Dublin Event Guide 453: Bernard Shaw Flea Market, AONTAS Adult Learner Festival, TRAUMA exhibition (last chance!)

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

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

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

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week (and if you know some more, please tell me):
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Saturday 20 February the next “Local History Day” at Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse Street will feature talks on how to record oral history, the story of a railway accident in Donabate and hidden gems and forgotten people. The full programme is available on the website below.

Admission is free, but booking is required in the Library or via dublinstudies@dublincity.ie

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

The 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.

Four free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 10:00-11:00 Beginner
+ 11:00-12:00 Intermediate
+ 12:00-13:00 Beginner
+ 13:00-14:00 Advanced

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome.

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 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 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 Retail Park Liffey Valley is hosting a freee Family Fun Day in Unit 3 of the retail park. The theme is “Bike Safety & Skills”. An obstacle course is there where kids can learn new bicylce tricks and skills. Bikes and helmets are supplied and there will be some giveaways.

Unfortuantely I couldn’t find a link to a website or a Facebook Page. The information was sent to me by the Event Management company, though. Let’s hope it is going ahead.

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 Food Festival “Dine in Dublin” will have a Dine Pavilion at the St. Stephen’s Green LUAS Stop from Saturday until Wednesday (24 Feb). Every day from 12:00-17:00 you can come in for free to see cookery demonstrations, listen to live music and foodie talks or take part in competitions.

The full and detailed schedule for the day can be found via the link below.

On Saturday the food demos are done by reprentatives from Pichet, The Exchequer, TGI Friday’s and Cafe en Seine. The music performances are by Callum Orr, Elm, Anderson and Fergal O’Connor.

On Sunday the food demos are by TGI Friday’s, Airbnb and Soder + KO. The music performances are by Heroes in Hiding, Patrick Freeman, New Pope and We, the Oceanographers.

The schedule for Monday-Wednesday is still TBA.

This is the second last day to see this exhibition. Don’t miss it!!

How does trauma affect the brain, the body, the national psyche or all three? How do buildings, bodies, artworks and stories record the traumas of our past? How do we bounce back after a trauma?

The exhibition “Trauma – Built to Break” (20 Nov – 21 Feb) in the Science Gallery is exploring the biological, psychological and societal aspects of trauma. As a sudden, violent, stressful event, trauma can be short-lived or long-lasting with impacts that range from deeply personal to universal.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, TRAUMA is suitable for all ages and while younger children might need some further explanation, there are lots of exhibits that can easily explained.

The Science Gallery mediators are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service!

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

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

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market in February was originally planned as a one-day event, but there was soo much interest from vendors that the organisers turned it into a 2-day event with DIFFERENT vendors/stalls on each day.

There will be vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

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

Visit the Museum for a Natural History story of science, adventure, danger and jungle donkeys with Catherine McGuinness.

This event will take place at 14:00 and at 15:30.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6486316.

The Chester Beatty Library will be the venue for a public talk and demonstration of a traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony with Ley Xue.

Admission is free.

Every Saturday a kid’s book will be ead in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

“Reviewing the Rising: workshop on historical sources” is a series of hands-on workshops with historian Cecelia Hartsell, looking at the range of primary sources for the 1916 Rising. Find out how to read and use a historical document and what it can tell us. Each workshop will begin with a lecture on the 1916 Rising by a historian of the era (or should that maybe read “a historian of the area”???).

+ 20 February (14:00-16:30) at Rathmines Library. Lecture by Shane Kenna. Booking required via 01-4973539
+ 27 February (10:15-13:00) at Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street. No booking required.
+ 10 March (18:30-20:30)at Ballyfermot Library. Lecture by Lorcan Collins Booking required via 01-6269324

Admission is free.

Right2Water are asking you to come to their national protest against water charges on Saturday at 14:00.

Admission is free as you can imagine.

Marcus Howard is an independent film maker and he has documented many 1916 relatives’ stories. His film “Easter Rising Stories” will be screened.

Admission is free.

“All Aboard the Pirate Ship!” with Kitty Rogersis the Family Workshop in the National Gallery this Saturday. It is suitable for 4-10 year olds. Booking is not required, but places are limited. Read all the relevant information on the website below.

The Royal Irish Academy of Music celebrates presents some of its outstanding students, distinguished teaching staff and award-winning alumni to you in a series of concerts with former RIAM students and current staff. Many of them perform on the stages of the world’s finest and most prestigious concert halls and opera houses. The concert series also showcases the next generation of musical masters.

Tickets are required and surprisingly some are free and others are not depending on the time of the day. No further information is available about who performs when, so there is no help available to help you to decide when you want to go to concert.

The performances take place this Saturday and Sunday 20+21 February at 12:00, 15:00 and 19:30.

These performances are free:
+ Sat 20 Feb at 15:00
+ Sun 21 Feb at 12:00

The rest has an admission charge of EUR 5 or EUR 10. Booking via the link below.

The RTÉ Contempo Quartet will come to the Royal Irish Academy of Music to work with talented young string quartets.

Admission is free, but tickets are required via the link below.

Alright The Captain // Steve Strong // A Werewolf // Punch Face Champions will all perform on Saturday in Sin É and admission is free.

Ben Prevo and band will play covers and originals at this gig.

Admission is free.

Cover Band Brass Tacks is made up of experienced musicians who have played with well known bands and performers like The Frames, Bell-X1, James Vincent Mc Morrow, Jerry Fish etc.

Admission is free.

“Hysteria” is a performance art film that will be screened from Tues 16-Sun 21 February from 20:00 until 08:00 at the Science Gallery. You can watch it from Pearse Street and headphones are available to listen to the atmospheric score that accompanies the film.

It is screened in connection with the curernt Science Gallery exhibition TRAUMA and expresses the trauma that soldiers experienced who came back from fighting in Word War I.

Maurice Keliher is a choreographer, director and actor and he was comissioned to create this film. It features military medical footage, sourced from the Wellcome Library, that was filmed at two English hospitals during World War I. It documents the anguish of some of the patients: symptoms of so-called ‘war neurosis’ suffered by returning soldiers – now referred to as PTSD.

The film is 16 minutes long and will be repeated throughout the nights until the TRAUMA exhibition closes next Sunday.

Viewing is free. A two minute extract from the film is available here.

Stella Bass (Vocals) and Greg Felton (Piano) will perform at Barker’s Bistro.

Admission is free.

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

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 14:30-17:30. The line-up is listed on their website.

Admission is free.

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

David King is performing in the Salty Dog. It will be Original Blues from the finest.

Admission is free.

Otis will play a gig in Whelan’s on Saturday.

Admission is free.

The Hit Men Trio is playing a free gig in the Porterhouse in Bray.

Mannix Flynn will perform in Whelan’s Midnight Hour.

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

80s tribute band Delorean will be in the midnight slot at the Mezz for a gig.

Admission is free.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale in Tallaght, Irish Car Boot Sales run a weekly Sunday Car Boot Sales in Ballymun.

Admission for buyers is free.

This Basketball Tournament is part of the Chinese New Year Festival and is organised by Dublin City Council in association with Emerald Media and the Chinese Students & Scholars Association in Ireland.

It seems that admission is free for supporters. To take part, contacting info@0086.ie was required.

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

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

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

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

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.

Three free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 10:00-11:00 Beginner
+ 11:00-12:00 Intermediate
+ 12:00-13:00 Beginner
+ 13:00-14:00 Advanced

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome.

The next dle Biodiversity event is entitled “Nature friendly Gardening” with Aoife Munn (087 985 2858). It will be a look at the start of the growing season and how we can ensure all creatures benefit from our planting this year.

Admission is free. Meet at the car park notice board.

Join the IWT Dublin Branch for a birdwatching event at Broadmeadow Estuary in Swords, North Dublin. It will be led by John Fox of Birdwatch Ireland.

Meeting place is the car park at Woodies DIY, Swords on the Seatown Road (adjacent to the Seapoint roundabout, not the Woodies at Airside).

Admission is free.

The Brocante Market will take place on Sunday. 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 it has moved from the Food Co-op a few doors to the left and is now in the Green Door Market still at Newmarket Square.

Admission is free.

Every Sunday a free Children’s Art Cart Workshop will take place in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. They are for kids aged 6-11 and the children must be accompanied by an adult.

The themes for February are:
+ 07 Feb: Make a Valentine Card
+ 14 Feb: Paint a Spring Scene
+ 21 Feb: Medieval Life
+ 28 Feb: Make a stamp and paint

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.

A Psychic & Holistic Fair takes place in Bray on Sunday. There will be over 35 stands, some of Ireland’s top Mediums, Psychics, Tarot and Angel card readers will give One-to-One private & personal readings and a wide range of treatments, advice and information will be available about holistic therapies and therapists. The stalls will sell natural skincare & cosmetics product lines, herbal remedies, oils and essences, holistic health products, books, crystals, hand crafted jewellery, gifts and more.

Admission is free.

A brand new market will take place this Sunday in the Dublin Food Co-op. “Rumble in the Jumble” is a family friendly Bric a Brac and arts and crafts market. Not much else is known about this new event. If you go, let me know what you think about it!

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 Royal Irish Academy of Music celebrates presents some of its outstanding students, distinguished teaching staff and award-winning alumni to you in a series of concerts with former RIAM students and current staff. Many of them perform on the stages of the world’s finest and most prestigious concert halls and opera houses. The concert series also showcases the next generation of musical masters.

Tickets are required and surprisingly some are free and others are not depending on the time of the day. No further information is available about who performs when, so there is no help available to help you to decide when you want to go to concert.

The performances take place this Saturday and Sunday 20+21 February at 12:00, 15:00 and 19:30.

These performances are free:
+ Sat 20 Feb at 15:00
+ Sun 21 Feb at 12:00

The rest has an admission charge of EUR 5 or EUR 10. Booking via the link below.

Every Sunday, the National Botanic Gardens invite to two guided walks. The first one is at 12:00 and the second one at 14:30.

Admission is free.

The 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 The Clementi Sonatas V with Fionnuala Moynihan (piano) and with guest Kieran Moynihan (flute).

The Food Festival “Dine in Dublin” will have a Dine Pavilion at the St. Stephen’s Green LUAS Stop from Saturday until Wednesday (24 Feb). Every day from 12:00-17:00 you can come in for free to see cookery demonstrations, listen to live music and foodie talks or take part in competitions.

The full and detailed schedule for the day can be found via the link below.

On Sunday the food demos are by TGI Friday’s, Airbnb and Soder + KO. The music performances are by Heroes in Hiding, Patrick Freeman, New Pope and We, the Oceanographers.

The schedule for Monday-Wednesday is still TBA.

This is the very last day of this exhibition! Don’t miss it!

How does trauma affect the brain, the body, the national psyche or all three? How do buildings, bodies, artworks and stories record the traumas of our past? How do we bounce back after a trauma?

The exhibition “Trauma – Built to Break” (20 Nov – 21 Feb) in the Science Gallery is exploring the biological, psychological and societal aspects of trauma. As a sudden, violent, stressful event, trauma can be short-lived or long-lasting with impacts that range from deeply personal to universal.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, TRAUMA is suitable for all ages and while younger children might need some further explanation, there are lots of exhibits that can easily explained.

The Science Gallery mediators are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service!

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

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

Admission is free and no booking required. Suitable for ages 13+. Materials are provide.

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market in February was originally planned as a one-day event, but there was soo much interest from vendors that the organisers turned it into a 2-day event with DIFFERENT vendors/stalls on each day.

There will be vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

On Sunday “Amica”, a collaboration between DJ Veronica and singer Aminah will also perform.

Admission is free.

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese Language with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai will take place on Sunday.

Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library. 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!

Every Sunday a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but places are limited, so early arrival is recommended.

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 Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 14:30-17:30. The line-up is listed on their website.

Admission is free.

The Sunday Talk in the National Gallery is “Gainsborough’s portraits: fashion and fancy” with Sara Donaldson (art historian).

Admission is free.

Free talk, no booking necessary.

Take this chance to explore some of the artefacts from the Museum’s collection of objects for handling with Museum educators. THis drop-in handling sessithis is suitable for all ages.

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.

During these workshops for 4 to 12 year olds, they will explore paintings, sculpture and architectural features through discussion and drawing.

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

Travel around European traditional dancing culture without a ticket at the Bal Folk Dance Sessions.

And if you don’t know how to dance, don’t worry! Workshops are provided and admission is free.

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub. The time alternates a little: On 1st+2nd Sunday of the month it is from 16:00-19:00 and on 3rd and 4th Sunday from 18:00-22:00. And on every 4th Sunday there is also a Breton session from 15:00.

Every Sunday evening from 18:00-20:00, the Wiley Fox is hosting a trad session, where some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will play for you.

Admission is free.

The 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

“A-Musing” is a new Comedy Club in the Mercantile. It will feature some of Ireland’s best up and coming comedians every Sunday night.

Admission is free.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir sings every Sunday from September to June at their “Gig in God’s Gaff”, a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street.

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 or your relationship with the Catholic Church in other contexts.

Disclaimer: I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, so the description above MIGHT not be totally unbiased. But just take it from me, they are brilliant! ;-)

“Hysteria” is a performance art film that will be screened from Tues 16-Sun 21 February from 20:00 until 08:00 at the Science Gallery. You can watch it from Pearse Street and headphones are available to listen to the atmospheric score that accompanies the film.

It is screened in connection with the curernt Science Gallery exhibition TRAUMA and expresses the trauma that soldiers experienced who came back from fighting in Word War I.

Maurice Keliher is a choreographer, director and actor and he was comissioned to create this film. It features military medical footage, sourced from the Wellcome Library, that was filmed at two English hospitals during World War I. It documents the anguish of some of the patients: symptoms of so-called ‘war neurosis’ suffered by returning soldiers – now referred to as PTSD.

The film is 16 minutes long and will be repeated throughout the nights until the TRAUMA exhibition closes next Sunday.

Viewing is free. A two minute extract from the film is available here.

Singer/Songwriter Malojian will perform a gig in Bray.

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 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

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

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.

Weedway will play a Reggae gig in the Mezz.

Admission is free.

The Aontas Adult Learner’s Festival takes place from 22-27 February and comes with more than 140 events in the Greater Dublin Area.

All events are free, but not all are exclusive to the festival, instead they might be just the normal and regular free events in the National Gallery or the Public Libraries etc. For that reason, a good few events are listed in this Dublin Event Guide, but because there are so many and because the AONTAS website has a good list, I only added some of the AONTAS events here.

The full list of all Dublin events starts here: www.adultlearnersfestival.com/yourarea/county.html#dublincity

During the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, the Marsh’s Library is waving its admission charges on Monday and from Wednesday until Saturday (not on Tuesday!).

Marsh’s Library, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, is a very well-preserved library of the 18th century and it is well worth a visit. At the moment they are also showing the exhibition ‘The Unicorn & the Fencing Mouse’, which consists of doodles, annotations and marginalia found in a selection of books from their collection.

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 Food Festival “Dine in Dublin” will have a Dine Pavilion at the St. Stephen’s Green LUAS Stop from Saturday until Wednesday (24 Feb). Every day from 12:00-17:00 you can come in for free to see cookery demonstrations, listen to live music and foodie talks or take part in competitions.

The full and detailed schedule for the day can be found via the link below, but at the time of writing this, the schedule for Monday-Wednesday was still TBA.

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 Irish Traditional Music Ensemble of the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) will perform four lunchtime gigs on the first four Mondays in February (01, 08, 15, 22 February) in Rathmines Library.

Admission is free, but booking is required via conservatory@dit.ie

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“Tracing your Revolutionary Ancestors: Family History research sources for 1916” is a lunch time lecture series from Mon 22 – Fri 26 February in cooperation with Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.

The five lectures will introduce genealogical sources that might be used to document ancestors who were alive in 1916 or who were active during the Rising.

The list of talks is here:

+ Mon 22 Feb: Were your Ancestors active in 1916? – Sources in the Irish Military Archives by Nicola Morris MAGI
+ Tue 23 Feb: Reporting on the Rising: Using Irish Newspapers in the National Library of Ireland by Helen Kelly MAGI
+ Wed 24 Feb: Census Returns, Electoral Rolls and Covenants: Where were your ancestors in 1916? by Rob Davison MAGI
+ Thuy 25 Feb: The records of Dublin’s Congregations at the time of the Rising by Rosaleen Underwood MAGI
+ Fri 26 Feb: Researching the Rising: a case study from the National Archives by John Grenham MAGI

Admission is free.

“Tips on how to Find a Job in 2016” is a workshop with Peter Cosgrove, CPL Recruitment.

Admission is free, but booking is recommended via 01-873 3996

Emily Gallagher will run a weekly “just for fun” photo trail where you get instructions to hunt for specific snaps around the city centre. Afterwards the symbolic significance to the snaps will be shared. The overall theme is “Get a glimpse of directions you may wish your life to take and discover decisions you may desire to make.”

Meeting point is the Meeting House Square.

Participation in the photo trails is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 0852725095

As part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, St. Patrick’s Cathedral invites to a free guided tour at 15:30 from Monday until Friday. To get in for free, mention the “Adult Learners’ Festival” at the door.

This is a weekly workshop in the LexIcon Library that will give a basic introduction to 3D printing and will get you started with your first 3D printed object.

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

“This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. “The True Cost” is a ground-breaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?”

Admission is free, but seats must be reserved via developmentforum@ucdvo.org

This event is free of charge.

“Start your own business, change of career – questions to ask yourself” is a series of three talks with Communication Expert Alec Drew:

+ Mon 22 Feb: “Let’s start at the Beginning” – Want to set up your own business or change career
+ Tue 23 Feb: “Survival – the dos and don’ts”
+ Wed 24 Feb: “Networking – How to build valuable relationships”

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 3996

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

The Circle Sessions is an “Open Mic” that provides an opportunity for up and coming musicians, spoken word artists, poets and comedians to perform.

Come to this weekly show to perform or to simply watch a great mix of music, poetry, spoken word and comedy.

Admission is free.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bar hosts “The Comedy Shed”, usually with 3 headline acts.

Admission is free.

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

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

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

An Open Trad Music Session is taking place every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are playing music from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, Ry Cooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson.

Admission is free.

The Aontas Adult Learner’s Festival takes place from 22-27 February and comes with more than 140 events in the Greater Dublin Area.

All events are free, but not all are exclusive to the festival, instead they might be just the normal and regular free events in the National Gallery or the Public Libraries etc. For that reason, a good few events are listed in this Dublin Event Guide, but because there are so many and because the AONTAS website has a good list, I only added some of the AONTAS events here.

The full list of all Dublin events starts here: www.adultlearnersfestival.com/yourarea/county.html#dublincity

“Picasso & the Popular Imagination” with Janet McLean (National Gallery of Ireland) is a lecture in the National Gallery on Tuesday. 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

“Sisters of the Revolutionaries” is the story of Margaret and Mary Brigid Pearse.

Teresa and Mary Louise O’Donnell will explore the childhood of the Pearse family, the effect of the Easter Rising on the lives of Margaret and Mary Brigid, and the turbulent, often toxic relationship between the two sisters. This talk is derived from material from a forthcoming book written by the O’Donnell sisters and some of Mary Brigid Pearse’s harp arrangements will be performed by Teresa and Mary Louise as part of the event.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8477781 or coolocklibrary@ dublincity.ie

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 Food Festival “Dine in Dublin” will have a Dine Pavilion at the St. Stephen’s Green LUAS Stop from Saturday until Wednesday (24 Feb). Every day from 12:00-17:00 you can come in for free to see cookery demonstrations, listen to live music and foodie talks or take part in competitions.

The full and detailed schedule for the day can be found via the link below, but at the time of writing this, the schedule for Monday-Wednesday was still TBA.

“Tracing your Revolutionary Ancestors: Family History research sources for 1916” is a lunch time lecture series from Mon 22 – Fri 26 February in cooperation with Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.

The five lectures will introduce genealogical sources that might be used to document ancestors who were alive in 1916 or who were active during the Rising.

The list of talks is here:

+ Mon 22 Feb: Were your Ancestors active in 1916? – Sources in the Irish Military Archives by Nicola Morris MAGI
+ Tue 23 Feb: Reporting on the Rising: Using Irish Newspapers in the National Library of Ireland by Helen Kelly MAGI
+ Wed 24 Feb: Census Returns, Electoral Rolls and Covenants: Where were your ancestors in 1916? by Rob Davison MAGI
+ Thuy 25 Feb: The records of Dublin’s Congregations at the time of the Rising by Rosaleen Underwood MAGI
+ Fri 26 Feb: Researching the Rising: a case study from the National Archives by John Grenham MAGI

Admission is free.

A panel of filmmakers, academics and journalists will discuss the relationship between cinema and history in Pearse Street Library on Tuesday. The Dublin International Film Festival is hosting this event. The panel is made pu of Harvey O’Brien, Johnny Gogan, Filip Piotrowicz, Fergal Mc Carthy and Kieron J. Walsh.

Admission is free, but booking is required via www.diff.ie/festival-2016/

As part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, St. Patrick’s Cathedral invites to a free guided tour at 15:30 from Monday until Friday. To get in for free, mention the “Adult Learners’ Festival” at the door.

From 22 February – 24 March the exhibition “Rathmines and the 1916 Rising” will be on show in Rathmines Library and it will be launched on Tuesday 23 February at 17:00.

“Rathmines and the 1916 Rising: People and Places” commemorates and communicates the story of Rathmines and the Rising through stories, people, places and events, including some that are less widely known. The exhibition is the result of research by the Rathmines Initiative into the multi-faceted heritage of Rathmines which was generally prosperous and staunchly unionist in 1916 yet the home of many activists, (republican, but also pacifists, suffragists and socialists), and the location of many initiatives that laid the foundations for the Rising.”

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

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

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

The Genealogical Societ of Ireland will help you at this event to find out how to get started with your Family History research.

Admission is free.

“Start your own business, change of career – questions to ask yourself” is a series of three talks with Communication Expert Alec Drew:

+ Mon 22 Feb: “Let’s start at the Beginning” – Want to set up your own business or change career
+ Tue 23 Feb: “Survival – the dos and don’ts”
+ Wed 24 Feb: “Networking – How to build valuable relationships”

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 3996

A new weekly Board Games night is taking place in the Black Sheep Pub. Lots of games are available and you can also bring your own.

Admission is free.

Dr Brian Hanley presents a three part lecture series which will examine in detail the lead up to the Rising, what really happened over those momentous days and its impact on future generations.

The lectures are
+ On the eve: Dublin before the Rising
+ Thank God we have lived to see this day
+ Who fears to speak

And the three lectures take place on these three days in these libraries:

* Tuesdays at Central Library: 23 February, 01, 08 March at 13:00. Book via 01-8734333
* Wednesdays at Rathmines Library: 24 February, 02, 09 March at 18:30. Book via 01-4973539

The Noise Upstairs is a Dublin based open mic night and they have organised an election special to which they have invited candidates for the General Election to talk.

Every candidate will get 5 minutes to present themselves and their party and after that there will be an open floor for questions from the audience, with host Leo Connell acting as a mediator.

Performances from leading poets and musicians from around Dublin will intersperse the political talk.

Admission is free.

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.

Astronomy Ireland is setting up some of the most powerful telescopes in Ireland, to show you Jupiter, which is close to the Moon on the night of the 23rd.

If it is cloudy a telescope exhibition and workshop will instead take place .

Admission is free.

A Trinity College Jazz Society Gig will take place in Whelan’s on Tuesday.

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.

The WeBloom Vintage Sessions is a platform for upcoming singer/songwriters to introduce themselves into the thriving Dublin music scene.

The line-up for Tuesday is Joey Gavin, Aoife Doolan, Niall Cash, Seth Elton.

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, 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

Every week there is a free pub quiz in Sober Lane, the new-ish pub in Irishtown. There are lots of other weekly events happening there too, check them out here.

The Lounge Quintet plays this gig every Tuesday: Jazz Standards, Latin and Bebop. Often guest musicians and singers join them. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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.

The Aontas Adult Learner’s Festival takes place from 22-27 February and comes with more than 140 events in the Greater Dublin Area.

All events are free, but not all are exclusive to the festival, instead they might be just the normal and regular free events in the National Gallery or the Public Libraries etc. For that reason, a good few events are listed in this Dublin Event Guide, but because there are so many and because the AONTAS website has a good list, I only added some of the AONTAS events here.

The full list of all Dublin events starts here: www.adultlearnersfestival.com/yourarea/county.html#dublincity

During the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, the Marsh’s Library is waving its admission charges on Monday and from Wednesday until Saturday (not on Tuesday!).

Marsh’s Library, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, is a very well-preserved library of the 18th century and it is well worth a visit. At the moment they are also showing the exhibition ‘The Unicorn & the Fencing Mouse’, which consists of doodles, annotations and marginalia found in a selection of books from their collection.

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Creative Den in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays at 11:00.

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.

Five Holocaust survivors who are living in Ireland recount their stories in this documentary. The screenings will be in the Central Library Activities Room. For some reason lists the time for the screenings as 12:00-14:00, but the documentary is only 45 minutes long.- Maybe they are screening it twice per day?

The days for the screenings are

* Friday 19 February
* Wednesday 24 February
* Friday 26 February

There is also an exhibition on show in the Central Library that you should have a look at: “Traces of Memory: a contemporary look at the Jewish past in Poland”.

The Food Festival “Dine in Dublin” will have a Dine Pavilion at the St. Stephen’s Green LUAS Stop from Saturday until Wednesday (24 Feb). Every day from 12:00-17:00 you can come in for free to see cookery demonstrations, listen to live music and foodie talks or take part in competitions.

The full and detailed schedule for the day can be found via the link below, but at the time of writing this, the schedule for Monday-Wednesday was still TBA.

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.

Military Archives Collections Lunchtime Series:

Records and documents relating to Easter Week 1916 are contained in the Military Service Pensions Collection in the Military Archives and staff from the Military Archives will present three lunchtime talks on research and access to revolutionary period collections including the various genealogical sources available with reference to the Irish Citizen Army, Cumann na mBan, Na Fianna Éireann and Dublin Brigade Activity Reports.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-4973539 or rathmineslibrary@dublincity.ie The talks will take place on 17+24 February and on 02 March.

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“Tracing your Revolutionary Ancestors: Family History research sources for 1916” is a lunch time lecture series from Mon 22 – Fri 26 February in cooperation with Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.

The five lectures will introduce genealogical sources that might be used to document ancestors who were alive in 1916 or who were active during the Rising.

The list of talks is here:

+ Mon 22 Feb: Were your Ancestors active in 1916? – Sources in the Irish Military Archives by Nicola Morris MAGI
+ Tue 23 Feb: Reporting on the Rising: Using Irish Newspapers in the National Library of Ireland by Helen Kelly MAGI
+ Wed 24 Feb: Census Returns, Electoral Rolls and Covenants: Where were your ancestors in 1916? by Rob Davison MAGI
+ Thuy 25 Feb: The records of Dublin’s Congregations at the time of the Rising by Rosaleen Underwood MAGI
+ Fri 26 Feb: Researching the Rising: a case study from the National Archives by John Grenham MAGI

Admission is free.

The Dublin International Film Festival invites you to “1916 At The Pictures”, which will feature the Charlie Chaplin films “The Bank” and “The Champion” and “The Tramp”.

The film screening will be accompanied by live music by Morgan Cooke.

Admission is free, but booking is required via rsvp@diff.ie

As part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, St. Patrick’s Cathedral invites to a free guided tour at 15:30 from Monday until Friday. To get in for free, mention the “Adult Learners’ Festival” at the door.

The next Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminar is entitled “Adoption legislation: 1952-1974” by Dr Robbie Roulston (University College Dublin).

Unfortunately the Centre for Contemporary Irish History has still not managed to add the start time to their lectures, but if I remember it right it was either 16:00 or 16:30 in the past.

Admission is free.

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.

Did you ever want to try your hand at programming a robot, controlling your house from your phone or simply flashing some lights? This workshop will give you taste of how inputs and outputs on small computers such as the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, can be used to create smart solutions to everyday problems.

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

“Start your own business, change of career – questions to ask yourself” is a series of three talks with Communication Expert Alec Drew:

+ Mon 22 Feb: “Let’s start at the Beginning” – Want to set up your own business or change career
+ Tue 23 Feb: “Survival – the dos and don’ts”
+ Wed 24 Feb: “Networking – How to build valuable relationships”

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 3996

This is a three part series about women and social justice in 1916. The series will reflect on women in the era of the 1916 Rising, how they lived and worked and what roles women played in society with topics to include living conditions in the tenements, the suffragettes and more.

Each event will feature a speaker and songs from the era performed by the An Góilín Singers Group. There will be an audience Q&A and the event will be recorded for broadcast on Near FM.

The dates and the presenters are:

+ 24 Feb: Ann Matthews, writer and historian
+ 02 Mar: Catriona Crowe, National Archives
+ 09 Mar: Rhona McCord, writer and historian

Admission is free, but booking is required. Contact Coolock Library via 01-8477781 or coolocklibrary@dublincity.ie

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

Dr Brian Hanley presents a three part lecture series which will examine in detail the lead up to the Rising, what really happened over those momentous days and its impact on future generations.

The lectures are
+ On the eve: Dublin before the Rising
+ Thank God we have lived to see this day
+ Who fears to speak

And the three lectures take place on these three days in these libraries:

* Tuesdays at Central Library: 23 February, 01, 08 March at 13:00. Book via 01-8734333
* Wednesdays at Rathmines Library: 24 February, 02, 09 March at 18:30. Book via 01-4973539

LASC Weds talks take place on the last Wednesday of every month and these talks are about core issues facing Latin America, examining political, social, economic, environmental and cultural realities facing the region.

This month the talk will focus on “Gender-Based Violence in Honduras” by Sorcha Pollak. Sorcha Pollak is a reporter with the Irish Times. From Dublin, Pollak developed an interest in Latin America after spending a year living in the Peruvian city of Iquitos in the Amazon jungle in 2005. She has travelled extensively through South and Central America.

Honduras has one of the highest murder rates in the world and it is the nation’s widespread culture of violence against women that is so shocking.

The Trinity Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at TCD is inviting to a talk by Dr Zoltán Skoda. He will talk about “The Hungarian Calendar: A Hypothesis of a Time Slip of 200 Years in the Chronology”.

The Hungarian Calendar is a chronological system which maintains that Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar in the year 154 CE. The officially accepted and universally propagated date for the introduction of the Julian calendar is the year of 45 BC, which differs by 198 years from the proposed date (CE 154) of the Hungarian Calendar.
Only one explanation is possible for this 198 year difference: we have either a hidden surplus history of 198 years or 198 years of our history have been invented. A special surprise for the Irish Calendar will be revealed.

Admission seems to be free. Some more information is available in this PDF file.

The Bionic Rats will play Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady.

Admission is free

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcharoo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. Admission is 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.

www.facebook.com/events/1708352872721614

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.

Ten comedians battle it out for the title in this Corrupt Comedy Competition at the Bray Comedy Festival. The competitors are Duane Doogan, Laura Byrne, Sean Oh Boyle, Hatem Abnoun, Chris Williams, Daffyd Dilly O’ Shea, Niall Farrell, Padraig Mac Liam, Andrew Joyce and Therese Cahill.

Speacial guest headliner is Damian Clark from Australia and 2015 competition winner Lisa Casey.

Admission is free.

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).

The Aontas Adult Learner’s Festival takes place from 22-27 February and comes with more than 140 events in the Greater Dublin Area.

All events are free, but not all are exclusive to the festival, instead they might be just the normal and regular free events in the National Gallery or the Public Libraries etc. For that reason, a good few events are listed in this Dublin Event Guide, but because there are so many and because the AONTAS website has a good list, I only added some of the AONTAS events here.

The full list of all Dublin events starts here: www.adultlearnersfestival.com/yourarea/county.html#dublincity

The Green-Schools Expo 2016 will showcase the work of the Green-Schools programme. 23 exhibiting schools will cover six Green-Schools themes (Litter & Waste, Energy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity, Global Citizenship). There will also be talks and workshops throughout the day. The website says that it is suitable for all ages, but I am not sure if that refers to all ages of school going kids or to all ages in the wider sense.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. The tickets are issued for four time slots and at the time of writing this only tickets for the time slot from 15:30-17:00 were still available.

Find more information on the website below and to book tickets go to this site here.

During the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, the Marsh’s Library is waving its admission charges on Monday and from Wednesday until Saturday (not on Tuesday!).

Marsh’s Library, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, is a very well-preserved library of the 18th century and it is well worth a visit. At the moment they are also showing the exhibition ‘The Unicorn & the Fencing Mouse’, which consists of doodles, annotations and marginalia found in a selection of books from their collection.

“Let’s Talk and Walk” are historical walking tours in Dublin that are organised by Dublin City. All walks are free, have a duration of 1.5-2hr and are lead by a historian.

The 1916 Walk and Talk series will visit the main areas of action of the 1916 Rising, both in the city centre and the suburbs and the full programme is available in PDF format here.

The next walk will take place on Thursday. It is called “Easter Rising 1916: From the Four Courts via Church Street and Collins Barracks to Arbour Hill”.

Starting point is outside the main entrance of Four Courts on Inns Quay and it will finish at Arbour Hill Cemetery.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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

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

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

Three talks by Michael Grant will trace the story of the opera art form from its beginning in Renaissance Italy and ending with opera today – a global big business in the digital era.

The talks will take place on 11+18+25 February.

Admission is free.

“Political & Social Life In Dublin In 1916” is the first talk in a series of four lunchtime talks. Historian and journalist Padraig Yeates will give the talk.

Dublin was deeply divided by religion, politics and class in 1916. Divisions brought sharply to the surface in the 1913 Lockout were further exacerbated by the impact of the First World War. This talk will look at how the war changed life and politics in the capital across the social classes in the lead up to the Easter Rising, affecting areas as diverse as municipal politics, living conditions, public entertainment and crime. Padraig Yeates is the author of “Lockout: Dublin 1913” and the trilogy “A City in Wartime: Dublin 1914-1918”; “A City in Turmoil: Dublin 1919-1921” and “City in Civil War: Dublin 1921-1924”.

Admission is free.

“Tracing your Revolutionary Ancestors: Family History research sources for 1916” is a lunch time lecture series from Mon 22 – Fri 26 February in cooperation with Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.

The five lectures will introduce genealogical sources that might be used to document ancestors who were alive in 1916 or who were active during the Rising.

The list of talks is here:

+ Mon 22 Feb: Were your Ancestors active in 1916? – Sources in the Irish Military Archives by Nicola Morris MAGI
+ Tue 23 Feb: Reporting on the Rising: Using Irish Newspapers in the National Library of Ireland by Helen Kelly MAGI
+ Wed 24 Feb: Census Returns, Electoral Rolls and Covenants: Where were your ancestors in 1916? by Rob Davison MAGI
+ Thuy 25 Feb: The records of Dublin’s Congregations at the time of the Rising by Rosaleen Underwood MAGI
+ Fri 26 Feb: Researching the Rising: a case study from the National Archives by John Grenham MAGI

Admission is free.

Lorna Breen (Soprano) and Shira Brady (Mezzo–Soprano) will sing a programme of classical music. They will be accompanied by Cormuin Ó Raghallaigh.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

The Library of Trinity College Dublin presents “Library as Place; Place as Library”, a half-day seminar in the Trinity Long Room Hub on 25 February 2016.

This event will explore and debate how changing educational dynamics and user behaviour are impacting on current and future library spaces and how they are redefining the physical library.

Speakers will include leading architects, with both international and national experience, as well as a range of experts talking about the current Irish experience of library design. The seminar will conclude with a dialogue to imagine “What will the Library look like in 2030?”

The event is part of “The Library of the Future; the Future of the Library”, a programme of events for 2015-2016. The seminar will be followed by a reception.

Admission is free, but booking is required through this Eventbrite link.

Angus Mitchell, who edited and annotated “The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement”, will talk about Roger Casement.

Roger Casement was born in Sandycove in 1864. Later he worked for the British consular service and his reports into human rights abuses by the Belgian government in the Congo earned him the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in 1905. He was even knighted for his report on the abuse of rubber industry workers in Peru.
But he became disillusioned with the activities of the British Empire and therefore fostered relations with Germany during World War I and on Good Friday 1916 he was arrested at Banna Strand, County Kerry after landing from a German submarine.
He was executed for High Treason on 3 August, 1916.

Admission is free.

Architect and lecturer Stephen Mulhall will chair this discussion that will explore the role of drawing within a local authority and the connections between fine art, architecture and engineering.

The panel consists of Julie Merriman (Artist), Ruairí Ó Cuív (Public Art Manager, Dublin City Council), Michael Corcoran (Consultant, Engineering Department, Drainage Services, Dublin City Council), Patrick Gorman (Senior Executive Engineer, Road Design Division, Dublin City Council), Stefan Lowe (Senior Executive Architect, City Architect’s Office, Dublin City Council), Marianne O’Kane Boal (curator, and art and architecture critic).

Admission is free.

Two Pups Coffee is running a weekly afternoon singer/songwriter session with musicians from the BIMM Music College, also in Francis Street. Every performer will be limited to two songs and with all the talent in the BIMM College, it should be a good event.

Admission is free.

To celebrate the AONTAS 10th Annual Adult Learners’ Festival, the National Print Museum is inviting to a special guided tour of the Museum’s permanent collection, delivered by adult learners from the Culture and Heritage Studies programme at the National Print Museum.

As part of this combined training and work experience programme, all learners train in tour guiding at the museum and will demonstrate their newly accomplished tour-guiding skills on Thursday.

During the tour, you will be brought on a journey of discovery through the Museum’s three-part print-shop style exhibition; the composing, printing and finishing areas. You will also have the opportunity to do the typesetting and printing yourself.

Admission is free.

As part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, St. Patrick’s Cathedral invites to a free guided tour at 15:30 from Monday until Friday. To get in for free, mention the “Adult Learners’ Festival” at the door.

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.

A series of 8 free life drawing workshops on Thursdays from 21 Jan until 10 March takes place in the National Gallery.

The workshops are suitable for adults and teens and will explore aspects of life drawing. They will be led by artist Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire.

Admission is free and no booking required, but there is a limited number of places and places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

“Mientras duermes / Sleep tight” is the next film screening in the Cine Cafe CLub series of the Instituto Cervantes. The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

Admission is free.

“Puppet Shows through history and cultures” is a talk in the Alliance Francaise by pupeteer Miriam Lambertwith support from the Google Cultural Institute.

Admission is free, but registration is required. Send a mail to rsvp@alliance-francaise.ie with subject “Puppets”. The event will be both in French and English. It will be followed by a drinks reception at 20:00.

From October until February, the Italian Institute of Culture is running eight screenings of Italian Opera. The screenings starts at 18:30 and admission is free, but booking is required via iicdublino@esteri.it

The next screening is “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini.

Introduction to the screening is by Deirdre O’Grady (Emeritus Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies, UCD)

“No estamos solos / We are not alone” is a documentary film about social movements in Spain.

“Why did thousands and thousands of citizens take to streets and squares throughout Spain to express their indignation at the cuts, the privatisations, the evictions and the political corruption? The film portrays the strength and imagination of social movements as they condemned the downfall of democracy. A spontaneous period of rebellion, the participation of civil society, and one that will undoubtedly mark the future of political life in Spain.”

The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free.

“Women of the Easter Rising” with historian Liz Gillis ( author of “Women of the Irish Revolution”) will look at the role women played in the Easter Rising, including many less well known figures. It will explore the involvement of women in the revolutionary bodies Inghinidhe na hÉireann, Cumann na mBan and the Irish Citizen Army and show how vital the women were in the revolutionary movement not just in 1916, but in the years following.

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 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

“Gibsongigs” is a new series of live gigs in the Atrium Bar of the Gibson Hotel with a mix of Ireland’s up and coming talents.

At the first Gibsongigs event, Darling (Gary Harding and James McGuire) will perform their 80s inspired synth rock.

Admission is free, but there will be only 50 tickets and you have to request tickets via www.thegibsonhotel.ie/en/gigs/gibson-gigs-music-event/ Everybody who is selected will get two tickets and there will be a complimentary drink provided as well.

Get your ticket request in asap, these tickets will go fast!

Ellis Woodman will present the AAI Annual Critic’s lecture for 2016 “Doughnut: journeys to the city’s edge”, before chairing the jury of the AAI Annual Awards 2016.

Admission seems to be free.

A new series of lecture/performances hosted by the Irish Traditional Music Archive begins on 25 February.

At the first event “The Long Road to Glenties”, an archival film footage featuring Donegal fiddle player John Doherty and American folk music icon Pete Seeger will be screened.

In 1964 Pete Seeger travelled with his family to the remote Bluestack mountains of Co. Donegal to spend a single day in the company of folk music legend John Doherty. Now, over 50 years later “The Long Road to Glenties”, a presentation by Danny Diamond and Conor Caldwell, reveals the archival film footage and introduces us in more depth to the life and times of this remarkable fiddle player.

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

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). Admission is free.

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.

Singer/Songwriter Lucky Bones (a.k.a Eamonn O’Connor) will play a Rock/Americana gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

“Rowallane – Interesting Plants with a Sprinkling of Irish Heritage History” with Averil Milligane (Head Gardener at Rowallane) is the next talk in the Botanic Gardens.

Averil Milligane will share her insights after 12 years at this well-known garden, looking at the origins of some of the remarkable plants and the links to the history of Co Down and the Irish nursery industry.

Admission is free.

A new weekly Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. Every Thursdayteams 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.

The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Gospel Choir is inviting to a night of inspirational music & reflection on Thursday. They will perform a concert entitled “Voices of Hope”.

Admission is free.

Featuring magician Jack Wise with support from Niamh Marron and a special performance from TG4’s Aindrias de Staic, this will be an evening of magic and comedy as part of the Bray Comedy Festival.

Admission is free.

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

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

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

The next Cabin Sessions will take place on Thursday. In addition to the usual Cabin Crew, there will be special guests Pat Killalea (guitar), Jo Jo O & the Woods (contemporary); Mary Hennesy (country/Americana).

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.

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

A weekly Trad Music Night is taking place in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire. It is an acoustic night and all musicians are welcome. Admission is free.

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

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

The alternative heavy rock band “Minus 10,000 hours” is playing in the Porterhouse at 00:30. Admission is free.

A new Government will be elected today. If you are Irish and are on the electoral register you are allowed to vote and you SHOULD! You only have the chance ONCE every 5 years to influence how the country is run, so you should take that opportunity.

…and if you don’t cast your vote you are not allowed to complain about the government for the next 5 years! :-)

Polling Stations are open from 07:00-22:00, so there is not really an excuse for not going, unless your sick or far away.

The Aontas Adult Learner’s Festival takes place from 22-27 February and comes with more than 140 events in the Greater Dublin Area.

All events are free, but not all are exclusive to the festival, instead they might be just the normal and regular free events in the National Gallery or the Public Libraries etc. For that reason, a good few events are listed in this Dublin Event Guide, but because there are so many and because the AONTAS website has a good list, I only added some of the AONTAS events here.

The full list of all Dublin events starts here: www.adultlearnersfestival.com/yourarea/county.html#dublincity

During the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, the Marsh’s Library is waving its admission charges on Monday and from Wednesday until Saturday (not on Tuesday!).

Marsh’s Library, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, is a very well-preserved library of the 18th century and it is well worth a visit. At the moment they are also showing the exhibition ‘The Unicorn & the Fencing Mouse’, which consists of doodles, annotations and marginalia found in a selection of books from their collection.

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.

Five Holocaust survivors who are living in Ireland recount their stories in this documentary. The screenings will be in the Central Library Activities Room. For some reason lists the time for the screenings as 12:00-14:00, but the documentary is only 45 minutes long.- Maybe they are screening it twice per day?

The days for the screenings are

* Friday 19 February
* Wednesday 24 February
* Friday 26 February

There is also an exhibition on show in the Central Library that you should have a look at: “Traces of Memory: a contemporary look at the Jewish past in Poland”.

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 yearly Lollipop Day is the main fund raiser for the Oesophageal Cancer Fund and this year it takes place in two parts on Friday and on Saturday. On Friday 26 Feb the event will be outside Debenham’s in Henry Street and on Saturday 27 Feb at the same time outside Dunnes in Grafton Street.

Volunteers will sell Lollipops and Deric Hartigan from TV3 will be the MC and the Dublin Gospel Choir will sing.

“Tracing your Revolutionary Ancestors: Family History research sources for 1916” is a lunch time lecture series from Mon 22 – Fri 26 February in cooperation with Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.

The five lectures will introduce genealogical sources that might be used to document ancestors who were alive in 1916 or who were active during the Rising.

The list of talks is here:

+ Mon 22 Feb: Were your Ancestors active in 1916? – Sources in the Irish Military Archives by Nicola Morris MAGI
+ Tue 23 Feb: Reporting on the Rising: Using Irish Newspapers in the National Library of Ireland by Helen Kelly MAGI
+ Wed 24 Feb: Census Returns, Electoral Rolls and Covenants: Where were your ancestors in 1916? by Rob Davison MAGI
+ Thuy 25 Feb: The records of Dublin’s Congregations at the time of the Rising by Rosaleen Underwood MAGI
+ Fri 26 Feb: Researching the Rising: a case study from the National Archives by John Grenham MAGI

Admission is free.

Classical Guitarists Luke Tobin and Gerard Boyle will perform “World and Classical Music” in Pearse Street Library on Friday 26 February.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

As part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival, St. Patrick’s Cathedral invites to a free guided tour at 15:30 from Monday until Friday. To get in for free, mention the “Adult Learners’ Festival” at the door.

As part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival Yoga Loft is offering four 30 minute long Yoga taster sessions between 18:00 and 20:00 on Friday evening. Different styles of Yoga will be introduced and all classes are suitable for beginners. Check during your booking which style will be taught in which time slot.

Admission is free, but booking is required. Contact Keith Treacy on 087-9534043 or keith@yogaloft.ie

To celebrate the release of Spike Lee’s documentary “Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off The Wall” bundled with “Off the Wall: Michael Jackson’s Original Album”, the Grand Social will screen the documentary at 19:00 in their Ballroom. This will be followed by a Michael Jackson disco party with CD/DVD giveaways and other great prizes.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. You can get your tickets either at the door or you can contact mjtgsevent@gmail.com to request tickets.

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.

This is a free storytelling and community event, organised by Tiziana Soverino, who is part of our Dublin Event Guide community.

“Are you interested in stories and food? Would you like to meet people in a fun and relaxed environment? Come and share a story about food, or just listen. Feel free to bring food from your own country or area if you can.There will be music from Dónal Kearney (www.vocalism.org), and storytelling from Dave Rock (www.speakingrocks.life).”

Admission is free, but booking is required via tizianasireland@gmail.com

Contemporary folk band Kern from Louth will launch their debut CD “False Deceiver” at this concert in the Unitarian Church on St. Stephens’ Green.

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

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 14:30-17:30. The line-up is listed on their website.

Admission is free.

The Harbour Bar’s House Band will play covers and mashups.

Admission is free.

“Father Ted Friday” will be a full evening of Father Ted craic in The Harbour Bar with a special ‘Father Ted’ stand up show featuring Michael Redmond [Father Stone], Joe Rooney [Father Damo] and Pat McDonnell [Eoin McLove] plus guests.

Admission is free.

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

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

The Brady’s Sessions was a monthly singer/songwriter night in Gub Dandy’s at Brady’s Pub Terenure, but took a looooong break. Good news, though, the Brady’s Sessions are back. Admission is free and this month’s Line-Up is:

The Mariannes, Elga Fox, Gillian Tuite, Owen Vahey, Carol Faherty.

The Blues Band “The Business” is playing a gig in the Patriot’s Inn

Admission is free.

Blues Guitarist Brian Meakin and abnd will play a gig in Bray. They play blues and blues rock.

Admission is free.