Dublin Event Guide 461: Record Store Day, Experience Japan Festival, 1916 Talks & Tours

April 16th, 2016
DEG Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

No. 461 | 15 April 2016

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Hi all!

Because I already started on Tuesday working on last week’s Dublin Event Guide, I was able to get it to you by Friday morning. This week, however, I was not able to start before Thursday and consequently it will be unfortunately late again. So the solution is found for sending it earlier: I need to go on holidays more often! ;-)

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I will send it in two stages again this week: The website and smart phone app will be updated first, then I will add more events and I will send the e-mail magazine when all events are included.

The version you have at the moment is the FINAL edition. I had soooo many problems. Technical and other issues and I am really sorry that this week’s e-mail magazine is so so so so late!!

Thanks to the donations last week. Just another EUR 10 for this month and I will stop nagging you until the beginning of May! Thanks for your help!

And here is my weekly appeal: Please don’t forget that there are two areas the Dublin Event Guide needs your continued help with every week: Your donations help paying the bills for sending the Dublin Event Guide every week, so please help if you can. Just 1 Euro per month (12 Euro per year) would be great, more would be even better. Unfortunately not many subscribers are prepared to or able to help, so please don’t rely on others! Your money will be used to pay the monthly EUR 190 bill for sending the newsletter using MailChimp, for webhosting and domain names. I am happy to work 35 hours on the Dublin Event Guide every week without making anything from it, but for the bills I need your help. You can make your donation at www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm using Paypal or CreditCard or send me a mail dublineventguide@gmail.com and I can suggest other ways. I am also looking for some corporate sponsors, if you know someone, send them my way. :-)

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Have an event-full weekend and week,

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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!

Today’s Feel Good Slot is a quote again. this time by Steve Maraboli. He said

Your fear is 100% dependent on you for its survival.

What does he mean with that? He claims that without you “helping” your fear to continue to be there, it wouldn’t be there anymore. So if you want to achieve something and are afraid to achieve it, afraid to fail or afraid just to go after it, you are stopping yourself from getting to where you want to be. So what could you do to let that fear pass away? How could you stop feeding the fear?

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EventbriteThe main sponsor is Eventbrite and their support is hugely appreciated! Eventbrite enables people all over the world to plan, promote, and sell out any event, and has sold over 200 million tickets and registrations worldwide, totalling more than $3 billion in gross ticket sales. Eventbrite is free for free events. The online event registration service makes it easy for everyone to discover events, and to share the events they are attending with the people they know. In this way, Eventbrite brings communities together by encouraging people to connect through live experiences.

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 weekend the Record Store Day is on Saturday and the Experience Japan Day will take place on Sunday. The Musictown Festival continues until Sunday and the Dublin: One City One Book Festival will run for the rest of the month, both will come with many events. A few more 1916 events are back as well because the REAL anniversary only happens next Sunday (24 April).

And for all parents that will have to entertain children, check ou tthe the Summer Camp Fair by Kidsguide.ie this Saturday. It will take place at the Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire and started at 10:30, but will run until 16:00. So still time to go there if you see this mail on Saturday morning. Check out their ad below!

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The Kidsguide Summer Camp Fair will be in Dun Laoghaire on 16 April! Don’t miss it if you have kids to entertain this summer.

Competitions

More competitions to come soon!!

Promote your product or event through a competition!

If you want to reach more than 24,000 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. You provide the prize for the competition and the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) runs the competition for you. It couldn’t be simpler.

And if you want me to use/test a product you are selling and then share my assessment here in the Dublin Event Guide, we can talk about that too. I like testing gear. ;-)

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College Green Plans – Consultation

The plans for College Green have been revealed. The intention is to pedestrianise the whole College Green area from Starbucks in Dame Street to the Westin Hotel in Westmoreland Street and up to Grafton Street. Suffolk Street is also becoming a car free zone. This is a HUGE area in the middle of the city and that has some pros and some cons.

The plus sides are that for the first time, Dublin will get a major civic space in the middle of the city centre and I really hope that that will be the new site for a completely new Christmas Market for Dublin and will also give opportunity to have other markets and events in that area.

But there are downsides for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. The downside for motorists is clear, but the new issues for pedestrians and cyclists might need a bit more of an explanation. Usually cyclists are banned from pedestrianised areas and while there are short cycling lanes reaching into the main pedstrianised area, it most likely will still mean that you have to get off your bike and push it for some distance before you are allowed to constinue your trip and since this is one of the main North-South routes, that doesn’t seem to be a good options. Complete cycling paths that allow to traverse the entire pedestrianised zone should be provided.

For pedestrians such cycling paths are a problem because it de-pedestrianises the zone BUT much worse is that busses, the LUAS and possibly even Taxis (completely unacceptable!) are still allowed to drive throughout the so-called “pedstrianised” zone. Either all or nothing is my opinion and wile we can’t divert the LUAS, busses and definitely taxis should NOT be allowed to drive through in my opinion.

Can you imagine the line of hundreds of taxis that will try to drive through that area in the jope to pick up passengers? And they are prepared to stop at any point at any time, ignorant to busses and the LUAS trying to get through.

If you have different opinions or even share my opinions, you are asked to submit your view on the proposed solution.

You have until 24 May and all details are here: www.dublincity.ie/college-green

Spring Into Heritage – Events Programme – Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

The “Spring into Heritage 2016” programme, is a series of free guided tours over the next 10 weeks from 21 March until 29 May in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown. It is a great programme that gives you a chance to learn more about the history of this part of greater Dublin. The National Maritime Museum, the Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre and a 1916 Graves tour in Deansgrange Cemetery were added new this year and there are also tours of the Oratory on Library Road in Dun Laoghaire, Cabinteely House and Marlay House.

If you are interested in history/heritage, check it out! A brochure with the tours can be downloaded here.

events.dlrcoco.ie/event/spring-heritage-2016

Opportunities

The former “Opportunities” section is now Eventbrite’s section to give recommendations, tips & tricks on how to organise and run good events. Eventbrite is the main sponsor of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and their support is very much appreciated! All information in this section is supplied by Eventbrite.

== EVENTBRITE RECOMMENDS ==

+ CELEBRATING FREE EVENTS FOR ALL – EXHIBITION
Eventbrite is hosting an exhibition called “Free: Celebrating Free Events for All” from 11-16 April in the Teelings Distillery in 13-17 Newmarket, Dublin 8. Find all details about this exhibition in the EXHIBITION SECTION of this Dublin Event Guide.

And you can find lots of events at www.eventbrite.ie … or download the Eventbrite app to find events around you.

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.

Reflecting 1916

Sat 19 March – Sun 01 May

Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Reflecting 1916 features photographs that were taken by eyewitnesses in 1916. Some of them were never shown in public before.

The exhibition shows pictures of the destruction of Dublin, of the widows and orphans of the Rising and how the Rising has been represented in subsequent commemorations.

Admission is free. Opening hours are Sun+Mon 13:00-18:00, Tues-Sat 11:00-18:00.

1916 Sackville Street: Remembering 262 Civilians Through Art

Fri 08 – Sun 24 April

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

There were more civilians killed in the 1916 Easter Rising than Irish Volunteers or British soldiers. Of the 485 people who died, 262 were civilians. These men, women and children have no memorial and lie in graves, some forgotten.

The objective of the 1916 Sackville Street Art Project is to hold an exhibition to commemorate the lives of these ordinary civilians that were killed in the 1916 Easter Rising. Schools, educational groups, youth groups and individuals were invited to create a 3D house from any art form to represent a civilian that was killed during the 1916 Rising, and where possible, to provide a brief historical profile of that civilian and/or the art project.

The response was overwhelming and resulted in this unique exhibition. The initiative was started by ceramic artist Ciara O’Keefe. www.1916sackvillestreet.com

Celebrating Free Events for All – Exhibition

Mon 11 April – Sun 16 April (09:30-18:00)

Teelings Distillery, 13-17 Newmarket, Dublin 8

Exhibition: Celebrating Free Events For All

When: Monday 11th April – Sunday 16th April (09:30AM – 6:00PM)
Where: Teelings Distillery – 13-17 Newmarket, Dublin 8
Cost: Free

Hosted by Eventbrite “FREE: Celebrating Free Events For All” is a multimedia exhibition, highlighting the important role free events play in providing access to cultural experiences and unifying communities.

The exhibition will include photography of free events that have taken place in Ireland since the formation of the state, including photographs taken by eyewitnesses at pivotal moments in the nation’s history, digging deep into the archives at The Irish Times and the Irish Photo Archive.

Admission is free and registration is not absolutely necessary, but when you register for the exhibition you will be put into a draw to win one of the images. www.eventbrite.ie/e/free-celebrating-free-events-for-all-tickets-23152052412?ref=devg

Glass House – Sound Installation

06-17 April (10:00-22:00)

Smithfield Square, Dublin 7

Glass House is a Sound Installation that responds to the Lighthouse Cinema Film Schedule and is by artist Sven Anderson.

It responds to films being screened in the Light House Cinema by amplifying subtle traces of their soundtracks outside of the cinema on Smithfield Square.

The sound emerges from two of the lighting braziers that tower over the square (located in front of the entrance to the cinema). The title of the piece goes back tp John Cage’s analogy of experimental music and glass architecture, where one does not see the surface (or hear the music) but instead somehow looks (or listens) through it.

www.musictown.ie/event/glasshouse/

Holger Hertiwg – German Expressionism

23 March – 29 April (Mon-Sun 10:00-16:30)

Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin 14

German Artist Holger Hertwig brings his Ireland-Series to Dublin in the exhibition called “German Expressionism”.

Admission to the exhibition is free. On the poster it says that the exhibitionis open from Wednesday until Sunday every week, but on the website the German Embassy suggests it is open 7 days a week. Maybe stick with the poster! ;-)

More details about the exhibition can be found here.

Little Stories, Little Prints – Exhibition

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Libraries in Dublin

Fifty Printmakers from eight printmaking studios around Ireland were invited by The Leinster Printmaking Studio, Clane, Co. Kildare to create ‘little prints’ on ‘little known events or incidents’ during or around the time of the 1916 Rising and the exhibition will tour the Dublin Libraries in 2016.

Each library displaying the exhibition will host a workshop in basic printmaking. Participants will be invited to illustrate an incident/artefact of their choice. A small selection of the resulting work may be added to the website and may be included in the display in the library. Please check with the library for date and time of their respective workshop.

The schedule for 2016 is

+ March and April 2016 – Central Library
+ May 2016 – Rathmines Library
+ June 2016 – Walkinstown Library
+ November 2016 – Dublin City Library and Archive
+ December 2016 -Finglas Library

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/little

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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 16 Apr

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/

Record Spot Street Party – Record Store Day

08:30 – 21:00, Sat 16 Apr

Record Spot, 16b Fade Street, Dublin 2

Record Store Day is a celebration of independent Record Stores and the Record Spot in Fade Street is running a street party with live music, DJs, talks and an art installation. The event will be inside and outside of the shop and in case it rains, there is a weatherproof performance area.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/895815977193841/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 16 Apr

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

Park Runs: Malahide, Cabinteely, Shanganah, Marlay, Raheny

09:30 – 13:00, Sat 16 Apr

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.

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week (and if you know some more, please tell me):
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

www.parkrun.ie/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 16 Apr

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 16 Apr

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

Anarchist Book Fair

10:00, Sat 16 Apr

Generator Hostel, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7

The yearly Anarchist Book Fair will take place this Saturday in the Generator Hostel at Smithfield Plaza (from 10:00) and there will also be a number of talks on Saturday around Smithfield Plaza in the Generator Hostel, in Ryan’s Pub and in the Cobblestone.

The full schedule is available on the Facebook Page below.

Admission is free to both the market and the talks.

www.facebook.com/events/1680219362259451/

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 16 Apr

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 16 Apr

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/

Kids Guide Summer Camp Fair

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 16 Apr

National Maritime Museum, Mariners’ Church, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Kids Guide Ireland is inviting to Dublin’s very first Summer Camp Fair! Admission is free and it is suitable for the whole family. If you have kids to entertain this summer, check this out!

The event will bring all the best summer camps under one roof and will make summer holidays planning easier for busy mums and dads. There will be more than 20 camp operators providing information on interesting options for children aged 3- 16 and kids can enjoy some entertainment on the day.

If you’re looking for a wide variety of fresh ideas to catch your kids’ imagination and enthusiasm, you will find some unusual and interesting camps at the Kids Guide Summer Camp Fair. Activities and themes range from stand-up paddleboarding, horse-riding, animal care, swimming, drone building and flying, aeronautics, music production, acting, language and cultural immersion, archaeology, sports and fitness, visual arts, film production, environmental science, to gaming and more.

Check out www.kidsguide.ie/summer-camp-fair for more details or register on their Facebook page here www.facebook.com/kidsguideireland/ for your free tickets and a chance to be entered to win valuable door prizes when attending the fair (e.g. a free week of Art Zone summer camp or a free family day pass for Clara Lara Fun Park).

Marlay Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Apr

Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

www.dlrcoco.ie/markets

OurTunes – Contemporary Music Centre Music Festival for kids

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Apr

Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8

This is a 1-day long contemporary music festival curated by cellist Adrian Mantu for 5 – 10 year olds and their parents and friends.

In each two hour slot (10:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00, 16:00-18:00) there will be 6 performances in 6 different locations in the building. The overall theme is water and each performance connects with the music of Georg Friedrich Händel. Children will get worksheets and have opportunities to respond to the music performed.

Admission is free but booking is strongly recommended as space is limited. To book contact the Contemporary Music Centre on 01 673 1922.

www.cmc.ie/events/2016/apr/cmc-presents-ourtunes

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 16 Apr

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

UpDog Yoga – Free Classes

10:00 – 14:00, Sat 16 Apr

MVP, 29 Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 2

Four free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 10:00-11:00 Beginner
+ 11:00-12:00 Intermediate
+ 12:00-13:00 Beginner
+ 13:00-14:00 Advanced

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome.

www.facebook.com/freeyogaireland

Hulluch gas attack April 1916 – Seminar&Remembrance

10:15 – 16:30, Sat 16 Apr

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

This seminar marks the 100th anniversary of the German gas attack at Hulluch in northern France during the First World War. The 16th (Irish) Division suffered almost 2,000 casualties in the attack and hundreds of them died.

Admission is free and no booking required, but places are limited.

The full programme can be found on the website below. Talks from 10:35-12:55 and from 13:30-14:45 are the first part of the day. Then a book reading, poetry readings and a song performance will follow and at 16:00 a Remembrance Ceremony will conclude the event.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/seminar

1916 Rising Walking Tour

10:30 – 13:30, Sat 16 Apr

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

A free (donation based) 1916 Rising Walking Tour will take place every Saturday and every Wednesday from now until the end of June. It is a 3-hour long tour that will start at City Hall, bring you to Dublin Castle, Liberty Hall, the GPO and Moore Street and will end at the Garden of Remembrance and on the way you will also learn about all the other locations where the battle happened.

Booking is required via the link below.

www.eventbrite.com/e/free-1916-rising-walking-tour-tickets-24500146598?ref=devg

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 16 Apr

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/

Terenure Village Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Apr

Bushy Park, Tempelogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/terenurevillagemarket

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 16 Apr

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

DIT Music Marathon

12:00 – 20:00, Sat 16 Apr

Gleeson Theatre, DIT Kevin Street, Kevin Street, Dublin 8

The DIT Music Marathon showcases the talented students of DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in a day-long marathon of musical performances featuring the range of instrumental ensembles at the Conservatory, as well as concerto soloists, chamber music and piano performances. Enjoy the programme of popular classics and contemporary repertoire for film, stage and concert hall.

It is not clear if admission is free and a donation for the charity Pieta House is suggested OR if donation for the charity is requested at the door as an admission charge.

www.facebook.com/events/1244418078921380

FIELD TEST – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The exhibition “Field Test – Radical Adventures in Future Farming” (11 Mar – 05 Jun 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring how farming will look like in the future and what new developments will change farming so that we can deal with the global food challenges.

From Farm Cyborgs (for example a Virtual Reality environment for chicken so that they can think they are free range), via odd, unique and forward looking foods (e.g. insects for improving your protein intake); growth houses for your home; very different seeds (e.g. beans that taste like beef) to the “LOCI Food Lab” (outside near the entrance to the Science Gallery) where you can get a customised snack, the exhibition has a lot of interesting exhibits that revealing, intriguing or surprising.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, FIELD TEST is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that chilren from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service!

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/fieldtest/

Ha’penny Flea Market

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Apr

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/

Tower Records – Record Store Day

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Apr

Tower Records Ireland, 7 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Tower Records is also joining the party at Record Store Day. In addition to special offers on vinyls, they have a number of live performances in their store from 12:00-18:00.

The line-up is September Girls, Punk/grunge trio Fangclub, Wolff (AKA Johnny Stewart), Black Bank Folk, alt-folk-pop band The Young Folk and Bantum.

Admission is free.

www.towerrecords.ie/viewnews.asp?id=275

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 16 Apr

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 Bernard Shaw Flea Market

13:00 – 18:00, Sat 16 Apr

The Bernard Shaw, 12 Richmond Street South, Dublin 8

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market is a weekly market (every Saturday) with approx 16 stalls, music, pizzas from the Big Blue Bus and the Bernard Shaw Garden Bar. Expect vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

Admission is free.

bodytonicmusic.com/events/the-bernard-shaw-flea-market-1/

Icons – In Focus Tour

13:10, Sat 16 Apr

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

At the In Focus Tour “Icons”, Kurt Kullman (Guide at the Chester Beatty Library) will introduce you to the collections of icons in the library. Admission is free and booking is not required.

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

Chester Beatty Library – Irish Language Tour

14:00, Sat 16 Apr

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

An Intercultural Tour in Irish Language Tour with Community Ambassador Jack FitzGerald will take place.

Admission is free and booking is not required. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

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

Eason Story Time for children

14:00, Sat 16 Apr

Eason, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

Every Saturday a kid’s book will be ead 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). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

www.easonedition.com/event/eason-story-time/?instance_id=8176

Mongrel State / Kicking Bird – Gig+Chat

14:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Apr

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

“Music in Motion” featuring Mongrel State (Rock, Western & Honky Tonk) and Kicking Bird (acoustic Alt-folk) is an aftzernoon of music and talks. The performances are followed by Q&A sessions so that you can find out from the professionals how they have achieved their success.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8734333.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/music-0

Secrets in Stone: Exploring Ogham Writing

14:30 – 16:00, Sat 16 Apr

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

At this Drop-in activity you can explore the secret writings on early medieval ogham stones, the earliest form of writing found in Ireland. Create a secret message and make your own mini ogham stone to take home.

Admission is free and no booking required. Located in the Learning Resource Room 1st Floor. Suitable for Ages 6+.

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=2926

Beggars Bush Barracks 1916 Rising Walking Tour

15:00, Sat 16 Apr

National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4

The “Beggars Bush Barracks 1916 Rising Walking Tour” is a guided walking tour of Beggars Bush Barracks and its surrounds, set in the context of its involvement in the 1916 Rising and the Battle of the Mount Street Bridge.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 6603770

www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/visit-us/event-calendar/

Family Workshop – National Gallery

15:00 – 16:00, Sat 16 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

This week’s family workshop is called “Under the Sea” with Edel Campbell. It is suitable for children from 4-10 and their guardians. Admission is free, but places are limited. Find all the details on the website below.

www.nationalgallery.ie/en/whatson/Families/Family_Programme/Family_16Apr.aspx

Soprano Sylvia O’Brien presents A Contemporary Voice – Concert

15:00, Sat 16 Apr

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

Irish Soprano Sylvia O’Brien will perform contemporary Irish vocal pieces featuring composers such as Bill Whelan, Seoirse Bodley, Ben Dwyer, Garrett Sholdice and more. Accompanist is Dearbhla Collins.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.musictown.ie/event/sylvia-obrien-presents-a-current-voice-featuring-dearbhla-collins-on-piano/

1916 Commemoration Event

18:00, Sat 16 Apr

Croke Park, Jones’ Road, Dublin 3

A 1916 Commemoration Event for the working class people of the era is taking place.

It will start with an event for the O’Tooles GAA at Croke Park at 18:0, followed by a march by the St. Laurence O’Tooles Pipe Band down to St. Laurence O’Tooles church on Seville Place, where a remembrance mass will be held at 19:30.

Afterwards there will be a Irish traditional music night in the local Sheriff Y.C. club house, entry is free and food is provided free of charge too (traditional Dublin food such as white coddle & ribs), with music played throughout the evening by a Dublin ballad group.

Everybody is invited!!

Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers – Star Gazing

20:00, Sat 16 Apr

Clontarf Bus Depot, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers meet in Clontarf on the seafront car park, on Clontarf Road, opposite the Clontarf Bus Depot for a public star-gazing. Members bring along their telescopes and share the wonders of the night-sky with you. Admission is free.

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

www.irishastrosoc.org/events/events.htm

Mid Term Break – Gig

20:00, Sat 16 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Mid Term Break are playing energetic funk&soul from the 80s and today.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/mid-term-break-event

Saturday Night Live – The Wine Cave

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 16 Apr

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

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 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 Jazz Cafe – Live Jazz, Blues and Soul

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 16 Apr

The Jazz Cafe, 17b Asdills Row, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 14:30-17:00.

The line-up this weekend is:
+ Sat 16 Apr: Edel Meade (Vocals) and Miles Drennan (Piano)
+ Sun 17 Apr: Ria (Vocals) & Maurice Czerniak (Guitar)

Admission is free.

www.thejazzcafedublin.ie/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 16 Apr

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/specials/

Mutefish – Gig

21:00, Sat 16 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Mutefish and guests Spine will be in Sin É for a gig.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1527319087576916/

Early House – Gig

22:00, Sat 16 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Electric Soul and Funk cover band “Early House” are playing in Whelan’s and admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-early-house-6/

State Magazine Faces 2016 – Gigs

22:30, Sat 16 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

“State Faces of April” is this month’s showcase of State Magazine.

The line up is AikJ (R&B infused pop & soul), Ruth (electronic early 90s-style music), Tebi Rex (Hip Hop).

Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/state-faces-of-april/

Red Hot Copy Pepper – Gig

23:55, Sat 16 Apr

The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Ireland’s top Red Hot Chilli Pepper Tribute band “Red Hot Copy Pepper” will be in the Mezz for a gig.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/257384354598662/

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Car Boot Sales – Ballymun

08:00 – 13:00, Sun 17 Apr

Trinity Comprehensive Secondary School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale in Tallaght, Irish Car Boot Sales run a weekly Sunday Car Boot Sales in Ballymun.

Admission for buyers is free.

www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Apr

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 17 Apr

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

Marlay Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Apr

Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

www.dlrcoco.ie/markets

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 17 Apr

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/

Photofest Ireland 2016

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Apr

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9

Photofest Ireland is a trade exhibition with some seminars for photographers in Ireland, professional or freelancing.

There will be trade representatives from Irish, British and international companies, some exhibitors will sell their equipment at exhibition discounts and there will be two photography masterclasses and two presentations about the use of drones for photography.

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

And more information can be found on the website below.

photofestireland.com/index.htm

UpDog Yoga – Free classes

10:00 – 14:00, Sun 17 Apr

MVP, 29 Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 2

Three free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 10:00-11:00 Beginner
+ 11:00-12:00 Intermediate
+ 12:00-13:00 Beginner
+ 13:00-14:00 Advanced

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome.

www.facebook.com/freeyogaireland

Brocante Furniture & Vintage Market

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Apr

Green Door Market, 18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Brocante Market will take place on Sunday.

It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thebrocantemarket

Drumcondra Village Market

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Apr

Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. There will be Food Stalls, Flea Market, Vintage Clothing, Arts&Crafts and a Pop-Up Record Store.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/DrumcondraVillageMarket

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Apr

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/

Feltmaking Class

11:00, Sun 17 Apr

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

A free Feltmaking Class will take place in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,36256,en.html

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 17 Apr

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

Rumble in the Jumble – Market

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 17 Apr

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

Rumble in the Jumble is a family friendly Bric a Brac and arts and crafts fair in the Dublin Food Co-op.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/206880353010820/

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 17 Apr

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 17 Apr

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/

Experience Japan Day 2016

12:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Apr

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

Experience Japan is a yearly festival in Farmleigh House around the time of the Cherry Blossom, a popular reason in Japan to celebrate.

Farmleigh House and Estate is the venue where you can celebrate Japanese and Japanese-Irish culture and you will find music & dance performances, cosplay, calligraphy, origami, martial arts demonstrations, Japanese food stalls and more.

The outline schedule for the main stage is here:
12.00 Opening / J-pop dance / Irish & Japanese music performances / Taiko drumming
1.00 Children’s performance / Japanese traditional dance / Rock music / Jazz music
2.30 Welcome performance / EJ & Children’s Taiko with Irish dancing / Music gathering / Bodhrán performance / Soranbushi
3.45 Japanese matsuri grand finale

Admission is free. Find more details here experiencejapan.ie/events/festival-day-2016/ or via the Farmleigh House Page below.

farmleigh.ie/events/Title,36193,en.html

FIELD TEST – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sun 17 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The exhibition “Field Test – Radical Adventures in Future Farming” (11 Mar – 05 Jun 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring how farming will look like in the future and what new developments will change farming so that we can deal with the global food challenges.

From Farm Cyborgs (for example a Virtual Reality environment for chicken so that they can think they are free range), via odd, unique and forward looking foods (e.g. insects for improving your protein intake); growth houses for your home; very different seeds (e.g. beans that taste like beef) to the “LOCI Food Lab” (outside near the entrance to the Science Gallery) where you can get a customised snack, the exhibition has a lot of interesting exhibits that revealing, intriguing or surprising.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, FIELD TEST is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that chilren from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service!

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/fieldtest/

Guided Walks – Botanic Gardens

12:00 – 15:30, Sun 17 Apr

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Every Sunday, the National Botanic Gardens invite to two guided walks. The first one is at 12:00 and the second one at 14:30.

Admission is free.

www.botanicgardens.ie/educ/info.htm

Sunday at Noon – Classical Concerts

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 17 Apr

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 the Bela Quartet with Garth Knox

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1494-sundaysnoon-bela-quartet

Arbour Hill Cemetery Tour

14:00, Sun 17 Apr

Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7

As part of the 1916-2016 Centenary Commemorations, a free tour will take at Arbour Hill Cemetery every Sunday at 14:00. (from March until end of October).

No booking necessary. The meeting point is at the 1916 Memorial Wall towards the back of the cemetery.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,36143,en.html

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 17 Apr

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/

Hugh Lane Gallery – Guided Tour

14:00, Sun 17 Apr

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

Every Sunday a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but places are limited, so early arrival is recommended.

www.hughlane.ie/lectures/lectures-past/1395-free-sunday-tours-at-2pm

Royal Hibernian Gallery Children’s Art Cart

14:00 – 16:30, Sun 17 Apr

Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

Come to the Family Drawing every Sunday in the RHA Gallery. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Find out all details via the link below.

Admission is free.

www.rhagallery.ie/visit/art-cart/

Stella Bass Jazz Trio

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 17 Apr

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

The Jazz Cafe – Live Jazz, Blues and Soul

14:30, Sun 17 Apr

The Jazz Cafe, 17b Asdills Row, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 14:30-17:00.

The line-up this weekend is:
+ Sat 16 Apr: Edel Meade (Vocals) and Miles Drennan (Piano)
+ Sun 17 Apr: Ria (Vocals) & Maurice Czerniak (Guitar)

Admission is free.

www.thejazzcafedublin.ie/

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 17 Apr

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

The NGI and the revolutionary period – Lecture

15:00 – 15:45, Sun 17 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“The NGI and the revolutionary period” with Leah Benson, Archivist, National Gallery of Ireland is the Sunday lecture in the National Gallery. It is part of a free lecture series throughout the month of April looking at the theme of ‘Visualising Commemoration’, in association with the current exhibition, James Stephens, the National Gallery of Ireland and the 1916 Rising.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Talks/Sunday_Talks/Sunday_17April.aspx

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

16:00, Sun 17 Apr

The Cobblestone, 77 North King Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7

Travel around European traditional dancing culture without a ticket at the Bal Folk Dance Sessions.

And if you don’t know how to dance, don’t worry! Workshops are provided and admission is free.

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub. The time alternates a little: On 1st+2nd Sunday of the month it is from 16:00-19:00 and on 3rd and 4th Sunday from 18:00-22:00. And on every 4th Sunday there is also a Breton session from 15:00.

www.facebook.com/groups/674963209289378/

Wiley Fox Trad Session

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 17 Apr

Wiley Fox, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin 1

Every Sunday evening from 18:00-20:00, the Wiley Fox is hosting a trad session, where some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will play for you.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thewileyfox

Sweeney’s Dixieland Jazzmen

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 17 Apr

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

Jawbone – Acoustic Folk & Blues Night

19:00 – 21:00, Sun 17 Apr

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

At the Jawbone Gig night in Arthur’s Pub, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass

19:30 – 20:30, Sun 17 Apr

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

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir sings every Sunday from September to June at their “Gig in God’s Gaff”, a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street.

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 or your relationship with the Catholic Church in other contexts.

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

Latin American Week 2016 – Documentary Screening

19:30, Sun 17 Apr

The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1

The Latin American Week 2016 has the theme “Human Safety or State Security? The global migrant crisis from a Latin American perspective.” There will be a series of events in Dublin focusing on Latin America: Talks, documentary screening, music, food swap.

The events in Dublin are:

– Sun 17 April – 19:30: Documentary Screening “The invisible”, by Gael Garcia Bernal, and “The sea between us” by Caoimhe Butterly. Followed by discussion with Ammesty International and Caoimhe Butterly. Venue: The Beerhouse

– Wed 20 April – 20:00: Fernando López concert: Corazón Ixil. Venue: The Beerhouse (Admission: EUR 7)

– Thu 21 April – 19:00: LAW 2016: Latin American Food Swap. Venue: Smallchanges, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower.

– Sat 23 April – 10:15-13:00: LAW Conference. Venue: Department of Ecumenics, Trinity College

– Sun 24 April – 19:30: Documentary Screening “La Jaula de Oro”. Venue: The Beerhouse

It seems that admission to all but one event (Fernando Lopez concert) is free, but unfortunately LASC (Latin American Solidarity Centre) is not very forthcoming with information about the individual events.

www.lasc.ie

Sing Slong Social – Diva Special

19:30 – 22:30, Sun 17 Apr

MVP, 29 Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 2

This is not an event for bystanders, no here you are expected to sing as loud as you can!

Thanks to the MusicTown Festival, this Sing Along Social is free and it is happening this Sunday. At the time of writing there were still some tickets available!!

It is a Diva sing-along or sing-off! There will be a playlist of some of our all-time favourite divas (think Whitney, Adele, Beyoncé, Cher, Mariah, Celine, Aretha and Christina) for you to sing along to, at the top of your lungs.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/diva-special-a-musictown-sing-along-social-tickets-24398401275?ref=devg

Max Reger Organ Recitals

20:00, Sun 17 Apr

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8

Organist David Leigh is presenting a series of recitals to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Max Reger on the 1902 Willis organ of St Patrick’s Cathedral. Each recital presents a major Reger work alongside pieces that either influenced it or were influenced by it.

On Sunday he will perform J S Bach Fantasia and Fugue in G minor 542 / Reger Rhapsody in C# minor Op 65 No 1 / Reger Symphonic Fantasia and Fugue Op 57

Admission is free,

www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/Events.aspx

Sir Jac’s Bantamacs – Gig

20:00, Sun 17 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Sir Jac’s Bantamacs are a band from Newcastle upon Tyne. They are playing Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly, R&B and Hillbilly.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/sir-jacs-bantamacs

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 17 Apr

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

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 17 Apr

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 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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

Rhythm Rocker

21:00, Sun 17 Apr

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 with live music (Rockabilly) and DJs. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/rhythmrocker

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads

21:30, Sun 17 Apr

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 17 Apr

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

The Jive Cats – Gig

22:00, Sun 17 Apr

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Rock ‘n’ Roll Band The Jive Cats will play sounds from the 1950s in the Mercantile.

Admission is free.

dublinsessions.ie/the-mercantile-hotel/

The Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig

22:30, Sun 17 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

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

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-the-dublin-blues-cartel-32/

Monday 18 Apr

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National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 18 Apr

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 18 Apr

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

www.ifi.ie/

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13:00, Mon 18 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

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‘Choose Your Own Tracks’ – Photo Trail

14:00 – 16:00, Mon 18 Apr

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Emily Gallagher will run a weekly “just for fun” photo trail where you get instructions to hunt for specific snaps around the city centre. Afterwards the symbolic significance to the snaps will be shared. The overall theme is “Get a glimpse of directions you may wish your life to take and discover decisions you may desire to make.”

Meeting point is the Meeting House Square.

Participation in the photo trails is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 0852725095

Good Game Ireland – Game Night

18:00, Mon 18 Apr

Black Sheep, 61 Capel Street, Dublin 1

This Game Night is for Retro Video Games and the Games & Kings expansion pack will feature. There will be a tournament as well.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/GoodGameIreland/

Introduction to 3D printing

18:00 – 20:00, Mon 18 Apr

dlr LexIcon – Library and Cultural Centre, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

This is a workshop in the LexIcon Library that will give a basic introduction to 3D printing and will get you started with your first 3D printed object.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite site below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/introduction-to-3d-printing-for-adults-dlr-lexicon-tickets-24285878717?ref=devg

Italian Film Screening: La Ragazza Con La Valigia

18:30, Mon 18 Apr

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

The Italian film “La Ragazza Con La Valigia / Girl With A Suitcase” will be screened in the Italian Institute of Culture in Italian with English subtitles.

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

www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=695&citta=Dublino

Life after ISIS – Robert Fisk – Talk

18:30, Mon 18 Apr

O’Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield Campus, Dublin 4

Well known and respected journalist Dr Robert Fisk will be in Dublin to talk about “Life after ISIS”.

Robert Fisk is one of the most most celebrated international journalist in recent decades, being a seven times recipient of the British International Journalist of the Year. He has been Middle East correspondent of The Independent for over twenty years, is an Arabic speaker based in Beirut and he has reported from many armed conflicts around the world, including Northern Ireland, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Lebanon. He is one of a few Western journalists who have interviewed Osama bin Laden (three times).

The event is being hosted by the UCD Philosophy Society and the UCD Law Society.

Admission is free, but booking is required via fisklecture@ucd.ie

www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?lang=en&dt=d.en.321913&f=week&d=18/04/2016&sd=Monday,%2018%20April%202016

The Suffrage Movement in 1916 – Discussion

18:30, Mon 18 Apr

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

At “The Road to the Vote”, Anna Carey, Nell Regan, Jeanne Sutton and Rick O’Shea (chair) discuss the suffrage movement in Dublin and Belfast in 1916. Actor Jennifer Laverty will perform a dramatic piece about Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington.

Admission is free, but booking is required via this link.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-18/

Yoshida Shigeru and postwar Japanese foreign policy – Lecture

18:30 – 20:00, Mon 18 Apr

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

The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies (TCAS) is inviting to to an Asian Studies Public Lecture entitled “Learning from Talleyrand: Yoshida Shigeru and postwar Japanese foreign policy” by Dr Declan Downey (University College Dublin).

As the great French statesman Talleyrand had saved France from dismemberment through his diplomatic strategies at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Japan’s postwar premier Yoshida Shigeru had ensured his country’s economic survival and expansion, as well as its international political rehabilitation in his negotiations with the USA that culminated in the Peace Treaty of San Francisco in 1951.

This lecture will explore the influence of European Classical Diplomacy on Yoshida’s professional formation and on his legacy in the emergence of Japan as a major world player.

Admission is free,

www.tcd.ie/Asian/events/

Dublin 1916 – Talk

19:00, Mon 18 Apr

Lucan Library, Supervalu Shopping Centre, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Social and labour historian Pádraig Yeates which will talk about the effects of the Rising on ordinary lives in the city.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 6216422.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-18/

Song Cycle

20:00, Mon 18 Apr

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 Circle Sessions – Open Mic

20:00 – 23:30, Mon 18 Apr

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

The Circle Sessions is an “Open Mic” that provides an opportunity for up and coming musicians, spoken word artists, poets and comedians to perform.

Come to this weekly show to perform or to simply watch a great mix of music, poetry, spoken word and comedy.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thecirclesessions/

The Comedy Shed

20:30, Mon 18 Apr

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

Every Monday the Woolshed Bar hosts “The Comedy Shed”, usually with 3 headline acts.

Admission is free.

www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 18 Apr

Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

21:00, Mon 18 Apr

Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1

Every Monday 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

Jupiter & Moon Watch – Astronomy Ireland

21:00, Mon 18 Apr

Astronomy Ireland, Unit H4 Centrepoint, Rosemount Business Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Astronomy Ireland is setting up some of the most powerful telescopes in Ireland to show you Jupiter, which is close to the Moon in the night of 18 April.

This event take place even if it is cloudy. A talk and an introduction to telescopes will be provided in that case.

Admission is free.

www.astronomy.ie/moonjupiterapril2016.php

Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 18 Apr

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

An Open Trad Music Session is taking place every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

dublinsessions.ie/mother-reillys/

Donal Kirk & Anto Drennan – Gig

21:30, Mon 18 Apr

JJ Smyth’s Jazz & Blues Club, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2

Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are playing music from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, Ry Cooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson.

Admission is free.

www.jjsmyths.com/gigs/mondays/767-donal-kirk-and-anto-drennan-11.html

Tuesday 19 Apr

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Countess Markievicz and her role in revolution – Lecture

10:30 – 11:15, Tue 19 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“Countess Markievicz and her role in revolution” with Brian Crowley, The Pearse Museum. is a free lecture in the National Gallery.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Talks/Tuesday_Talks/Tues_19April.aspx

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 19 Apr

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

Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising – Lecture Series

13:10 – 14:00, Tue 19 Apr

Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

The City Hall lecture series is back and on every Tuesday in April a lecture about “Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising” will take place. The lectures are:

+ 05 April: Sean Connolly, City Hall and the 1916 Rising. Lecture by Conor McNamara
+ 12 April: ‘Siege mentalities’: The occupation of Jacob’s Factory Easter 1916. Lecture by Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú
+ 19 April: Three Castles Burning: Dublin Fire Brigade and the 1916 Rising. Lecture by Las Fallon
+ 26 April: ‘The Tricolour Ribbon O!’ Songs of the 1916 Rising. Lecture with Francis Devine and friends

Admission is free and no booking required, but places are limited.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/city-hall

Music in Context – Talks

13:10, Tue 19 Apr

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is inviting to a number of lunchtime talks about “Music in Context”. The next talk will be in Tuesday and the topic is “Nineteenth Century Music” with Paul Arbuthnot (Westminster Abbey).

Admission is free.

www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/Events.aspx

Bereavement in Irish families during World War I – Talk

18:00, Tue 19 Apr

Rathmines Library, 157 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6

“Tell her Gently – bereavement in Irish families during the First World War” is a talk by Tara Doyle which looks at the personal and private experiences of Irish families bereaved during World War I.

Admission is free, but booking is required via rathmineslibrary@dublincity.ie or 01 4973539

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/tell-her

Irish Consumer Food Industry: Changes required – Lecture

18:00 – 19:30, Tue 19 Apr

RDS (Minerva Suite), Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The next RDS Economic Vision 2020 Lecture is with Colin Gordon, CEO of Glanbia Consumer Foods and is entitled “Food for Thought – How the Irish Consumer Food Industry needs to change to meet Consumer Demand.”

Colin Gordon will outline how the consumer food market has changed and what companies need to do to keep up with changing customer trends and behaviour.

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103993

Death’s Husband – Multi-lingual Reading

18:30, Tue 19 Apr

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

To celebrate Miguel de Cervantes, who died 400 years ago this month, the Instituto Cervantes is inviting to a multi-lingual reading of the short story “Death’s Husband” by Spanish author J.M. Pumarega.

The story will be read in its original Spanish alongside translations in English, Irish, Basque, Catalan and Galician. A series of short videos showing the books’ creation and illustration process by illustrator and graphic designer Cristina del Moral will be screened during the reading.

Admission is free.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha105752_16_2.htm

Ghost Signs of Dublin – Easter Week 1916 – Talk

18:30, Tue 19 Apr

Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Author Antonia Hart tells stories of the shops and businesses of Dublin in 1916 whose signs are still dotted around the city.

Admission free, but booking is required via pembrokelibrary@dublincity.ie or 01 6689575

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/ghost-signs

Table Top Tuesdays – Board Game Night

18:30, Tue 19 Apr

Black Sheep, 61 Capel Street, Dublin 1

A new weekly Board Games night is taking place in the Black Sheep Pub. Lots of games are available and you can also bring your own.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/GirlsGetGaming/

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 19 Apr

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

Ukulele Tuesday

20:00 – 22:00, Tue 19 Apr

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

Blue Moon Folk and Blues – Gig

20:30, Tue 19 Apr

The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1

Live sessions with the Blue Moon Folk and Blues Collective are taking place every Tuesday at the Beerhouse. Admission is free.

www.beerhousedublin.com/

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 19 Apr

Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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

The Lounge Quintet – Jazz Gig

21:00, Tue 19 Apr

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

The Lounge Quintet plays this gig every Tuesday: Jazz Standards, Latin and Bebop. Often guest musicians and singers join them. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Tue 19 Apr

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Wednesday 20 Apr

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1916 Rising Walking Tour

10:30 – 13:30, Wed 20 Apr

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

A free (donation based) 1916 Rising Walking Tour will take place every Saturday and every Wednesday from now until the end of June. It is a 3-hour long tour that will start at City Hall, bring you to Dublin Castle, Liberty Hall, the GPO and Moore Street and will end at the Garden of Remembrance and on the way you will also learn about all the other locations where the battle happened.

Booking is required via the link below.

www.eventbrite.com/e/free-1916-rising-walking-tour-tickets-24500146598?ref=devg

Cafe Drawing Session – Rua Red

11:00, Wed 20 Apr

Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, D24

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Creative Den in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays at 11:00.

ruared.ie/

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 20 Apr

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 20 Apr

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/

Bereavement in Irish families during World War I – Talk

13:00, Wed 20 Apr

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

“Tell her Gently – bereavement in Irish families during the First World War” is a talk by Tara Doyle which looks at the personal and private experiences of Irish families bereaved during World War I.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 8734333 or centrallibrary@dublincity.ie

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/tell-her

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Wed 20 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

Free Delivery on all Books at the Book Depository

If you regularly or occasionally buy books online, you can help the Dublin Event Guide hugely even without having to pay cent directly. In fact you even save money this way:

Buy your books from The Book Depository and get better prices and free (!!) delivery for all orders independent from the volume and when you click on the picture here before you buy, then 5% of what normally The Book Depository would get, they give back to the Dublin Event Guide. Everybody wins!

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New Parents’ Tour – National Gallery

14:00 – 14:30, Wed 20 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

This is a free public tour for parents, guardians and carers of infants and young children. The route of the tour is suitable for prams and strollers.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Tours/New_Parents/Parents_20Apr.aspx

Petal Dance – Screening – Japanese Film Festival

14:00, Wed 20 Apr

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

The Japanese film “Petal Dance” about a road trip of two college friends will be screened as part of the Japanese Film Festival. Details about the film are here: www.accesscinema.ie/jff-2016/films.html (Suitable for ages 18+)

Admission is free and booking is not required.

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

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 20 Apr

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

Ireland 1518: Archduke Ferdinand’s Visit to Kinsale – Book Launch

17:00, Wed 20 Apr

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

The book launch for “Ireland 1518: Archduke Ferdinand’s Visit to Kinsale and the Dürer Connection” will take place with author Hiram Morgan

On 06 June 1518 a storm forced Archduke Ferdinand (known to Spanish history as Infante Fernando) and his party of some 400 people, sailing from Spain to Flanders, to seek shelter in Kinsale. They stayed four days and enjoyed the town’s hospitality before continuing on the voyage. One of the travellers was Laurent Vital who kept a diary of the visit and which is published now for the first time.

Admission is free.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha106837_16_2.htm

186th Annual Exhibition Art Form Evening: Printmaking

17:30, Wed 20 Apr

RHA Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2

The Royal Hibernian Academy is inviting to a talk in connection with their 186th Annual Exhibition. The talk will be by Andrew Forlan (RHA) and is about Printmaking.

Admission is free, but a suggested donation of EUR 5 after the event is appreciated.

www.rhagallery.ie/lecture-series/186th-annual-exhibition-art-form-evenings/

Poetry Reading Sessions

18:00, Wed 20 Apr

Pearse Street Library, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

Participants of the Dalkey Writers’ Workshop will read a selection of their original poetry and prose.

Light refreshments will be available from 18:00.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/poetry

1916 Military Tribunals and aftermath

18:30, Wed 20 Apr

Ballyfermot Library, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10

Local historian Raymond McGovern will talk about the build up to the 1916 Military Tribunals and their aftermath.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/1916

O’Brien Family & the RDS – Talk

18:30 – 20:00, Wed 20 Apr

RDS Library, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The next lecture in the RDS Library Speaker Series is “Veronica Rowe Lords, Linen and Lace – The involvement of some O’Brien family members with the RDS”.

Members of the O‘Brien family have been involved with the RDS for over 250 years. In her talk Veronica Rowe will cover some of the personalities and their undertakings with the Society including Sir Lucius O’Brien in the eighteenth century, William Smith O’Brien in the nineteenth century and Florence Vere O’Brien in the twentieth century.

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

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103981

Orlando Furioso and Ireland – Talk

18:30, Wed 20 Apr

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

“Queens amused and abused: the Orlando Furioso and Ireland” is an illustrated lecture by Eric Haywood (UCD).

Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso seems to have a distinct positive bias for everything Irish. Eric Haywood will look at why this is the case.

Admission is free, but registration is required via e-mail to iicdublino@esteri.it The lecture will be in English.

www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=692&citta=Dublino

Quantified Self – Meet Up

18:30 – 20:00, Wed 20 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

Do you track personal information, hoping to gain insights into yourself or your surrounding world? Are you curious about people who do? The Dublin Quantified Self group (#QSelfDublin) is for anyone interested in self-tracking. Whether you record your jogging times, how often you communicate with friends or how you are feeling, this is the group for you!

The March’s meetup is being run in conjunction with the Life Logging meetup and will be all about nutrition.

Speakers will be:
+ Bahjat Safadi – talking about detecting food & activities in life-logging images.
+ Donal O’Gorman – talking about his work on metabolic physiology and energy expenditure with applications in ageing, obesity and diabetes research
+ Dave Quinn & Treasa Spragg – talking about healthy nutrition, the BioPhotonic scanner to measure supplementation in the body & the Revolution Project – the online healthy living, mind and body transformation programme.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the Quantified Self’s Meet Up page here.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2016/03/quantifiedselfmeet

Adams and Nangle: Improvisations – Concert

19:00, Wed 20 Apr

dlr LexIcon – Library and Cultural Centre, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

This is a debut performance of improvisations for viola and electronics by Irish composers Sebastian Adams and Jonathan Nangle.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite Page below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/sebastian-adams-jonathan-nangle-tickets-23050640085?ref=devg

All sorts of wild reports – Dramatised 1916 events

19:00, Wed 20 Apr

Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

“All sorts of wild reports” is an intriguing and entertaining evening featuring dramatised descriptions of the Rising in Dublin, taken from the diaries and letters of a diverse group of women: volunteer nurses Nora and Jean Fitzpatrick; visiting opera singer Elsie McDermid; labour activist Rosie Hackett; and diarist Monica Roberts.

With actors Catherine Byrne, Rose Henderson, Isobel Mahon, Jennifer O’Dea and Kerrie O’Sullivan and musicians and singers of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link below.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-20/

Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night

19:00, Wed 20 Apr

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

This is an open mic night every Wednesday. Arrive, sign up and play. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar

Palestinian Political Prisoners from children to internees – Talk

19:00 – 21:00, Wed 20 Apr

Academy Plaza Hotel, Findlater Place, Dublin 2

To mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day 2016 the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign invites to a talk by Palestinian-Israeli lawyer Aouda Zbidat from Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association. The talk will be a first-hand account on the key human rights violations facing Palestinian Political Prisoners in occupied Palestine.

Firn out more via the link below.

It seems that admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/789241631207498/

A Celebration of Choral Music – Concert

19:30, Wed 20 Apr

St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 83 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1

“A Celebration of Choral Music” is a concert featuring the DIT Chamber Choir and the DIT Choral Society. The event celebrates the 75th Anniversary of DIT Cathal Brugha Street.

The DIT Choral Society, a choir of 40 singers conducted by Simon Harden, will perform Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’, accompanied by a chamber ensemble. The DIT Chamber Choir, conducted by Bernie Sherlock, will perform works by Palestrina, Cavendish, Monteverdi, Busto and Swider, along with world premieres by Oisín Walsh-Peelo (‘An Luas’) and Mark Armstrong (‘Tread Softly’).

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite Page below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-celebration-of-choral-music-tickets-23088555491?ref=devg

Refugees – What is really happening now? – Public Meeting

19:30, Wed 20 Apr

Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1

This is a public meeting, organised by “United against Racism” and the topic is “Refugees – What is really happening now?”

Speakers and further details will be announced, check the Facebook link below.

Admission is free,

www.facebook.com/events/974745972595557/

Spiritual Wisdom on Life After Death

19:30, Wed 20 Apr

ECK Centre, 4 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2

Eckankar, a movement that wants to help individuals find their way back to God through direct personal spiritual experiences, is inviting to a discussion about what happens when we die: “Spiritual Wisdom on Life After Death”.

It takes place every third Wednesday of the month and admission is free.

www.eckankar-ireland.org/

Brand New Switcheroo – Roots Gig

20:00, Wed 20 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcharoo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/

King Kong Club – Band Competition

20:00, Wed 20 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in Whelan’s.

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. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

Anseo Comedy Club

20:30, Wed 20 Apr

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

The Anseo Comedy Club takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

www.facebook.com/StandUpComedyClub

The Song Room (open mic)

20:30, Wed 20 Apr

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/Gig

20:30, Wed 20 Apr

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 20 Apr

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

Inn Jokes – Comedy Club

21:00, Wed 20 Apr

Patriot’s Inn, 760 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

The monthly Inn Jokes COmedy Club is back and the line-up this month is Karl Spain, Paul Tylak and Joanne McNally. MC and organiser is comedian Colm O’Regan.

Admission is free.

www.innjokes.com/

Los Paradiso – Gig

21:00, Wed 20 Apr

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

Los Paradiso are playing Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Western Swing, Surf in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 20 Apr

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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Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Tour

11:00, Thu 21 Apr

Grangegorman Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7

Every Thursday a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome. Ring 01-6770095 for more information and to check if the tour is going ahead.

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 21 Apr

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

The Green Door Market

12:00 – 19:00, Thu 21 Apr

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

Irish housing system: Crisis without end – Seminar

12:45 – 14:15, Thu 21 Apr

TASC, 14 Parliament Street, Dublin 2

Dr. Rory Hearne (Senior Policy Analyst – TASC) will talk about “Crisis without end, analysis of the Irish housing system”.

Find out more about the content via the link below.

Feel free to bring your own ‘brown bag’ lunch to eat during the seminar. Tea and coffee will be available.

Admission is free, but booking is required via Sylvia Byrne on 01 6169050 or sbyrne@tasc.ie

www.tasc.ie/events/2016/04/21/lunchtime-seminar-dr-rory-hearne-tasc-crisis-witho/

186th Annual Exhibition Lunchtime Talk

13:00, Thu 21 Apr

RHA Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2

Colin Martin, who is the RHA School Principal, will give this lunchtime talk about the 186th Annual Exhibition in the Royal Hibernian Academy.

Admission is free, a EUR 5 donation is suggested.

www.rhagallery.ie/lecture-series/186th-annual-exhibition-lunchtime-talks-art-form-evenings/

DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama – Concert

13:10, Thu 21 Apr

St Stephen’s Church (The Pepper Canister), 2 Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2

DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama invites to a Lunchtime Concert with Anna Marcossi violin, Mathilde Bosquillon de Jenlis cello, Ksenia Baidalinova piano, Ciara McCartan voice, Una Hunt piano.

They are playing music by Franck, Prokofiev and Barber.

www.peppercanister.ie/events/

1916 – Total War – Walking Tour

13:30, Thu 21 Apr

Beggars Bush Pub, 115 Haddington Road, Dublin 4

Historian and guide Pat Liddy will lead a walk around the military action sites at Boland’s Mills, Mount Street Bridge and other nearby strongholds.

Admission is free, but places are limited and booking is required here.

Meeting point is the Beggars Bush Pub in Haddington Road.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-21/

Siege mentalities: Occupation of Jacobs Factory Easter 1916 – Talk

13:30, Thu 21 Apr

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

“Siege mentalities: The occupation of Jacobs Factory Easter 1916” is a talk with Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú.

Admission is free, but booking is required via businesslibrary@dublincity.ie or 01 873 3996.

There is also the exhibition “W&R Jacob and the 1916 Rising” on display at the Central Library (from 13 April to 27 May).

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/siege

Artist’s Vision for Ireland – Symposium

14:00 – 16:00, Thu 21 Apr

Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Exchange Street Lwr, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

In the context of the Easter Rising commemorations and the recent ‘Waking the Feminists’ debates, this symposium explores the theme “An Artist’s Vision for Ireland” and guest speakers are Deirdre Kinahan, playwright and Dr Eric Weitz, Associate Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at Trinity College Dublin.

“Poets, dreamers, visionaries and women were amongst those who advocated or fought for Irish freedom in the Easter Rising of 1916. Today women are still campaigning for full equal rights and this symposium asks what would an artist’s vision for Ireland today look like, one that is based on a genuine need for social justice, gender equality and human rights and is sustainable, ethical and inclusive, enabling ‘creativity to flow’.”

Admission to the symposium is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite link below.

After the Symposium the play “The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of 1916” will be performed by the Smashing Times Theatre Company and the same ticket as for the symposium will get you access to the play.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/artists-vision-for-ireland-symposium-smock-alley-theatre-21-april-2016-tickets-21726654007?ref=devg

Rising Exhibition – Public Tour

14:00, Thu 21 Apr

National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Rising is a major photographic exhibition that showcases the National Library’s rich imagery of the events and locations of 1916. It includes images from the Keogh Collection, the Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Collection and newly digitised photographs from the De Valera Collection, and various 1916 albums.

The tour of the exhibition will introduce the photographs and collections featured in the exhibition.

Admission is free.

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

Battle of Mount Street Bridge – Talk

15:00, Thu 21 Apr

Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2

“Battle of Mount Street Bridge” is a talk by Michael Pegum (Sandymount Historical Society).

Admission is free.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-21/

Transforming the Fisheries – Book Launch & Seminar

17:00 – 19:00, Thu 21 Apr

Museums Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2

The book launch for “Transforming the Fisheries: Neoliberalism, Nature, and the Commons” by Dr Patrick Bresnihan (Assistant Professor in Environmental Geography, Trinity College Dublin) will take place in TCD.

Patrick Bresnihan shows how new approaches to environmental management are transforming the fisheries and generating novel forms of exclusion in the process.

Admission is free, but registration is required here.

www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/36377.html

Volunteering all over the worls – Information Evening

17:00 – 20:00, Thu 21 Apr

Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

Voluntary Service International has volunteering opportunities in 70 countries all over the world and if you are 18-30 years of age and are interested in volunteering for some soul-rewarding porjects, then this events is for you! It is a Drop-in event, so you can come at any time throughout the evening.

Voluntary Service International (VSI) is the Irish branch of Service Civil International, a worldwide peace movement that began in 1920. We work to promote peace, social justice, sustainable development and intercultural understanding through volunteering abroad and in Ireland.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/284936931837589/

Brazilian Dance – Forró

18:00, Thu 21 Apr

D-One Bar, 89 Capel Street, Dublin 1

A weekly Forro Night (Brazilian Dance) with a Forro Live Band takes place in the D-One Bar & Brazilian Grill every Thursday.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/donebardublin

Creating new Senses – Talk

18:00 – 19:15, Thu 21 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

Can music and other sounds be used to allow blind people visualise the world around them?

Neuroscientist Amir Amedi will discuss his work on restoring function losses in damaged senses. He uses multi-sensory substitution devices to create new senses, revealing the mechanisms in our brains that are involved in altering our senses.

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

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2016/04/creatingnewsensesamiramedi

Free Raif Badawi – Demonstration

18:00, Thu 21 Apr

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 6-7 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2

Blogging is a normal thing in Ireland, there are fashion blogs, political blogs, food blogs and many many more and we don’t think about it much. If we lived in Saudi Arabia on the other hand, things would be different:

It’s 15 months since Raif Badawi was flogged in public 50 times for defending free speech on his blog. Raif is still in prison, still awaiting his sentence of 950 more lashes. Raif should never have been imprisoned in the first place.

Join this Amnesty Ireland demonstration calling on Saudi Arabia to quash Raif’s conviction and overturn his unjust prison sentence, fine, media and travel ban immediately.

www.facebook.com/events/490217264520528/

Little Museum of Dublin – Free Admission Thursday

18:00 – 20:00, Thu 21 Apr

Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

On Thursdays from 18:00-20:00, the Little Museum of Dublin waives all admission charges thanks to sponsor Guinness.

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin.

www.littlemuseum.ie/

Your first responsive web design using Dreamweaver – Training

18:00 – 20:30, Thu 21 Apr

Interior Design Academy of Ireland, 54 Merrion Square South, Dublin 2

This event by the Adobe User Group in Dublin will take people new to web design and new to Dreamweaver through the basics of how to build their first website. You don’t need to have any programming background, instead the training is tailored for “right brained” people, e.g. artists, photographers or graphic designers looking to create their first website.

It is only two hours long, but a lot will be covered. If you are interested, register via the link below and install a QR code reader on your phone!

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

www.byol.ie/event—responsive-website-design-using-dreamweaver.html

Civilians and the 1916 Rising – Talk

18:30, Thu 21 Apr

Pearse Street Library, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

“Civilians and the 1916 Rising” is a talk by John Dorney (editor of the history website The Irish Story)

He will discuss combatants’ treatment of civilians during the Rising as well as martial law, food shortages and the danger of stray bullets.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-21/

Start or Grow your Business – Business Lectures

18:30 – 20:00, Thu 21 Apr

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

Twice every year, the Central Library together with the Local Enterprise Office in Dublin City are running a series of six free Business Lectures for everybody who wants to start or grow a business. The lectures will cover subjects such as the characteristics needed to run and fund your business. Digital marketing strategies and writing business plans will also be included.

They will take place on Thursdays from 18:30-20:00 between 24 March and 28 April.

Admission is free, but booking is required here. All topics and speakers are listed on that same website, but to make it easier for you, they are also here:

24 March: Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur – How You Can Create and Produce Ideas
31 March: Creating the best Business Plan for your Business
07 April: Market Research Skills – What You Need To Do To Be Successful
14 April: Business Online – Having A Digital Plan To Help You Increase Sales
21 April: Essential Supports and Services for Entrepreneurs – Who’s Out There To Help You
28 April: Financial Support and Grants for Entrepreneurs

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

Theatre Club Cervantes Dublin – Contemporary Scenes

18:30 – 20:30, Thu 21 Apr

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

The Theater Club of the Instituto Cervantes will perform a variety of contemporary scenes and monologues and to celebrate International Book Day, they have chosen a wide ranging group of authors.

Find more details via the website below.

Admission is free.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha107483_16_2.htm

Latin American Week 2016 – Latin American Food Swap

19:00, Thu 21 Apr

LASC Office, Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

The Latin American Week 2016 has the theme “Human Safety or State Security? The global migrant crisis from a Latin American perspective.” There will be a series of events in Dublin focusing on Latin America: Talks, documentary screening, music, food swap.

The events in Dublin are:

– Sun 17 April – 19:30: Documentary Screening “The invisible”, by Gael Garcia Bernal, and “The sea between us” by Caoimhe Butterly. Followed by discussion with Ammesty International and Caoimhe Butterly. Venue: The Beerhouse

– Wed 20 April – 20:00: Fernando López concert: Corazón Ixil. Venue: The Beerhouse (Admission: EUR 7)

– Thu 21 April – 19:00: LAW 2016: Latin American Food Swap. Venue: Smallchanges, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower.

– Sat 23 April – 10:15-13:00: LAW Conference. Venue: Department of Ecumenics, Trinity College

– Sun 24 April – 19:30: Documentary Screening “La Jaula de Oro”. Venue: The Beerhouse

It seems that admission to all but one event (Fernando Lopez concert) is free, but unfortunately LASC (Latin American Solidarity Centre) is not very forthcoming with information about the individual events.

www.lasc.ie

The Xchange – Language Exchange

19:00, Thu 21 Apr

Czech Inn, Essex Gate, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Xchange/1472043553072435

Dimestore Recordings presents

20:00, Thu 21 Apr

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

Kojaque – Gig

20:00, Thu 21 Apr

The Bernard Shaw, 12 Richmond Street South, Dublin 8

Hip Hop artist and rapper Kojaque will perform in the “Good Name” slot in the Bernard Shaw Pub.

Admission is free.

bodytonicmusic.com/events/good-name-kojaque/

Robert Sarazin Blake – Gig

20:00, Thu 21 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Robert Sarazin Blake is an American singer/songwriter. He blends folk sounds with Celtic music, modern punk rock, country and blues.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/robert-sarazin-blake-event

Table Quiz Thursday – Grand Social

20:00 – 23:00, Thu 21 Apr

Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1

A new weekly Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. Every Thursdayteams of 4 people (or at least 2 people) will compete against each other over questions from the areas of General Knowledge, Music, Film, Sports & Entertainment.

Admission is free.

www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/table-quiz-thursdays/2015-02-12/

BIMM Me Up Scotty – Band Showcase

21:00, Thu 21 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

THe BIMM Music College in Francis Street is bringing four of their bands/performers to Sin É for a band showcase, followed by DJ sets.

Admission is free and all details are on the page below.

www.facebook.com/events/970164259746539/

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Thu 21 Apr

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

Every Thursday 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

Brady’s Fun Pub Quiz

21:30, Thu 21 Apr

Brady’s Pub, 5 Terenure Place, Terenure, Dublin 6

A Fun Pub Quiz takes place in Brady’s in Terenure on Thurs. The quiz will be on every Thursday night in the Lounge at Brady’s. Keith McLoughlin is the Quiz Master.

There will be six rounds of the quiz with picture questions, audio questions and general knowledge questions. Admission to the quiz is free and therr will be free drink vouchers for the winning and runner up teams. (No phones to get answers allowed.)

www.facebook.com/pages/Bradys-Pub-Terenure/138965189474826

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Thu 21 Apr

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul

21:30, Thu 21 Apr

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.

Admission is free.

www.frankryans.com

McLoughlin’s Trad Night

21:30, Thu 21 Apr

McLoughlin’s Bar, 73 Upper George’s Street, Dun Laoghaire

A weekly Trad Music Night is taking place in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire. It is an acoustic night and all musicians are welcome. Admission is free.

www.mcloughlinsbar.ie

McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions

21:30, Thu 21 Apr

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

Woolshed Karaoke

21:30, Thu 21 Apr

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

The Woolshed Karaoke is happening every Thursday from 21:30. Anyone can participate! Admission is free.

www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/

Slipstream – Classic Rock Gig

23:55, Thu 21 Apr

The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Slipstream will be in the Mezz on Thursday for a Classic Rock gig.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/265937583739325/

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National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 22 Apr

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

The Green Door Market

12:00 – 19:00, Fri 22 Apr

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

Deranging Memory – Institutions and Proclamations – Talk

13:00 – 14:00, Fri 22 Apr

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8

Gerry Kearns (Professor, Human Geography, Maynooth University, Ireland) will present a lecture on his research on the cultural dynamics of memory in Ireland.

He considers the place of objects, commodification, institutions and texts as resources for postcolonial memory. He discusses the Turner-prize-winning work of Duncan Campbell, (It for others, 2013), the reflections of Jonathan Swift upon madness and the complexity of engaging with the Proclamation of 1916.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link below.

www.imma.ie/en/page_237093.htm

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13:00, Fri 22 Apr

Various locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire

Get a cup of tea, gather the last bit of energy and then bring this work week over the line! And for next week, get some special teas via the ad below and help the Dublin Event Guide while you are doing that. ;-)

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www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=304874&v=3578&q=143760&r=140544

Artists Discussion: Renzo Martens of “A Fair Land”

18:00 – 19:00, Fri 22 Apr

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8

In the context of the upcoming project “A Fair Land” at the IMMA, artist Renzo Martens discusses his practice with Adam Sutherland (Grizedale Arts) and Sarah Glennie (Director, IMMA).

Renzo Martens was born in the Netherlands in 1973, studied Political Sciences in Nijmegen and Visual Arts in Ghent and Amsterdam. In 2010 he founded the Institute for Human Activities (IHA) “which aims to create gentrification effects in the Congolese rain forest through the establishment of an international art centre. IHA collaborates with local plantation workers and seeks to acknowledge the economic mechanisms through which art has the greatest impact on social reality. This stems from Martens research and documentary series that highlights the exploitation of underprivileged people by media industries and cultural producers, including Martens himself.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link below.

www.imma.ie/en/page_237119.htm

Convergent Territories – Miscrocopy Lecture

18:00 – 19:00, Fri 22 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

“Convergent Territories” by Rob Kesseler is the “Microscopy Society of Ireland Rory Comerford Memorial Lecture 2016”. It will take place in the Science Gallery.

For the past fifteen years Rob Kesseler has collaborated with scientists across a range of areas, plant morphologists, cell biologists, bacteriologists and geneticists to explore the living world at a microscopic level.

This lecture will reveal some of the convergent territories and histories that unite the arts and sciences and underpin his work, from the Micrographia of Robert Hooke to plant geneticists generating 3D forms to reveal flower development.

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

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2016/04/convergentterritoriesmicroscopysocietyirelandrorycomerfordmemoriallecture2016

Space Apps Dublin 2016 – Hackathon

19:00, Fri 22 Apr

Haddington Hotel, Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge, is one of the biggest hackathons in the world. Teams of engineers, coders, makers, designers, scientists, and product developers work together to develop answers to some of the biggest challenges on Earth and in space, using NASA’s open data resources.

This year’s challenges include problems from the areas of 3D printing, air quality, games, aviation, drones, space fashion, design, storytelling, space history, data science and virtual reality.

And the prize? Five teams selected from the Global hackathon (across all locations) will be invited to a NASA rocket launch.

The hackathon event in Dublin called “Space Apps Dublin 2016” and will take place from Fri 22 – Sun 24 April. It will start on Friday evening with an introduction, a brainstorming and some social time and then on Saturday from 09:00-18:00 and on Sunday from 09:00-17:00 the solutions will be developped and presented on Sunday afternoon.

The winning team of Space Apps Dublin will advance to the final round of the global awards.

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

ti.to/gravity/space-apps-dublin-2016

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 22 Apr

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

The 1916 Song Project – Traditional Singing

19:30, Fri 22 Apr

dlr LexIcon – Library and Cultural Centre, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Ten traditional Irish singers have researched, composed and will present traditional songs based on the 1916 Rising and the events surrounding it. Find further information at www.the1916songproject.com

Admission is free.

www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/whats-on/2016-04-22/

Red Empire – Gig

20:00, Fri 22 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Red Empire are playing Rock & Pop in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free,

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/red-empire-event

Brady’s Sessions – Gig Night

21:00, Fri 22 Apr

Gub Dandy’s in Bradys Pub, 5 Terenure Place, Terenure, Dublin 6

The Brady’s Sessions is a monthly gig hosted by Keith McLoughlin along with Lewis Brien on sound.

The next event is on Friday and there will be four singer/songwriters and one band. The line-up is Penrose, Barry Jay Hughes, Future Fears and Aidan Murphy, Moylan Brunnock.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/The-Bradys-Sessions-166216516845763/

Leo O’Kelly – Gig

21:00, Fri 22 Apr

Patriot’s Inn, 760 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

Singer/Songwriter Leo O’Kelly will be in the Patriot Inn for a gig and he will be supported by Garvan Gallagher.

Admission is free.

dublinsessions.ie/the-patriots-inn/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 22 Apr

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/specials/

Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats

21:00 – 02:30, Fri 22 Apr

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. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

Hold Up – Gig

22:00, Fri 22 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Hold Up is a band made up of top session musicians and they are playing pop music with their own contemporary vibe.

Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you mention “HOLD UP” at the door.

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

Events Coming Up

Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising – Seminar

Sat 23 April – 09:45-15:30

Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

A seminar with five talks about the Easter Rising is taking place on Saturday. The full schedule is on the website here.

The talks are:
10.15-11.00 Evelyn Conway, ‘Dublin City Library Staff and the Rising’
11.30-12.15 Martin Maguire, ‘Harry Nicholls: City Engineer and 1916 Rebel.’
12.15-13.00 John Gibney, ‘Dublin’s Rising 1916’
14:00-14:45 Donal Fallon, ‘John MacBride: the making of major’
14:45-15:30 John Grenham, ‘Digitising the Dublin Fire Brigade log book’

Admission is free and no booking required.

T.ej – Experience Japan TEDx Talks

Sat 23 April – 12:30-17:00

Sutherland School of Law, UCD Belfield Campus, Dublin 4

An afternoon of TEDx-style talks will introduce you to a multitude of topics about Japanese society and culture. The general areas the talks will be about are

Diplomacy, Cuisine and Tea, Artificial Intelligence and Games, Legal and Business, Student Life, Martial Arts, Music, Film and Literature and the full list of talks can be found below.

Admission is free, but tickets are required and can be booked here.

www.experiencejapan.ie/events/tej2016/

The State We Are In – Fictional Panel Debate

Wed 04 May – 20:00 (Ticket request deadline: 25 April)

Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

Framleigh House Writer-in-Residence Lia Mills presents “THE STATE WE’RE IN”, is a fictional panel debate. It takes place in 2026 and is about a Social Contract (The Fair Share) which has been incorporated in the New Irish Constitution of 2016, for a 10 year trial period. Costly social commitments have had to be counterbalanced by zero-tolerant measures to contain Public Expenditure.

The audience will have an opportunity to participate in this entertaining political satire written by Gerard Dalton and performed by Umbrella Theatre Company.

Tickets to the event are allocated by lottery and winners will receive 2 tickets each. Closing date for receipt of applications is 12:00 on Mon 25 April. Only the lottery winners will be notified.
To enter, send a mail to farmleighinfo@opw.ie with the subject “The State We Are In”.

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,36146,en.html

Ideal Homes Show

Fri 15 – Sun 17 April

RDS, Simmonscourt Complex, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The Spring Ideal Homes Show is back from 15-17 April and there are free tickets available for the Friday and/or the Saturday. If you are interested in everything for your home, get your tickets by registering here: www.idealhome.ie/free-ticket-registration/

Opening hours are 12:00-19:00 on Friday and 10:00-18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. (But the free tickets are not valid on Sunday!)

It is a quite popular show for people that own their house or – to a lesser degree – that own their apartment. If you are renting, you will also find a good few interesting things (the household trader areas has everything from teethwhitening via toastie bags to expensive Vitamix bledners) but you are not the main target group. ;-)

www.idealhome.ie/

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

10+16+17 April

Every month the Dublin Mountain Partnership runs free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains on some Saturdays or Sundays during the month. 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

In April there will be only 3 walks/hikes on 10+16+17 April.

All walks are free, but pre-registration is required (details are on the website).

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

MusicTown: 06-17 April

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This is odd

Please note: This section contains observations taken from the world I live in that strike me as odd. I express my personal opinion and you might not share it. ;-) If you are easily offended by opinions that are not identical with your own, please don’t read this section and I am VERY serious about that!

Easter Rising Commemorations – the oddest one!?

The real anniversary of the Easter Rising is on Sun 24 April and the celebrations/commemorations on Easter Monday (28 March) were very much premature.

One thing that surprised me (positively) was that Sinn Fein didn’t feature at all. The commemorations should not be and were not claimed by any political party, but it was an event for the people. At the beginning of the year it looked as if Sinn Fein would try to give themselves a big pat on the shoulder for what “they” had achieved in 1916, but despite the current Major being from Sinn Fein, the party kept a very low profile. Good!

With the REAL anniversary happening nearly a month after the big event, the question was how this “second” anniversary would be celebrated and the answer seems to be: NOT!! A little odd, that there is not at least some small scale official event, but we will get over it.

With surprise though, I found out that on Sunday 24 April a quite odd commemoration will take place: Dublin City Council and Athletics Ireland are hosting a “Dublin Remembers 1915 Run”. I am not even sure why I find this so odd, but reading through the promotional text on Dublin City’s website it just sounds strange when you read:

“With the centenary celebrations of 1916 in full swing, this is an excellent opportunity to put your running shoes on in remembrance.”

And the text continues explaining that the run will pass by “iconic sites … exactly 100 years ago to the day of the Easter Rising.” (Let’s not dwell on the incorrect sentence with the word “ago” not fitting in there at all.) Running a 5km run and passing by the locations where people shot each other 100 years ago does seem to me to be one of the oddest ways to commemorate.

Is any harm done by this “Dublin Remembers 1916 Run”? Not at all! …and I still find it a rather strange way to commemorate a rebellion 100 years ago.

[If you want to participate in this run, you have to register before 20 April and it will cost you EUR 11: www.athleticsireland.ie/news/dublin-remembers-1916-5k/

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