Only 10 to go!
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More Christmas Markets and events every where, Christmas at Farmleigh, Christmas at the Castle, Bohemia Flea Market
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Hi!!
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I remember when I was around 10 years of age that every year the Advents Calendar was an important tool to measure time. Every day we opened a little door and we were looking forward to finding a piece of chocolate in the form of a Christmas related item there.
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That bit of chocolate was great, but the other great thing was that we were able to see clearly how much longer we have to wait until we will celebrate Christmas and get some bigger presents.
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The Advents Calendar was and still is the only time in the year where this “time measuring” aid is provided to children. But what do you do now as an adult? Do you still use an Advents Calendar? There are versions now that are compatible with being a grown up. And do you use count down timers for anything else in your life? Like the days until your holidays? Or the days to your birthday?
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To be honest, I am not a fan of wishing your life away by “postponing happiness” until a certain date in the future. But there is nothing wrong with looking forward to an upcoming event as long as you also make best use of the time until then.
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Well then, here we go: Only 10 more days until Christmas! ;-) Enjoy the run up to it.
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Because there are only 10 days left until Christmas, also be aware that this weekend is the last weekend on which you can visit the Christmas Market at the Castle. The Christmas Market already closes on 18 Dec (which is definitely too early, but better having a short market than having no market)!
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Donations in December:
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 Eimear, Aislin, Annemarie, Angela, Donna, Fionnghuala and Maria were the wonderful and generous people who helped with a donation. Thank you so much! Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and it is truly a wonderful group of people who help keeping the Dublin Event Guide going. Join this exclusive group! Without donations to pay the bills I will not be able to continue.
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Love is Christmas – Gardiner Street Gospel Choir – Christmas Concert
Experience the magic of the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir as they spread the Christmas spirit through their powerful voices.
Get ready to be uplifted by the choir’s dynamic renditions of beloved Christmas classics, as well as their own unique gospel arrangements. Accompanied by their band, this live event will be a heartwarming celebration of Christmas. It will take place in the O’Reilly Theatre on Belvedere College in Great Denmark Street, near Parnell Square, Dublin 1. The concert will be on Friday 20 December at 20:00 (Doors: 19:30. Tickets will be available here www.getthislink.com/loveischristmas
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 14 December
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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
+ 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/
+ Christmas at Farmleigh – storytelling, puppet shows, horse and carriage rides, food market, choirs 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Northern End of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/christmas-at-farmleigh-3/
++ Boh’Oh’Ohemia Christmas Flea Market (Sat+Sun) 10:00-16:00 Kelly’s Yard, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 D07 C434 www.facebook.com/lezeitgeistfleamarket/
+ Sustaiwww.facebook.com/events/766838652125710
+ Red Stables Christmas Market 10:00-16:00 Red Stables, St.Anne’s Park, Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin 3 www.facebook.com/events/1257052688946771
+ Merchy Christmas – Merch Market 11:00-19:00 Grand Social, 35 Liffey St. Lower, Dublin 1 www.thegrandsocial.ie/events/merchy-christmas-the-fifth-day-1 (Adm free. Donation for Dublin Simon Community & The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund appreciated)
+ Christmas Spectacular Smithfield – Ice Rink & Ice Museum, but only Christmas Market is free 11:00-21:00 Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7 christmasspectacular.ie/
+ 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/
+ Silk Worm Families Drop-in Workshop: DIY Pom Poms (Age: 6-11) 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/drop-in-diy-pom-poms/
+ Palestine Solidarity Christmas Market 12:00-16:00 Connolly Books, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/944163430927752
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden/
+ Christmas at the Castle 2024 (28 Nov-18 Dec) 12:00-21:00 Dublin Castle (Courtyard), Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=958377999649882 (No tickets required!)
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+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland Archaeology Tour 13:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/Oct-Dec/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Christmas Market – Trinity Bar 14:00-18:00 Trinity Bar Venue
46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/479669741740299
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/Oct-Dec/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(4)
+ Ballymun Library Christmas Movie 14:00 Ballymun Library, Ballymun Road, Dublin 11 www.dublincity.ie/events/ballymun-library-christmas-movie
+ African Gospel Choir Dublin Performance – Dublin City Culture Club 14:00 Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Military Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873667272 (Booking required)
+ Christmas Concert with The Firhouse Ukulele Group 14:00-15:00 Castletymon Library, Castletymon Road, Dublin 24 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1101001869229
+ Christmas Carol Concert – Capella Mixed Voice Choir 15:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/cappella-mixed-voice-choir-14dec/
+ Artist Babs Tarr of Batgirl of Burnside in-store for a signing 15:00-17:00 Forbidden Planet, 5-7 Crampton Quay, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/8355910477779975
+ Winter Stories from Around the World (Irish and English) 15:30-16:30 Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1091303611479 (Booking required)
+ A Light Shines in Bethlehem – Newman Vocare Ensemble Carol Service 18:00-19:00 Newman University Church, 87a Saint Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1069090060149 (Booking required)
+ Saturday Trad Session 18:00 L Mulligan Pub, 18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/842242417981514
+ Deuce (Rory Gallagher Tribute) – Support: Blue Sun & Tridence Gig 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1084454562871607
+ 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
+ Special Brew – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 15 December
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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/
+ Christmas at Farmleigh – storytelling, puppet shows, horse and carriage rides, food market, choirs 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Northern End of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/christmas-at-farmleigh-4/
++ Boh’Oh’Ohemia Christmas Flea Market (Sat+Sun) 10:00-16:00 Kelly’s Yard, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 D07 C434 www.facebook.com/lezeitgeistfleamarket/
+ Sustainable Christmas Craft Market – National Botanic Garden – 70 stalls 10:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/766838652125710
+ 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)
+ Merchy Christmas – Merch Market 11:00-19:00 Grand Social, 35 Liffey St. Lower, Dublin 1 www.thegrandsocial.ie/events/merchy-christmas-the-fifth-day-2 (Adm free. Donation for Dublin Simon Community & The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund appreciated)
+ Christmas Spectacular Smithfield – Ice Rink & Ice Museum, but only Christmas Market is free 11:00-21:00 Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7 christmasspectacular.ie/
+ 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/
+ Sunday at Noon Concert: Michelle O’Rourke – mezzo-soprano, Máire Carroll – piano 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1079396647429 (Booking required)
+ Gauche Market Tacky Christmas Edition 12:00-17:00 Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1088579954949
+ Drop-in Drawing Class 12:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
++ Christmas at the Castle 2024 (28 Nov-18 Dec) 12:00-21:00 Dublin Castle (Courtyard), Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=958377999649882 (No tickets required!)
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+ Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society – Museums Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/122024/November-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ 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)
+ Not Just For Christmas: An illustrated talk on the life of a robin (not suitable for children under age of 12) 14:30 Rathfarnham Castle, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1000618005442380
+ Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One (ISL Interpreted) 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/122024/Irish-Sign-Language-Interpreted-Tour
+ 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/
+ Sunday Funday – Board Games Night 16:00-18:00 Beckett Locke, Point Square Village, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/847081713207
+ Icarus Comedy Christmas Show 19:30-22:20 Bruxelles, 8 Harry Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1112688765049 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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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 16 December
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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
+ Christmas at the Castle 2024 (28 Nov-18 Dec) 12:00-21:00 Dublin Castle (Courtyard), Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=958377999649882 (No tickets required!)
+ Christmas Craft Workshop 16:45-18:00 Pearse Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/christmas-craft-workshop
+ Barry McCormack and Hugh Buckley – Gig – Blue Note & Bossa Nova 20:30-22:30 The Blind Pig Speakeasy, 18 Suffolk St, Dublin 2 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/6008-barry-mccormack-and-hugh-buckley.html
+ 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
+ Fáilte Swing Dancing – Free Social Dance with Swing DJs 20:40-21:30 Dublin Studio, 11 Montague Lane, Dublin 2 www.failteswing.ie/classes
+ 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 17 December
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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
+ Christmas at the Castle 2024 (28 Nov-18 Dec) 12:00-21:00 Dublin Castle (Courtyard), Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=958377999649882 (No tickets required!)
+ Christmas Decorations Art Workshop – Dublin City Culture Club 14:30 Ballybough Community Centre, 49 Ballybough Road, Ballybough, Dublin 3 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873668080 (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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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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+++ CHRISTMAS AT THE CASTLE
The Christmas at the Castle – Christmas Market is back again this year and it is great! But it is ending already this week. :-o
Christmas at the Castle will run from 28 Nov until 18 Dec and it will be open from 12:00-21:00 every day.
It is in the Upper Courtyard of Dublin Castle, the PERFECT location for a Christmas Market. NO tickets are required (tickets for a Christmas Market was the daftest idea ever ;-) )
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In addition to the market stalls with Christmas goods and crafts, there will be artisan food sold to bring home. The vintage carousel for the children is also back.
In a marquee will be Christmas entertainment, in the Chapel Royal will be a Neapolitan crib and last but not least the already mentioned food stalls with food to eat on site will give you a chance to enjoy a nice evening out.
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+++ The Moving Crib
The Moving Crib in St Martin Apostolate, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 is a basement full of a crib installation in which the figures move continuously. It is great for kids, so give it a go when you are in town. All details are at www.stmartin.ie/crib/
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+++ Live Animal Crib at the Mansion House
From Wednesday 11 December until Monday 23 December (11:00-16:00 daily) and on Christmas Eve (11:00-13:00) the Live Animal Crib is back at Mansion House. The Live Animal Crib is a joint initiative between Dublin City Council and the Irish Farmers Association and an ill-informed mayor of Dublin cancelled it last year at Mansion House (it was set up at St. Stephen’s Green). This year it is back in the place where families found it many years before and hopefully also in the future, at Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. www.ifa.ie/farm-sectors/live-animal-crib-officially-opened-at-the-mansion-house/
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+++ Experience the Winter Solstice at Newgrange
Every year a lottery selects the few people that are allowed to be in the chamber of the passage tomb at Newgrange to experience the Winter Solstice. Newgrange was built thousands of years ago with no modern measuring equipment or computers. But it was built and aligned so perfectly that the rising of the sun on the shortest day of the year allows the direct sunlight to enter the tomb through a small opening above its entrance called the ‘roof box’, to illuminate the chamber for 17 minutes. (A clear morning is required.)
Only a few people will be allowed into the tomb, but you can experience it through a livestream from inside the passage tomb.
RTE will be broadcasting the livestream on Saturday 21 December from 08:40 on the RTE News channel and worldwide on the RTE Player, RTE.ie and the RTE News app.
Recordings of the livestreaming events in 2020, 2021, 2023 and after the event also of 2024 are/will be available on the OPW’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/c/OpwIe More details are here heritageireland.ie/learn/newgrange-winter-solstice/
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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:
+ 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
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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