17 years of Dublin Event Guide!
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Multicultural Celebration Family Fun Day, Bohemia Flea Market, Irish Wolfhound Dog Show, Skerries Traditional Music Weekend, Bloomsday Festival
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Hi!!
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Can that be? Is is really already 17 years since I sent that very first “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” mail to 10 of my close friends? I went to a brilliant event the weekend before. It was a free event that should have attracted thousands and thousands of people, but there were only about 500. And I realised that because it was free, the advertisement for the event was not great and therefore all this thousands of people lost out.
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That’s when I decided to tell my friends about the cool free events that are happening in Dublin (The non-free events always had plenty of money to advertise.) So it was a simple short mail with just one or two events for the coming weekend in it. That’s how it all started.
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Over the coming weeks I told few more people and then they all told their friends and from 10 it grew to an amazing 24,000 over the years and on Facebook we went from 0 up to 4000, then down to close to 0 (thanks to Facebook) and now we are at more than 83,000! And nothing of this was initially planned! ;-)
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Whenever and however you found the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”, you are extremely welcome and feel free to tell your friends too. We might even grow more! :-)
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Despite the 17 years, I know that there is STILL one big problem: You would like to get the Dublin Event Guide earlier than when it is sent! I fully understand that and thank you for your interest and support.
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The Dublin Event Guide is a completely free service that I provide in my spare time. I spend approximately 12 to 14 hours to creating it every week and unfortunately I have to do that when I’m not working.
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So for that reason I start on a Friday evening and then work through the night until the Dublin Event Guide is finished. When you get it, no matter what time it is, I will not have slept yet on a Friday night because I’m trying to do my best to get it to you as soon as possible. I am not saying that to get your sympathy, but just to explain why it is late.
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The sending time is very unpredictable because I’m sometimes not as efficient as I should be and often also don’t know how many events there are. I check through more than 400 webpages every week to find events for you. Every week I’m trying to be finished as fast as possible but often it doesn’t work as I would like it to.
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Thank you for your continued support nevertheless and one day I will hopefully either find somebody who will sponsor me so that I can dedicate my time fully on the Dublin Event Guide and don’t need a day job. ;-) Until then it will have to be created during my sleepless Friday night.
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Donations in June:
EUR 65
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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 Dean and Annie helped with a donation. Thank you so much!! Your 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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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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Football Festival at the Square Tallaght
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 08 June
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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/
+ 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)
+ Marine Life for World Oceans Day – Pop Up Chats for Families at the Dead Zoo – with ISL interpretation 10:30-11:15 + 11:45-12:30 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2024/202406-(1)/ISL-Event-Pop-Up-Chats-at-the-Dead-Zoo
+ Skerries Traditional Music Weekend – Concerts, Recitals, Workshops, Sessions and Street Music (Fri-Sun) 11:00-23:00 skerriestraditionalmusic.com/
++ Multicultural Celebration Family Fun Day – music, dance, sport, creative activities and food stalls 11:00-14:00 St. Patrick’s Soccer Grounds, Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.dublincity.ie/events/multicultural-celebration-family-fun-day
+ Philippine Independence Day 11:00 St John Bosco Youth Centre, Davitt Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 www.facebook.com/events/445013027885853
+ The History of Art in Ireland Tour – National Museum 11:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Guided-Tour-The-History-of-Art-in-Ireland-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 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Qigong in the roof garden 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden-3/
+ Pre Eid Bazaar Maktab with over 30 stalls 12:00-18:00 Lucan Islamic Centre, South Dublin Football League Complex, Ballyowen Park, Newlands Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/472321325158929
+ In conversation with Damien McGlynn Director of CREATE the National Development Agency for Collaborative Arts) – Talk 12:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/062024/Public-Talk-In-Conversation-we-make-our-own-histor
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+ Safer Together Summer Festival – games, face painting, magic show 13:00-17:00 Millennium Park, Dublin 15 www.facebook.com/events/409520128559618
+ Gothic Picnic Dublin 13:00-19:00 Iveagh Gardens, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/446959674476882
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(3)
+ 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)
+ Rhinos, Creepy Future., Arcane Montane, Indigo Lights – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1310148523028736/
+ 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
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Sunday 09 June
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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)
+ Skerries Traditional Music Weekend – Concerts, Recitals, Workshops, Sessions and Street Music (Fri-Sun) 11:00-23:00 skerriestraditionalmusic.com/
+ 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/
++ Championship Irish Wolfhound Dog Show 11:30-15:30 Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.farmleigh.ie/events/championship-irish-wolfhound-dog-show/
++ Bohemia Flea Market – with 100+ stalls – Indoor & Outdoor 11:00-17:00 Kelly’s Yard, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/lezeitgeistfleamarket/
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+ Ireland, Then and Now: Irish Symbolism in the Museum’s Collections – Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/062024/June-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 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/
+ Recovered Voices – Tour – National Museum 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/062024/June-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ 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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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 10 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
+ Tea for Harmony: Art to Enrichment – Talk 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/tea-for-harmony-art-to-enrichment/
+ Maker Space: Introduction to 3d printing 18:00-20:00 Coolock Library www.dublincity.ie/events/maker-space-introduction-3d-printing
+ Gaining international recognition: Joining the League of Nations – History Talk 18:30 Terenure Library www.dublincity.ie/events/gaining-international-recognition-joining-league-nations
+ 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 11 June
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+ Bloomsday Festival 11-16 June www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/
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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
+ ‘High Strangeness’ Exhibition Workshop for Adults 10:30-12:00 Cabra Library www.dublincity.ie/events/high-strangeness-exhibition-workshop-adults (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 12 June
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+ Bloomsday Festival 11-16 June www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/
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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
+ ‘High Strangeness’ Exhibition Workshop for Parents & Babies/Toddlers 10:30-11:15 Cabra Library www.dublincity.ie/events/high-strangeness-exhibition-workshop-parents-babies-toddlers (Booking required)
+ Life of Frank O’Connor – Pembroke Library’s first librarian – History Talk 13:00 Pembroke Library www.dublincity.ie/events/life-frank-oconnor-pembroke-librarys-first-librarian (Booking required)
+ Joyce and Heaney Connections – Tour – National Library 13:00-14:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/person-tour-joyce-and-heaney-connections-0 (Booking required)
+ Finnegans Wakeshop – Talk – Bloomsday Festival 13:00-14:00 James Joyce Centre, North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1 www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/finnegans-wakeshop/ (Booking required)
+ Slow Art Tour – Dublin City Culture Club 16:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873660622 (Booking required)
+ “She’s In Jail” – Documentary about Hong Kong activist Chow Hang Tung 17:00-19:00 Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts’ Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/film-screening-shes-in-jail-about-hong-kong-activist-chow-hang-tung.php
+ Annotating Joyce’s Ulysses for the Internet – Bloomsday Festival 18:00-19:30 DLR Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/bloomsday-lecture-annotating-joyces-ulysses-for-the-internet/
+ Nutrition as we age – Talk 18:30 Finglas Library www.dublincity.ie/events/nutrition-we-age (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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Thursday 13 June
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+ Bloomsday Festival 11-16 June www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/
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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
+ ProductCamp Dublin – Unconference for technology Product Management, Product Marketers and Product Development professionals 10:00-17:00 TU Dublin, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 productcampdublin.com/ (Booking required)
+ Boulevard Bloom Event – with Food & Drink, Music, Reading – Bloomsday Festival 11:00-13:00 Cow Parlour off Cork Street in Dublin 8 www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/boulevard-bloom/
+ 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)
+ Tour of ‘Sacred Trust’ for adults – in Ukrainian 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/tour-in-ukrainian-jun24/ (Booking required)
+ The Saints and Scholars of Ireland Tour – National Museum 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)
+ Seamus Heaney & Fatherhood – Talk – National Library 13:00 Online www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-talk-next-thing-he-spoke (Booking required)
+ History Talk: Sarah Cecilia Harrison – Dublin’s first female councillor 18:30 Drumcondra Library www.dublincity.ie/events/history-talk-sarah-cecilia-harrison
+ “Flowers of Sleep”: Bringing Paddy Dignam from Sandymount to Glasnevin – Talk – Bloomsday Festival 18:30-19:30 James Joyce Centre, North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1 www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/flowers-of-sleep-bringing-paddy-dignam-from-sandymount-to-glasnevin/ (Booking required)
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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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+++ 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,
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