Dublin Event Guide 381: Hard Working Class Heroes…in the City, Dun Laoghaire Music Festival, Oktoberfest, Strange Weather

October 4th, 2014
DEG Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

No. 381 | 03 October 2014

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Hi all!

I have great news today: A new sponsor came on board during the week! Eventbrite, the online ticketing service that allows event organizers to plan, set up ticket sales and promote events, is now supporting the Dublin Event Guide as key sponsor and will make my job a little easier because I have less worries about finding the money to cover the Dublin Event Guide cost. Welcome and Thank You, Eventbrite!! I am looking forward to this co-operation and to grow and enhance the Dublin Event Guide even more!

You will see the Eventbrite Logo popping up in a few different places because they will also add some additional content, but essentially the Dublin Event Guide will stay what it was before: The best and most popular Event Magazine in Dublin that focuses on cultural events for no admission charges. :-)

A little more about Eventbrite next week and for now it is back to this week’s events. It is a somewhat quieter weekend, but that doesn’t mean it is quiet, just about 10% less this week. Mind you, if I had included all Guinness Amplify events an all Working Class Hero Events this weekend and next weekend, it would probably be one of the biggest editions. However, I decided to point you in the direction of the online schedules because otherwise I would just add a “middleman”. I will, though, guide you a little regarding Amplify on the Facebook Page if you are interested. Check it on Wednesday!

Your support and help is needed and MUCH appreciated and here are my weekly appeals:

Sponsorship, like the one from Eventbrite helps hugely, but that doesn’t mean that no additional funds are required. So please continue your financial support. You can help here: www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm I am also looking for some additional corporate sponsors. Maybe two or three companies that are prepared to help with a little more than the individual donations of around 12 Euro. If you know anybody, send them my way. :-) Regarding your donation, I am suggesting the super low amount of just EUR 1 per month. These EUR 12 is just 2 pints and for the equivalent of 2 pints you get 52 issues full of information about free cultural events. That’s DEFINITELY worth 2 pints, isn’t it!? Please…and Thanks! :-)

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Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

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Feel good slot

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!

This week the Feel Good Slot brings you a story. I wasn’t able to verify if it true that this story is from Paulo Coelho, but no matter who wrote it, it is a good one. I don’t think it needs any further explanation, so here it goes:

There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village.
As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish.
The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many fish?”
The fisherman replied, “Oh, just a short while.”
“Then why don’t you stay longer at sea and catch even more?” The businessman was astonished.
“This is enough to feed my whole family,” the fisherman said.
The businessman then asked, “So, what do you do for the rest of the day?”
The fisherman replied, “Well, I usually wake up early in the morning, go out to sea and catch a few fish, then go back and play with my kids. In the afternoon, I take a nap with my wife, and evening comes, I join my buddies in the village for a drink – we play guitar, sing and dance throughout the night.”
The businessman offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
“I am a PhD in business management. I could help you to become a more successful person. From now on, you should spend more time at sea and try to catch as many fish as possible. When you have saved enough money, you could buy a bigger boat and catch even more fish. Soon you will be able to afford to buy more boats, set up your own company, your own production plant for canned food and distribution network. By then, you will have moved out of this village and to Sao Paulo, where you can set up HQ to manage your other branches.”
The fisherman continues, “And after that?”
The businessman laughs heartily, “After that, you can live like a king in your own house, and when the time is right, you can go public and float your shares in the Stock Exchange, and you will be rich.”
The fisherman asks, “And after that?”
The businessman says, “After that, you can finally retire, you can move to a house by the fishing village, wake up early in the morning, catch a few fish, then return home to play with kids, have a nice afternoon nap with your wife, and when evening comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!”
The fisherman was puzzled, “Isn’t that what I am doing?

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Last week Emma G, Gerry T, Rebecca T, Comet Records, John F and Brian L supported the Dublin Event Guide with a donation. I really really really appreciate all the help! Without donations there won’t be a Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events): Your donation will ensure that the Dublin Event Guide will continue arriving in your Inbox every week and every donation will benefit EVERY Dublin Event Guide reader!

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The main sponsor is Eventbrite and their support is hugely appreciated!

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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Joergs Picks

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.

This week a few things come to an end and you better check them out before they are gone: The Science Gallery “Strange Weather” exhibition and the Oktoberfest immediately come to mind.

In addition there are some events where the free element is running parallel to the main event, but have a look at the Hard Working Class Heroes Music Festival. The free events are only mini-gigs, but there are lots of them!

If the weather will be nice, remember the Sculpture in Context is still on – but not for much longer!

The brand new Dun Laoghaire Music Festival looks interesting as well.

In general, it is a quiet(er) weekend, but there are still lots of things happening and if music is your thing, check the Facebook Updates on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. I will put some information for Guinness Amplify there instead of listing all gigs here.

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Competitions

Damnation – Scare Attraction

Wed 01 October – 02 November – 18:00-23:00 (Last admission)
RDS (Ring Hall), Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 (access via Merrion Road gate)

Experience the terror of Samuel Page’s Nightmare at “Damnation”, Dublin’s first interactive scare attraction, the number one stop for horror fans and thrill-seekers which will feature a series of carefully designed rooms, aimed at pushing visitors to their limits.

Legend has it, Page was a blacksmith at the RDS in the 1800s and also a famed occultist who disappeared under tragic circumstances after his dark secrets were exposed to the people of Dublin. Now the underworld Page created, will now be revisited.

You will experience all elements of terror, shock and frights when you make your way through a labyrinth of terrifying rooms, each replicating every unnerving stage of Samuel’s demented mind. If you like shock, horror and a bit of upcoming panic, this is made for you.

Have a look at the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGwMQrIas5Y

Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/cusycj?brand=ie_damn from the box office at the RDS or from any Ticketmaster outlet. Prices are EUR 17 for Early Bird tickets and EUR 19 for Standard Tickets. Priority (or RIP) tickets are available for EUR 24. To ensure admission, you have to arrive before 20:30.

For the opening night on 01 October, the organiser has made a pair of tickets available and the winner was Alta Rivero! Congratulations!

www.damnation.ie/

Aidan Killian’s Jesus Versus Buddha – Comedy – Ticket Competition

Wed 01 October – 20:00
Sugar Club, Leeson Street, Dublin 2

‘Jesus Versus Buddha’ is the title of Aidan Killian’s successful comedy show, which he will perform in the Sugar Club.

This is a 50-minute comedy show described as “raw and stimulating” and “has probably more ideas and philosophy crammed into it than 100 other shows put together. It’s brimming, chaotic, digressive and smart.” – Chortle. Aidan has investigated the lives of Jesus and Buddha, compares their essence and brings their words into today’s world. The show is described as “empowering, spiritual and hilarious” and it attracted teenagers to pensioners; Anarchists to church-goers who laughed throughout the sold out gigs at ‘The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014.’

At the show in the Sugar Club he will also have a secret special guest. It will be an Irish star of Comedy who was involved with Father Ted and The Savage.

Tickets are EUR 12.50 and you can buy them from Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.ie/Aidan-Killian-tickets/artist/2036115

For the gig on 01 October, Aidan has made two pairs of tickets available and the winners were Marta Espallargues and Dee Rooney

Promote your product or (non-free) event through a competition!

If you want to reach more than 20,000 people with a product promotion or an event promotion for a non-free event, contact me on dublineventguide@gmail.com and we can discuss the options. In most cases there are no charges to you (apart from making some tickets or some of your products available for free).

And if you want me to do use your product and write an assessment here in the Dublin Event Guide, we can talk about that too. I like testing out gear. ;-)

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Positive Aging Week

The Positive Aging Week from 01-09 October is a nationwide event that is there to show the older generation that there are lots of great things that they can do in their spare time. Throughout Ireland a vast amount of events are organised and if you are an older person, check the full programme out on www.ageaction.ie/

The programme should be up by Monday at the latest and there is something in it for everyone. Events are typically free.

Positive Aging Week is a 9-day event, but if you are a subscriber to the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”, you know that great free events take place throughout the whole year. So if you are an older person and meet others, tell them about the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Everyone is welcome to subscribe for free at www.dublineventguide.com

Do you have News about Dublin? Send them over! ;-)

Every week I try to include some news about Dublin here. During the week I take note of anything I come across, but some week’s I am too busy with other things or forget or can’t find anything. If you have any news about things happening in Dublin, send them to dublineventguide@gmail.com and I will happily mention you if I use the news you send me. Thanks!

Grand Canal Theatre sold

Did you see the news that the Grand Canal Theatre has been sold? It was originally owned by developer Harry Crosbie and then went together with the Point and lots more of Crosbie’s properties into the “bad bank” NAMA. Since July it was on the market for approx. 20mio (Build price was between 80-100mio!). Now it was sold to John & Bernadette Gallagher who found 28mio of change for it. It doesn’t really affect customers, but it is good that it is not owned by the same group that owns the Point Theatre. The Point Theatre is owned by Live Nation and they wanted to buy the Grand Canal Theatre as well, but didn’t succeed.

www.thejournal.ie/bord-gais-theatre-sold-1685453-Sep2014/

Open House Dublin

From 17-19 October, Open House Dublin takes place again. It is a brilliant event organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation. This year’s programme map is now available, and main collection points are Connolly Station and City Hall, but they can also be found in a number of public venues and libraries around the city. And it is also available online: www.architecturefoundation.ie/openhouse (and in Totally Dublin Magazines)

I will mention more about Open House, for now just keep an eye out for the programme.

Opportunities

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.

Exhibitions

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.

Sculpture in Context

Thurs 04 Sept – Fri 17 Oct

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Sculpture in Context is a brilliant exhibition in the Botanic Gardens and it is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Every year a panel of selectors chooses sculptures from established and from upcoming artists and they will then be expertly placed in the garden setting of the Botanic Gardens and it makes a visit to the Botanic Gardens even more interesting then at other times.

Admission is free and I strongly recommend Sculpture in Context!

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Tarot – Jennifer Kid

19 Sept – 09 Oct (Tue-Fri: 10:30-17:00, Sat: 11:00-16:00)

Talbot Gallery & Studios, 51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1

Opening on Culture Night, Tarot will consist of five optical illusion, site specific, performative stop-motion video installations. The exhibition looks at the process of decision-making and complexities that follow. It reflects Ireland’s current situation both economic and social, focusing on its emigration levels and the decisions its youth are faced with taking.

www.talbotgallery.com

Natura natura – Saidhbhín Gibson

26 Aug – 08 Nov

The Lab Gallery, Foley Street, Dublin 1

The Dublin City Council Arts Office is inviting to this exhibition of work by Saidhbhín Gibson developed in response to a temporary residency at The Natural History Museum. Working with the staff from the Museum, Gibson researched and explored the vast range of diverse species from the natural world featured in the museum’s exhibitions and collections. Inspired by wildlife from Ireland the work investigates our understanding and experience of nature in both rural and urban settings. This exhibition is accompanied by a free programme of events at The LAB and The Natural History Museum exploring art and wildlife.

www.thelab.ie

The GPO – Two Hundred Years

02 Sept – 24 Oct (Tues-Fri: 10:00-17:00)

Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

The foundation stone for the GPO in O’Connell Street was laid by Lord Whitworth on 12 August 1814 with £60 spent on entertainment for the occasion. The architect was Francis Johnston whose abilities placed him in the first rank of Irish architects.

Now 200 years later, the GPO still does its job as a post head quarter. The Architectural Archive is running this exhibition about the GPOs history and architecture in cooperation with An Post.

Admission is free.

www.iarc.ie/exhibitions/previous-exhibitions/the-gpo-two-hundred-years/

Shaped by History

01 Aug – 05 Jan (Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 12:00-17:00)

National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Dublin 2

Shaped by History features 95 black and white photographs of Limerick Milk Market taken between 1971 and 1978 by Limerick social documentary photographer Gerry Andrews.

Limerick Milk Market was founded in 1852, as the west of Ireland was emerging from the famines of the 1840s. In the 1970s, Limerick Milk Market was at a crossroads in its long history, as the Shannon/Limerick region began transforming into a national and international model for development.

www.nli.ie/en/national-photographic-archive.aspx

Saturday 04 Oct

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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 04 Oct

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/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

Malahide Park Run (free)

09:30, Sat 04 Oct

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/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 04 Oct

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

The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 04 Oct

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Oct

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/

Make Shape – Children Workshop

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Oct

The Ark, 11a Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Celebrating the work of eight ceramic artists who have worked on the Design & Craft Council of Ireland’s primary schools CRAFTed programme, come with your kids to The Ark to discover how artists come up with their ideas.

Make|Shape leads playfully through techniques, processes and explorations of clay and provides artists, children and teachers with the unique opportunity to share skills and ideas, and collaborate on new projects.

Join The Ark’s investigation of clay, from rolling and shaping, marking and making to glazing and firing. Then roll up your sleeves and get making yourself. A hands-on experience perfectly made for kids.

Admission is free and no booking required. Suitable from Age 4.

ark.ie/events/view/makeshape-collaborations-in-clay

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 04 Oct

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/

Sculpture in Context – Botanic Gardens Art Exhibition

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Oct

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Sculpture in Context is a brilliant exhibition in the Botanic Gardens from Thurs 04 Sept – Fri 17 Oct and it is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Every year a panel of selectors chooses sculptures from established and from upcoming artists and they will then be expertly placed in the garden setting of the Botanic Gardens and it makes a visit to the Botanic Gardens even more interesting then at other times.

Admission is free and I strongly recommend Sculpture in Context!

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Oct

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.

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 04 Oct

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

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 04 Oct

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/

Crumlin to Drimnagh Historical Walk

11:00, Sat 04 Oct

Crumlin Cross, Drimnagh Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12

Leaving at Crumlin Cross (corner of Drimnagh Rd and St Mary’s Rd, opposite the Children’s Hospital) this historic walk from Crumlin to Drimnagh will introduce you to the legends, stories and history of this surprisingly ancient area, from prehistoric times, to its medieval heritage and to its development as a vast suburb of Dublin in the 20th century. Tour will take about one and half hours and will finish at Drimnagh Castle.

Admission is free.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-community-community-and-social-development-service/lets-walk-and-talk

Martcade’s Thrift Market

11:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Oct

MARTcade, 46 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Thrift, Vintage, Art, Crafts & Collectibles will be sold at the Martcade’s Thrift Market, every 1st + 3rd weekend of the month.

Up to 10 stalls will sell their wares. Admission is free.

www.martcade.com/market

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 04 Oct

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

Ha’penny Flea Market

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

www.thegrandsocial.ie/

Halloween Family Craft Day

12:00 – 15:00, Sat 04 Oct

Draiocht, Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

A day of Halloween Crafts is taking place. Get creative and make a spooky Bat Hat and other Hallowen bits. Draíocht’s artists will help kids with these creepy crafts and teach them a bit about paper crafts, drawing and gluing.

Family Day sessions are free but space is limited to a max of 50 people per workshop. Sessions are suitable for kids aged between five and 10 years old (younger and older siblings are welcome too).

Three workshops take place:
Session One: 12:00-12:50
Session Two: 13:00-13:50
Session Three: 14:00-14:50

www.draiocht.ie/

Hard Working Class Heroes – Music Festival

12:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Oct

Dublin (various locations)

Hard Working Class Heroes is a 3-day music festival across Dublin and the last day is on Saturday. 100 Bands play in 7 venues and a day pass for EUR 20 is what you need to get to the gigs.

However, there are some free gigs as well. They are part of the “Hard Working Class Heroes and the City” programme and are short (20min) Pop-up gigs in lots of different locations (shops, restaurants, pubs etc) across the city. The full schedule is here: hwch.net/index.php/and-the-city/ 21 of these mini-gigs will take place on Saturday!

hwch.net/

Irish Record Fairs – Market

12:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Oct

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Irish Record Fairs will come with their next CD, DVD and vinyl market to Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

www.irishrecordfairs.com/

Nutgrove Arts Festival

12:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Oct

Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Nutgrove Avenue, Dublin 14

Nutgrove Arts Festival is a yearly celebration of community arts and culture, taking place in the unique setting of Nutgrove Shopping Centre. It willl run from 26 Sept – 05 Oct and the full festival brochure can be downloaded here.

On Saturday, the events are:

+ 12:00-13:00: Rainbow Music for Kids
+ 13:00-14:00: Join Olwyn from Intrepidus stage school for fun, games and creativity
+ 13:00-15:00: Free caricature art from Niall O’Loughlin
+ 14:00-16:00: The Independent Theatre Workshop
+ 16:00-17:00: Olwyn and the Intrepidus Stage School
Balloon Modelling and Face Painting throughout the day.

All events are free.

www.nutgroveshoppingcentre.ie/Arts_Festival_2014/Default.3446.html

Oktoberfest 2014

12:00, Sat 04 Oct

George’s Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1

Last weekend of the Oktoberfest already! Hurry if you haven’t been yet!

The hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 18 Sept – 05 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues because of the severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event. Pre-booking is possible, but check the cost.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd wristband system kicks in whereby you have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that, but I never had to get a wristband in a pub to ensure that I have something to eat when I am there.

I get my yearly fix of Bavarian food at the Oktoberfest. The Schweinshaxn (pigs trotter) is a must for me, but just once a year. ;-)

www.oktoberfest-dublin.de/

Strange Weather – Science Gallery

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Oct

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

This is the last weekend for the Strange Weather exhibition!!! Don’t miss it!

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

www.dublin.sciencegallery.com/strangeweather

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 04 Oct

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/

Cathy Kelly Book Signing

13:00, Sat 04 Oct

Dubray Books, 10 Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Cathy Kelly will sign her new novel “It Started With Paris” in Dubray Books.

www.dubraybooks.ie/news.asp?

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

Eason Story Time for children

14:00, Sat 04 Oct

Eason, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“Bubble Trouble” by Tom Percival will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below).

Admission is free.

www.easonedition.com/eason-story-time/

The Art of Islamic Illumination – Talk

14:00, Sat 04 Oct

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

The Public Lecture “The Art of Islamic Illumination” with Dr Elaine Wright (Curator of the Islamic Collections, Chester Beatty Library) will take place. Admission is free and no booking required.

www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

Impunity – Documentary Screening about Colombia

14:30, Sat 04 Oct

New Theatre, 43 East Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Grupo Raíces (Grupa Fréamhacha) is inviting to a film screening about Colombia, multinational interests and corporate mercenaries. Admission is free.

“Impunity is a documentary examining Colombia’s paramilitary demobilization process and its impact on hundreds of thousands of victims of violence. In 2005, the Colombian Congress passed law 975, the Justice and Peace law, which created terms for the demobilization of the country’s paramilitaries, and the construction of a reconciliation process. The process has been criticized by human rights organizations inside and outside of Colombia, who contend that the terms of the law are too favorable to perpetrators, offer too little to victims, and have allowed paramilitary structures to continue intact. This film examines the law, six years after its implementation, and its impacts on Colombian civil society.”

www.indymedia.ie/article/105051

All Blacks vs Springboks – Rugby Screening

15:00 – 19:00, Sat 04 Oct

Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

The Sugarclub and the New Zealand Ireland Association present the Rugby gamel The Springbok Vs The All Blacks live from Johannesburg. Doors open at 15:00 and Kickoff is at 16;00.

www.thesugarclub.com/listings/event/all-blacks-vs-springboks

Through the Sculpture in Context – Guided Tour

15:00, Sat 04 Oct

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

During the Sculpture in Context exhibition, a rare opportunity will be availble every Saturday: At 15:00 every week, you can join the artists for a guided tour to gain an insight into this exciting contemporary art exhibition.

Admission is free.

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Dun Laoghaire Music Weekend

18:30, Sat 04 Oct

Dun Laoghaire (various locations)

The first “Dun Laoghaire Music Weekend” will take place from Fri 03 – Sun 05 Oct. 30 bands will perform in 13 venues and only two of the 13 will charge an admission fee.

The venues are Buck Henry’s, Dunphy’s, Farrell’s, Gilbert & Wright, Gourmet Food Parlour, McKenna’s, McLoughlin’s, Real Gourmet Burger, Royal Marine Hotel, Sunshine Cafe, T O’Loughlin’s and the two non-free venues The Purty Kitchen and Whiskey Fair.

The list of bands and the times for all performances are listed in the downloadable event brochure here.

www.dunlaoghaire.ie/event/dun-laoghaire-music-weekend/

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Sat 04 Oct

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

Saturday Night Live

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 04 Oct

KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event 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

The Devils Jukebox – Gigs + DJs

20:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 04 Oct

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

Retro Revival – Gig Night

21:00, Sat 04 Oct

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Retro Revival is featuring The #1s, Me&MyDog, GMG, Northern Drones at their gig night.

Admission is free.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

The Rumboogies – Gig

22:00, Sat 04 Oct

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

ThE RuMBooGieS play brilliant Blues, a combination of Chicago Blues, mixed with West Coast influences and some Dublin Bay flavour added. If you like Blues, this is a band you HAVE to hear!

Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-the-rumboogies/

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Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Oct

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

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Oct

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

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Sculpture in Context – Botanic Gardens Art Exhibition

10:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Oct

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Sculpture in Context is a brilliant exhibition in the Botanic Gardens from Thurs 04 Sept – Fri 17 Oct and it is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Every year a panel of selectors chooses sculptures from established and from upcoming artists and they will then be expertly placed in the garden setting of the Botanic Gardens and it makes a visit to the Botanic Gardens even more interesting then at other times.

Admission is free and I strongly recommend Sculpture in Context!

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Oct

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.

Superhero Fun Run – Fundraiser

10:30, Sun 05 Oct

Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

This is not a free event, but you could watch it (and ideally then give a donation nevertheless), which would make it free.

The Superhero Fun Run is just 1 mile (ONE!) long, but the emphasis is not on the running. It is a bit of fun because everybody is encouraged to dress up like your predred super hero. Supermen, Batmen, Wondermen, Spidermen, Incredible Hulks and all female forms of these and any other superheroes of all ages will be there.

The event is to raise money for Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin and cost for taking part are EUR 15 for an adult and EUR 25 for two adults with unlimited children.

Find out more on the website below. The event takes place on the Polo Grounds in Phoenix Park.

www.crumlinsuperhero.ie/

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Oct

People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

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.

www.dlrcoco.ie/aboutus/councildepartments/environment/findit/markets/

Martcade’s Thrift Market

11:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Oct

MARTcade, 46 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Thrift, Vintage, Art, Crafts & Collectibles will be sold at the Martcade’s Thrift Market, every 1st + 3rd weekend of the month.

Up to 10 stalls will sell their wares. Admission is free.

www.martcade.com/market

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 05 Oct

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

Pure Vintage Fair

11:00 – 17:30, Sun 05 Oct

Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8

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. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/purevintagefair01

Terenure Village Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Oct

Caffrey Motors, Terenure Road North, Terenure, Dublin 6

The Terenure Village Market will take place again on Sunday. There will be live music, over 20 food and craft stands and kids entertainments. The market takes place every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/terenurevillagemarket

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Oct

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 05 Oct

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

Blackrock Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Made by Hand – Market

12:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Oct

Viva, 27 South Richmond Street, Portobello

“Made by Hand” or “Hecho a manos” is a new Sunday weekly market in Viva, Portobello with most things made by hand and some vintage clothing and curiosities too. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/623874574328582

Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 05 Oct

Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17

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

www.facebook.com/MotherRedcaps.Market

Oktoberfest 2014

12:00, Sun 05 Oct

George’s Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1

Last weekend of the Oktoberfest already! Hurry if you haven’t been yet!

The hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 18 Sept – 05 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues because of the severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event. Pre-booking is possible, but check the cost.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd wristband system kicks in whereby you have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that, but I never had to get a wristband in a pub to ensure that I have something to eat when I am there.

I get my yearly fix of Bavarian food at the Oktoberfest. The Schweinshaxn (pigs trotter) is a must for me, but just once a year. ;-)

www.oktoberfest-dublin.de/

Strange Weather – Science Gallery

12:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Oct

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The very last day of the Strange Weather exhibition and if you haven’t seen it yet, make sure that you go today!!

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

www.dublin.sciencegallery.com/strangeweather

Sunday at Noon

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 05 Oct

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

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 Concorde with their Up Close with Music programme featuring five works by Irish composers. For details, check the website.

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1189-sundaysnoon-up-close-with-music

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Sun 05 Oct

Dublin (various locations)

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www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

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Nutgrove Arts Festival

13:30 – 18:30, Sun 05 Oct

Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Nutgrove Avenue, Dublin 14

Nutgrove Arts Festival is a yearly celebration of community arts and culture, taking place in the unique setting of Nutgrove Shopping Centre. It willl run from 26 Sept – 05 Oct and the full festival brochure can be downloaded here.

On Sunday, some of the main events are:

+ 14:30-15:30: Artist Talk with Karen Wilson about how to create art,
+ 16:00-16:30: Children of Kate Buckley School of Dance will perform
+ 14:00-16:30: Pottery Workshops
+ 16:45-17:15: Ultrasound painting with Quaintbaby
+ 18:00-18:30: MustangSalle – Big Band Music from the De la Dalle school.
Balloon Modelling and Face Painting throughout the day.

All events are free.

www.nutgroveshoppingcentre.ie/Arts_Festival_2014/Default.3446.html

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Stella Bass Jazz Trio

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Oct

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

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

www.stellabass.com

Sunday Family Sketching – Hugh Lane Gallery

14:00 – 15:00, Sun 05 Oct

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

During the Sunday Family Sketching class, participants will explore paintings, sculpture and some of the architectural features of Charlemont house through discussion and drawing. admission is free and no booking is required, but places are limited.

www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming/1211-sunday-sketching-5th-october

Wild Watch Dublin Event

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Oct

TBA

Explore the woods and tracks of Carrick Gollaghan. Look for red and grey squirrels, Sika deer, fox and owls. Identify some of the last few remaining heathland wild flowers and snack on blackberries.

If the weather is ok, there is also an opportunity to climb the small South Dublin mountain of Carrick Gollaghan to admire the views as far as the Mourne Mountains to the North, Wicklow Mountains to the South and Snowdonia in Wales to the East.

Suitable clothing for all weathers required, good hiking boots, refreshments. Good level of fitness required.

Admission is free, but booking is required via dublinbranch@iwt.ie Places are limited: Max 25. Families and kids are welcome

www.iwt.ie/wild-watch-dublin-event

Family Drawing Sundays

14:30 – 16:30, Sun 05 Oct

Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

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

www.rhagallery.ie/html/educate/educate_family.html

Sunday Open Session – Trad Music

14:30, Sun 05 Oct

Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre, Naul, Fingal, Co. Dublin

Meet up and jam with an array of talented musicians, songwriters and performers. It is a completely informal session allowing all participants to perform together in a relaxed environment. If participating isn’t for you, then just come along and listen.

All singers, performers, musicians and listeners – including children – are welcome and admission is free.

www.seamusenniscentre.com/

Hands on History

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Oct

National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7

A chance to explore some of the artefacts from the Museum’s collection of objects for handling with Museum Educators – a fascinating drop-in handling session for all ages. Admission is free. No booking required.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 05 Oct

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

Brian Keary plays Classical Guitar

16:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Oct

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Brian Keary is a classically trained guitar player who also has experience of different styles / genres of music ranging from ragtime and folk to baroque and contemporary. He will perform in Sweeney’s (Ground Floor) on Sunday afternoon.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Mindfulness – Talk

16:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Oct

Buswell’s Hotel, 23-27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

At the next monthly meeting of the Humanist Association of Ireland, a talk about Mindfulness by Helen Byrne is being presented.

“Mindfulness teaches us to direct our attention to what is happening right here, right now, with an attitude of kindness towards our experience and us. Although we are often unaware of the current of our thinking, it has a profound effect on how we live our lives, as well on our mental and emotional health. Research has shown that the practice of mindfulness has benefits in relation to self-awareness, physical and psychological health among other things.”

Admission is free and booking is not required.

www.humanism.ie/

Camembert Quartet – House Dublin

17:00 – 19:00, Sun 05 Oct

House Dublin, 27 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

House Dublin is a restaurant and bar in Leeson Street. On Sundays the Camembert Quartet is playing in their Glass House from 17:00-19:00. Admission is free.

housedublin.ie/

LJJ Band – Cafe en Seine

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Dun Laoghaire Music Weekend

18:30, Sun 05 Oct

Dun Laoghaire (various locations)

The first “Dun Laoghaire Music Weekend” will take place from Fri 03 – Sun 05 Oct. 30 bands will perform in 13 venues and only two of the 13 will charge an admission fee.

The venues are Buck Henry’s, Dunphy’s, Farrell’s, Gilbert & Wright, Gourmet Food Parlour, McKenna’s, McLoughlin’s, Real Gourmet Burger, Royal Marine Hotel, Sunshine Cafe, T O’Loughlin’s and the two non-free venues The Purty Kitchen and Whiskey Fair.

The list of bands and the times for all performances are listed in the downloadable event brochure here.

www.dunlaoghaire.ie/event/dun-laoghaire-music-weekend/

Sweeney’s Dixieland Jazzmen

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 05 Oct

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.dublinsessions.ie/sweeneys.html

Dublin Film Makers 24hr Film Screening

19:00, Sun 05 Oct

Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

Don’t worry, this is NOT a 24hr Film Screening! :-) Instead it is the screening of the films that were made at the Dublin Film Makery 24hr Film Challenge this weekend.

The website doesn’t clearly state if admission is free, but I would expect so.

www.meetup.com/Dublin-Film-Makers/events/210469782/

Saucy Sundays

19:00 – 23:00, Sun 05 Oct

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 the line-up will be: Shay Cotter, Future Phantoms, Madra, Monsoon Season, The Blue Choir, Lisa Mc Laughlin

www.facebook.com/saucy.sundays

Trinity Latino Party

19:00, Sun 05 Oct

Trinity Bar, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2

This weekly Latin Music event will take place every Sunday. You will be able to dance salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia and reggeaton. Live music, food tasting and free admission, what more could you want?

www.facebook.com/TrinityLatino

Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass

19:30 – 20:30, Sun 05 Oct

St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass is back after the summer break and invites you 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 gospel choirs in Ireland will give you a chance to experience a mass with a difference. It is uplifting and inspiring and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.

Disclaimer: I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, so the description above MIGHT not be totally unbiased. But just take it from me, they are brilliant! ;-)

www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

Sunday Roast

20:00, Sun 05 Oct

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 the line-up is: Neil McNamee, Aaron Finn, Beta Motion (Spain), The Blue Choir, The RoJ Light

www.facebook.com/thesundayroast

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 05 Oct

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

Jawbone – Accoustic Folk & Blues Night

20:30, Sun 05 Oct

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 05 Oct

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

Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance

21:00 – 23:00, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Rhythm Rocker

21:00, Sun 05 Oct

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. Admission is free.

The Pavement Kings play Rockabilly from 21:00 and
DJs Popocorn Peete and Little Dakota follow from 23:00-01:30 with a white variety of styles (Rockabilly, Calypso, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, etc).

www.facebook.com/rhythmrocker

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads

21:30, Sun 05 Oct

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/

Cool Hand Dukes

22:00, Sun 05 Oct

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

Monday 06 Oct

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National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 06 Oct

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

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 06 Oct

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/

The Rising Movie – Dublin Festival of History

13:10, Mon 06 Oct

Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1

The film The Rising will be discussed in the Central Library. Admission is free and no booking required (first come, first served).

Join producer/director Kevin McCann and historian Meredith Meagher for a discussion on bringing the 1916 Rising to film and the challenges of history on the big screen.

dublinfestivalofhistory.ie

Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life

18:00, Mon 06 Oct

Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2

“Living in Denial: Climate change, emotions and everyday life” is a public lecture by Dr Kari Norgaard (Associate Professor Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon) who will be in Trinity College as part of the Andrew W. Mellon funded project, European Observatory of the New Human Condition. This project aims to explore human agency in relation to global climate and environmental change.

Admission seems to be free, but to get confirmation for it, you can contact Professor Poul Holm on holmp@tcd.ie or on 087 618 8039

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2014/2014-10-06living_in_denial.php

Pleasing Features – Gig Night

19:30, Mon 06 Oct

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Pleasing Features gig night will take place and will feature Pelicans, The Shades, Segrasso, Rafters, Mully Whammut.

Admission is free.

theworkmansclub.com/index.php/events/pleasing-features-8/

Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night

20:00, Mon 06 Oct

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

Song Cycle

20:00, Mon 06 Oct

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.

www.whelanslive.com

The Monday Echo

20:00 – 22:30, Mon 06 Oct

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

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 06 Oct

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

Crafty Mondays – Open Mic

21:00, Mon 06 Oct

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

www.facebook.com/TheCraftyMondaySessions

Loose – Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 06 Oct

Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

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

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Patrick Mahony sings Nostalgia

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 06 Oct

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Patrick Mahony sings songs from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and many more every Monday in the Cafe en Seine. Admission is free.

The Pyro Blues Executive – Gig

21:00, Mon 06 Oct

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

The Pyro Blues Executive play in the Leeson Lounge every Monday and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Leeson-Lounge/114810058553792

Tuesday 07 Oct

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National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 07 Oct

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

Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Talk – Dublin History Festival

13:10, Tue 07 Oct

Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

“The Royal Dublin Fusiliers : Who they were and where they came from” is a talk with Tom Burke. Admission is free and booking is not required.

dublinfestivalofhistory.ie

The Development of Parnell Square

13:15, Tue 07 Oct

Irish Architectural Archives, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

“The Development of Parnell Square, its Houses, Decoration and Fittings” ist the title of a talk by Tony Duggan, City Architect, Cork City Council.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 6633040 or slincoln@iarc.ie

www.iarc.ie

Innovation in the Digital Future – Talk

18:00, Tue 07 Oct

RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The lecture “Innovation in the Digital Future” with Dr Johnny Ryan, Executive Director of the Innovation Academy at UCD will take place and will discuss the trends of change that shape our world, and how Design Thinking can enable us to reduce risk and build for the future.

More detail can be found on the website below. Admission is free, but booking via the website is required.

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103734

Romanian Cultural Days

18:00, Tue 07 Oct

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

“Present Immemorial” – Poet Ioan Es Pop and travel writer and cultural animator Peter Hurley read excerpts from their latest books and discuss the inexhaustible, mysterious appeal of Transylvania’s ancient ways in a conversation moderated by Stephen Collins of The Irish Times.

This will be preceded by the screening of Dieter Auner’s documentary “Off the Beaten Track” (2010), a chronicle of life in Romania’s countryside.

Admission is free.

www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

Ireland/Colombia: 20 Poems – Launch

18:30 – 20:30, Tue 07 Oct

Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Colombia invite to the launch of “Ireland/ Colombia: 20 Poems”, a poetry anthology.

The book will be launched by the Ambassador of Colombia Nestor Osorio; Hispanic literature expert and the anthologist of this publication Oscar Torres, and Irish translators Anamaría Crowe Serrano and Elizabeth McSkeane.

There will be a talk about communal grounds of Colombian and Irish poetry and readings in both languages and this will be followed by a wine reception.

Admission is free but registration is required via events@colombianembassy.co.uk

www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

Redemption Road

19:00, Tue 07 Oct

St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

Fr Brendan McManus will talk about his book “Redemption Road: Grieving on the Camino” at 19:15 in Gardiner Street Church. The book tells the story of his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella and his journey of healing after his brothers’ suicide.

Admission is free. Donations for Console and for Gardiner Street Church are welcome.

redemptionroadcamino.com/

Ukulele Tuesday

19:45 – 22:00, Tue 07 Oct

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

Ben Prevos Blue Tuesdays

20:00 – 23:30, Tue 07 Oct

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

www.sweeneysdublin.ie

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 07 Oct

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

The Folk Club

20:30, Tue 07 Oct

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheGrandFolkClub

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

21:00, Tue 07 Oct

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

Phoenix Big Band

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 07 Oct

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

Camden Sessions – Singer/Songwriter Night

21:30, Tue 07 Oct

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

A totally unplugged Singer/Songwriter night (no PA, no microphones) with original music is taking place upstairs in Anseo every Tuesday from 21:30.

Please check on the Facebook Page below if the event is going ahead as it seems to get cancelled every now and then and if you want to play a 15-30 min set or just want to play one song make yourself heard via the same Facebook Page.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheCamdenSessions

Wednesday 08 Oct

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Phoenix Park Wednesday Walks

11:00 – 12:30, Wed 08 Oct

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

Wednesday Walks will take place in and around Phoenix Park from every Wednesday from June to December. Weather permitting, walkers will meet at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (VC) or Farmleigh House (F) at 11:00. Each walk takes about 90 minutes.

Please check the website below for updates or ring the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01 677 0095) or Farmleigh House (01 815 5914) for further information. Admission is free,

The upcoming walks are:
08 Oct: Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,31298,en.html

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 08 Oct

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

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 08 Oct

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/

Mapping City, Town and Country – Lecture

13:00, Wed 08 Oct

Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The RIA Library’s exhibition (2 July – 30 Jan) is “Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland”. In connection with this exhibition, there will be series of lunchtime lectures covering all aspects of the OS project. Admission is free and booking is not required.

The next lecture is:

“Translations?: The Ordnance Survey and Irish place-names” with Prof. Nollaig Ó Muraíle, MRIA, NUI Galway

www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Mapping-City–Town-and-Country-Lecture-Series-(4)

Playwriting – making it work, getting it on

16:00 – 18:00, Wed 08 Oct

Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

This panel will focus on the role and opportunities for playwrights in Ireland today, with contributions from playwrights, dramaturgs and Irish theatre companies who develop and present new writing for the stage.

Admission is free and to book a place call the Dublin Theatre Festival Box Office on 01 6778899

www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

The boys: youth, maturity, generations and the Irish republican tradition

16:00, Wed 08 Oct

Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2

The Centre for Contemporary Irish History promotes research in recent Irish history. This Seminar Series is intended to act as a forum where those engaged in research in Contemporary Irish History can discuss their work with likeminded peopl.

The next lecture is “‘The boys’: youth, maturity, generations and the Irish republican tradition” with Dr Niall Whelehan, Marie Cure Fellow, University of Edinburgh.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2015/centreforcontemporaryirishhist2014_15.php

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 08 Oct

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

Spanish Film Screening: Evelyn

18:00, Wed 08 Oct

Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2

A harrowing tale of human trafficking, a young woman from rural Peru is lured to Spain with the promise of work.

Suitable for Age 16+. Admission is free. In Spanish with English subtitles.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha96254_16_2.htm

Sunset or Sunrise: Irish Agriculture

18:00, Wed 08 Oct

RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The RDS Library is hosting a talk by Matt Dempsey, entitled “Sunset or Sunrise: Irish Agriculture”.

The President of the RDS, Matthew Dempsey, will talk about Irish Agriculture. He is the former Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal, the Chairman of The Agricultural Trust, publishers of the Irish Farmers Journal and The Irish Field, and a graduate in Agricultural Science from UCD, he also runs an intensive tillage and beef farm in Co Kildare.

Admission is free, but booking via the website is required.

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103708

King Kong Club

20:00, Wed 08 Oct

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.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

The Song Room (open mic)

20:30, Wed 08 Oct

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

The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)

20:30, Wed 08 Oct

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

Bad Boy Jake

21:00, Wed 08 Oct

Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, 5 Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

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

www.dublinsessions.ie/gypsy.html

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Wed 08 Oct

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

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 08 Oct

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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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Thu 09 Oct

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Tour

11:00, Thu 09 Oct

Grangegorman Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7

A free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,24861,en.html

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Thu 09 Oct

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 09 Oct

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

Gateway Mental Health Project 10th Birthday

12:00 – 18:00, Thu 09 Oct

Unit 2, Parker Hill, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The Gateway Mental Health Project, an organisation in Rathmines that supports positive mental health & inclusion in the area is celebrating their 10th birthday and also World Mental Health Week. They will have live music, food, talks, members art and more.

Admission to the event is free and donations are appreciated. Find updates on the website below.

www.projectgateway.blogspot.ie/

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13:00, Thu 09 Oct

Dublin (various locations)

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Nino Manfredi – A tribute to the Italian actor & director

13:15, Thu 09 Oct

Italian Institute of Culture, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2

As a tribute to the Italian actor and director Nino Manfredi, his films will be shown at 13:15 and 18:30 on Thursdays between 02 Oct and 04 Dec. The next screening is on Thursday: “Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti” by Nanny Loi (1959). (In Italian with English subtitles.)

Admission is free,

www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=589&citta=Dublino

Modern Sacred Architecture in Ireland and Germany – Seminar

14:00 – 18:30, Thu 09 Oct

Newman House, 85 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Sacred Architecture in Germany and Ireland is the topic of a conference from 09-11 October 2014.

The opening lecture is held by Amandus Sattler who designed the groundbreaking Church of the Sacred Heart in Munich Neuhausen. Additional speakers from Germany are art historian Christian Welzbacher (Euro-Islam Architecture – The New Mosques in the West) and architectural historian Kai Krauskopf.

The conference looks at the influence of German architecture of the 50s on Irish church architecture, specifically on the building of catholic churches in Africa by Irish architects. It also examines contemporary mosques and synagogues. A further topic is the adaptation of sacred building for secular use.

The full programme is here. The seminar runs from 14:00-18:30 on Thurday and from 09:30-18:00 on Friday. On Saturday a bus tour (09:30-15:00) brings you to buildings of modern sacred architecture in Dublin.

Admission to the seminar is free, a small charge of EUR 6 has to be paid for participants at the bus tour and includes a packed lunch. Registration is required here.

sacredarchitectureconference.wordpress.com

Guinness Amplify – Gigs

18:00, Thu 09 Oct

Dublin (various locations)

You might remember that Arthur’s Day is gone (Good decision!) and it has been replaced with “Guinness Amplify”, a programme of 800 gigs around Ireland. Dublin is the last region and Amplify arrives with us from 09-12 October. The full list of gigs can be found on www.guinnessamplify.com/schedule/dates and there are too many to list them all here.

The site is a little more complicated than it should be and somebody should be told that gigs times in the same venue of 21:30, 21:30, 8.00 and 8.00 for four bands does confuse bit time! Decide for ONE way to write the times and then stick with it!

The gigs for Thursday are here, for Friday here, for Saturday here and for Sunday here

Admission to all gigs is free.

www.guinnessamplify.com

Start or Grow your Business – Talks

18:30 – 20:00, Thu 09 Oct

Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1

Dublin City Libraries and the Local Enterprise Office – Dublin City invite to a series of six business lectures designed to empower potential entrepreneurs. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 3996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie

The 6 lectures are:

11 Sept: An Introduction to Self Employment
18 Sept: Ideas Generation & Market Research
25 Sept: Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship
02 Oct: Digital Marketing Strategy 5 big players (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Skype, YouTube)
09 Oct: Financing your Business
16 Oct: Writing the WINNING Business Plan

More information about the lectures and about the speakers can be found on the website below.

www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Start-or-Grow-your-Business/Starting-a-Business/Library-Talks/

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour – Night Walk

19:00 – 21:00, Thu 09 Oct

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

Cuimhne agus Díchuimhne – Irish Language Festival

19:00, Thu 09 Oct

Newman Building, UCD Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4

Darach Ó Scolaí is a novelist, dramatist and publisher. His novel “An Cléireach” won the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin Book of the Year award in 2008. On Thursday he will deliver this year’s Ó Cadhain Lecture, examining themes of memory and loss in modern literature.

Following the lecture, Mo Ghnósa Leas an Dáin (edited by Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail & Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith), an anthology of essays on poet Máirtín Ó Direáin, will be launched.

Admission is free.

This is the first event of the 10-day long Irish Literature Festival “IMRAM”. The full programme brochure can be downloaded here.

imram.ie/

Into Eternity – An Taisce Film Night

19:30, Thu 09 Oct

Tailor’s Hall, Back Lane, Dublin 8

An Taisce is inviting to their next film night. The chilling nuclear waste documentary “Into Eternity” will be screened.

“Into Eternity” follows the construction of Onkalo (Finnish for “hiding place”), a cavernous world of tunnels and corridors, that are intended to last for 100,000 years (that’s 20 times as long as the pyramids have lasted so far) – as a permanent storage facility for nuclear waste.

Admission is free, but booking via Eventbrite here is required.

www.antaisce.org/events/taisce-film-nights-present-eternity

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

20:00, Thu 09 Oct

Tap Bar, 44 North King Street, Dublin 7

The weekly European Folk Dance Workshop/Session takes place in the Tap Bar every Thursday.

The dances are French, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese folk and traditional dances and everybody interested to join in or to learn is welcome. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 3) are very welcome

www.facebook.com/pages/Njoy-Dancing-Dublin/251213698276941

Dimestore Recordings presents

20:00, Thu 09 Oct

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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.

www.facebook.com/DimeStoreRecords

The Improrphans – Improv Comedy

20:30 – 22:30, Thu 09 Oct

MVP, 29 Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 2

An improv comedy night with the Improrphans takes place. Admission is free, and donations are very welcome.

www.facebook.com/theimpsatwork

Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland

21:00, Thu 09 Oct

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

Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul

21:30, Thu 09 Oct

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

McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions

21:30, Thu 09 Oct

J. McNeills, 140 Capel Street, Dublin 7

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

www.facebook.com/McNeillsPubSessions

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Modern Sacred Architecture in Ireland and Germany – Seminar

09:30 – 18:00, Fri 10 Oct

Newman House, 85 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Sacred Architecture in Germany and Ireland is the topic of a conference from 09-11 October 2014.

The opening lecture is held by Amandus Sattler who designed the groundbreaking Church of the Sacred Heart in Munich Neuhausen. Additional speakers from Germany are art historian Christian Welzbacher (Euro-Islam Architecture – The New Mosques in the West) and architectural historian Kai Krauskopf.

The conference looks at the influence of German architecture of the 50s on Irish church architecture, specifically on the building of catholic churches in Africa by Irish architects. It also examines contemporary mosques and synagogues. A further topic is the adaptation of sacred building for secular use.

The full programme is here. The seminar runs from 14:00-18:30 on Thurday and from 09:30-18:00 on Friday. On Saturday a bus tour (09:30-15:00) brings you to buildings of modern sacred architecture in Dublin.

Admission to the seminar is free, a small charge of EUR 6 has to be paid for participants at the bus tour and includes a packed lunch. Registration is required here.

sacredarchitectureconference.wordpress.com

The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Fri 10 Oct

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Fri 10 Oct

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 10 Oct

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

(A)pollonia – Theatrical event

16:00, Fri 10 Oct

Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

(A)pollonia is a two-day theatrical event combining Polish dramaturgy and Irish theatre makers. It presents new dramatic forms that tackle complex historical and current issues.

Part of the unrivalled Dublin Theatre Festival, catch the performance and its accompanying discussions at the Project Arts Centre and the Workman’s Club, 10th-11th October.

“Poland, with its war trauma, political upheavals, romantic megalomania and brutal neoliberal transformation for centuries used theatre to define its identity, to challenge the heroic foundation myths, to exercise empathy and to ignite revolutions. Now the most powerful Polish dramas reflecting the permanent crisis of modern times are available in an anthology, (A)pollonia – Twenty First Century Polish Drama and Texts for the Stage.”

+ 10 Oct – 16:00 at Project Arts Centre:
Join the editors (Joanna Klass, Krystyna Duniec) and the authors (Pawel Demirski, Dorota Maslowska, Sebastian Majewski) in the discussion about theatre’s political role and obligations. The discussion will be concluded with an abstract from (A)pollonia directed by Ronan Phelan, new Resident Assistant Director at the Abbey Theatre.

+ 11 Oct – 14:30 at Project Arts Centre:
Experience a medley of topics, scenes and questions based on (A)pollonia, directed by Rosemary McKenna.

+ 11 Oct – 21:00 at Workman’s Club:
Ireland Talks Back – The Party, a club night of music, spoken word, live action role-playing games and Irish writers’ responses to Rosemary McKenna’s afternoon medley.

All events are free, but it says that tickets are required: Contact the Dublin Theatre Festival Box Office on 01 677 8439.

projectartscentre.ie/event/apollonia-dtf-festival/

Guinness Amplify – Gigs

18:00, Fri 10 Oct

Dublin (various locations)

You might remember that Arthur’s Day is gone (Good decision!) and it has been replaced with “Guinness Amplify”, a programme of 800 gigs around Ireland. Dublin is the last region and Amplify arrives with us from 09-12 October. The full list of gigs can be found on www.guinnessamplify.com/schedule/dates and there are too many to list them all here.

The site is a little more complicated than it should be and somebody should be told that gigs times in the same venue of 21:30, 21:30, 8.00 and 8.00 for four bands does confuse bit time! Decide for ONE way to write the times and then stick with it!

The gigs for Thursday are here, for Friday here, for Saturday here and for Sunday here

Admission to all gigs is free.

www.guinnessamplify.com

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 10 Oct

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

Electric Fridays – Open Mic

21:00, Fri 10 Oct

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

“Electric Fridays with DUB” is a weekly gig/open mic night in the basement of The International Bar. Admission is free.

Musicians, artists, bands who want to play a 25 min set should contact the organisers via the Facebook page below. A PA and some equipment is available.

www.facebook.com/dubgoeselectric

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 10 Oct

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

Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats

21:00 – 02:30, Fri 10 Oct

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

“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.

www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152000572877753

The Bandits – Gig

21:00, Fri 10 Oct

Mother Reilly’s, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The bandits, an acoustic trio that plays a wide variety from Beatles to Lady Gag, will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Events Coming Up

Sounds of the Nordic Islands – Farmleigh Concerts

Sat 25 Oct – 16:00

Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

The Estonian jazz duet Villu Veski (Saxophone) & Tiit Kalluste (Accordion) presents “Sounds of the Nordic Islands” at Farmleigh Houes on Saturday 25 October at 16:00.

“The concert will show the elegant beauty of Scandinavian folk music in combination with of up-to-date jazz and ancient styles.”

Admission to the concert is free, but tickets are allocated in a lottery (two per person – only successsful applicants will be notified). To apply for tickets to this concert, click here or send an e-mail to info@farmleigh.ie with the Subject “Sounds of the Nordic Islands”. Closing date for ticket applications is Wed 15 October at 17:00.

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

12 October

Every month the Dublin Mountain Partnership runs free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains on some Saturdays or Sundays during the month. In October there will be 2 walks on the same day. The walks have varying difficulty and duration and the details can be found on the Dublin Mountain Partnership website: www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1

All walks are free, but pre-registration is required.

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

Dublin Theatre Festival: 25 Sept – 12 Oct

Hard Working Class Heroes: 02-04 Oct

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