Dublin Event Guide 490: Fabulous Market, First Christmas Market, Louis Stewart Tribute, Dublin Book Festival

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.

As a non-Irish and non-British person, crisp sandwiches are to me just plain wrong and nothing can justify putting fried potatoes on a piece of white toast (and that includes Chip Butties by the way!).

BUT Tayto thinks that they will be extremely popular and they are therefore opening a Pop-up shop on Saturday in Arnott’s that sells four flavours of Crisp Sandwiches (for EUR 3 each). The shop will stay open until Christmas Eve.

Admission in the shop is free ;-) but that is where the “free” side ends.

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.

To celebrate Local History Day you are invited to a varied programme of talks on a range of local history related topics. Some of the topics are “A contemporary reaction to the events of Easter Week”, “Transport in Dublin in 1916”, “Dublin fire fighters and the Easter 1941 Belfast Blitz” etc. The full programme can be found on the website below.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but come eraly to ensure a place.

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.

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 Conference “Ethics in Sport” will take place in TCD. It is organised by the Confederal School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology and will probe some of the most pressing ethical issues in sport today. All details are on the website below.

Admission is free, but booking is strongly advised. Again, all 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.

Midcenturyonline.com and the thevintagehub.com are two online shop providing American and Scandinavian Midcentury furniture and collectibles and for the first time they are opening their huge warehouse for interested buyers and browsers.

Killian McNulty fro, MidCenturyOnline and Will Walsh from The Vintage Hub will be there to help and answer questions.

The Movember Run is a 5km or 10km run for the “Movember Community” and friends. No matter if the moustache is real, stuck on or painted on, there will be LOTS of moustaches on show.

This even is not free, but you can cheer on the runners, admire the moustaches and laugh about the costumes for free.

Start and Finish are on Chesterfield Avenue, but closer to Castleknock than to the Heuston Station end of Phoenix Park.

A course map is on the website below.

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

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

The 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.

Stroll through the Museum’s galleries to find Gael Agus Gall Re-enactment Group and discover the crafts, trades and lives of people in the past. Take up the challenge to find out about Viking Age and Medieval Leatherworking, manuscript Illumination, medieval clothing and medicine, and the tricks of trade and Viking and Medieval warfare. Afterwards prove you travelled through the galleries and time to claim your Museum Time Travel Challenge Certificate and prize.

Suitable for ages 8+

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 “The Fabulous Market” in the George Bar in South Great George’s Street is back on Saturday.

You will find all sorts of art and crafts at this market…and our friends from www.Paperbear.ie are there as well to sell their great greeting cards. Have a look at their new Christmas Range! Amazing!

Admission is free.

The exhibition “Design and Violence” (14 Oct – 22 Jan) in the Science Gallery is an exhibition of objects and systems at the intersection of design and violence. Violence in this context has different faces. It is deliberate harm caused to a person or thing, but also an unintended consequence in other scenarios. Design is the intended creation of things, but also the unintended consequence.

It is a very very interesting exhibition! A good bit darker than other Science Gallery exhibitions because every exhibit has some form of threat inherent in it, but definitely an exhibition I recommend. Some exhibits are self-explanatory, but all come with descriptive and explanatory labels. In addition there are the amazing mediators, who explain and help through the exhibition. I was so lucky to get a guided tour of the whole exhibition by lead mediator Ryan and he is absolutely outstanding. Hugely knowledgeable, interested and interesting and extremely friendly and helpful. Don’t hesitate to ask the mediators they are there to help!

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, “Design and Violence” is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but due to the topic, I would say that younger children need parental guidance and you could decide to go into less detail about some objects.

From a chair that has to be created by the buyer through bashing a steel cube into shape with a sledgehammer, via all sort of violence that was shown in children’s cartoons “Looney Toons” or pressure sensitive clothing for wheel-chair users to show injury and trauma to an AK-47 rifle and instructions how to torture, the ground floor area sets the scene for a varied way of looking at violence and design. But it gets even more interesting upstairs: A printed gun, a drone survival guide, hacked protest objects, an interesting race and skin colour photo archive, Desert War simulation, a virtual reality installation about the threats refugees need to navigate through and a landmine display….are just some of the exhibits

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.

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.

Jeremy Paxman will sign his new book “A Life in Question”.

Admission is free.

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

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market 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

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.

Rob Heffernan, Irish Olympian in Race Walking, will be signing copies of his auto-biography “Walking Tall” in Dubray Books.

Admission is free.

Write and record a song in just two hours, and have it produced on an mp3 track for easy sharing! An exciting introduction to the art and craft of songwriting, facilitated by songwriter Niall Donnelly and musician-producer Gavin Ralston.

75 minutes will be spent to choose lyrics and music and 45 minutes for the Recording & Production aspect of it. The MP3 track will be produced following the workshop.

Admission is free, but booking is required at 8734333 (ext 5)

The Family workshop in the National Gallery is a Storytelling event with Gordon Snell. Admission is free and the event is suitable for ages 4-10 with their parents. Places are limited. Find all details via the website below.

Changing Gears will play a double gig in Anseo on Saturday. The first one starts at 19:00 and the second one at 21:00.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Angry Chair, Ireland’s premier Alice in Chains tribute band will play a gig in Sin E on Saturday.

They will be followed by more music from The Devils Jukebox (I assume that is a DJ set.)

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.

Otis are performing a gig in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

The 2 Stroke String Sessions are playing oldtime fiddle and banjo tunes and Appalachian mountain tunes.

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

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

The next Food & Craft Market at Farmleigh House will be on 06 November.

There is no other event happening at Farmleigh House, so it will probably be a relatively quiet market.

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 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, guided tours were provided and were meant to run for three months until end of October. But the interest was so great that the OPW decided to continue the tours even through the winter months, They will take place every Sunday at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:30 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.

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 Ballyfermot Civic Market (on 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month) has moved indoors for the winter.

It is happening again this Sunday and admission is free.

Yes, I totally agree: A Christmas Market in the first week of November is as wrong as Christmas Markets in shops like Arnott’s and Brown Thomas in September, but maybe the organisers want to be the early bird that catches the worm?

Either way, the very first Christmas Market in 2016 is taking place this weekend in the Green Door Market at Newmarket in Dublin 8.

There will be hand made products and crafts. toys, books, jewellery, Christmas decoration, food and coffee.

Admission is free.

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 Kilkenny Shop Cafe is inviting to a Jazz Brunch Sunday every Sunday. They don’t specify who is playing at the brunch, I will see if I can find out more.

Admission is free.

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

The next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin. A market/flea market for vintage items, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month. There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items. There will also be food and hot drinks.

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 one-day Jazz Festival “Autumn Jazz Balbriggan”, a variety of performers will play in a variety of venues and admission to all gigs is free. The line-up is

12:00 Colette Cassidy and Nigel Clark @ Molly’s Coffee Gallery
14:30 Pat Collins @ The Drawing Room, Ardgillan Castle
16:00 Emilie Conway with Julien Calorossi and Dave McCune @ The Central
18:00 Hold Up @ The Harvest Bar
20:30 AJA (Steely Dan Tribute) at Harveys @ The Harvest

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 exhibition “Design and Violence” (14 Oct – 22 Jan) in the Science Gallery is an exhibition of objects and systems at the intersection of design and violence. Violence in this context has different faces. It is deliberate harm caused to a person or thing, but also an unintended consequence in other scenarios. Design is the intended creation of things, but also the unintended consequence.

It is a very very interesting exhibition! A good bit darker than other Science Gallery exhibitions because every exhibit has some form of threat inherent in it, but definitely an exhibition I recommend. Some exhibits are self-explanatory, but all come with descriptive and explanatory labels. In addition there are the amazing mediators, who explain and help through the exhibition. I was so lucky to get a guided tour of the whole exhibition by lead mediator Ryan and he is absolutely outstanding. Hugely knowledgeable, interested and interesting and extremely friendly and helpful. Don’t hesitate to ask the mediators they are there to help!

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, “Design and Violence” is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but due to the topic, I would say that younger children need parental guidance and you could decide to go into less detail about some objects.

From a chair that has to be created by the buyer through bashing a steel cube into shape with a sledgehammer, via all sort of violence that was shown in children’s cartoons “Looney Toons” or pressure sensitive clothing for wheel-chair users to show injury and trauma to an AK-47 rifle and instructions how to torture, the ground floor area sets the scene for a varied way of looking at violence and design. But it gets even more interesting upstairs: A printed gun, a drone survival guide, hacked protest objects, an interesting race and skin colour photo archive, Desert War simulation, a virtual reality installation about the threats refugees need to navigate through and a landmine display….are just some of the exhibits

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.

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 Huw Warren, playing Jazz piano and new music.

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

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

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

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

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

“Selling Realism: How Courbet turned the everyday into High Art” is a talk with Dr Claire Moran, Queen’s University Belfast.

It is part of a free lecture series themed around Modern European Art, 1850 – 1950.

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.

Recognising the work of teachers and students throughout the country, the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) has established a Community Arts programme, the RIAM High Achiever Awards, to celebrate the educational value and priceless experience of live public performance in the Community.

The Dublin Concert and Awards Ceremony will take place in the O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College on Sunday.

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

Blues Got Soul, a four-piece blues band from Dublin is performing the music of the founding fathers of blues and blues masters in the International Bar every Sunday. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Louis Stewart was an outstanding Jazz guitarist. In his 60 year career as a musician. he impressed internationally, won numerous prizes, played with some of the greatest and was a regular performers in JJ Smyth’s. I had the pleasure to hear him at a gig once and it was a REAL pleasure. Unfortunately he died recently and left a big void in the Irish Jazz scene.

On Sunday an extensive evening of music will take place at the home of Irish Jazz, in JJ Smyth’s on both floors of the venues and admission is free (donations for Our Lady’s Hospice are welcome).

Starting at 17:00, this event will feature the following musicians:

Jim Doherty, Dave Flemming, Richie Buckley, Len McCarthy, Shane O’Donavan, Myles Drennan, John Moriarty, Honor Heffernan, Brian Dunning, Hugh Buckley, David O’Rourke, Mike Nielsen, Tom Harte, Eamonn Moran, Ciaran Wilde, Ronan Guilfoyle, Kevin Brady, Greg Felton, Tommy Halferty, Nigel Mooney, Phil Ware, Paul Moore, John Daly, Dave Redmond, Derek O’Connor, Linley Hamilton, Tom Dunne, Conor Guilfoyle, Michael Buckley and many more….

If you like Jazz and maybe even heard Louis Stewart at some stage, you have to be at this Tribute gig.

The HotSpot Music Club in Greystones will feature the new 8-piece “Soul Revival”. They will play R&B classics, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, Al Green, Wilson Pickett, Van Morrison and more.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

“Not Quite Mass” is a weekly Comedy show in the Workman’s Club. There will be stand-up comedy and more (games, interviews, panel discussions and some madness). The event is organised and lead by Steve Bennett.

The line-up is usually listed on the Facebook Page below. Check it out. We can never have enough Comedy!

Admission is free (donations are welcome).

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

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

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

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

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.

Singer Songwriter Jesse John Heffernan will perform at Live at the Liquor Rooms and he will be supported by Joey Gavin.

Admission is free.

The Camembert Quartet are playing a gig in Bruxelles and admission is probably free.

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.

The Night Before Larry Got Stretched is a traditional singing session run by a collective of young singers with an emphasis on encouraging singers of all ages to come together to share songs. This Sunday is a guestless open floor session.

Admission is free. www.facebook.com/events/189776758145942/

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.

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.

Between 17 Oct and 05 Dec, Tim Thurston will tell the story of 6 major composers and will play excerpts of some of their greatest choral works in the context of their premiers in 6 cities.

Tim is a broadcaster, lecturer and writer on the widest range of music from Gregorian Chant to Contemporary Jazz.

The topic this Monday is “Faure and Paris”.

Classes take place in Studio Theatre and no booking is necessary.
Admission is free on a first come, first served basis.

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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DIT’s Irish Traditional Music Ensemble perform a series of lunchtime concerts in the library each Monday in November (7+14+21+28 November).

Admissions is free and all are welcome.

Thesis in 3 is the Elevator Pitch for a PhD or – in other words – a research showcase and competition for research students all over Ireland. On Monday the National Final will take place in the Sugar Club.

Every research student has just 3 slides and 3 minutes to explain an entire thesis. The competition is designed to showcase the world-class research happening in Ireland in bite-sized chunks.

The event is hosted by Claire O’Connell from Silicone Republic and the judges are Ann O’Dea (Silicone Republic), Ruth Freeman (Science Foundation Ireland) and Paul Melia (Irish Independent). Speakers are judged on the content, clarity, and charisma of their presentations, with prizes awarded for the top three speakers as well as an award for the audience’s favourite.

Admission is free and includes complimentary drinks and Pizza, but booking is required via the Eventbrite website below.

www.thesisin3.com/

The EUNIC Ireland cluster is inviting you to the free screening of seven short films presented by the Alliance Francaise, the Austrian Embassy, the British Council, the Goethe-Institut, the Instituto Cervantes, AECID Spanish Agency for the International Cooperation and Development, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Embassy of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute. A Polish and an Irish short film will also be presented out of competition.

Admission is free, but booking is required via info@dublin.goethe.org with subject “Short Shorts”.

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

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

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

Admission is free.

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

Admission is free.

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

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

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

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

Donal Kirk with band, including 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.

“Bonnard and Vuillard: Absence and Presence” with Dickon Hall, Art Historian´is a talk in the free lecture series in November themed around Modern European Art, 1850 – 1950.

Admission is free.

Two events in the “Halloween Festival of Gothic Horrors” will take place on Tuesday. They are both readings of Irish horror stories and ghostly tales to celebrate the anniversary of Bram Stoker’s birth on that exact date (08 November) back in 1847. They take place in different venues and at different times.

The first one is at 11:15 is in the Central Hotel in Exchequer Street and the second one from 16:00 is in the Mountpleasant Inn in Rathmines.

Admission is free to both.

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.

“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

Two events in the “Halloween Festival of Gothic Horrors” will take place on Tuesday. They are both readings of Irish horror stories and ghostly tales to celebrate the anniversary of Bram Stoker’s birth on that exact date (08 November) back in 1847. They take place in different venues and at different times.

The first one is at 11:15 is in the Central Hotel in Exchequer Street and the second one from 16:00 is in Corrigan’s (Mountpleasant Inn) in Rathmines.

Admission is free to both.

The seminar, titled ‘Taking conventions elsewhere: Consumption, quality and nature in industrial worlds of food’ with Dr. David Evans, will explore the widespread expectation that food ought to be ‘fresh’ and address the economic, cultural and environmental significance of conventions in relation to the organization of agro-food systems.

Carole Coleman, former Washington correspondant for RTE will be hosting a panel discussion featuring Laura Graham, Assistant Professor of Sociology at TCD, Peter Stone, Ussher Assistant Professor of Political Science at TCD and Eugenia Siapera, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications at DCU.

Some of the questionst hat will be discussed are: How has violence influenced the 2016 US presidential race? What were the elements of this election that have been designed by violence.

Admission is free, but registration is requied via the website below.

The Cold War lecture with Paul McDonald. This lecture covers the Cold War conflict between the western democratic states and the eastern bloc communist states from 1945 to 1990. The Cold War included military conflicts and diplomatic standoffs and finally ended in the late 1980s with the dissolution of communism.

This lecture provides a perspective on the Cold War rivalry which defined the latter half of the 20th Century.

Admission is free, but places are limited (Max 20) and booking is required via 01-2855363 or cabinteelylib@dlrcoco.ie

The Women War and Peace book features 23 women’s stories from WWII including women who promoted liberty and actively campaigned against Fascism and Nazism and advocated for peace. It is both a remembrance of women’s stories and experiences during World War II and a promotion of human rights, gender equality and peace today.

The Smashing Times Theatre Company is inviting to the launch of this book with human rights activist Mary Lawlor. will launch the Women War and Peace digital book containing 23 stories of women’s experiences during World War II, collected from Ireland, Spain, Germany and Poland, with a foreword by Marian Harkin, MEP.

Speakers at the launch are Cllr Rebecca Moynihan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mary Moynihan, Artistic Director, Smashing Times Theatre Company and Lecturer, BA in Drama (Performance), Conservatory of Music and Drama, DIT. The MC for the evening is Freda Manweiler, Company Manager, Smashing Times Theatre Company.

Admission is free.

Tim Carey, dlr’s Heritage Officer, will talk about “Dublin since 1922”. Tim is author of Mountjoy, The Story
of a Prison, Hanged for Ireland, Hanged for Murder and Croke Park: A History

The talk will take place in the Studio theatre beside the café from 18:30-19:45.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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 next History Ireland Hedge School is entitled “All changed, changed utterly….’? Ireland 1916 -18”.

Joining History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham who will chair the discussion are Mary McAuliffe (UCD Womens’ Studies), Brian Hanley (contributor, Atlas of the Irish Revolution), Fearghal McGarry (Queen’s University, Belfast) and Padraig Yeates (A City in Civil War) who will be debating the significance of Easter 1916.

“The contrast between the apparent indifference (hostility even) of the public response to the Rising of Easter 1916 with the landslide victory of Sinn Féin in the general election of December 1918 seems to bear out the famous lines of W.B.Yeats. But was the change as dramatic as it seemed or the result of ‘a long gestation’? And if there was a change what were the developments that led to it?”

Admission is free and booking is not required.

The Comics Lab is an informal space to explore storytelling through text and image. They meet once a month on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in The Liquor Rooms.

This month Luke Healy, Leeann Hamilton and David Ferguson are presenting “Come and See”.

Admission seems to be 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.

This is a weelly acoustic roots and blues session every Tuesday in Arthur’s Pub.

With Anthony Mannion(Guitar/vocals) and Luke Mercer(Guitar/vocals). Admision is free.

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

The 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.

Democrats Abroad Ireland is an organisation of supporters of the US Democrats who live in Ireland. On the day of the presidential elections in the USA, they invite to a gathering and screening of the announcement of results. Or as they like to put it optimistically: “Big Screen Viewing of Hillary Clinton’s Election to the Presidency of the United States of America”.

The event starts at 22:00 and continues through the night until at least 04:00.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the Eventbrite site below.

RTE1 shows a US Election Special from 23:25-03:30 and from 03:30-07:00 they will show the CBS TV feed with election updates.

UTV Ireland will cover the elections from 22:40-05:00

BBC One will report from the USA from 23:15-06:00

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.

The Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount Historical Society are inviting to a talk with Colette Pegum about the History of the Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook.

Admission is free, booking is required via 01-6689575

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.

A free four-week long Creative Writing workshop will take place in Raheny Library on 9+16+23+30 November.

Booking is required via 01-8315521 and more information can be found on the website below.

“The Taking of Christ – Advanced Research into Caravaggio’s Practice and Process” with Simone Mancini discusses a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and analytical (non-invasive) research project carried out by the National Gallery of Ireland conservation department.
Simone Mancini is Head of Conservation in the National Gallery of Ireland.

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

Dublin PubhD or “PhD in the Pub” is an event where once every month three postgraduate or postdoctoral students will share the content of their PhD in under ten minutes and without the help of Powerpoint or other visual helps.

However, it seems that this month’s event is different than usually. It appears to be more like a meetup for a chat than for listening to other students and their PhD work. Check out the Facebook Event Page below.

Admission is free.

The book “Richard II and the Irish Kings” by Darren McGettigan will be launched next Wednesday and everybody is invited to it. Admission is free.

Admission is free, but booking is required via info@fourcourtspress.ie

To learn more about this book, visit the Four Courts Press website at
www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2016/richard-ii-and-the-irish-kings/

The RIAM welcomes South Korean pianist Sinae Lee for a rare Irish recital of works by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

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.

Music College BIMM will bring a Live Music Showcase to the Sin E pub on Wednesday.

Admission is free.

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).

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

Admission is free.

Paul Galbraith is internationally renowned as one of the best guitarists of our time. His revolutionary approach to guitar, allied to the searching depth of his interpretations, have made him an instantly recognizable figure in the world of Classical Music.

He will be at the RIAM for a morning masterclass ahead of his performance in the National Concert Hall’s Autumn Guitar Series in the Kevin Barry Recital Room on 11 November.

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

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.

A World War One Remembrance event will be taking place at 11:00 in Grangegorman Military Cemetery.

Admission is free.

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

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

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

The Think Tank for Action on Social Change is inviting to a Lunchtime Seminar about “Governing the labour market” with Dr. Tom Boland and Dr. Ray Griffin, Waterford Institute of Technology.

Admission is free and you are invited to bring your brown bag lunch to the seminar and eat it while you are there. Tea and Coffee will be provided.

Admission is free, but registration is required via Sylvia Byrne on 01 6169050 or sbyrne@tasc.ie

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The In Focus Tour “The Silk Roads and the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin: Do the Twain Meet?” with Nateghe Moane (Guide) will take place on Thursday.

Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library. Admission is free and no booking required.

Spend an afternoon the German way, with “Kaffee und Kuchen”(coffee & cake) and conversation in German at the cafeteria of the Goethe-Institut. Kaffeklatsch will take place every second Thursday of each month.

Admission is free and you are welcome even if your German is a bit rusty.

Come to this tour of the exhibition “WWI Ireland: Exploring the Irish Experience” on the second Thursday of each month during 2016.
The tour will show case material from the library’s collections and will focus on the Irish experience of this total war.

The exhibition is located at No 2/3 Kildare Street.

Admission is free.

Lar Joye (Curator of Firearms and Military History Collections, National Museum of Ireland) will discuss the image of the gun in Irish popular imagination and the use of the FN FAL rifle historically in Ireland, including its important role on Ireland’s first UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo.

Admission is free.

‘El somni’ (The Dream, 2013, 82 minutes) is a documentary film in which over forty artists took part in a dinner, put together as an opera in twelve dishes. The food is by the Roca brothers from the restaurant, El Celler de Can Roca.
Directed by Franc Aleu, in Catalan, Spanish, English, French with English subtitles.

Additionally the following short film will be screened:
‘Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao, un viaje a la escenia’ (A Journey to the Essence, 2014, 17 minutes) is a documentary explaining the roots and details of the project of the chef of the Nerua restaurant at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao – a tour showing his take on gastronomy, the produce, the setting, his creative processes etc
Directed by Iván Miñambres, in Spanish with English subtitles

Admission is free.

The sixth edition of the yearly Dublin Art Book Fair will take place in Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. There will be informal conversations, workshops, readings, performances and artist-led programmes. The Dublin Art Book Fair is a venue for artists, writers and publishers to feature new releases and present their publications. The fair engages established and emerging publishers in a large-scale event delivered over four days dedicated to the appreciation of printed work.

This year over 60 exhibitors, artists and publishers (national and international) who have devoted themselves to the medium of “the book as art” will attend and will celebrate ‘Artists as Writers’.

The opening times over the weekend are:
Thursday 10 November: 18:00-21:00 / Friday 11 + Saturday 12 November: 11:00-20:00 / Sunday 13 November: 12:00-18:00

A timetable of events is available on the website below.

“Targets, Quotas, Carrots and Sticks – Eliminating Gender Inequality in Academia” is a talk by Prof Jane Grimson (retired Dean of Engineering & Vice Provost at Trinity College Dublin).

In virtually every country, women are significantly under-represented in senior positions in academia. There have been, and continue to be, many initiatives to address this inequality, but it is an extremelx slow process. This lecture will explore some of the myths surrounding the reasons for the persistence of gender inequality in universities, and look at some of the evidence and best practice in driving sustainable change.

Admission is free, but registartion is required via witsireland.com/events/?event_id=32

Every Thursday the Little Museum of Dublin waives their admission charges for two guided tours thanks to sponsorship from Guinness. The first tour is at 18:00 and the second tour is at 19:00. Make sure that you are there at least 10 minutes before the start of the tour to get one of the limited places.

The Little Museum of Dublin has a fascinating collection of artefacts from the last 100 years Dublin’s history.

On other days and other times, admission is EUR 7 for adults and admission is by guided tour only.

The shopping centre “Dundrum Town Centre” will run a “Shop and Rock” event on Thursday.

There will be some special offers and discounts, which will be revealed on Wednesday to all Dundrum Town Centre newsletter subscribers and there will be music and entertainment from 18:00-00:00.

The line-up is

+ Ray Scully from The Voice & The Shanners (18:00-20:00 – Level 1)
+ Ember J with lead singer Elaine Coyle (21:00-23:00 – Level 1)
+ Sean Boland (18:00-20:00 – Level 2)
+ Daoiri Farrell (20:30-22:30 – Level 2)
+ The Dionnes (20:30-22:30 – Level 3)
+ Illustrator Conor Merriman (20:00-22:00 Level 1)

Julie Dupouy, Best Sommelier in Ireland and third-best in the world will be interviewed by the Sunday Business Post’s Wine Correspondent Tomas Clancy and discuss her work and passion, her background and experience in the field.

After having worked in different Michelin starred-restaurants around Europe, Julie finally settled nine years ago in Ireland where she divides her time between her work at the Greenhouse Restaurant and her consultancy company Down2Wine.

The talk will be followed by a tasting of wines selected by Julie Dupouy and graciously provided by Dublin-based wine seller David Gallagher (wines will be available for sale).

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below. (If you don’t see a black BOOK button anymore then all tickets are gone.)

“The Neurobiology of depression: How to beat the disease of the 21st century?” with Dr Max Bianchi will discuss when a low mood should be considered as depression, what the biological alterations linked to a depressed brain and body are and if research is advancing the discovery of new treatments and diagnostics for depression. He will also present the discoveries of his team at Trinity College Dublin.

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

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

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

Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will be the next guest at the Carmichael Centre Public Lecture Series.

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

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.

Poetry Ireland and The Gallery Press invite to the launch of Vona Groarke’s Four Sides Full and Peter Sirr’s Sway.

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

The Burning Question is Trócaire’s latest documentary on climate justice. The film explores the links between the over-reliance on fossil fuels in developed countries and the impacts of climate change in developing countries like Malawi.

It is a 30 min documentary that will feature Malawian climate change activists and farmers affected by the climate crisis and also student campaigners from Ireland’s growing fossil fuel divestment movement.

The screening will be followed by a talk by Heather Maseko, a leading climate activist from Malawi, with inputs from Trócaire on their fossil fuel divestment campaign, which is calling on the Irish Government to withdraw its investments from the fossil fuel industry. Friends of the Earth will talk about their Run on Sun campaign, which promotes a significantly increase in the use of solar energy in Ireland.

Admission is free, but booking is required via susan.cullen@trocaire.org

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.

The Dublin Jam Session is an open Jam with full back line. It is open to all levels of musicians and singers and all genres of music and the only rule is that you must jam with others (not all your own band).

It takes place every Thursday and admission is free.

Learn how to attract more birds to your garden and solve common feeding problems. Birdwatch Ireland will talk about Feeding Garden Birds.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6770095 or phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie.

Highly Strung are playing a “Classic Hits” gig.

Admission is free.

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

Admission is free.

The band PopLife will invite to their showcase in the Liquor Rooms. 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.

A live music open mic session, called “Keep on Trucking” takes place every Thursday in Peadar Brown’s Pub, it is presented by Joey Magic.

Admission is free.

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.

The Dublin Book Festival will run from 11-13 November in a variety of venues, but with a higher concentration of events in Smock AlleyTheatre. There will be non-free events, but also a large amount of free events. Unfortunately they are not that easy to identify on the website, but if you check the PDF programme (see link below), you will be able to get a quick overview.

You can download the full programme in PDF format here.

Some of the free events on Friday are:

+ The Business Clinic – Building and Growing Your Food Business
+ Lunchtime Readings: Out of this World
+ Mary O’Rourke in conversation with Miriam O’Callaghan
+ Slake your Thirst – Poets from the North of Ireland
+ Book Launch – Homan Potterton
+ Book Launch – Maeve Kelly
+ Book Launch 6 Screening: Book launch & film Screening: Balkan Essays by Hubert Butler

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.

Swim Ireland’s Open diving championship for Novice, Age-Group, Elite Juniors and Seniors is taking place at the National Aquatic Centre from Friday until Sunday.

At the time of writng this, the exact times are not yet published, but it seems that the event starts at 10:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and finishes close to 19:00. Check the Facebook Event Page below to get updated information.

You will see top class divers, including Irish Olympic diver Oliver Dingley who will be competing for the first time since representing Ireland at Rio 2016.

Admission is free.

Every Friday the chq will run a market in the building with a whole range of stalls. There will be food and arts & craft. Some stalls are there every week, others change regularly.

Admission is free.

The sixth edition of the yearly Dublin Art Book Fair will take place in Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. There will be informal conversations, workshops, readings, performances and artist-led programmes. The Dublin Art Book Fair is a venue for artists, writers and publishers to feature new releases and present their publications. The fair engages established and emerging publishers in a large-scale event delivered over four days dedicated to the appreciation of printed work.

This year over 60 exhibitors, artists and publishers (national and international) who have devoted themselves to the medium of “the book as art” will attend and will celebrate ‘Artists as Writers’.

The opening times over the weekend are:
Thursday 10 November: 18:00-21:00 / Friday 11 + Saturday 12 November: 11:00-20:00 / Sunday 13 November: 12:00-18:00

A timetable of events is available on the website below.

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

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.

BASIC TALKS is a series of informal talks with leading contemporary practitioners, taking place at the Hugh Lane Gallery on the second Friday of every month. Speakers will include artists, curators, writers and critics who will generate discourse on producing, framing and exhibiting art.

The first Basic Talks will be with artist Michelle Hall.

Find mor detail on the website below. Admission is free, but places are limited.

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Miriam O’Callaghan will delve into former politician Mary O’Rourke’s life.

This event is part of the Dublin Book Festival programme.

Organised by the Department of History in TCD, the 2-day long smyposium “Ireland and the Caribbean in the age of empire” will take place on Friday (13:30-18:30) and Saturday (09:00-17:30).

Further details can be found on www.tcd.ie/CISS/

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

Howard Linnane, who organises the “Halloween Festival of Gothic Horrors” for the last 7 years is inviting to a screening of short films from the horror/ghost genre.

The location is not yet determined, but if you check on the Facebook Event Page below a bit clsoer to the date, you will find the relevant details.

The St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir will perform some of the best loved choral works of all time – including music by Mozart, Fauré, Duruflé & Brahms at this concert. The Choir is one of the few remaining all boys’ choirs in Ireland and has been singing in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral since the 1400’s. The concert lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Admission is free, but there will be a collection in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières.

The St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir will perform some of the best loved choral works of all time – including music by Mozart, Fauré, Duruflé & Brahms at this concert. The Choir is one of the few remaining all boys’ choirs in Ireland and has been singing in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral since the 1400’s. The concert lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Admission is free, but there will be a collection in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières. Booking is required via the website below.

The RDS Library and Archives (in association with the Dublin Book Festival) are inviting to the Irish launch of Balkan Essays by Hubert Butler, the sixth collection of his non-fiction.

More details are on the website below, where you also have to register for this free event.

Dr Pat Walsh will launch his new book “The Catholic Predicament in ‘Northern Ireland’ – Volume Two – Resurgence 1969-2016”.

Find out more information about that book on the website below.

Admission to the launch is free.

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

The Bedbuggz are playing an Indie/Surf 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 Square Pegs will play Chicago Blues, 50s R&B, New Orleans Blues at this gig in Sin E.

Admission is free,

“The Business” will play blues in the Patriot Inn.

Admission is free.