Dublin Event Guide 480: Heritage Week, Merrion Square Open Day, Dalkey Lobster Fest, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh Family Comedy Fest

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 National Heritage Week is coming to an end, but there is still two more days. It is a week long festival (20-28 August) that will build awareness and education about our heritage, its conservation and preservation. There will be more than 2000 events all over Ireland and hundreds of them are in Dublin.

From guided tours via concerts and talks to Family events, it will be a very busy week for anybody who is interested in Heritage or at least has an open mind. Most events are free, but a good few need booking, so have a look at the long events list if you get a chance and select what is suitable for you: www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on

Printed event guides/books will be available from Tourist Information Centres, for example the Dublin Tourist Office in Suffolk Street, but also from museums, OPW sites and libraries.

And in addition you download the PDF version here:

+ Dublin City: www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-dublincity.pdf
+ Fingal (North Dublin): www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-fingal.pdf
+ South Dublin County: www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-couthdublincounty.pdf
+ Dun Laoghaire: www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-dun-laoighire.pdf

I will include a number of individual events separately as well, but will not be able to include ALL events, so please check the full programme via the links above!

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.

A Fair Land is a project in the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s Courtyard where a pre-1916 village is built and will operate from 12-28 August.

This project will develop a system for living derived from basic and simple resources used in a creative way. Visitors will have opportunities to eat, make, think or trade and through that process to learn, copy, assimilate and teach. With a focus on creating objects that are useful, desirable and achievable, A Fair Land will present an active and tangible representation of the place of creativity in society, creating a space for families, friends and strangers to gather, get involved, and experience alternative perspectives on living. More details about “A Fair Land” can be found here.

The full event schedule is here: imma.ie/en/downloads/imma_a_fair_land_a5_flyer_final.pdf

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.

Every now and then Christ Church Cathedral runs a market in their “front garden”. It is a poorly promoted market (not even the Christ Church Facebook Page mentions it!!) and never mad busy, but you will find some good food stalls there AND our good friends from www.Paperbear.ie will sell their amazing pop-up cards there. Reason enough to pop-in while you are in the area. ;-)

Admission is free.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon is free for the whole year!!

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

The Great Pink Run is a 10km and 5km run (or walk or jog) for Breast Cancer Awareness.

The Start is on Chesterfield Avenue in Phoenix Park and the Finish is around the corner on Furze Road. The route is shown here.

Registration is closed and participation is not free, bht the reason for mentioning it here is so that you can support the runners (for Free!! ;-) ).

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is offering an absolutely outstanding programme of events for Heritage Week. They really pulled out all the stops and have something for everybody. There will be Organ Recitals, Bell Ringing, Jazz performances. Classical recitals and Talks & Tours. And everything is completely free (some events do require booking)!

+++ Organ Recitals: The Wondrous Machine
Saturdays during Heritage week at 18.15. Two free recitals showcasing the Cathedral’s mighty organ during Heritage Week. The organ is widely regarded as the finest instrument in Ireland and all the performance action will be relayed on a giant screen in the crossing. These recitals will appeal to organ nerds and novices alike.
20 August: David Leigh Performs The Everlasting Crown
27 August: Martina Smyth

+++ Bellringing Tours
Saturday 20 and 27 at 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00
Each tour will last about 45 minutes and will include a demonstration on six bells. Participants must be over 12 years of age, physically fit, and comfortable in tight spaces. Registration essential

+++ Music for Lunch at 13:15
This summer’s Music for Lunch recital series features another great lineup of musicians performing a mixture of classical and traditional repertoire in the intimate surroundings of the Cathedral’s recently refurbished Lady Chapel. Free entry at the order gate.
22 August: Jonathan Lycett and Stuart Nicholson
23 August: Sarah Busfield and Victoria Green
24 August: Mary Nolan and Harry Carpendale
25 August: Anne Murnaghan and Stuart Nicholson
26 August: Judith Lyons and Martina Smyth

+++ Rush Hour Recitals at 18:15
Escape rush-hour with a great lineup of performances (a mixture of classical and jazz) including singer Suzanne Savage, a jazz-infused organ recital given by Cathedral organist David Leigh, and The Crux Vocal Ensemble & Saxophonist Natalia McGough fusing ancient chant with a little jazz.
22 August:Natalia McGough and Barbara Dunne
23 August:David Leigh Jazz Organ
24 August:Stuart Nicholson and Jonathan Lycett
25 August:Crux Vocal Ensemble and Natalia McGough
26 August:Suzanne Savage

+++ Talks and Tours
Booking essential for all talks and tours. All talks start at 19.30 except where otherwise noted.
22 August: Albert Fenton, “A Motive Force: Women in the Church of Ireland and the Easter Rising.”
23 August: Eoin C. Bairéad, “Where were the Liberties?”
24 August:Gavan Woods, “Cathedral Conservation & Restoration”
25 August at 11.00: Linda Taylor, “The Forgotten Parish of St Luke’s”
25 August: James Howley, “The Deanery of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral”

+++ Free tours of the Cathedral
22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 August at 16.00
Join the Cathedral guides for a free tour of the Cathedral

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.

On the final weekend of Heritage Week, the Merrion Square Open Day brings you free tours and talks in buildings around Merrion Square.

I strongly recommend for example a visit to No 29 ESB’s Georgian House Museum (10:00-17:00). Or the exhibition of early recording and playback devices in the Irish Traditional Music Archive (10:00-17:00).
And the Institute of Archaeologists will have an Archaeofest 2016 in Merrion Square (11:00-16:00).

Admission free to all events, talks, tours etc.

The full programme is on the website below.

The People’s Photography Exhibition is like the People’s Art Exhibition an exhibition and “market” on the rails around St. Stephen’s Green. The only difference is that this time the art is photos and not paintings.

The People’s Photography Exhibition only takes place ONCE every year and this weekend (Saturday & Sunday) is this year’s date.

Admission is free and you are invited to view only, but also to buy if you like what you see.

Come to the Natural History Museum during Merrion Square Open Day and do the Summer Sun trail. Admission is free.

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

Occasionally I come across events where I don’t understand at all what the event is about. This is one of them!

Here is the description:

“After an absence of several years VATeir – the Irish vACC of the VATSIM network – is glad to announce its 2016 Fly-in. Taking place in the Cloud Suite of the Carlton Hotel at Dublin airport, you will be able to watch VATeir’s finest controllers in action as they control virtual pilots live on the VATSIM network, while outside you will be able to take in an unobstructed view of Dublin airport’s ramp from the outdoor balcony.”

But a bit of research reveals:
VATeir is the Irish vACC
vACC is a Virtual Area Control Centre, a type of virtual air navigation service
VATSIM stands for “Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network” and is an online flying network.

VATeir provides training for anyone wanting to become a virtual air traffic controller in Ireland and at this event virtual pilots and virtual Air Traffic Controllers cooperate and run the Irish airspace.

Admission is free for spectators. (EUR 20 for participants.)

I learned something new!! ;-)

At the Heritage Week Open Day “100 Years of Irish Art from the Archive” find a wealth of archival material on display in the National Galley.

Admission is free. Come to the Information Desk in the Millennium Wing to get access.

When I hear “Craft” I think of “Arts & Crafts”, but that is not what this market at the Teelings Distillery is about. Instead it is about Craft Beer and Foods.

You will find Banana Bread, Craft Beer, Crisps, Cupcakes, Butter, Granola, Doughnuts, Browies, Chocolate and Marmalade at this market and you might be surprised in how many of them Teeling’s Whiskey can be found on the ingredients list.

Admission is free.

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 Canal Bank Market on Portobello Square will take place this Saturday.

25 traders will sell Vintage Clothing, Vinyl Records, Crafts, Arts, Jewellery, Bespoke & Custom made goods, Food & Beverages, Sweet Treats, Artisan Breads, Tea & Coffee and there will be some music as well.

Admission is free.

There is an Open Day at the Irish Railway Records Society with open access to Library, Archives and Small Exhibits Museum of railway memorabilia in the former railway goods offices at Dublin Heuston Station.
The IRRS was founded in 1946 and celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. It is a voluntary organisation dedicated to the study of the history and operations of Irish Railways.

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 Thomas House Vinyl Market is happening again. Thousands of records for the collector and music lover will be on offer there. Check it out if you love Vinyl.

Admission is free

Dodder Action and Tim Clabon from the Irish Wildlife Trust are running this event, a wlak along the River Dodder from Milltown to Rathfarnham to look for signs of otters and kingfishers and all other wildlife on the way.

Admission is free. Meeting point is the car park of the Dropping Well,

A free Family Comedy Weekend will entertain young and old at Farmleigh House this weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

The event will cover family friendly stand-up comedy shows with the Punch Lion Kids’ Comedy Club, comedy workshops, amusing story-telling and silly walkabout performers.

Performers for the stand-up comedy shows (Age 6+) are Joe Rooney (Father Ted), Paul Tylak (The Secret of Kells), Reuben (RTEjr), Sharon Mannion (Dublin Comedy Improv), Marcus O’Laoire (Republic of Telly) and Kevin Gildea (Father Ted).

Aoife Moore (‘Tiny’ Improv Group/Fair City) will run the comedy workshops for children aged 5 – 7 and 8 – 12. (First come, first served!!)

Street performers are the Fanzini Brothers ‘Guido Fanzini’s Impossible Circus’.

The full schedule can be found on the web site below.

Admission is free.

In the bandstand “Route 66 Big Band” will perform from 14:00-16:00.

Road Closures at least until 13:00 due to the Great Pink Run will make access to Farmleigh House more difficult than usually.

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

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

The exhibition “SEEING – What are you looking at?” (24 June – 25 Sept 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring the sensory experience of vision, understanding and perception. It looks at how us human beings see by using eye tracking technology, eye tests and colour perception, but it also shows how machines see and what their limitations are.

It is a great exhibition full of intriguing exhibits, some are very clear, others need some more explanation or you should at least read the explanatory labels that every exhibit has.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, SEEING is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that children from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They 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 and it will help you soo much more to have a better experience

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.

A free family tour of the collection for parents, guardians, children and all else is taking place.

No booking required. Meet in the Millennium Wing.

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 Dalkey Lobster Fest was meant to take place from Fri 26 – Sun 28 August, but then suddenly at around 19:00 on Thursday evening, the Facebook Page and website are changed and the statement is added that “Dalkey Lobster Festival has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.” Soon after, comments on Facebook appear that indicate that the festival is NOT cancelled, but certain events are cancelled.

What’s going on? – It turns out that the that the events at the Tramyard and the Kids Zone are cancelled (and the Tramyard controls the Lobster Fest website and Facebook Page). But all the other events that are not related to the Tramyard will go ahead as planned, so spread the word and don’t be put off by one businesses change of plans.

I am not sure if the Lobster Festival Parade (planned for Sunday 14:00) is cancelled or not, but that’s a minor issue.

So, all the free music performances in pubs and restaurants and the other events (e.g. Cookery Demo with wholefood chef Oliver McCabe) are definitely going ahead:

+++Saturday
13:00 Music with Federico Salcedo @ 1909
14:00 Jazz Cafe with Drazen @ Mugs
15:00 Swing with Paddy, Fifi & Drazen @ The Corner Note Cafe
15:00 Jamie Duff – Gig on a Rig @ Writers Corner
18:00 Amelia Adler (Singer/Songwriter) @ 1909
20:30 Ant Ward @ The Kings Inn
20:30 Sean Whelan (Latinp & Jazz) @ Benito
21:30 The Cuban All Stars @ Queens
22:00 Paddy Sherlock Band @ The Magpie Inn
00:00 DJ Shane JOrdan (Retro Mix) @ The Vico
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+++Sunday
13:00 Music with Federico Salcedo @ 1909
15:00 Jamie Nanci and the Blue Boys @ The Magpie Inn
15:00 Hot Club du Paris @ The Corner Note Cafe
15:00 Andrew Mann – Gig on a Rig @ Writers Corner
18:00 Shobsy @ The Kings Inn
18:00 Amelia Adler (Singer/Songwriter) @1909
20:30 The Paddy Sherlock Band @ Finnegans
————
Other (seemingly free) events that will go ahead:
Sat+Sun 14:15 FuelFood Cook Book Cokery Demo with Wholefood Chef Oliver McCabe @ Writers Corner
Sun 15:00 Jaipur Cookery Demo

This is a Graffiti Jam with some of Ireland’s best artists and music will be provided by All City Records.

Admission is free for spectators.

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.

“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

“Art for Change” is inviting to Charity Art Auction for the volunteer run charity “Inner City Helping Homeless”. This fundraising event will take place in the beer garden of the Bernard Shaw pub.

The event will begin at 14:00 when you can view the art on display, enjoy an aperitif and meet some of the local artists. A representative from Inner City Helping Homeless will say a few words about the work they are doing, before the auction starts.

Admission is free.

Learn how to think like an archaeologist and try to solve the puzzle of some mystery objects during this drop-in sessio. This drop-in activity is suitable for Ages 8+ and will be in the Learning Resource Room, first floor.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

Donnbrook celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Church of the Sacred Heart. Well, you and I would call it the 150th anniversary! But the Diocese of Dublin calls it the “Sesquicentenary”, it is the same, just sounds lots more complicated.

There is a Family Fun Day in Herbert Parkwith entertainment, games and a historical tour of the park.

Admission is free. The poster is here www.dublindiocese.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/150th-POSTER.pdf

The Heritage Office of Dublin City Council have organised a series of free walking tours during Heritage Week and one of these walks is “Flat blocks and Cottages: North City Centre Housing, 1870-1970” with Dr Eellen Rowley.

Admission is free and no booking required. Meeting point is outside 14 Henrietta Street.

A free guided tour will take place at the National War Memorial at Islandbridge every Saturday at 14:00 until the end of October.

The tour will focus on World War I, in which so many Irishmen died. You will also hear about the main features of the gardens at this tour.

Meeting point is the car park at 14:00. For further information contact 01-8155914.

The “Beggars Bush Barracks 1916 Rising Walking Tour” is a guided walking tour of Beggars Bush Barracks and its surrounds, set in the context of its involvement in the 1916 Rising and the Battle of the Mount Street Bridge.

Admission is free on Merrion Square Open Day, but booking is required via 01 6603770

As part of this weekend’s JS Le Fanu Gothic Horrors Mini-Fest, there will be a literary walking tour of places and buildings around the city centre that are connected to some of the local contributors to the Gothic storytelling genre.

Meeting point is outside the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street at 15:50. Bring raingear and a bit of money for the bus.

Admission is free.

The “Harbour to Hotspot: Roots Revival Fest” will bring four roots bands/performers to the Harbour Bar:

16:30-18:00 N.C. Lawlor
18:30-20:00 The Whileaways
20:30-22:00 Gavin Glass & The Shakers
22:30-00:30 Old Hannah

Admission is free.

The Beerhouse in Capel Street is inviting to their Summerfest with live music from 22:00 with Mannequin Seks Drive (the spelling of “Seks” is wrong on purpose as otherwise all spam filters will block this newsletter).

There will also be give aways, street shows and food and drink.

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.

Absolutely Yo! are playing Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Country and Blues at this gig in the Leeson Lounge.

Admission seems to be free.

Mid-Term Break are a 6-piece Party Band and they will play a gig in Whelan’s. Admission is free.

Upside Down will play a gig in Whelan’s and admission is free. This is unusual at the weekend where normally admission is only free until 22:30. The website, however, clearly states that this gig is free and no time limit in sight.

Blues/Rock band Electric Ape will play a gig in the Mezz on Saturday.

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.

The Dublin City Triathlon will take place this Sunday. Like so many large sports events, it is not a free event, but supporting the athletes is free.

They will start with the 1500m swim in the Liffey from the Garda Boat Club, followed by a 40km cycle race (4 laps) in Phoenix Park. And the final segment will be a 10km run (2 laps) in Phoenix Park.

Please note: There will be expansive road closures in Phoenix Park until approximately 14:00.

The National Heritage Week is coming to an end, but there is still two more days. It is a week long festival (20-28 August) that will build awareness and education about our heritage, its conservation and preservation. There will be more than 2000 events all over Ireland and hundreds of them are in Dublin.

From guided tours via concerts and talks to Family events, it will be a very busy week for anybody who is interested in Heritage or at least has an open mind. Most events are free, but a good few need booking, so have a look at the long events list if you get a chance and select what is suitable for you: www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on

Printed event guides/books will be available from Tourist Information Centres, for example the Dublin Tourist Office in Suffolk Street, but also from museums, OPW sites and libraries.

And in addition you download the PDF version here:

+ Dublin City: www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-dublincity.pdf
+ Fingal (North Dublin): www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-fingal.pdf
+ South Dublin County: www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-couthdublincounty.pdf
+ Dun Laoghaire: www.heritageweek.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/hw-dublin-dun-laoighire.pdf

I will include a number of individual events separately as well, but will not be able to include ALL events, so please check the full programme via the links above!

A Fair Land is a project in the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s Courtyard where a pre-1916 village is built and will operate from 12-28 August.

This project will develop a system for living derived from basic and simple resources used in a creative way. Visitors will have opportunities to eat, make, think or trade and through that process to learn, copy, assimilate and teach. With a focus on creating objects that are useful, desirable and achievable, A Fair Land will present an active and tangible representation of the place of creativity in society, creating a space for families, friends and strangers to gather, get involved, and experience alternative perspectives on living. More details about “A Fair Land” can be found here.

The full event schedule is here: imma.ie/en/downloads/imma_a_fair_land_a5_flyer_final.pdf

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.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is offering an absolutely outstanding programme of events for Heritage Week. They really pulled out all the stops and have something for everybody. There will be Organ Recitals, Bell Ringing, Jazz performances. Classical recitals and Talks & Tours. And everything is completely free (some events do require booking)!

+++ Organ Recitals: The Wondrous Machine
Saturdays during Heritage week at 18.15. Two free recitals showcasing the Cathedral’s mighty organ during Heritage Week. The organ is widely regarded as the finest instrument in Ireland and all the performance action will be relayed on a giant screen in the crossing. These recitals will appeal to organ nerds and novices alike.
20 August: David Leigh Performs The Everlasting Crown
27 August: Martina Smyth

+++ Bellringing Tours
Saturday 20 and 27 at 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00
Each tour will last about 45 minutes and will include a demonstration on six bells. Participants must be over 12 years of age, physically fit, and comfortable in tight spaces. Registration essential

+++ Music for Lunch at 13:15
This summer’s Music for Lunch recital series features another great lineup of musicians performing a mixture of classical and traditional repertoire in the intimate surroundings of the Cathedral’s recently refurbished Lady Chapel. Free entry at the order gate.
22 August: Jonathan Lycett and Stuart Nicholson
23 August: Sarah Busfield and Victoria Green
24 August: Mary Nolan and Harry Carpendale
25 August: Anne Murnaghan and Stuart Nicholson
26 August: Judith Lyons and Martina Smyth

+++ Rush Hour Recitals at 18:15
Escape rush-hour with a great lineup of performances (a mixture of classical and jazz) including singer Suzanne Savage, a jazz-infused organ recital given by Cathedral organist David Leigh, and The Crux Vocal Ensemble & Saxophonist Natalia McGough fusing ancient chant with a little jazz.
22 August:Natalia McGough and Barbara Dunne
23 August:David Leigh Jazz Organ
24 August:Stuart Nicholson and Jonathan Lycett
25 August:Crux Vocal Ensemble and Natalia McGough
26 August:Suzanne Savage

+++ Talks and Tours
Booking essential for all talks and tours. All talks start at 19.30 except where otherwise noted.
22 August: Albert Fenton, “A Motive Force: Women in the Church of Ireland and the Easter Rising.”
23 August: Eoin C. Bairéad, “Where were the Liberties?”
24 August:Gavan Woods, “Cathedral Conservation & Restoration”
25 August at 11.00: Linda Taylor, “The Forgotten Parish of St Luke’s”
25 August: James Howley, “The Deanery of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral”

+++ Free tours of the Cathedral
22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 August at 16.00
Join the Cathedral guides for a free tour of the Cathedral

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 People’s Photography Exhibition is like the People’s Art Exhibition an exhibition and “market” on the rails around St. Stephen’s Green. The only difference is that this time the art is photos and not paintings.

The People’s Photography Exhibition only takes place ONCE every year and this weekend (Saturday & Sunday) is this year’s date.

Admission is free and you are invited to view only, but also to buy if you like what you see.

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.

The next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month and admission is free. For more information or if you want to sell your own stuff, check out www.dublinflea.ie

“A bizarre bazaar of vintage clothing, bric-a-brac and what nots, old and new. Stalls include hand-made goods, art, jewelry, furniture, records and lots more unwanted items that may just be your treasure!”

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 free Family Comedy Weekend will entertain young and old at Farmleigh House this weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

The event will cover family friendly stand-up comedy shows with the Punch Lion Kids’ Comedy Club, comedy workshops, amusing story-telling and silly walkabout performers.

Performers for the stand-up comedy shows (Age 6+) are Joe Rooney (Father Ted), Paul Tylak (The Secret of Kells), Reuben (RTEjr), Sharon Mannion (Dublin Comedy Improv), Marcus O’Laoire (Republic of Telly) and Kevin Gildea (Father Ted).

Aoife Moore (‘Tiny’ Improv Group/Fair City) will run the comedy workshops for children aged 5 – 7 and 8 – 12. (First come, first served!!)

Street performers are the Fanzini Brothers ‘Guido Fanzini’s Impossible Circus’.

The full schedule can be found on the web site below.

Admission is free.

In the bandstand the Blanchardstown Brass Band will perform from 14:00-16:00.

Major road closures in Phoenix Park due to the Dublin City Triathlon at least until 14:00 won’t make it too easy to get to Farmleigh House. Bring a LOT of patience to Phoenix 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.

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 Tres Brazilian Cultural Centre will bring Brazilian music, dance performances, photography, presentation and food to the Harbour Bar.

Admission if free.

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 exhibition “SEEING – What are you looking at?” (24 June – 25 Sept 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring the sensory experience of vision, understanding and perception. It looks at how us human beings see by using eye tracking technology, eye tests and colour perception, but it also shows how machines see and what their limitations are.

It is a great exhibition full of intriguing exhibits, some are very clear, others need some more explanation or you should at least read the explanatory labels that every exhibit has.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, SEEING is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that children from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They 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 and it will help you soo much more to have a better experience

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.

A 5km run in inflatable Sumo Suits in aid of Purple House Cancer Support Centre will take place on Bray Sea Front on Sunday. It is a fundraising event, so you can imagine that it is not free to take part, but it is free to watch. The Bray Gospel Choir will also sing for your entertainment.

The Dalkey Lobster Fest was meant to take place from Fri 26 – Sun 28 August, but then suddenly at around 19:00 on Thursday evening, the Facebook Page and website are changed and the statement is added that “Dalkey Lobster Festival has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.” Soon after, comments on Facebook appear that indicate that the festival is NOT cancelled, but certain events are cancelled.

What’s going on? – It turns out that the that the events at the Tramyard and the Kids Zone are cancelled (and the Tramyard controls the Lobster Fest website and Facebook Page). But all the other events that are not related to the Tramyard will go ahead as planned, so spread the word and don’t be put off by one businesses change of plans.

I am not sure if the Lobster Festival Parade (planned for Sunday 14:00) is cancelled or not, but that’s a minor issue.

So, all the free music performances in pubs and restaurants and the other events (e.g. Cookery Demo with wholefood chef Oliver McCabe) are definitely going ahead:

+++Saturday
13:00 Music with Federico Salcedo @ 1909
14:00 Jazz Cafe with Drazen @ Mugs
15:00 Swing with Paddy, Fifi & Drazen @ The Corner Note Cafe
15:00 Jamie Duff – Gig on a Rig @ Writers Corner
18:00 Amelia Adler (Singer/Songwriter) @ 1909
20:30 Ant Ward @ The Kings Inn
20:30 Sean Whelan (Latinp & Jazz) @ Benito
21:30 The Cuban All Stars @ Queens
22:00 Paddy Sherlock Band @ The Magpie Inn
00:00 DJ Shane JOrdan (Retro Mix) @ The Vico
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+++Sunday
13:00 Music with Federico Salcedo @ 1909
15:00 Jamie Nanci and the Blue Boys @ The Magpie Inn
15:00 Hot Club du Paris @ The Corner Note Cafe
15:00 Andrew Mann – Gig on a Rig @ Writers Corner
18:00 Shobsy @ The Kings Inn
18:00 Amelia Adler (Singer/Songwriter) @1909
20:30 The Paddy Sherlock Band @ Finnegans
————
Other (seemingly free) events that will go ahead:
Sat+Sun 14:15 FuelFood Cook Book Cokery Demo with Wholefood Chef Oliver McCabe @ Writers Corner
Sun 15:00 Jaipur Cookery Demo

The Chester Beatty Library is inviting to a Drawing Session where you will 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 provided.

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.

A Family Fun Day will take place in Blanchardstown with Big Bear Planetarium, Face Painting, Arts&Crafts, Crazy Golf, Bouncy Castles, Super Slides and Onstacle Course.

Admission is free. The event is organised by Fingal County Council.

An Intercultural Tour in Arabic Language with Community Ambassador Karma El Shawa is taking place.

Admission is free.

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese Language with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai is happening.

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.

The Seamus Ennis Arts Centre invites to a Family BBQ and Puppet Show on Sunday.

There will be balloom modelling and face painting from 14:30 and at 15:00 Moon & Sixpence Puppet Theatre will perform “a cheeky version” of Red Riding Hood, featuring the classic fairy-tale characters and a talking dustbin who encourages children to pick up litter.

Admission is free. There will also be a BBQ where you can buy food.

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

The Heritage Office of Dublin City Council have organised a series of free walking tours for Heritage Week. “The Architectural, Social and Commerical life of O’Connell Street” with Natalie De Róiste is the last walk of the series.

Admission is free. Meeting point is under the Clery’s Clock.

Please note: For 28 Aug, the 10:00 and 12:00 tours have been cancelled. The 14:30 tour will take place.

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally, this year, there will be guided tours at the Fort for three months from 31 July until the end of October. The tours take place on Sundays and Fridays at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:30 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

I definitely want to visit the Magazine Fort, so you will find me in the queue at some stage.

Join historian John Holohan for a Walk & Talk event to the historical Christian sites of Donnybrook, including St. Brocs Well, Donnybrook Graveyard, grounds of the Religious Sisters of Charity.

Meeting point is St. Mary’s Church.

Admission is free.

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.

Join this family-friendly tour of the “Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising” exhibition, looking at some of the highlights of the Museum’s extensive Easter Week collection.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6777444

Philip Orr, historian and author of ‘Road to the Somme’ will give a talk about the people and places associated with the Battle of the Somme, looking at the lasting effects on Ulster communities.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6777444

The “Harbour to Hotspot: Roots Revival Fest” takes place in Bray on Sunday with the following line-up:

16:00-17:30 The Louisiana 6
18:00-19:30 An Acoustic Ramble; Old Hannah & Friends
20:00-21:15 Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring
21:45-23:00 The Young Folk

Admission is free.

A Roots, Folk, Bluegrass, Country & Americana Session will take place in the Hot Spot Music Club and musicians are welcome to join in and to contribute.

Admission is free.

The New Breadwinners are a 3-piece Bluegrass band and they are playing every Sunday in the Leeson Longe.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

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 Dixeland Jazzmen play a weekly gig in Sin E. 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

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).

The great Mutefish, a multi-national 6-piece band that plays a fusion of Eastern European music with strong Irish Trad influences, are playing a gig in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

“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 Rock ‘n’ Rock and Swing Band “The Jive Cats” will perform in the Mercantile every Sunday from 22:00.

Admission is free.

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.

Party Band “The Dream Band” will be in the Mezz for a gig.

Admission is free.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon is free for the whole year!!

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

The National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire is inviting to a free guided tour every Monday at 11:00 until 29 August.

Admission is free, but places are limited so booking is required via bookings@mariner.ie

On the tour you will be will brought on a voyage of discovery “enthralling you with stories of discovery, heroism, war and disasters at sea. Learn about maritime history, exploration, navigation, deep-sea cable technology and marine wildlife all relevant to the school syllabus.”

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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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

On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the National Gallery invites to Drop-in drawing sessions for adults and teens. All materials will be provided.

Admission is free, but only the first 25 people will get tickets.

The themes are:
Monday: Life Drawing in colour
Wednesday: Portraits
Friday: TBA

Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28 Aug 1814, so this year would have been his 202th birthday. But he wasn’t a vampire, only a horror writer, so he is long gone. But the Le Fanu Gothic Horrors Mini-Festival is taking place over the weekend and into Monday to celebrate Le Fanu.

On Monday the reading of one of Sheridan Le Fanu’s short stories will take place and admission is free.

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

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 last Monday of every month 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.

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 wedding and party band The Retronauts will play a gig every Monday in the Mezz. Their music is Funk, Rock, Disco, Blues, Reggae.

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

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 lunchtime lecture “The simple annals of my parish poor: Stories from the parish registers” with Clodagh Tait is part of the NLI’s series “Genealogy at Lunchtime” in association with Eneclann and Ancestor Network.

Admission is free.

This August Children’s Films will be screened in a variety of Libraries in Dublin. Admission is free and no booking required.

The dates are:

+ Cabra Library: Every Tuesday in August at 15:00
+ Walkinstown Library: Every Wednesday in August at 15:30

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 below

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.

EveryTuesday at 19:00, The Dublin Language Exchange takes place in the Czech Inn. It is the biggest free meeting of people from all around Dublin that are interested in learning languages and communicate with speakers of other languages.

Admission is free and the meetup is completely informal. No booking required.

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.

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.

Every Tuesday, a pub quiz is taking place in the Woolshed.

Admission is free. Max team size is 6 people.

The laws that define how companies are are formed and how they have to operate in Ireland have changed COMPLETELY last year and the new 2ß14 Companies Act describes all the new rules. If you are running a company OR if you plan to start a company, you HAVE to inform yourself about these new laws.

The Local Enterprise Office is running an Information Seminar on Wednesday.

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

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.

A walking tour of People’s Gardens with OPW Gardeners will take place on Wednesday.

Admission is free. Meeting point is the Parkgate Street entrance to the People’s Gardens.

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.

On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the National Gallery invites to Drop-in drawing sessions for adults and teens. All materials will be provided.

Admission is free, but only the first 25 people will get tickets.

The themes are:
Monday: Life Drawing in colour
Wednesday: Portraits
Friday: TBA

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

You can buy Arts & Crafts at this market.

In previous years the missing food and drink stalls (probably to protect the pubs and restaurants in Temple Bar) was mentioned by visitors as a critique.

This August Children’s Films will be screened in a variety of Libraries in Dublin. Admission is free and no booking required.

The dates are:

+ Cabra Library: Every Tuesday in August at 15:00
+ Walkinstown Library: Every Wednesday in August at 15:30

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.

“Careers in Culinary Arts and Hospitality” is a talk with James Murphy (chairman & coordinator of Licenced Trade Development Programme, DIT).

Admission is free, but booking is recommended via 01-8733996

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcheroo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. 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.

The August Inn Jokes Comedy night will featue Fred Cooke, Eleanor Tiernan, and Tom O’Mahony. MC and organiser is comedian Colm O’Regan.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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

The great Mutefish, a multi-national 6-piece band that plays a fusion of Eastern European music with strong Irish Trad influences, are playing this second gig in one week in Whelan’s.

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 Harleys are a popular coverband and they will be in the Mezz every Wednesday at midnight.

Admission is free.

Today is the first day of autumn!!

After being taught incorrectly by Primary School teachers for years, it is difficult for some to correct their view of the world and to accept that autumn is September + October + November, but luckily more and more people get their head around it and even the public libraries have now corrected their views.

Enjoy autumn! ;-)

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.

The lunchtime lecture “Ogham Stones: Our earliest genealogical sources” with Nora White is part of the NLI’s series “Genealogy at Lunchtime” in association with Eneclann and Ancestor Network.

Admission is free.

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This is a public tour of the exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats”. It will happen on the first Thursday of each month during 2016. The tour will introduce the life and work of the poet and following the tour there is an opportunity to listen to a selection of voices speaking some of his best loved poems, including Easter 1916.

Admission is free.

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.

Professor Roberto Bertoni (TCD) will explore the work of different Italian writers with readings in Italian and English at this journey through Italian sci-fiction from Calvino to Primo Levi and Stefano Benni. Fantastic planets, utopic or dystopic worlds, moon and sun, nature and human technology.

And Concetto La Malfa will launch his book “Apocalypse Tomorrow”, in which he prophesizes what could happen to our world in the next 35 years, including an encounter with an alien civilization.

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

Film Maker Alan Phelan and Critic Chris Clarke will discuss Phelan’s film “Our Kind” and how he approached the script development and the historical context. “Our Kind” is a film about the Easter Rising, but with a different ending where Roger Casement escaped into exile in Norway.

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

An expatriate or expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship.

And this is a weekly meeting for all Expats in Dublin (new and old!). If you are new to the city, this is an excellent way to meet people.

Admission is free (no booking required!), but you are asked to give the same kind of welcoming to new members as is given to you.

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.

Singer/Songwriter Miles Graham will perform in the Harbour Bar in Bray.

Admission is free.

Highly Strung will play a classic rock gig in the Hard Rock Cafe.

Unfortunately nobody tells us if this gig is free or not, but indications are that it is indeed a free gig.

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.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon is free for the whole year!!

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally, this year, there will be guided tours at the Fort for three months from 31 July until the end of October. The tours take place on Sundays and Fridays at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:30 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

I definitely want to visit the Magazine Fort, so you will find me in the queue at some stage.

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.

Get a cup of tea, gather the last bit of energy and then bring this work week over the line! And for next week, get some special teas via the ad below and help the Dublin Event Guide while you are doing that. ;-)

Click on the picture below or use this link and if you order any teas that way, you help the Dublin Event Guide because Twinings will pay a small reward if you order after clicking on the picture or link above.

Orders over GBP 35 are free in the UK and if you use Parcelmotel’s Belfast to Dublin service, you can get it delivered for just EUR 3.95 of postage.

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.

Ben Prevo is bringing his band to Bray to perform covers and originals at their gig.

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 Bree Harris Band will play Blues and is fronted by the grand dame of Blues in Ireland.

Admission is free.

The Irish Rockabilly Band “Skinny Elvis” will play a gig in Whelan’s and admission is free.