Dublin Event Guide 817: No RTE mess here! — Lots of events: Flavours of Fingal, Coastival, Atmosphere (Kite Festival), Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival

July 1st, 2023

No RTE mess here!

Lots of events: Flavours of Fingal, Coastival, Atmosphere (Kite Festival), Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival

Hi!!

Because this Dublin Event Guide is soo late again, just ignore it completely today, but check it out for Sunday and weekday events. LOTS happening.

The RTE affair/scandal/mess is currently dominating media in Ireland. If you follow it, you don’t need my interpretation. But if you don’t follow it and maybe even have never even heard about it, let me suggest the following summary (full of omissions and simplifications!):

RTE is the public TV and radio station in Ireland and they have a high-profile weekly chat show that is called “The Late Late Show”. Anybody who grew up in Ireland, or has Irish family (wife, husband, partner) will DEFINITELY know about the Late Late Show. It is an INSTITUTION!

If neither applies to you (grew up or family), then there is a good chance that you never heard of it and if you watched it, you wouldn’t even find it interesting in the SLIGHTEST.

The presenter of that show, Ryan Turbridy, stepped down very recently and now suddenly it emerges that he got more money than RTE officially had told the public (and the Dail). Because they are the public broadcaster (and you pay for it with your TV licence fee), they need to tell the Dail how much they pay their people. But Turbridy got around 325k more over the last few years than was declared.

BIG embarrassment for RTE and LOT of questions are raised about this dishonesty. There is a good chance that nothing illegal was done, but if your yearly EUR 160 TV licence fee pays for something, you should be allowed to know what it is used for.

In all honesty, the dodgyness that is found in RTE is not at all surprising and many companies use “creative accounting” to be a little (or a lot) less honest than they should be. So on one hand, not a HUGE surprise. But should RTE get your EUR 160 or is it time to get rid of the TV license? (Our politicians even wanted to turn it into a household license that is independent from owning a TV before this RTE affair! :-o )

Good news?? ;-) NO creative accounting is used at the Dublin Event Guide! All your donations directly go into paying the bills. So please help as much as you can. (BTW: Tubridy didn’t send any of the 325k to me. :-o )

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The EPIC Zone

“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.

+++ Pride Month LGBTQ+ Tours

Daily – 16:00 – EPIC; chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 21 for adults, EUR 10.50 for children (Age 5-17)
To celebrate Pride Month, join us for these tours highlighting LGBTQ+ stories in EPIC, from Dr. James Barry, who completed the first successful caesarean in the world, to author Emma Donoghue.
Discuss Ireland’s LGBTQ+ past and present, considering the ways in which you as a visitor might interpret the museum’s stories on the basis of your own identity and experiences.
Pre-booking essential as spaces are limited. The ticket price gets you entry into the museum plus the tour. Tours take place at 16:00 daily from 24 June – 08 July.
epicchq.com/pride-month-lgbtq-tours/

+++ Homecoming: JKF in Ireland

This is a new, temporary exhibition that brings you back to to 1963 when John F Kennedy, the President of the USA, was in Ireland for 4 days. This was the first visit to Ireland by a US President, while in power.
The exhibition will be on show until September 2023 and admission is included in the normal ticket price.
epicchq.com/homecoming-jfk-in-ireland/

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 01 July

+ Car Boot Sales Tallaght 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

+ 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 – Visit this medieval church – no admission charge 09:30-17:30 St. Audoen’s Church Visitor Centre, Corn Market, Dublin 8 heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/st-audoens-church/

+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/

+ 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/
+ Pop Up Chats at the Wonder Cabinet 10:30-11:15+11:45-12:30 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2023/202307/Pop-Up-Chats-at-the-Wonder-Cabinet
++ Flavours of Fingal – HUGE Family Event & Agricultural Show 11:00-18:00 Newbridge House, Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, Co. Dublin flavoursoffingal.ie (Admission is free if you arrive on foot. Shuttle Bus is EUR 1.50. Car parking is crazily expensive.)
++ Emergency Services Open Day with rish Defence Forces, Dublin Fire Brigade, An Garda Siochana, Irish Red Cross and many more – Part of Coastival Festival 11:00-16:00 Dun Laoghaire Harbour, St. Michaels Pier (Ferry Compound), Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/emergency-services-open-day
+ Bouncy Castles on Harbour Plaza – Coastival 11:00-19:00 Harbour Plaza, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/bouncy-castles-plaza (Not certain if free!!)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 11:00 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)
+ 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: Sculpture – National Gallery 11:30-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 12:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

++ Atmosphere – Balloon & Kite Festival – Kite Workshops & Demonstrations – Part of Coastival festival Sat+Sun 13:00-17:00 Newtown Smith Green, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/atmosphere (Adm is free. Dun Laoghaire will be busy because of Coastival, consider public transport)
+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 13:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/072023/July-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Rock Out Against Racism – Gig – Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival 14:00 Le Fanu Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=585843367090264
+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One” 14:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/072023/July-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
++ Outdoor Movies Dun Laoghaire – Finding Nemo 14:00, The Muppet Movie 16:15, Grease 19:00 Green beside the Commissioners of Irish Lights Headquarters, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/outdoor-movies-0 (adm free, no booking req)
+ Anna Bananas Puppet Storytime 14:00 Dundrum Library, Churchtown Rd Upper, Churchtown, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/anna-bananas-puppet-storytime (Booking required)

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Sonic Furs, Lip Gloss, Even Angels, Velouria – Gigs 21:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/184380504090399/

+ 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

+ Donal Kirk Band – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

Sunday 02 July

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 07:00-12:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

+ Food & Craft Market 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-market/2023-07-02/

+ 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)

++ Flavours of Fingal – HUGE Family Event & Agricultural Show 11:00-18:00 Newbridge House, Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, Co. Dublin flavoursoffingal.ie (Admission is free if you arrive on foot. Shuttle Bus is EUR 1.50. Car parking is crazily expensive.)
+ Historic Blackrock Walk – Summer of Heritage 11:00 Meet at the Main Gates of Blackrock Park, Opposite Mount Merrion Avenue. www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/historic-blackrock-walk-0
+ Bouncy Castles on Harbour Plaza – Coastival 11:00-19:00 Harbour Plaza, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/bouncy-castles-plaza (Not certain if free!!)

+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/

+ 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.botanicgardens.ie/events/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

+ Classic Sail Boat Parade with Commentary – Dinghies & classic Yachts will sail from the Bandstand (East Pier) to the Martello Tower, Sandycove 11:30 Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/classic-sail-boat-parade-commentry
+ Fernhill Walking Tour – Summer of Heritage Dun Laoghaire 11:30 Fernhill Park and Gardens, Enniskerry Rd, Newtownlittle, Co Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/fernhill-walking-tour

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 11:30-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Volvo Family Fun – Coastival 12:00-15:00 Dun Laoghaire Harbour www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/volvo-family-fun
++ Nepal Day – Culture, Food, Arts 12:00-16:00 Farmleigh House, Castlenknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.farmleigh.ie/events/nepal-day/

+ Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
++ Family Fun Day – Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival 14:00-17:00 Markievicz Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=585870607087540
++ Outdoor Movies Dun Laoghaire – The Lion King 14:00, Monsters University 16:15, Mamma Mia 19:00 Green beside the Commissioners of Irish Lights Headquarters, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/outdoor-movies-0 (adm free, no booking req)
+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 14:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/072023/July-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
+ Sunday Summer Sounds on the Seafront: Bray Concert Band – Bray 14:30 Bray Bandstand, Seafront, Bray, Co. Wicklow bray.ie/summer2023
+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “Eileen Gray: Irishwoman and Architect” 15:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/072023/July-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ 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/
+ Foxrock Beckett Walk – Summer of Heritage 15:15 Meet at Tullow Church, Brighton Road, Foxrock. www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/foxrock-beckett-walk-0
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

And the free events for next week….

Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.

Monday 03 July

+ Bouncy Castles on Harbour Plaza – Coastival 11:00-19:00 Harbour Plaza, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/bouncy-castles-plaza (Not certain if free!!)
+ Dun Laoghaire Anseo Street Art Tour 19:00 Starting Point: dlrcc Tourist Information Kiosk, Marine Road/Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire www.eventbrite.ie/e/656676124967 (Booking recommended)
+ The Metals – Historic Walk – Summer of Heritage 19:00 Meet at the Victoria Fountain at the bottom of Marine Road in Dun Laoghaire www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/metals-walk

+ Open Mic Comedy “Cheeky Monkey Comedy Clubl” 19:00 The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/cheekymonkeyclubopenmic

+ Cross Guns Ukulele Club 20:00 Bernard Shaw Pub, Cross Guns Bridge, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 thebernardshaw.com/whats-on/

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Tuesday 04 July

+ Summer camps for Neurodivergent Children – Age: 4-12 – Must attend a 2hr slot each day 04,05,06 July either 10:00-12:00 or 12:30-14:30 dlrLexicon, Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/summer-camps-neurodivergent-children (Booking required)
+ Bouncy Castles on Harbour Plaza – Coastival 11:00-19:00 Harbour Plaza, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/bouncy-castles-plaza (Not certain if free!!)

+ 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
+ Eco Craft – Workshop for all levels and ages (6+) 12:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173643761 (Booking required)
+ Words and War: Irish poet Rachael Hegarty in conversation with Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk 18:00-19:30 Dublin City Library & Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/668213864657 (Booking required)
+ Shelbourne FC’s 1995 League Cup win – Talk 19:30 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/talk-shelbourne-fcs-1995-league-cup-win (Booking required)
+ 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

+ 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

Wednesday 05 July

+ 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
+ Meet a Geologist in person – Get answers for 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/2023/072023/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-December-2022
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 10:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Pop Up Chats at the Wonder Cabinet 10:30-11:15+11:45-12:30 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2023/202307/Pop-Up-Chats-at-the-Wonder-Cabinet
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 12:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour
+ Historian in Residence: Trinity College and its Neighbours – Talk 13:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/historian-residence-trinity-and-its-neighbours
+ Meet the Flint Stones – Stone Age Handling Drop-in Workshop for Families 14:00-16:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Drop-In-Meet-the-Flint-Stones!-Stone-Age-Handling
+ Dun Laoghaire Anseo Street Art Tour 19:00 Starting Point: dlrcc Tourist Information Kiosk, Marine Road/Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire www.eventbrite.ie/e/655798520027 (Booking recommended)
+ A History of the GAA in 100 Objects – Talks at the Mess – Dublin City Culture Club 19:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873648465 (Booking required)
+ Stitches Comedy Club – Free Comedy every Wednesday 19:30-22:00 Cassidy’s Bar, 27 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/501104385707
+ 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

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 06 July

+ 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/

+ Meet a Geologist in person – Get answers for 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/2023/072023/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-December-2022
+ Megalithic Big Draw – Drop-in Workshop for Families with kids Age 7+ – National Museum 10:30-12:30 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Drop-In-Workshop-Megalithic-Big-Draw!
+ Silk Worm Families: Treasure Map – 2-day workshop (6-11 years old & guardians) 06+07 July 10:30 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silk-worm-families-treasure-map/ (Booking required – You are signing up for TWO days!)

+ 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

+ Grease – Movie Screening – Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival 11:00 Ballyfermot Civic Centre www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=578776621085628
+ Classical guitar recital – The Tobin Boyle Duo 13:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/lunchtime-recital-tobin-boyle-duo (Booking required)
+ Drawing on the Lawn – Drop-in activity – National Gallery 13:00-19:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/drawing-lawn
+ Poetry Open Mic 13:00-14:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition, Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/person-event-poetry-open-mic-0 (Booking required)

+ Boston City Singers Goodwill Tour – Concert 13:30 Axis Theatre, Main Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 axisballymun.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173644607
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 14:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour
+ Creative Lab for Teens: Nature Nurtures – 2-day workshop (12-15 years old) 06+07 July 14:00 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/creative-lab-for-teens-nature-nurtures-2/ (Booking required – You are signing up for TWO days!)
+ Bookmark Making Workshop – Age 3+ – Materials supplied 14:00-15:00 Dalkey Library www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/bookmark-making-workshop (Booking required)
+ Poetry and song with Syllables starring poet Maeve O’Sullivan 15:30 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/poetry-and-song (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Meet the Designers (of products for the Lavinia Fontana exhibition) 17:00-19:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/meet-designers
+ Irish Sign Language Gallery Tour 18:00-18:45 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/irish-sign-language-gallery-tour
+ Opera in the Park – Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival 19:00 People’s Park, Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=578243181183616
+ Whelan’s SUmmer Watch Gigs: Bucket / Search Results / Troyokay 20:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/bucket-search-results-troyokay/ (Adm free, no 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

Friday 07 July

+ 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

+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 12:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour
+ Experimental film and performance artist Venus Patel in conversation – Basic Talks . High Lane Gallery 13:00-14:00 Hugh Lane Gallery www.eventbrite.ie/e/652810001287 (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 13:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Dun Laoghaire Anseo Street Art Tour 19:00 Starting Point: dlrcc Tourist Information Kiosk, Marine Road/Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire www.eventbrite.ie/e/656676245327 (Booking recommended)

And there is more…

+++ Flavours of Fingal County Show
This is a yearly agricultural show and family and food event with over 80,000 visitors! A HUGE event in Fingal. There will be Family Fun, Wellness, Food, Live Music and Dancing Workshops next to Horiculture and Agricultural and everything about Farming.
Admission is free, but don’t even think about driving there. Car parking is crazily expensive to keep cars away. The alternative is the use of one of many shuttle buses where the return ticket costs just EUR 1.50. A list is on the website.
I never made it to Newbridge Demesne, which is near Donabate, north of Swords, but the event looks great! Two days (Sat and Sun) from 11:00-18:00. If you make it, let me know how it was! flavoursoffingal.ie/

+++ Dublin City Council nails Social Media!
On Wed 28 June, Dublin City Council proved that they have the expertise, the right people to implement it and the outstanding content to win the social media game!
Check out this: www.joergsteegmueller.com/2023/06/30/dublin-city-on-top-of-the-social-media-game/

+++ 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! :-)

+++ Coastival Dun Laoghaire
Coastival 2023 will run from 01-09 July and will celebrate Dun Laoghaire. The week-long festival will coincide with the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta and include lots of events each day both on land and water. In addition to a whole range of free events, there will also be the Coastival Nights, which are live gigs and comedy. The Coastival Nights that were free are all sold out. For many of the non-free events tickets are still available at coastivalnights.ie/
This Dublin Event Guide has lots (nearly all) of the free events included, but have a look yourself at www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/coastival for the whole list. (Scroll to the bottom of the page to find 96 event listings.)

+++ Parliament Street pedestrianised on weekends
Dublin City announced that Parliament Street (from City Hall to the Liffey) will be closed for traffic every Saturday and Sunday from 01 July until late August. To celebrate this and to get people to use the street, there will be some music and entertainment on Saturday and Sunday from 13:00-18:00. www.dublincity.ie/news/parliament-street-traffic-free-weekends-begins-saturday

+++ Nautical Star Compass – 3d Street Art
From 01-09 July Dun Laoghaire will have 3D Street Artists decorating the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire with optical illusions. The “exhibition” is called “Nautical Star Compass” and will be available 24hrs. www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/nautical-star-compass

+++ Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Festival
There are lots of events planned for this festival, but it isn’t made tooo easy to find out about the events. There is a Facebook page, but the nice and shiny event programme is only posted there as a set of photos and you find it only if you search for a LONG time (or if you are a Dublin Event Guide reader :-) ). The programme is at www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=578243181183616

+++ Leinster Fleadh – Traditional Irish Music – Irish Language
The Leinster Fleadh, or Fleadh Laighean, will take place in TU Dublin, Grangegorman and in venues around Dublin 7 from 03-09 July. All events are listed on www.leinster-fleadh.ie/fleadh-events/ and in particular watch out for the following free events:
Mon 03 July – 19:00: Official Fleadh Launch, Cobblestone, Smithfield
Tue 04 July – 10:30/11:30: Guided Historical Music Tours, Collins Barracks
Tue 04 July – 20:00: Traditional Irish Music Session, The Bohemian, Phibsborough
Wed 05 July – 11:30: Caife Gaeilge, Third Space, Smithfield
Wed 05 July – 19:00: Traditional Singing Circle with Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaíoch, The Bohemian
Thu 06 July – 20:00: Pop Up Gaeltacht & Seisiúin Ceoil, Hynes Bar, Stoneybatter

+++ NCAD mature student show: CEAD Works 2023
From 30 June – Thu 06 July the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Thomas Street, Dublin 8 is inviting to their NCAD Works graduate show. This show features 120 artists and 320 pieces of art. You will find paint, graphite, charcoal, metal, ceramic, wax, bronze, plaster, fabric, glass, photography used to express their artistic self. Opening hours are Mon-Fri: 10:00-16:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-16:00 and on the last day 10:00-14:00. www.ncad.ie/continuing-education/cead-student-exhibition

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=19&month=06&year=2023&search=week

+++ 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