Reilly’s Pub in Sandymount, D4. Admission is free.

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English. www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
* “The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week. www.thezodiacsessions.com/
* “The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday. www.hamletsweeney.com/events/
* The Alex Mathias Jazz Quartet will perform every Thursday from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street. www.alexmathias.com/
* 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).
* Seven Deadly Skins are playing Reggae/Ska Covers from 22:00 with DJ Dotsie later. The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Admission is free.

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MYTHS & LEGENDS – CHILDREN EVENT – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Thurs 14 July: 14:30 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
At this children event about “Myths and Legends”, children will explore the “The Place Where I Live”. They will make a story hat of where they are from using collage, craft and drawing. The event is suitable for 4-7 years. Admission is free and to book contact Aoife or Riona on 01 6030346 or email us at rmcmorrow@nli.ie www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

CHILDREN’S AUTHORS ON VISIT – CENTRAL LIBRARY
Thurs 14 July: 15:00 – Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
Come along and meet renowned children’s authors every Thursday in July in the Central Library. On 14 July it will be Debbie Thomas, on 21 July Marilyn Taylor will be visiting and on 28 July Oisín McGann will visit the Library. Admission free and all are welcome. www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/summer_2011_author_visits.aspx

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Thur 14 July: 18:00 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery. – The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to the film screening of “Héroes sin armas” (2004) by Marta Arribas and Ana Pérez de la Fuente. (in Spanish with English subtitles). dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha72809_16_2.htm

THEMED READING – TWISTED PEPPER
Thurs 14 July: 18:30 – Twisted Pepper, Abbey Street, Dublin 1
The themed reading, organised by the Seven Towers Agency has the theme “Bicycling” and the performance poetry and reading will be contributed by Bernie O Reilly, Eamonn Lynskey, Anne Tannam and Oran Ryan.
www.indymedia.ie/article/99471

YELP PING PONG SOCIAL CLUB – TWISTED PEPPER
Thurs: 18:30-22:00 – Twisted Pepper, Basement, Abbey Street, Dublin 1
The Yelp Ping Pong Social Club is a free weekly event at the Twisted Pepper in Abbey Street. Each week on a Thursday from 18:30-22:00 you can come along to prove your ping pong potential and be crowned ‘King Pong’ or just sit back, watch balls fly. www.yelp.ie/events/dublin-yelp-ping-pong-social-club

PADDY KIERNAN – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Thur 14 July: 19:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Paddy Kiernan will perform in Tower Records. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

RAILWAY SESSIONS – OPEN MIC – O’REILLY’S ROCK BAR
Thurs: 20:30 – O’Reillys Rock Bar, underneath Tara Street DART Station, Dublin 2
If you are a Singer, Songwriter, play an Instrument or just want to jam then come to the Railway Sessions in O’Reilly’s every Thurs at 20:00 and showcase maybe a new song or a cover. All performing musicians will receive a complimentary drink. The event starts at 20:30. To contact the organisers: info@dublinsocialtv.ie An Indie-Rock Club starts immediately afterwards at 23:00. Admission free.
entertainment.ie/event/gigs/O%27Reilly%27s-Rock-Bar/Railway-Sessions/2575255.htm

ODEON MOVIE CLUB
Every Thursday the Odeon Pub in Harcourt Street is running a Classic Movies Club from 20:00. There is no cover charge, but the theme or the movies for July haven’t been announced yet. Check here: www.odeon.ie/gallery.html

BASTILLE DAY – GRAND SOCIAL
Thurs 14 July: 21:00-00:00 – Grand Social, Liffey Street, Dublin 2 (former Pravda)
“French Friday” invites all French and Francophile to the Bastille Day Celebrations in the Dublin. Live music with ‘Sebastien Escalante chante Brel’ (from 21:00), followed by a concert of “Sincop’hat” performing Gypsy swing laced jazzed up pop songs (www.sincophat.com/). “Then, French DJs (DJ TSJ, special guest from Paris) will make you dance until the end of the night to electronicy rocky Frenchy (or not) music! ca plane pour toi? Let people know about this unique event.”
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257413734274138
french-friday.com/

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS
* Quiz Night in The Lotts Cafe Bar, 9 Lower Liffey St, Dublin 1. Every Thurs a quiz night with great prizes is taking place at 20:00/20:30 depending on football. Participation is free.
* Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s, Dame Street (formerly Le Cirk) with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00 and the line up is here: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000163463304&sk=wall
* “Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bridge-Inn-Chapelizod/350005960758
* Open Music Night in Darky Kellys pub in Fishamble Street, Christ Church, Dublin 8 organised by the music duo R.E.D.. Would you like to perform or just listen? Names of contributors are taken from 21:30 and the gig starts at 22:00. www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Mic-Night-Dublin/121048244620948
www.myspace.com/redmusic11
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

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MADE IN TEMPLE BAR
From 15-24 July, Temple Bar Cultural Trust is teaming up with more than 20 of their cultural neighbours, over 100 artists and performers and a number of creative companies in Ireland to celebrate 20 years of unique culture and regeneration in Dublin’s Cultural Quarter. Over 70 events taking place in Temple Bar will include premieres of site specific theatre, outdoor movies, specially commissioned art installations, Grammy award winning artists and even a world famous high wire walker. It promises to be a great festival and I am looking forward to it. Most events are free, but some are ticketed and usually tickets for Temple Bar events go quite fast. The box office opened on 01 July, so if you still want to get tickets, you better hurry. In person you can get tickets at Temple Bar Cultural Trust/The Culture Box 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 by phone on 01 -88 3610 / 01 -677 2255 and by e-mail via info@templebar.ie. Check out the programme here to find the events you are interested in: templebar.ie/Event/MadeInTempleBar
The full programme as a PDF is available here
templebar.ie/Upload/EventTheme/file/56/Large_0616201111514200774.pdf

CASHIER NO9 + FALLEN DRAKES – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 15 July: 13:00-16:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cashier No 9 will perform in Tower Records at 13:00 and Fallen Drakes will perform at 16:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

AN AFTERNOON WITH RADIOACTIVITY – TCD
Fri 15 July: 14:00-17:00 – MacNeill Lecture Theatre, Hamilton Building, Trinity College Dublin. To celebrate the Tercentenary of the School of Chemistry and the 100th anniversary of the award of the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Marie Curie, the School of Chemistry is hosting an open symposium “An Afternoon with Radioactivity”, which will include an address by Professor Hélène Langevin-Joliot, the grand-daughter of Marie Curie. Other speakers include Dr Clint Sharrad, The University of Manchester, Dr Jim Ballinger, Chief Radiopharmaceutical Scientist, Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital, London and Dr Ciara McMahon, Director of Environmental Surveillance and Assessment, Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland. This event is free of charge but tickets must be obtained in advance from the School of Chemistry. Please contact Ms Jill Galvin on 01-8961726 or email galvinji@tcd.ie. For further details please view: www.tcd.ie/Chemistry/assets/pdf/News/radioactivity-flier.pdf

MADE IN TEMPLE BAR EVENTS
On Fri 15 July, the following events take place as part of the Temple Bar Summer Festival “Made in Temple Bar”:
+ 15:00-16:00 Mime & Puppetry Theatre Show ‘Buckets’ in the Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Cata Isle Mime Theatre’s first solo show combines mime with elements of puppeteering. Poured into sound, light and make believe, it shows you that everything is possible on stage. Admission is free, but tickets are required. templebar.ie/EventsDetail/MITB_Mime
+ 18:15-19:00: High Wire Solo performed by Didier Pasquette on Temple Bar Square. French high-wire walker Didier Pasquette will perform his awesome high wire show ‘Solo’ 12 metres above the ground. This will be followed by performances from the Dublin Gospel Choir and the Masamba Samba School, a street drumming group. This is a free events and booking is not required. templebar.ie/EventsDetail/MITB_HighWire
+ 19:30-22:00: RTÉ Radio 1 Presents Nighthawks @ Made in Temple Bar in the Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Nighthawks, a Dublin based arts collective which meets in the Cobalt Cafe once a month, features music, comedy, theatre, poetry and dance. Project Arts Centre will host a special Nighthawks event which will be broadcast live on the night on RTE Radio 1. Acts on the night include Fred the band, Maeve Higgins and Colm Keegan. Admission is free, but tickets are required. The tickets for this event have to be booked with the Project Arts Centre Box Office on 01-8819 613 or at box-office@projectartscentre.ie templebar.ie/EventsDetail/MITB_Nighthawks

SPEED DATING – CITY CENTRE
Fri 15 July: Unknown Location in City Centre.
FirstDate.ie are offering a night of Speed Dating for free in a city centre location. If you are single and aged between 20 and 36 and up for a good night then this event is for you. These nights usually cost EUR 20 but this time the event will be free, so if you are interested please book your place with info@FirstDate.ie Free nightclub admission and food is also included.

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This section contains events that will happen in the future. Some of them require free tickets and it is mentioned where this is the case. Put the events in your diary and for the ticketed events hurry to request your tickets:

IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL – TEMPLE BAR
The Irish Film Institute (IFI) in Temle Bar is running a Family Festival in July. The IFI will bring the best films from around the world to young film fans and as it is normal such film screenings are not free. However, there are two events that are free and worth listing here (The only free film screening is unfortunately already booked up):
+ The IFI Family Festival Street Art Workshop for 10-14 year-olds will run from 13-17 July and is for graffiti artists and street artists. It might be too late already, but if you know someone who might be interested, check out the details here: www.irishfilm.ie/index_334.asp
+ The second event is “Synth Eastwood Makes your Day” on Thurs 14 July at 16:00. I am not sure what this event is all about. Do you get it from this description: www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/sdispfilm_07.asp?SID=230&filmID=7430

WHAT IS PHOTOGRAPHY – IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Thur 23 Jul: 12:00-13:00 – Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. In the rejuvenated “What is …? Talk Series”, the IMMA invites to a talk entitled “What is Photography?” on 23 July.
What is Photography? is the first in a series of talks and booklets which aim to provide a general introduction to the materials and methodologies of contemporary art. What is Photography? provides an overview of photography and its role as medium and mode of documentation in contemporary arts practice. TO attend this event you need to book tickets here www.imma.ie/en/page_212410.htm and because IMMA tickets often go faster than they are released, I am telling you already today.

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Please note: This section contains observations taken from the world I live in that strike me as odd. I express my personal opinion and you might not share it. If you are easily offended by opinions that are not identical with your own, please don’t read this section. ;-)

TEMPLE BAR CRITICISM
Last week a very critical article was in the Irish Times about Temple Bar and the people that “run” Temple Bar today and in the past. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2011/0702/1224299715351.html
The author of the article complained about the drinking culture and the noise and the atmosphere and everything else in Temple Bar. I wasn’t clearly able to identify who wrote the article because is not fully clarified (two names appear at the top), but it seems that the author lives in Temple Bar and has a personal issue with some things that are going on there (particularly noise). Well, someone personally affected is possibly not the best judge of a situation that needs a more objective analysis, so the article is probably not a good representation of the issues. But at its 20th anniversary it is only fair to look at the plus and minus of Temple Bar and the people running it. Initially the whole Temple Bar area was planned to be turned into a bus depot and THANK GOD this didn’t happen. In the past 20 years, the area was developed and is now the one and only focal point for tourists and if we think that the only rescue for Ireland is in tourism, then we absolutely need such a focal point. However, it has been reported and researched time and time again that the Irish society in general has a somewhat challenged relationship with alcohol and consequently the international reputation of Ireland is that it is the country for drinking lots. No surprise that this means that alcohol is an important factor in Temple Bar and blaming the Temple bAr Cultural Trust or any other organisation is rather ridiculous.
Yes, not everything is perfect in Temple Bar and an open discussion would be a good idea, but my opinion is that that Temple Bar Cultural Trust (TBCT) and – to a lesser degree – the Temple Bar Traders Association have done a lot of good for the area. Without the cultural use of Temple Bar would be a lot less developed. The Meeting House Square – which is currently (annoyingly) unavailable because of the archaeological discoveries there – is one of the few spaces that Dublin has for cultural outdoor events. Yes, the rental charges for it are MUCH too high and maybe the rents in other areas (the financially troubled Button Factory, who is rented to the people running the venue by the TBCT comes to mind) are not reasonable either, but that doesn’t justify dissolving the TBCT.
I am only skimming the surface here and could say a lot more about Temple Bar and the TBCT, but the bottom line is that I find the approach odd that was taken in the Irish Times article. Let’s identify the problems and let’s solve them instead of calling for a dissolution of an organisation that has done a lot of good for Dublin.

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This week is definitely another “School Holiday” week. For that reason AND because of Oxegen the weekend has no big summer festival event. Next week it will get busy in Temple Bar and in a number of other locations, so make sure you tune back in next week for more free events!

Have a great weekend!

Take care,

–Joerg

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