Dublin Event Guide 418: Garden Squares Day, IFI Open Day, Pedal in Phoenix Park, Gravitation, International Yoga Day

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 Malahide Car Boot Sale is running every Saturday at the Malahide Rugby Club. Admission is free for buyers.

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 Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. Admission is free.

The Dublin Civic Trust invites you to enjoy Dublin’s Garden Squares on a day of activities at Merrion Square, Fitzwilliam Square, Mountjoy Square, Parnell Square and St. Stephen’s Green. There will be walking tours, art and nature workshops, Victorian games and music performances. All events are free.

The whole list of approx. 40 (!!!) events can be found here: www.dublincivictrust.ie/_webgears/_filescontent/1434125829.pdf

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. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

After a management change last year, it is not clear how many active stalls/sellers are currently still there and the market could do with some sprucing up and weeding out, but some people still find what they are looking for.

The Mexican Tallship “The Cuauhtémoc” will be in Dublin for five days and you are invited to visit the ship while it is at Sir Rogerson’s Quay. The ship is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Army and it was built in 1982 in Bilbao, Spain. The Cuauhtémoc was in Dublin before, so some of you might recognise it again: In 2012 the ship was here as part of the Tall Ship Races and at that time 23,000 visitors came on board during the Dublin visit.

Opening hours are Thursday-Saturday 10:00-19:00 and on Sunday 10:00-15:00.

A new weekly Farmer’s Market is starting in Dalkey this week with over 20 vendors selling a wide variety of foods and an eclectic selection of arts and crafts. Admission is free.

The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

Join zoologist Geraldine Breen on Dublin Garden Squares Day and discover the history of the Natural History.

Admission is free and no booking required. The tour is suited from Age 10 and it will happen twice: at 10:30-11:15 and at 12:00-12:45.

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.

At this event for children from Age 8, they will explore the weird and wonderful diversity of insects and mini beasts living in and around the pond at the Botanic Gardens.

Admission is free, but booking is required (01 857 0909). Meet at the Visitor Centre. The event is organised with the Dublin Naturalists’ Field Club

“E Day” is the Spanish Language Fiesta for everybody who speaks or learns/wants to learn Spanish.

The Instituto Cervantes Centres worldwide open their doors on this day and invite to a cultural programme full of activities for everyone.

E Day in Dublin runs from 11:00-16:00 and there will be face painting, a crafts workshop for children, a Flamenco workshop/show, a guided tour to the exhibition ‘Roots in the wind’, a food fair, a cookery competition, a quiz and there will also be free Spanish lessons and a book bazaar. The full programme is on the website below.

Admission is free.

The IFI Open Day is back. There will be 15 film screenings including Back to the Future, Jaws & Monty Python’s Life Of Brian, three sneak previews, behind-the-scenes tours, membership discounts and children’s workshops.

Admission is free and the free tickets will be available from the ticket desk from 11:00 (max 4 tickets per person). No pre-booking is possible. Expect very long queues, this is a hugely popular event! On Facebook more than 2000 people have declared their intention to come to the Open Day.

Every Saturday (until 28 August) the Yoga Hub will run an Outdoor Yoga Class in St. Stephen’s Green near the bandstand.

Each class is donation based and the money you donate (each and every Euro!) will go directly to a different charity every week.

No booking required. Bring your own mat or towel. (If it rains, the bandstand will be used.)

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

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

Admission is free.

The Chocolate Factory will host a weekend-long (19-21 June) furniture and interiors exhibition and pop-up shop showcasing the work of some of the in-house designers along with invited guests. The whole weekend event is free and along with the opportunity to browse the exhibition and purchase directly from the makers, there will be drop-in family friendly workshops and a chance to hear from the exhibiting designers in a series of short pop-up talks.

On Saturday and Sunday from 11:00-16:00 there will be a Design Lab (12:00-15:00) with drop-in design activities for families of all ages, Design Talks at 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00 and you can see the exhibition.

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

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

The Science Gallery exhibition “HOME\SICK – Post-Domestic Bliss” looks at the Home and asks what “Home” really is and also how it could be improved. The word means something different to everyone, but how will the future of technology and design, communities, families, resources, and nations change the nature of what we define as ‘home’?

HOME\SICK is the summer exhibition of the Science Gallery, which usually is the exhibition that is the most accessible and understandable for all ages and that goal was achieved again. It is not the Science Gallery’s best exhibition, but it is still definitely worth a visit.

The exhibition will run from 01 May until 19 July and is open from Tuesday-Sunday (Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00). Admission is free.

Come to the Bohemian Footbull Club and be part of a collective that will paint a mural to mark World Refugee Day. Bring your friends and family and enjoy some food, music and some painting. All are welcome to help out with the mural, designed by Marley Cahill.

Members of Bohemian FC will tell you about the history of the stadium grounds and the Club, which has a strong anti-racism stance and was host to Bob Marley’s last Irish gig in 1980.

Admission is free.

A Summer Fete organised by Holmpatrick Church and Holmpatrick National School takes place in Skerries. There will be the St Patrick’s Brass and Reed Band, Balbriggan and you will find Barbecue, Books & DVDs, Funfair Kids Games, Face Painting, Jewellery Stall, Bottle Stall, Plants, Tea & Coffee & Home Baking, Crafts, Bric-a-brac, a Photography Exhibition and a big Raffle.

All details can be found on the Facebook Page below.

Admission is free.

Astronomy Ireland is inviting to a SunShow, to show you our nearest and often overlooked neighbouring star. You will hopefully see sunspots if available.

For more information check the website below. Admission is free and the event will take place independent from the weather conditions.

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.

Gravitation 2015 will showcase urban culture and the huge selection of alternative sports: the power and skill of skateboarding, BMX displays and the speed and agility of expert bladers, in the Skate Park in Monkstown, accompanied by hip hop beats.

Admission to the skate park will be free and you are welcome to join in, but you have to bring your own helmet! Experts will show tips and tricks.

The lineup of expert performers will include Rollerbladers Albert Hooi, Graeme Pollard and Conor Manweiler with Skateboarders Darragh Forrester, Gav Coughlan and Anto Thornberry. Park and Street riders Martin Fagan who’s favourite trick is 720 and Corey Dempsey who’s favourite trick is Barspins and Park rider Stephen Quinn who’s favourite trick is toboggan.

Part of the Bike Week, which will come to an end on Sunday is “Pedal in Phoenix Park”.

The event takes place for the 6th year, but the organisers are not very forthcoming with details. The Facebook Page doesn’t know that event yet despite promises on the Bike Week website, but at least that website tells us that there will be a “tented village with food stalls, bike checks, bike rides, stunt bikes, bike polo, bike treasure hunt, kids Sprocket Rocket cycle training, another ‘Meet the Fawns’ bike tour, great prizes.”

Chesterfield Avenue in the middle of Phoenix Park is blocked for car traffic from the entrance to Aras an Uachterain and that’s where the tents will be lined up along the road. This doesn’t create much of an atmosphere for any type of event and the number of visitors to these Chesterfield events are often very disappointing. Let’s hope that “Pedal in the Park” on Saturday and the “Irish Cargo Bike Championship” on Sunday in the same place will be different.

The Wellington Weekender is a three day festival in the Workman’s Club starting on Friday 19 June at 17:00 and running until Sunday night.

On Saturday the Workman’s Market will start the day at 13:00. There will also be a Hot Wings Challenge and the Vinyl Countdown will happen in No 9 Bar.

At 20:00 “We Cut Corners” will be on stage in the Main Venue, followed by Resident DJs wqho will play Indie Anthems. On the first floor House & Disco will keep you going.

Admission is free.

“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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

A talk about the Duke of Wellington by Dr. Gerard Morgan will take place and admission is free.

The Family Workshop “King of the Castle” with Frances Coghlan will take place on Saturday and is suitable for Ages 4-10. Please read all explanations on the website below. Admission is free, but places are limited.

“Idealists that Changed the World” is a 2-lecture event on Saturday about two historical figures that that significant impact on the world.

The first talk is about Mahatma Gandhi at 15:00 and the second one at 16:15 is about Martin Luther King.

Admission is free.

“Marry Me!” is a musical celebration of love at the Dublin G ay Men’s Chorus Annual Summer Concert Extravaganza.

The venue and time is quite unusual for a concert, but that could be a good thing.

Admission is free.

United against Racism is inviting to a show of solidarity with refugees on World Refugee Day. The event takes place at the Famine Memorial just opposite the main IFSC building and before you get to George’s Dock on Custom House Quay.

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

Come to this family evening walk and stroll around the wood listening and looking out for wildlife. There are many species of wildlife living in the woodland.

The evening walk is a dlr Biodiversity event and will be led by Andrew Fleming (Mouse) from OWLS.

Admission is free, but booking is required via Andrew on 087 3299936. Meet at the main entrance in Kilcross Estate.

The Funk/Soul/Pop Band “Hold Up” will perform a free gig on the Harbour Bar.

Live in Sin É will feature a variety of bands and musicians at this weekly gig night on Saturdays. The event is presented by Super Happy Funtimes. Admission is free and the line-up is can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In short, the line-up is Penrose, Cools Humbug, James Fast.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

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

The 68s will perform in the Mezz on Saturday and admission is free.

Jaméire is a 6-piece Reggae band and admission to their midnight gig is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

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.

Working towards – a fit mind. Fitminds is a new regular Sunday workshop which brings together the benefits of fitness & Mindfulness training. Move your body first, then meditate… and see how your mind likes it.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome (max EUR 10).

There will be interval training (walk, job, sprint) with varying intensity to accommodate all levels of fitness, followed by meditation. The event is hosted by Backtobasics who are a team of health professionals, personal trainers and wellness practitioners.

Fitminds takes place in the Gym on the Old Hampstead Hospital Grounds on Hampstead Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, just off Ballymun Road and adjacent to Albert College Park. For questions, ring Peter on 086 217 9917 .

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. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

After a management change last year, it is not clear how many active stalls/sellers are currently still there and the market could do with some sprucing up and weeding out, but some people still find what they are looking for.

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

The Mexican Tallship “The Cuauhtémoc” will be in Dublin for five days until Sunday and you are invited to visit the ship while it is at Sir Rogerson’s Quay. The ship is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Army and it was built in 1982 in Bilbao, Spain. The Cuauhtémoc was in Dublin before, so some of you might recognise it again: In 2012 the ship was here as part of the Tall Ship Races and at that time 23,000 visitors came on board during the Dublin visit.

Opening hours are Saturday 10:00-19:00 and on Sunday 10:00-15:00.

The Brocante Market will take place on Sun. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month.

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 Chocolate Factory will host a weekend-long (19-21 June) furniture and interiors exhibition and pop-up shop showcasing the work of some of the in-house designers along with invited guests. The whole weekend event is free and along with the opportunity to browse the exhibition and purchase directly from the makers, there will be drop-in family friendly workshops and a chance to hear from the exhibiting designers in a series of short pop-up talks.

On Saturday and Sunday from 11:00-16:00 there will be a Design Lab (12:00-15:00) with drop-in design activities for families of all ages, Design Talks at 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00 and you can see the exhibition.

The garden at the back of Dublin Castle and outside the Chester Beatty Library will be the venue for this free Yoga class by the Dublin Iyengar Yoga Institute. Everybody is invited and all levels are accommodated. Bring you rown mat (or a towel).

Admission is free, but registration is required via the Eventbrite website here.

Dublin City Hall is waiving the admission charges into their exhibition in the basement on every Sunday in June. The exhibition is entitled “The Story of the Capital” and is definitely worth a visit if you are interested in Dublin! You have four Sundays to give it a go, don’t miss it. (Last admission is at 16:15).

At 12:00 and 15:00 short talks about the City Hall will also take place.

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

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

The National Botanic Garden wants to share the beauty of the gardens with you and invite you for a free guided tour viewing the Herbaceous Borders, Annual Bedding displays, the Rose Garden and more. Every Sunday at 12:00 and at 14:30. (Duration: 1 hr)

The Science Gallery exhibition “HOME\SICK – Post-Domestic Bliss” looks at the Home and asks what “Home” really is and also how it could be improved. The word means something different to everyone, but how will the future of technology and design, communities, families, resources, and nations change the nature of what we define as ‘home’?

HOME\SICK is the summer exhibition of the Science Gallery, which usually is the exhibition that is the most accessible and understandable for all ages and that goal was achieved again. It is not the Science Gallery’s best exhibition, but it is still definitely worth a visit.

The exhibition will run from 01 May until 19 July and is open from Tuesday-Sunday (Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00). Admission is free.

A “Mid-summer Madness Cycle” is taking place in Skerries and is suitable for the whole family. It will start at Skerries Mill and will end at Skerries Harbour. Find at details on the website below.

Participation is free.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June.

The next concert will feature Disassembler, a piano and electro-acoustic media duo exploring kinetic / acoustic possibilities of music and sound.

This is a Drop-in Drawing Session with artist Roxana Manouchehri. You will learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading, perspective and decoration during the session.

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

The 3rd Irish Cargo Bike Championship will take place on Chesterfield Avenue in Phoenix Park. There will be a variety of Bike Races, Food, Arts & Crafts and more.

Chesterfield Avenue is closed for traffic from the entrance to Aras an Uachterain and I assume the event will be in this closed part.

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The June Bernard Shaw Flea Market takes place on Sunday. There will be vintage clothes, bric-a-brac, jewellery etc in the “back yard” of the Bernard Shaw pub.. Admission is free.

Biodiversity Monitoring Talks will take place over three Sundays (14+21+28 June) in the Arkle Room of Farmleigh House.

As many species of pollinators (bees, wasps, etc) continue to decline around the world, the need to monitor them has increased. The pollinators now rely on us to provide them with a healthy habitat and in turn provide us with food and beauty. By learning a few simple steps to help provide a healthy environment, these species can then continue to provide us with useful functions such as pollination.

The talks will cover various interesting aspects of Biodiversity Monitoring in Ireland including species identification, how to set up a monitoring transect & how to increase pollen and nectar sources in you garden.

The event will start with a 25 minute Biodiversity presentation in the Arkle room followed by a 25 minute outdoor exploration to view some species on Farmleigh grounds. (Weather Permitting).

Admission is free and tickets will be distributed on a first come first served basis at the guides reception desk of Farmleigh. For further information contact farmleightours@gmail.com or call 01 815 5914.

The Dublin Pride Dog Show is taking place again in Fairview Park. Admission is free.

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

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

Come along to this free family cycle event in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. There will be marked cycle routes for children of all ages and abilities with games and activities on route (treasure hunt, bike slalom etc.), info stands and a chance to use the Cycling Ireland bike track in the park. Free refreshments and goodies will be provided.

Meeting point is beside the cycle track which is located off the Green Isle Road entrance. For full information see www.facebook.com/sdcsp or call 086 0441071

The International Yoga Day, which was curiously declared as such by the United Nations (never knew that they are keen Yogis!) is taking place this Sunday and around the world there are Yoga related events in that day.

In Dublin the central event is organised by Yoga Therapy Ireland and happens in St. Anne’s Park from 14:00-18:00. The official part is from 14:00-15:00 and from 15:00 there will be a whole range of yoga classes for everybody and they are all free. Bring your own mat.

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

The summer solstice not only marks the longest day of the year, but is also the time of year when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.

Join archaeologist Siobhán Rheinisch, to discover the sun’s role in the lives of the people in prehistoric Ireland through a tour of monuments and objects to celebrate the summer solstice.

Admission is free. Meet at the Reception Desk. Booking is not required but places are limited and will be assigned on a first come first served basis.

The next lecture in the series “Exploring Museum Collections Nationwide” will be “Knock Museum, Co. Mayo” with Grace Mulqueen (Knock Museum). Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

Two hundred years ago, in June 1815, the Meath-born Duke of Wellington commanded an army at Waterloo, about one third of whom were reputed to be Irish-born.

Join military historian Dan Harvey (Lieutenant-Colonel in the Irish Defence Forces) when he talks about the significance of this Irish involvement in Wellington’s army.

Admission is free and no booking required, places are allocated on a first-come first served basis 15 minutes before the talk starts. The event is suitable for Adults and Ages 14+.

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.

The next Jazz&Tapas Brunch/Dinner in Zaragoza is this Sunday with Lisa Jameson (vocals) and James Mullen (piano) performing.

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.

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

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

The Harbour Bar will the taken over by the Song Room, who are hosting a Gig Night with emerging talents. The line-up is unfortunately not listed on the website.

The Wellington Weekender is a three day festival in the Workman’s Club starting on Friday 19 June at 17:00 and running until Sunday night.

On Sunday “Darling” will play at 20:00 in the Main Venue and they will be joined by “Staring at Lakes”, “The Dyatonics” and the Workman’s Karaoke Club and DJs will follow.

Admission is free.

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

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

“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).

Weedway are playing a free gig on the Mezz.

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 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.

Super Happy Fun Times are running an Open Mic night for Music and Spoken Word every Monday in Sin É.

Admission is free.

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

“Get the church out of our lives – the Catholic Church, the State and Homophobia” will examine the way the Catholic Church still controls aspects of our lives, such as health and education in Ireland on behalf of the State. It will also look at how true equality for LGBTQ people in all aspects can be achieved. Speakers are Madeleine Johannsen and a spokesperson from the Liberation Campaign.

Admission is free.

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

Every Monday the Woolshed Bad hosts “Al Porter’s Comedy Shed”. Admission is free.

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).

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

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

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 National Gallery’s series of lectures about Museum Collections Nationwide continues with a lecture about the National Print Museum by Carla Marrinan (National Print Museum).

Admission is free and no booking required.

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

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

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.

“I’ve Just Seen a Face: Preserving Photographs Worldwide From Benin and Beirut to Bogot” is a lecture by Prof Debra Hess Norris (Chair of the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware, and Professor of Photograph Conservation).

“Photographic collections are at-risk worldwide. They are threatened by inadequate environmental conditions, poor management, improper housing and handling, natural and man-made emergencies and inherent instability. This presentation will address the physical and chemical structure of photographic materials, present preservation challenges posed by these materials and share recommendations for their long-term care.”

Admission is free.

The lecture “The Internet, Warts and All?” by Dr. Paul Bernal (Lecturer in IT, IP and Media Law, University of East Anglia) looks at what we think of and about the Internet.

“The debate over the right to be forgotten has revealed a lot of illusions about how the Internet works in practice. Many of the objections to that right seem to have been based on beliefs that the Internet is some kind of a perfect historical archive.” Dr Paul Bernal will suggest that until we start to be more realistic about the Internet, until we see the Internet ‘warts and all’, our approaches to regulation and management of the Internet are likely to be misguided or counterproductive.

Admission seems to be free.

BelongTo is a group for LGBT young people aged 18-23. It is a social space to come and make some new friends. A meeting takes place on Tuesday and admission is free. www.BelongTo.org

“Here’s Me Here: Further Reflections of a Lapsed Protestant” is a book by Glenn Patterson, author of nine novels. In this book he offers his take on life on this planet – from Northern Ireland to Berlin, from Warsaw to Dublin and back again to Belfast.

Admission is free and all are welcome to this event which will be launched by writer Carlo Gébler.

YOu are invited to the new launch of this novel by Irish novelist Ella Griffin. “Griffin brings her warmth, wit and wisdom to a captivating tale woven around a Dublin florist.”

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Noh is a Japanese traditional theatre and one of the oldest theatrical forms in the world. It is a form of drama in which dance and music play an important role.

In the lecture “Noh From the Past to the Present – Noh and Contemporary Music”, NOH performer and Cultural Envoy of Japan, Ms Ryoko Aoki will look at the relationshp of Noh with Contemporary Music.

Find out more about this lecture on the website below.

Admission seems to be free.

The handwriting of each person is as individual & unique as their fingerprint because while it is the hand that draws the letters, it is our subconscious mind that guides the hand.

Vimala Rodgers followed the link between our subconscious mind and our hand and created the Vimala Alphabet that exhibits only the noblest human qualities. And now, for the first time, the Vimala Alphabet is being taught in Ireland.

If you want to know more about the Vimala Alphabet, come to this free talk. Find out more details here.

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.

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.

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

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

The 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.

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

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

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

“Revival to Revolution – literary career of Thomas MacDonagh” is a two-day event focusing on the literary career of UCD alumnus and revolutionary figure Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916). There will be talks, an exhibition and a film screening.

Find out the details of this seminar on the website below.

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

A cycle tour to the Magazine Fort and other locations in the Phoenix Park will take place on Wednesday.

Admission is free and the meeting point is Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.

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.

Fête de la Musique is an annual free cultural event set up by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication to celebrate the start of the summer, which is on 21 June!! Throughout France people welcome the summer by playing and listening to music in bars, clubs, concert halls and in the streets.

The Dublin version of this event is organised by the French Embassy in Ireland in association with the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Société Généraleand it is a classical concert with Clément Lefebvre (piano) from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse, Paris, and Miriam Kaczor (flute) from the Royal Irish Acadmy of Music.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Admission will be on admission will be on a first come first served basis as places are limited and the concert starts at 13:00 sharp. (I don’t know if registration is really required, but just in case and because it won’t do any harm, I suggest you register here, it is free anyway.)

This talk with zoologist Catherine McGuinness will look at skull morphology and what it can tell us all about an animal’s diet and ecological niche.

Admission is free, but booking is required via educationarch@museum.ie or 01 648 6332. Suitable for adults.

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The Temple Bar “Night” Market is more an afternoon and evening market (15:00-20:00) and it takes place every Wednesday until 19 August.

You can buy Arts & Crafts at this market. In previous years the missing food and drink stalls (probably to protect the pubs and restaurants in Temple Bar) was mentioned by visitors as a critique.

The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.

The Dublin LGBTQ Pride Political Debate will discuss “The Future is Equal? Maintaining the Momentum in Post-Referendum Ireland”.

The panel is made up of strong contributors to the Marriage Equality Referendum discussion: Grainne Healy, Co-Chair of Yes Equality, Colm O’Gorman, Executive Director Amnesty International Ireland, Laura Harmon, President Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Journalist Una Mullally.

Admission is free.

The Dundrum Festival runs from Tues 23 – Sun 28 June, but the organisers were not at all helpful when it came to identifying if and what the admission charges are for the different events.

Below is a list of events that were free at similar events in other parts of Dublin and maybe they are also free at the Dundrum Festival. The website doesn’t give more detail than a spreadsheet in this downloadable PDF here the Facebook page also only refers to the same spreadsheet.

The possibly-free events are:
+ Wed 24/06 – 18:30: Heritage Walk with John Lennon. (Meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Wed 24/06 – 18:30: Children’s Cycle race with Laurence Roche in attendance (Meadowmount Circuit in Dundrum)
+ Wed 24/06 – 20:00: Stephen Roche National Criterium Cycle Race (Meadowmount Circuit)
+ Thurs 25/06 – 18:00: Opera by The Mill Pond “Hansel and Gretel” (Dundrum Town Centre)
+ Thurs 25/06 – 18:30: 100 Years of Dundrum Library, Historical Talk by John Lennon (Dundrum Library)
+ Fri 26/06 – 18:00: Opera by The Mill Pond “Hansel and Grete” (Dundrum Town Centre)
+ Sat 27/06 – 10:00: Heritage Walk with John Lennon (meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Sat 27/06 – 14:00: Dance Performances on Bandstand Dundrum Town Centre
+ Sun 28/06 – 14:00-17:00 Family Day in Dundrum Main Street

“Ricardus Franciscus Scripsit”: Expanding the Oeuvre and Patronage of a Late Medieval Scribe” by Dr Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool) is a lecture in the Medieval Manuscripts lecture series of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Admission seems to be free.

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 Anseo Comedy Club, run by comedian Aidan Killian, takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

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

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

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

The Jazz Pigs with a classic multi-brass front line play a mix of Lounge, lively sixties Jazz and driving Funk. Every Wednesday downstairs in 4 Dame Lane. Admission is free.

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

Every Thursday, a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

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

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

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

The Lunchtime Lecture “Early and Late: Yeats and Orientalism” with Dr Joseph Lennon (Director of Irish Studies, Associate Professor of English, Villanova University, Philadelphia) is a free lunchtime event on Thursday. No booking required.

This is a public tour of the exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats”. As this year marks the 150th anniversary of the poet’s birth in 1835, the tour will introduce the life and work of the poet.

Admission is free.

Anti Racism Network Ireland (ARN) invites you to the public meeting on ‘Islamophobia and Racism Denial’ with Alana Lentin a Australian based political sociologist and anti racism activist.

Alana Lentin is an associate professor in Cultural and Social Analysis at the University of West Sydney, and works on race, racism and anti-racism.

Admission is free.

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

Admission is free.

The Dundrum Festival runs from Tues 23 – Sun 28 June, but the organisers were not at all helpful when it came to identifying if and what the admission charges are for the different events.

Below is a list of events that were free at similar events in other parts of Dublin and maybe they are also free at the Dundrum Festival. The website doesn’t give more detail than a spreadsheet in this downloadable PDF here the Facebook page also only refers to the same spreadsheet.

The possibly-free events are:
+ Wed 24/06 – 18:30: Heritage Walk with John Lennon. (Meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Wed 24/06 – 18:30: Children’s Cycle race with Laurence Roche in attendance (Meadowmount Circuit in Dundrum)
+ Wed 24/06 – 20:00: Stephen Roche National Criterium Cycle Race (Meadowmount Circuit)
+ Thurs 25/06 – 18:00: Opera by The Mill Pond “Hansel and Gretel” (Dundrum Town Centre)
+ Thurs 25/06 – 18:30: 100 Years of Dundrum Library, Historical Talk by John Lennon (Dundrum Library)
+ Fri 26/06 – 18:00: Opera by The Mill Pond “Hansel and Grete” (Dundrum Town Centre)
+ Sat 27/06 – 10:00: Heritage Walk with John Lennon (meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Sat 27/06 – 14:00: Dance Performances on Bandstand Dundrum Town Centre
+ Sun 28/06 – 14:00-17:00 Family Day in Dundrum Main Street

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

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin. A new exhibition at the Little Museum is “Dear Christy: The Christy Brown Collection”. It is the first time that Christy’s personal archive will go on view. You can visit that exhibition as well when you are there on Thursday.

The Adobe User Group Dublin will run a Photoshop Meetup event on Thursday and admission is free.

The event is for both pros and people new to the software. There will be a presentation from Adobe Authorised Photoshop Instructor Daniel Walter Scott with tips and work flow techniques. And there will be a Photoshop Q&A session followed by a drink and socialising.

The Spanish Film “Los ninos salvajes / The wild ones” will be screened in Spanish with English subtiltes on Thursday.

The film tells the social situation that many teenagers live in nowadays with the consequences that it brings to society. The three teenagers Alex, Gabi and Oki live in a big city and are strangers to their parents and even to themselves. This situation will have unexpected consequences that will shake up society as a whole.

Admission is free.

The Green Oasis event series consists of three events held in the Green Party Pop Up Shop located on 90 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2. The events will showcase sustainable community driven ideas and socially responsible business models that are proving extremely successful in Dublin today.

The first event in the series focuses on “The Growth of Urban Community Events” and features speakers from

+ Phizzfest: Tina Robinson
+ Happenings: Peter O’Brien
+ Street Feast: Sam Bishop
+ BloomFringe: Marion Keogh

Each of the four speakers will discuss the journey and process they went through to create and develop their successful community driven events. Why? How to begin? How to promote? Social Media? Keeping it current? What’s next?

Admission is free.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale which starts so early (06:00!!) that you need to be an insomniac or a super early bird, there is now a Thursday evening Car Boot Sale in the same location. It starts at 18:30 and runs until 22:00. Late night car boot shopping. :-) Admission for buyers is free.

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

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

A weekly live music gig of the genres Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul will take place in Arthur’s Pub with weekly changing performers:

+ 1st Thursday: Ben Prevo
+ 2nd Thursday: Declan Kennedy
+ 3rd Thursday: Dermot Byrne
+ 4th Thursday: Mick Pyro

Admission is free.

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30), followed by live music (21:00-23:30) by up and coming local and international artists.

Admission is free before 20:00 and free finger food is provided.

“Ireland’s First F*uckUp Night – Failure Sucks, But Instructs” will take place on Thursday and admission is free. Organised by Dublin2020 and the Centre for Creative Practices, thsi events will see a number of speakers from all walks of life open up for the first time about their failures and talk about how these failures have helped them to learn and to recognise success.

Speakers at the first event include: Chris Gordon, CEO of Treehouse, Head of the Irish Social Enterprise Network; Dr. Mary Lou Egan, Economic strategist, Bendick and Egan, Washington DC and Keith Payne, author, poet and critic plus more to be confirmed.

In Dublin three monthly events are planned where Dublin will share stories of failure. The speakers will be varied: artists, architects and people from the words of technology, green, social and business. Each of them tells their story in 10 images, each projected for 40 seconds and at the end of each story the audience asks questions.

Why talk about all these failures?
+ Because failure sucks, but instructs.
+ Because one can learn more from stories of failure than from stories of success.
+ Because the majority of professionals don’t create the “project of the year” in their first attempt.
+ Because people feel the need to break free from the stigmas surrounding “failure”.

Admission is free. I am not sure if tickets are required or if it is first come first served, but the organisers did put the event on Eventbrite, sou you might as well book there just in case you need the ticket. The link is here.

Please note, Portobello is a bad place to park a car, so use public transport OR park on South Circular Road, which is only 3 minutes walk from the Harbour Playhouse.

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 next Battle of the Bands event, called “Skeleton Sessions” will take place in Sin É on Thursday. Find the line-up on the Facebook Page below a little closer to the date.

A new weekly Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. Every Thursday teams of 4 people (or at least 2 people) will compete against each other over questions from the areas of General Knowledge, Music, Film, Sports & Entertainment.

Admission is free.

Rock band Watson ACE features Colm Lynch and some other top musicians in Ireland. Admission is free.

Colm O’Regan has announced that his next Inn Jokes Comedy event will be on a Thursday 25 June instead of the usual Wednesday, but no other information has emerged. So for the first time I can’t tell you the line-up.

Admission is free and without a doubt the line-up will appear on his website (see below) at some point over the next few days.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Dundrum Festival runs from Tues 23 – Sun 28 June, but the organisers were not at all helpful when it came to identifying if and what the admission charges are for the different events.

Below is a list of events that were free at similar events in other parts of Dublin and maybe they are also free at the Dundrum Festival. The website doesn’t give more detail than a spreadsheet in this downloadable PDF here the Facebook page also only refers to the same spreadsheet.

The possibly-free events are:
+ Wed 24/06 – 18:30: Heritage Walk with John Lennon. (Meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Wed 24/06 – 18:30: Children’s Cycle race with Laurence Roche in attendance (Meadowmount Circuit in Dundrum)
+ Wed 24/06 – 20:00: Stephen Roche National Criterium Cycle Race (Meadowmount Circuit)
+ Thurs 25/06 – 18:00: Opera by The Mill Pond “Hansel and Gretel” (Dundrum Town Centre)
+ Thurs 25/06 – 18:30: 100 Years of Dundrum Library, Historical Talk by John Lennon (Dundrum Library)
+ Fri 26/06 – 18:00: Opera by The Mill Pond “Hansel and Grete” (Dundrum Town Centre)
+ Sat 27/06 – 10:00: Heritage Walk with John Lennon (meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Sat 27/06 – 14:00: Dance Performances on Bandstand Dundrum Town Centre
+ Sun 28/06 – 14:00-17:00 Family Day in Dundrum Main Street

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

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

A weekly Gig Night in Sin É, organised and presented by Super Happy Fun Times takes place every Friday and admission is free. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

Roots Rock/Pop band “The Hard Ground” will play a free gig in the Harbour Bar.

The Mojo Witnesses are playing blues and classic rock at this free gig.

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

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