Dublin Event Guide 377: Fashion Festival, Harp – Fringe Festival, Emergency Services Day, Smithfield Horse Fair

A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

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

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

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

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

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

The Dublin Fashion Festival takes place from 04-07 September and over 250 retailers, restaurants, bars and hotels are taking part in the event.

There will be lots of Fashion Shows, Styling events, workshops and you can find the full schedule here: www.dff.ie/festival/schedule/ Unfortunately it is not an easily schedule, so you have to do a bit of work to identify what events are for you and what not.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

Sculpture in Context is a brilliant exhibition in the Botanic Gardens from Thurs 04 Sept – Fri 17 Oct and it is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Every year a panel of selectors chooses sculptures from established and from upcoming artists and they will then be expertly placed in the garden setting of the Botanic Gardens and it makes a visit to the Botanic Gardens even more interesting then at other times.

Admission is free and I strongly recommend Sculpture in Context!

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

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.

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.

The monthly Irish Record Fair in Sweeney’s takes place on Saturday. You will find all sorts of DVDs. CDs and Vinyl of all music genres. Admission is free.

Jops Expo is a job fair with about 50 exhibitors.

Which Course Expo is an Adult Education Course Fair, where you can find out about all the courses that are available for adults who want to improve their education/skills.

For the first time these two career advancement events run side by side at this 2-day event (Fri + Sun). Admission is free to both. The venue is the Hogan Suite in Croke Park.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

This is the fifth year for “Yoga in the Park”, a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause: From May until September, Tine from www.aditiyoga.org/ and her team of teachers invite to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park every Saturday. No booking is required.

The class is donation based, but all proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin and the suggested donation for this very good cause is EUR 5.

Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The Hare Krishna Chariots Festival (or: Ratha Yatra Festival) takes place in Dublin tomorrow. It is not something that many of us know a lot about it, but it sounds interesting.

Dublin will be illuminated by the colours and sounds of this annual Hare Krishna festival, a vibrant celebration of Indian culture and spirituality. Festival-goers, pilgrims, and faith leaders will hand-pull the giant colourful chariot carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from the Garden of Remembrance to St. Stephen’s Green. The chariot will be accompanied by a procession of singers, musicians and dancers. At St. Stephen’s Green, the whole family can enjoy cultural and educational displays and exhibitions, revealing the spiritual heart of India. There will be workshops, music, food and crafts.

The event schedule is here:

up to 11:30 – Gathering at take-off point in Parnell Square, north of Garden of Remembrance
11:30 – Opening ceremony with Lord Mayor and religious/cultural representatives
11:45 – Parade leaves from Parnell Square
15:00 – Festival begins at St. Stephen’s Green bandstand
18:00 – approximate ending time

Admission is free and there will be free vegetarian food.

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

The National Emergency Services Day will take place on Saturday. The participating services are

Defence Forces, UN & ONE Veterans, An Garda Siochana, National Ambulance Service, Dublin Fire Brigade, Irish Prison Service, Irish Coastguard, Customs & Excise Service, RNLI, Civil Defence, St Johns Ambulance and Order of Malta

12:00-12:40: Parade from Civic Offices at Wood Quay to Royal Hospital in Kilmainham.
13:00-17:00: Each Service will have a static display and there will also be live demonstrations of the work each Service carries out.
15:00 Coastguard Helicopter will land.

Admission to all events are free and everybody is invited.

(At 19:30 a Gala Dinner in the Royal Hospital will take place. This dinner is not a free event.)

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

Summer in Dublin events will take place every Saturday from 09 August to 06 September on North Earl Street and Henry Street.

There will be fun family activities like Giant Connect4, Giant Jenga, Giant Chess, Face Painting, Balloon Modeller, Music, Gyroscope, Funky Cam Car and Puppet Shows.

Participation is free.

Wooly Wards Mobile Pe tting Farm and Animal Theatre will come to Marlay Park this weekend.

Cute animals are clearly not just for children, so don’t worry, there will be some “Aws” for everyone. Come along and visit fluffy little creatures such as guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits and pose for a picture with a llama, watch the ducks splash around and chase the kid goat around the enclosure.

Everyone is welcome to sit and pet the animals in a safe and supervised environment on three weekends (26+27 July, 23-24 August, 06+07 September). www.woolywardsfarm.com

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

The debut performance of the National Concert Hall Gamelan Orchestra will take place this weekend. This is an orchestra of classical Indonesian instruments which were received as a gift from the Sultan of Yogyakarta in Java.

+ 13:30 NCH Beginners Gamelan Group will give a short informal performance
+ 14:00 Indonesian-Irish Association will present a short dance recital
+ 15:00 NCH Gamelan Orchestra will perform 1 hr programme of classical Javanese music + original compositions for gamelan. Members of the Yogyakarta Palace Gamelan Orchestra will join them.

All events are free. Find more details on the website below.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

“What the Ladybird Heard” by Julia Donaldson will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below).

Admission is free.

A Suicide Awareness March will take place. It will start at the Garden of Remembrance at Parnell Square and will proceed via O’Connell Street and D’Olier Street to the Central Bank Plaza in Dame Street.

Big Ideas from the Big Screen is a series of talks on Saturday about where the philosophies behind some of the world’s favourite films stemmed from. Discover the philosophical concepts behind Star Wars, The Last Samurai and The Matrix!

The talks are:
15:00 Star Wars
16:15 The Last Samurai
17:30 The Matrix

Admission is free.

During the Sculpture in Context exhibition, a rare opportunity will be availble every Saturday: At 15:00 every week, you can join the artists for a guided tour to gain an insight into this exciting contemporary art exhibition.

Admission is free.

On Saturday at 18:00, a film screening and panel discussion with the film makers Eileen Walsh & David Dryden, artist VERZ who is a street artist and muralist in Belfast, and Irish Times journalist and broadcaster Una Mullally will take place.

On Sunday at 15:00, a film screening and introduction by the film makers Eileen Walsh & David Dryden will be presented.

The film makers describe:
“Together in Pieces” is a gripping 25 minute documentary on the changing landscape of Northern Ireland. The world famous murals and political slogans that have taunted its communities for over 40 years are being slowly transformed by a graffiti revolution.
From the intimidating sectarian graffiti that falsely represents the views of the communities they appear in, to the internationally renowned murals that depict the history of the region, the poignant question is raised: “What do we want to paint?”
We learn about Linda Watson’s long struggle to change perceptions about her community both from within and without. Bill Rolston, Emeritus Professor at the University of Ulster and world expert on the sectarian murals in Belfast, talks about the changing landscape in Northern Ireland.

Find more information on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

The Liquor Rooms are celebrating their first birthday with an event on Thurs, Fri, Sat. So this is the last day of the celebrations and there will be Live Music, DJs and you are told to “Expect the Unexpected”.

Admission is free.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

The Devils Jukebox is live music from 20:00-23:00 and DJs with Alternative, Punk, Rock, Metal & Garage after that. Every Saturday! Admission is free.

As part of the Dublin Fringe Fest, a big free event, a musical performance will be carried out on the Samuel Beckett Bridge on Saturday from 21:00. (Duration: 35 min)

Harp is telling the story of the Harp of Dagda on Dublin’s Harp-shaped bridge. There will be opera singers, drummers, dancers, brass players from the Dublin Concert Band, singers from Tonnta Music and friends, accompanied by drummers from the MaSamba Samba School.

Viewing areas are on North Wall Quay and Sir John Rogerson’s Qua and the event is best viewed 100-200 metres from the bridge.

Note: Samuel Beckett Bridge, Cardiff Lane and Sir John Rogerson’s Quay (from Forbes St to Lime St) will be closed from 18:00-22:00.

Admission is free and no booking/tickets required.

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

Robert Deering is a pianist and singer and she will entertain you in the Cocktail Bar of the Fire Restaurant in Mansion House. Admission is free.

The Business will perform in “Live from the Window”. Admission is free.

The Tightrope Walkers are performing from midnight with doors at 23:30. Admission is free if you are at the venue before 22:30 or by signing up to the guest list (via the website).

Support comes from “Touchwood”

For generations, the Smithfield Horse Fair was a monthly event. But concerns over animal safety, tax avoidance and Dublin City’s general discomfort and concerns about the event itself and the audience it attracted meant that Dublin City tried to end the Horse Fair. However the laws allowing it are above the powers of Dublin City! So instead of forbidding it, it was reduced to two markets per year (March + September).

The second market this year and – as far as I remember – the second market under this new regime is taking place on Sunday. It will be heavily supervised by Gardai, Dublin City and Animal Welfare organisations and it remains to be seen if it still attracts plenty of horse sellers and buyers.

In happier times this was a very unique and interesting event, but I wouldn’t dare a “forecast” for this weekend’s event. It could be extra big because it is only twice a year or it could be very small.

Many thought that it was a good decision to limit the markets to two and were hoping that this would be helpful for the horse’s welfare as well, others, however, are more in favour of an open market that can be supervised instead of pushing the – undoubtedly continuing – selling and buying of horses into the grey and unsupervised area.

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

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

The Dublin Fashion Festival takes place from 04-07 September and over 250 retailers, restaurants, bars and hotels are taking part in the event.

There will be lots of Fashion Shows, Styling events, workshops and you can find the full schedule here: www.dff.ie/festival/schedule/ Unfortunately it is not an easily schedule, so you have to do a bit of work to identify what events are for you and what not.

The Farmleigh House Food Market takes place from 10:00-17:00 and in the afternoon from 14:00-16:00, Atomic will play on the bandstand.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

Sculpture in Context is a brilliant exhibition in the Botanic Gardens from Thurs 04 Sept – Fri 17 Oct and it is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Every year a panel of selectors chooses sculptures from established and from upcoming artists and they will then be expertly placed in the garden setting of the Botanic Gardens and it makes a visit to the Botanic Gardens even more interesting then at other times.

Admission is free and I strongly recommend Sculpture in Context!

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

CEAD-Ireland are hosting a Family Fun Day in association with the DSPCA to raise awareness and funds to fight animal cruelty.

The Coolmine Equestrian Centre invite to a series events in August and September to re-launch their equestrian and sporting facilities in Saggart. The events take place on 17+24+31 Aug + 07 Sept. Admission is free, but a parking fee of EUR 2 is charged.

This Sunday a family fun day will take place. The day is Pet Friendly with Dog Show Jumping Competitions, Miniature Horses, Pony Rides with Rosettes, Bouncy Castle, GIANT Games, Vendors, Live Music, and with competitions for Most Exotic Pet, Cutest Puppy, and Best Trick.

If you read this in the Dublin Event Guide smart phone app, you should see a map below to find the place. If you read it in your e-mail or on the website, go to m.dublineventguide.com to see the map of the location. Saggart is in south western direction beyond Tallaght.

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

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

The next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin.

A market/flea market for vintage items and craft work, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month. There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items. Sounds interesting and with 30 stalls, it is well worth a visit. There will also be food, hot drinks and a DJ.

Admission is free.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

A Vegan Information Day will take place, but – somewhat unusual – the people running the event, seem very tightlipped about the location.

So, if you see their information tent somewhere all is good, if you don’t, maybe the information wasn’t meant for you. ;-)

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

“Made by Hand” or “Hecho a manos” is a new Sunday weekly market in Viva, Portobello with most things made by hand and some vintage clothing and curiosities too. Admission is free.

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

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

Wooly Wards Mobile Pe tting Farm and Animal Theatre will come to Marlay Park this weekend.

Cute animals are clearly not just for children, so don’t worry, there will be some “Aws” for everyone. Come along and visit fluffy little creatures such as guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits and pose for a picture with a llama, watch the ducks splash around and chase the kid goat around the enclosure.

Everyone is welcome to sit and pet the animals in a safe and supervised environment on three weekends (26+27 July, 23-24 August, 06+07 September). www.woolywardsfarm.com

Artist Roxana Manouchehri will guide participants in drawing and informal sketching based on a number of exercises, including line drawing, light and shadow, portraiture and perspective.

These are free drop-in sessions and do not require booking, but they are limited to 15 at a time (first-come, first-served).
Suitable for ages 13+. Materials are provided but feel free to bring your own sketchbook; pencils only.

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The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.

There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

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

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

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

On Saturday at 18:00, a film screening and panel discussion with the film makers Eileen Walsh & David Dryden, artist VERZ who is a street artist and muralist in Belfast, and Irish Times journalist and broadcaster Una Mullally will take place.

On Sunday at 15:00, a film screening and introduction by the film makers Eileen Walsh & David Dryden will be presented.

The film makers describe:
“Together in Pieces” is a gripping 25 minute documentary on the changing landscape of Northern Ireland. The world famous murals and political slogans that have taunted its communities for over 40 years are being slowly transformed by a graffiti revolution.
From the intimidating sectarian graffiti that falsely represents the views of the communities they appear in, to the internationally renowned murals that depict the history of the region, the poignant question is raised: “What do we want to paint?”
We learn about Linda Watson’s long struggle to change perceptions about her community both from within and without. Bill Rolston, Emeritus Professor at the University of Ulster and world expert on the sectarian murals in Belfast, talks about the changing landscape in Northern Ireland.

Find more information on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

Brian Keary is a classically trained guitar player who also has experience of different styles / genres of music ranging from ragtime and folk to baroque and contemporary. He will perform in Sweeney’s (Ground Floor) on Sunday afternoon.

House Dublin is a restaurant and bar in Leeson Street. On Sundays the Camembert Quartet is playing in their garden from 17:00-19:00. Admission is free.

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

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

The debut performance of the National Concert Hall Gamelan Orchestra will take place this weekend. This is an orchestra of classical Indonesian instruments which were received as a gift from the Sultan of Yogyakarta in Java.

At 19:00 the Sultan of Yogyakarta, Hamengkubuwono X, will conduct the official gamelan naming ceremony for these new instruments. This will be followed by a full concert from the Yogyakarta Palace Gamelan Orchestra.

The event is free. Find more details – also about the Saturday events – on the website below.

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below).

The line-up in short is: SheSpeaks, Raphaels, The Grand Wake, No To Physics and The Movies.

This weekly Latin Music event will take place every Sunday. You will be able to dance salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia and reggeaton. Live music, food tasting and free admission, what more could you want?

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass is back after the summer break and invites you to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known gospel choirs in Ireland will give you a chance to experience a mass with a difference. It is uplifting and inspiring and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.

Disclaimer: I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, so the description above MIGHT not be totally unbiased. ;-)

The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below).

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

At the Jawbone Gig night in Sin É, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free. For the line-up check here www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe. Admission is free.

The Pavement Kings play Rockabilly from 21:00 and
DJs Popocorn Peete and Little Dakota follow from 23:00-01:30 with a white variety of styles (Rockabilly, Calypso, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, etc).

The regular monthly singing session in Cobblestone’s backroom is back after the Summer break. Two great young singers will perform: Sisters Saileog and Muireann Ní Cheannabháin.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

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

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

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

This weekend, the last Supermoon will be visible (if we have a cloudless sky). A supermoon is a Full Moon that occurs when the Moon is closest to Earth.

On Sunday night the closest position will be at 00:27 (Monday morning), when the distance between Moon and Earth is a mere 355,392km. There were two other supermoons this year (13 July + 11 Aug) and this is the last one for 2014.

But the good news is that you don’t have to wait until 00:27 on Monday morning, the brighter than usual moon will be over us and is visible (if there are no clouds) from Saturday until Tuesday.

Find more detail on the Astronomy Ireland Page below.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

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

The lecture “The Scottish Referendum – Different Roads to the Same Place” with Prof. Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen), is the final event of a half day conference, organised by the TCD Centre for Irish Scottish and Comparative Studies, entitled “Scotland’s Past and Futures: Exploring the Bigger Picture”, which is being held in the TCD Long Room Hub.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.

The monthly Dublin Cycling Campaign meetings are open to everyone who has an interst in cycling. This time the discussion will be about a cycling route:

When will the long-awaited S2S cycling route become a reality? Clara Clark and Michael Collins from the S2S campaign group (www.s2s.ie) for Sandycove to Sutton will speak on the history and progress of this cycling route. S2S is a voluntary group whose objective is to promote the construction of a continuous seafront promenade and cycleway from Sutton to Sandycove. Plus news on what the cycling campaign is planning for Mobility Week in September.

All welcome and admission is free.

The “Pleasing Features” Gig Night is back again. This time the line-up is Rafters, The Sour Seeds, Ger Kelly, The Dyatonics, Waco.

In the past admission was free, now the website says “pay-what-you-want admission”. If that means “donations appreciated”, all is well. If it means that there is an admission charge before the event, but that charge is defined by you, then I might have to take the event out of the list of events for the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Let me know, if you go to the event.

Pleasing Features regularly hosts live music with innovative acts and a diverse line-up.

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

The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

The Crafty Monday Sessions is an Open Mic night for acoustic singer/songwriters and original bands. Admission is free.

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

Patrick Mahony sings songs from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and many more every Monday in the Cafe en Seine. Admission is free.

The Pyro Blues Executive play in the Leeson Lounge every Monday and admission is free.

Singer Donal Kirk and guitarist Anthony Drennan, who has played with Genesis, Mike & the Mechanics and The Corrs, are performing cover versions of well known songs from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, RyCooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson and more.

Admission is free.

A group of trainee Yoga instructors got together and they are running free Yoga classes every Tuesday morning at 07:30 in Berlin Cafe (yes, it is in the Cafe!).

You just need to bring a Yoga mat and wear suitable clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

A Thursday morning beginners class at the same time in the same place has been added to the schedule now. Don’t forget your mat!

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

Dog Trainer Sinead ( www.twitter.com/pawsitivetail ) provides free positive reinforcement dog training tips every Tuesday and Thursday in Muttugly in Ranelagh.

Join the Yelp Business Owner Panel on 09 Sept and learn how to build out your free Yelp listing and attract new customers. There will be a complimentary drink and snacks, plus hear insights from other local business owner experts at this interactive session which will feature:

+ Top tips on attracting new local and international customers to your business via Yelp
+ Suggestions on how to make your free listing stand out and how to respond to any reviews that you already have or may receive in the future
+ An insightful panel discussion with two local Dublin business owners and two Yelp review writers
+ Information about the ins and outs of Yelp reviews, the Yelp community, and ideas on how to use Yelp’s suite of free tools for business owners

Audience Q&A and networking to connect you with like-minded business owners

Admission is free, but tickets are limited. Find out more and register at:

www.eventbrite.com/e/your-business-yelp-panel-with-dublin-experts-tickets-12427351543?ref=devg

Milk and Cookie Stories is a story telling event for 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. Admission is free, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome.

If you would like to tell a story, just come along and sign up on the night, or “if you feel inspired to share your own home-baked goods with Dublin’s friendliest audience, we’ll also be having our awesome Bake-Off.”

At the September event the theme is “Something Old, Something New”. www.facebook.com/events/710728028995676/

Indie Spirit Dublin is a Music & Poetry Performance Night, presented by Alan M Doyle. The line-up for this week’s event is Kevin Nolan, Rob Doyle, Davina Brady, Ebun Akpoveta.

Admission is free.

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

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

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

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

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

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

The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.

Admission is free.

The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666

A totally unplugged Singer/Songwriter night (no PA, no microphones) with original music is taking place upstairs in Anseo every Tuesday from 21:30.

Please check on the Facebook Page below if the event is going ahead as it seems to get cancelled every now and then and if you want to play a 15-30 min set or just want to play one song make yourself heard via the same Facebook Page.

Admission is free.

These drop-in workshops are structured to teach new drawing techniques with affordable materials that can be easily picked up at home before the next sessions. Led by artists Katy Palmieri and Jim Cathcart.

Admission is free.

A Marine Biodiversity Workshop, given by Karin Dubsky (International Coordinator Coastwatch Europe and expert on marine conservation) will take place.

It will include a walk and talk across Dollymount Beach to identify seashells using Coastwatch’s sea shells poster, which was recently launched for Heritage Week. You will also be shown how to use the Coastwatch Survey Questionnaire to describe the condition of your coast in terms of its biodiversity, evidence of litter, waste and pollution, aqua culture harvesting activity and shore changes due to nature, erosion, water changes.

Dublin City Council Biodiversity staff will accompany you on the walk detailing the history and ecology of Bull Island and the challenges to its habitats, particularly the invasive plant species Sea Buckthorn. On the walk you will be shown the unique protected habitats of the Island including coastal dunes, humid dune slacks, mudflats and marshes.

Admission is free, but registration is required. Check the website below for more details.

The event is for adults.

Wednesday Walks will take place in and around Phoenix Park from every Wednesday from June to December. Weather permitting, walkers will meet at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (VC) or Farmleigh House (F) at 11:00. Each walk takes about 90 minutes.

Please check the website below for updates or ring the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01 677 0095) or Farmleigh House (01 815 5914) for further information. Admission is free,

The upcoming walks are:
10 Sept: Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)
17 Sept: Gate Lodges of Phoenix Park from Ashtown Castle to Castleknock (VC)
24 Sept: Guided Walk to Knockmaree Cist/Cromlech (F)

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

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

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

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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.

Emma Mahony (Associate Lecturer, NCAD) will examine how Helio Oiticica’s practice has been inspired by the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and how the city has been perceived by artists and intellectuals (on the left) as a site of resistance.

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

In the new cinema series “Early Works”, the film “Diamond Flash” by director Carlos Lopez del Rey. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free.

The Irish Architecture Foundation’s third New Now Next talk will feature Minsuk Cho, who will talk about “Recent Works”. He will be introduced by Urban-Agency’s Andrew Griffin.

The innovative New Now Next series reveals current and next generation ideas and showcases architects from around the world.

Cho is the 2014 winner of the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale and founder of Korea’s Mass Studies, a critical investigation of architecture in the context of mass production, intensely over-populated urban conditions, and other emergent cultural niches that define contemporary society.

This event is free but places are limited (first come, first served). A drinks reception will follow the talk.

The public lecture “Women in the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection – New Identities” with Cécile Gordon (Archivist from the Military Archives Ireland) will take place at 18:30.

Cécile Gordon will explore the place of women in the Military Service Pensions Collection from the formation of Cumann na mBan in April 1914 to the end of the Civil War.

The talk will look at the files from individual members of Cumann na mBan, the Irish Citizen Army and Hibernian Rifles to gain an understanding of the women and their contribution to the independence movement.

Admission is free. No booking required.

As part of a special event to celebrate the launch of the new axis programme, star of stage, screen and poetry slams, Carlos Andrés Gómez will be interviewed by Mark O’Brien a this launch event. There will be other special guests and live music in axis throughout the day.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

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

“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.

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

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

Would you like to try Caving (i.e. exploring Caves!!)? The Dublin Caving Groupis organising a free TRY-Caving Day on Sunday 14 Sept and a compulsory pre-expedition meeting is taking place on Wed 03 Sept or Wed 10 Sept.

Anyone from 18-90 is welcome and beginners are especially welcome. Also Ex-cavers who want to get back into it. The cave will be in Co. Clare or Fermanagh and the plan is to drive there and back in the same day. Lifts are provided and departure is at 08:00 with a return at 20:00-21:00.

During the day you will visit one of many caces that is suitable for beginners and experienced and qualified guides will explain everything to you.

You need to bring: a pair of rubber-wellies, some thick socks, some warm, old clothes (tracksuit), a towel, a change of clothes & some gardening gloves. All safety gear will be provided, incl helmets, lamps, first-aid, etc. Also bring a packed lunch.

Contact dublincavinggroup@gmail.com or shane.diffily@gmail.com with your questions and to sign up.

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).

A group of trainee Yoga instructors got together and they are running free Yoga classes every Tuesday morning at 07:30 in Berlin Cafe (yes, it is in the Cafe!).

You just need to bring a Yoga mat and wear suitable clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

A Thursday morning beginners class at the same time in the same place has been added to the schedule now. Don’t forget your mat!

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

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

The Lucan Festival will take place from Thurs 11 – Sun 14 September. The launch has taken place on 03 Sept, but at the time of writing this, the website still showed the 2013 programme. So check back in a few days to find out what events will be announced: lucan-festival.com/festival-programme/

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

A Lunchtime Recital with Shira Brady (Mezzo-Soprano), Lorna Breen (Soprano) & Ying Yue (Pianist) featuring selections from Schumann, Faure, Brahms, Handel etc. will take place.

Admission is free, booking is required on 01-8734333 or email musiclibrary@dublincity.ie

The public lecture “Asian Contemporary Ceramic Masters: China and Japan in Focus” with Prof. Marc Leuthold (Art Department, State University of New York, USA) will take place and is part of “Through Space and Time: Contemporary Chinese Ceramics” special exhibition. Admission is free, no booking required.

EcoSpa and ProfiDerm skin care will be launched in the Irish market and all beauticians, hairdressers and other beauty (product) experts are invited to come to this event for free.

Discover these new high class professional cosmetic lines whose creation was inspired by the Bulgarian traditions combined with modern technological advancements of the 21st century.

Register via officebgembassy@eircom,net or ring 01-6603293 and ask Marianna Stoikova to send you the invitation by e-mail. If you bring the invitation, I am told that it is a voucher for some wine, a free skin consultation and other gifts.

Please spread the word about this event to other interested people.

The exhibition “Quaternion Quest” by Aisling Beirn will be launched by Prof Luke Drury. The exhibition will then run until 08 November.

1843 the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had been thinking about how to multiply complex numbers in 3D space. One day, while walking from Dunsink Observatory to the Royal Irish Academy, he suddenly had the crucial idea and to make sure that he won’t forget it, he inscribed the formula for Quaternion Equations on Broom Bridge.

Aisling Beirn’s installation and film is a quest to try to understand the equation and map that process.

Admission to launch and exhibition is free.

The exhibition “Quiescence Art Exhibition” will be launched in the Little Museum of Dublin and will then be on show on Fri 12 Sept + Sat 13 Sept from 09:30-17:00 and on Sun from 09:30-14:00.

It is a collection of work by Ukrainian painter Sergey Talichkin with a mix of abstract works to vibrant Irish landscapes. Have a look at the pictures on the Facebook Page below to get an impression of the outstanding use of colours and lights in Talichkin’s paintings.

Admission to the exhibition and to the opening is free.

Leadarise are an organisation that helps young women take ownership of their careers. Originating in Brussels, they run free networking events for women between 25 and 35 (or thereabouts) in Brussels, London, New York and Dublin.

The next networking event in Dublin takes place on Thursday.

Admission is free, just come along.

Dublin City Libraries and the Local Enterprise Office – Dublin City invite to a series of six business lectures designed to empower potential entrepreneurs. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 3996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie

The 6 lectures are:

11 Sept: An Introduction to Self Employment
18 Sept: Ideas Generation & Market Research
25 Sept: Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship
02 Oct: Digital Marketing Strategy 5 big players (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Skype, YouTube)
09 Oct: Financing your Business
16 Oct: Writing the WINNING Business Plan

More information about the lectures and about the speakers can be found on the website below.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

You might remember that Arthur’s Day is gone (Good decision!) and it has been replaced with “Guinness Amplify”, a programme of 800 gigs around Ireland. Leinster will get Guinness Amplify from 11-14 Sept. Dublin, however, will experience the events not together with Leinster, but separately from 09-12 October.

Oddly, the Leinster event list does contain a good few pubs in Dublin as well.
This Thursday, for example there are gigs in
+ Bottom of the Hill in Finglas
+ Doyles in the City Centre
+ Horse Show House/Madigans in Ballsbridge
+ Old School House in Sword
+ Rody Bolands in Rathmines
+ The Halfway House in Crumlin
+ The Ivy House in Drumcondra

and a good few more.

The full list is here www.guinnessamplify.com/schedule/weeks/1

The weekly European Folk Dance Workshop/Session takes place in the Tap Bar every Thursday.

The dances are French, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese folk and traditional dances and everybody interested to join in or to learn is welcome. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 3) are very welcome

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

The monthly New Natives gig night is announced again for Thurs 11 Sept, but no line-up is listed on the website yet. Have a look closer to the date!

The Rathmines Tradfest takes place over four nights (Thurs-Sun) in four pubs in Rathmines. The pubs are Mother Reilly’s, Rody Boland’s, Slattery’s and Grace’s and are all within about 100 metres from each other.

The line-up for the event can be found at rathminestradfest.com/events Some slots still have to be filled, but for Thursday and Friday the schedule is looking like this:

Thurs 11 Sept – 21:00: Kickin Bird in Mother Reilly’s.
Thurs 11 Sept – 22:30: All Folk’d Up in Rody Boland’s
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Fri 12 Sept – 20:00: TBC in Mother Reilly’s
Fri 12 Sept – 21:00: Lynda Lucas & The Wayfaring Strangers in Slattery’s
Fri 12 Sept – 22:00: Sugan/Liam Kelly in Grace’s
Fri 12 Sept – 22:30: Rebel Hearts in Rody Boland’s

Admission is free to all gigs.

An improv comedy night with the Improrphans takes place this Thursday. Admission is free, but donations are very welcome.

The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.

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

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

Running Red Lights (with suport from Leading Armies) will be in the Zebra Club. Admission is free.

The Cannonball Run Ireland, a super car rally from Dublin via Sligo and Galway to Tullamore (Why Tullamore!?!?!) will take place from Friday to Sunday.

It is a super tiny version of similar events in other countries (the recent UK event went all over Europe). The participating cars are Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, Mercedes etc and up to 160 cars could take part. The Cannonball Run is a charity event and is raising a significant amount of money for children’s charities.

Your part – unless you have one of these cars AND have the money and time to enter the event – is a watching and maybe admiring role: The Cannonball Run will leave at 10:00 at the Point Village and you are welcome to see the car assemble and then leave together.

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

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

The Lucan Festival will take place from Thurs 11 – Sun 14 September. The launch has taken place on 03 Sept, but at the time of writing this, the website still showed the 2013 programme. So check back in a few days to find out what events will be announced: lucan-festival.com/festival-programme/

A home owner exhibition “Self Build & Improve Your Home” will take place and admission is free, but registration on the website below is required.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

“Death in the Sickroom” are performing an In-Store Gig in HMV. Admission is free.

The Local Enterprise Office invites to a seminar to introduce you to what funding is relevant to your business. Admission is free, but booking is requried via the website below.

The seminar is for Owner Managers of businesses that are trading over 2 years, with 1-10 employees and are based in Dublin City.

The exhibition Incontri Europei | European Meetings at the Ranelagh Arts Centre brings together the work of a number of renowned artists from Italy and Ireland as part of an ongoing intercultural exchange. The artwork includes painting, video, photography and sculpture.

The opening takes place on Friday (12 Sept) at 18:00 and the exhibition will be on show until 05 Oct. Admission is free.

You might remember that Arthur’s Day is gone (Good decision!) and it has been replaced with “Guinness Amplify”, a programme of 800 gigs around Ireland. Leinster will get Guinness Amplify from 11-14 Sept. Dublin, however, will experience the events not together with Leinster, but separately from 09-12 October.

Oddly, the Leinster event list does contain a good few pubs in Dublin as well.
This Friday, for example there are gigs in
+ Ardlea Inn in Artane
+ Bakers Corner in Glenageary
+ Bradys in Terenure
+ Concorde in Raheny
+ Courtneys in Lucan
+ Horse Show House / Madigans in Ballsbridge
+ Red Cow Inn on Naas Road
+ Quinlans in Clondalkin
+ Rody Doyles in Rathmines
+ Ivy House in Drumcondra
+ The Purty in Dun Laoghaire
+ Step Inn in Stepaside

and a good few more in Blanchardstown, Cabra, Clonsilla, Castleknock, Tallaght, Glasthule, Swords, Churchtown. Odd! I would have expected them all in the Dublin list in October!!

The full list is here www.guinnessamplify.com/schedule/weeks/1

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

The Rathmines Tradfest takes place over four nights (Thurs-Sun) in four pubs in Rathmines. The pubs are Mother Reilly’s, Rody Boland’s, Slattery’s and Grace’s and are all within about 100 metres from each other.

The line-up for the event can be found at rathminestradfest.com/events Some slots still have to be filled, but for Thursday and Friday the schedule is looking like this:

Thurs 11 Sept – 21:00: Kickin Bird in Mother Reilly’s.
Thurs 11 Sept – 22:30: All Folk’d Up in Rody Boland’s
—
Fri 12 Sept – 20:00: TBC in Mother Reilly’s
Fri 12 Sept – 21:00: Lynda Lucas & The Wayfaring Strangers in Slattery’s
Fri 12 Sept – 22:00: Sugan/Liam Kelly in Grace’s
Fri 12 Sept – 22:30: Rebel Hearts in Rody Boland’s

Admission is free to all gigs.

“Electric Fridays with DUB” is a weekly gig/open mic night in the basement of The International Bar. Admission is free.

Musicians, artists, bands who want to play a 25 min set should contact the organisers via the Facebook page below. A PA and some equipment is available.

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

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live and the DJs Tommy Rash and Fukszy are on the decks until late. Admission is free.

The Mojo Witnesses will play Blues and Classic Rock. Admission is free.

Left, Right & Centre, made up of Noel Bridgeman, Ed Deane and Tommy Moore, will play their Blues and Soul in Arthur’s Pub this Friday.

Otis will play in the Front Bar and admission is free.

SlowPlaceLikeHome will perform and will bring guests Carriages. Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.