Dublin Event Guide 470: UCD Festival, Coderdojo Coolest Projects, Bikefest, Cargobike Race, Science Gallery Exhibition Launch

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 Coderdojo is a unique pan-European initiative that was esstablished on a voluntary basis by industry professionals to support and inspire a generation of innovators, creators and entrepreneurs aged from 7 to 17.

This awards event creates a platform for young people to develop a broad set of digital abilities by offering them the opportunity to showcase the skills they have learned at CoderDojo.

The event runs from 09:00-18:00 with the awards ceremony as the crowning segment in the afternoon from 16:30. The full schedule is here. During the day a large amount of speakers will give interesting talks that are related to Coding, Internet and Start-ups.

Admission to the event is free, but tickets are required via the website here for all that have not entered a project (i.e. family members, guests and supporters). I am not sure, however, if tickets are still available on SAturday during the day, but it is worth checking.

On Saturday 18 June, UCD will host the first ever UCD Festival. Events will take place across Belfield and visitors will experience a large variety of talks and exhibitions, theatrical performances, live music, interactive workshops and family entertainment.

There will be something for everyone, including discussions with well known alumni (e.g. Miriam O’Callaghan and Jarlath Regan), family activities, a 5km run, food fairs and much more.

I counted 46 (!!) events and while they are all free, you will have to book tickets for the events here. Find the full list of events here: festival.ucd.ie/ Some are booked out already, but others still are available.

I included this event in the Upcoming Events category in the last Dublin Event Guide, if you only see this the first time on Saturday 18 June and you want to go, I would suggest to go to UCD and check if you can still get tickets/access locally. Be prepared that you will not get in to all talks you would like to hear, but you might be lucky!

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.

At the Cherry Orchard Community Bike Festival, a cycle clincic will be available for a drop in service for bike checks and tune ups. In addition Safety and Fun Bike Skills will be taught to all ages and abilities.

Admission is free.

The Clondalkin Festival is taking place from 17-19 June, but detailed information is sparse. The website inclondalkin.ie is not working and the Facebook Pages don’t have a lot of detail. I guess/hope you know all the details if you live there. ;-)

The Facebook Page below has a few pictures that describe what is planned, but I wasn’t able to find a schedule listing all, so let me summarise:

It is a village/community festival in Clondalkin with Dancing, Marshall (oohh!) Arts Displays that should probably be Martial Arts Displays, Mobile Animal Far, Magician, Street Performers, Ballon Modellers and Face Painters, Live Music.

A fun village cycle will take place on Saturday from 12:00 and a the Big Day out will be on Sunday from 14:00-18:00.

Admission is free.

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.

Pace Pilates are inviting to a free open air pilates class and a talk by a life coach following the talk.

If you are interested, but can’t make it today, check their Facebook page, there will be more opportunities: www.facebook.com/PacePilates/

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.

“Broken Politics – Civil society’s role in creating real change” is a seminar organised by Claiming Our Future.

Our representative political system is failing to respond to the core challenges of global and local inequality and climate change that face us. There is widespread acknowledgment that new ways of organising politics and decision making are required. Civil society has a major role to play in making more effective democracy and meeting the needs of all people.

This seminar will celebrate, reflect on and make suggestions for the future of Civil Society Action.

Admission is free. Tickets are still available via the booking site here, where you can also find the schedule for the day.

The Dublin Brigade Irish Volunteers History & Reenactment Group will exhibit in St Mary’s Parish Centre on Saturday. There will be costumes and other memorabilia from around 1916. Some of the exhibitors will be in costume and will give a short talk.

Complementary tea/coffee and light refreshment will be available.

Admission is free.

The Instituto Cervantes is running an Open Day to celebrate Miguel de Cervantes. There will be events relating to language, dance, gastronomy and more and events are suitable for adults (workshops) and children (storytelling). A Spanish Omelette making competition, a food exhibition with food from Argenitna, Cuba, Chile, Spain and Mexico and there will also be free Spanish classes.

The schedule of events is on the website below. Admission is free.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs every Saturday. It is 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!”

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

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 Terns (birds!) have returned to the Dalkey islands for another season and a Tern Watch willl take place on Saturday and Sunday morning. You can drop in at ay time.

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 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.

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 is a weekly market (every Saturday) with approx 16 stalls, music, pizzas from the Big Blue Bus and the Bernard Shaw Garden Bar. Expect vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

Admission is free.

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

Admission is free.

The times work out perfectly for all Ireland fans! Unlike other teams that had to play during the week at 14:00, Ireland is playing the afternoon game on Saturday so that everybody can watch it.

The Sugar Club is only one of a HUGE amount of venues that show the match. If you like the atmosphere there and the big screen, go to the Sugar Club. Admission is free. Otherwise go to ANY pub in Ireland and you can bet that the game will be shown.

Join storyteller Frances Quinn for some tales and stories to celebrate the longest day of the year on 21 June. This is a Drop In Family event for all ages, no booking required.

Admission is free.

Join Isabelle Sweeney in exploring some of the most important reliquaries in medieval Ireland and what they contained. What were book shrines used for? And who used them? Get the chance to make your own book shrine borrowing some of the designs and decorations popular with the medieval people.

Admission is free, but booking required via 01 6486332. Located in the Ceramics Room,1st floor.

‘Midsummer’s Feast’ with Kate Dick is the free Saturday Family Workshop that encourages families to enjoy creating and learning together as they explore the galleries collection and exhibitions through drawing, crafts, and storytelling. All materials are provided. The workshops are most suitable for families with children aged 4-10.

More information on the website below.

“Dave’s Jungle” is bringing a reptile show to the Newland’s Garden Centre. Admission is free.

Bodytonic, the people that run the Bernard Shaw Pub are cryptic at best of times. Their event descriptions help nobody because they don’t describe much. Maybe it is an insider code? Or maybe I am just not smart enough to understand?

On Saturday this is taking place “Toejam: Daire Skate Event, Exhibition”. I don’t know who Daire is and what he exhibits. Toejam is the name for a wholes series of events in the Bernard Shaw from Flea Markets to gigs, but I don’t know if this is an artist syndicate or a “cost centre” or anything else.

But, hey, there is another line! The “Toejam: Daire Skate Event Exhibition” is “A Skateboarding Art, Photo and Video Exhibition.” Does that help? Not much! But I know now, that I have to have an interest for skateboarding to appreciate this event fully. Maybe? Probably? Hmmmm, Bodytonic, your marketing is improvable!

Admission is free.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new technics to release stress in your daily life. A Qi Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details and register there as well.

The walks on Saturday 18 June and Tuesday 21 June are in Ringsend Park and on Sunday 19 June and Friday 24 June, they are in Blackrock Park.

Discovery Gospel Choir and special guests welcome you to “Songs From Home”. Discover your neighbours through music and an intercultural pot luck feast. Bring a song and some food to share from the place you call home.

The line up is Discovery Gospel Choir, Sacred Harp Singers of Dublin, South African Youth Ireland. Past and present members of Discovery Gospel Choir will also sing songs from their home countries (including Ireland!) and members of the audience are invited to do the same.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

A Summer Solstice Celebration is taking place in the Dublin Food Coop for coop members, friends and guests. You can bring your own (vegan) food and join in the festivities for this pagan celebration.

Admission is free.

Bark Coffee in Alan Hanna’s Bookshop are inviting to a Bark Comedy Night with Eleanor Tiernan, Pauline Shanahan, Ashlee Bentley, Emily O’ Callaghanand and more.

Admission is free (over 18s) and it is a BYOB event.

Higher Ground will play Disco, Pop, Funk, 80s, Dance, Rock.

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 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.

Astronomy Ireland will be setting up large telescopes to view Mars which is currently very visible in the night sky and at its best for the next year or so. You are invited to this Mars Watch event. It will take place outside the Astronomy Ireland offices.

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.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new technics to release stress in your daily life. A Qi Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details and register there as well.

The walks on Saturday 18 June and Tuesday 21 June are in Ringsend Park and on Sunday 19 June and Friday 24 June, they are in Blackrock Park.

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.

I am not sure if something went wrong there, because it seems that Andrew Fleming will be in two locations at the same time!? Or maybe he has a team of people working with him.

According to the Dun Laoghaire events website, there will be a Family Fun Games Day in Ballaley Park on Sunday at the same time when a Nature event is happening in Fitzsimons Wood.

The description says:
“Come along to the family fun event and take part in races such as egg and spoon, wheelbarrow, relay, wellies throwing, tug of war and much more. A fun event with lots of laughs.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via text message to Andrew Fleming of OWLS on 087 329 9936.

Details are on the website below.

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.

The Family Nature event “Mini beast, creepy crawlies, yucky things…!” is part of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Biodiversity event schedule and it will take place at Fitzsimons Wood.

Please note: There might be a conflict with the Family Fun Day at Ballaley Park, organised by the same person also for the Dun Laoghaire Biodiversity event schedule on the same day and at the same time according to the Dun Laoghaire events website. But the good news is that at least one of the two should take place.

Armed with bug jars and nets you will be heading off into the park, in search of six-legged creatures. Learn lots about insects at this nature event.

Admission is free, but booking is required via text message to event leader Andrew Fleming from OWLS on 087 329 9936.

Details about the meeting point are on the website below.

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 7th yearly SARI/UNHCR World Refugee Day Fair Play Cup will take place this Sunday at The Law Society. It is a day long amateur football tournament with many teams and – as far as I know – 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.

The Rumble in the Jumble Market is also taking place this weekend in the Dublin Food Coop just on the other side of the Whiskey Distillery on Newmarket Square. Have a look if you find it interesting.

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. There will be Food Stalls, Flea Market, Vintage Clothing, Arts&Crafts and a Pop-Up Record Store.

Admission is free.

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.

This is a bric a brac market and arts and crafts fair that takes place every now and then on a third Sunday of the month. I am not so sure if it will get into the premier league of events, it might need a bit more consistency and effort to get there, but hey, it is still taking place, so that is not a bad start.

Admission is free and while you are at Newmarket Square, check out the Brocante Vintage & Furniture Market that is at the Green Door Market just on the other side of the Whiskey Distillery on Newmarket Square.

The Terns (birds!) have returned to the Dalkey islands for another season and a Tern Watch willl take place on Saturday and Sunday morning. You can drop in at ay time.

Admission is free.

A Commemorative 1916 Cycle from the Pearse Museum in St. Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham to Eamon Ceannt Park in Crumlin will mark the role that the bicycle played in the Easter Rising as volunteers left what was Scoil Eanna on the morning of Easter Monday and made their way by bike into the city centre to participate in the rebellion.

The cycle (at 11:30) will be preceded by a free tour of the museum and a talk by the museum curator.

At the finish at Eamon Ceannt Park/ Sundrive Park there will also be a brief talk about the role of Eamon Ceannt and Joseph Plunkett, who’s family had an estate where volunteers trained at Larkfield (now the site of Supervalu at the corner of Sundrive Road and Kimmage Road).

Admission is free, and you should register here. The complete cycle is approximately 10km (one way 5km).

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 Family Cycling Event “Bike Fest” will happen in St. Anne’s Park, it focuses on children (even from 18 months) and provides opportunities to learn new skills in our coached skills zones featuring Sprocket Rocket, Gearing Up off Road, Strider Bikes and a mini cycle track and a relaxed atmosphere in the picnic area.

Admission is free, Your own bike (and helmet) is required.

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.

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 Three Cellists”.

Duo Cello Jaya from Romania Ella Bokor & Mircea Marian with guest cellist Adrian Mantu will perform music by Barrière, Solima, Lee, Offenbach, Hamza El Din, Saint Saëns, Popper and Dimitrescu.

The Zion Parish Church is inviting to a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in Bushy Park (near the playground) on Sunday. Bring a picnic (and a BIG umbrella).

The Cargobike Championships are back on the last day of BikeWeek. Cargo Bike owners from around the country will come together to show off their bikes and to take part in lots of fun activities.

There are a number of conflicting starting times for this event. On some websites it is 12:00 and on others 13:00. The timings that I will pick is in the middle: At 12:30 the Dutch Ambassador will launch the event, followed by a gentle 6km family cycle at 12:45.

There will be some stalls with food and bike related products in closed-for-traffic Chesterfield Avenue in the middle of Phoenix Park and the Cargobike races will happen there as well. You can bring your own picnic.

Admission is free.

The Greyhound Rescue Association Ireland invites you to a Walk for Greyhounds at Farmleigh Estate. It is a family friendly event to promote greyhounds as pets in Ireland and all supporters and greyhound enthusiasts are welcome even if you have a different breed dog. (Leads are compulsory and picking up after your dog is required.)

Bring water for your dog and you can bring a picnic for after the walk.

Gather at 12:30 and the 4km walk will start at 13:15.

A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan”.

The film captures the excitement of the opening night occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow explains the great masterpieces. An biography and reflections on Leonardo’s influence since his death 500 years ago is also included in the film.

Admission is free.

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As part of the 1916-2016 Centenary Commemorations, a free tour will take at Arbour Hill Cemetery every Sunday at 14:00. (from March until end of October).

No booking necessary. The meeting point is at the 1916 Memorial Wall towards the back of the cemetery.

The Clondalkin Festival is taking place from 17-19 June, but detailed information is sparse. The website inclondalkin.ie is not working and the Facebook Pages don’t have a lot of detail. I guess/hope you know all the details if you live there. ;-)

The Facebook Page below has a few pictures that describe what is planned, but I wasn’t able to find a schedule listing all, so let me summarise:

It is a village/community festival in Clondalkin with Dancing, Marshall (oohh!) Arts Displays that should probably be Martial Arts Displays, Mobile Animal Far, Magician, Street Performers, Ballon Modellers and Face Painters, Live Music.

A fun village cycle will take place on Saturday from 12:00 and a the Big Day out will be on Sunday from 14:00-18:00.

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.

This is an Intercultural Tour in Japanese language with community ambassador Hiromi Anzai.

Admission is free. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

Irish – Persian Musical Performance: Navá

A group of young musicians explore the relationship between the ancient musical cultures of Ireland and Persia. Members of folk/bluegrass band Pine Marten (Simon Guy, Paddy Kiernan and Niall Hughes) team up with Iranian born brothers Shahab and Shayan Coohe to weave a beguiling tapestry of sound, ranging from Irish jigs and reels to Persian dastgáh, and form original compositions and explosive improvisations.

Admission is free.

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

To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Albert Bender (1866-1941) join Dr Audrey Whitty, Keeper, Art & Industry (Decorative Arts, Design and History) for a tour of “A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender exhibition”.

Admission is free and no booking required, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis 15 minutes before the tour starts.

Few writers have written more powerfully than Brian Keenan about the terrifying experience of being a civilian unexpectedly caught up in a conflict situation. In conversation with Dermot Bolger he will discuss his experience of being held hostage in a time of war and his more recent experiences of exploring present day Lebanon, as a free man now hopelessly captivated by that city.

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

A free talk about cycling and how to use the road safely will take place on Sunday.

Bark in the Park is not a free event, instead participants are expected to raise funds for the Irish Blue Cross Animal Charity. For this Sunday’s event registration has closed, but you could still participate if you made donation on the day (no amount specified).

In addition,. I guess it is free if you just want to watch the spectacle. I know someone who would melt seeing sooo many dogs in one place, so if you also know people like that, they might enjoy the event even if they won’t take part…and maybe they have already donated to this or many other animal charities. ;-)

Find all details on the Facebook page below.

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.

“Renaissance Drawings – Creative Thinking on Paper” with Niamh MacNally, National Gallery of Ireland is a lecture in the series ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, Renaissance Man’. Admission is free.

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.

The New Breadwinners is an acoustic Bluegrass band that performs weekly in the Leeson Lounge.

Admission is free.

Travelling folk band The Rubber Wellies from Dublin & Bilbao is playing around 100 gigs every year all over Europe and they are currently on an Irish tour. They will play a number of gigs in the Dublin region (see at www.hotdroprecords.com ), but only one of them will be free.

On Sunday The Rubber Wellies will be in the Blue Light near Stepaside/Three Rock.

Admission is free.

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

The UCD Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome the Royal Academic Orchestra from Uppsala in Sweden to perform their first ever concert in Ireland. The orchestra originated in musical activities that took place at Uppsala University in the 17th century and is now one of the most accomplished student orchestras in Europe.

They will play music by Walton, Stravinsky and Bernstein.

Admission is free.

Chicago Blues, 50s R&B, New Orleans Blues is what the Square Pegs will perform at this gig.

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 with live music (Rockabilly) and DJs. Admission is free.

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.

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 chooseyourowntracksphototrail@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.

The Road to Equality exhibition will be on view from 20-24 June at the main entrance of the Bank of Ireland at College Green and it will be accessible during the branch opening hours.

On Monday this year’s Grand Marshal of Dublin Pride, Max Krzyzanowski will formally open the exhibition. The exhibition showcases portraits and stories from 40 years of LGBT history on the way to LGBT liberation.

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.

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 below.

“United Against Racism” invites you to a solidarity walk to mark the World Refugee Day on 20 June.

The event is described like that:
“Refugees are walking thousands of miles. What they leave behind are their dreams, their hopes, and their loved ones. Some dead, some alive. They march for reasons that anyone of us would do so. What they face are border fences, armed patrols, deadly seas, ‘fortress Europe’ policies and deportation centres. For many, the long ‘journey of hope’ turns into further misery at European borders.
There are two Europes, one that shuts down the borders to refugees, the other one that welcomes them. Come and join the second Europe.”

This is a march from the GPO to the European Commission Representation in Ireland in Lower Mount Street in solidarity with the refugees.

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 Hot House Big Band is a 17-piece Swing Orchestra with some of the best jazz and brass musicians in Ireland.

The are performing every Monday (apart from bank holidays) in Bad Bob’s and 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.

In the slot where normally Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are performing every Monday, this week, Bree Harris, Paul Fairclough and Anto Drennan are stepping in. Expect rock to jazz and blues.

Admission is free.

“The Art of Weather” with Dr Amanda Lillie, Department of History of Art, University of York. is part of a free lecture series looking at the theme of ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, Renaissance Man’, in association with the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection”.

Admission is free.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesday and Saturday. It is 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!”

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

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new technics to release stress in your daily life. A Qi Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details and register there as well.

The walks on Saturday 18 June and Tuesday 21 June are in Ringsend Park and on Sunday 19 June and Friday 24 June, they are in Blackrock Park.

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

A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan”.

The film captures the excitement of the opening night occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow explains the great masterpieces. An biography and reflections on Leonardo’s influence since his death 500 years ago is also included in the film.

Admission is free.

Sarah Pierce’s “Pathos of Distance” is the first installation ever displayed at the National Gallery of Ireland. It is the product of a research collaboration between Pierce and the Gallery’s ESB CSIA. Formed around 42 images relating to Irish migration and diaspora, created between 1813 and 1912, the exhibition explores the concept, themes and subject of matter of the ESB CSIA research project: Visualising the Irish Diaspora.

The curatorial team, Donal Maguire and Dr Kathryn Milligan, will provide an introduction to the exhibition with time available after the tour for questions and discussion.

Admission is free. Tours are limited to 15 people and places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Terns (birds!) have returned to the Dalkey islands for another season and the new Tern Warden will be running a ‘Dalkey Tern Watch’ to watch the terns and all the wildlife we can see from the pier. The event will run throughout the summer every Tuesday evening from 17:00-20:00 at Coliemore Harbour. You can drop in at ay time.

Admission is free.

Experience Tai Chi! Well known for its soft, flowing, dance-like movements; joining breathing and awareness with a meditative quality, Tai Chi improves balance, posture and coordination and enhances body, mind and spiritual health. Explore the strength behind softness. The taster class will be taught by MDA Instructor Declan Mills

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

“Irish Love Stories” by Brendan Nolan is a collection of retold stories from as long ago as the Tuatha de Danaan God of Love and Poetry and as recent as infatuation with a movie star. It will be launched on Tuesday and everybody is welcome (admission is free).

Brendan Nolan is a working storyteller and writer of ten published books who has recalled love stories for many people in many lands.

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.

“The Future of the Left in Latin America: Updates from Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador and Argentina” is the topic of the Latin American Solidarity Centre’s LASC Wednesday event …on Tuesday(!!)

Following over a decade of left-leaning governments, the past 6 months have witnessed radical changes in the political status quo in Latin America. Beginning with the election of Right-candidate Mauricio Macri in Argentina, through the controversial removal of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil, to the upheaval in Venezuela and uncertainty in Ecuador, many are speculating that the era of leftist hegemony is coming to an end, and that rightist dominance is returning.

The panel will reflect on the achievements and errors of the Left-wing governments, assess the challenges facing the Left across the region, particularly that emanating from the regional Right, and offer analysis of the Left’s future as a social and political force.
Speakers are Dr Barry Cannon (Maynooth), Dr Mariya Ivancheva (UCD), Chris O’Connell (DCU), Valesca Lima (UCD), and Tony Phillips (Attac Ireland) with chair Councillor Eilis Ryan, Workers Party

The event will take place in the Connolly Hall in Liberty Hall. Admission is free.

This is an evening of poetry and music based on Niall MacMonagle’s anthology “Windharp: poems of Ireland since 1916”

Poets, Moya Cannon and Martin Dyar will read their poems from the Windharp anthology and will be joined by finalists from the Poetry Aloud competition, Kevin Boushel and the winner of the Intermediate category in 2015, Nuala Whittle. The evening will begin with poems from 1916 and will also include more recent poems reflecting Ireland in the years since the Rising, accompanied by Denise Kelly, harpist and friends. Niall MacMonagle will introduce the readings.

Admission is free, but booking via learning@nli.ie is required.

Singer/Songwriter Road Ramos (Rocio Ramos) began her musical activity at the age of 17 in Murcia (Spain), playing in several local bands. In 2010 she moved to Madrid and in 2013 she did a tour of 25 cities across Spain.

She now will play a concert in Dublin and if you lik Spanish Singer/Songwriters, don’t miss this!

Admission is free with a voluntary donation suggested after the concert. Booking is required via bookings.dublin@cervantes.es

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

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in Whelan’s.

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. 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.

A weekly gig night for new bands is running in Arthur’s Pub. It is called “Anocht” and happens every Tuesday. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In addition to the music, there is usually also a visual show.

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 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 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.

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.

At the 3D Printing Centre in UCD, an event takes place on Wednesday that should interest 3D Creators, Art & Designers and Drone enthusiasts. A 3D printing competition, 3D printed Fashion Show, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a.k.a Drone) flying (incl. flight training) and everybody will get a 3D printed pancake.

Admission is free

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.

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

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This Walk & Talk event will visit sites of importance for the 1916 Rising in the Liberties area: The Mendicity Institution, South Dublin Union, Marrowbone Lane, Watkins Brewery, St. Catherine’s Church and more.

Admission is free. Meeting point is the Mendicity Institution in Island Street.

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 40 women strong Icelandic Freyja Choir will perform a concert with folk music from Iceland and Ireland in Dun Laoghaire.

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

“Ethics by design? On Value Sensitive Design and Moral Mediation” by Prof Peter-Paul Verbeek (University of Twente) organised by the Ethics & Privacy Working Group of the ADAPT Centre will be a lecture about the moral dimension of technology.

Find an abstract on the website below.

Admission is free.

“Incontri con la Scienza – The Boundaries of Babel” is a talk by Andrea Moro about the brain and the enigma of impossible languages.

Andrea Moro is Professor of General Linguisitcs at the Institute for Advanced Study in Pavia and details about his talk are on the website below.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

“James Joyce demanded an Irish Rebellion” is a talk by Anthony Jordan (Historian and Biographer), based on his publication ‘Arthur Griffith with James Joyce and WB Yeats – Liberating Ireland’.

Anthony Jordan will outline how Joyce became a supporter of Arthur Griffith’s Sinn Fein and how Joyce saw rebellion as a natural reaction to British rule.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-4540681 or dolphinsbarnlibrary@dublincity.ie

“Silent Pictures Inner City” is a book of paintings, poems & essays by David Browne and Ciarán Ó Coigligh, inspired by Dublin streetscapes. It will be launched by Mattress Mick (Michael Flynn) and there will be an exhibition of paintings at the launch by visual artist David Browne.

Another launch event will take place in Mansion House on Fri 24 June.

Unfortunately it is not stated anywhere if this event is free or not, but it should be free and most likely is.

The Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival starts on Wednesday with a talk about 40 years of LGBTQ liberation in Ireland by Irish Queer Archive founder Tonie Walsh. After the 90 min talk, the party in the George gets going. Dublin Pride from 22-26 June, will bring you the Pride Parade on Saturday 25 June, a big colourful event in the City Centre.

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

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

This is the final group game of Euro 2016 and it could be the most important game for Ireland in this competition. You can bet that it will be screened in every pub in Ireland, so this event in the Sugar Club is just representative for all the others.

In the Sugar Club, the doors open at 18:00 and you can watch the action on the big screen.

Admission is free.

The Anseo Comedy Club 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.

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. Ring 01-6770095 for more information and to check if the tour is going ahead.

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.

This two half-day long conference (23+24 June – 13:00-19:00 / 09:00-13:30) hosted by the Trinity Long Room Hub explores, from literary and historical perspectives, interactions between Ireland, England’s oldest colony, and India, the largest colony, from the late seventeenth century.

Three major themes emerge:
1) The important role that the Irish played – especially as bureaucrats and soldiers – in facilitating British rule in India.
2) The extent to which Ireland acted as ‘colonial point of reference’ and how ideologies and ideas and policies fashioned in Ireland were then applied in India.
3) The connections between Irish and Indian nationalists, how they inspired each other and how they contributed towards the demise of the British Empire.

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

The Music at the Unitarian Church series continues with an Organ concert by David O’Shea.

Adsmission 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.

“Inspired by Leonardo: Drop-in Drawing” with Colin Martin is a series of eight, free life-drawing workshops looking at the influence of Leonardo da Vinci that will be led by professional artists and tutors. The workshops are for adults and teens and all materials will be provided. Places are limited to 25 participants on a first come first served basis. Arrive early to secure a place.

Admission is free and no booking required, places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Workshops take place Thursday evenings from 18:00-19;00 from 12 May to 30 June 2016

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.

The Mexican Film “Nazarin” by Luis Bunuel (1959) will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

Admission is free.

The next Science Gallery exhibition is called “Seeing – More than Just Looking” and it will run from 24 June until 18 September. I have no idea yet, what the exhibittion will be about because the description that is currently available doesn’t give enough information yet, but I can tell you that the Science Gallery Summer exhibition is always the best one, so make sure you don’t miss it.

On Thursday the launch will take place and admission is free. Booking is required via the website below.

Originally planned as a protest against Donald Trump when he had announced that he will visit Ireland, the protest is still going ahead even if the trip to Ireland has been cancelled.

But maybe check the Facebook Page below closer to the event, just to confirm that it is still going ahead.

Local historian John Lennon, will give a talk about Dundrum’s history on Thursday.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 2985000.

Change is the New Permanent, so learn how to manage your career in this time of change. This talk is by Sinéad Brady who is a Career Psychologist and the founder of “A Career to Love”.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8734333.

“Remembering and reinventing the Easter Rising” is a talk by historian Donal Fallon. He will discuss the history of commemorating the 1916 Rising, looking at events such as the first anniversary in 1917, the often-violent Easter parades of 1930s Dublin and the fiftieth anniversary in 1966. Donal runs the Come here to me social history blog and is the author of John MacBride in the 16 Lives series.

Admission is free and no booking required.

ActionAid is inviting to the documentary screening of “Stealing Africa” to mark World Public Services Day.

The documentary exposes how mining companies in Zambia are making huge profits and are avoiding their fair share of taxes, while two-thirds of people in Zambia live below the poverty line.
Zambia has an abundance of natural resources, but it continues to rank among the poorest 20 countries in the world. When multinationals avoid paying taxes, countries like Zambia are starved of revenue to fund public services like schools, hospitals, medicines and roads.

ActionAid’s Tax Justice Photo exhibition will be on display in the room from 17:30 and can be viewed before and after the film screening. The exhibition features stunning images and personal stories from Zambia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Liberia showing the true impact of tax dodging on the lives of the world’s poorest people.

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

The traditional Fête de la musique will be celebrated in an unusual wain he Alliance Francaise: They will have a huge French Record Fair with over 1,000 original classics, rarities & oddities in 7″, 10″ and LP from the French Library’s vault including 60s yéyé, pop, rock, chanson, new wave, electro, folk/trad, jazz, operetta, audio plays, classical & contemporary music. If you like French music from the past, you HAVE to be at this event. If French music is not your thing, then this is definitely not the event for you!Prices strat a EUR 2.

There will also be a music quiz & blind test entertainment and French food & wine will be on sale.

Admission 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

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

And this is the third (!) Board Gaming night in Dublin! They are taking over! ;-)

It is a weekly event and on Thursday the focus is on Introductory Board Games, so if you haven’t for a while (or ever) played Board Games, this is for you.

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.

The Falling ANgels will play Country and Americana at this gig.

Admission is free.

The pierce brothers from Melbourne in Australia have started as buskers and worked their way up to sold out gigs and to selling over 40,000 EPs. They are on a world tour and will sop over in Dublin.

Admission is free.

“Good Name” is inviting to a Poetry evening with Saul Bowman in the Bernard Shaw Pub with the description “Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.”

The HardyHar Comedy Club will be back in the Harbour Bar with Pat McDonnell (Father Ted, Savage Eye + Irish Pictorial Weekly) , supported by Ed Sammon (of Republic of Telly), Stephen Ryan, Elaine Gallagher and Bray’s own Reuben Poutch. MC is Adam Burke.

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.)

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.

Admission is free.

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.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new technics to release stress in your daily life. A Qi Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details and register there as well.

The walks on Saturday 18 June and Tuesday 21 June are in Ringsend Park and on Sunday 19 June and Friday 24 June, they are in Blackrock Park.

The Irish Film Board present their collection of “After ’16” short films. After ’16 is commemorating and celebrating the centenary of the Easter Rising in 1916.

The nine short films that make up the collection are a creative response by Irish filmmakers to the 1916 events. The stories told are a mixture of live action drama, animation and documentary. The full list of films in the series can be found on the website below.

Films last between 8-12 minutes with a combined totla run time of 115 minutes.

The screenings will take place in the AV Lecture Theatre every Friday in June between 11:00-16:00 with a break from 13:00-14:00. This is a drop-in event and no booking is required.

Six times will the “People’s Art 2016″ exhibition take place this year. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green.

(If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free and you will be able to admire (and buy) a huge amount of art works. The event starts close to 11:00 and typically finishes around 17:00, it runs from Friday until Sunday with the main activity on Saturday and Sunday.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

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.

“Silent Pictures Inner City”, a book of paintings, poems & essays by David Browne and Ciarán Ó Coigligh, inspired by Dublin streetscapes, will be launched by the Mayor in Mansion House on Friday.

Admission is free.

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.

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On the first day of every Science Gallery exhibition, you have the opportunity to hear the curators, artists and production team explain the background behind their exhibited pieces.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below and usually this event is booked out quite soon, so don’t delay.

Well-known American Tattoo artist Cally-Jo Pothecary will be in Dublin to launch a new design for Kenco’s Coffee vs Gangs campaign. If you are an art or tattoo lover, then this event is ideal for you.

Admission is free. No booking required.

The June Critical Mass Cycle falls on the Friday of ‘World Refugee Week’ and will therefore call for solidarity with refugees and migrants. Make a flag “Refugees Welcome” and bring it.

“The government’s failure to follow through on its promise to host 4000 refugees (we’ve taken in 10 people so far), coupled with its inhumane asylum procedure (1000s of people languishing in Direct Provision centres unable to work or develop) contradicts the empathy being demonstrated by the Irish public.”

Participation is free. Meeting point is the Fusilier’s Arch at the entrance to St. Stephen’s Green.

The Smithfield Sessions are back. Once every month, Bluefire will organise an event throughout the summer and the first one is in collaboration with the Irish Refugee Council as part of World Refugee Week.

There will be Djembe (West-African drumming) workshops, Forró Ireland Dance Workshops & Performances, music performances & spoken word, arts & crafts for adults, pavement chalking and a world cafe.

The performers are Dylan Tighe (Dublin based singer song writer/ EndDP activist), Jambo Jambo (Warm Congolese sounds), The Vulture Collective (Crusty swing jazz), The King Mob (Spoken Word).

The workshops will be www.wassawassaworkshops.ie/web and www.facebook.com/forroireland

And there will be a World Cafe, a place to start conversations and discuss and link ideas about a particular topic. In solidarity with World Refugee Week, there will be a large World Cafe with a focus on migrant and refugee issues and how people can support and engage with new communities at practical local and international levels.

Admission is free.

A weekend long music festival is coming up in The Workman’s Club from 24-26 June.

It starts on Friday with hip-hop, soul and R&B DJs. Then at 20:00 the live bands & performers The Altered House, Cian Nugent and Toby Kaar will perform.

On Saturday it starts from 12:00 with the Greenshoe Market, at 15:00 the Alison Spittle Chat Show with Danish comedian Sofie Hagen will entertain. The live music later will come from Beach, TooFools, Steven McCann, Lorcan O’Dwyer.

On Sunday Black Bank Fold will be on stage from 20:00 and at midnight the weekend will be completed with the Workman’s Club Karaoke. A variety of DJs will spin in between.

Admission will be free to all gigs.

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.

Hanged on a comma; hear about the life of and ultimately the death of ‘Sir’ Roger Casement, Patriot. Humanitarian. Anti-imperialist. Republican.

This is a talk by acclaimed author Angus Mitchell in the Pearse centre. Admission is free.

Parchman Farm are a five piece classic Chicago / Texas style blues band, with a large helping of original material.

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 Dublin Blues Cartel will be in the Patriot’s Inn 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.

Davie Furey is fusing traditional roots with contemporary folk and rock. He will play a gig at Mother Reilly’s

Admission is free.

White-Line Fever will play a gig in the Midnight Club with support from Transmission Club. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list via the website below.

White-Line Fever is a folk rock/ post-rock band based from Cork. Transmission Club combines elements of indie, folk and grunge, textured with harmonium, violin, keyboards, guitars, drum machines and loops.