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Event Guide for free Events in Greater Dublin
The "Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)" is Dublin's most popular event magazine that focuses on the vast amount of cultural events for no admission charges. For more than 800 editions over 16 years it is a weekly e-mail magazine that lists and recommends up to 200 free cultural events in Dublin City and in the Greater Dublin area week after week. Gigs, Festivals, Markets, Talks, Lectures, Exhibitions and much more for all age groups are included.
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This site contains the newest edition below and is updated as soon as it is completed (check the date!). You will also find some event information on the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide!
The newest Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) below was posted on 20 April 2024:
Dublin Event Guide 859: Earth Day: very low key – Mud Island Community Garden, Poetry Day Ireland, National Gallery Thursday Late
Earth Day – very low key
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Mud Island Community Garden, Poetry Day Ireland,
National Gallery Thursday Late
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Hi!!
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Oh ohhhh. Last night there was a problem at my day job. I was involved in a systems migration project over night that should not have needed any time from me. But things didn’t go according to plan. Unfortunately that meant that you have to suffer by getting the Dublin Event Guide at the end of Saturday. Apologies! And to make things worse, there is not even much happening this Sunday. :-(
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This week, on Monday 22 April, is Earth Day. It is allegedly a global initiative since the 1970s that celebrates this day. So, being interested in events ;-) I had a look on www.earthday.org what events will take place in Dublin.
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You probably can imagine that I was surprised when I just found TWO events in whole Dublin that celebrate Earth Day. I would have expected a good bit more engagement. Is there a lack of interest on the side of the environmental organisations or do they experience a lack of interest on the side of their target audience?
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We have only one Earth, there is no Plan B. If we screw with the one we are living on, then that’s it for humankind. Sure,it will not affect you and me too badly, we will all be gone before the planet becomes inhabitable. But are we really (globally!) doing the best we can?
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Interestingly, there are lots of events on Poetry Day Ireland on Thursday. :-O
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I mentioned for a few weeks that I will run another introduction to Artificial Intelligence and over the last four weeks soo many new amazing products and announced were discussed and released that you will be blown away. If you did the course with me before, come back and do it again. The changes in the AI world are dramatic!
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I will explain a LOT more about that in my next “Introduction to AI and ChatGPT” class. A free and completely non-technical overview for everyone of the good and bad sides of Artificial Intelligence. The class is 2 hours long via Zoom and will happen on a weekday in the near future (no date set yet).
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If you are interested in finding out more so that you can form an informed opinion, join me at this class. To do that send a mail to AIClass AT inspiringleadershipacademy.com and I will tell you about the next class or alternatively sign up for information via joerg.ourpage.link/AICourse
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Donations in April:
EUR 170
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Last week Joanne and Angie helped with a donation. Thank you so much!! Your help and support is much appreciated by me and (hopefully) by all other readers of the Dublin Event Guide, because without you, the Dublin Event Guide couldn’t continue!
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With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.
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Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.
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To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)
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In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb or now also revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG
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And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?
Thank you!!
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Do you have a business that needs to get the good word out? This space is available to promote your product or service and – to help your business to reach the Dublin Event Guide community – for the next four weeks my offer is that YOU decide how much you want to donate to the Dublin Event Guide for putting an ad or promotional text here. If you are interested contact dublineventguide@gmail.com with “Sponsorship” in the subject of your mail.
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 20 April
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Jobs Expo Dublin 10:00-16:00 Croke Park, Jones Road, Dublin 3 www.jobsexpo.ie/upcoming-events/ (Booking required)
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
++ Mud Island Community Garden Family Friendly Day – Market, Music, Storytelling, Circus – Five Lamps Arts Festival 11:00-18:00 Mud Island Community Garden, Clinch’s Ct, Dublin 3 fivelampsarts.ie/events/mud-island-community-garden-family-friendly-day/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ History and Heritage Tour 12:00-13:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/april-person-tour-history-and-heritage-tour
+ Silk Worm Drop-in for Families: Earth Day – Family Art Workshop 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silk-worm-drop-in-for-families-earth-day/
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+ Servants in the Big House in Ireland – History Talk 14:30 Charleville Mall Library www.dublincity.ie/events/servants-big-house-ireland-0 (Booking required)
+ The ‘state of chassis’ in Sean O’Casey’s tenement world – History Talk 14:30 Cabra Library www.dublincity.ie/events/state-chassis-sean-ocaseys-tenement-world (Booking required)
+ Should we be responsible for the Earth – Earth Day 2024 – Talk & Discussion 16:00 New Acropolis Ireland, 43 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.acropolis.ie/dublin/should-we-be-responsible-for-the-earth-earth-day-2024/ (Booking required)
+ Metal to the Masses – Semi-Final – Heavy Metal Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/425514563365017/
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ The Goods – Soul Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 21 April
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)
+ Kids’ Drop By Activities: Children’s Erasmus Education Garden (Age 4+) 11:00/11:30/15:30/16:00 (20min) National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-5/2024-03-24/
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Sunday Family Drop-in – National Gallery – Workshop for families with children of all ages 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
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+ Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society – Tour at NMI – Decorative Arts & History 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/April-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)
+ Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism – Tour at NMI – Decorative Arts & History 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/April-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 22 April
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Earth Day Workshop – Single Use Plastics Directive 09:00-12:30 Europe House, 12-14 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.coastwatch.org/event-details/earth-day-workshop-single-use-plastics-directive (Booking required)
+ A Life on Our Planet – David Attenborough – Film Screening 18:00-21:00 Trinity Business School, 182 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/film-screening-david-attenborough-a-life-on-our-planet.php (Booking required)
+ A Life in Diplomacy: Reflections from Ambassador Anne Anderson 18:00-19:00 Arts Building, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/a-life-in-diplomacy-reflections-from-ambassador-anne-anderson.php (Booking required)
+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1449616022565112/
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 23 April
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Challenging Cholesterol – Nutrition for a Healthy Heart – Talk 14:00 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/challenging-cholesterol-nutrition-healthy-heart (Booking required)
+ Dance Delights – Dance Workshop (16 Apr-14 May) 18:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173637299 (Booking required)
+ One Dublin One Book: Minding Yourself – Mental Health Talk 18:30-20:30 Pearse Street Library www.eventbrite.ie/e/818514989367 (Booking required)
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Neuroscience Next – Ireland Hybrid Hub Event – Conference 20:30-06:00 Online www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/aaic-neuroscience-next-ireland-hybrid-hub.php (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 25 April
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++ Poetry Day Ireland www.poetryireland.ie/poetry-day/whats-on/category/dublin
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Intersections: Diversity and Decoloniality: Latin America – Ireland – Talks & Discussions 09:30-14:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, College Green, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/877460777807 (Booking required)
+ Sing For Fun – Weekly Choir Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651
+ Irish language talk on the life and works of WB Yeats – National Library 11:00-11:40 Online www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/irish-language-talk-life-and-works-wb-yeats (Booking required)
+ Lunchtime Music Recital with Mezzo Soprano Shira Brady 13:00 Central Library www.dublincity.ie/events/lunchtime-music-recital-mezzo-soprano-shira-brady (Booking required)
+ Somewhere Over the Rainbow: promoting a child-centred care approach in healthcare – Lecture – School of Nursing and Midwifery 13:15-14:00 Online www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/somewhere-over-the-rainbow-promoting-a-child-centred-care-approach-in-healthcare.php
+ Parnell Square walking tour – Dublin’s finest square 13:30 Outside Chapter’s Bookstore, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/parnell-square-walking-tour-dublins-finest-square (Booking required)
++ National Gallery Thursday Late: Flanders – Belgian Waffle Making / Beer Tasting / Lace Making demo / guided tour 17:00-20:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/thursday-lates
+ EUNIC European Film Club: Nightlife – Film Screening (German with English subtitles) 17:30 Central Library www.dublincity.ie/events/eunic-european-film-club-nightlife
+ Poetry Day Ireland: Celebrating the Good Sport in all of us – Poetry Reading & Open Mic 18:30 Pearse Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/poetry-day-ireland-celebrating-good-sport-all-us
+ One Dublin One Book: A window on Greek myths in Snowflake – Introduction to the Greeks and their myths 18:30-20:00 Rathmines Library www.eventbrite.ie/e/818531308177 (Booking required)
+ The Role of the Sea in Contemporary Irish Literature – One Dublin One Book 18:30-19:30 dlr LexIcon, Dun Laoghaire www.eventbrite.ie/e/815091349167 (Booking required)
+ Poetry Day Ireland: Book Launch with Patrick Gately 18:30
Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/poetry-day-ireland-book-launch-patrick-gately
+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/events/762459318527294
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+++ One Dublin One Book
Every April one book will be chosen in Dublin for the “One Dublin One Book” Festival. Throughout the whole month, a large range of events will take place in connection with this book. In 2024, the book “Snowflake” by author Louise Nealon was chosen ad – as long as they are free – I will include as many events as possible in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Snowflake is a novel about the growing up of Debbie, a girl from an Irish dairy farm who then starts studying in Trinity College, and her eccentric parents. www.onedublinonebook.ie/
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+++ dlr Spring into Heritage 2024
Dun Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council is inviting again to free guided tours at a whole range of landmarks and important sites in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. From 25 March to 28 April you can visit seven different locations ad learn more about their history. Spaces on the free tours are often limited. Find out all about locations and dates here www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/spring-heritage-2024
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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