Not Blue Monday!
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Tradfest 2025, TOG Repair Cafe, National Museum Tours, National Gallery Tours
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Hi!!
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Monday is the day! Allegedly on Monday is Blue Monday, the day that people are emotionally at the lowest point in the year. Reasons are allegedly weather, post Christmas Blues, already failed New Year’s resolutions and other factors.
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Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? But there is a problem: It is all total nonsense! :-D It was used to promote a travel agency and it probably was the intention to tempt people to book a holiday on that day to escape the bad Blue Monday.
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There is even a complicated formula that doesn’t make sense. You can find it on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)
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There is a second formula that was used a year later to justify the Blue Monday idea and there is something interesting in that second formula. The formula uses “time spent at cultural events” as a factor that will contribute to feeling good!
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The second formula is also nonsense, but for you and me as users of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), we do know that spending time at cultural events is great and makes us feel good. Right? Let’s do that a LOT this year! ;-)
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Oh and wishing you an exceptionally happy Monday!!
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Ha! You think you know what you are doing and then you find out that you are WRONG. ;-) Instagram Reels are used to post videos, so I posted my #BetterYou (working title only) videos as Reels on Instagram. But then I found out that if posted as Reels, they will be cut after 90 seconds. So I had to start again. This time around, I also posted the videos on YouTube, so if you are interested check them out here www.youtube.com/@JoergSteegmueller and if you are fast you can leave the VERY first review and subscribe as well. The YouTube channel is brand new.
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Donations in January:
EUR 189
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 18 January
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Temple Bar Food Market 09:30-15:30 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.lovetemplebar.com/markets-events
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Children’s History Workshop: Aboard the Titanic – Workshop (Age:9-12) 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173660694 (Booking required)
+ You! – Family drop-in workshop 11:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/you-jan25/
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/live/things-to-do/markets/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour – National Museum 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q1/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(4)
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+ Turais i nGaeilge (Highlights tour in Irish) – Chester Beatty Museum 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/highlights-tour-in-irish/
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 13:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q1/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Insights into Plant Trials for the Trade – Hydrangeas and Sunflowers – Irish Garden Plant Society Lecture 14:00-17:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/igps-lecture-insights-into-plant-trials-for-the-trade-hydrangeas-and-sunflowers/
+ National Gallery Tour: Comedy + with improv & sketch 14:30-15:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Saturday Trad Session 18:00 L Mulligan Pub, 18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/842242417981514
+ The Hendrix-Cream Experience (Jimi Hendrix/Cream/Eric Clapton Tribute) – with support from Madra & Minimalists 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1297949324881162
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ The Shift – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 19 January
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
++ Repair Café at Tog Hackerspace 12:00-16:00 Tog Hackerspace, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, Dublin 12 www.tog.ie/2025/01/january-2024-repair-cafe/
+ Drop-in Drawing with Roxana Manouchehri – Chester Beatty Museum 12:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
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+ Push the Button: All Ages Community Music Production Workshops 14:00-16:00 Kirkos, Unit 44, Prussia Street, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1133428427939 (Booking required)
+ 1913 – 1923: A Decade of Conflict – National Museum Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/January-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/
+ Revolutionary Women: Representations through Soldiers and Chiefs – National Museum Tour 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/January-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Dublin Skallys – Sham Rocksteady – Trad Ska Gig 18:00-20:00 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1245329376564116
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 20 January
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ New Year, New Archives: Library and Archive Open Day 11:30-16:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1160345211634964
+ Fáilte Swing Dancing – Free Social Dance with Swing DJs 20:40-21:30 Dublin Studio, 11 Montague Lane, Dublin 2 www.failteswing.ie/classes
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 21 January
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Introduction To Printmaking (21 Jan-25 Feb) 14:00-16:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173660854 (Booking required)
+ Ukulele for Beginners (21 Jan-25 Feb) 18:00-19:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173658424 (Booking required)
+ Ukulele for Beginners (21 Jan-25 Feb) 19:15-20:15 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173660917 (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Wednesday 22 January
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q1/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Tradfest 2025 at Collins Barracks – Pop-up Performances 13:30/14:30/15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q1/TRADFEST-2025-at-the-National-Museum-Decorative-Ar
+ Dublin and the Irish Revolution: A talk with historian Brian Hughes 18:30 Pearse Street Library, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincity.ie/events/dublin-and-irish-revolution-talk-brian-hughes
+ Writing for Wellness – Workshop (22 Jan-26 Feb) 18:30-20:30 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173655280 (Booking required)
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 23 January
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Sing For Fun! Choir Workshop (weekly) 11:00-12:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651 (Booking required)
+ Tours for People who are Hard of Hearing: La Grande Illusion 11:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/tour-for-people-who-are-hard-of-hearing-maguire-january/ (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 13:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q1/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Expert Art Tour – Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion 18:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/brian-maguire-la-grande-illusion-23jan2025/ (Booking required)
+ Tradfest 2025: Smithwick’s Sessions – 12 trad gigs in Temple Bar 18:00 various pubs in Temple Bar, Dublin 2 tradfest.com/smithwicks-sessions/
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+++ Tradfest 2025 from Thursday to Sunday
Tradfest 2025 is starting on Thursday 23 January and running until Sunday 26 January. So only 4 days, but there will be lots of gigs. The vast majority of gigs is not free, but there are 12 gigs every day in pubs in Temple Bar that are free. They are the Smithwick’s Sessions tradfest.com/smithwicks-sessions/ and start at 18:00 on Thursday and Friday and at 16:00 on Saturday and 15:00 on Sunday. The full programme of the Tradfest is at tradfest.com/about/2025-programme/ and you find the Smithwick’s Sessions on Page 26.
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+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events:
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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