Dublin Event Guide 522: Dublin Kite Festival, Liffey Cycle, Skerries Festival, Dublin Pride Week

June 17th, 2017
DEG Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

No. 522 | 16 June 2017

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Hi all!

The 10 year anniversary last week was a bit of a non-event. Thanks to the few who sent me congratulations, but I was at a seminar and was very much rushed getting the Dublin Event Guide out and couldn’t really celebrate at all. Ah well, it won’t be long and it is the 20 year anniversary. LOL

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This week again back to the two phased publishing with Saturday events on the website first and the rest to follow afterwards when it is done.

And regarding the donations? The cost did go up by EUR 45 Euro to EUR 235 at the beginning of this month and I have until now just EUR 50 together and it is already 17 June. :-O If you can, please continue to help via PayPal here !

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The Dublin Event Guide needs your continued help in two areas: Your donations help paying the bills for sending the Dublin Event Guide every week. Just 1 Euro per month (12 Euro per year) would be great, more would be even better. Unfortunately not many subscribers are prepared (or able) to help, so please don’t rely on others! Your money will be used to pay the monthly EUR 235 bill for sending the newsletter using MailChimp, for web hosting 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 at dublineventguide@gmail.com if you prefer to pay by bank transfer. Corporate or enterprise sponsors are very welcome too and will get a bundle of benefits as a thank you for their donation, contact me on sponsorship@dublineventguide.com to discuss the details.

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Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

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Feel good slot

The “Feel Good Slot” at this place in the Dublin Event Guide is to share some inspirational, motivational or thought provoking quotes, stories or video clips. You wonder why I added this section to this e-mail magazine? If your week was great, you might not need it, but most of us had some challenging moments in the last week and there could be more in the coming week and this section is for the people that want to overcome the hurdles, achieve more and remember that despite all, life is great!

This week I selected a quote by entrepreneur Tim Fargo. He said

Enjoy life by limiting your emotional baggage to a small carry on. – Tim Fargo

He is so right!!!

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EnergiaThe main sponsor is Energia and their support is hugely appreciated! Energia provides cost efficient electricity and gas to Irish homes and businesses. The company is committed to developing renewable energy sources in Ireland and over 25% of the country’s wind power is supplied through Energia. Energia‘s power plants in North Dublin are capable of providing enough energy to power 1.2 million homes.

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 guarantee 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 it is a good bit quieter, but the weather forecast is good, so I expect you all at the Kite Festival on Dollymount Strand. Or maybe you will go to the Skerries Music Festival? No matter what it is, make use of the warmth out there!

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Competitions

Trio Xamego @ Forro Dublin – Ticket Competition

22 June – 20:30
Three Spirits Bar & Grill, 89-94 Capel St, Dublin 1

Forró Dublin are bringing the Trio Xamego all the way from Brazil to Dublin for a gig on 22 June. Trio Xamego has a long history and is a very big act in the Forro community, so this is a VERY big event for Forro Dublin.

Tickets are EUR 10 in advance (from forrodublin.com/tickets ) and EUR 15 at the door and this includes a free caipirinha.

Doors open at 20:30, the Forro Namangia starts at 21:00 and Trio Xamengo will start their gig at 22:30.

Forro Dublin has made a pair of tickets available for a Dublin Event Guide reader and if you want to win it, you will have to enter the competition by sending a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with XAMEGO in the subject line and with your full name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 13:00 on Tuesday 20 June,

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National Gallery re-opens after six years of renovation

Great news! After six (!!!) long years of renovation, the National Gallery finally has fully re-opened their buildings las Wednesday. A lot of work was done and it seems that it did cost a pretty penny at EUR 30mio, but it is great that the gallery is again a proper gallery with a good sized exhibition instead of just a handful of rooms as during the renovation period.

Now it is over to you! After six years I bet most of us can’t remember the richness of art that the National Gallery holds for us. Admission is free, so let’s all go in the next few months. Without a doubt there will be a few rainy days at some stage again! ;-) I am already looking forward to seeing the “new” National Gallery. www.nationalgallery.ie

By buying through the ads in this Dublin Event Guide, you help the Dublin Event Guide! Thanks!

VHI SwiftCare Clinics will reject 3.6mio people

2.12 million or 46 per cent of the population in Ireland have private health insurance and of these 2.12 mio, approx. 1.1 mio are members of the first and originally state-created health insurance VHI. That leaves more than 3.6mio that are NOT VHI members.

In 2005 the VHI opened so called VHI SwiftCare clinics in Dundrum, Swords and Cork, SwiftCare Clinics are walk-in, urgent care clinics that provide treatment and advice for patients with minor injuries and illnesses. Access to professionals with no significant waiting times was extremely attractive to many in need of urgent medical help and therefore these clinics have been used by lots of people, despite their relatively expensive price (VHI members got a discount, others had to pay full price).

But from 01 September things will change for 3.6mio people: Access to QUICK professional care (for a price) will be closed to all non-VHI members. People that are not a member of the VHI will be rejected by the VHI Swiftcare clinics.

The VHI is fully within their rights to restrict access if they think it makes sense. The Swiftcare Clinics is a commercial operation and they seem to think that VHI members get a bad services in the clinics because non-members clog up the system.

www.thejournal.ie/vhi-healthcare-customers-swiftcare-clinic-3445536-Jun2017/

Opportunities

The former “Opportunities” section is now the place where the weekly nationwide clever event map from our new sponsor Energia wil be featured. Full details about the events on the map are on the Energia blog: gturl.eu/Energia_wk24

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.

NCAD 2017 Show

10-18 June (Weekdays: 10:00-20:00, Weekends: 10:00-17:00)

NCAD Thomas Street Campus, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

The students who graduate from the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) this year will exhib their work at the College’s yearly graduate show from Sat 10 June – Sun 18 June. The NCAD 2017 Show will feature the work of graduates from across NCAD’s four Schools of Fine Art, Design, Education and Visual Culture, together with postgraduates from the Master of Fine Art and MFA Art in the Digital World programmes.

The main venue is at 100 Thomas Street, but there are also exhibitions at The Annex, 101-103 James’ Street, Dublin 8 and The Back Loft, 7-11 St Augustine Street, Dublin 8.

The website gives more details: www.ncad.ie/about/ncad-2017-show/

Admission is free.

Hot Press Covers Exhibition

20 April – 08 September (Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:00-17:00)

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

Hot Press Magazine is celebrating its 40st birthday in June of this year and this exhibition in the National Photographic Archive will show every single Hot Press Cover from the last 40 years. A piece of music history of Ireland from 1977 until today.

Admission is free.

Oddly, the end date of this exhibition can not be found anywhere.

www.hotpress.com/coversexhibition/

Insect Exhibition – Lica B Browne

22 May – 03 July (Mon-Fri: 13:00-21:30, Sat: 13:00-17:30)

Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin 2

Lica B Browne invites to an “Insect Exhibition”, where our lives are compared with the lives of insects. And where our human civilisation and our ability for future survival is investigated.

Admission is free,

www.meeting-bbrowne.com/

School Portraits – Exhibition

Fri 19 May – Sat 24 June (Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00)

Draiocht Blanchardstown, Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

“School Portraits” takes the viewer into the world of school to see contemporary artists’ representations of young people, school buildings and the wide range of activities and experiences that go on during a school day. The exhibition presents work by sculptor John Ahearn, photographer Mandy O’Neill and painter Blaise Smith who have immersed themselves, often for extended periods of time, to create bodies of work that capture the rich and varied moods and lived experiences of Irish school life. The exhibition will also include new work produced in a collaborative project between filmmaker Kilian Waters, Draíocht Curator-in-Residence, Sharon Murphy and Room 13 Dublin 15.

Admission is free.

www.draiocht.ie/events/school_portraits

Saturday 17 Jun

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LUAS Pre-Opening Celebration

07:00 – 12:00, Sat 17 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The new LUAS is finally rolling!!! Yes, it only took 4 years to build what was there already many years ago. (From 1872 until 1949, Dublin had a well functioning tram system with up to 97 km of tracks!!) On Saturday the first tests with super slow moving LUAS (5-10 km/h) will be carried out on the route from St. Stephen’s Green to College Green, to O’Connell Street and back.

And as it is typical for Dublin, the jokers have discovered this opportunity and decided to make it an event. More than 700 people confirmed on Facebook that they will attend and it would be sooo coool if they really did. I’d say the real turnout will be a lot smaller, but it is still a funny idea to celebrate the LUAS by cheering it on. (Just leave the alcohol at home!)

At 11:30 a photo call at O’Connell Street will take place with the Minister of Transport. Maybe that is the best place and time to show the support for the LUAS? :-)

Oddly Gardai and marshals will “protect” the LUAS during the tests. Bad sign for when full operation kicks in, if the new LUAS line needs protection, isn’t it? ;-)

On Sunday the tests will continue on the route from between Broadstone and Cabra and through the City Centre again, but no “Cheer the LUAS” activities are planned for the second day yet.

www.facebook.com/events/137267053514391/

Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 17 Jun

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/

Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Sat 17 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ Good Mood Festival with talks and wellness workshops from 12:00 in Outhouse, 105 Capel Street
+ Shelbourne XI vs Dublin Devils – Soccer Match in Tolka Park at 14:00
+ Soap Box Session a mental health performance event in Outhouse, 105 Capel Street at 17:15
+ Newstalk Global VIllage – Pride Edition broadcast from Oscars Bar in Smithfield from 19:00

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 17 Jun

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 17 Jun

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
+ Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6

www.parkrun.ie/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 17 Jun

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 17 Jun

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 17 Jun

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 17 Jun

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/

Jujube Fruit Tasting

10:00 – 20:00, Sat 17 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Jujube fruit (Red Date) has been around for thousands of years, but it is a relatively new arrival in Ireland as a superfood snack. Avoca stores in Dublin invite you to tastings this weekend and you can try the pitted jujube fruit, jujube crisps, stuffed jujube with cashews and almonds and hickory nuts.

The tastings will take place at the following times and locations:

Saturday, 17 June, 10:00-12:00 Avoca Malahide
Saturday, 17 June, 13:00-16:00 Avoca Rathcoole
Saturday, 17 June, 17:00-20:00 Avoca Monkstown
Sunday, 18 June, 10:00-12:00 Avoca Kilmacanaugue
Sunday, 18 June, 13:00-16:00 Avoca Dunboyne

The Jujube products are produced by Abakus Foods and the founder of the company, Helen Wang, will be in Dublin to talk about this healthy snack,

The fruit is full of flavonoids, phenols and antioxidants and the fresh Jujube fruit has 20x times more vitamin C than citrus fruits. It is also dense in Manganese and Iron and contains 18 out of the 24 important amino acids which are essential to the formation of more than 50,000 proteins found in the human body.

The Avoca locations are on the website below and more information about Jujube is on this site: www.abakusfoods.com/

www.avoca.com/explore/stores/

Marlay Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sat 17 Jun

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/en/parks-outdoors/markets

Skerries Midsummer Festival

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 17 Jun

Skerries Village, Co. Dublin

The Skerries Midsummer Festival Takes Place this weekend and there are plenty of free events on the schedule. It is a weekend of music, comedy, beachside, seabased and landbased activities.

Find more information, including the schedule for the day (you will have to search a little!) on the Facebook Page below.

By the way: If you are a long-term reader of the Dublin Event Guide, you know that the name of the festival is wrong. The start of summer was only 17 days ago, so only it is NOT mid-summer. The mid-summer misconception is based on the persisting wrong interpretation celtic calendar. I could go on about that. ;-) …but I won’t!

www.facebook.com/skerriesmidsummerfestival/

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 17 Jun

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

The Story of the Capital – Exhibition in Dublin City Hall

10:00 – 17:15, Sat 17 Jun

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon was free in 2016, but lucky for us, Dublin City decided to also waive the admission charge for 2017.

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-cityhall/exhibition

Dunsink Observatory – Solarfest

10:30 – 16:30, Sat 17 Jun

Dunsink Observatory, Dunsink Lane, Castleknock, Dublin 15

A “Solarfest” is taking place at Dunsink Observatory this weekend, but the observatory is not huge and it is a VERY popular event, so all ticktets are gone.

So don’t get your hope up! But it happens often with free events that a number of people might not turn up on the day. If you are VERY interested in the Solarfest but didn’t get any tickets you will have no guarantee that you will get in, but you COULD risk it and see if maybe someone didn’t make it and you will get in.

There will be talks on Saturday from 11:00-13:00 and from 14:30-16:30 about Einsteinm, Solar Imaging, Sun Spots, Solar Physics, Solar Wind and Space Weather.

On Sunday a Family Day will take place from 12:00-14:00 with sun events for children. For this event tickets are ALSO booked out and the same situation applies as outlined above.

www.dunsink.dias.ie/solarfest/

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 17 Jun

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 Bushy Park Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sat 17 Jun

Bushy Park, Tempelogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W

The Terenure Bushy Park Market is taking place every weekk. The market has more than 30 stalls, offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket

Flora in St. Stephen’s Green – Walking Tour

11:30, Sat 17 Jun

St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is inviting to a walking tour with St. Stephen’s Green head gardener Eilleen Brennan on Saturday to learn about the flora in St. Stephen’s Green. Meeting point is at the Fusilier’s Arch.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/IrishWildlifeTrust/photos/10158740529355104/

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 17 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Ha’penny Flea Market

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 17 Jun

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/

SOUND CHECK – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 17 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The exhibition “SOUND CHECK” (09 June – 24 September) in the Science Gallery is looking the influence sound has on our life. THe exhibition looks at lots of interesting ways to create sound.

It is highly interactive exhibition with lots of oppoertunities to create sound/make noise. Some of the main exhibits are a big sound pinball table, a synthesiser on a bike, musical swings, a room full of Moog Synthesiser equipment, a Uranium controlled Xylophone and there are fice “Sonic Bikes” that you cyn pre-book and loan out for a 1 hour guided tour in Dublin.

The exhibition is suitable for ALL ages, even younger children will be able to take part and nobody will be bored.

Use the help of the amazing mediators, who can explain everything you see, especially if you don’t want to read all the explanations that are next to every exhibit.

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/soundcheck/

Ikebana Demonstration

12:30 – 13:30, Sat 17 Jun

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

The Chester Beatty Library and the Ireland Japan Association are inviting to an Ikebana Demonstration. Tomoko Ozaki will guide you through the art and techniques of flower arranging. Ikebana is one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement along with Incense burning and the Tea Ceremony.

Admission is free, however places are limited and booking was required. The deadline for booking via 01 6787008 was 14 June, so it is too late for that and the event could be booked out. But free events often have a lower show number than the booked number was, so you could risk it and check at the library if they have a space for you.

www.cbl.ie/Plan-A-Visit/What-s-On.aspx

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 17 Jun

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 17 Jun

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.

www.facebook.com/bernardshawfleamarket/

The Wellington Weekender

13:00, Sat 17 Jun

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Wellington Weekender is a weekend full of gigs and other events in the Workman’s Club, the Liquor Rooms and the Bison Bar.

The schedule for Saturday is:

13:00 Whiskey Tasting @ Bison Bar
14:00 Acoustic Stage @ The Workman’s Club
14:00 Bison BBQ Hot Wing Challenge @ Bison Bar
20:00 Katie Laffan @ The Liquor Rooms
20:00 Pleasure Beach @ The Workman’s Club
DJs until late.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/468346690166033/

World Juggling Day

13:00 – 19:00, Sat 17 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

On Saturday is World Juggling Day and the Irish jugglers are meeting up in Merrion Square from 13:00 until 19:00. Admission is free.

In the evening a “Renegade”, a performance of circus skills (inlcuding juggling), will take place in the Dublin Circus Project, but I was unable to find out if it is free or not. So we have to assume that it is NOT free. More info about the Renegade event is here.

www.juggle.org/calendar/world-juggling-day-2017-dublin-followed-by-renegade/

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:00, Sat 17 Jun

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs every Saturday. It is an alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

www.dublincitywalkingtours.com/

Chester Beatty Library – Guided Tour

14:00, Sat 17 Jun

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

Every Saturday a free guided tour will take place in the Chester Betty Library. The tour starts at 14:00.

In addition there is another free tour every Wednesday at 13:00 and one on Sundays at 15:00

www.cbl.ie/Plan-A-Visit/What-s-On.aspx

Eason Story Time for children

14:00, Sat 17 Jun

Eason, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

Every Saturday a kid’s book will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

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

National War Memorial Gardens – Guided Tour

14:00, Sat 17 Jun

Irish National War Memorial Gardens, off South Circular Road, Dublin, Islandbridge, Dublin 8

A weekly tour of the National War Memorial Gardens will take every Saturday from March until the end of October.

Admission is free. “Meet inside the gates” it says here.

Katie Laffan – Gig

20:00, Sat 17 Jun

Liquor Rooms, 7 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

Katie Laffan is performing her funk pop at this gig in the Liquor Rooms, which is part of the Wellington Weekender.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1391548300926697

Pleasure Beach – Gig

20:00, Sat 17 Jun

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

Pleasure Beach is a quintet from Belfast and they will play a gig at the Workman’s Club Weekender on Saturday.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1812924745702635/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 17 Jun

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/

Mescalito – Gig

21:00, Sat 17 Jun

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

Mescalito will play Psychedlic Funk Rock at this gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/mescalito1

Sepiatonic / The Dublin City Rounders – Vaudeville Gig

21:00, Sat 17 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Sepiatonic, an electronic vaudeville act from Portland, Oregon will perform in Sin E.

They will be joined by the Dublin City Rounders.

Admission is free.

sin-e.ie/events/sepiatonic-electro-vaudeville-experience/

Tadgh – Gig

22:30, Sat 17 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Singer/Songwriter and R&B producer Tadgh will perform a gig in Whelan’s.

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

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/midnight-hour-w-tadgh/

The Camembert Quartet – Gig

23:00, Sat 17 Jun

The Bowery, 196 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The Camembert Quartet will be in the Bowery for a gig.

Admission is free.

thebowery.ie/calander/

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Car Boot Sales – Ballymun

08:00 – 13:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Sun 18 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ Qu eer Walking History from the George at 14:00
+ Candlelight Vigil at Oscar Wilde Statue in Merrion Square at 18:00

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 18 Jun

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 18 Jun

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

Jujube Fruit Tasting

10:00 – 16:00, Sun 18 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Jujube fruit (Red Date) has been around for thousands of years, but it is a relatively new arrival in Ireland as a superfood snack. Avoca stores in Dublin invite you to tastings this weekend and you can try the pitted jujube fruit, jujube crisps, stuffed jujube with cashews and almonds and hickory nuts.

The tastings will take place at the following times and locations:

Saturday, 17 June, 10:00-12:00 Avoca Malahide
Saturday, 17 June, 13:00-16:00 Avoca Rathcoole
Saturday, 17 June, 17:00-20:00 Avoca Monkstown
Sunday, 18 June, 10:00-12:00 Avoca Kilmacanaugue
Sunday, 18 June, 13:00-16:00 Avoca Dunboyne

The Jujube products are produced by Abakus Foods and the founder of the company, Helen Wang, will be in Dublin to talk about this healthy snack,

The fruit is full of flavonoids, phenols and antioxidants and the fresh Jujube fruit has 20x times more vitamin C than citrus fruits. It is also dense in Manganese and Iron and contains 18 out of the 24 important amino acids which are essential to the formation of more than 50,000 proteins found in the human body.

The Avoca locations are on the website below and more information about Jujube is on this site: www.abakusfoods.com/

www.avoca.com/explore/stores/

Magazine Fort – FOUR Guided Tours

10:00 – 16:30, Sun 18 Jun

Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally since last year, guided tours were provided and were meant to run for three months until end of October 2016. But the interest was so great that the OPW decided to continue the tours with a reduced schedule over the winter. And since 02 April there will be tours again every Friday and Sunday at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 + 15:00 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

www.phoenixpark.ie/visitorinformation/magazinefort/#d.en.36668

Marlay Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sun 18 Jun

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/en/parks-outdoors/markets

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 18 Jun

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/

Skerries Midsummer Festival

10:00 – 18:00, Sun 18 Jun

Skerries Village, Co. Dublin

The Skerries Midsummer Festival Takes Place this weekend and there are plenty of free events on the schedule. It is a weekend of music, comedy, beachside, seabased and landbased activities.

Find more information, including the schedule for the day (you will have to search a little!) on the Facebook Page below.

By the way: If you are a long-term reader of the Dublin Event Guide, you know that the name of the festival is wrong. The start of summer was only 17 days ago, so only it is NOT mid-summer. The mid-summer misconception is based on the persisting wrong interpretation celtic calendar. I could go on about that. ;-) …but I won’t!

www.facebook.com/skerriesmidsummerfestival/

Dunsink Observatory – Solarfest

10:30 – 16:30, Sun 18 Jun

Dunsink Observatory, Dunsink Lane, Castleknock, Dublin 15

A “Solarfest” is taking place at Dunsink Observatory this weekend, but the observatory is not huge and it is a VERY popular event, so all ticktets are gone.

So don’t get your hope up! But it happens often with free events that a number of people might not turn up on the day. If you are VERY interested in the Solarfest but didn’t get any tickets you will have no guarantee that you will get in, but you COULD risk it and see if maybe someone didn’t make it and you will get in.

There will be talks on Saturday from 11:00-13:00 and from 14:30-16:30 about Einsteinm, Solar Imaging, Sun Spots, Solar Physics, Solar Wind and Space Weather.

On Sunday a Family Day will take place from 12:00-14:00 with sun events for children. For this event tickets are ALSO booked out and the same situation applies as outlined above.

www.dunsink.dias.ie/solarfest/

Midsummer Liffey Cycle – Protest

10:30 – 12:30, Sun 18 Jun

Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

On the last day of Bikeweek 2017 a cycle wil ltake place from Phoenix Park to the Liffey, to demand a fully segregated Liffey Cycle Route from Dublin City. The cycle will finish on Guild Street with a short Picnic and some speeches.

The meeting point is at the Phoenix Monument in Phoenix Park.

After the cycle it is back to Phoenix Park via North Circular Road to go to the Cargo Bike Championships in Phoenix Park.

Admission is free.

www.bikeweek.ie/events/dublin/midsummer-liffey-cycle

Yoga For Health – Isha Foundation

10:30 – 12:00, Sun 18 Jun

St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

The isha Foundation is inviting to a free morning session of yoga and meditation.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link below. Suitable for all ages from 7 years.

Some information about the isha Foundation can be found at isha.sadhguru.org/

www.eventbrite.ie/e/yoga-for-health-free-morning-session-in-dublin-tickets-34937136917?ref=devg

Brocante Furniture & Vintage Market

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

Dublin Kite Festival 2017

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 18 Jun

Dollymount Strand, Clontarf, Dublin 3

The yearly Kite Fest will take place again on Dollymount Strand. there will be music, games, kite making workshops, displays by Master Kite Flier Andrew Beattie and kite flying competitions. In addition Hammockology show (and sell) their great hammocks, Electric Zoo & Gymboree Play & Music North Dublin will entertain the crowds and Pure Magic Watersports will provide kite tips.

A schedule with some further details is here: www.dublinkitefestival.ie/schedule/

www.facebook.com/DublinKiteFestival/

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 18 Jun

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/en/parks-outdoors/markets

Jazz + Bluegrass for Brunch on Sundays

11:00 – 16:30, Sun 18 Jun

Kilkenny Shop, Nassau Street, Dublin 2

The Kilkenny Shop Cafe is inviting to a Jazz Brunch Sunday every Sunday from 11:00-14:00 and from 14:30-16:30 a Bluegrass Band is taking over. Unfortuantely they don’t specify who the bands are.

Admission is free.

www.kilkennyshop.com/restaurant-jazzsundays

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 18 Jun

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 18 Jun

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

The next Rumble in the Jumble market takes place on Sunday. You will find Arts, Crafts, Vintage, Vinyl and more. A cafe and vegetarian food will also be available in the Co-op food hall.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/finderskeepersireland/

Terns are back – Bird Watch

11:00 – 13:00, Sun 18 Jun

Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey, Co. Dublin

The Terns (birds!) have returned to the Dalkey islands for another season and the Tern Warden is inviting to a Tern Watch from Coliemore Harbour. You can drop in at ay time.

Admission is free.

events.dlrcoco.ie/event/dalkey-tern-watch-and-guided-tours-nature-walk

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 18 Jun

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 18 Jun

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/

Guided Walks – Botanic Gardens

12:00 – 15:30, Sun 18 Jun

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

SOUND CHECK – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sun 18 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The exhibition “SOUND CHECK” (09 June – 24 September) in the Science Gallery is looking the influence sound has on our life. THe exhibition looks at lots of interesting ways to create sound.

It is highly interactive exhibition with lots of oppoertunities to create sound/make noise. Some of the main exhibits are a big sound pinball table, a synthesiser on a bike, musical swings, a room full of Moog Synthesiser equipment, a Uranium controlled Xylophone and there are fice “Sonic Bikes” that you cyn pre-book and loan out for a 1 hour guided tour in Dublin.

The exhibition is suitable for ALL ages, even younger children will be able to take part and nobody will be bored.

Use the help of the amazing mediators, who can explain everything you see, especially if you don’t want to read all the explanations that are next to every exhibit.

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/soundcheck/

Sunday at Noon – Classical Concerts

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 18 Jun

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 be part of the “Great Music in Irish Houses Festival” and is called “Dublin Musical Saunter”: Pianist Dearbhla Collins will accompany a number of young musicians and singers from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

greatmusicinirishhouses.com/2016/04/25/the-dublin-musical-saunter/

Sonic Bike Experience (Ya Slip Ta Bang) – Science Gallery

12:30, Sun 18 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

As part of the current “Sound Check” exhibition in the Science Gallery you can rent out a bike to experience Dublin in a completely different way:

Ya slip ta bang is an interactive composition mapped over the streets of Dublin that will unfold for you as you ride ‘sonic bikes’ along specific routes of the city. Accompanied by electronic music, the composition tells the story of recovering he roin addict Lucy Dolan as she returns to the city, revisiting important places in her life.

The sonic bike is a bicycle with frame-mounted speakers that plays different sounds and music dependent on where the cyclist goes and how fast they ride, via a mounted location-sensitive system.

The bikes can be rented for free for up to 1 hour on Fridays, Saturday and Sunday between 14:30 and 16:00. The rules and conditions are on the website below and that is also where you book the bikes.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2017/06/yasliptabangsonicbikeexperience0

Cargo Bike Championships

13:00 – 17:00, Sun 18 Jun

Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

The Cargo Bike Championships is a few short distance Cargo Bike races, a few bikes on display and a number of stalls left and right along Chesterfield Avenue. A 5km cycle for everyone will finish the day.

Admission is free.

I wish that same event was in Farmleigh House on Chesterfield Avenue it is just impossible to get a “event feeling”.

www.bikeweek.ie/events/dublin/5th-annual-cargo-bike-championships

Arbour Hill Cemetery Tour

14:00, Sun 18 Jun

Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7

The cemetery at Arbour Hill is the last resting place of 14 of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. Among those buried there are Pádraig Pearse, James Connolly and Thomas Clarke. This tour every Sunday will focus on the context of the Rising and explore in detail the wording of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic.

No booking necessary. The meeting point is inside the cemetery gates.

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

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 18 Jun

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 18 Jun

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/current/1431-free-sunday-tours-at-2pm-2016

St. Judes GAA Club Family Fun Day

14:00 – 19:00, Sun 18 Jun

Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

The yearly St. Judes GAA clun family fun day will take place in Tymon Park on Sunday and there will be plenty of cycling events and other activities for children.

Admission is free.

Stella Bass Jazz Trio

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

Become a Windowsill Gardener

14:30, Sun 18 Jun

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

This Family Drop by Demo will cover “Become a Windowsill Gardener”.

“Learn to grow mini salads and sprouting shoots without soil! Microgreens are the small leafy sprouts of various edible plants. Packed with nutrients, they are quick to grow and especially great for kids to become little green thumbs. Join us to learn how you can grow these delicious greens very easily and all year long in your own home.”

Admission is free. The event takes place in the Erasmus Garden

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm#17June

Bark in the Park – Dog Walk

15:00, Sun 18 Jun

Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

“Bark in the Park” is a sponsored walk to raise money for the Irish Blue Cross animal charity, so it is NOT a free event, but you are meant to collect money from others to participate. Registration is closed now, but the organisers tell me that if you arrive on the day and give some donation there, they will still let you take part. So if it is for you, now you know about it! ;-)

www.barkinthepark.ie/index.php

Battle of Messines – Talk

15:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

In June 1917, two of the British Army’s Irish Divisions fought side-by-side at the Battle of Messines, in victory and then in defeat. At this talk Kevin Myers, journalist and writer, and a panel of historians including Damien Burke, Jesuits Archive, Lar Joye, the Museum’s curator of Military History and Dr. Jennifer Wellington, University College Dublin will discuss the Battle of Messines.

Suitable for adults. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6777444

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=3308

Chester Beatty Library – Guided Tour

15:00, Sun 18 Jun

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

Every Sunday a free guided tour will take place in the Chester Betty Library. The tour starts at 15:00.

In addition there is another free tour every Wednesday at 13:00 and one on Saturdays at 14:00

www.cbl.ie/Plan-A-Visit/What-s-On.aspx

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 18 Jun

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

Vermeer and the representation of women – Talk

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 18 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Dr John Loughman, UCD, will give a lecture on the representation of women in Vermeer’s art.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/vermeer-and-representation-women

Cantando Chamber Choir – Concert

16:00, Sun 18 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

As part of the festivities around the re-opening of the National Gallery after a 6 year renovation, the Cantando Chamber Choir will sing in the Shaw Room.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1255699997872379

Blues Got Soul – Gig

17:00 – 20:15, Sun 18 Jun

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Blues Got Soul, a four-piece blues band from Dublin is performing the music of the founding fathers of blues and blues masters in the International Bar every Sunday. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Outdoor Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

18:00 – 20:30, Sun 18 Jun

St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Travel around European traditional dancing culture without a ticket at the weekly Bal Folk Dance Sessions. With the nice weather the dancing sessions have moved outdoors and will be in the Summerhouse (near the lake) in St. Stephen’s Green.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1941035279466780

The New Breadwinners – Bluegrass Gig

18:00, Sun 18 Jun

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

The New Breadwinners are a 3-piece Bluegrass band and they are playing every Sunday in the Leeson Longe.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

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

The Wellington Weekender – Hipster Bingo + Comedy

18:00, Sun 18 Jun

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Wellington Weekender continues with more events in the Workman’s Club and The Liquor Rooms.

The schedule for Sunday is:

18:00 Cocktail Masterclass @ The Liquor Rooms
20:00 Hipster Bingo @ The Workman’s Club
20:00 The Workman’s Comedy Club @ The Vintage Room in Workman’s Club
The Workman’s Karaoke Club @ Workman’s Club
DJs until late.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/468346690166033/

Wiley Fox Trad Session

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

Dixieland Jazz – Gig – 1 year Celebration

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 18 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

The Des Hopkins Dixieland Jazzband is celebrating their first full year at this weekly Sunday evening gig.

Admission is free and this week there will be even some free Prosecco.

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub/

Jawbone – Acoustic Folk & Blues Night

19:00 – 21:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

Toledo International Youth Orchestra – Concert

19:00, Sun 18 Jun

Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8

The Toledo International Youth Orchestra from Toledo, Ohio, USA will be in Christ Church Cathedral for a concert this Sunday and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TIYO.US/

Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass

19:30 – 20:30, Sun 18 Jun

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

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 18 Jun

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

Hipster Bingo

20:30, Sun 18 Jun

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

Lots to do at the Workman’s Club Weekender! One of the events is a Hipster Bingo with comedian Steve Bennett. Sounds intriguing! :-)

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/153301395207881/

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 18 Jun

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 18 Jun

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

What Gives – Funk Gig

21:00, Sun 18 Jun

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

What Gives are playing Funk in the Harbour Bar on Sunday.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/what-gives3

The Jive Cats – Gig

22:00, Sun 18 Jun

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Rock ‘n’ Rock and Swing Band “The Jive Cats” will perform in the Mercantile every Sunday from 22:00.

Admission is free.

dublinsessions.ie/the-mercantile-hotel/

Monday 19 Jun

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Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Mon 19 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ Dublin Pride Annual Debate in Outhouse in Capel Street at 20:00
+ Win, Lose or Drag – Pride Edition in the George from 23:00

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife – An Art Handling Perspective – Talk

11:15 – 11:45, Mon 19 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

This short and informal talk will look at Daniel Maclise’s “The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife” from the perspective of the art handler team. Lynn McGrane and Luke O’Callaghan, exhibitions and collections services, will discuss the moving and transport of the large painting.

Admission is free. The talk will take place in front of the painting.

www.nationalgallery.ie/marriage-strongbow-and-aoife-art-handling-perspective

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 19 Jun

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

New Parents’ Tour – National Gallery

12:30 – 13:30, Mon 19 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The “New Parents’ Tours” are for parents, guardians, and carers of young children and will look at selected artworks on display. Their aim is to welcome families and visitors of all ages and encourage them to feel comfortable in the gallery rooms. The route is suitable for prams and strollers.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/new-parents-tour

Technomoral Virtues and the Future of Human Flourishing – Talk

12:30 – 14:00, Mon 19 Jun

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

If that topic “Technomoral Virtues and the Future of Human Flourishing” gets your attention, then check out the detailed description and book on the website below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/technomoral-virtues-and-the-future-of-human-flourishing-tickets-34314477526?ref=devg

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 19 Jun

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/

Low priced books with free delivery!

13:00, Mon 19 Jun

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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“Davy Bryne’s Pub, Dublin, from the Bailey” – Pop-up Talk

13:15 – 13:45, Mon 19 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Dr Kathryn Milligan, research fellow in the Centre for Study of Irish Art, will give a short talk on Harry Aaron Kernoff’s “Davy Bryne’s Pub, Dublin, from the Bailey”.

The talk will take place in front of the painting. Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/davy-brynes-pub-dublin-bailey

15 Steps to Building a Winning CV – Talk

13:30 – 14:30, Mon 19 Jun

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

15 Steps to Building a Winning CV is the next talk in the Business Library. Liam Horan from Sli Nua Careers will give expert tips.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 8733996

www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie/

Bowery Stand-Up Comedy Night

20:00, Mon 19 Jun

The Bowery, 196 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

A Stand-up Comedy Night will take place in the Bowery and admission is free.

The line up will be David Hyne and Danny O Connor with guests Joseph McGucken, Marise Gaughen and Daniel Ryan

Admission is free.

thebowery.ie/calander/

Drunkard’s Hiccups – Old Time String Band Music

20:00, Mon 19 Jun

Thomas House, 88 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

This is a weekly gig with authentic old-time fiddle tunes and Appalachian music.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/drunkardshiccups/

Song Cycle

20:00, Mon 19 Jun

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 19 Jun

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 19 Jun

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 19 Jun

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 19 Jun

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

Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 19 Jun

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/

That’s It Recordings – Open Mic

22:00, Mon 19 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

That’s It Recordings is an open mic every Monday at Sin E. Just turn up and play. Sign up before 22:00 to ensure you get a slot. Bring a USB stick along and you will get a recording of your music to take home.

Admission is free.

sin-e.ie/events/thats-it-open-mic-5/

Tuesday 20 Jun

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Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Tue 20 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ Over 18s – BelongTo meet up in the BelongTo Office in 13 Parliament Street at 18:00
+ Pride Tuesday in The George. It starts at 23:00. Free in until 22:00.

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

The Meeting on the Turret Stairs – Pop-up Talk

11:15 – 11:45, Tue 20 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Anne Hodge, curator of prints and drawings, will give an informal talk on Frederic William Burton’s popular masterpiece watercolour “Hellelil and Hildebrand, The Meeting on the Turret Stairs”.

The talk will take place in front of the paintin. Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/meeting-turret-stairs

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 20 Jun

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

Tour for the hard of hearing – National Gallery

12:30 – 13:00, Tue 20 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

This tour is for people who are hard of hearing or have hearing impairments. Listening devices will be utilised to increase enjoyment and engagement with the reopened gallery and the national collection.

Admission is free. Meet at the Information Desk.

www.nationalgallery.ie/tour-hard-hearing-0

140 years of Literature at the National Library of Ireland – Talk

13:00, Tue 20 Jun

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

“From Yeats to Heaney: 140 years of Literature at the National Library of Ireland” by speakers Katherine McSharry (Head of Outreach) & Geraldine Higgins (exhibition curator) is an exploration of some of the writers who have loved the National Library and contributed to it in so many ways. It offers a glimpse of forthcoming exhibitions that bring their stories to the world. The National Library was founded in August of 1877 and has been closely linked with Irish writing and Irish writers.

Admission is free.

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

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Tue 20 Jun

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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The Conjuror – Pop-up Talk

13:15 – 13:45, Tue 20 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Caoilte O’ Mahony will give a short informal talk on Nathaniel Hone the Elder’s painting “The Conjuror”.

Admission is free. The talk will take place in front of the painting

www.nationalgallery.ie/conjuror

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:00, Tue 20 Jun

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesday and Saturday. It is an alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

www.dublincitywalkingtours.com/

Gardening Film Screening

14:00, Tue 20 Jun

Rathmines Library, 157 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6

The Rathmines Library continues their clandestine film screenings. This month is is a film themed around gardens and gardening but unless you ring them on 01-497 3539, you won’t find out which film will be screened.

Admission is free

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

Yeats and the Irish Cultural Revival – Tour

14:00, Tue 20 Jun

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

This tour of the exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats” looks in particular at his great contribution to the Irish Cultural Revival. Highlights will include his involvement in the foundation of the Abbey Theatre and partnership with Lady Gregory, the influence of Douglas Hyde and his promotion of Irish history, culture, art and folktales throughout his life.

Admission is free.

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

Jews and Irish in Modern and Contemporary Literature – Talk

17:30 – 19:00, Tue 20 Jun

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

“Jews and Irish in Modern and Contemporary Literature” is a public lecture by Professor Bryan Cheyette (University of Reading) as part of an academic workshop on ‘Reimagining the Jews of Ireland: Historiography, Identity and Representation’.

More information can be found on the website below.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/whats-on/details/event.php?eventid=123851104

Call the Dancers – Trad Gig

19:00 – 21:00, Tue 20 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Whelan’s never had a regular Trad Session, but this is about to change:

From 04 April until 27 June a new Trad Session called “Call the Dancers” will take place and no other than well known musicians Ronan Ó Snodaigh, Eoin Dillon & friends will perform.

Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/call-the-dancers/

Synesthesia Talks – Liquor Rooms

19:00, Tue 20 Jun

Liquor Rooms, 7 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Synesthesia talk series continues this week with a talk about Flavour (Taste/Smell). Our senses tell us about the world around us, and this talk series investigates our senses through discussions about design, science and performance.

At this talk you will find out who are the people leading the food and drink revolution in Ireland and why is flavour important?

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

www.eventbrite.ie/e/synesthesia-talk-series-flavour-tickets-34910701849?ref=devg

The Dublin Language Exchange – Meetup

19:00, Tue 20 Jun

Czech Inn, Essex Gate, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

EveryTuesday at 19:00, The Dublin Language Exchange takes place in the Czech Inn. It is the biggest free meeting of people from all around Dublin that are interested in learning languages and communicate with speakers of other languages.

Admission is free and the meetup is completely informal. No booking required.

www.facebook.com/Dublin-Language-Exchange-131803433533696/

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 20 Jun

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

Shipstern Open Session – Open Mic

20:00 – 22:00, Tue 20 Jun

The Bowery, 196 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The Shipstern Open Session is the Open Mic night in the Bowery in Rathmines. A weekly event where everyone is invited to take part, sing, play an instrument of even tell some jokes. And anybody who will perform on stage will get a cocktail voucher. Sometimes even big names come in to try out their new material.

The night is hosted by Cian from the tband MKAI.

thebowery.ie/calander/

Ukulele Tuesday – Jam&Gig

20:00 – 23:30, Tue 20 Jun

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.

www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 20 Jun

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 20 Jun

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

The Trad Stage – Open Mic

21:00 – 23:30, Tue 20 Jun

Tivoli Backstage, 18/19 Francis Street, Dublin 8

The Trad Stage is a weekly Open Mic event in the Tivoli Backstage venue. Musicians are invited to perform live in front of an interested audience. Performances are primarily of Irish Traditional Music and Folk Singing, however it is possible to also see performances of traditional music from all over the world as well as performances of original compositions from local and international musicians.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thetradstage/

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Tue 20 Jun

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/

Woolshed Pub Quiz

21:30, Tue 20 Jun

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

Every Tuesday, a pub quiz is taking place in the Woolshed.

Admission is free. Max team size is 6 people.

www.woolshedbaa.com

Wednesday 21 Jun

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Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Wed 21 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ Purple Grain Night Pride Lager Tasting in Street66, Parliament Street from 12:00 all day.
+ Outhouse Ride 4 Pride – A gym spin for charity in the Markievicz Leisure Centre
+ Individuality – BelongT for trans people in the Ombudsman for children office at 17:30
+ TENI Pride Poster Making in TENI, 2-4 Ellis Quay from 18:00

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

Music in the Museum: Benet Academy Choir, USA

10:30, Wed 21 Jun

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

The 35 people Benet Academy Choir from Lisle, Illinois, USA will perform a concert in the National Museum’s reception.

Admission is free.

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=3281

Creative Den Drawing Session – Rua Red

11:00, Wed 21 Jun

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 21 Jun

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

Summer Solstice Celebration

12:00 – 19:00, Wed 21 Jun

Merrion Square, Dublin 2

A Summer Solstice Celebration is announced for 21 June in Merrion Square. This doesn’t seem to be an official or an organised event, but more like a non-organised community get together.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/639431426256239/

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 21 Jun

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 Ely Family – National Gallery Pop-up Talk

13:15 – 13:45, Wed 21 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Adrian Le Harivel, curator, will give a short informal talk on Angelica Kauffman’s “The Ely Family”.

Admission is free. The talk will take place in front of the painting

www.nationalgallery.ie/ely-family

Temple Bar “Night” Market

14:00 – 20:00, Wed 21 Jun

Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Temple Bar “Night” Market is more an afternoon and evening market (14:00-20:00) and it takes place every Wednesday until September.

You can buy Arts & Crafts at this market.

In previous years the missing food and drink stalls (probably to protect the pubs and restaurants in Temple Bar) was mentioned by visitors as a critique.

templebarnightmarket.com/

Tactile Tour: Made for the Visually Impaired Visitors

15:30 – 16:15, Wed 21 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

This tactile tour is specifically made for visually impaired visitors to the National Gallery. There will be tactile/sensory boxes which everybody can use but they might help visually impaired people even more.

Admission is free. Meet at the Information Desk,

www.nationalgallery.ie/tactile-tour

The Friends of the Model – National Gallery Pop-up Talk

16:15 – 16:45, Wed 21 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Dr Brendan Rooney, Curator of Irish Art at the National Gallery of Ireland, will talk about Harry Jones Thaddeus (1860-1929)’ painting “The Friends of the Model”.

Admission is free. The talk will take place in front of the painting.

www.nationalgallery.ie/friends-model-0

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 21 Jun

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

Dublin Jam Session – Open Jam

19:30 – 22:30, Wed 21 Jun

Tivoli Backstage, 18/19 Francis Street, Dublin 8

The Dublin Jam Session is an open Jam with full back line. It is open to all levels of musicians and singers and all genres of music and the only rule is that you must jam with others (not all your own band).

It takes place every Wednesday and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/DublinJamSessions/

Dwarf Jar Wednesday Jazz

19:30 – 22:00, Wed 21 Jun

The Dwarf Jar Cafe, 1 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Dwarf Jar House Trio (Daniel Rorke (sax), Cormac O’Brien (bass) and Matthew Jacobson(drums)) will play a weekly Jazz gig every Wednesday in Dwarf Jar Cafe and they usually have one or more guest musicians or singers supporting them.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/satumusikk/

Jesters Open Mic Comedy Night

19:45 – 22:00, Wed 21 Jun

The Front Door, 15 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Jesters is a weekly open mic comedy event where a lot of comedians do 5 minutes of material.

Admission is free. If you would like to perform then send a message to the Jesters Facebook Page via the link below.

www.facebook.com/jesterscomedy/

Brand New Switcharoo – Roots Gig

20:00, Wed 21 Jun

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/

Like A Version / The Bratz – Wedding Band Showcase

20:00 – 22:00, Wed 21 Jun

Harry’s On the Green, 2 South King Street, Dublin 2

Wedding bands “Like A Version” and “The Bratz” will be in Harry’s for a showcase.

Admission is free, but registration is requested via info@tigerlilyentertainment.com

www.facebook.com/events/809967149172649

Anseo Comedy Club

20:30, Wed 21 Jun

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 21 Jun

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 21 Jun

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 21 Jun

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

Los Paradiso – Gig

21:00, Wed 21 Jun

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

Resident Open Mic – Mercantile

21:00, Wed 21 Jun

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Resident Open Mic is a new weekly open mic on Wednesdays with a bit of a difference: Each week a different established artist will go back to their roots by not just playing at the open mic but by hosting it. This gives the artists a chance to try out new songs, play some of their classics and most importantly it gives a chance for new songwriters to play their music in front of some of their favorite songwriters.

Admission is free.

dublinsessions.ie/the-mercantile-hotel/

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 21 Jun

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).

The Harleys – Gig

23:55, Wed 21 Jun

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

The Harleys are a popular coverband and they will be in the Mezz every Wednesday at midnight.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/mezzdublin

Thursday 22 Jun

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Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Thu 22 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ The LadyBirds – BelongTo Meetup in BelongTo offices from 18:00
+ Ceile (Gayli) in Pantibar, Capel Street from 21:0ß
+ Pride Thursday in The George at 22:00. Free until 22:00.

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Tour

11:00, Thu 22 Jun

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.

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

Let’s Talk & Walk: Phoenix Park

11:00, Thu 22 Jun

Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Pat Liddy will will lead this Let’s Walk & Talk around the eastern end of Phoenix Park. First laid out in the 1660s as a royal hunting demesne, it has been a public park since 1745. The tour will unravel some of the great stories of the park and will take in the people’s gardens, the former army headquarters, Garda headquarters, the zoo, the Wellington testimonial, the cricket clubs and Chesterfield Road.

Admission is free. Meet at Conyngham Road entrance to Phoenix Park.

All details are here.

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 22 Jun

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 22 Jun

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

Artist George Russell – Talk

12:15 – 13:45, Thu 22 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“AE at 150: a conversation on George Russell’s life and art” is part of a series of short talks on the well-known activist, artist, and critic. The event will explore Russell’s contribution to the Celtic Revival, from his poetry and paintings to his work with the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society and The Irish Homestead. Speakers include Nicholas Allen, Roy Foster, Deirdre Kelly, Roisin Kennedy, and PJ Matthews.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/ae-150-conversation-george-russells-life-and-art

Women Should Be Both Seen & Heard: Get the Word Out! Seminar

13:00 – 14:00, Thu 22 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

“Women Should Be Both Seen & Heard” is a lunchtime seminar series for women and other under-represented groups in research and academia. This second seminar is about “Getting the word out!”, when Dr Susan Kathleen Fetics (Marie Sk?owdowska Curie Actions Fellow at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin) will talk about how to educate the public about your research: Key steps to prepare for your target audience.

Admission is free. The seminar is a “brown-bag” lunchtime seminar, so you are invited to eat your lunch during the seminar.

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

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2017/06/womenshouldbebothseenheard

Itotake – Japanese Shakuhachi and Guitar – Recital

13:15, Thu 22 Jun

St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The lunchtime recital “Itotake – Japanese Shakuhachi and Guitar” with Reidoh Konno – shakuhachi, Yamashiro Reiryo – shakuhachi and Yanagimachi Masataka – guitar will take place.

Admission is free., donations are appreciated.

stann.dublin.anglican.org/concerts/index.php

The Cottage Girl – National Gallery Pop-up Talk

13:15 – 13:45, Thu 22 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Joanne Drum, education officer, will give a short and informal talk in front of Thomas Gainsborough’s “The Cottage Girl”.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/cottage-girl

James Joyce and Environmental Politics

18:00 – 19:30, Thu 22 Jun

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

The public lecture “Ulysses Green-appraised: James Joyce and Environmental Politics” by Dr Yi-peng Lai of the National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan) will examine the diverse ways in which nature and nation are (re)imagined in Ulysses, specifically exemplified in James Joyce’s composition of the tree wedding in relation to his contemporary environmental politics.

More information on the website below!! Admission is free.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/whats-on/details/event.php?eventid=123708171

Little Museum of Dublin – Free Admission Thursday

18:00 – 20:00, Thu 22 Jun

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

Every Thursday the Little Museum of Dublin waives their admission charges for two guided tours thanks to sponsorship from Guinness. The first tour is at 18:00 and the second tour is at 19:00. Make sure that you are there at least 10 minutes before the start of the tour to get one of the limited places.

The Little Museum of Dublin has a fascinating collection of artefacts from the last 100 years Dublin’s history.

On other days and other times, admission is EUR 7 for adults and admission is by guided tour only.

www.littlemuseum.ie/

Spanish Film Screening: Gente de Bien

18:00, Thu 22 Jun

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

The Colombian Film “Gente de Bien” will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

Admission is free.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha113538_16_2.htm

Parody on Raphael’s School of Athens – Pop-up Talk

18:15 – 18:45, Thu 22 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Michelle MacDonagh, a member of the National Gallery of Ireland guide panel, will give a short talk on Joshua Reynolds’ Parody on Raphael’s School of Athens.

Admission is free. The talk will take place in front of the painting.

www.nationalgallery.ie/parody-raphaels-school-athens

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour – Night Walk

19:00 – 21:00, Thu 22 Jun

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

www.dublincitywalkingtours.com/

New to Dublin? Dublin Expats Meeting

19:00, Thu 22 Jun

Living Room Pub, Cathal Brugha Street (off O’Connell Street), Dublin 1

An expatriate or expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship.

And this is a weekly meeting for all Expats in Dublin (new and old!). If you are new to the city, this is an excellent way to meet people.

Admission is free (no booking required!), but you are asked to give the same kind of welcoming to new members as is given to you.

www.eventbrite.com/e/dublin-expats-thursday-7pm-tickets-24745493437?ref=devg

Thursday Night Board Gaming

19:00, Thu 22 Jun

Robert Read Bar, 19 Store Street, Dublin 1

The Thursday Night Board Gaming event is running for more than 10 years already and it is a weekly event for all Board Game enthusiasts. But even if you are a Board Game newbie, you are welcome. Just come along!

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/IGAGamesNights/

Future Fears – Gig

20:00, Thu 22 Jun

Liquor Rooms, 7 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

Future Fears are headlining the “Live at the Liquor Rooms” gig this month.

Admission is free,

theliquorrooms.com/event/live-at-the-liquor-rooms-vol-xv/?instance_id=372

Good Name features: Cat Palace

20:00, Thu 22 Jun

The Bernard Shaw, 12 Richmond Street South, Dublin 8

Trio “Cat Palace” around singer/songwriter David Blaney will play a gig in the “Good Name” slot in the Bernard Shaw Pub.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1179157185545704/

Table Quiz Thursday – Grand Social

20:00 – 23:00, Thu 22 Jun

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

A Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. On Thursdays teams 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/events/table-quiz-thursdays-7/2017-06-22/

The Scratch – Gig

20:00, Thu 22 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

The Scrath are playing a gig in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/103607843587891/

U-One – Gig

20:00 – 21:30, Thu 22 Jun

Hard Rock Café, 12 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The band “U-one” will be in the Hard Rock Cafe for a gig. I wonder if their music is in any way related to the other small band called U2? Not sure, but might be a good guess.

Admission is free.

www.hardrock.com/cafes/dublin/event-calendar.aspx

Miles Graham – Gig

21:00, Thu 22 Jun

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

Miles Graham will be in the Harbour Bar. He will play Soul and Funk,

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/miles-graham1

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Thu 22 Jun

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

The Luna Boys – Gig

21:00, Thu 22 Jun

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Luna Boys are in the Mercantile for a gig every Thursday night.

Admission is free.

dublinsessions.ie/the-mercantile-hotel/

This & Tha with Claire Batt

21:00, Thu 22 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

I have to admit that I don’t really know what this is, so I will just quote the original description:

“This and Tha! With Claire Batt! Dublins newest, prog, rock, crispy hoisin owl, plumbus and whatever else your having yourself night! Presented by Bitches Brew, AKA DJ Negligee. Launch night will see Mescalito and Bi Curious blow the roof of Sin E. With a late bar and DJ set after.”

Admission is free.

sin-e.ie/events/this-tha/

Brady’s Fun Pub Quiz

21:30, Thu 22 Jun

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 22 Jun

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 22 Jun

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 22 Jun

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 22 Jun

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 22 Jun

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/

Hatchlings – Gig

23:55, Thu 22 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Hatchlings is a four piece band from Maynooth that get their influences from jazz, folk, R’n’B, rock and classical music. They will play a gig in the Midnight Hour slot in Whelan’s.

As far as I know the Midnight Hour gigs are completely free on Thursdays. On Fridays and Saturdays you can get in for free if you either arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guestlist.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/midnight-hour-w-hatchlings/

Friday 23 Jun

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Dublin Pride 2017

09:00, Fri 23 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The Dublin Pride Festival will take place from 16-24 June with the parade happening on Saturday 24 June. This whole week there will be a good number of events and many of them are free.

Today, this will happen:

+ Pride Warm Up with Veda in Street 66 from 21:00
+ Hee Bee Bee Gees – Dublin Bear Pride in Oscar’s Bar from 21:00
+ Glitterbomb Pride Firday in The George from 21:00 (free until 22:00)
+ Dublin Bear Pride in Street 66 from 00:00

All details can be found on the events list on the website below.

dublinpride.ie/events/

Magazine Fort – FOUR Guided Tours

10:00 – 16:30, Fri 23 Jun

Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally since last year, guided tours were provided and were meant to run for three months until end of October 2016. But the interest was so great that the OPW decided to continue the tours with a reduced schedule over the winter. And since 02 April there will be tours again every Friday and Sunday at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 + 15:00 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

www.phoenixpark.ie/visitorinformation/magazinefort/#d.en.36668

The Story of the Capital – Exhibition in Dublin City Hall

10:00 – 17:15, Fri 23 Jun

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition about Dublin’s History and you should definitely check it out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon was free in 2016, but lucky for us, Dublin City decided to also waive the admission charge for 2017.

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-cityhall/exhibition

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 23 Jun

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 23 Jun

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

Sonic Bike Experience (Ya Slip Ta Bang) – Science Gallery

12:30, Fri 23 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

As part of the current “Sound Check” exhibition in the Science Gallery you can rent out a bike to experience Dublin in a completely different way:

Ya slip ta bang is an interactive composition mapped over the streets of Dublin that will unfold for you as you ride ‘sonic bikes’ along specific routes of the city. Accompanied by electronic music, the composition tells the story of recovering he roin addict Lucy Dolan as she returns to the city, revisiting important places in her life.

The sonic bike is a bicycle with frame-mounted speakers that plays different sounds and music dependent on where the cyclist goes and how fast they ride, via a mounted location-sensitive system.

The bikes can be rented for free for up to 1 hour on Fridays, Saturday and Sunday between 14:30 and 16:00. The rules and conditions are on the website below and that is also where you book the bikes.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2017/06/yasliptabangsonicbikeexperience0

NASA’s Journey of Discovery – Talk

13:00 – 14:00, Fri 23 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The Science Gallery are inviting to a talk by NASA’s acting administrator Robert M. Lightfoot. He will talk about the role of NASA. From the range of their current and future missions, to their steps to improve aeronautics and develop new rockets and spacecraft, Robert will discuss NASA’s bid to carry us further into the solar system than ever before. He will also discuss the current research happening on the International Space Station.

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

Top NASA leadership in Dublin? That doesn’t happen too often. If you don’t want to miss that unique experience to hear it from the man in charge, book quickly!

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2017/06/nasa%E2%80%99sjourneydiscovery

The Battle of the Boyne – National Gallery Pop-up Talk

13:15 – 13:45, Fri 23 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Claire Crowley, curatorial assistant, will give a short and informal talk on Jan Wyck’s “The Battle of the Boyne”.

Admission is free. The talk will take place in front of the painting.

www.nationalgallery.ie/battle-boyne-0

Look and Respond: Dementia-friendly National Gallery Tour

15:30 – 16:15, Fri 23 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The Look and Respond tour in the National Gallery is designed for dementia-sufferers and their carers.

Admission is free. Meet at the information desk.

www.nationalgallery.ie/look-and-respond-tour

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 23 Jun

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

Acoustic Brewtality – Jack Brouwer – Gig

20:00 – 22:00, Fri 23 Jun

Hard Rock Café, 12 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Jack Brouwer is bringing his “Acoustic Brewtality” gig to the Hard Rock Cafe again.

Admission is free.

www.hardrock.com/cafes/dublin/event-calendar.aspx

Grouse / Rewind – Reggae Festival

21:00, Fri 23 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

There will be live electronica with the band Grouse and dub/reggae with Rewind.

Admission is free,

sin-e.ie/events/grouse-rewind-reggae-takeover/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 23 Jun

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/

Soul Purpose – Gig

21:00, Fri 23 Jun

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

Soul Purpose will play Classic Soul Covers.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/soul-purpose3

Gavin Povey and the Fabulous Oke She Moke She Pops

22:00, Fri 23 Jun

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

It is not completely clear if this event is still continuing or if Gavin Povey’s stint in the Leeson Lounge has ended:

“Gavin Povey and The Fabulous Oke She Moke She Pops” will play New Orleans style Piano Rhythm & Blues, Boogie Woogie and Rock’n’ Roll. Gavin Povey has played piano with Van Morrison, Finbar Wright, Kirsty MacColl, Steve Cropper, Shakin’ Stevens and many more.

Admission is free.

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

The Chin Dimples – Gig

23:00, Fri 23 Jun

The Bowery, 196 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The Chin Dimples will play a funk gig in the Bowery on “Funky Friday”.

Admission is free.

thebowery.ie/calander/

Events Coming Up

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

05+17+21+25 June

Every month the Dublin Mountain Partnership runs free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains often on some Saturdays or Sundays, but also on other days 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

The walks in June are on 05+17+21+25 June

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

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

Dalkey Book Festival: 15-18 June

Taste of Ireland: 15-18 June

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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!

Dublin City’s silly fight against competing bikes: BleeperBike

We all know and love the Dublin Bikes. The Dublin Bike scheme is a huge success and will hopefully get expanded more and more. Back when it was introduced, a somewhat dubious deal was struck with advertisement company JCDecaux and I am still not convinced that that was the right decision by Dublin City. Since then the cost to run the scheme seem to be outrageously high and some have wondered where the money really go. And the increase in charges some while ago also weren’t the best news. So there are some issues, but all in all it is a really good scheme. AND it is a very financially stable scheme, which means that competition couldn’t really harm it: There is more demand than the Dublin Bike scheme can deliver and the prices are in general so low that any other bike rental business would find it difficult to harm the Dublin Bike business.

Regarding the future of traffic in Dublin we are constantly shown by Dublin City’s actions that the shift from cars to bikes is a huge and definite goal for Dublin.

In this bike-positive climate and having seen the same in many other European cities, a private company has decided that they want to also offer a bike rental scheme that will – to a degree – compete with the Dublin Bikes scheme, but at the same time it will not compete at all. The company is called BleeperBike and their approach is that that put bikes on bike stands in the City Centre (NOT at prescribed locations!) and you can find the bike through an app. Through that app you also book the bike and pay for the use. The fact that bikes can be in locations that are not “bike terminals” is a big advantage (Flexibility!) but the price is a LOT higher than the Dublin Bikes price.

If you use a BleeperBike for 2x 20 minute rides every working day of the year, you will pay EUR 440 in the year (Each ride up to 1 hour is 1 Euro.). If you use Dublin Bikes for your 2×20 min trips on 220 days per year, you will pay just EUR 25. So the difference is sooooo dramatic, that the BleeperBikes will never fully compete with Dublin Bikes for regular users. VERY infrequent users could however terminate their Dublin Bike card and pay the occasional Euro. And because I expect that Dublin City plans to increase the basic fee step by step (I don’t think it is justified by the way!) a pay-as-you-go scheme would be very unwelcome competition.

So what happened? BleeperBike announced that they will launch in July or maybe even before (this week was even mentioned) and immediately Dublin City goes into panic mode and spits out silly and nonsensical threats.

For example Dublin City says that the bike scheme does not have its consent to operate. So what? As long as BleeperBike doesn’t break any laws – and it doesn’t seem to – who cares about their “consent”.
DCC also have warned us that we would be using the service at their own risk? Excuse me? Is that any different than when I use my own bike? Or when I cross the street? It is the idiotic “Health & Safety” excuse that is used in Ireland whenever people have run out of arguments against something.
But it gets better! The next argument against BleeperBike is that Dublin City would have to first ensure that “there is adequate cycle parking capacity in city centre locations”. Who wrote that?????? Will we soon have check points at access roads where the (private) bikes are counted and the gate will get closed if too many people enter the city on bikes? And with all the cars that are taken out of the city we sure have more than enough space for bikes.
Next argument: Dublin City has to ensure “that bikes are not abandoned at unsuitable locations”. How is that different for my own bike than for a rental bike scheme?
Bu if you thought you have heard now the hight of stupidity, we are not finished yet. The final clincher from DCC’s point of few seems to be the threat that “Dublin City Council is empowered under Section 71 of the Roads Act 1993 to remove unlicensed items on the footpath/roadway without further notice.” That law was made to give the authorities the right to remove signs/advertisement that is not licensed, not to remove your bikes (or someone else’s bikes) whenever they feel like! And they use the fact that (very small!!) BleeperBikes’s name is written on the bikes. If you go to the BleeperBike website, you will see that it is TINY writing and would be not bigger than the brand/manufacturer name that is printed on every bike, but DCC is clearly grasping for straws.

I have no connection with BleeperBikes and heard the first time about it today! But I think DCCis REALLY going over the top here. Sure, competition blocking is always a cool thing if you want a monopoly, but in my opinion it will be a good thing if there will be some competition. It will keep DCC on their toes, one would hope.

…and if you have concerns then at least use proper arguments instead of nonsensical ones.

Here are some links:
The Journal.ie wrote about DCCs objections here.
The Dublin Bilkes website is www.dublinbikes.ie and the BleeperBike site is www.bleeperbike.com

By the way: The BleeperBike website is really not finished yet and the app crashes every time you try to start it, so they have a LOT more work to do before they can even compete with Dublin Bikes. But the above opinion is about the principle and about how bully tactics are used instead of genuine arguments.

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