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.

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.

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.

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

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.

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.

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).

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

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.

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.

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.

A “Music Open Day” for parents, teachers and prospective junior students will take place in the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama. Experience & try new instruments, listen to musical performances and meet the teachers.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

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.

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.

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. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

Every first Saturday of the month, an Art & Vintage Market will take place at the In-Spire Gallery. There will be jewellery, clothes, furniture, acessories and ceramics.

Admission is free. A wine reception will take place at 18:00.

The next PopUp Record Fair at Sweeney’s Bar (upstairs) takes place on Saturday. There will be dealers with plenty of vinyl and discounted CDs from every genre. Private sellers welcome.

Admission is free and there are more details on the website below.

Puca Puppets will do some performances on Saturday between 12:00 and 15:00. Suitable for 3-6 year olds and their families. Admission is free and tickets are available at the Visitor Centre Reception (01-6770095)

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.

The Irish Society of the Friends of St. James, a voluntary organisation to promote the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, is inviting to a Practical Information Day.

Camino Experts will answer your questions and provide information on walking routes, pilgrim passports and books, member application forms as well as tips for packing.

The event takes place in St. James’s Church Centre, James’s Street, Dublin 8 on Sat 1 March between 13:00 – 16:00. Admission is free.

“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

This is a free event where everyone is invited to come along with broken possessions (such as household items, bikes, clothes, electronic goods, toys and so on) and learn how to repair them alongside expert volunteers in a café environment. In doing so you can find out how easy and satisfying it is to repair instead of buying new, and save money in the process. If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee or share your skills and lend a hand with someone else’s repair job. There will be plenty for kids to do too.

What a great idea! Hopefully this will become a regular event.

The New Theatre supports New Writing and there is usually a free Playreading on the first Saturday of each month.This month “Beneath the Cedar Tree” by Frank Shouldice is the playreading.

Admission is free, but a suggested donation of EUR 2 would be very much appreciated.

The 10 Piece Old-Skool Jamaican Ska Band “Interskalactic” is performing in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

Unit 1 is inviting to an exhibition focusing on sound in performance with Alex Conway, James McCann & Mick O’Shea.

The artists will perform from on Saturday as part of “Broadstone Invited Artists”.

Admission is most likely free. The Facebook Event Page doesn’t specify an admission charge, but doesn’t say either that it is free, so maybe check before going.

Vantastival 2014 is only weeks away and some of the best acts from the festivals line-up will play in Sweeney’s accross 2 floors- The line-up is: The Viking Project, Bunoscionn, Kapitals, The Cold Draw, Animal Beats, The City Apples, Red Dancers Cometh, Cult Called Man, BeRn, Guilty Boy Association.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

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.

The Splendid Lunatics one of Ireland’s best improv troupes will make up scenes sketches and songs on the spot based on your suggestions in their Improv Show on Saturday.

Admission is free.

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.

Rory Gallagher Birthday Celebration & Festival Launch will take place with an acoustic set from Dave McHugh (guitar/volcals) and Christian Volkmann(Harp) and a full band set from Deuce (Rory Gallagher Tribute Band).

Admission is free.

The Song Room & Hamlet Sweeney present “Play It On”, an evening of diverse original music in a format similar to TV show ‘Later with Jools Holland’. 3 acts will each perform 2 small sets back to back. A 4th act (full band) will then finish the evening with a full set.

The line-up for the night is: Jupe, Laura Elizabeth Hughes, Silences, Davina Brady

Admission is free and you can find more details on the website below.

The Dublin City Rounders will perform Americana, Western, Swing and Blues in the Horse Show House. Admission is free.

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.

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).

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.

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.

The Smithfield Horse Fair was a long standing institution where for many years at the first Sunday in every month, horse traders (mainly from the travelling community) came together to sell and buy horses. The fair is a right that is firmly written down. However, bad treatment of animals, anti-social behaviour and other problems (even a shooting) turned this horse market into a nightmare for Dublin City.

Instead of stopping it, Dublin City decided to limit the market to twice per year and so the newly regulated Smithfield Horse Fair takes place on the first Sunday in March and in September.

To take the trading element out somewhat and to add another “softer” dynamic, music, storytelling and other entertainment was added.

The March Horse Fair is the first this year and only the third since the changes to the new rules and nobody knows yet if it will still be a horse market or maybe not anymore because the traders stay away and sell and buy their horses elsewhere.

The Entertainment will run from 10:30 until 13:30:

+ 10:30 Slide Guitarist / 11:00 Story session / 11:30 Traditional Irish music / 12:00 Slide Guitarist / 12:30 Story session / 13:00 Traditional Irish music

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 Swami Purnananda of the Eire Vedanta Society. He will speak about the Golden Rule in Hinduism.

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.

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

There seem to be TWO weekly markets on Long Mile Road and both are very close to each other. One is behind Wigoders on Long Mile Road (across the road from Aldi). It hosts more than 50 stalls and there is also a Cafe on site. www.facebook.com/WigodersLongmileMarket And the other one is just on the other side of the road, next to Aldi. www.facebook.com/TheLongMileRdMarket

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.

The next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin. A market/flea market for vintage items, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month. There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items. Sounds interesting and with 30 stalls, it is well worth a visit. There will also be food, hot drinks and a DJ.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will feature the Complete Haydn Piano Sonatas XII performed by Fionnuala Moynihan and Peter Tuite.

Admission is free.

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!

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

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.

On Sunday a Family Sketching with artist Frances Coghlan will take place. The theme is “Spring”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended.

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

The Curator’s Talk “The Irish Soldier on Film” will take place in Collins Barracks.

An important element of the exhibition Soldiers and Chiefs is rare film footage capturing Irish military history from the early 20th century. Join curator and film archivist Lar Joye in his talk, which will bring these films into focus. Admission is free and no booking required, places allocated on a first come first served basis 30 minutes before the talk starts. Suitable for adults.

“Carnaval” is a new event in Sweeney’s Bar. From Cuba to Brazil to New Orleans & beyond, Sweeney’s Bar will be transformed into an eclectic emporium of Latin festivities by hosting 3 floors of music & culture.

There will be Latin, Jazz, Afro-Funk, Soul, World Music from the following bands and performers:

Booka Brass Band, Manden Express, The Jazz Men, The Cuban All Stars, Carlinhos Cruz, The New Latin Percussionists, Baque Soul Band and a range of DJs. Prizes for best Carnaval costumes can be won.

All this is available for free.

The wedding and party band The LJJ Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

The Sweeney’s Dixeland Jazzmen play their weekly gig on the ground floor in Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

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).

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 John Brereton, Alan Starr, Niall James Holohan, Lisa O Neill, Gavin A. Glass, Gavin Wigglesworth, Gavin Friday, The Young Folk.

This week’s Sunday Roast is the 10th Birthday Party of this great weekly event. Congratulations from the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)!!

The Dublin Blues Cartel will be in Whelan’s again and will perform mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll, Soul, Funk, Blues and rap of all eras.
Admission is free.

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.

Singer/Songwriter Ken Cotter will launch his new CD “Anatomy of A Goddess”. Doors open at 20:00 and the performance starts at 21:00. Admission is free but places are limited. Check the website below if you want to put your name on the guest list.

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.

At the Jawbone Gig night in Sin É, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free. For the line-up check here www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

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).

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.

“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.

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

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.

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.

TGhe National Tree Week annual lecture: “The sounds of trees and wood” with Christy Boylan and Donal Magnerwill take place in the visitor centre.

This is a double-bill of talks from tree experts Christy Boylan and Donal Magner, exploring the theme for National Tree Week 2014, ‘The Sounds of Trees’. Echoes of the Past – Where are they now?

Christy Boylan discusses the many trees that were planted for ceremonial purposes over the years to mark visits by dignitaries. Some of these trees grew to fine specimens while others did not fare so well. Hear the interesting stories behind some of these plantings.

Donal Magner explores the theme of National Tree Week with his talk, ‘The Sounds of Wood.

Robert Armstrong (TCD) talks about “The politics of peace-making: England and Ireland during the 1640s” at this seminar of the Centre for Early Modern History.

Admission is free and more details can be found on the website below.

Working with Beckett is a lecture by Prof Stanley E Gontarski (Florida State University), organised by the Trinity College Library, the School of English and the School of Drama, Film and Music, TCD.

Professor Stanley E Gontarski, whose letters, papers and books relating to Samuel Beckett have been acquired recently by Trinity College Library Dublin, will discuss his working relationship with the playwright.

Admission is free.

Pleasing Features, a monthly live session with new and innovative performers, is presenting Birds / Fanlights / Loop Culture / 24 Broken Amps. Admission is free and on the Facebook Pager here www.facebook.com/events/474824255973066/ and the website below, you can find more information.

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.

This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.

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 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.

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).

The Crafty Monday Sessions is an Open Mic night for acoustic singer/songwriters and original bands. Admission is free.

The 4-piece band Loose Trad are performing every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. www.loosetrad.com/ Admission is free.

Open mic night of classic blues from the likes of Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Odetta, Willie Dixon, Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt. Played on either Slide/Steel Guitar and/or Piano and/or Harp and/or Double Bass.

Admission is free.

“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

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.

A new series of lunchtime lectures entitled “Introducing Christ Church” takes place each Tuesday in March. Each session will feature a different speaker. The lectures last about half an hour and will be followed by a short break for tea and coffee and discussion.

The topics are

+ Tues 04 March: Canon Kenneth Kearon: “What are Cathedrals For?”
+ Tues 11 March: Ian Keatley, Director of Music: “Music at Christ Church Cathedral”
+ Tues 18 March: Professor Raymond Gillespie “Christ Church and its History”
+ Tues 25 March: Canon Roy Byrne: “The Silver of Christ Church”

Admission to the lectures is free and the series is supported by the Friends of Christ Church.

The current Library exhibition in the RIA is about the Battle of Clontarf and a series of lunchtime lectures accompanies the exhibition. On Tuesday Seán Duffy (TCD) will talk about ‘Winners and losers at the Battle of Clontarf’.

Admission is free and no booking required.

A lecture by Dr Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes), organised by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies.

With the onset of modernity in the eighteenth century, there emerged new narratives and ways of thinking not only about the state but also about the nation. In this lecture, Dr Marius will work with two conceptually related strategies: the first places eugenics and modernity in a reciprocal relationship; the second studies the way in which eugenic ideas worked towards the ideal of a healthy and strong nation.

Admission is free.

The debut novel “A Model Partner” by Irish writer and playwright Daniel Seery, a winner in the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair Competition, will be launched by Colin Barrett.

Admission is free.

Professor Paul McMaster, President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK will give a public talk about his most recent assignment in South Sudan.

Prof. McMaster received a call a few days before Christmas asking if he would take an MSF emergency team into the country to boost surgical capacity in areas where the fighting had been most intense. He spent a number of weeks on the ground treating war-wounded patients close to the front lines.

Admission is free and all are welcome, but you should reserve your seat by emailing events@dublin.msf.org

The Workmans Den Cinema Club invite to a screening of “Natural Born Killers”. Admission is free.

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.

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

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.

The Folk Club is back! Every Tuesday with the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music. The line-up this week is

+ Imogen Gunner with Sean Conway (folk/contemporary)
+ Johnny Dillon (celtic guitar wizardry)

Admission is free.

The Splendid Lunatics, one of Ireland’s best improv troupes will make up scenes sketches and songs on the spot based on your suggestions.

Admission is free.

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).

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

The Dublin IBM Inside Sales Centre is inviting to an Interview Day. The Delivery Excellence centre is hiring Nordic, German, Dutch Speaking Sales professionals with a minimum of 2 years IT Sales experience. If you wish to enhance your Sales career by working with IBM, book your slot by forwarding your CV in English to bertiadr@ie.ibm.com.

Check out the Recruitment Video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbJj8OdpdU and have a look at he website www-05.ibm.com/employment/ie/inside-sales/

Entry charges at nearly all OPW sites are waived once a month. The Office of Public Works (OPW) wants to encourage people to visit the historic sites that it manages and has therfore started this initiative in 2011.

Most OPW owned sites can already be visited for free, but the sites that normally charge a fee will be free every first Wednesday as well. In the (extended) Greater Dublin Area this means you can visit the following sites for free:
+ The Casino, Marino (closed from 01 Nov-13 March)
+ Dublin Castle, State Apartments
+ Kilmainham Gaol
+ Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre at Newgrange
+ Glendalough Visitor Centre in Wicklow

As you can imagine, this event is very popular and therfore it is strongly recommended to arrive early at the venues. Once the day’s tickets are given out, you will not get access anymore.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the current Animated Film Series, the next film to be screened by the Instituto Cervantes is “O aspostolo” by Fernando Cortizo (2012). The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free.

The Book Launch for “Spin: Taking Your Creativity To The Nth Degree” by Claire Burge will take place on Wednesday.

Admission is free.

Ahead of International Woman’s day (ß8 March) author Mary Russell will deliver a talk on a selection of adventurous Irish women who pushed the boat out including Sophie Peirce – the first woman to fly solo from Cape Town to Cairo – in an open-cockpit aircraft.

Admission is free and no booking is required.

Professor Sami Zubaida (Emeritus Professor Birkbeck College, University of London Professional Research Associate, Food Studies Centre, SOAS) talks about “Imagining National Cuisines”.

Themes of food, gastronomy, nutrition and ecology have become increasingly prominent in public discourses and the global media, aided by movements of people and goods and the spread of diasporic communities in the West. This has stimulated definitions and constructions of ideas of national and regional cuisines, with historical speculations on origins and diffusions. These themes will be examined with particular reference to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, with comparisons to other regions.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the website below.

The “Emmaus Faith Course” begins in the Church of St Catherine & St James on Wed and will continue for six weeks.

Emmaus, The Way of Faith is a course to welcome people into the Christian faith and the life of the Church. It’s for those who have been in the Church for a long time and who want a refresher course, for those who want to find out more about their own place in the Church, for those outside the Church, those who wish to join the Church from another congregation, for people who have drifted away from the Church long ago and are coming back for another look and for young people who are searching and wish to know more. The course involves open discussion where everyone can get to know other people as well as learn about what Christians believe.

Admission is free and for more information, you can contact Mark Gardner on 087 2660228

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.

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

“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.

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

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.

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).

Perinatal Ireland are inviting both parents and health care professionals to the Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital for a meeting on multiple pregnancy and fetal growth restriction.

Admission is free, but pre-booking is required via perinatalireland@rcsi.ie

Find all details on this PDF: www.dublineventguide.com/media/Perinatal_Ireland.pdf

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.

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.

The Lunchtime Talk “Drawing Dreams” with Dr Hilary O’Kelly (Lecturer at National College of Art and Design) will take place. Admission is free.

The annual Augustine Henry forestry lecture “Trees of the Sikkim Himalaya” with Séamus O’Brien takes place.

Séamus has been re-tracing the footsteps of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker who travelled through the Himalayas, in north-east India, in 1848 and 1849. This illustrated lecture will focus on Séamus’s recent tour in November 2013, to study trees native to this area.

Admission is free.

In the context of World Book Day, a free Bookmaking Workshop for 8-12 year olds will take place.

Using traditional and modern methods and materials children will handcraft their own mini hardback book which they will decorate and personalise with fun craft materials such as feathers, sequins, ribbon and fancy paper. The completed book can be used as a notebook, diary or a sketchbook.

Booking is essential for this workshop as numbers are strictly limited to 10. Contact 01-6603770 to pre-book.

“Technicolour – Exhibition of original illustrations” by Andrea Ho Posani.

Technicolour is Andrea’s first full colour illustration show, presented in a unique atmosphere created by Dj live performance during the opening. Most of Andrea’s works are made free hand.

“The strokes are loaded with an obsessive interest in the structure, cities, houses, simplicity repetitions and details. Each illustration is a works, a universe, a microcosm.”

Admission is free.

Growth Hackers Dublin is a Meetup for Agile Growth Obsessed Marketers and Developers to Connect. There will be some speakers, beer, refreshments and pizza. Admission is free, just register via the website below.

“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

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

Irish artists Mongoose, Kicking Bird, Wicker Bones and Jasper Mook from the Netherlands will perform at the Rock Out Promotions gig in the Grand Social.

Admission is free.

WOB!, Dublin’s live electronica/drum n’ bass trio is inviting to their next party that involves DJs, Musicians, MCs, VJs and more.

“DJs and Musicians will be performing together to make some wicked music for your dancing pleasure.
Each event will see new artists improvising with WOB! on stage so no two sets will be alike, no two parties the same.”

Live Set from Shima’s Dream [electronic duo]

Live Drum&Bass improv session with Fin Divilly [Vocals], Siobhan Kavanagh [Lotus Eater – Vocals], Martin Barabas [Live Programming], Paul I [Guitar, Effects], Stephen Kerr [Keyboards], Djollie [Drums], Ellius Grace [VJ], Paul II [FOH]

Admission is free.

Frankie Lane, original front man of The Fleadh Cowboys, will perform in the Leeson Lounge. He will be playing some of his favourite ballads, bluegrass, waltzes and jigs in his own inimitable style and featuring some virtuoso Dobro slide guitar.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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.

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing.

The Zebra Club will feature “Dirty Epics” plus guests “Soldiers can’t dance”.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

“Ocean Bound: Stories about Printing at Sea” is a lecture by Typography Ireland.

The large ocean liners of the early to mid-twentieth century have become symbols of both luxury and tragedy. Ephemera associated with them has always held souvenir status but few would realise that much of it was printed wholly or in part on board the ships themselves. In this session, Teresa Breathnach will consider how these print shops developed to produce a variety of items from menus to newspapers and Jamie Murphy will give an insight into the creation of his award winning artist’s book Albert, Ernest and the Titanic.

Admission is free and all are welcome, but you are asked to send an email to bellclare@gmail.com or maryann.bolger@dit.ie to let them know if you would like to attend.

A new Friday Evening Jazz event is running in The Clarendon Bar (Top Floor Bar).

Resident pianist will be Venezuelan born Humberto Meza who will be accompanied on a weekly rotation, by some of the best female jazz singers in Dublin (e.g. Elva MacGowan, Anne Marie Williams, Clare Finegan and others). Making up the Trio, will be Chris Turner on saxophone.

Admission is free.

Otis will perform a free gig on Friday.

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.

Oxfam Home celebrate the first 10 years of their existence with a in-store gig in Francis Street.

Oxfam Home on Francis Street sells furniture, home fittings and all sort of other products. It is run by volunteers.

The line-up on Friday is: Cat Dowling, Monsenior, HAWK.

This is a fundraiser gig in aid of Oxfam, so an (unspecified) donation is expected at the door. (Because it is not a _suggested_ donation but an _expected_ donation, I could/should exclude this gig from the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”, but since the amount is unspecified and as long as you agree, I will occassionally include similar events.)

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers meet at the Martello Tower car park in Sandymount for a public star-gazing. Members bring along their telescopes and share the wonders of the night-sky with you. Admission is free.

This event happens regularly on a Friday, but in March there are two nights of star gazing on Friday 07 March and Saturday 08 March. The Friday event is the normal monthly observing night. The Saturday event is the Irish Astronomical Society’s participation in ISAN 7, the Seventh International Sidewalk Astronomy Night. This year ISAN is specially dedicated to the memory of John Dobson (1915-2014) who started the idea of Sidewalk Astronomy in San Francisco. The idea spread to amateur astronomical societies around the world.

Both events are weather dependent, so check www.irishastrosoc.org/events/events.htm after 18:00 on the night in the case of poor weather, to check if it is going ahead.

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.

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live and the DJs Tommy Rash and Fukszy are on the decks until late. Admission is free.

Ben Prevo, genre-bending guitarist, vocalist and composer is coming with his band to Arthur’s Pub. They will play both original and covers ranging from country and psychedelia to blues and funk and jazzy flavors – Dylan to Hank Williams to Hendrix to Jimmy Webb and more.

Admission is free.

The Mojo Witnesses perform blues and classic rock and admission is free.

Senakah, an alternative rock band from Limerick, will release the single ‘Sinking’ from their second studio album on Friday in Whelan’s Midnight Hour slot.

Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30. Alternatively you can send a mail to senakahbookings@gmail.com for free guestlist passes.