Hi all!
Are you holding on tight to all your belongings? This is the worst year – as far as I can remember – for strong winds around that time of the year. The December/January/February period comes with quite strong winds in Ireland in most years, but this year it is extra strong. Having said that, we are soooo lucky in Dublin that we didn’t have to endure the main force of the winds, but were on the periphery only. In Cork and Kerry people felt the world was coming to an end in recent weeks. The great news is, though, that we are nearly through with it. So hold on to everything you care about so that it is not blown away and look forward to the calmer rest of the year.
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I hope you had a nice day on Friday. Some call it Valentine’s Day, others call it Friday. ;-) Either way, I hope you had a good day and if you need to feel a bit more love, then just feel the love that the Dublin Event Guide Community spreads. ;-) Nearly 20,000 subscribers and nearly 43,000 Facebook Likes, there is lots of love around. :-P
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The “Feel Good Slot” at this place in the Dublin Event Guide is to share some inspirational, motivational or thought provoking quotes, stories or video clips. You wonder why I added this section to this e-mail magazine? If your week was great, you might not need it, but most of us had some challenging moments in the last week and there could be more in the coming week and this section is for the people that want to overcome the hurdles, achieve more and remember that despite all, life is great!
Watch this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcXU7G6zhjU it is about the completely improvised rescue of a whale that got caught in a net. A great deed of people that took action when it was necessary. They worked really really hard and managed to free the whale, but the most impressive thing is what follows after the rescue: The whale celebrates being free again and performs a “show” for his rescuers – possibly to thank you!
Amazing that people can communicate with a whale and vice versa, but often people have trouble to talk to other people. It is just beautiful to see how this amazing animal shows its gratitude!
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This part is important to “keep the show on the road”:
Last week the wonderful people that helped with a donation were Bill G, Joe R, Catherine O’S, Tom McM. Thanks a lot for your help! Every bit counts and YOUR help is absolutely needed too to ensure that you – and everyone else – will continue to get the Dublin Event Guide every week.
The cost for sending the weekly newsletter is approx. EUR 170 per month and a donation from you of just EUR 12 per year will ensure that I will be able to pay the bills.
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I appreciate ANY help: EUR 12 would be great (that’s just 25 cent per week!), but even if it is just the price of 2 pints it will help.
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All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.
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This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.
It is a somewhat quieter week again, but I guess with the mad weather we are having, most of us don’t want to leave the house too much anyway.
Recommendations for this week are the Career Zoo on Sat if you are looking for a job and the Printfest, a great demonstration of how printing was done until a few years ago, also on Saturday. On Sunday, try out the Brocante Vintage Market and – if you didn’t go yet – also put the Science Gallery “Fail Better” Exhibition on your list again.
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Babytalk Festival – Ticket Competition
22+23 Feb – 10:00-17:00
O’Reilly Hall, UCD Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4
This is some popular competition and you have one very last chance to enter it. If you have done so already, please don’t enter a second time, your name is in the hat already.
Babytalk is a brand-new festival for babies and their families, expectant parents and anyone thinking of starting or adding to their family. Families and parents-to-be will be provided with information and can purchase baby-related products in a fun, relaxed environment.
The festival will feature shopping and exhibitors who will be showcasing their products and services and there will be a series of short talks from expert speakers including David Carey, Genevieve Becker, Sue Jameson, Fiona Rea and more.
An entertainment programme of music, stand-up comedy and children’s entertainers, including RTE’s Reuben, and Irish Mammies comedian Colm O’Regan will entertain the whole family.
There will be product & service demonstrations; an “Information Station” with representatives from parent support agencies; a reading and storytelling area with readings by authors and children entertainers. And there will be Cafe and play areas, free car parking, buggy parking, baby changing & feeding areas.
Tickets are EUR 10 for a day ticket and EUR 15 for the weekend ticket and you can buy them here: www.babytalkfestival.ie/buy-tickets . And lots more information about the festival can be found at www.babytalkfestival.ie
For 8 people the organisers have a special gift! They gave me 4 pairs of tickets and asked if I could give them to the Dublin Event Guide readers. So here it goes: If you want to win a pair of tickets, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject BABYTALK and with your full name, mobile phone number AND address (they are physical tickets) in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 13:00 on 17 February.
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Steve Cradock live at Cafe en Seine – Ticket Competition
Wed 19 Feb – 20:00
Cafe en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Steve Cradock, guitarist and founding member of the Britpop band Ocean Colour Scene, will be in Cafe en Seine on his Travel Wild – Travel Free tour for his third solo album. The album is described as a “21st century ode to Sixties psychedelia” and more information can be found at www.stevecradock.com In Cafe en Seine, he will be supported by Late City Edition, Biggles Flys Again and DJ David Hales.
Tickets are EUR 15 and can be bought at www.tickets.ie/events.aspx/artist/steve-cradock-tickets/113305 and for a competition in the Dublin Event Guide, the organisers of the gig have made two pairs of tickets available. If you want to win a pair of tickets, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject CRADOCK and with your full nameand mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 13:00 on 17 February.
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Band Competition – Indie Week – Apply Now
Indie Week Ireland 2014 is this year taking place in Limerick. It is the qualification round for Indie Week Canada and the winners will win flights to and accommodation in Canada. The event will take place at the end of April and will feature up to 30 bands and until 15 March bands can apply to take part. If you are part of a band that is interested in applying, check out www.facebook.com/indieweekireland
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Uber has arrived in Dublin!
If you have heard ANY tech/IT entrepreneurs telling their story in the last 2 years or so, I bet they mentioned a company called “Uber” (which should really be spelled Über, but Umlauts are not a strength of the English speaking world). Uber is a venture-funded startup that started in San Francisco. They have a mobile application that connects passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire and these vehicles are not taxis, but would be limousines or what was the hackney service in Ireland years back.
Because it is app based, it is a definite competitor to Hailo-connected taxis and it possibly was the app that gave the people around Hailo the idea to go that way. Uber is amazingly valued at 3.76 bio dollars.
Uber has now secretly arrived in Dublin as well. The first Uber trip was secretly made in Dublin on 10 Jan and the test phase continues. If you want to travel in style, check www.uber.com/cities/dublin Previously there were discounts available for during the test phase, but I am not sure if that still applies. Check the two links above.
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Tower Records is moving!
When you are reading this, Tower Records is in the middle of a massive move. The complete shops is moving from Wicklow Street (opposite Brown Thomas) to their new premises in Dawson Street (where the Waterstones Book shop was). Lock, Stock and Barrel they are moving everything over and will probably have LOTS of space in the new place to add more products and features etc.
Tower Records regularly have In-Store events, where bands are performing live and signing autographs and admission is nearly always free. With more space in the new shop, let’s hope that they will have even more events like that (and that they get better in spreading the word! ;-) )
Tower Records will re-open early next week, but a specific date has not been announced yet.
In their old place in Wicklow Street, the upmarket Swedish fashion brand COS (owned by the same company that owns H&M) will open, according to this article.
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Superquinn is no more!
Superquinn is gone for good…at least the name!
The company was founded in 1960 as ‘Quinns Supermarkets’ in Dundalk by Feargal Quinn and was once the most progressive and modern supermarket in Ireland. With loyalty cards already in 1993, and with a big focus on customer service (It came with a significantly higher price for products, though!) Superquinn was revolutionary.
Until 2005 the company was owned by the Quinn family. It then was run by a consortium of property developers and it was run into the ground: 2011 a receiver was appointed and then Superquinn was bought by Musgraves, the owners of Centra, SuperValu, Mace in Northern Ireland and Londis in the UK.
The Musgraves Group originally ran Superquinn as a separate business, but on Thursday (13 Feb) all 24 Superquinn shops were rebranded and are now part of the 223 SuperValu shops in Ireland.
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Donating to the Dublin Event Guide for free!?
Do you happily receive the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) every week? And do you make use of it at least sometimes? And would you like to help to keep it going? If you read this, then the answer is probably three times YES!
But I understand that giving a donation is not everybody’s thing. I can assure you that it will only be used to cover the cost for the Dublin Event Guide, but wouldn’t it be even neater if you could give money without having to use your own?
This is indeed possible! When you buy books online, buy them from Book Depository or from Amazon and use these links to go to the website:
www.bookdepository.co.uk?a_aid=dubevg for Book Depository and
www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&linkCode=ur2&tag=dubeveguiforf-21 for Amazon
You can also copy these links and send them to your friends. When you click on the link you books cost exactly the same as if you went to the Amazon or Book Depository website directly. But if you go via my links above, the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will get 5-8%. That’s not a lot, but if you and lots of other people used that link every time, it still would amount to a fair amount.
And if you want to buy from
Groupon use this www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=344250&v=4345&q=162396&r=140544 or for
LivingSocial use this www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=4319&id=140544
Giving money for free! That’s how easy it is. ;-) Thanks!
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This section is intended to feature new startup companies and projects. Opportunities that people saw and that they chose not to ignore. I am, however, experiencing a little technical problem with this section, so for now I won’t be able to use it. I will keep you posted.
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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie . For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is www.visualartists.ie/category/listings/dublin/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.
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100 Years Ago – A Reflection on the 1913 Lockout – in Paintings and Sculpture
01 Jan – 28 Feb
Axis, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9
RADE (Recovery through Art, Drama, and Education) worked with several participants on the production of an art exhibit based on the 1913 Lockout. Over eight months, the artists immersed themselves in the stories and history of the Lockout. The participants, many of whom are not originally artists, created art for this historical event. From paintings to wood and plaster sculptures, a work of emotional response to the trials faced by working class people during the 1913 Lockout emerged.
Admissionis free. axis-ballymun.ie/gallery/Default.3027.html
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Love Letters Exhibition
11-28 Feb (Mon-Fri 12:00-19:00)
Centre for Creative Practices (CFCP), 15 Pembroke Street, Dublin 2
The exhibition “Love Letters” will warm your heart this February. To coincide with this year’s Valentine’s Day the CFCP has decided to celebrate not only love, but the good old fashioned art of letter writing. They have an amazing archive of love letters -some recent, some very old, some funny, some heart-breaking and all of them thought provoking. And they are also displaying a selection of art works submitted by artists interpreting the love letter theme in their chosen media. – Admission is free.
www.cfcp.ie
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Project Arts Centre – Exhibitions
23 Jan – 14 Feb + 07 Feb – 14 Apr (11:00-20:00)
Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
There are two exhibition in the Project Arts Centre that both involve Czech Artist Eva Kotatkova and they both look really interesting. There is a small overlap of the two exhibitions so you could even see them both together. I wanted to tell you what they are about, but Curator talk is sometimes so cryptic, that I decided not to tell you anything about it. Just check out the description yourself here www.projectartscentre.ie/visual-arts/ and then go and visit the exhibitions! :-)
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Tonight, you can call me Trish – Group Exhibition
7 February – 22 March – Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-17:00
The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1
A group exhibition curated by RGKSKSRG, with artists Alan Butler (IE), Mark Durkan (IE), Mary-Jo Gilligan (IE), Oliver Laric (AT), Rachel Maclean (UK), Eilis McDonald (IE), Brenna Murphy (US), James Ó hAodha (IE), Pilvi Takala (FI) will take place in The LAB and the opening reception is on Thurs 06 Feb (18:00-20:00).
The opening will be preceded by an artist talk with Rachel Maclean at 17:00. The exhibition will be officially launched by Cliodhna Shaffrey, Visual Arts Advisor with the Arts Council.
The show features works by International artists Oliver Laric, Rachel Maclean, Brenna Murphy, and Pilvi Takala; with newly commissioned interventions by Dublin-based artists Alan Butler, Mark Durkan and Eilis McDonald; and ephemeral events by Mary-Jo Gilligan and James Ó hAodha.
“Tonight, you can call me Trish” invites artists and viewers to move through multiple states of being. This is an exhibition created through plural agencies at work; artists are artists, diviners, designers, mediators; audience is viewer, believer, conspirator, user; curator is conceptualist, choreographer, strategist, inputter.
www.lab.ie
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NCAD 1913 Tapestry Exhibition
10-28 Feb (13:00-17:00)
National College of Art And Design (NCAD) Gallery, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
The National College of Art And Design’s 1913 Tapestry exhibition (in collaboration with SIPTU) is on show from 10-28 Feb. It is a visual narrative of over 30 panels featuring graphic images from historic scenes of the 1913 lockout by artists Cathy Henderson and Robert Ballagh, commissioned by NCAD and SIPTU. More than 200 volunteers from over 30 organisations have participated in this large-scale exhibition during the last two years.
Admission is free. www.ncad.ie/
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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght
 08:00 – 12:00, Sat 15 Feb
Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.
www.irishcarboot.ie/
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Engineers Week
09:00, Sat 15 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
Engineers Week is a week-long programme of nationwide events to celebrate the world of engineering in Ireland. The week creates a positive awareness and spark enthusiasm about the engineering profession to people of all ages, especially students and their teachers and parents.
The full programme of events in Dublin for grown-ups is here. Most events are free.
www.engineersweek.ie/events-2014/
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Honest2Goodness Food Market
09:30 – 16:00, Sat 15 Feb
Honest2goodness, 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.
www.honest2goodness.ie
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Malahide Park Run (free)
09:30, Sat 15 Feb
Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.
www.parkrun.ie/malahide/
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SuperNatural Food Market
09:30 – 15:30, Sat 15 Feb
St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
www.supernatural.ie
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Belgard Weekend Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 15 Feb
Belgard Road, Dublin 24
The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.
It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.
www.facebook.com/belgardmarket
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Career Zoo – Job Fair
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 15 Feb
Convention Centre, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay Dublin 1
The Career Zoo 2014 takes place on Saturday and more than 10,000 job seekers are expected in the Convention Centre. And over 100 companies are offering about 1000 jobs.
In addition to the stands of the exhibitors (companies and colleges), there will be a Career Clinic, Career Workshops and the Techbox with a series of talks.
Admission to the event is free.
www.careerzoo.ie
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 15 Feb
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.
www.jamestownmarket.com/
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Merchants Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sat 15 Feb
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).
www.merchantsmarket.ie/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
10:00 – 17:30, Sat 15 Feb
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Stables Market
10:00 – 18:00, Sat 15 Feb
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.
The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.
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Temple Bar Food Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sat 15 Feb
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.
www.templebar.ie
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Art Teachers Tour: Early Irish Art in the National Museum
11:00 – 12:00, Sat 15 Feb
National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2
Join this tour to have a close look at artefacts on display in the National Museum which show the development of early Irish art, from the Neolithic to the 12th century with a focus on objects linked to the Leaving Certificate Art Curriculum. Limited to 20 teachers. on a first come first served basis. Admission is free and no booking required.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4158
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Blackrock Market
11:00 – 17:30, Sat 15 Feb
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 15 Feb
60 Camden Street, Dublin 2
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Sat 15 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Darwin Day Family Tour
12:00 – 13:00, Sat 15 Feb
National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2
Darwin’s birthday was on 12 February and you (Adults and accompanied children 7 yrs+) are invited to join zoologist Geraldine Breen on a voyage of the Museum’s displays and discover more about Darwin’s theories. Admission is free and no booking required.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4157
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Fail Better – Science Gallery Exhibition
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 15 Feb
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “Fail Better” and it will run from 07 Feb – 27 Apr. The title comes from Samuel Beckett’s “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” and the exhibition looks at beautiful and instructive failures. The purpose is to open up a debate on the essential role of failure in human creativity, in technology, science, design, business and sport.
20 unique exhibits, from a pair of explorer boots that caused Ranulph Fiennes to fail in an Everest attempt, via Christopher Reeve’s (Superman) original wheelchair, to a full-scale reconstruction of the the world’s worst or maddest invention: a big table that is meant to assist childbirth using centrifugal force.
I visited the exhibition and I definitely recommend it. Age-wise, I would think that it is suitable for children from Age 12/13 as long as the parents are prepared to read a good bit of explanatory text and then “translate” it for their children. There is no overly complicated stuff, but most of the exhibits are not self-explanatory. But there is a strong reason for bringing your kids: We have in general a negative attitude to Failure. This exhibition will help you to change that!
Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
www.sciencegallery.com/failbetter
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Ha’penny Flea Market
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 15 Feb
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Dux & Co will offer food and the Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.
www.thegrandsocial.ie/
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Printfest – Engineers Week 2014
12:00 – 16:00, Sat 15 Feb
National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Printfest gives you the opportunity to see the ‘engineering’ behind the traditional craft of letterpress printing, as volunteer active retired printers and typesetters demonstrate highlights of the Museum’s collection and share stories about their time in the printing industry. Printfest is suitable for all ages, with many printing and craft activities for all the family to enjoy.
This is a really interesting event and it is often fascinating to listen to the stories of the retired printers. At some points the historic printing machines will remain, but nobody will be able to explain them anymore, so use the opportunity now to hear about them.
Admission is free.
www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:00, Sat 15 Feb
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.
www.ifi.ie/
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Telescope Workshop
13:00 – 16:30, Sat 15 Feb
Scopes & Space, Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Park, Swords, Co Dublin
Scopes and Space Ltd. will run free telescope beginner classes on Sat 15 February. It doesn’t matter what telescope you have, if you are having trouble using it, or need advice on how to get the best possible views. Scopes and Space will help you. There will be two classes on Saturday. The first is at 13:00 and the second at 15:00.
You will need to book your seat as there is a limit of 30 people per class. Call 01-890 2736 or email sales@scopesandspace.ie
The classes will be about telescopes and their different types. You will learn a bit about the history of telescopes and most importantly how to use your telescope safely and properly.
Scopes and Space will also run other classes, for example on Astrophotography, Imaging the Planets, and lots of other topics.
www.scopesandspace.ie
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“My Favourites” – Walking Tour
14:00 – 16:30, Sat 15 Feb
Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”
Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095
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Dublin International Film Festival
14:00, Sat 15 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
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Comic Strip Creations – Family Programme
15:00 – 16:00, Sat 15 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
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Early House – Gig
19:00, Sat 15 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Sat 15 Feb
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Saturday Night Live Jazz
20:00 – 22:30, Sat 15 Feb
KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2
This is a weekly Saturday night jazz event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.
www.facebook.com/KCPeachesWineCave
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The Devils Jukebox – Gigs + DJs
20:00, Sat 15 Feb
Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
The Devils Jukebox is live music from 20:00-23:00 and DJs with Alternative, Punk, Rock, Metal & Garage after that. Every Saturday! Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub
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Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul
21:00, Sat 15 Feb
Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
Left, Right & Centre are playing Blues, Boogie +Soul with Noel Bridgeman on drums/vocals, Ed Deane on guitar/vocals and Paul Byrne on Bass/vocals.
Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/ArthursPub
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Sat 15 Feb
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.
www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html
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The Cravingz – Gig
21:00, Sat 15 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Edge Addiction – Launch Party
22:00, Sat 15 Feb
McGowan’s, 174 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin 6w
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 16 Feb
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.
www.jamestownmarket.com
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Merchants Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sun 16 Feb
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).
www.merchantsmarket.ie/
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Merrion Square Open Air Gallery
10:00 – 18:30, Sun 16 Feb
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.
www.merrionsquareart.com/
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Stables Market
10:00 – 18:00, Sun 16 Feb
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.
The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.
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Golden Rule in Buddhism – Chapel Address
10:45, Sun 16 Feb
Trinity College Chapel, Trinity College, Dublin 2
The series of events exploring how the Golden Rule (“Do to others as you would have them do to you”) is understood and applied across different faith traditions continues on Sunday. The speaker will be Dr Jude Lal Fernando of the Irish School of Ecumenics, TCD. He will talk about how the Golden Rule is understood and applied in Buddhism.
The address is in the context of the Sunday morning Choral Eucharist (Church of Ireland) which begins at 10:45. All are welcome. Full details of the Golden Rule Project can be found on the Chaplaincy website.
www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/29064.html
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Brocante Furniture & Vintage Market
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 16 Feb
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The Brocante Market will take place on Sun. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month.
www.facebook.com/thebrocantemarket
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Dun Laoghaire Market
11:00 – 16:00, Sun 16 Feb
People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
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Longmile Road Markets
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 16 Feb
Long Mile Road, Dublin 12
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Palestrina Choir
11:00, Sun 16 Feb
St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 83 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.
www.procathedral.ie/music/this-week
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Sun 16 Feb
60 Camden Street, Dublin 2
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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Eucharist with Choir of St. Patrick’s Cathedral
11:30, Sun 16 Feb
Church of St Catherine & St James, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8
The boys of the choir of St Patrick’s Cathedral sing hymns at the Eucharistin the St Catherine & St James Church in Donore Avenue.
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Sun 16 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Blackrock Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 16 Feb
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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Fail Better – Science Gallery Exhibition
12:00 – 18:00, Sun 16 Feb
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “Fail Better” and it will run from 07 Feb – 27 Apr. The title comes from Samuel Beckett’s “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” and the exhibition looks at beautiful and instructive failures. The purpose is to open up a debate on the essential role of failure in human creativity, in technology, science, design, business and sport.
20 unique exhibits, from a pair of explorer boots that caused Ranulph Fiennes to fail in an Everest attempt, via Christopher Reeve’s (Superman) original wheelchair, to a full-scale reconstruction of the the world’s worst or maddest invention: a big table that is meant to assist childbirth using centrifugal force.
I visited the exhibition and I definitely recommend it. Age-wise, I would think that it is suitable for children from Age 12/13 as long as the parents are prepared to read a good bit of explanatory text and then “translate” it for their children. There is no overly complicated stuff, but most of the exhibits are not self-explanatory. But there is a strong reason for bringing your kids: We have in general a negative attitude to Failure. This exhibition will help you to change that!
Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
www.sciencegallery.com/failbetter
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 16 Feb
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Chester Beatty – Japanese Tour
14:00, Sun 16 Feb
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
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Dublin International Film Festival
14:00, Sun 16 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
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Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up
14:00, Sun 16 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.
There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!
www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/
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Stella Bass Jazz Trio
14:00 – 16:00, Sun 16 Feb
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Family Drawing Sundays
14:30 – 16:30, Sun 16 Feb
Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2
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Eileen Gray and her Legacy – Lecture
15:00 – 15:45, Sun 16 Feb
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
During her lifetime Eileen Gray’s work received very little recognition in Ireland. An exception was the exhibition, organised by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland during the summer of 1973. Since then Gray’s designs have gained world-wide recognition and there is a permanent display of her work at the National Museum of Ireland. Join curator Jennifer Goff for the last in this five-part lecture series to find out more about Gray’s legacy here in Ireland and further afield.
Admission is free. No booking required. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
www.museum.ie/en/homepage.aspx
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Hands on History
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 16 Feb
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
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Museum Tour – National Print Museum
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 16 Feb
National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.
www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/guided-tours.html
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Printmaking and its role in the RHA – Lecture
15:00 – 15:45, Sun 16 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
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Sunday Sketching – Hugh Lane
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 16 Feb
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Sunshine Cafe – Sunday Jazz
15:00 – 18:00, Sun 16 Feb
Sunshine Cafe, 107 Lower George’s St, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
A weekly Jazz gig will take place in the Sunshine Cafe for your Sunday afternoon entertainment. The Jazzwise Duo (piano and double bass) play classic jazz including Broadway standards, Bossa Nova, Blues etc
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LJJ Band – Cafe en Seine
18:00 – 20:00, Sun 16 Feb
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The wedding and party band The LJJ Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.
www.longjohnjumpband.com/
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Saucy Sundays
18:30 – 23:00, Sun 16 Feb
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below). in short it is: The Viking Project, Sails, Mark Black, Amidships, The Appachis, Ross Breen Music and Chris Barry’s Boys.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall
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Sweeney’s Dixieland Jazzmen
18:30 – 20:30, Sun 16 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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The Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig
19:00, Sun 16 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass
19:30 – 20:30, Sun 16 Feb
St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass invites to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known choirs in Ireland will sing during the mass and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.
www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com
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Ind ecent Cigar Emporium
20:00, Sun 16 Feb
The Bernard Shaw, 12 Richmond Street South, Dublin 8
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Sunday Roast
20:00, Sun 16 Feb
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below). In short it is: The Kapitals, Valentine Black, Penrose, Chris Barry and his boys, Bernard Fitzpatrick
www.facebook.com/thesundayroast
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Apollo Sessions
20:30, Sun 16 Feb
Bleeding Horse, 24 Upper Camden St., Dublin 2
Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.
www.facebook.com/apollosessions
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Jawbone – Accoustic Folk & Blues Night
20:30, Sun 16 Feb
Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 00:00, Sun 16 Feb
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance
21:00 – 23:00, Sun 16 Feb
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.
www.facebook.com/groups/forrodelampiaodublin/
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Rhythm Rocker
21:00, Sun 16 Feb
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with alternating (week by week) live bands Pavement Kings, Donna & The Sazzy Catz, The Mosquitoes and The Pacifics from 21:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free.
www.globe.ie/events.php
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Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads
21:30, Sun 16 Feb
Ha’Penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.
www.billytreacy.com/
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Lads mar Dads – TV Programme
21:30, Sun 16 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
“Lads mar Dads” is a new 6-week series of reality TV on TG4, which will be broadcast every Sunday at 21.30 from 16 February. (It will be repeated on Mondays at 19:30.)
This series takes a look at what fatherhood is really like for the first timers in Ireland today. Will they be the metroseksual [wrong spelling because of spam filters!] fathers with the man-bag on hand at all times, ready to change a nappy in any situation, or will they lapse into the traditional role of the Dad and leave it to “those who know best”? How do today’s new fathers really cope with the biggest change in their living conditions, ever?
Each week various experts discuss all things Daddy and Baby, from childrens’ allowance to the baby with reflux, to the couple planning their first night out on the town since the baby was born. But the Dads will have their say too, with well known dads Nicky Byrne, Ray d’Arcy, Bernard Dunne and Dara Ó Cinnéide telling you how it was for them and what the lads should expect.
www.facebook.ie/ladsmardads
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Cool Hand Dukes
22:00, Sun 16 Feb
Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.
www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Mon 17 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:00, Mon 17 Feb
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.
www.ifi.ie/
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Casanova & his Love of Fine Food – Talk
18:30, Mon 17 Feb
Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Lover, gambler and writer, Giacomo Casanova was on top of that a passionate foodie. Deciphering his memoirs, Alice Schutte, lector at Trinity College, explores his taste in gastronomy and the significant role it plays in his biography.
Admission is free, but RSVP is required to info@alliance-francaise.ie with subject “RSVP Casanova”
www.alliance-francaise.ie/
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LUCILIN Ensemble – Concert
18:30, Mon 17 Feb
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
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War Literature and Disability
19:00 – 20:00, Mon 17 Feb
Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2
The sixth seminar in the ‘Disability and Literature’ series, organised by the School of English and the MSc in Disability Studies, will be held in the Trinity Long Room Hub. The topic is ‘War Literature and Disability’, and speakers include Prof Gerald Dawe and Dr Eve Patten (School of English, TCD).- The seminar is free and signed by an ISL interpreter.
www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2014-01-13disability_and_literature.php
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Craft Beer Walking Tour
19:30, Mon 17 Feb
The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1
A weekly free Craft Beer Walking Tour started last Monday in Dublin. Meeting Point is in the Beerhouse and during the evening you will visit four Craft Beer Pubs. The tour is free and you pay for your own beer.
www.facebook.com/craftbeerdublin
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Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night
20:00, Mon 17 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar
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Song Cycle
20:00, Mon 17 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free. The line-up this week is James Gillespie & more.
www.whelanslive.com
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The Monday Echo
20:00 – 22:30, Mon 17 Feb
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.
www.facebook.com/themondayecho
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 23:00, Mon 17 Feb
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Crafty Mondays – Open Mic
21:00, Mon 17 Feb
Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
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Loose – Trad Sessions
21:00 – 23:30, Mon 17 Feb
Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
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Importance of photography and new media to the RHA
10:30 – 11:15, Tue 18 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
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“My Favourites” – Walking Tour
11:00 – 13:00, Tue 18 Feb
Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will on Tuesday now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”
Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Tue 18 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Atheists in the Pub
19:30, Tue 18 Feb
Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
Atheists in the Pub is a regular meet-up organised by Atheist Ireland, but you don’t have to be a member (or an Atheist) to attend. The guest speaker on Tuesday will be talking about his experience of growing up as an Atheist in Pakistan.
www.atheist.ie/
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Being Jewish in France during the Second World War’
19:30, Tue 18 Feb
Burke Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
The Annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture will be take place on Tuesday. Professor Renée Poznanski (Ben Gurion University) will speak on the topic: ‘Being Jewish in France during the Second World War’. Admission is free and all are welcome
http;//www.tcd.ie/nmes/news/
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Ukulele Tuesday
19:45 – 22:00, Tue 18 Feb
Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.
www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday
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Ben Prevos Blue Tuesdays
20:00 – 23:30, Tue 18 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig
20:00, Tue 18 Feb
Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub
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Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social
21:00, Tue 18 Feb
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
Every Tuesday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.
Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).
www.facebook.com/pages/Jazz-Jam-Session-at-The-Grand-Social/224553674385198
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Phoenix Big Band
21:00 – 23:00, Tue 18 Feb
Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4
The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.
Admission is free.
The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666
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Dublin International Film Festival
09:00, Wed 19 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Wed 19 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Little Museum – Big J Wednesday
12:00 – 17:00, Wed 19 Feb
Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
The Little Museum of Dublin secured sponsorship from Johnston, Mooney & O’Brien until October 2014 and will therefore be able to continue the Big J Wednesday: Every Wednesday from 12:00-17:00 admission into the museum is free thanks to the bread company. There are free guided tours every hour.
www.littlemuseum.ie/
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:00, Wed 19 Feb
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.
www.ifi.ie/
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The Herbarium – Hidden treasures
15:00, Wed 19 Feb
National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
“The Herbarium – Hidden treasures of the National Botanic Gardens” with Matthew Jebb will tell you about the three-quarters of a million pressed plant specimens and about how these are used in the naming and identifying of plants, working out their distribution, flowering seasons and even for tracking climate change.
Admission is free.
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm
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Havana International Language Exchange
16:30 – 19:30, Wed 19 Feb
Havana Tapas Bar, Georges St, Dublin 2
The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.
www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
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Identity and mental illness
18:15 – 20:15, Wed 19 Feb
Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
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Composer Gráinne Mulvey – Lecture
18:30, Wed 19 Feb
Boydell Recital Room, House 5, TCD, Dublin 2
The Music Composition Centre is inviting to a lecture by Composer Gráinne Mulvey. The composer will talk about her work focusing on timbre and colour, utilizing the harmonic series with reference to her CD due to be released in late February, by Parma Recordings LLC. She will also speak about her recent collaborative project ‘Don’t Walk’. This event is free entry and all are welcome to attend.
www.tcd.ie/music-composition/events
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Painting in Parenthesis – Talk
19:00, Wed 19 Feb
Green On Red Gallery, 26-28 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2
The talk “Painting in Parenthesis (In Brackets!): Where does the medium end and the idea begin?” takes place and it seems there is no Admission Charge.
Since the 1960s, the conceptual justification for painting practice has forced many would-be painters to discard their painting brushes altogether for another medium or even career. Before Conceptualism and Rosalind Krauss’ heralding of the “post-medium condition”, painting was happy just being painting; with historical and metaphysical self-justification. Then, following Clement Greenberg – when art was art and everything else was everything else – art began its vanity project of self-reflection. The What? and Why? of art was posited. Painting was speechless in the interrogation lights of this conceptual, contextual and academic turn.
www.greenonredgallery.com
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King Kong Club
20:00, Wed 19 Feb
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.
The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.
www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin
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The Song Room (open mic)
20:30, Wed 19 Feb
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.
www.theglobe.ie/events
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The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)
20:30, Wed 19 Feb
Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2
“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.
www.facebook.com/zodiacsessions
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Bad Boy Jake
21:00, Wed 19 Feb
Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, 5 Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s
21:00, Wed 19 Feb
Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Every Wednesday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN
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The Road to Edinbro – Comedy
21:00 – 23:00, Wed 19 Feb
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
Comedians Danny O’Brien and Rory O’Hanlon are getting their solo shows ready for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 and they are inviting you to a preview of their two solo shows on Wednesday. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/events/1454695368091563/
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Inn Jokes – Comedy Club
21:30, Wed 19 Feb
Patriot’s Inn, 760 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Colm O’Regan’s Inn Jokes Comedy Night takes place again on Wednesday. The line-up this month is Joe Rooney, Rory O’Hanley and Donal Vaughan. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/events/719723618060867/
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Trad Session
21:30, Wed 19 Feb
Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru), 4 Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 11
Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).
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Is there a Phenomenology of the Unconsciousness? – Conference
09:00, Thu 20 Feb
Newman Building, UCD Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4
The 2-day conference “Is there a Phenomenology of the Unconsciousness?” will take place on 20+21 Feb. Admission is free, but registration is required.
“This conference brings together some of the leading contemporary philosophers in Paris and Dublin, and pursues the question: What does it mean to be oneself? It will address the relationship between conscious experience and the hypothesis of the unconscious. The conference will involve researchers and students engaged in philosophy, psychology, psychoanalysis.”
All details are here. Further information & registration: dylan.trigg@ucd.ie or dorothee.legrand@ens.fr
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Monk-ie Business
11:00 – 12:00, Thu 20 Feb
National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2
At this family event (from Age 8) Children’s author Debbie Thomas will take you back a thousand years to a remote time and place: an island off Ireland where medieval monks hid themselves, and a holy treasure, from marauding Vikings. Join Debbie on a treasure hunt for the priceless Goblet of Dripping and, on the way, find out all about monks and their medieval habits. Admission is free and no booking required, but places are limited. Meet at Reception.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4162
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Thu 20 Feb
60 Camden Street, Dublin 2
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Thu 20 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Materials for Costume – Talk
13:10, Thu 20 Feb
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
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A Hundred Years Ago – Play
17:30, Thu 20 Feb
NCAD, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
A play entitled “A Hundred Years Ago” takes place in the context of the 1913 Tapestry Exhibition in NCAD. Admission is free and the location is the Harry Clarke House Lecture Theatre.
“It is based on original writings and is delivered with bawdy humour that includes both jaunty and haunting ballad songs. A cast of 8 non-professional actors from RADE will perform, accompanied by professional musicians.”
www.ncad.ie/gallery-event/view/1913-tapestry
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War in the Shadows – Book Launch
18:30 – 20:30, Thu 20 Feb
Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
The Book Launch for “War in the Shadows – The Irish-American Fenians who Bombed Victorian Britain” by Shane Kenna takes place.
The book looks at the Fenian Dynamite Campaign in 1880’s Britain and examines the unprecedented way the Irish question dramatically entered British consciousness in one of the first modern terrorist campaigns.
Find more information about the book on the event page below.
www.culturefox.ie/event/book-launch–war-in-the-shadows-by-shane-kenna/25762.aspx
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“My Favourites” – Walking Tour – Night Walk
19:00 – 21:00, Thu 20 Feb
Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”
Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095
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The Poor Boys – Gig
19:00, Thu 20 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Bird and wildlife photography
19:30, Thu 20 Feb
National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The lecture “Bird and wildlife photography” with Michael Harris takes place in the Botanic Gardens. Admission is free. (The event is organised with the Tolka branch of Birdwatch Ireland.)
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm
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Dimestore Recordings presents
20:00, Thu 20 Feb
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland
21:00, Thu 20 Feb
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.
www.international-bar.com/music.html
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Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul
21:30, Thu 20 Feb
Frank Ryan’s Bar, Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.
www.frankryans.com
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McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions
21:30, Thu 20 Feb
J. McNeills, 140 Capel Street, Dublin 7
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Fri 21 Feb
60 Camden Street, Dublin 2
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Fri 21 Feb
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Ross Skelton – Author
13:00 – 14:00, Fri 21 Feb
Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
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Dublin International Film Festival
16:30, Fri 21 Feb
Dublin (various locations)
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Fri 21 Feb
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Litríocht na Gaeilge ar fud an Domhain
20:30 – 21:00, Fri 21 Feb
Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Fri 21 Feb
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.
www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html
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Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats
21:00 – 02:30, Fri 21 Feb
Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2
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The Cravingz – Gig
21:00, Fri 21 Feb
Mother Reilly’s, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
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Gangs – Gig
22:30, Fri 21 Feb
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Banter: Living for the City – Alternative Spaces
Wed 26 Feb – 18:30
Twisted Pepper, Abbey Street, Dublin 1
“Banter: Living for the City – Alternative Spaces” with Dave Smith (Mabos), Orlaith Ross (The Crypt), Laura G Dovn (Block T) & Peter O’Brien (Upstart) will take place on 26 Feb. If you want to attend, sign up here: thisisbanter.com/ until midnight 17 Feb. Admission is free.
This fifth ‘Living for the City’ Banter outing looks at the alternative spaces we have around Dublin. In recent times, we’ve seen a huge growth in new venues and creative spaces in and aroudn the city which have provided audiences with something other than the norm when it came to entertainment.
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Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks
16+22+23 February
There will be 3 guided walks in the Dublin Mountains in February. The walks are organised by the Dublin Mountain partnership and vary from easy to moderate. Have a look at their webpage for all details and make sure you register in time if you want to take part.
All details can be found on the website www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1 All walks are free, but pre-registration is required.
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Not free, but interesting nevertheless:
Dublin International Film Festival: 13-23 Feb
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