Dublin Event Guide 399: Fusion Sunday Market, Printfest, Engineers Week, Milk & Cookies Stories

February 7th, 2015
DEG Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

No. 399 | 06 February 2015

Subscribers: 23,034

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Hi all!

What a month! Last week we reached the great number of 23,000 subscribers, this week we arrived at a huge 55,000 Facebook Likes and next week I will send you the 400th Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Impressive – if I may say so – records week after week.

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Did I expect to get there when I first sent a mail to 10 friends in June 2007? NEVER! And would I have been able to achieve all that on my own? Not at all! Because it takes clearly thousands of you to achieve this. So for this reason, please let me send a HUGE THANK YOU to you!

I am thrilled with where we all together got! And where will the journey go from now? The only way is upwards! My declared goal is 50,000 subscribers and 100,000 Facebook Likes and I need your continued support to achieve that.

And in case you know someone in radio, TV or paper-based media, I am more than happy to talk about the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) on air or for an article. People can reach me on dublineventguide@gmail.com

The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) only exists because you told other people about it and because a few generous people support it with donations. Keep doing exactly that, please! Tell all your friends and family and colleagues about it and – if you can – please also help with a donation.

The Sponsorship I was able to get from some companies helps hugely to take a certain amount of financial pressure off me, but it is not enough. The cost are still above that AND I need some money to make some changes to the system that I use and need someone who is good at CakePHP programming and SQL databases. That will cost! So please continue your financial support. You can help here: www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm I am also looking for some additional corporate sponsors as well, if you know someone, send them my way. :-)
Regarding your donation, I am suggesting the super low amount of just EUR 1 per month. These EUR 12 is just 2 pints and for the equivalent of 2 pints you get 52 issues full of information about free cultural events. That’s DEFINITELY worth 2 pints, isn’t it!? Please…and Thanks! :-)

And finally – I can’t say it often enough: Please help spreading the word about the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Your friends can easily subscribe at www.dublineventguide.com and they will get a weekly e-mail magazine with all the free events in Dublin if they subscribe. They don’t have to pay a cent for that and their e-mail address is completely safe with me! More than 23,000 people receive the Dublin Event Guide every week and we are more than 55,000 people at the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide Check it out and click on LIKE when you are there.

And this is a great opportunity to help the Dublin Event Guide for absolutely no cost to you:

Without putting your hand in your pocket (for the Dublin Event Guide) at all you can help by ALWAYS using the ad links in the Dublin News Section and the ads in the Dublin Event Guides when you buy/order goods. If you buy goods immediately (in the same session) after clicking on a link/ad that you find in this e-zine/newsletter (Groupon, LivingSocial, Amazon, Book Depository, LastMinute etc), you help the Dublin Event Guide everytime. This is how it works: The company you buy from (Groupon, Amazon, LivingSocial, Book Depository etc) registers that you came to them via a link from the Dublin Event Guide and they show their appreciation by giving a small commission (5-8%) to the Dublin Event Guide. This might only be 30 cent a go, but if you did that for all online purchases and if lots of people used it, then it could make a big dent into the EUR 190 needed. Use these links as often as possible it doesn’t cost you a cent and you help big time!

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!

The Feel Good Slot today is a short quote from Tony Robbins that gives you a big task to do:

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

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Support

This part is important to “keep the show on the road”:

To cover the cost for the Dublin Event Guide I need your help and every week generous and nice Dublin Event Guide readers help with a donation.

Last week Clarisa Sch, Clodagh O’C, Milena V, Lizzie B, Siobhan P, Susan B, Michelle M, Sharon K and Michele M were so great to support the Dublin Event Guide with a donation. I really really really appreciate all the help and keep in mind that without donations there won’t be a Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events): Your donation will ensure that the Dublin Event Guide will continue arriving in your Inbox every week and every donation will benefit EVERY Dublin Event Guide reader!

The cost for sending the weekly newsletter is approx. EUR 190 per month and a donation from you of just EUR 12 per year will ensure that I will be able to pay the bills.
Has the Dublin Event Guide helped you to find events that you otherwise wouldn’t have known about, or have you saved money by finding great free events? Then go to here and give something back!

I appreciate ANY help: EUR 12 would be great (that’s just 25 cent per week!), but even if it is just the price of 2 pints it will help.

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

All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.

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Joergs Picks

This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.

This weekend I am running soooooo late with getting this e-mail magazine out to you that I will need to let you pick your picks on your own! Sorry!

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Competitions

Valentine’s Day Cards and more – Competition

Paperbear, the company with the best ever selection of cards for all occasions (I really love their cards!!), has a whole range of Love and Valentine’s Day cards.
Saturday is Valentine’s Day and you need to get yourself sorted! ;-) So, have a look at their range and then hurry over your order. (If you order before Wednesday (11 Feb) at 15:00, your cards will still make it to you in time for next Saturday and deliveries over EUR 10 are free.)

Paperbear

And while you are on their website at www.paperbear.ie/ also check out the other cards for birthdays, weddings, congratulations, and all the other occasions you can think of. They even have some cool Dublin cards!

And Paperbear have made THREE pop-up card packs each with four really nice cards available for the winning Dublin Event Guide Readers! You can win two Love cards, a birthday card and a Wedding card. The cards are very pretty, completely unique Pop-Up cards and you will definitely impress with them! A picture of the prize is on the right and if you click on it, you should see a bigger picture.

To enter the competition, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject PAPERBEAR and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. You also need to give me your postal address so that the cards can be sent out to you if you are the winner. Your entry has to be with me by 18:00 on Tuesday 10 February.
www.paperbear.ie

The Ugly Truth about Natural Beauty Products – Workshop – Ticket Competition

Sat 21 Feb – 10:30-13:00
Spa Hotel (on N4), Lucan, Co. Dublin

Caroline O’Connor is a health and wellness coach and on Sat 21 Feb she is running a natural beauty workshop where you will learn how to read cosmetic labels and decipher what is really in your beauty products. She will also demonstrate a new range of beauty products and you will also be making our own beauty products with common ingredients you can find in your kitchen. All information about her event can be found here: www.facebook.com/events/354329594760203/

Admission is EUR 20 (and you can bring a friend for half price).

Caroline has made a ticket available for two Dublin Event Guide Readers and if you want to win one of the tickets, you just have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with BEAUTY WORKSHOP in the subject line of the mail and your full name and your mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your entry has to be with me by 14:00 on 17 February.

www.facebook.com/events/354329594760203/

Promote your product or event through a competition!

If you want to reach more than 23,000 people with a product promotion or an event promotion for a non-free event, contact me on dublineventguide@gmail.com and we can discuss the options. You provide the prize for the competition and the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) runs the competition for you. It couldn’t be simpler.

And if you want me to use/test a product you are selling and then share my assessment here in the Dublin Event Guide, we can talk about that too. I like testing out gear. ;-) [Currently I am looking to buy a high spec Android mobile phone and an action camera and would happily “test drive” some candidates.]

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Do you enjoy free events? Does it help you to find out about all these free events simply in one e-mail magazine or on one website? Does the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) deliver all this for you and maybe even more? In that case, you probably also would want it to continue forever, right?

To achieve that some money is needed. Donations are a great help, but not everyone feels they can donate at the moment. So here is the solution: If you could help with a donation without having to pay a cent from your own money wouldn’t that be cool? You can!!

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When you click on the link and then buy, your books/products/holidays etc cost exactly the same as if you went to the website directly. But if you go via the links above, the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will get 5-8% of what you spend as a commission. That’s not a lot, but if you and lots of other people used that link every time, it would amount to a fair amount of crucially important money. Use the links often, actually EVERY time you buy from the relevant site, not just once!

Giving money for free! That’s how easy it is. ;-) THANK YOU!!!

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No more Stena Ferries to Dun Laoghaire

It was a withdrawal in many small steps, but now the decision has been made and Stena Ferries, the only ferry company that still used Dun Laoghaire port for their route to the UK has announced that they will NOT use Dun Laoghaire any longer. I would say it was not that much of a surprise to the Councillors in Dun Laoghaire but they seemingly were still very shocked. Because the port Dublin Port is so close it just doesn’t make any sense for a ferry company to keep both bases.

Pity for Dun Laoghaire, but a logic and sensible step by Stena. Here is some more information: jrnl.ie/1919400

Men needed for Valentine’s Late Late Show

The Late Late Show on 13 Feb will be a St. Valentine’s Special and the audience will be filled with single men and women for a “unique, fun filled night”. RTE found more than enough women who are seeking suitable men to take part, but they are still looking for men.

So if you are male, single, are not camera shy and are looking for love, you can apply for tickets.

Apply with this form here www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/valentinetickets.html by Monday 09 Feb.

Here is last year’s show online www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/20140214.html if you want to get an idea what to expect.

Cellist wanted

The Polish Alternative band “Georgia on the Moon” is planning to come to Dublin for some gigs in to play concert in Dublin in August or September and they are looking for a cellist. Their first song is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjLar_39H-I If you want to play Cello with them, contact Lukasz Skotarek via his Facebook Profile www.facebook.com/lukaszskotarekk

Opportunities

The former “Opportunities” section is now Eventbrite’s section to highlight some of the events they – as the main sponsor of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) would particularly like to bring to your attention. The vast majority of the events listed here will be free, but if it is a really good event, there might sometimes be a non-free event in the list as well.

== EVENTBRITE PICKS ==

The popular Eventbrite Picks will be back next week and in the meantime you can find more events at www.eventbrite.ie or download the Eventbrite app to find events around you.

Exhibitions

Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie . For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is www.visualartists.ie/category/listings/dublin/

On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.

Plant Places by Roisin Murphy

from Thurs 12 Feb

National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

This exhibition is featuring watercolours and sketches by Roisin Murphy of the glasshouses of the National Botanic Gardens with particular attention to the work of the master iron founder Richard Turner (1798-1881).
Turner was highly sought after for his works with wrought and cast iron and glass. He is responsible for the iconic Curvilinear Range of glasshouses in Glasnevin as well as the glasshouses in the Winter Gardens in Regent’s Park, London and the Palm Houses in Belfast and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
A series of walks will also take place telling the story of the rich architectural legacy that is in the Botanic Gardens and will highlight the extraordinary story of the Irish man Richard Turner who was part of the flourish of botanical architecture in Europe at that time. www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Mobile Encounters: Early Years of Performance Art in Ireland

until 15 Feb

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

This dynamic exhibition documents the early years of performance art in Ireland through the use of digitised video, event posters and artwork. It traces people, organisations and events that have contributed to shaping the performing arts sector.

www.imma.ie/en/page_236929.htm

Efforts and Ideals: Prints of the First World War

24 Sept 2014 – 22 Feb 2015

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

In 1917 the British Ministry of Information commissioned several well-known British artists to produce a series of images on different aspects of the war effort. The aim was to encourage a war-weary public and raise support for the war effort. The images illustrate some of the changing attitudes at the time such as the role of women in the war, the industry of war and the casualties of war.

The lithographs were divided into “Efforts” with nine artists producing six lithographs each on different aspects of the war effort, including Christopher Wynne Nevinson, William Rothenstein and Claude Shepperson. A further twelve artists were commissioned to produce a single image representing the “Ideals” for which the war was fought. These included Augustus John, Frank Brangwyn, George Clausen, Edmund Dulac, Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon.

Many of these artists are also represented in the collection of the Hugh Lane Gallery.

www.hughlane.ie/current/1204-efforts-and-ideals-prints-of-the-first-world-war

A Voodoo free Phenomenon – Garrett Phelan

30 January – 09 April (Opening: Thurs 29 Jan from 18:00-20:00)

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

In his solo exhibition “A Voodoo free Phenomenon” for the Project Arts Centre, Garrett Phelan explores the power and influence that cultural traditions and artefacts have on the contemporary psyche.

Through the recollection of his own experience witnessing the winter solstice at Newgrange, and numerous visits to ancient sites throughout his life and travels, he questions the power such antiquated relics hold over us today.

Admission to the preview on 29 Jan and to the exhibition is free.

The exhibition will normally open from 11:00-20:00.

projectartscentre.ie/event/voodoo-free-phenomenon/

Welcome Disturbances – Group Exhibition

29 January – 11 April (Mon-Fri: 10:00-17:00, Sat: 10:00-18:00)

The Lab, Foley Street, Dublin 1

“Welcome Disturbances” is a group exhibition of new work by Cindy Cummings, David Stalling, Sofie Loscher, Maeve O’ Connor, Emma Finucan, Siobhan McDonald, Mark Cullen. It is curated by Sheena Barrett and Emer O’Boyle.

“The group exhibition shows the diverse practices of recipients of the UCD Science Artist in Residence Award. UCD Art in Science is a dynamic practice based programme that brings artists and scientists from undergraduate to professional levels, together in collaborative work. Since the pilot residency in 2012, the artists in residence have engaged with scientists in neuroscience, cognitive science, marine biology, plant biology, geophysics, paleobotany, advanced optical imaging, spectroscopy and astronomy. Their conversations have led to an inspiring body of work, through a mutual openness to communicating across the traditional boundaries of the disciplines. The diversity of the work reflects the open and dynamic nature of the project and includes, sculpture, installation, painting, drawing, video and performances. We will also launch our programme of public events and publication to accompany the exhibition.”

A preview evening is on Thurs 29 Jan from 18:00-20:00. Admission is free.

Saturday 07 Feb

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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 07 Feb

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/

MBA Experience Day

08:30 – 13:00, Sat 07 Feb

UCD Smurfit School, Carrysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Are you interested in studying for an MBA?

The “MBA Experience Day” is an opportunity for you to get a real insight into the UCD Smurfit MBA. Attendees will have the chance to attend lectures, take a tour of the campus, participate in a leadership & development session, and network with the MBA team and faculty.

Admission is free. Booking is required, but when you see this, it is obviously too late for an advance booking. I would therefore suggest that you go to Blackrock anyway if you are seriously interested and ask if you can attend.

www.smurfitschool.ie/mbaexperience/

Confucius Cup: Go & Chinese Chess Tournament

09:00, Sat 07 Feb

Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

This Sat+Sun the Irish Confucius Cup Go Tournament and for the first time also a Chinese Chess Tournament will take place.

Participation in the Go event is EUR 25, but participation in the Chinese Chess event is free. So this event does fit in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), but I didn’t realise that it starts already at 09:00 on Saturday. So unfortunately it is too late for you this year. The reason why I am mentioning it anyway is so that you can get in contact with the organisers if you are interested in Go or in Chinese Chess.

www.irish-go.org/2015-irish-go-chinese-chess-congress/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 07 Feb

Honest2goodness, 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

www.honest2goodness.ie

Malahide Park Run (free)

09:30, Sat 07 Feb

Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

www.parkrun.ie/malahide/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 07 Feb

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 07 Feb

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 07 Feb

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

Drumcondra Village Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 07 Feb

Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/DrumcondraVillageMarket

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 07 Feb

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

www.jamestownmarket.com/

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 07 Feb

Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

www.merchantsmarket.ie/

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 07 Feb

72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 07 Feb

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

www.templebar.ie

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 07 Feb

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/

Natural History Spring Surprises – Drop-In Activity

11:00 – 13:00, Sat 07 Feb

National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2

Drop-in and discover what is going on in the animal kingdom in Spring. Try some hands-on investigation and talk to zoologist Geraldine Breen about how what happens in the Natural World during the season of spring.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4567

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 07 Feb

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 07 Feb

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/

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 07 Feb

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/

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:00, Sat 07 Feb

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

Rivers of Words – Film Screening

14:00 – 15:00, Sat 07 Feb

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

This is a screening of a documentary about Thomas MacGreevy called ‘Rivers of Words’. Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967), who was born in Tarbert, Co. Kerry served in the First World War. MacGreevy was a poet, as well as a literary and art critic. In 1950 he became director of the National Gallery of Ireland. The film covers the life story of this historic figure.

Admission is free and no booking necessary.

www.nationalgallery.ie/en/whatson/Film/Winter/February_7_Film.aspx

When artisans meet artists – French Chocolate Tasting

14:00 – 18:00, Sat 07 Feb

Olivier Cornet Gallery, 5 Cavendish Row, Parnell Square, Dublin 1

‘Par amour Chocolate’ and the Olivier Cornet Gallery are inviting you to a French chocolate tasting weekend combined with a gallery visit. Enjoy the gallery’s winter group show “Reflections” while surrendering to the pleasure of tasting laits pralinés.

Admission is free and the event will be on Saturday and Sunday.

www.oliviercornetgallery.com/

Tiger Deli – Playreading

14:30, Sat 07 Feb

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

Tiger Deli is a new play by Robert McDowell and a playreading takes place in the New Theatre’s series of New Writing playreadings.

Tiger Deli is a drama about progress and tradition, success and failure, old Ireland and new Ireland.

Admission is free, but a donation of EUR 2 is suggested.

www.thenewtheatre.com/tnt_php/scripts/page/reading.php?reading_id=37

Family Workshop – National Gallery

15:00 – 16:00, Sat 07 Feb

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The Saturday Family Workshops provide a fun opportunity for families to enjoy creating and learning together through free activities exploring storytelling, music, art, poetry and drama.

Admission is free, but numbers are limited to 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Suitable for ages 4-10. Children have to be accompanied.

www.nationalgallery.ie/en/whatson/Families/Family_Programme/February_7_Family.aspx

Live in Sin É – Gigs

20:00, Sat 07 Feb

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Live in Sin É will feature a variety of bands and musicians at this weekly gig night on Saturdays. The event is presented by Super Happy Funtimes. Admission is free and the line-up is can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In short the line-up is Megacone, Mick Heslin Trio, Joe Lynch, Masterson

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Robert Coyle’s is feeling Numinous

20:00 – 21:30, Sat 07 Feb

Accents Coffee & Tea Lounge, 23 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2

Every Saturday Robert Coyle will bring his One-man Comedy show “Robert Coyle’s is feeling Numinous; Comedy Attempting Transcendence – probably NOT a cult.” to Accents Cafe.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1402444760048937

Saturday Night Live

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 07 Feb

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

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

www.facebook.com/KCPeachesWineCave

State Magazine Faces 2015 – Gigs

20:00, Sat 07 Feb

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The State Magazine are returning with their free “State Faces of February” gig night. The line-up is Buffalo Woman, Participant, Pockets.

www.facebook.com/events/1614119015487966

A Taste of Music – Gigs

21:00, Sat 07 Feb

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

The next Taste of Music event in Arthur’s Pub features Jona Xepha, Marion McEvoy and Jem Mitchell. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 07 Feb

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Otis – Gig

22:00, Sat 07 Feb

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Otis will perform in Whelan’s on Saturday. Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-otis-8/

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Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 08 Feb

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 08 Feb

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

www.jamestownmarket.com

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sun 08 Feb

Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

www.merchantsmarket.ie/

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 08 Feb

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/

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sun 08 Feb

72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

Birdwatching Bull Island

11:00, Sun 08 Feb

Bull Island, Dublin 3

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is inviting to their yearly visit to the hoards of winter feeding birds on Bull Island.

Led by Birdwatch Ireland’s, Seán Hogan, it is expected that you will see a wide variety of bird species from teal ducks to gannets, brent geese to lapwings – along with some other rarities that you can try to spot on the day.

Admission is free but you need to reserve your place via dublinbranch@iwt.ie

Oddly, the IWT struggles to keep their website AND their facebook page up to date, so don’t expect all events to be listed there.

www.iwt.ie/

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Feb

People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

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

Engineers Week Introduction to Wikipedia

11:00 – 14:00, Sun 08 Feb

Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

On Sunday a Wikipedia editathon will take place in the Engineers Ireland premises from 11:15-14:00.

Experienced editors will guide you through your first Wikipedia edits, so no editing experience is necessary.

The aim is to improve and expand articles relating to Women in engineering and History of women in engineering, especially those from Ireland and the UK.

This event is organised by Wikimedia Ireland Community and admission is free. You will need to bring a laptop or tablet and you need to register on the Eventbrite website here.

www.engineersweek.ie/events/?event_id=2409

Fusion Sunday World Culture Market – Food Co-Op

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 08 Feb

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

The next Fusion Sundays Market will take place this Sunday in the Dublin Food Co-op.

It is a world culture market, an ethnic Bazaar, that focuses on the diverse ethnic culture present in Ireland today. The Market features a huge array of International stalls, ethnic food, live music and entertainment for kids. You can buy handmade goods, arts and crafts, recycled products, jewellery, clothes and food. The market is held every second Sunday of the month.

There is always a great atmosphere and I definitely recommend this monthly market.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/fusionsundaysmarket

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 08 Feb

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

Wardrobe Wilderness – Fashion Boutique Pop-Up

11:00 – 18:00, Sun 08 Feb

Slattery’s Pub, Bath Avenue, Dublin 4

WARDROBE WILDERNESS is a Fashion Boutique Pop-Up on Sunday. Offering on trend fashion, hand-picked vintage, customised pieces and one-off designs and accessories, all at affordable prices…

Admission is free.

facebook.com/wardrobewildernessfashion

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 08 Feb

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 08 Feb

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/

Printfest – Engineers Week

12:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Feb

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

Printfest at the National Print Museum gives you the opportunity to see the ‘engineering’ behind the traditional craft of letterpress printing. Retired printers and typesetters will demonstrate highlights of the Museum’s collection and share stories of their time in the print industry.

Printfest is suitable for all ages, with many printing activities for all the family to enjoy. Admission is free.

www.engineersweek.ie/events/?event_id=2212

Smithfield Market Fair

12:00 – 23:00, Sun 08 Feb

Generator Hostel, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7

The Smithfield Market Fair will take place again in the Generator Hostel at Smithfield Plaza.

Over 40 market stalls will be selling Vintage Clothes, Food, Vinyl records, Contemporary Arts, Jewellery pieces and much more and there will be Live Music throughout the day.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1589064034662254

Sunday at Noon

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 08 Feb

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June.

The next concert will feature Matthew Barley (cello) and his “On the Road” concert. All details are on the website below.

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1283-sundaysnoon-matthew-barley-cello

Low priced books with free delivery!

13:00, Sun 08 Feb

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!

www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

If you prefer Amazon to buy your books (for free postage you need to order a minimum of GBP 25), then use this Amazon link to help the Dublin Event Guide. Thanks!

Chester Beatty Library – Japanese Tour

14:00, Sun 08 Feb

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai takes place on Sunday. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library. Admission is free and no booking required.

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

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 08 Feb

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/

Lisa Lambe – In-Store event

14:00, Sun 08 Feb

HMV Dundrum, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16

Lisa Lambe will be in HMV in Dundrum for a performance and signing. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/HMVIreland/events

Stella Bass Jazz Trio

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Feb

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

www.stellabass.com

Sunday Sketching – Hugh Lane

14:00 – 15:00, Sun 08 Feb

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

The next Sunday Sketching for kids has the title “Danger is Everywhere”. During these workshops your child will explore paintings, sculpture and some of the architectural features of Charlemont house through discussion and drawing.

No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended.

www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming/1279-sunday-skettch

When artisans meet artists – French Chocolate Tasting

14:00 – 18:00, Sun 08 Feb

Olivier Cornet Gallery, 5 Cavendish Row, Parnell Square, Dublin 1

‘Par amour Chocolate’ and the Olivier Cornet Gallery are inviting you to a French chocolate tasting weekend combined with a gallery visit. Enjoy the gallery’s winter group show “Reflections” while surrendering to the pleasure of tasting laits pralinés.

Admission is free and the event will be on Saturday and Sunday.

www.oliviercornetgallery.com/

Family Drawing Sundays

14:30 – 16:30, Sun 08 Feb

Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

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

Impact of War and Conflict on Modernism

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Feb

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The Sunday lecture in the NGI is “The Impact of War and Conflict on Modernism” with Dr Sabine Kriebel, UCC.

This talk is part of a series organised by the Education Department on the theme of History Revisited and the Reshaping of Public Memory. Admission is free and no booking necessary.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Talks/Sunday_Talks/February_8.aspx

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 08 Feb

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

Tour of the Armoury – Collins Barracks

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Feb

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

Join Lar Joye, curator of Military History, on a special ‘behind-the-scenes’ tour of the armoury at Collins Barracks, where the Museum’s Arms Collection is stored. Select objects from this Collection are presented in the exhibition “Trove” at the IMMA. Suitable for adults.

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

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4569

Brian Keary plays Classical Guitar

16:00 – 17:00, Sun 08 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Beerhouse Beerfest

18:00, Sun 08 Feb

The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1

The Beerhouse is inviting to the first beerfest in 2015. From Thursday 29 Jan until Sunday 08 Feb, they will have live bands, beer sampling and other special events, night after night. Admission is free.

The focus is on guest brewers and on sampling their products.
The brewers in the Beerhouse for the last day are White Gypsy Brewing

Ray Scully will be on stage on Sunday at 19:00.

www.beerhousedublin.com/

LJJ Band – Cafe en Seine

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 08 Feb

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The wedding and party band The LJJ Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

www.longjohnjumpband.com/

Sweeney’s Dixieland Jazzmen

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 08 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.dublinsessions.ie/sweeneys.html

Saucy Sundays

19:00 – 23:00, Sun 08 Feb

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

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/saucy.sundays

Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass

19:30 – 20:30, Sun 08 Feb

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

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass is back after the summer break and invites you to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known gospel choirs in Ireland will give you a chance to experience a mass with a difference. It is uplifting and inspiring and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.

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

www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 08 Feb

Bleeding Horse, 24 Upper Camden St., Dublin 2

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

www.facebook.com/apollosessions

Jawbone – Accoustic Folk & Blues Night

20:30, Sun 08 Feb

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

At the Jawbone Gig night in Sin É, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free. For the line-up check here www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 08 Feb

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

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

Rhythm Rocker

21:00, Sun 08 Feb

The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe. Admission is free.

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

www.facebook.com/rhythmrocker

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads

21:30, Sun 08 Feb

Ha’Penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

www.billytreacy.com/

Cool Hand Dukes

22:00, Sun 08 Feb

Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1

The Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig

22:30, Sun 08 Feb

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

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

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-the-dublin-blues-cartel-31/

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National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 09 Feb

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 09 Feb

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/

DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble – Lunchtime Concerts

13:00 – 14:00, Mon 09 Feb

Rathmines Library, 157 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6

The DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble perform a lunchtime concert in the Rathmines Library every Monday in February (02, 09, 16, 23 February).

Admission is free, but booking is required via conservatory@dit.ie

www.dit.ie/conservatory/whatson/newsitemtitle,106636,en.html

Livestock Markets and Economic Cultures in Britain’s Atlantic World Before 1783

16:00, Mon 09 Feb

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

The enxt talk in the Centre for Early Modern History Seminar Series 2014-15 is “From Field to Plate: Livestock Markets and Economic Cultures in Britain’s Atlantic World Before 1783” with Emma Hart (St. Andrews).

Admission is free.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/centreforearlymodernhistory2014_15.php

Contact between the Insular and Near Eastern Churches – Talk

18:00, Mon 09 Feb

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

The talk “From Sinai to the Skelligs: evidence for cultural contact between the Insular and Near Eastern Churches, including new material from St Catherine’s Monastery” by Prof Michelle P Brown (University of London) takes place on Monday and admission seems to be free.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2015/2015-02-09from_sinai.php

Dante’s Divine Comedy – Talk

18:30 – 21:00, Mon 09 Feb

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

“On the peak of darkness – From the Abyss to the Light with Dante” is a one-hour jorney with Alessandro Scafi through the complete Divine Comedy by Dante to celebrate the 750th Anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri.

Alessandro Scafi is Lecture in Medieval and Renaissance Cultural history at the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Admission is free.

www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=615&citta=Dublino

Four Agreements to a happier you – Talk

18:30, Mon 09 Feb

Phibsboro Library, Blacquiere Bridge, Off North Circular Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7

This talk by Sheila de Butler at Phibsboro Library is based on “The Four Agreements: A practical guide to personal freedom” by Miguel Ruiz.

The Toltec author don Miguel Ruiz offers his readers four simple yet profound agreements as important tools on the path to personal freedom. Anyone can use these tools to break their self-limiting beliefs from the past and transform their lives. These new agreements have the potential to help you move your attention from what the world thinks you should do or be to what you know is right for you and open up to a new experience of freedom and happiness.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-830 4341 or phibsborolibrary@dublincity.ie

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/four-agreements-happier

Positively Poetry – Ten Reasons to embrace poetry – Talk

18:30, Mon 09 Feb

Cabra Library, Navan Road, Dublin 7

“Poet Catherine Anne Cullen will look at the importance of memorising poetry to keep our brains active and at poems that put life’s challenges and choices into words. Catherine will recite a selection of her own poems, some of which have been described as ‘poems of domestic happiness.’ There will be poems of love, loss and failure too – all human life is in poetry, and knowing that someone has put into words what you are feeling can be a comfort in itself.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-869 1414 or cabralibrary@dublincity.ie

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

Super Happy Fun Times – Open Mic

19:00, Mon 09 Feb

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Super Happy Fun Times are running an Open Mic night for Music and Spoken Word every Monday in Sin É.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1568326486744192

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Pleasing Features – Gig Night

19:30, Mon 09 Feb

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Pleasing Features Gig Night in the Workman’s Club has the following line-up this week: Donal Quinn, Brass Phantoms, VOXX, The Journals.

Admission is free.

theworkmansclub.com/index.php/events/pleasing-features-presents-the-journals/

Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night

20:00, Mon 09 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar

Dublin Cycling Campaign – Public Meeting

20:00, Mon 09 Feb

Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

The next montly meeting of the Dublin Cycling Campaign will discuss the topic of bike theft: “Here today – gone tomorrow! The latest research on bike theft in Dublin”

The Dublin Cycling Campaign outlines:
“Do you worry every time you lock your bike that it won’t be there when you get back? If so come along to the February public meeting of the Dublin Cycling Campaign to hear the results of our bike theft survey and an update on our campaign against bicycle theft. All welcome. For more details see: www.dublincycling.ie/events/here-today-gone-tomorrow-latest-research-bike-theft-Dublin

www.dublincycling.ie/events

Song Cycle

20:00, Mon 09 Feb

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

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 09 Feb

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

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

21:00, Mon 09 Feb

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

Loose – Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 09 Feb

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

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

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Markas Carcas Band – Gig

21:00, Mon 09 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Marcas Carcas Band will play a free gig in Sweeney’s. They are a high energy, guitar focused band.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Patrick Mahony sings Nostalgia

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 09 Feb

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

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

Tuesday 10 Feb

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Wartime Experiences of German Artists – Lecture

10:30 – 11:30, Tue 10 Feb

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“The Wartime Experiences of German Artists” with Sean Rainbird, National Gallery of Ireland is this week’s Tuesday lecture in the National Gallery. It is part of a series of talks organised by the Education Department on the theme of History Revisited and Reshaping of Public Memory.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Talks/Tuesday_Talks/February_10.aspx

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour

11:00 – 13:00, Tue 10 Feb

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 Tuesdays now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 10 Feb

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

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13:00, Tue 10 Feb

Dublin (various locations)

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Milk and Cookies Stories

18:00 – 22:00, Tue 10 Feb

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

Milk and Cookie Stories is a story telling event for for anyone who has a story to tell, or wants to hear a tale told well, in a relaxed, friendly environment.

Admission is free, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome. If you would like to tell a story, just come along and sign up on the night, or “if you feel inspired to share your own home-baked goods with Dublin’s friendliest audience, we’ll also be having our awesome Bake-Off.”

At the February event the theme is “Games of Love and Loss”. www.facebook.com/events/1400211990282029

www.facebook.com/milkandcookiestories

Remembering the Spanish Civil War – Lecture

18:00 – 19:15, Tue 10 Feb

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

The first talk in the “Remembering the Spanish Civil War” series of talks is entitled “The National and Personal Dimension of the Suffering”. In it, Chiara Tedaldi will look at this event that has affected every family in Spain. The Civil War has left a mark not only through the violence suffered by many in the national and republican sides, but also in the way history has been transmitted generation after generation. It will explore the reasons why this event has encouraged many to join associations such as Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory and the Memory Forum.

The 45 minute talk will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A and discussion.
Admission is free, but booking is required via reservas.dublin@cervantes.es

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha98849_16_2.htm

Centrifugal – Irish/Mexican Poetry Book Launch

18:30, Tue 10 Feb

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

The Trinity Journal of Literary Translation, in association with the Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association, invite to the launch of “Centrifugal: Contemporary Poetry from Dublin and Guadalajara” – a bilingual anthology of reciprocal translations / re-interpretations / versions of the work of 7 pairs of poets from the two cities.

Admission seems to be free.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2015/2015-02-10centrifrugal.php

Ukulele Tuesday

19:45 – 22:00, Tue 10 Feb

Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday

Ben Prevos Blue Tuesdays

20:00 – 23:30, Tue 10 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

www.sweeneysdublin.ie

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 10 Feb

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

The Folk Club

20:30, Tue 10 Feb

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/TheGrandFolkClub

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 10 Feb

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

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and 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

Phoenix Big Band

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 10 Feb

Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4

The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.

Admission is free.

The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666

Camden Sessions – Singer/Songwriter Night

21:30, Tue 10 Feb

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

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

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheCamdenSessions

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Green Living Programme Workshops

10:30 – 12:30, Wed 11 Feb

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

A series of free Green Living Programme Workshops with Global Action Plan (GAP) Ireland will take place at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. The workshops will run on Wednesdays (04+11+25 Feb) in February and will help you to reduce your impact on the environment and save money.

The programme is built on the principle “Think Globally – Act Locally” and will lead to improvements in the local and global environment.

The course is free, but booking is required and it is expected that it will be very popular, so book on 01 677 0095 as soon as possible. More information is on the website below.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33008,en.html

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 11 Feb

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 11 Feb

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/

First Up: Cathal Gaffney – Talk

13:00 – 14:00, Wed 11 Feb

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The next talk in the series “First Up: Creative entrepreneurs on breaking through”, a series of lunchtime talks from the creative minds at the forefront of Irish culture, science and the arts, will take place on Wednesday.

Cathal Gaffney, the co-founder of Brown Bag Films will tell his story from the beginning, how they developed their ideas and will share their plans for the future.

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

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2014/11/firstcathalgaffneycofounderbrownbagfilms

Mindfulness for Busy Families

13:00, Wed 11 Feb

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

This informative and fun workshop will introduce you to lots of mindfulness tips and techniques for the whole family. Develop techniques to better meet the challenges of family life and help create a greater sense of family wellbeing, connection, calm, focus and optimism.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 4333 centrallibrary@dublincity.ie

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/mindfulness-busy-families

’Trove’ Talk Series: Sheela-na-gigs

13:00 – 14:00, Wed 11 Feb

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

Join Eamonn P. Kelly, former Keeper of Irish Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland, for an insight into these unique artefacts. The event is part of a series of talks to mark the ’Trove’ exhibition by artist Dorothy Cross at IMMA.

Admission is free, but booking required via 01-6486339 or educationarch@museum.ie.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4570

DART for Beginners

14:00 – 16:00, Wed 11 Feb

Iarnrod Eireann, Fairview Depot, Fairview Park, Dublin 3

At this event in the Fairview DART Depot, a presentation will be followed by a visit to the depot to view the DART trains.

The participants are encouraged to bring their own steel-toe-cap safety shoes, hard hats and a high visibility vest, if possible as the DART Depot only has a limited number of these items available.

Admission is free, but booking is required by contacting Richard Morgan via richard.morgan@irishrail.ie or 087-4192338

www.engineersweek.ie/events/?event_id=2181

How do we know where our wild plants are? – Lecture

15:00, Wed 11 Feb

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

The afternoon lecture “The Importance of Dots on Maps – How do we know where our wild plants are?” with Maria Long (Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland) will take place.

Maria Long “will look at how voluntary organisations such as the BSBI toil away in the background to gather, provide and update this valuable information. Come along to learn more about how it all works, and find out about their exciting plans for a new Plant Atlas in 2020.”

Admission is free.

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

A new Irish Free State – a regional reaction – History Talk

16:00, Wed 11 Feb

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

The next lecture in the Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series 2014-15 is “A new Irish Free State – a regional reaction” by Dr Una Newell (Humanities Institute of Ireland, UCD). Admission seems to be free.

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

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 11 Feb

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

The Afterlife of Punk – Discussion

18:00 – 19:30, Wed 11 Feb

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

The discussion “The Afterlife of Punk” will examine the musical energy and resistance of punk in relation to the changing cultural and political conditions of 1970s to now.

Dr. Colin Coulter (Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland) will lead the discussion and special guests are Gina Birch (Founding member/ singer of feminist punk band -The Raincoats, UK), Dr. Kieran Cashell (Author of Aftershock: The Ethics of Contemporary Transgressive Art and Lecturer at L.I.T, Ireland), Vivienne Dick (Feminist experimental and documentary filmmaker from the ‘No Wave’ scene, Ireland/US) and Niall Mc Guirk (Founding Member of Hope Collective, Ireland).

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

www.imma.ie/en/page_236916.htm

King Kong Club

20:00, Wed 11 Feb

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

The Parlour Sessions – Gig Night

20:00, Wed 11 Feb

Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Parlour Sessions is a new Gig night in the Stag’s Head on Wednesdays. It will bring you a mix of cover and original songs performed live. The line-up is Darren Hardiman, Ger Kelly, John Applehead and more and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1529287054020799/

Anseo Comedy Club

20:30, Wed 11 Feb

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

The Anseo Comedy Club, run by comedian Aidan Killian, 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 11 Feb

The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

www.theglobe.ie/events

The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)

20:30, Wed 11 Feb

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 11 Feb

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 11 Feb

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

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Wed 11 Feb

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

Every Wednesday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Jazz Pigs – Gig

21:30, Wed 11 Feb

4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Jazz Pigs with a classic multi-brass front line play a mix of Lounge, lively sixties Jazz and driving Funk. Every Wednesday downstairs in 4 Dame Lane. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/dublinjazzpigs

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 11 Feb

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).

Thursday 12 Feb

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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Thu 12 Feb

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

The Value of Uncertainty – Lecture

10:00 – 12:00, Thu 12 Feb

UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business, UCD, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4

“The Value of Uncertainty” with Prof Luciano Floridi (Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford) takes place in Room Q013 of the UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.

There are many things in life that we value, but uncertainty is not usually one of them. We value information because it is power: power to understand what happened, forecast what will happen, and to choose among the things that could happen between the past and the future. We value information because it reduces uncertainty and uncertainty makes us uncomfortable. So if you like one you dislike the other, it seems a zero-sum game.
In this talk Luciano Floridi will explain that this is a mistake. A liberal, tolerant, and fair society is one in which a healthy degree of uncertainty is both welcomed and fostered.

Admission is free. To find more information and to register go to the Eventbrite website here.

mis.ucd.ie/events/the-value-of-uncertainty

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 12 Feb

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

Joanna Vidal (soprano) – Lunchtime Recital

13:00, Thu 12 Feb

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

Joanna Vidal will perform a selection of Richard Strauss songs, followed by a selection of 20th century English songs, including some songs by Michael Head, Gurney and Quilter. She will be accompanied by Adela Simickova (piano)

Joanna is currently on the Professional Singers’ Scheme with The Philharmonia Chorus, London, and most recently performed Bruckner’s Te Deum at The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. She has sung with them at prestigious venues including The Royal Festival Hall (London), The Laeiszhalle (Hamburg), Palau de la Música (Valencia) and Auditorium de Lyon (Lyon).

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/lunchtime-recital-joanna

Meditation and Relaxation

13:00, Thu 12 Feb

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

These Meditation and Relaxation sessions at Pearse Street Library will combine mindfulness meditation, relaxation and breathing techniques.

Workshop facilitator Carolyn Sinnott practices as a Humanistic and Integrative Counsellor, Psychotherapist and clinical Supervisor. Carolyn will emphasis why it’s so important we purposefully relax and replenish our energy levels. The sessions will show you how to reconnect with yourself and leave you feeling more relaxed, rested and nourished.

Admission is free, but booking is required:
+ Thurs 05 Feb at 13:00 – Quieten the Mind and Relax the Body
+ Thurs 12 Feb at 13:00 – Cultivate Calm using guided Relaxation Techniques
Contact Pearse Street Library on 01-674 4888 or pearsestreetlibrary@dublincity.ie

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

Choral Music from the 15/16th century – Concert

13:10, Thu 12 Feb

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

The choral ensemble “Peregryne” specialises on music of the 15th and 16th centuries and has performed as part pf the monastic Compline in churches and cathedrals around Dublin.

Admission to this performance is free and no booking is required. It will be in the atrium of the Library.

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

Spanish Film Screening: Yo Tambien

17:30 – 20:00, Thu 12 Feb

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

The Spanish film “Yo Tambien / Me Too” will be screened (in Spanish with English subtitles) in the Pearse Street Library and admission is free.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha98634_16_2.htm

Brazilian Dance – Forró

18:00, Thu 12 Feb

D-One Bar, 89 Capel Street, Dublin 1

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/donebardublin

“Marked Off” by Don Cameron – Book Launch

18:30, Thu 12 Feb

Alan Hanna’s Bookshop, 270 Rathmines Rd Lr, Rathmines, Dublin 6

“Marked Off” by Don Cameron, a new crime novel, will be launched on Thursday. Admission to the launch is free, but booking is requested via info@newisland.ie

www.culturefox.ie/en/Literature/book-launch–marked-off/34361/

Stop. Breathe. Flourish – Tips for everyday wellbeing

18:30, Thu 12 Feb

Drumcondra Library, Millmount Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

“Stop. Breathe. Flourish – Practical tips for everyday wellbeing” is a workshop in Pembroke Library on Tues 03 Feb and Drumcondra Library on Thurs 12 Feb.

The workshop will offer lots of great tips and techniques from the fields of mindfulness, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which give us powerful ways to renew our sense of optimism, enhance health and boost personal well-being. Some of the key ideas to be discussed will include ways to identify our mental health boosters, discover our true potential and how to bring about positive change in our lives.

Admission is free, but booking is required:
+ Pembroke Library: Tues 03 Feb at 18:30. Phone 01-668 9575 or pembrokelibrary@dublincity.ie
+ Drumcondra Library: Thurs 12 Feb at 18:30. Phone 01-837 7206 or drumcondralibrary@dublincity.ie

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/stop-breathe-flourish-%E2%80%93

Valentine Special: Speech Dating – in French

18:30, Thu 12 Feb

Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

A “Speech Dating” in French takes place at the Alliance Fancaise just before Valentine’s Day.

Each participant assumes a false identity and then the race is on to find your soul mate by asking and answering simple questions. The three best-matched couples will win prizes. The Alliance Francaise says “You may not find love, but you will definitely enjoy yourself!”

Admission is free and you also get a free glass of wine, but booking is required by sending a mail to rsvp@alliance-francaise.ie with the subject “RSVP: Speech Dating”

alliance-francaise.ie/culture/

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour – Night Walk

19:00 – 21:00, Thu 12 Feb

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul – Thursdays at Arthurs – Gig

19:00, Thu 12 Feb

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

A weekly live music gig of the genres Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul will take place in Arthur’s Pub with weekly changing performers:

+ 1st Thursday: Ben Prevo
+ 2nd Thursday: Declan Kennedy
+ 3rd Thursday: Dermot Byrne
+ 4th Thursday: Mick Pyro

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul – Thursdays at Arthurs – Gig

19:00, Thu 12 Feb

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

A weekly live music gig of the genres Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul will take place in Arthur’s Pub with weekly changing performers:

+ 1st Thursday: Ben Prevo
+ 2nd Thursday: Declan Kennedy
+ 3rd Thursday: Dermot Byrne
+ 4th Thursday: Mick Pyro

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Darwin and the Ice Age – Lecture

19:00, Thu 12 Feb

Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinitiy College Dublin, Dublin 2

Prof. Pete Coxon (Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin) will give the annual Darwin Day Lecture arranged by the Humanist Association of Ireland. The title of the lecture is “The Ice Age and its Discovery: Darwin, Controversies, 200 years of research and what we now know…”

Admission is free.

www.humanism.ie/

The Xchange – Language Exchange & Music

19:00, Thu 12 Feb

Slattery’s Bar, 129 Capel Street, Dublin 1

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30), followed by live music (21:00-23:30) by up and coming local and international artists.

Admission is free before 20:00 and free finger food is provided.

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

50 Shades of Aroma – Sensuality & Essential Oils –

19:30 – 21:00, Thu 12 Feb

Morrison Hotel, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

This is an evening with short talks and demonstrations (i.e. aroma samplings) around love, love life and bedroom with a particular focus on the essential oils from manufacturer doTerra.

Admission is free, but you have to book via the Eventbrite website here.

www.facebook.com/events/780148028733927/

Dimestore Recordings presents

20:00, Thu 12 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

www.facebook.com/DimeStoreRecords

LOQ Thursday – Spoken Word / Poetry / HipHop

20:00, Thu 12 Feb

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

LOQ Thursday is an event with spoken word/poetry followed by Hip-Hop. Poetry acts on Thursday will be Sean Ruane and Ailish Kerr, and the music headliners are Dublin hip-hop duo Fifth Element (Ger Kellett and Linco).

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1531077197156108

Snowdrops in an Irish Garden – Lecture

20:00, Thu 12 Feb

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Paddy Tobin will talk about “Snowdrops in an Irish Garden” and about his experience of growing this popular spring-indicator in our gardens. Paddy Tobin is the Chairman of the Irish Garden Plant Society.

Admission is free.

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Table Quiz Thursday – Grand Social

20:00 – 23:00, Thu 12 Feb

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

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

Admission is free.

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

The Statics -. Gig

20:00, Thu 12 Feb

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Indie-rock band The Statics will perform in Whelan’s. Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/the-statics-5/

Dive Bar Open Mic

21:00, Thu 12 Feb

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

The Dive Bar Open Mic Night is a weekly Open Mic night where no performers are prearranged. Just arrive between 20:30 and 21:00 and ask for Conor or Alan to get your name down. The first performance is at 21:00.

Singer songwriters, poets, instrumentalists and comedy and sometimes even bands are invited to perform. All levels of experience welcome.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/divebaropenmic

Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland

21:00, Thu 12 Feb

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.

www.international-bar.com/music.html

Brady’s Fun Pub Quiz

21:30, Thu 12 Feb

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.gumtree.ie/a-events-gigs-nightlife/dublin/brady-s-fun-pub-quiz-back-thursday-8th-jan-2015/1001225919300910319322809

Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul

21:30, Thu 12 Feb

Frank Ryan’s Bar, Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

www.frankryans.com

McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions

21:30, Thu 12 Feb

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

Mongooz and the magnet – Gig

23:00, Thu 12 Feb

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Mongooz and the magnet is a pop-blues-funk playing trio from Hungary and they will perform a free gig in Sweeney’s.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Fri 13 Feb

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 13 Feb

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

Lifelogging – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 20:00, Fri 13 Feb

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

“Lifelogging – Do you count?” is the title of the nnext Science Gallery exhibition, which starts on Friday 13 Feb and will run until 12 April.

Lifelogging is part exhibition, part Science Gallery Lab where you can take part in research projects and it deals with us tracking ourselves, measuring things we do and logging everything from heartbeat to heartbreak.

Get a taste for tracking as you play games with your emotions, use your brainwaves to sort files, generate music wearing sensors, and explore a virtual world filled with real dreams and memories.

Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/lifelogging

Sensum – Lifelogging of emotions – Science Gallery

12:00 – 20:00, Fri 13 Feb

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

During the current Lifelogging exhibition in the Science Gallery, every week the focus is on another aspect of lifelogging.

In the first week the focus is on what your emotions look like:

Sensum, ‘the emotional company of the future’, has created a platform that captures your emotional data in real-time, using wearable technology. When this data is combined with traditional market research, it provides a unique insight into how we feel, what drives us and what we connect with most. Sensum will test their newest technologies on you and you’ll get a first look at how the movies, entertainment, and advertising of the future will connect with your emotions.

Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/01/labweekendsensumfeb1315

Bridges over the Liffey – Talk

13:00, Fri 13 Feb

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

“Bridges over the Liffey” is a talk by Michael Phillips, Dublin City Engineer. The talk focuses on the history of Dublin’s bridges right up to the construction of the City’s newest addition, The Rosie Hackett Bridge. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 4333.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/bridges-over-liffey-talk

Conversations Revisited – Performance Art Discussion

13:00 – 14:00, Fri 13 Feb

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

“Artists Nigel Rolfe and Alastair MacLennan revisit previous conversations and statements published in the Irish art magazine Circa in 1980s and 1990s. Guided by recent critical interest in writing about performance art, the conversation looks at the changes in thinking past and present. This discussion is moderated by Catherine Marshall (Art Historian, Curator and Editor of the RIA publication – Art and Architecture of Ireland (AAI).”

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

www.imma.ie/en/page_236934.htm

Exmouth Community College – Lunchtime Concert

13:15, Fri 13 Feb

St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

A lunchtime recital by the Exmouth Community College from East Devon will feature classical and popular music. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

Juxtaposemotion – Science Gallery Research

15:00 – 16:00, Fri 13 Feb

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

Juxtaposemotion by Sensum is a short screening of video clips to test group emotional responses. Sensum, one of the partners at the new Lifelogging exhibition in the Science Gallery, will hook you up to wireless sensors as you absorb visuals designed to get your emotions juxtaposing.

Sensum provides a “platform that captures, consolidates and analyses data streams from wearable technology. When this data is combined with traditional market research, it provides a 360 degree understanding of people, how they feel, what drives them and what they connect with.”

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

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/01/juxtaposemotion

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 13 Feb

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

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

20:00, Fri 13 Feb

Tap Bar, 44 North King Street, Dublin 7

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

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

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

Live in Sin É – Gigs

20:00, Fri 13 Feb

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

A weekly Gig Night in Sin É, organised and presented by Super Happy Fun Times takes place every Friday and admission is free. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In short the line-up is: The Eskies, Sarah Red, Gstar Sharpe, Wilbury

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 13 Feb

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats

21:00 – 02:30, Fri 13 Feb

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

The Dublin City Rounders – Gig

21:00, Fri 13 Feb

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

The Dublin City Rounders are in Mother Reilly’s for a free gig. Their music style is Old Time, Western Swing, Blues, Folk, Rockabilly.

www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html

Deja Boo – Gig

22:00, Fri 13 Feb

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Deja Boo are performing in the Live from the Window slot. Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-deja-boo-2/

Events Coming Up

Creative Lab Club for Teens: The Art of Mono-Printing

Sat 14 Feb (10:00-13:00)

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2

15 teens aged 12-17 can join Dutch-Chinese artist Hoi-Shan Mak and create their own mono-print based on Chinese zodiac signs.

The event is free and will take place in association with the Dublin Chinese New Year. Booking is required via www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

Songs and Poems of Love – Farmleigh House Ticket Competition

Sat 15 February

Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Singer Susan McKeown and poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill will perform this “Songs and Poems of Love” programme and Farmleigh Writer-In-Residence Theo Dorgan will conduct them through their own work and the work of some other poets and singers, in Irish and in English.

Admission to the event is free, but is ticketed and to get tickets you need to enter a draw. Winners will get 2 tickets each (only winners will be notified). Send an e-mail to farmleighinfo@opw.ie with the subject “Songs and Poems of Love – 14 Feb”

Closing time and date for receipt of applications is 17:45 on Saturday 07 February.

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,33029,en.html

Family Workshop – Irish Design 2015

14 + 28 Feb + 14 Mar

Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2

Irish Design 2015 is inviting to a series of Family Day Design Workshops in their Design Hub @ Dublin Castle.

The workshops encourage creative thinking, help to build dexterity and introduce children to new design/craft skills through playful experimentation with materials, techniques and ideas.

On alternate Saturdays of every month young makers and their families are invited to the ID2015 Design Hub in Dublin Castle, to take part in hands-on design and crafting workshops which begin with a tour of the gallery, specially designed to get you in the mood for creating.

The 60 minute hand-on workshops are designed for 5+ children with parents / guardians. The 10:30 session is suitable for 5-8 years and the 12:00 session is more advanced for 9-13 years.

Admission is free, but places are limited, to book email DesignHub@IrishDesign2015.ie For info on upcoming FAMILY DAYS see here: www.irishdesign2015.ie/programme/single/family-days

The next themes are:
14 Feb: CUTOUT PRINTS with Caroline Ryan
28 Feb: BUILDING BRICKS with Kate Murtagh
14 Mar: STITCHED SLIOTARS with Gabi McGrath

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

14 + 15 + 22 February

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

The next walks take place on 14 + 15 + 22 February.

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

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

TBA

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This is odd

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

Calories printed on all menus in restaurants soon?

Leo Varadkar is determined to make us healthier, possibly not because he cares so much more than previous health ministers but because he sees that the shortage of hospital beds will probably NEVER get sorted in Ireland, so if you have too many sick people for the available beds, you have to try to make them all healthier asap. That way you don’t have to add any beds, but it seems as if all is fine in A&E.

The newest madness is that all restaurants and takeaways will have to print calorie information on all menus. At first I thought that this is not a bad idea at all, but when you start thinking about the details and implications it becomes ABSOLUTELY mad. Let me give you a few examples:

1) I have never been in a proper restaurant where my portion was EXACTLY the same as my neighbours. Because pieces of meat and vegetables etc grow and are cut in slightly different ways it is virtually impossible for a restaurant owner to be accurate all the time. So he/she is then always with one food in illegal territory!

2) Calorie information is helpful for people that already are aware of the implications of eating high calorific food, but unfortunately there is some connection between social level and obesity. So, the people that don’t have the money to make better food choices or don’t understand the exact consequences will never benefit from the calorie information.

3) It is totally unclear how a restaurant that regularly changes the menu will be able to maintain accurate information. Absolutely accurate information costs quite a bit of money, so restaurants will GUESS the calories. Is that really a good solution?

These are just three issues and there are lots more, but especially the first one alone renders the whole idea unpracticable because the information will ALWAYS be grossly unreliable.

Here is some more information about that crazy idea: jrnl.ie/1921415

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