The longest day
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Stoneybatter Festival, Lusk Summer Festival, Fingal Festival in a Van
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Hi!!
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This week saw a big day! No, definitely not the yearly election of the (powerless) mayor of Dublin on Friday night. But instead the summer solstice on Thursday night. Summer solstice is big on a number of levels. It is the astronomical start of summer. (Meteorologically the summer has already started on 01 June.) It is the longest day of the year and with that it is also the start of the shortening of the days. :-o
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This last fact always creates a brief sadness in me. I love the long days that we have in summer, the late evenings where it could be bright and reasonably warm until nearly 23:00. I know this is not the case this year (until now), but there have been such days before.
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Imagine if Ireland was a warm country and you could sit outside and eat and have some wine until midnight without needing a warm coat. ;-) “Dream on!” I hear you saying. :-D …but it is a nice dream, you have to admit. ;-)
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This weekend, the main events are the Stoneybatter Festival, the Lusk Summer Fest and the Rialto Community Arts Festival.
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And the Dublin Event Guide is late AGAIN. I know it is furstrating! Beleive me, it is frustrating me too. But all I can do is apologise. I was incapable to work through the night last night as I normally try to do. :-o
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Donations in June:
EUR 210
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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 Dermot and Frank helped with a donation. Thank you so much!! Dublin Event Guide Readers are AMAZING and our help and support is much appreciated by me and (hopefully) by all other readers of the Dublin Event Guide, because without you, the Dublin Event Guide couldn’t continue!
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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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Thank you!!
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 22 June
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++ Stoneybatter Festival – Workshops, Performances, Live Music, Talks 11:00-21:30 stoneybatterfestival.ie/schedule/
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ 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
+ 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 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Dublin Plein Air Painting Festival – Watch the painters doing their thing 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 heritageireland.ie/whats-on/dublin-plein-air-painting-at-farmleigh/
+ ‘Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology’ Tour 10:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
++ Lusk Summer Festival – Music, Food, Market Stalls, Kids Entertainment 11:00-20:00 Orlynn Park Green, Lusk, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/lusksummerfestival
+ ‘Viking Ireland’ Family Tour 11:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(3)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/live/things-to-do/markets/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ 40 years at the Blackrock Village Centre – Live Music, Games, Stilt Walkers, Popcorn, Candy floss, Face Painting, Balloons and more 12:00-16:00 Frascati Rd, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/944132574126068
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+ Ireland, Then & Now: Irish Symbolism in the Museum’s Collections – Tour – Stoneybatter Festival 13:00 / 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/062024/Stoneybatter-Fest-2024
+ Irish Textiles – Art, Community and History – Talk & Book Signing – Rialto Community Arts Festival 13:30-15:00 St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 468 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/902255810417 (Booking required)
+ Make It Yours! Family Sustainable Upcycling Fashion Workshop – Stoneybatter Festival 14:00 / 14:45 / 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/062024/Stoneybatter-Festival-Make-It-Yours-Sustainable-Up (Booking required)
+ Philosophy & Art – Workshops, Talk, Exhibition 14:00-18:00 New Acropolis, 43 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.eventbrite.ie/e/f913193304757 (Booking required)
+ ‘Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology’ Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Neuroconvergence Festival – festival to launch a new neurodivergent community concept – with performances, talks, panel discussion, kids entertainment and food 14:00-18:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.neuroconvergence.ie/ (Booking required)
++ Sounds Like Summer – Fingal Festival in a Van – with Asha Ari and Sophie Meehan 18:00 Millennium Park Blanchardstown, Snugborough Road, Blancharardstown, Dublin 15 festivalinavan.com/soundslikesummer/
+ Songwriters Showcase – Performance night – Rialto Community Arts Festival 19:30-22:00 St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 468 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/910632886477 (Booking required)
+ Dublin Choral Festival with 100 voices from across the United States of America 20:00-21:15 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/event/dublin-choral-festival-at-saint-patricks-cathedral (Booking required)
+ Lads Insane (Tribute to David Bowie) – Support from Everlong, Altered Lines, Nasty Jams – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/3787847061495346/
+ 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 Shift – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 23 June
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++ Stoneybatter Festival – Workshops, Performances, Live Music, Talks 09:00-21:00 stoneybatterfestival.ie/schedule/
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie
+ 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)
+ Rialto Django Trio Poetry Morning – Rialto Community Arts Festival 10:30 Bird Flanagan – Four Cafe, 471 S Circular Rd, Rialto, Dublin 8 rialtocommunityarts.com/event-schedule-2024/
+ The Big Dig Event – Archaeology for 6-12 year olds 11:00-16:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/913944180647 (Booking required)
+ Kids’ Drop By Activities: Children’s Erasmus Education Garden (Age 4+) 11:00/11:30/15:30/16:00 (20min) National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-5/2024-03-24/
+ 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/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Dublin City Council Hip Hop Showcase – Live performance with JYellowL – DJs, Dance Shows, Beatboxing 12:00-17:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/dublin-city-council-hip-hop-showcase/
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++ Sounds Like Summer – Fingal Festival in a Van – with Hazel Hogan and Niamh Bury 13:00 Lusk Bandstand, Lusk, Co. Dublin festivalinavan.com/soundslikesummer/
+ Ireland, Then & Now: Irish Symbolism in the Museum’s Collections – Tour – Stoneybatter Festival 14:00 / 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/062024/Stoneybatter-Fest-2024
+ ‘The Saints and Scholars of Ireland’ Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Guided-Tour-The-Saints-and-Scholars-of-Ireland-(3)
+ 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 spaces)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ 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/
+ Family Ceili at IMMA – Summer at IMMA – Music in the Courtyard 15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Roayl Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 imma.ie/whats-on/summeratimma-music-in-the-courtyard
+ Sound Bath – Rialto Community Arts Festival – with Urban Yoga Warrior 18:30-19:30 St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 468 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 rialtocommunityarts.com/sound-bath/ (Booking required)
+ The Bionic Rats – Ska, Reggae – Gig 18:00–22:30 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey St. Lower, Dublin 1 www.thegrandsocial.ie/events/the-bionic-rats-the-last-sunday-skank-free-in
++ Sounds Like Summer – Fingal Festival in a Van – with Hazel Hogan and Niamh Bury 18:30 Skerries Community Centre, Skerries, Co. Dublin festivalinavan.com/soundslikesummer/
+ Edinburgh Fringe Previews – Stand Up Comedy 19:00-21:30 Chaplin’s Bar, 1-2 Hawkins Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/909666475917
+ Icarus Comedy 19:30-22:00 Bruxelles, 8 Harry Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/925312794477 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
+ Rammstein Pre & After Show – Live music from Soldiers of Fortune (Tribute to Thin Lizzy) and Djs on 2 floors – Start time unclear – End time 02:30 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1480668872523917/
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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 24 June
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Maker Monday: Try our Makerspace tools – Drop-in event 16:00-20:00 Coolock Library www.dublincity.ie/events/maker-monday-try-our-makerspace-tools
+ The University of Oklahoma Men’s Glee Club and Women’s Chorus with Celtic Calling – 20th Century traditional and spiritual music for mixed choirs 19:30-20:30 St. Joseph’s Church, Glasthule, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/1227975701523826
+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1160345211634964
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 25 June
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ The Tailteann Games: Athletics, Art and 20th Century Nationalism – Talk 14:00 National Library. 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873660879 (Booking required)
+ Quee er Dublin Tour – Celebration of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community and its history 14:00 Meeting Point: Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/queer-dublin-tour (Booking required)
+ School Days Reminiscence Session 14:00 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/school-days-reminiscence-session (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 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/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Wednesday 26 June
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013
+ ‘Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology’ Tour 11:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ ‘The Saints and Scholars of Ireland’ Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Guided-Tour-The-Saints-and-Scholars-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Tour for First-Time Visitors: The Memories of Others by Akihiko Okamura 14:30 Photo Museum, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 14:30 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873660639 (Booking required)
+ Film Screening: Soul Kitchen (German with English subtitles) 18:00 Terenure Library www.dublincity.ie/events/film-screening-soul-kitchen
+ The Birth of Realism – Flowers in the Hamilton Field Hours – Talk 18:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/hybrid-talk-the-birth-of-realism-flowers-in-the-hamilton-field-hours/ (No booking for onsite talk, but booking required for online talk.)
+ Songs for Pride – music and spoken word night 19:00 Axis Ballymun, Main Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 axisballymun.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173654464 (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
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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+++ Sounds Like Summer – Fingal Festival in a Van
Fingal County Council and Festival in a Van are collaborating this June over two weekends to bring a free, open air, open-to-all festival with music, spoken word and dance to every corner of North Dublin. The next dates are
= Saturday 22 June
14:00 Rolestown Housing Estate (Eircode: K67 D265)
18:00 Millennium Park Blanchardstown (Enter at car park)
with performances by Asha Ari and Sophie Meehan
= Sunday 23 June
13:00 Lusk Bandstand
16:30 Skerries Community Centre
with performances by Hazel Hogan and Niamh Bury
festivalinavan.com/soundslikesummer/
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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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+++ Flavours of Fingal
NEXT weekend (29-30 June) the Flavours of Fingal event will take place at Newbridge House, Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, Co. Dublin from 11:00-18:00. If you come by foot, by bike or with public transport, admission is free. But if you come by car it gets expensive! You will have to pay up to EUR 30 to park your car. (Early Bird, pre-booking prices are 20/25 EUR.)
The Flavours of Fingal is a county show for Farmers, Foodies and Families. It is an agricultural event, but also a fun-filled family day out for all ages, showcasing the best of food and drink produce, with entertainment , shopping opportunities, music and family fun.
Have a look at flavoursoffingal.ie/home for all details.
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. 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=18&month=03&year=2024&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,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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