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Merry Christmas!!
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Have a wonderful Christmas Weekend!
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Hi!!
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You might be surprised to see a Dublin Event Guide this week because there will be very very few events, but firstly I want to wish you a Very Merry Christmas!! And secondly, even “few events” means that some events will happen, so I can’t leave you stranded. ;-)
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Have a great time over these festive days. If you are with family or friends, enjoy the good sides of this. If you are on your own, make it as special as you can. And if Christmas is just not your thing, do not worry. That is perfectly fine as well. There is no right or wrong!
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If you feel alone, reach out to people that you know. And if you have nobody, say Hi on the Dublin Event Guide Facebook page in the comments to this post. I will get back to you and maybe other people will do that too.
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I will be in Germany over Christmas spending some time with family. It is my first time at Christmas in Germany for many years (I was here before Christmas for the Christmas markets, but not at Christmas, for quite some time). Where will you be?
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If you still have not bought any presents for Christmas this year, you are probably male. ;-) But imagine the horror in Germany: All shops are closed on Sundays (every Sunday!)! As a consequence you would have to do your shopping here TWO days before Christmas Day. Inconvenient, to say the least!!!! :-D
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Other than that, Germany is in Christmas mood as much as Dublin is, but – just in case you are not aware – the whole Christmas thing will peak on Sunday evening (24th), not on Monday (25th).
Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day is the important date. On Christmas Eve the Christ Child (not Santa!) will bring the presents. So on Sunday night, Germany is a Santa-free zone. :-o Christmas Day is then just a normal bank holiday, there is no big Christmas Dinner.
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Different countries have different Christmas customs. Share yours on the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page at facebook.com/DublinEventGuide
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Thank you for thinking of the Dublin Event Guide this Christmas. If you can, please help with a Christmas present (i.e. a donation) for the Dublin Event Guide. Thank you! donation, a sort of Christmas present for this weekly event publication. All your donations will be used for covering the cost of the Dublin Event Guide, none will go to me.
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Donations in December:
EUR 336
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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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Last week, the wonderful people that helped with a donation were Mark, Olwyn, Maria, P. Thanks so much! Your help is much appreciated and is making a difference. Because of you, the Dublin Event Guide continues spreading the word about free events!
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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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+++ They gave the walls a talking – The extraordinary story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan
12 Dec-31 Jan – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: included in normal admission
This temporary exhibition illuminates the evolution of The Pogues, the rise of punk rock, and the role of the Irish diaspora on the British music scene – as well as the genesis of the marvellously iconic ‘Fairytale of New York’. A collaboration with music magazine Hot Press.
epicchq.com/the-pogues-they-gave-the-walls-a-talking/
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+++ Entangled Islands – Ireland & the Caribbean
05 Sept-29 Feb – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: included in normal admission
Discover 400 years of Irish links to the Caribbean in this temporary exhibition (until February 2024) that tells the stories of a wide range of Irish people who traversed and settled in the Caribbean. It all started in the 17th century, when Irish indentured labourers were among the many thousands transported to work on islands acquired by the English. The Irish in time found their way into positions of power and privilege across the region, whether as plantation owners or colonial governors.
Entangled Islands traces this long and multifaceted history of connection through 19 key figures on either side of the Atlantic, from merchants and enslavers to poets and journalists.
Admission is included in the normal ticket price. Find out more here epicchq.com/entangled-islands/
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 23 December
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+ National Gallery Events: www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum Events: www.museum.ie/en-IE/EventCalendar
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+ 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
+ THE VERY LAST Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-14:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ 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/
+ The Moving Crib 11:00-17:30 St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
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+ Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the National Museum’s Collections 13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/1223/December-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Food & Drink in the National Museum’s Collections 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/1223/December-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Amapiano at Piano-licious – DJ Event 16:00-22:00 The Sound House, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/778695317657 (Booking required)
+ An Evening with Laurie Hartz, The Soulman Experience – Gig 19:00-22:00 Green Isle Hotel, Saint John’s Drive, Newlands Cross, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/770928125777 (Booking required)
+ Queen of he Sauce Age – Tribute to Queens of the Stone Age – Gig 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=743424234487370 (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
+ The Dionnes – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 24 December
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+ National Gallery Events: www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum Events: www.museum.ie/en-IE/EventCalendar
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+ Botanical Ornaments – Online Workshop – Chester Beatty Museum 10:00 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/online-botanical-ornaments/
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-12:00 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)
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ The Moving Crib 11:00-15:00 St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
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+ Worries Outternational Reggae crew – Reggae DJ 19:00-22:00 Dashi, 44-47 King Street North, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/640544454707 (Booking required??)
+ Peaceful Christmas Meditation with Juniper McKelvie 20:00-21:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/778840180947 (Booking required)
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And the free events for next week….
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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.
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Monday 25 December
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++ Christmas Day
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Merry Christmas from the Dublin Event Guide to all Readers, Followers and Supporters!
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+ NO events
On Christmas Day there are Christmas Swims in the morning, then there are some GOAL charity runs in some locations and after that it is back home to get ready for the Christmas Dinner.
A few years ago there was a place in the city centre that invited people without a family to have their Christmas dinner in that pub/restaurant, but I think that has not survived.
For tourists it is a really boring day and I always think we (or rather Tourism Ireland) should warn visitors that Christmas Day is a total write off for them, because there is not a single restaurant open and NO sites that you can visit. A few Spar shops (and similar) are open, that’s all.
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Tuesday 26 December
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St. Stephens; Day
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+ Live will resume. Sales are starting, but events are still more or less on pause and even some pubs are closed until 28 Dec.
+ Jar of Dirt – tribute to Alice in Chains – plus support – Grunge, Rock, Metal Gig – Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/323784177104692/
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Wednesday 27 December
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+ The Moving Crib 11:00-17:30 St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 28 December
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+ Viking Ireland Family Tour 11:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/Oct-Dec/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(3) (The website is not clear if the event is on Thurs or Fri, so please check!)
+ The Moving Crib 11:00-17:30 St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/Oct-Dec/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Johnny Rayge – Gig 21:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Friday 29 December
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+ The Moving Crib 11:00-17:30 St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
+ The Saints and Scholars of Ireland 11:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/Oct-Dec/Guided-Tour-The-Saints-and-Scholars-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/Oct-Dec/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the National Museum’s Collections 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/1223/December-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Food & Drink in the National Museum’s Collections 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/1223/December-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Taste the Pain tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers – Gig 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=743425431153917
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+++ Good Bye “Honest to Goodness” Market in Glasnevin
It was with huge sadness that we learned about the closure of the weekly Honest to Goodness market in Glasnevin and this Saturday is the last market, as far as I know. Many of the companies offerinmg their goods at this market have complained about the discontinuation when it was announced, but the organisers don’t see a possibility to continue and so another of Dublin’s popular Markets will regrettably disappear.
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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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+++ The Moving Crib is moving again
The Moving Crib is a crib that stretches across the whole basement of the St Martin Apostolate at Parnell Square and in which the figures move in a endearing way. So it is particularly suited for kids, but also adults will get something out of it. The Moving Crib is open from 11:00-17:30 every day (with a small number of exceptions) from 27 Nov until 07 Jan. Admission is free. The address is St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
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+++ THE DOCKERS OF DUBLIN PORT – EXHIBITION
From Thursday 23 Nov Dublin Port Company presents the exhibition “Solidarity – The Dockers of Dublin Port”. It will be on show in the newly refurbished Substation building on Alexandra Road and will describe the story of the dockers in Dublin Port, a story of hardship but also one of humour and resilience. The exhibition is open every Thursday until Sunday from 11:30-15:30. Admission is free. www.dublinportarchive.com/news_event/solidarity-the-dockers-of-dublin-port
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops and there are still some places available. The workshops are free and go for 45 minutes and are for children. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=13&month=11&year=2023&search=week
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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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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
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