HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Hi all!
Happy New Year everybody! It was a second very “unique” start of a new year. Last year we were all so glad to leave 2020 behind and were full of hope for a much better 2021, but the year didn’t impress us in most aspects.
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Regarding free events in Dublin, the year was close to a complete write off. And the many many online events from 2020, were replaced by …..close to nothing.
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So, 2022, you don’t have big shoes to fill in comparison to 2021, but PLEASE ignore that and WOW us! Blow us away! Make us love you. We need that! :-)
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I am wishing you all a great new year full of laughter, smiles, success, opportunities, love, happiness and all these other things that make us feel good. Make sure that you challenge yourself mentally and physically and that you keep working on your emotional resilience.
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Since this is the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” a particular hope is that we a) will be able to meet up again at in-person events and b) that event organisers provide free events again as it has been done so successfully in the past.
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Christmas is not too far away and because many of you told me that you loved the video link that I posted last week for the song by “Enigma Worship” and “Chosen”, I have another video treat for you. It is two more songs by these Zambian performers and you can find the video here www.getthislink.com/EnigmaChristmas2 I think you will love it!
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This week, I am sending you another super slim Dublin Event Guide. Partially because there are just a few events, partially because I need a bit of a break and partially for some personal reasons. But don’t worry, next week the Dublin Event Guide will be back again and we will hopefully find a few more free things to do.
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Donations in January:
EUR 172
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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The counter on the left shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Last week the wonderful people that helped with a donation were Maria and David! Thank you very much! You are appreciated and your donation is as well!
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With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses. The first of those bonuses is described above.
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Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 3. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.
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To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)
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In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG
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And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?
Thank you!!
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“EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are currently sponsoring the Dublin Event Guide and this section of the weekly newsletter will contain relevant information about events in general or about EPIC-related news and happenings.
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+++ Family fun before the schools go back?
Mon-Sun – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1
Our museum is back open every day from 10:00-17:00! Set foot in our stunning vaults, try your hand at interactive quizzes and games and follow the footsteps of Irish emigrants who became scientists, politicians, poets, artists and even outlaws all over the world. Book online for the best price: www.epicchq.com
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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And a few free events next week….
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 06 January
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+ BIAS: Built this way – Digital exhibition about data equity, privacy, surveillance culture, facial recognition, class and artificial intelligence – Science Gallery 11:00-18:00 Science Gallery, TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/bias
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Friday 07 January
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+ BIAS: Built this way – Digital exhibition about data equity, privacy, surveillance culture, facial recognition, class and artificial intelligence – Science Gallery 11:00-18:00 Science Gallery, TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/bias
+ Artists’ Virtual Coffee Morning – The Ark – First Fortnight Mental Health Arts & Culture Festival 11:30-12:15 Online ark.ie/events/view/artists-virtual-coffee-morning-oct21-2 (Booking required)
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+++ Freemasons’ Lodge Fire
The Freemasons’ Lodge in Molesworth Street is one of Dublin’s most popular buildings at Culture Night and Open House. Since the Freemasons’ decided to make their building available for public tours with detailed explanations a few years ago, it has been a huge attraction, but on Friday night (31 Dec) news emerged that a fire broke out at the lodge. The Dublin Fire Bridgade was able to extinguish the fire relatively quickly, but it is expected that significant damage was done to building and (historical) content. www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2021/1231/1269356-masonic-hall-dublin/
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+++ Ireland on the Box – 60 years of television in Ireland – Exhibition
A new photo exhibition celebrating six decades of television in Ireland is now open at the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar, marking RTE television turning 60 on New Year’s Eve 2021.
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The exhibition is a collaboration between RTE and the National Library of Ireland (NLI) and it explores entertainment, drama, sport, music, education and news and current affairs programming.
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You will be reminded of the presenters, performers and people who have made their contribution to Ireland’s culture and life and if you grew up with Irish TV, you should visit this exhibition and be reminded of important aspects and components of your upbringing.
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Admission is free and the exhibition is open 7 days a week (Mon-Sat: 10:00-16:00, Sun 12:00-16:00 – Closed on New Year’s Day) www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/1229/1269009-new-exhibition-marks-60-years-of-television-in-ireland/
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+++ The Moving Crib is still open (Changed Opening Days)
For the 65th year the moving crib is back at the St Martin Apostolate at Parnell Square. It is a whole basement floor of a crib installation and many other scenes from the bible and many of the figures and installation have moving parts. Definitely something for kids, but I enjoyed it as well when I visited the Moving Crib a few years ago. Opening hours are 11:00-18:00 every day of the week from 23 Nov-09 Jan. Originally the only closed days were Christmas Day, St. Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day, but an update on the website says that the Moving Crib will stay closed from 24 Dec – 02 Jan and if you had bookings for this period, you will have to re-book. Admission is free, but booking is required. www.stmartin.ie/crib/
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+++ End of free admission to historic and public interest OPW sites
The Office of Public Works (OPW) is looking after all historic sites and other sites that are owned by the state. Dublin Castle, Newgrange, Glendalough, Farmleigh House, Kilmainham Gaol, Rathfarnham Castle and also the National Botanic Gardens and many many other sites in and even more so outside of Dublin are all in state ownership and are managed by the OPW.
In support of the Government’s recovery and reopening plan, from 14 May all OPW managed sites were free, but now on 01 January the sites that were not free before 14 May 2021 will return to charging admission charges again.
So no more free daily tours in the National Botanic Gardens, or free visits of Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol. It was great while it lasted, but the good times are over now and you will read therefore much less about the National Botanic Gardens, for example, in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events).
In case you remember the very popular First Wednesday offer, that made some or even most OPW sites free on the first Wednesday of every month, this offer is unfortunately gone for quite some time already.
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+++ The Treaty 1921: Records from the Archives – Exhibition
From 07 Dec to 27 March the Coach House in the gardens of Dublin Castle will be the home of a National Archives exhibition about “The Treaty 1921: Records from the Archives”. The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 is the centre piece of the exhibition. Find out more here www.dublincastle.ie/2022_centenary/ From now until 24 Dec and from 27 Dec there are still tickets available. Admission is free, but you need to book via www.nationalarchives.ie/2021commemorationprogramme/book-tickets/
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+++ Low Priced Books with free delivery
Book Depository is the place where you can buy low priced books, usually for better prices than on Amazon and Book Depository always delivers for free. And by buying books from Book Depository you will also help the Dublin Event Guide for no additional cost to you. Use this link: shor.by/BookDepository .
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+++ National Gallery tickets available here
The National Gallery is usually free anyway, but in current times you will have to book tickets to get access and you have to enter the building on the Merrion Street side. Tickets are available here: www.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/book-your-ticket The National Gallery also is running events again and because the events have limited number of spaces, they can book out relatively fast, at least before I can write about the events, so check out the events 1-2 weeks in advance here www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on and then book tickets for them.
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+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or NLP or some Business related “soft skills”? Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest cost for courses this month will be around 12.99. Check out the website at shor.by/GqCk And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com) |
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