Dublin is Phizzing, Biking, D8Culturing & more!
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Culture Date with Dublin 8, Phizzfest, Bike Week, Harold’s Cross Community Festival, Comic Book Festival
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Hi!!
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Last week I asked a question about your interest in weekday events vs. weekend events. I had gotten the impression that most of you don’t really care much about weekday events anymore. Because weekday events are the main work (and delay!) when preparing the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”, I needed to check if I should maybe drop or reduce weekday events.
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Not a lot of people answered that question (Is that a message in itself?), but of the ones that did answer, 29% said they are ONLY interested in weekend events. 27% are mainly interested in weekend events. 23% are interested in both 50:50. Only 21% are very interested in weekday events. So 56% possibly wouldn’t mind if weekend events were reduced. But with a sizeable 44% not being in favour of reducing weekday events, I will have to rethink that again. Thanks for replying!
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This weekend is a super busy one with lots events and next weekend will also be packed.The temperatures are very slowly rising, but it a surprisingly slow increase this year. (On Monday night the forecast is for a drop to just 6 degrees again. In the middle of May!)
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Either way, the outdoor season has started and that means there will be more events. This weekend Phizzfest, Harold’s Cross Community Festival, the Culture Date with Dublin 8, Bike Week and an International Padel Tournament in Bushy Park will take place. That IS busy!
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Donations in May:
EUR 176
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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 here 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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Thank you soo much for helping again this week! The great people who donated were Angela and Jospeh. Thank you! :-) Your donation will keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and will motivate me to continue week after week.I appreciate you and your support!
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The 800th anniversary donations in March were EUR 250 and for now, I keep that separate from the donations for the monthly bills. The reason for that is that I plan to use that money to fix and modernise the Dublin Event Guide website. It really needs it and I was postponing that for a long time of the cost that are not covered by the normal donations.
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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.
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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 Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. 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 or now also revolut.me/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 supporting 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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++ Exhibition: “Borders: Studying Margins To Question The World”
until 05 June 2023 – daily 10:00-17:00 – EPIC, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: General Museum Admission
Borders are to be found everywhere: in the shadows of the walls being built all over the world, on the fingerprints of travellers and asylum seekers, or in the everyday lives of cross-border workers. Borders change and move within time and space, depending on political and economic events. Nowadays, they emerge across diverse places and in different shapes, impacting our individual and collective lives.
Although we are meant to be in a globalised world, borders are being reactivated and strengthened for some people while they open and disappear for others.
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Designed by the Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration (French National Museum of the History of Immigration), this exhibition draws on historic, geographical, economic and human perspectives. It is an invitation to deepen our understanding of how borders are constructed and evolve, beyond the dichotomy between open or closed, nationals and foreigners, economic migrants and political refugees. The cartographic work raises the issue of orders of magnitude, of proportions in representations, and highlights the relativity of data.
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This exhibition will be on show in EPIC until 05 June and admission is included in the normal admission charges. epicchq.com/exhibition/borders-studying-margins-to-question-the-world/
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 13 May
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+++ Culture Date with Dublin 8 – Festival 13+14 May www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/saturday13thmay
+++ Phizzfest 12-14 May www.phizzfest.ie/
+++ National Bike Week 13-21 May www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/dublin/
+++ Harold’s Cross Community Festival 13+14 May www.haroldscross.org/
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+ Car Boot Sales Tallaght 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ Trinity Regatta – Al Day Boat Racing on the Liffey 07:00-18:00 Watch from the War Memorial Gardens www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/trinityregatta
+ International Padel Experience by Madison – Spectators welcome – Bushy Park 08:00-22:00 Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club, Rathdown Ave, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.bushytennispadel.ie/NoticiasBloques.aspx
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ St Audeon’s Church – Tours 09:30-17:30 St. Audoen’s Church Visitor Centre, Corn Market, Dublin 8 www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whatsoninstaudoens
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Children’s Lego Hunt & Stories of the Library 10:00-17:00 Marsh’s Library, St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whatsonatmarshslibrary
+ Construction Jobs Expo 10:00-16:00 RDS, Hall 4, 4 Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 2 www.constructionjobsexpo.ie
+ Bushy Park Market – 30 stalls with hot food, artisan produce, crafters and makers 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Rathdown Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
++ We Love Markets – Saturday Flea 11:00-17:00 Digital Hub, 10-13 Thomas St, The Liberties, Dublin 8 www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/we-love-markets
+ Raptor / River Bird Workshop – Birdwatch Ireland 11:00 The Hive, Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 birdwatchireland.ie/event/raptor-river-bird-workshop-herbert-park/
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 11:00 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Themed Gallery Tour: Irish Sign Language tour of James Coleman: Still Life, 2013 – 2016 – National Gallery 11:30-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
++ The Vintage Market – Vintage Fashion & jewellery – Market 12:00-16:00 The Circular & The Other Hand Bar 536-538 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 h
++ Street Velodrome – Pop-up cycle sports event – For everyone – Bikeweek 12:00-16:00 Millennium Park Dublin, Coolmine, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/623503735457
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 12:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
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++ The Vintage Market – Vintage Fashion & jewellery – Market 12:00-16:00 The Circular & The Other Hand Bar 536-538 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/thecircular
++ Street Velodrome – Pop-up cycle sports event – For everyone – Bikeweek 12:00-16:00 Millennium Park Dublin, Coolmine, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/623503735457
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 12:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Themed Gallery Tour: Costumes in Art – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Family Snap Circuits Workshop 14:30-15:30 Tallaght Library County Library, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.eventbrite.ie/e/629291246057 (Booking required)
+ Children’s History Workshop: Tell us more about Inchicore (Age 9-12) – Culture Date with Dublin 8 15:00 Richmond Barracks, Off Bulfin Rd,
Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173642047 (Registration required)
+ Michael Mallin Walking Tour – Culture Date with Dublin 8 15:00-16:30 Teelings Distillery, Newmarket Square, Liberties, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/616064253767 (Booking required)
+ The Paderewski Trio Concert 15:30-16:30 TU Dublin, East Quad, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/633920512317 (Booking required)
+ US Imperialism & A Third World War – Lecture – James Connolly Festival 16:00-17:00 The New Theatre, 43 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/james-connolly-memorial-lecture-andrew-murray-tickets-618421283707
+ Duck Race – Phizzfest 16:30-17:30 6th Lock Royal Canal, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 www.phizzfest.ie/#Canal-Events (You can buy ducks, but watching is free.)
+ Metal 2 the Masses FINAL with Cell Games, Faint Memory, Lavein, Nebularis, Ritual Effect, Uragh and Special Guests Dead Label – Gigs 19:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/541154251278661
+ Poetry at the Lexicon: Three Poets Reading 19:30 dlr LexIcon Library, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.eventbrite.ie/e/623610474717 (Booking required)
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ Still At The Music – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 14 May
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+++ Culture Date with Dublin 8 – Festival 13+14 May www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/sunday14thmay
+++ Phizzfest 12-14 May www.phizzfest.ie/
+++ National Bike Week 13-21 May www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/dublin/
+++ Harold’s Cross Community Festival 13+14 May www.haroldscross.org/
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+ Dawn Chorus Bushy Park – Birdwatch Ireland 04:30 Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W (Meet at the corner of Bushy Park, where the R112 meets R114) www.dublincity.ie/events/dawn-chorus-bushy-park
+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 07:00-12:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ International Padel Experience by Madison – Spectators welcome – Bushy Park 09:00-17:00 (Finals around 13:30 and 15:00) Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club, Rathdown Ave, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.bushytennispadel.ie/NoticiasBloques.aspx
+ St Audeon’s Church – Tours 09:30-17:30 St. Audoen’s Church Visitor Centre, Corn Market, Dublin 8 www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whatsoninstaudoens
+ Let’s Get Creative – Live Online Art Workshop for Kids – National Gallery 10:00-11:00 Online www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
++ Bohemia Flea Market – Phizzfest 11:00-17:00 Kelly’s Yard, Phibsborough Road (beside Shopping Centre), Dublin 7 www.phizzfest.ie/
+ parkHIIT Phoenix Park – Resistance Training 10:00-10:30 DASH Container Cafe, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V663 Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/632248360867 (Booking required)
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)
+ St Mary’s Hospital Guided Tour (formerly the Royal Hibernian Military School) 11:00 Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.phoenixpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-programme-2023-03-30.pdf
+ Gardening for Kids – Children’s Erasmus Education Garden Drop By Activity – 20min session (Age 4 and up) 11:00/11:40/15:30/16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/246343167753151
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 11:30-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Inclusive Cycling Event in Phoenix Park – Try out bikes suitable for children and adults with physical and intellectual needs – Bike Week 12:00-15:00 Furze Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.dublincity.ie/events/inclusive-cycling-event-phoenix-park
+ Giro d’Italia Family Event – Bikeweek 12:00-14:00 Lucan House, Lower Main Street, Lucan, Co Dublin www.eventbrite.ie/e/619962533627
+ Sam’s Collective: Queer Artist Market 12:00-17:00 Zanzibar Locke, 34-37 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/634749612177
+ Velo Expo – Bike History Exhibition – Bikeweek 12:00-16:00 Sundrive Velodrome, Eamonn Ceant Park, Crumlin, Dublin 12 www.oldvelos.com/veloexpo-bike-week-2023/
+ Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
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+ Music Stage with Mundy, The Nameless, Georgian Folk Music and more 13:00-17:00 Harold’s Cross Community Festival, Harold’s Cross Park, Dublin 6W www.haroldscross.org
+ Venus Patel – Sunday School: Creatures of the Underworld Workshop 13:00-14:30 Pallas Projects/Studios, 115–117 The Coombe, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/630881111387
+ Mexican Food & Drink Tasting – Phizzfest 13:00-16:00 Casa Mexico, 35 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 www.phizzfest.ie/
+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Open Day at Stillgarden Distillery – Garden Tour & Distillery Tour 14:00-18:00 Stillgarden Distillery, Tyrconnell Road, Dublin 8 Garden: www.eventbrite.ie/e/618974508417 / Distillery: www.eventbrite.ie/e/619008560267 (Booking required)
+ Bike Maintenance and Goodie Bags (Free) at Corkagh Park Cycle Track 14:00-15:30 Corkagh Park, Naas Road, Newlands Cross, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/633989809587
+ Taking Flight – Aerial Circus Fun Day for Families – Tasters 14:00-16:00 (30min each) www.takingflight.ie/bookings# (Booking required, click on Phizzfest 2023 on the left)
+ “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum Decorative Arts, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/052023/May-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited places)
+ Themed Gallery Tour: Mindfulness 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Literature in Art – Tour 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Lavinia Fontana – An Exception Among Exceptions – Talk 15:00-16:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/
+ “Eileen Gray” Tour – National Museum 15:00 National Museum Decorative Arts, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/052023/May-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ The Walkaleles – Ukulele Band Walkabout – Phizzfest 16:30-17:30 Shallakybooky Barge, Royal Canal, Shandon Gardens to McGeough’s Bohemian Lounge www.phizzfest.ie/
+ Cattle Market on its 50th Anniversary – History Talk 17:00-18:00 McGeough’s Bohemian Lounge, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 www.phizzfest.ie/
+ Sausage Factory: Stand Up Comedy 20:00-22:00 Sin E, 15 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/633210288017 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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Tuesday 16 May
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+++ National Bike Week 13-21 May www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/dublin/
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+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Exhibition Tour – National Library 11:00 Bank Of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street entrance, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/may-person-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again
+ The Flora of Dublin City: the Banks of the Grand Canal 11:00-13:00 Baggot Street Bridge, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/the-flora-of-dublin-city-the-banks-of-the-grand-canal.php
+ The Secrets of Ageless Ageing – Talk – Bealtaine Festival 13:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/bealtaine-festival-secrets-ageless-ageing-0 (Booking required)
+ Visions of Europe: Ukraine’s Constitutional Future – Talk 13:00-14:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellow Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/630677612717 (Booking required)
+ Earthworm Dig at the Gardens – Biodiversity Month 14:00-15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botaic Road, Glasnevin. Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/biodiversity-month-earthworm-dig-at-the-gardens/ (Booking required)
+ The Artist at Work at Hugh Lane Gallery – Tour – Dublin City Culture Club 14:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873646673 (Booking required)
+ The Unlikely Audiences of a Muslim King’s Shrine in China – Talk 16:00-18:00 Trinty Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/the-unlikely-audiences-of-a-muslim-kings-shrine-in-china.php
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:15-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Dusk Chorus in Herbert Park – Birdwatch Ireland 20:00 Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 (Meet at the north-eastern entrance to the park, at the bandstand.) www.dublincity.ie/events/dusk-chorus-herbert-park
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ Bits & Pints – Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic Night 20:00-23:00 The Black Sheep, 61 Capel Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/554328053530817
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Wednesday 17 May
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+++ National Bike Week 13-21 May www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/dublin/
++ Comic Book Festival Dublin 17-20 May web.alliance-francaise.ie/bd/2023
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+ Dawn Chorus in Eamonn Ceannt Park – Birdwatch Ireland 04:30 Sundrive Pavilion, Eamonn Ceannt Park, Dublin 12 www.dublincity.ie/events/dawn-chorus-eamonn-ceannt-park
+ Meet a Geologist – Ask all your geology questions 10:00-17:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/052023/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-December-2022
+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013
+ Sillibilly Classes for kids 0-4 with their parents/minders – Music, Singing, Bubbles, Stories, Drama, Balloons and Magic 10:00+11:00 Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 sillybillyparties.ie/#price
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 12:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Window on the Irish soul – a century of Irish stamps – Lecture 13:00-14:00 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/619600901977
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Online Tour – National Library 13:00-14:00 Online www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-3 (Booking required)
+ The Dolphin’s Barn Brickworks – Talk 14:00 Walkinstown Library, Percy French Road, Dublin 12 www.dublincity.ie/events/talk-dolphins-barn-brickworks (Booking required)
+ Using Library Online Resources – Talk – Bealtine Festival 14:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/bealtaine-festival-using-library-online-resources (Booking required)
+ How do Botanic Gardens Support Conservation? – Talk – Biodiversity Month 15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/biodiversity-month-lecture-how-do-botanic-gardens-support-conservation/
+ Manhattan – Film Screening – International Museum Day 18:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/manhattan-international-museum-day/
+ 1853 North Dublin Watercolour Album of Edward McFarland – Talk – Bealtaine Festival 18:30 Raheny Library, Howth Road, Dublin 5 www.dublincity.ie/events/bealtaine-festival-1853-north-dublin-watercolour-album-edward-mcfarland
+ Danado De Bom Forró – Dance Social 19:30-22:30 Hill 16 Pub, 30 Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085927031035
+ Sunset Cycle in Phoenix Park (5km) – Bikeweek 20:30-21:30 Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 (Meet at Phoenix Monument Roundabout) www.dublincity.ie/events/sunset-cycle-phoenix-park
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 18 May
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++ National Bike Week 13-21 May www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/dublin/
++ Comic Book Festival Dublin 17-20 May web.alliance-francaise.ie/bd/2023
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+ Bike Maintenance Drop-in Clinic – Bikeweek & Cycle Clinic 09:30-16:00 Guild Street (beside Luke Kelly statue), Dublin 1 www.transportforireland.ie/news/partners/dublin-city/
+ Business Advice Clinic – Local Enterprise Office 10:00-12:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/business-advice-clinic (Booking required)
+ Meet a Geologist – Ask all your geology questions 10:00-17:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/052023/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-December-2022
+ Sillibilly Classes for kids 0-4 with their parents/minders – Music, Singing, Bubbles, Stories, Drama, Balloons and Magic 10:00+11:00 The Square Tallaght, Tallaght, Dublin 24 sillybillyparties.ie/
+ Guided Tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery 11:00 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) www.phoenixpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-programme-2023-03-30.pdf
+ Deeds of Discovery – Tour 12:00 Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873646671 (Booking required)
+ What Makes a Museum Tick?: Museum Mechanics – International Museums Day 12:00-14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/052023/International-Museums-Day-What-Makes-a-Museum-Tick
+ Conversations on Art: Dementia-friendly tour 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/conversation-on-art-dementia-friendly-tour-2/ (Booking required)
+ The Guide’s Guide to the National Museum – Tour 13:00 & 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 h
+ Curator’s tour: People and Places: Ireland in the 19th & 20th Centuries 13:00-13:45 National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/curators-tour-people-and-places-ireland-c19th-c20th-centuries
+ Museum Waste: What Can We Design? – Drop-in activity 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/museum-waste-what-can-we-design/
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 14:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Whitefriars Greening Strategy: Community Consultation Event 16:00-19:00 Kevin Street Library, 18 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8 www.dublincity.ie/events/whitefriars-greening-strategy-community-consultation-event
+ From Workhouse to White House: causes and consequences of the Great Hunger – Lecture – National Library 19:00-20:00 Online www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-lecture-workhouse-white-house-causes-and-consequences-great-hunger (Booking required)
+ Comedy at Bar Rua – Stand-Up Comedy Open-Mic Night 19:30-22:00 Bar Rua, 32 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1305978656619452
+ Crash & Burn Comedy – Stand-up Comedy – Hysteria Comedy Club 19:30-22:30 Sin E, 15 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/269577001067
+ Rock’n’Rollover in Sin E with Sam Clifford and Altered Lines – Gig 21:00 Sin E, 14 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/1243071373208574
+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/events/762459318527294
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++ National Bike Week 13-21 May www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/dublin/
++ Comic Book Festival Dublin 17-20 May web.alliance-francaise.ie/bd/2023
++ Féile Binn Éadair (Howth Tradfest) – 20 free gigs 19-21 May www.feilebinneadair.com/
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+ Meet a Geologist – Ask all your geology questions 10:00-17:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/052023/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-December-2022
+ Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery 11:00 Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) www.phoenixpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-programme-2023-03-30.pdf
+ Going to the ‘Flics’: Dublin cinemas 1950s to 2000 – Talk 11:00 Cabra Parkside Community Sports Centre, John Paul II Park, Ratoath Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 www.dublincity.ie/events/going-flics-dublin-cinemas-1950s-2000
+ Rediscovering Ancient Crafts – Workshop – Bealtaine Event 11:30-12:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Bealtaine-Drop-In-Event-Rediscovering-Ancient-(2)
+ Ireland Invites: Curator’s Talk by Inti Guerrero 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/635349757227 (Booking required)
+ Seamus Heaney and Mindfulness – Bealtaine Festival 13:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/person-event-pop-talk-seamus-heaney-and-mindfulness
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 14:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
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+++ PHIZZFEST in Phibsborough
Phizzfest got HUGE! It is phizzing with events and variety and excitement and you don’t want to miss this. All events are on www.phizzfest.ie/ There are Walking Tours, a Duck Race, Film Screenings and Gigs. Not every event is free, so you need to look a little closer to find the free ones, but they are there!
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+++ CULTURE DATE WITH DUBLIN 8
A weekend of culture in Dublin 8 on 13+14 May. There will be over 50+ events including walking tours, family friendly activities, historical lectures, cocktail masterclasses, workshops, an outdoor cinema extravaganza, music and more. SOME events are in the listings above, but it is worth checking the website www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/festival2023 for all details.
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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 something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! 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 price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get!
Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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+++ COMIC BOOK FESTIVAL DUBLIN
The 8th Comic Book Festival Dublin, organised by Alliance Française Dublin, Illustrators Ireland and the French Embassy in Ireland, is taking place from 17-20 May. It will consist of a series of events including discussions, live readings, screenings and creative workshops for children, teenagers and adult. A good few are free. Booking is required or at least strongly recommended! Details are at web.alliance-francaise.ie/bd/2023 for all details.
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+++ National Biodiversity Week
From 19-28 May National Biodiversity Week will take place. There will be a range of free events (over 100!) in connection with wildlife and biodiversity and you find them here www.biodiversityweek.ie
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+++ Bealtaine Festival
Every year in May the Bealtaine Festival takes place in Ireland. It “celebrates the arts and creativity as we age”. Once upon a time it as an arts festival for seniors and seniors were described as people 55+. But who nowadays wants to be called a senior at 55? ;-) So now it is for all “older people” with no age specified anymore.
If you are “older” (don’t ask “in comparison to what?”!!!) then this festival is for you.
There will be lots of events throughout May. I will list some in the Dublin Event Guide, but won’t be able to list all 90 events for Greater Dublin. You can find the full list at bealtaine.ie/events-2/ Many events are free.
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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+++ Spring into Heritage – Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown – Free tours
Usually twice a year, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown offers free guided tours at major local heritage landmarks. The spring version is taking place from 10 April until 07 May. The tours are really interesting. They take place at at specific times and the sites covered are National Maritime Museum, Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre, Cabinteely House, James Joyce Tower and Museum, The Oratory, Marlay House, Fernhill Park & Gardens.
Tours need to be pre-booked and the online brochure and the booking link are on events.dlrcoco.ie/event/spring-heritage-2023
There are also two history talks (“The Metals” on 19 April and “The Borough Environment Through The 20th Century” on 03 May). Both talks need to be pre-booked as well and you should do that soon if you are interested. The booking link is on the same website above.
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+++ Irish Glass Biennale – Exhibition
The National College of Art & Design and the OPW (Office of Public Works) are inviting to an exhibition of work from some of the worlds most innovative glass artists. The Irish Glass Biennale will be on show at the Coach House Gallery, Dublin Castle from 28 April to 20 August. It will be open daily from 10:00-17:00 (Closed for lunch from 13:15-to 13:45.) and admission is free. The Coach House Gallery is in the Garden of Dublin Castle, next to the Chester Beatty Museum. www.gov.ie/en/press-release/981dc-ireland-glass-biennale-2023/
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+++ INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL
This year’s International Literature Festival Dublin will take place in Merrion Square from 19-28 May. I searched and searched, but could only find “Bar Access” tickets for free. ilfdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873636392 The website is at ilfdublin.com/
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
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