Dublin Event Guide 594: Fabulous Market, Bernard Shaw Flea Market, The Car Burglars Gig, Dublin Blues Cartel Gig

November 3rd, 2018
DEG Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

No. 594 | 02 November 2018

Subscribers: 24,150

Dublin NewsCompetitionsSupport the GuideJoerg’s PicksFeel GoodThis is Odd
SatSunMonTueWedThuFriEvents Coming UpExhibitions

Hi all!

Surprise!! The Dublin Event Guide is arriving at a reasonable time with you. This week I gave up sleep on Wednesday night, Thursday night and Friday night to get this to you early because I am at a training course (another one!! :-O ) at the weekend. I love learning new things, so I regularly “expose” myself to new stuff and really enjoy it. Gerat for you, but I have to admit that sacrificing 3 nights makes it difficult to get maximum learnings from a training course (I keep falling asleep in the class room. :-O). Anyway, I hope you will get great benefit from this Dublin Event Guide and will have a great weekend! ;-)

[quads id=1]

The fund raising to pay for the bills is big time “under water” this time. The October bill was reduced to EUR 115 thanks to some great donors, but since November has already started the bill now stands at a total of EUR 355. That is not good news as the bill needs to be paid no matter what and if I can’t convince you to help, I have to pay it from my pocket. So I really really really need your help! Please, if you can support the Dublin Event Guide, do so! I am suggesting a very fair EUR 12 for the year, that’s just 23 cent per Dublin Event Guide Edition or just about 2 pints for 52 (!) editions of the Dublin Event Guide! That’s not much if you think about how much value the Dublin Event Guide brings you every week! Higher and lower donations are also appreciated! Every Euro counts!

If you are a great and helpful person, you can help via PayPal here or if you don’t like PayPal too much you can also go to GoFundMe here. THANK YOU!!

And don’t forget that you can also help without spending a cent of your own money, if you buy through the advertisement links that are in the Dublin Event Guide or that are on the Dublin Event Guide Shopping Page at www.DublinEventGuide.com/shop If you want to buy from Groupon or LivingSocial or Amazon or Bookdepository or eBay or Asos or PrettyLittleThing or SportsDirect, just go to that website and click on the relevant link and it will bring you to the right place. The company you buy from will take 5-8% out of their profit (depending on the company) and will reward the Dublin Event Guide for promoting that company. But importantly you don’t pay more! Here are the links: www.dublineventguide.com/shop Thanks for using this page!

++++++++

The Dublin Event Guide needs your continued help in two areas: Your donations help paying the bills. Just 1 Euro per month (12 Euro per year) would be great, more would be even better. Not many subscribers are prepared (or able) to help, so please don’t rely on others! Your money will be used to pay the monthly EUR 240 bill for sending the newsletter using MailChimp, for web hosting and domain names. I am happy to work 35 hours on the Dublin Event Guide every week without making anything from it, but for the bills I need your help.

You can make your donation at www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm using Paypal or CreditCard or send me a mail at dublineventguide@gmail.com if you prefer to pay by bank transfer. Corporate or enterprise sponsors are very welcome too and will get a bundle of benefits as a thank you for their donation, contact me on sponsorship@dublineventguide.com to discuss the details.

And here is the second area where you can help: Without you spreading the word we would have never reached 24,000 subscribers and 80,000 Facebook Likes. Send your friends to www.dublineventguide.com where they can subscribe as well.

+++++++++++

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

Without putting your hand in your pocket at all you can help the Dublin Event Guide! Just use the ad links in the Dublin News Section and the banner ads in other sections as often as possible 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 publication (for example for Groupon, LivingSocial, Amazon, Book Depository, LastMinute etc), then you help the Dublin Event Guide everytime.
This is how it works: The company you buy from will give a small commission (5-8%) to the Dublin Event Guide as a thanks for pointing you in their direction. This might only be 30 cent a go, but if many of you did it every time you buy something online, then it could make a big dent into the EUR 240 needed. Importantly, you do not pay more, but the merchant accepts a slightly smaller profit. So clicking on these ads is helping everybody! Thanks!

Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

Find the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) online presence here:

Website: www.DublinEventGuide.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide
Mobile App: m.dublineventguide.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/DublinEventG

We are more than 80,000 people on the Dublin Event Guide – Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide and are growing every week. Join in and click LIKE on the Facebook page and tell your friends! You will get last minute updates and event reminders through the Facebook Page and you can share your free events directly there with the other people in the Dublin Event Guide Community.

–Advertisement————————————

Energia

Feel good slot

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

This week’s Feel Good Slot quote is an interesting one and you might want to think a bit about it and ponder over it:

You will never be criticised by someone who is is doing more than you. You will only be criticised by someone doing less.

What does that mean for the significance of the criticism? Does that person really have a right to criticise you? And what drives them to criticise? But if you are sometimes inclined to criticise, remind yourself of this truth too! :-O

–Advertisement————————————

Free Delivery on all Books at the Book Depository
BOOK DEPOSITORY – BEST BOOKSELLER
Books for lowest prices, sent to you with free
worldwide delivery. And with every book you
buy, you directly help the Dublin Event Guide.
…IF you click on the link below!
www.bookdepository.com
PRETTYLITTLETHING – Fashion at Affor dable Prices
PrettyLittleThing is the place for the fashion savvy girl
to get all she needs for aff ordable prices.
Delivery is free on orders over EUR 30.
www.prettylittlething.com

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 Nicole W, Amanda O, Gail A and Susanna N were so great to help with a very much needed donation. Thanks! Every cent counts and without all these contributions the Dublin Event Guide won’t continue.

The cost for sending the weekly newsletter is EUR 240 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 please go to here and give something back if you can!

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.

You can donate online by following this link to the PayPal&CreditCard donation page. If you want to transfer your donation directly to my account, just send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com and I will send you the details.

In the last 12 months the following wonderful people have sponsored this Dublin Event Guide:
Jutta B-S, Jamie C, Leigh Ph, Irene D M, Michael D, Joan S, Melanie B, Anita W, Maria F, Moira dF, Arthur D, Catherine G, Clodagh C, Elaine K, Majella M, Ann M, Clodagh O’C, Claire R, Leigh Ph, Sarah L, Mark G, Erzsebet H, Isidro G, Karen A, Sean S, Melanie M, Zelie McG, Lindsay R, Thibaut D, Pia O, James B, Marguerite D, Shai C, Susan K, Agnieszka S-S, Alice K, Ieva B, Ruth L, Ana RT, Rita B, Sueanne O’H, Rosemary M, Darragh D, Lorraine S, Helena S, Carija I, Pat McK, Jennifer R, Sophie P-L, Jenny B, Catherine F, Stephen S, Juliana A Y, Caoimhe NiM, Damien B, Shane O’B, Melanie S, Audrey H, Catherine E, Michele McN, Susan B, Sharon K, Bill G, Malachy B, Catherine O’S, Paula R, Pamela A, Eleonora P, Thomas B, Karen K, Brendan M, Eric O’F, Gale G, Daniel LG, Mark G, Margo C, Joan S, Debbie C, Karen McG, Eric C, Irish Family Names, Tom McM, Aishling B, Ana RT, Eamonn McG, Silja P, Nicola R, Jacinta O’B, Siobhan B, Orla P, Sharon G, Isidro G, Carmel C, Roisin R, Mona R, Suzanne D, Tracey O’C, Jessica G, Barbara L, Frances D, Emmet R, Irene C, Eugene McG, Stuart N, Laurie F, Joan S, Mark C, Clodagh O’C, Grace L, Peter D, Mona O’R, Maria J, Ryan M, Sharon B, Gennadii N, Tadgh C, Niamh D, Austin M, Belinda B, Brendan D, Cathie S, Margaret P, Eric C, Gerard B, Gareth G, Aine G, Lisa B, Rita B, Brendan McC, Dave H, Sarah D, Jutta B-S, Martin McN, Iulia A, Brendan, Mitzi D’A, Shay, Aideen, Sharon J, Julie O’S, Deirdre W, Leigh P, Sandra L, George K, Anita C, Anna Z, Judith B, P, Liam B, Justin M, Ross M, Daniel LG, Susan F, John F, Melanie B, Mark G, Tadhg C, Scott P, Marile K, Ornaigh G, Sarah H, Cormac F, Eamonn U, Janet L, Gerard Ph, Gabriel K, Frances D, John K, Aislinn T, Barry M, Jaqueline B, Alice K, Paul R, Lorraine M, Susan K, Joan S, Lorna L, DB, David M, Mark R, Daire OC, Anne H, John F, Isidro G, Nora O’K, David O’K, Yvonne C, Aideen D, Lica B, Ayodele O, Noelle H, Tara R, Mairin M, Ann McP, Cornelia K, Meav NiM, Nicole W, Amanda O, Gail A, Susanna N and Travel Agency “Project Travel” (www.project-travel.ie Ireland’s only Norway and Northern Lights Travel Experts), Arthur’s Pub (www.arthurspub.ie A classic Dublin old-style pub in 28 Thomas Street with a new and buzzing music venue that runs lots of events), Cycling Campaign (www.dublincycling.ie), www.cfcp.ie (The Centre for Creative Practices is the the only arts centre in Ireland dedicated to connecting, integrating and promoting immigrant, experimental and emerging artists among the local arts scene and audiences).

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

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

–Advertisement————————————

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.

The weekend after Halloween, it was to be expected that there won’t be any headline events! There are plenty of events, but nothing really outstanding.

So what to choose for the “Picks”? With the emptiness in the “Flea market” category at the moment, I will pick the “Fabulous Market” on Saturday, the “Bernard Shaw Flea Market” on Sunday and then let me also pick two gigs “The Car Burglars” gig on Saturday and the “Dublin Blues Cartel” on Sunday.

–Advertisement————————————


BUY FROM AMAZON VIA THIS LINK TO HELP THE DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE
Postage to Ireland is free for most orders if you buy for more than GBP 25! And with every order via this link, the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) gets a small commission: HERE It doesn’t cost you anything more, but you help the Dublin Event Guide. Use the link as often as possible!

Competitions

Release Your Voice – Singing Workshop – Ticket Competition

Sunday 11 November – 11:00-17:30
The Lab, Foley Street, Dublin 1

Professional Singer and Vocal Coach Joan Shields is running a full day workshop in singing techniques entitled “Release Your Voice”. This highly enjoyable and intensive workshop will show you how to get the most out of your voice. It is suitable for all styles of music from Popular to Operatic, Jazz, Traditional, Musical Theatre etc. and all levels of singer from beginner/non-singer to professional. It will also benefit public speakers and actors in their projection and delivery.

You will learn how to develop and gain control over your voice; extend your pitch -range, improve your timbre, intonation and power; sing in a healthy way for your voice; be a more versatile and expressive singer; communicate/interpret a song and perform with confidence. And you will have the opportunity to work individually with Joan on the song of your choice.

The fee for the full day of training is EUR 70 and if you tell Joan at the time of booking that you found out about the course in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), you will even only pay EUR 60. – Book your place via 086-3844527 or via freeyourvoice@outlook.com now!

And if you enter this competition, then one person will even get the ticket for free! But don’t wait until the competition is decided. Instead just go ahead and book with Joan and if you are the lucky winner and you have booked already, you will get your money back. The reason why I am suggesting to book NOW is because there are limited places available on the course and this course is super popular!

To enter the competition send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with VOICE1811 in the subject line and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 12:00 on Tuesday 06 November.

www.facebook.com/events/352687808831320/

More competitions to come soon!

–Advertisement————————————

AppSumo is the Groupon or LivingSocial for Business Software! A Discount platform for applications that you need to run your business. Check it out at AppSumo

Dublin news

Help the Dublin Event Guide! It won’t cost you a cent!

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!!

When you buy books online, buy them from Book Depository or from Amazon and use these links to go to the website:

Book Depository
Amazon

And when you buy from Living Social or Groupon use these links:

Groupon
LivingSocial

Or when you buy from eBay or you want to buy holidays or clothes or anything else, check first

www.dublineventguide.com/shop

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!!!

And if you want to donate money directly, then you can do that here: www.perfectresults.info/donation.htm or www.GoFundMe.com/DublinEventGuide

Dublin Event Guide Smartphone App “Dublin For Free”

Find all details on how to use the Dublin Event Guide Smartphone web app at www.dublineventguide.com/mobile.html

*****************************************************************************

Dublin Edition of Monopoly

There has been a Dublin Edition of Monopoly since the 70s, but a brand new edition has been revealed and there are some changes to the previous version. Originally Ailesbury Road in Dublin 4 (not Aylesbury in Tallaght!) was the top spot, this has changed and now the top place is the GPO. Ailesbury Road’s reputation as the most exclusive area has indeed gone down in recent years, but the GPO as the top spot is not necessarily a good replacement!

And for some odd reason, Molly Malone is the cheapest place in Dublin according to the new Monopoly. This is also incorrect, Molly Malone is neither in a dodgy nor a cheap neighbourhood.

It seems that the creators of the new Monopoly tried to pack as many Dublin locations onto the board irrespective of their fit! Monopoly always differentiated between expensive and cheap, but if all places that have a high recognition factor are in expensive areas, then some incorrect categorisation is bound to happen.

Do mistakes like that dilute the Monopoly message? I think so! But imagine a really poor area of Dublin had been chosen for the lowest priced field? People in that area wouldn’t be too impressed!

RTE writes about the new game here.

National Museum now open 7 days per week!

The National Museum has announced that from 22 October they will now also open on Mondays. The opening hours on Mondays are shorter than on other weekdays, but it is great that visitors will now be able to visit the four National Museum sites seven days a week. The new opening hours are:

Sun+Mon 13:00-17:00 / Tue – Sat 10:00-17:00

Help the Dublin Event Guide by buying via these links:

THANKS!!!

Opportunities

The former “Opportunities” section is now the place where the weekly event map from Energia was featured, but this map is now going into hibernation until spring.

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 visualartists.ie/whats-on/events-in-leinster-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.

Irish Astronomical Society – Exhibition in Phoenix Park

01-30 November

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

There will be an exhibition by the Irish Astronomical Society at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre in November.

Admission is free.

www.phoenixpark.ie/event/irish-astronomical-society/?instance_id=3741

Rare Times – Exhibition by Jason Symes & Gabriel Rosenstock

04 Oct – 20 Nov

Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

The exhibition Rare Times by Gabriel Rosenstock and Jason Symes celebrates the interface between words and images and examines how the fusion of haiku and photography can bring us back in touch with our deepest selves.

Admission is free.

www.alliance-francaise.ie/gallery/

Lustre & InFlux

27 Sept – 08 Jan (10:00-17:00)

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

Lustre & InFlux is an exhibition of innovative work of Ireland’s newest goldsmithing and ceramic graduates of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Centres of Excellence in Jewellery and Goldsmithing and in Ceramics in Kilkenny.

Lustre showcases beautiful pieces designed and made by the most recent graduates of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Centre of Excellence in Jewellery & Goldsmithing, work in gold, silver, platinum and gemstones. A highlight of the exhibition is an exquisite collection of ten Fabergé-style eggs.

InFlux shows the results of two years of training in all aspects of ceramics skills and design at DCCoI’s Centre of Excellence in Ceramics which is based in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. ‘Flux’ in ceramics describes a material that will cause silica, which has a natural melting point of 1700°C, to melt at a lower temperature thus forming ceramic glazes. In general terms, the word ‘flux’ also means continuous change and movement and can be applied to the development of ideas and designs and best describes the diversity of this work.

Admission is free.

farmleigh.ie/event/lustre-and-influx/?instance_id=173

Saturday 03 Nov

back to top

Back to top

Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 03 Nov

Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.

www.irishcarboot.ie/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 03 Nov

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

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

www.honest2goodness.ie

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

09:30 – 13:00, Sat 03 Nov

Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin

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

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week:
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24
+ Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6
+ Corcagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
+ Tolka Valley Park, Finglas South, Dublin 11
+ Porterstown Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15
+ Bricksfield Park, Crumlin Road, Dublin 12

www.parkrun.ie/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 03 Nov

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 – Food/Farmer’s Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 03 Nov

A1 Bluebell Business Centre, Old Naas Road, Dublin 12

The Green Door Market is an indoor food/Farmer’s Market that many know from when it was located at Newmarket Square. Due to the redevelopment at Newmarket Square it had to move and is now on the Old Naas Road, opposite the entrance to the Royal Liver Retail Park. At the new location they are also open on Sundays.

Opening hours are Tue-Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat 09:30-16:00 and also Sunday 11:00-17:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 03 Nov

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 – 16:00, Sat 03 Nov

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-16:00. (Come early, though! It seems that traders already start packing up around 15:30.) You can reach the market from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

www.jamestownmarket.com/

Marlay Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sat 03 Nov

Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

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

www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 03 Nov

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

Terenure Bushy Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sat 03 Nov

Bushy Park, Tempelogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket

The Story of the Capital – Exhibition in Dublin City Hall

10:00 – 17:15, Sat 03 Nov

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon was free in 2016, but lucky for us, Dublin City decided to also waive the admission charge for 2018.

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

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

Áras an Uachtaráin – Tour

10:15, Sat 03 Nov

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Áras an Uachtaráin is the residence of the President of Ireland in the middle of Phoenix Park. It started as a modest brick house for the Phoenix Park Chief Ranger in 1751, was then turned into th ‘occasional residence’ for the Lords-Lieutenant and gradually evolved into a huge mansion. After Ireland gained independence it was turned after 1937 into the residence of the Irish president.

Every Saturday a number of public tours take place and admission is free. Tickets will be issued at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on the day, on a first come, first served basis. Group and/or advance booking is not possible.

The tours will be at 10:15, 11:30, 12:45, 14:00 and 15:15 and take approx. 1 hour.

phoenixpark.ie/tours/

Art, Bites, Crafts – Drumcondra Market

10:30 – 15:30, Sat 03 Nov

Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower

The Drumcondra Village Market is now the “Art, Bites, Crafts Drumcondra Market”. And as you guessed it, it is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. :-) There will also be some food and music.

The market is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-15:30.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/abcdrumcondramarket

Scarecrow Exhibition

10:30 – 16:00, Sat 03 Nov

Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

A Scarecrow Exhibition of homemade and handmade scarecrows will be on display until 06 Nov in the Walled Garden of St. Enda’s Park. You can vote for your favourite scarecrow.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pearsemuseumstendaspark/photos/a.1507651092810687/2199878490254607/

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 03 Nov

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/

Them Bones need… archaeologists! – Drop-in activity

11:00 – 13:00, Sat 03 Nov

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

“Them Bones, them bones need… archaeologists!” is a Drop-in activity suitable for families with children aged 8+.

Take part in this special animal bone workshop with Animal Osteologist Dr Ruth Carden. Drop into the Kildare Room to see some animal bones excavated from Viking Dublin. Take a look at animal bones and teeth through a microscope to see them up close and discover how archaeologists look at markings on bones to tell us how people in the past interacted with animals. Then, have a go at being an animal osteologist and see if you can figure out what happened to the animal bones.

Admission is free.

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=3875

Yoga Workshop – Chester Beatty Library

11:15, Sat 03 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

This Yoga workshop, designed for all levels of ability, will focus on gentle movement, stretches and breathing exercises. Celebrate Diwali by learning some of the classic yoga poses.This workshop is suitable for adults only. Bring your own mat.

Admission is free, but numbers are limited.

cbl.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173589822

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 03 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

A Fabulous Market – George Bar

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 03 Nov

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

On the first Saturday every month, the “A Fabulous Market” will take place in the George Bar in South Great George’s Street.

You will find all sorts of art and crafts at this market

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/324104178143179/

Inti macy – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 03 Nov

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery is called “Inti macy” and it will run from 19 October until 24 February. (You probably see that there is a space in the middle of the exhibition title. That is to trick any spam filter that doesn’t like too private or personal words. In the following text I will use “Personal Connection” as a replacement title.)

The exhibition is looking at Personal Space and Personal Connection. What does it mean to be connected? And what really is connection? Can we connect virtually or does it have to be real?

Some of the most interesting exhibits are:

+ Companion Cat and Robot Flatmate
+ Hello Machine, a phone system for spontaneous conversations with strangers
+ Measure your Personal Space
+ A virtual reality system that allows visitors to experience the world through the eyes and body of another person.

The website below lists all exhibits and provides some explanation so that you can either before or after your visit check further details.

All Science Gallery exhibitions are suitable for ALL ages, even younger children will be able to take part/follow. Some of the exhibits need a bit more of an age-appropriate explanation for younger kids than others, but nearly everything can be simplified for kids.

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

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

Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/intimacy/

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 03 Nov

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/

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Sat 03 Nov

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!

Mindfulness Tour – National Gallery

13:30 – 14:30, Sat 03 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

Come to this Mindfulness Tour and enjoy some time out and a guided tour at a slower pace.

Looking closely, and moving quietly and mindfully through the Gallery spaces, you will encounter each work with curiosity, allowing you to connect deeply with it. The tour will end with quiet reflection in silence and stillness.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/mindfulness-tour-6

Chester Beatty Library – Guided Tour

14:00, Sat 03 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

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

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

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

Festival del Día de los Muertos

14:00 – 20:00, Sat 03 Nov

Archbishop Byrne Hall, 18 Synge Street, Dublin 8

LASC and Radio Latina en Dublin are inviting to a festival for the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The festival will combine traditions, culture and art from Latin America and Ireland, celebrating the day with music, dance, children’s art and games, exhibitions and awareness-raising on the meaning of the festival for Latin American communities.

From 15:30 there will be lots of music performances from Venezuela Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Ireland. The full programme can be found here.

www.facebook.com/events/2155822684738010/

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition – Tour

14:30, Sat 03 Nov

Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre, College Green (entrance via Westmoreland Street), Dublin 2

A Guided Tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” Exhibition will take place

+ Every Tuesday from 2 October to 11 December: 13:00-14:00
+ Every Thursday from 04 October in Irish language (the time was oddly not mentioned!)
+ Every Saturday from 6 October to 15 December: 14:30- 15:30

Booking is required via heaneyexhibition@nli.ie because space is limited.

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

International Uilleann Piping Day

15:00, Sat 03 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

Come to this International Uilleann Piping Day celebration of “The Sound of Ireland”. The day is a worldwide event with over 50 countries celebrating this iconic instrument from Ireland.

Alphie Ó Maolagáin will perform and demonstrate the instrument as well as giving you a chance to ‘Try the Pipes’ and get all your piping related questions answered.

Admission is free.

cbl.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173589825

Special tour: The Presidents of Ireland

15:00, Sat 03 Nov

Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2

In anticipation of the up and coming Presidential inauguration at Dublin Castle, this tour explores the history of these special events which have taken place in St Patrick’s Hall since 1938.

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

www.eventbrite.ie/e/special-tour-the-presidents-of-ireland-tickets-50689811591

St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Girl’s Choir

18:00, Sat 03 Nov

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

The St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral not only has a boys choir, but also a girls choir. The girls perform every Saturday evening in the vigil mass at 18:00.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/St-Marys-Pro-Cathedral-Girls-Choir-251523458258455/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 03 Nov

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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

www.stillorganorchard.com/specials/

The Cat Burglars – Gig

21:00, Sat 03 Nov

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

The Cat Burglars are an Electric Blues Quartet and they will play a gig in Sin E on Saturday.

Admission is free.

sin-e.ie/events/the-cat-burglars-xmas-jazz-blues-fest/

Upbeat Generation – Gig

21:00, Sat 03 Nov

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

Upbeat Generation will play soul, funk & disco classics at this gig.

Admission is free.

theharbourbar.ie/events/1769/upbeat-generation-soul-funk-disco-covers/

Dr Slacke & the Palpitations – Gig

22:30, Sat 03 Nov

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Darragh Slack will bring his band to Dublin for a gig and album launch in Whelan’s.

Admission is free before 22:30.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/midnight-hour-w-dr-slacke-the-palpitations/

Sunday 04 Nov

back to top

Back to top

Car Boot Sales – Ballymun

08:00 – 13:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

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

Admission for buyers is free.

www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

Farmleigh House Farmers Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

A Farmers Market will take place on the Farmyard of Farmleigh House.

The November Market is often not toooo big and also not too frequented because there is no other event at Farmleigh House happening that will bring people to the house.

Admission is free.

farmleigh.ie/event/food-craft-market-5/?instance_id=168

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-16:00. (Come early, though! It seems that traders already start packing up around 15:30.) You can reach the market 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

Magazine Fort – Guided Tour

10:00, Sun 04 Nov

Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

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

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

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 30 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally since 2016, guided tours are provided and this year from April until end of October there will be three tours every Sunday at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. Only 20 places are available on each tour and if there is a big event in Phoenix Park the tour will be cancelled.

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

phoenixpark.ie/tours/

Marlay Park Market

10:00 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

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

www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 04 Nov

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/

Art, Bites, Crafts – Drumcondra Market

10:30 – 15:30, Sun 04 Nov

Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower

The Drumcondra Village Market is now the “Art, Bites, Crafts Drumcondra Market”. And as you guessed it, it is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. :-) There will also be some food and music.

The market is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-15:30.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/abcdrumcondramarket

Scarecrow Exhibition

10:30 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

A Scarecrow Exhibition of homemade and handmade scarecrows will be on display until 06 Nov in the Walled Garden of St. Enda’s Park. You can vote for your favourite scarecrow.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pearsemuseumstendaspark/photos/a.1507651092810687/2199878490254607/

Dublin Vintage Kilo Sale

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

A Vintage Kilo Clothing Sale will take place on Sunday. You pay EUR 25 per kilo of clothes and you can buy as much and as little as you want. Admission is free. There will be clothing for men and for women.

ti.to/vintage-kilo-sale/vintage-kilo-sale-dublin-november/

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

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

www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets

Jazz + Bluegrass for Brunch on Sundays

11:00 – 16:30, Sun 04 Nov

Kilkenny Shop, Nassau Street, Dublin 2

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

Admission is free.

www.kilkennyshop.com/restaurant-jazzsundays

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

The Green Door Market – Food/Farmer’s Market

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

A1 Bluebell Business Centre, Old Naas Road, Dublin 12

The Green Door Market is an indoor food/Farmer’s Market that many know from when it was located at Newmarket Square. Due to the redevelopment at Newmarket Square it had to move and is now on the Old Naas Road, opposite the entrance to the Royal Liver Retail Park. At the new location they are also open on Sundays.

Opening hours are Tue-Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat 09:30-16:00 and also Sunday 11:00-17:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Drop-in family session – National Gallery

11:30 – 13:30, Sun 04 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

At this weekly drop-in workshop, children and their parents/guardians/carers are encouraged to work together on creative projects. Drop-in and stay for as long (or as little!) as you wish.

These workshops are suitable for children of all ages, and take place in the Maples and Calder Creative Space in the Atrium.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/drop-family-workshop-10

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 04 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

Blackrock Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 04 Nov

Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

www.blackrockmarket.com/

Guided Walks – Botanic Gardens

12:00 – 15:30, Sun 04 Nov

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

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

Admission is free.

www.botanicgardens.ie/educ/info.htm

Inti macy – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sun 04 Nov

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery is called “Inti macy” and it will run from 19 October until 24 February. (You probably see that there is a space in the middle of the exhibition title. That is to trick any spam filter that doesn’t like too private or personal words. In the following text I will use “Personal Connection” as a replacement title.)

The exhibition is looking at Personal Space and Personal Connection. What does it mean to be connected? And what really is connection? Can we connect virtually or does it have to be real?

Some of the most interesting exhibits are:

+ Companion Cat and Robot Flatmate
+ Hello Machine, a phone system for spontaneous conversations with strangers
+ Measure your Personal Space
+ A virtual reality system that allows visitors to experience the world through the eyes and body of another person.

The website below lists all exhibits and provides some explanation so that you can either before or after your visit check further details.

All Science Gallery exhibitions are suitable for ALL ages, even younger children will be able to take part/follow. Some of the exhibits need a bit more of an age-appropriate explanation for younger kids than others, but nearly everything can be simplified for kids.

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

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

Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/intimacy/

Sunday at Noon – Classical Concerts

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 04 Nov

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

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

The next concert will feature The Fugato Quartet (David O’Doherty violin, Moya O’Grady cello, Catherina Lemoni piano, Geraldine O’Grady harp) performing

+ Gerard Victory: Moresca
+ Ravel: Tzigane
+ Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
+ Piazolla: Fugato

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/2310-sundaysnoon-fugato-quartet

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market

12:00 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

The Bernard Shaw, 12 Richmond Street South, Dublin 8

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/353053768572318/

Family Tour – National Gallery

12:30 – 13:15, Sun 04 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

This Family Tour is specially designed for children and their guardians, parents and carers to make the works on display in the National Gallery fun and engaging for kids.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

www.nationalgallery.ie/family-friendly-tour-33

Drop-In Drawing Session – Chester Beatty Library

13:00 – 15:00, Sun 04 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

At this Drop in Drawing Session, learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading perspective and decoration. Suitable for ages 13+. Materials are provided but feel free to bring your own sketchbook; dry materials only.

Admission is free.

cbl.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173589829

Fighting Blindness Art Auction

13:00 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

Freemason’s Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

To raise funds for “Fighting Blindness” an art auction will take place at 16:00 on Sunday in the Freemason’s Hall. The event will start with a viewing of all art objects from 13:00. Works from a wide range of artists will be featured. Among others these include John Behan, Una Sealy, Tom Climent, Margo Banks, Vernon Carter, Colin Davis, Charles Tyrrell, Padraig McCaul and Louise Mansfield.

Admission is free. Tickets are available via the website below.

Low priced books with free delivery!

13:00, Sun 04 Nov

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!

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 04 Nov

Dublin (various locations)

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.

There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/

Hugh Lane Gallery – Guided Tour

14:00, Sun 04 Nov

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

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

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

www.hughlane.ie/lectures/current/1431-free-sunday-tours-at-2pm-2016

Latin Jazz Brunch

14:30 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

TramCafe, Wolfe Tone Square, Jervis Street, Dublin 1

Brazilica will perform Jazz, Soul, Latin & Bossa Nova in the Tram Cafe. Brazilica are Luisa Moreira (Vocals) and Jonathan Batista (Guitar/Vocals).

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thetramcafedublin

Ashtown Lodge Occupants (1775 -1989) – Talk

15:00, Sun 04 Nov

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

“Ashtown Lodge Occupants from 1775 -1989” is the talk this Sunday. It is a talk about the discovery of Ashtown Castle in the 1980s including the interesting and important occupants of Ashtown Lodge.

Admission is free. The event is listed in the brochure here.

Chester Beatty Library – Guided Tour

15:00, Sun 04 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

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

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

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

Gallipoli, GPO and Flanders – Musical and Literary Performance

15:00, Sun 04 Nov

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

The musical and literary performance “Gallipoli, The GPO and Flanders” will happen on Sunday.

Drawing on the personal letters and diaries of both his paternal and maternal granduncles and the diary of a British soldier, the composer Michael Holohan has created a moving portrait as he takes you on a music and literary journey, featuring the real life stories and eyewitness accounts of Francis and Thomas Holohan, Seosamh de Brún and Samuel Henry Lomas during the First World War 1914-18 and the Easter Rising in 1916.

The performers will include actor Barry McGovern, the playwright and actor Donal O’Kelly, the RTE Contempo String Quartet, John Walsh trumpet, Bernard Reilly percussion and Michael Holohan director and percussion.

This is the story of four brave men who played a direct part in a number of very significant events in world history between the years 1914-1918.

Admission is free, but booking is required via bookings@nli.ie

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

International Uileann Piping Day

15:00 – 17:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

On International Uileann Piping Day, Na Píobairí Uilleann will give live piping performances at 15:00 and 16:00.

Admission is free.

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=3862

Mandy O’Neill (winner of the Zurich Portrait Prize 2018) – Talk

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

Mandy O’Neill will discuss her practice and her portrait Diane, Larkin Community College, 2018, which won the Zurich Portrait Prize 2018.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/mandy-oneill-winner-zurich-portrait-prize-2018-0

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 04 Nov

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

Sunday Family Sketching – Hugh Lane Gallery

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 04 Nov

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

Sunday Sketching for the whole family takes place every Sunday in the Hugh Lane Gallery and admission is free.

Families are invited to explore and respond together the gallery’s collection and temporary exhibitions through discussion and drawing. Bring your own sketchbook along or use the drawing materials provided.

Admission is free and no booking required, although numbers may be limited. Suited for ages 6+.

www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming/2295-sunday-sketching-watery-reflections

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

16:00 – 19:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

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

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

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub.

www.facebook.com/events/318601142246697/

The High Leeson – Bluegrass Gig

18:00, Sun 04 Nov

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

The High Leeson is a Bluegrass band that plays every Sunday in the Leeson Longe.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

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

Dixieland Jazzmen – Gig

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 04 Nov

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

The Dixeland Jazzmen play a weekly gig in Sin E. Admission is free.

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

Jawbone – Acoustic Folk & Blues Night

19:00 – 21:00, Sun 04 Nov

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass

19:30 – 20:30, Sun 04 Nov

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

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

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

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

www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

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

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

The Night Before Larry Got Stretched – Singing Session

21:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

The Night Before Larry Got Stretched is a monthly traditional singing session in The Cobblestone. And the event is back this week with Ken Hall and Peta Webb.

PETA WEBB and KEN HALL got together to explore the rich sounds of acappella duet singing, drawing on the American Brother duets of the 1940s as well as British and Irish traditions. They sing regularly at festivals in England (Whitby, Sidmouth, The former National), Scotland (Fife, Cullerlie) and Ireland (Inishowen, Frank Harte Weekend, Dublin).

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/2172652679667828/

The Tiny Quartet – Gig

21:00, Sun 04 Nov

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

The Tiny Quartet will play Instrumental Jazz and Pop Covers.

Admission is free.

theharbourbar.ie/events/1772/the-tiny-quartet/

The Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig

22:30, Sun 04 Nov

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-29/

Monday 05 Nov

back to top

Back to top

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 05 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 05 Nov

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/

Creative Responses to Climate Change – Talks

13:00 – 17:30, Mon 05 Nov

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

“Creative Responses to Climate Change: a Marketplace for Ideas” will provide a space for dialogue, information-sharing and creativity, and will bring together key figures involved in the climate negotiations, civil society representatives and activists and interested citizens.

Context: Two years after the Paris Agreement came into force on ß4 November 2016, and in advance of the upcoming COP24 United Nations conference in Katowice, Poland, from 03 to 14 December 2018, the Embassy of France in Ireland, Trinity International Development Initiative, the Institute of International and European Affairs and Trócaire have come together to hold this event.

Opening speeches will be delivered by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator of Chadian Indigenous Women and Peule People Association, will close the day.

A showcase of diverse and innovative ideas to respond to climate change will form the centrepiece of this unique event. Delegates will be able to browse a marketplace of creative projects and learn about new ways to understand and tackle climate change.

Find more information and register for this free event via the link below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/creative-responses-to-climate-change-a-marketplace-for-ideas-tickets-51334015422

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Mon 05 Nov

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!

Research Workshop: Using the National Library

15:00, Mon 05 Nov

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Get advice and guidance on researching the rich and varied collections of the National Library. The workshop will draw on case studies of personalities from the NLI’s collections and is suitable for anyone looking to embark on a research project or to enhance research skills in navigating the catalogue, accessing the various collections and interpreting the sources. The workshop is suitable for those who are using the library for the first time.

Admission is free, but places are limited and booking is required via learning@nli.ie or 01 6030 259/346

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

Short Shorts Film Festival 2018

18:30, Mon 05 Nov

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

At a joint evening of selected European short films, seven members of the EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) Ireland cluster each present a short film from their country in Galway Film Fleadh, at the IFI in Dublin and the Cork Film Festival.

Find all details via the link below.

cultura.cervantes.es/dublin/en/Short-Shorts-from-Europe/120994

Song Cycle – Singer/Songwriter Showcase

20:00, Mon 05 Nov

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase in Wheelan’s.

Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com

The Circle Sessions – Open Mic

20:00 – 23:30, Mon 05 Nov

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

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

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thecirclesessions/

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

20:30, Mon 05 Nov

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

The Comedy Shed

20:30, Mon 05 Nov

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

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

Admission is free.

www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 05 Nov

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

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

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

Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 05 Nov

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

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

dublinsessions.ie/mother-reillys/

That’s It Recordings – Open Mic

22:00, Mon 05 Nov

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

Admission is free.

sin-e.ie/events/

Tuesday 06 Nov

back to top

Back to top

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 06 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

Conversations on Art: Dementia-friendly tour

12:00, Tue 06 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

Conversations on Art is a Dementia-friendly interactive tour in the Chester Beatty Library for people living with dementia and their loved ones. “Take a break from the everyday and enjoy an afternoon of conversations on art and life in general. Join us for a relaxing tea or coffee in the Silk Road Café before we take you on a tour of our beautiful collections. Limited to 10 Participants per tour.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-4070766.

cbl.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173589840

Low priced books with free delivery!

13:00, Tue 06 Nov

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!

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition – Tour

13:00, Tue 06 Nov

Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre, College Green (entrance via Westmoreland Street), Dublin 2

A Guided Tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” Exhibition will take place

+ Every Tuesday from 2 October to 11 December: 13:00-14:00
+ Every Thursday from 04 October in Irish language (the time was oddly not mentioned!)
+ Every Saturday from 6 October to 15 December: 14:30- 15:30

Booking is required via heaneyexhibition@nli.ie because space is limited.

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

Portrait of Thomas Conolly – Pop-up Art Talk

13:15 – 13:45, Tue 06 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The Pop-up talk “Portrait of Thomas Conolly” with Aoife Convery will take place in Room 45, where she will talk about Anton Raphael Mengs’ Portrait of Thomas Conolly.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/portrait-thomas-conolly

Floats in the Aether – Amanda Coogan – Performance

14:30 – 16:30, Tue 06 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The Performance “Floats in the Aether” with Amanda Coogan will take place in the National Gallery.

“On the centenary of the parliamentary vote for women in Ireland, and the election of Constance Markievicz as the first woman to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, artist Amanda Coogan was invited to create a new artwork at the National Gallery of Ireland.

Floats in the Aether is an ambitious, large-scale performance comprising a series of events involving over 100 women and girls of different backgrounds and social contexts. In each event, Coogan will lead a silent, slow-moving, choreographed procession through the historic rooms of the National Gallery.”

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/floats-aether-amanda-coogan

Commemoration of First World War in Ireland 1919-2016

19:00, Tue 06 Nov

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

The lecture “From shoe box to window box – commemoration of the First World War in Ireland, 1919 to 2016” with historian and writer Tom Burke will look at how the commemoration of the first world war has changed from the homecoming, through the 1920s and the years that followed up to the time of the peace process and in more recent years.

Admission is free.

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

Green Drinks Dublin – Talk and Meetup

19:00, Tue 06 Nov

J.W. Sweetman, 2 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) continues to bring you Dublin Green Drinks on the first Tuesday of every month in J.W. Sweetman’s. Green Drinks is a monthly event in 711 cities around the world to bring people with an interest in green issues together.

The topic this month is: Forest Management, the Pro Silva Approach

ProSilva Ireland promotes the ProSilva Principles in Irish forestry which allow for the full development of the forests ecological role and the simultaneous economic production of high quality forest products. This is achieved through continuous cover forestry management where forest managers and owners work hand in hand with the natural processes and dynamics that occur in forests to the benefit of the forest owner, the environment and society in general. Faith Wilson will give the talk. She is a practising ecologist and a committee member of ProSilva Ireland.

Meet up on the top floor of J.W. Sweetman’s. Doors open at 18:30 and the talk is at 19:00. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1834012366646028/

The Dublin Language Exchange – Meetup

19:00, Tue 06 Nov

Czech Inn, Essex Gate, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

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

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

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

The Harbour Ukuleles – Jam

19:00, Tue 06 Nov

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

“The Harbour Ukuleles” is a group of ukulele enthusiasts and they meet every Tuesday in The Harbour Bar in Bray to jam and learn new songs.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/theharbourukuleles/

Cult Craic – Cult TV Night

19:30 – 23:00, Tue 06 Nov

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

‘Cult Craic’ is a new Cult TV night in the Grand Social every Tuesday. It will bring all the best tv shows and films to the big screen. Watch all the classics like Black Books, Bottom, Monty Python, Mighty Boosh, Old School, Office Space.

Admission is free and there will even be free sweets and treats.

www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/cult-craic/2018-10-02/

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 06 Nov

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

Jesters Open Mic Comedy Night

20:00 – 22:00, Tue 06 Nov

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

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

www.facebook.com/jesterscomedy/

Ukulele Tuesday – Jam&Gig

20:00 – 23:30, Tue 06 Nov

Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 06 Nov

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

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

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

The Lounge Quintet – Jazz Gig

21:00, Tue 06 Nov

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

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

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

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Tue 06 Nov

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

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

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

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

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Woolshed Pub Quiz

21:30, Tue 06 Nov

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

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

Admission is free. Max team size is 6 people.

www.woolshedbaa.com

Democrats Abroad American Midterm Election Night Party

22:00, Tue 06 Nov

Arlington Hotel, 23 Bachelor’s Walk, Dublin 1

You are invited to join Democrats Abroad in Dublin to watch the American Midterm election results in one of the most tumultuous political periods in recent history. Will the blue wave of Democrats converge on the US? Will it be a Red Tide of Republicans? Only the Voters can decide!

Free tickets are available via the link below. The night includes prizes for best election night outfit, Democrats Abroad Ireland merchandise, a raffle and prizes for on-the-spot trivia winners. Everyone is welcome.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/midterm-election-night-party-democrats-abroad-ireland-tickets-51140872727

Wednesday 07 Nov

back to top

Back to top

Rathfarnham Castle – Free Admission

09:00, Wed 07 Nov

Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 14

We once had this brilliant monthly event called “First Wednesday” or then “Free Wednesday”, when on the first Wednesday of the month all state owned Irish heritage sites waived all admission charges for the day. Unfortunately this super popular opportunity to bring culture closer to people in Ireland has been cancelled for nearly all Dublin sites and for other popular sites in other parts of Ireland, which was a very bad decision.

But there is ONE single site left in Dublin that currently offers free admission on the first Wednesday of the month and that is Rathfarnham Castle! Tickets will be limited, so it is strongly recommended to go there early.

To find the list of participating sites go to this PDF document.

Drawing Group for Adults – Rua Red

11:00, Wed 07 Nov

Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, D24

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Drawing Group for Adults in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays from 11:00-12:00. Materials are provided.

www.ruared.ie/whats-on/event/drawing-group-for-adults

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 07 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 07 Nov

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/

National Museum finds at Dublin Port – Talk

13:00 – 13:45, Wed 07 Nov

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

“First Port of Call – National Museum finds from Dublin Port, from Sea to River” is the first and introductory lecture in a series of three that will tell the fascinating stories of archaeological discovery at Dublin Port, the River Liffey and the Irish Sea.

Nessa O’Connor, an archaeologist and curator at the National Museum of Ireland will give this first lecture with a focus on the Museum’s involvement over many years with the archaeology of Irish ports. She will talk about the early development of coastal and riverside settlement in Dublin and some of the finds associated with early travellers and settlers through the present day port area, the Liffey river side, along the nearby coast and from more distant waters.

Admission is free´, but booking is required via educationarch@museum.ie or 01 6486 334. Suitable for adults.

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=3876

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Wed 07 Nov

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!

Blood Coal: Cerrejón Campaign Strategy Meeting

18:30 – 20:00, Wed 07 Nov

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

This is a strategy meeting of the Latin American Solidarity Centre about the campaign against the ecological and social devastation that is being done to indigenous communities and the environment in La Guajira, Columbia by the owners of the Cerrejón coal mine.

How can we put pressure on ESB to divest from Colombian coal?

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/581660182290615/

Doing Development Differently – Talk

19:00 – 20:30, Wed 07 Nov

Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1

Traditional foreign aid is facing an increasingly challenging environment. With much focus on outputs there is often insufficient focus on actual long-term sustainable change for those experiencing poverty. Within the sector, new agendas like Thinking and Working Politically and Doing Development Differently are being discussed.

Genuine development progress is complex; solutions are not simple or obvious. Those who would benefit most lack power, those who can make a difference aren’t being held to account and political barriers are overlooked.

What does all this mean for the Irish international development agencies and in particular Ireland’s new International Development policy being finalised in the coming months?

Come and discuss these issues with the panel at this event.

Admission is free. Check out the link below, where you will find more information.

www.facebook.com/events/1017524828427729/

The Traditional Sessions: KILA

19:30, Wed 07 Nov

Chambers Pub, 13 Merrion Row, Dublin 2

Every Wednesday Brian and Ronan from Kila are performing Trad music in Chambers Pub and special guests are the McVeigh sisters.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/315266792604723/

Wednesday Jazz – Music Cafe

19:30 – 22:00, Wed 07 Nov

The Music Cafe, 1 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/satumusikk/

Jesters Open Mic Comedy Night

19:45 – 22:00, Wed 07 Nov

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

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

www.facebook.com/jesterscomedy/

Brand New Switcharoo – Roots Gig

20:00, Wed 07 Nov

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

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

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

Dublin Jam Session – Open Jam

20:00 – 23:00, Wed 07 Nov

Drop Dead Twice, 18/19 Francis Street, Dublin 8

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

It takes place every Wednesday and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/DublinJamSessions/

Anseo Comedy Club

20:30, Wed 07 Nov

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

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

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

www.facebook.com/StandUpComedyClub

The Zodiac Sessions – Open Mic/Gig

20:30, Wed 07 Nov

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

Forro Wednesday

21:00, Wed 07 Nov

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

Dance Forro every week at this “Forro Wednesday” in the Woolshed for free.

www.facebook.com/events/137957730197202/

Los Paradiso – Gig

21:00, Wed 07 Nov

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

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

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

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 07 Nov

Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru), 4 Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 11

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

The Harleys – Gig

23:55, Wed 07 Nov

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

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/mezzdublin

Thursday 08 Nov

back to top

Back to top

End of the First World War – Remembrance

11:00, Thu 08 Nov

Grangegorman Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7

On Thursday the “Ceremony of the Remembrance of the end of the First World War” will take place at Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Representation from the Irish Army, Civil Defence and An Garda Siochána will be in attendance. Meet inside the gates at 10:45.

Admission is free. The event is listed in the brochure here.

Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Tour

11:00, Thu 08 Nov

Grangegorman Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7

Every Thursday a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the cemetery gates.

Admission is free and everybody is welcome. Ring 01-6770095 for more information.

Grangegorman Military Cemetery is in Blackhorse Avenue just outside Phoenix Park. It is the largest military cemetery in Ireland. It was first opened in 1876 to serve as a graveyard for the soldiers of what was then Marlborough Barracks, now McKee Barracks, and their families. Specific zones were laid out for English, Canadian, New Zealand, and Australian service men. The cemetery’s pedestrian gate is open from 10:00-16:00 seven days a week.

phoenixpark.ie/tours/

The Birth of Bram – Horror Story Reading

11:15 – 12:45, Thu 08 Nov

Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

To celebrate the 171st anniversary of the birth of Bram Stoker in Dublin on 08 November 1847, a reading of horror stories and ghostly tales will be held in the Library Bar of the Central Hotel on Thursday as an event in the ongoing Dublin’s Halloween Festival of Gothic Horrors.

Admission is free. MC is Howard Linnane

www.facebook.com/events/249837982557694/

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 08 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Thu 08 Nov

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!

Simon Bening and the Chester Beatty Rosarium – Talk

13:10, Thu 08 Nov

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

“Master of Manuscript Miniatures: Simon Bening and the Chester Beatty Rosarium” is a lecture in the Chester Beatty library by Dr Jill Unkel.

Simon Bening was the last of the great Flemish miniature painters, and celebrated by his contemporaries as the greatest master of illumination. This talk will focus on the Chester Beatty Rosarium, produced at the height of his artistic genius.

Admission is free.

cbl.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173589841

WWI Ireland: Public Tour

14:00, Thu 08 Nov

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

The tour of the exhibition “World War Ireland: Exploring the Irish Experience” will look at the Irish experience ‘over there’ and on the home front during WWI through collections of letters, diaries, recruiting posters, newspaper reports, cartoons and leaflets.

WWIreland is at 2/3 Kildare Street, just next to the Alliance Francaise.

Admission is free.

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

Little Museum of Dublin – Free Admission Thursday

18:00 – 20:00, Thu 08 Nov

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

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

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

On other days and other times, admission is EUR 10 for adults and admission is by guided tour only.

www.littlemuseum.ie/

Evening Tour – National Gallery

18:30 – 19:15, Thu 08 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

Explore some of the highlights of the National Gallery exhibitons at this evening tour.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

www.nationalgallery.ie/evening-tour-43

Floats in the Aether – Amanda Coogan – Performance

18:30 – 19:15, Thu 08 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The Performance “Floats in the Aether” with Amanda Coogan will take place in the National Gallery.

“On the centenary of the parliamentary vote for women in Ireland, and the election of Constance Markievicz as the first woman to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, artist Amanda Coogan was invited to create a new artwork at the National Gallery of Ireland.

Floats in the Aether is an ambitious, large-scale performance comprising a series of events involving over 100 women and girls of different backgrounds and social contexts. In each event, Coogan will lead a silent, slow-moving, choreographed procession through the historic rooms of the National Gallery.”

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/floats-aether-amanda-coogan-0

New to Dublin? Dublin Expats Meeting

19:00, Thu 08 Nov

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Night Board Gaming

19:00, Thu 08 Nov

Ryan’s, 19 Store Street, Dublin 1

The Thursday Night Board Gaming event is running for more than 10 years already and it is a weekly event for all Board Game enthusiasts. But even if you are a Board Game newbie, you are welcome. Just come along! More information can be found here: www.meetup.com/IrishGamesAssociation/

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/IGAGamesNights/

Table Quiz Thursday – Grand Social

20:00 – 23:00, Thu 08 Nov

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

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

Admission is free.

www.thegrandsocial.ie/club-events-dublin

Montauk Hotel & Guests – Gig

21:00, Thu 08 Nov

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

Montauk Hotel will play indie pop at this gig in Bray.

Admission is free.

theharbourbar.ie/events/1780/montauk-hotel-guests/

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Thu 08 Nov

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

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

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Brady’s Fun Pub Quiz

21:30, Thu 08 Nov

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

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

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

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

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Thu 08 Nov

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

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

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

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

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

McLoughlin’s Trad Night

21:30, Thu 08 Nov

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

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

www.mcloughlinsbar.ie

McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions

21:30, Thu 08 Nov

J. McNeills, 140 Capel Street, Dublin 7

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

www.facebook.com/McNeillsPubSessions

Woolshed Karaoke

21:30, Thu 08 Nov

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

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

www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/

Friday 09 Nov

back to top

Back to top

The Story of the Capital – Exhibition in Dublin City Hall

10:00 – 17:15, Fri 09 Nov

City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon was free in 2016, but lucky for us, Dublin City decided to also waive the admission charge for 2018.

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

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

Her First Communion – Pop-up Art Talk

11:00 – 12:00, Fri 09 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The talk “No tampering, no faking, no artifice” by Kenneth McConkey will discuss John Lavery’s painting “Her First Communion”.

Art historian Kenneth McConkey is an expert on Lavery and the author of numerous publications including John Lavery: A Painter and his World. The lecture is part of a series of weekly talks for the Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland. However, this event is open to members and non-members.

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/no-tampering-no-faking-no-artifice-john-laverys-her-first-communion

Ardagh 150th Anniversary Tour

11:30 – 12:15, Fri 09 Nov

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the finding of the Ardagh Chalice, join this special tour of the Treasury Exhibition exploring Ireland’s most famous and iconic object. Learn about the people of early medieval Ireland, the influence of the coming of Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century and how the Ardagh Chalice, among other fine metal objects, were made and designed.

Admission is free. Meet at Reception. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Suitable from Age 7.

www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events?id=3877

National Gallery Talks & Tour

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 09 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Fri 09 Nov

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!

World War Ireland: Pop-up talks

13:00, Fri 09 Nov

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

A number of Pop-up talks will happen a the “World War Ireland: Exploring the Irish experience” exhibition at No 2/3 Kildare Street.

NLI staff member and historian Maeve Casserly will give the following talks on Friday and Saturday:

+ Friday 9 November (13:00): WWI recruitment propaganda posters
+ Saturday 10 November (12:00): Women and work in WWI
+ Saturday 10 November (14:00): Harry Clarke War Memorial Records in the WWIreland exhibition

Admission is free.

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

Countess Markievicz on her death bed – Pop-up art talk

13:15 – 13:45, Fri 09 Nov

National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2

The pop-up talk “Countess Markievicz on her death bed” with Rita Brown will discuss Kasimir Dunin Markievicz’s portrait of Countess Markievicz on her death bed. The talk will take place in the Hugh Lane Room (Room 31).

Admission is free.

www.nationalgallery.ie/countess-markievicz-her-death-bed

Dig: Value of Archaeology – Lectures

13:30 – 20:00, Fri 09 Nov

Dublin (various locations)

“Dig: the value of archaeology for society and the economy” is an event by The Heritage Council, Dublin City and the Hugh Lane Gallery. It consists of three talks about how archaeology impacts positively on our society and economy. The first two talks are in the Hugh Lane Gallery and the third one will take place in the Wood Quay Venue between Christ Church Cathedral and the Dublin City Offices. The talks are:

13:30: Excavating a 17th Century Apothecary Shop. Lunchtime Lecture by Alan Hayden, Director, Archaeological Projects Ltd. Venue: The Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North.

15:00: Transporting the Francis Bacon Studio from London to Dublin. Lecture and tour by Edmond O’Donavan, Director, Edmond O’Donavan & Associates. Venue: The Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North.

19:00 Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilisations. Lecture by Prof. Brian Fagan, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, University of California. Venue: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay.

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

www.eventbrite.ie/e/dig-the-value-of-archaeology-for-society-and-the-economy-dublin-tickets-51072998714

Mirror Me, Mirror You – Workshop

14:00 – 15:00, Fri 09 Nov

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

Mirroring is the action of imitating the gestures and movements of another. It is common for us to mirror each other in social situations, especially with those we share or seek to have a close connection.

How closely do you observe and mirror others? How do you feel about those you mirror and who mirror you?

Come to this playful and performative mirroring workshop.

Admission is free but booking is required via the link below. The workshop is suitable for visitors aged 15+.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/mirror-me-mirror-you-tickets-52007862918

Lulu Kumama – Jazz in TramCafe

17:30 – 20:00, Fri 09 Nov

TramCafe, Wolfe Tone Square, Jervis Street, Dublin 1

The TramCafe is the venue for Dublin’s only after work Jazz event on a Friday. Lulu Kumama will perform Jazz & Soul Standards wth a Funky Twist.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/thetramcafedublin

GCN Takeover – LGBTQ Youth event

18:00 – 21:00, Fri 09 Nov

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

To celebrate the launch of GCN’s Youth Issue, GCN will take over the Science Gallery Dublin from 18:00 – 21:00. It will be an event for LGBTQ+ youth can meet and explore how we can all get a little bit closer in real life, regardless of your preference.

There will have be a host of entertainment, from music and talks to guided tours of the exhibition, as well as tea and chats with BeLonGTo and their Ladybird group. Seamus Quinn will be doing some icebreaker workshops centred around the theme of trust and the ‘Science of the Kiss’ photography exhibition by Babs Daly will also be on display on the night.

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

www.eventbrite.ie/e/gcn-takeover-tickets-51143299987

Asking for it – Free First Preview – Abbey Theatre

18:30, Fri 09 Nov

Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1

The Abbey Theatre invites to a free preview of their newest performance “Asking for it”, a stage adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s novel, which shines a light on the experience of a young woman whiles life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence.

The rules for the free preview are this: Tickets will be available on the night only from 18:30 on a first-come, first-served basis and can not be booked in advance. A limit of one ticket per person applies, so you have to have your friends with you in the queue. A queue will form well before 18:30. The performance starts at 19:30.

Be there early!!!

www.abbeytheatre.ie/free-first-previews/

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 09 Nov

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

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 09 Nov

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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

www.stillorganorchard.com/specials/

Thinner Lizzy – Thin Lizzy Tribute – Gig

21:00, Fri 09 Nov

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

Thinner Lizzy is a Thin Lizzy Tribute Band and they will perform in the Harbour Bar on Friday.

Admission is free.

theharbourbar.ie/events/1782/thinner-lizzy-thin-lizzy-tribute/

Waldorf & Cannon – Gig

21:00, Fri 09 Nov

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Waldorf & Cannon is a rock / pop / indie duo from Belfast and they will be in Sin E for a gig. Special guest will be Pete Pamf.

Admission is free.

sin-e.ie/events/waldorf-cannon-thatchers-haze-sessions/

Girl Talk – Gig

23:30, Fri 09 Nov

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

Guitar Band “The Girl Talk” will play a gig in the Workman’s Club as part of the OSLO live music slot on Friday.

Admission is free.

theworkmansclub.com/events/oslo-vii-ft-the-girl-talk/

Events Coming Up

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

04 Nov

Every month the Dublin Mountain Partnership runs free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains often on some Saturdays or Sundays, but also on other days during the month. The walks have varying difficulty and duration and the details can be found on the Dublin Mountain Partnership website: www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1 or on www.facebook.com/pg/dmpvr/events/

In November only one on 04 Nov has been announced. More might be announced later,

All walks are free, but pre-registration is required (details are on the website) and it sometimes is also worth checking the Facebook Page for even more timely updates.

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

Dublin Beatles Festival: 03 Nov

–Advertisement————————————

Free Delivery on all Books at the Book Depository

BOOK DEPOSITORY – BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE
Books for lowest prices, sent to you with free worldwide delivery within 48 hours. And with every book you buy, you directly help the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) … if you click on the link below! www.bookdepository.com

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

Do we live behind the moon? We want Electric Scooters!

I mentioned last week that I was in San Diego recently and I totally appreciated the easy availability of the Uber service, something we are sorely missing in Ireland, just because the National Transport Authority is protecting the Taxi Cartel here for no good reason.

And there is another great thing that San Diego (and many other cities on the USA) offer that falls under the headline of “transport” and that we are still missing in Ireland. San Diego has electric scooters everywhere that can be rented for short trips by anyone via a simple app. There are thousands of scooters everywhere and all you need is register with the service provider (Lime or Bird), download an app and then pay a $1 release charge per trip and 15 cent per minute of a rental charge.

If you use the scooter for a long time, it can get expensive: A 1 hour usage will cost a total of $10. But at 15 miles per hour and with a reach of about 30 miles, you can could certainly cover quite a distance in that hour. In addition, the main target seems to be relatively short trips of closer to 10 minutes than an hour. And for that, using a scooter is a fun way to get from A to B. All this is hugely helped by the fact that you can park the scooter at any street corner (as long as it doesn’t obstruct), so it doesn’t have to be brought to a specific base (unlike the Dublin Bikes, for example).

I zipped around a little and it was a lot of fun!

In Dublin we lately see more and more people commuting on Electric Scooters (which they own), but unfortunately using a scooter in Ireland is still illegal and there are currently NO plans in the in the Department of Transport to look into “Personal Electric Mobility Vehicles” (PMV or PEM). We really do seem to live behind the moon!

Electric mobility is looking like the BIG change to our transport system in the future and I mentioned recently that by 2020, the Irish Government would like to have 20,000 electric cars on Irish streets (but will probably fall way short of that). If electric vehicles is the future, then it is high time to start looking at other electric vehicles as well.

–Advertisement————————————

Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

dublineventguide@gmail.com | www.dublineventguide.com | www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide | m.dublineventguide.com

For much needed donations please go to www.perfectresults.info/donation.htm
or www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide
or www.gofundme.com/DublinEventGuide

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You are receiving this newsletter because you have subscribed to it!!

If you don’t want to receive this mail anymore, just click on the link at the bottom of this mail. It would help me if you told me in an e-mail why you decided to unsubscribe, but that is not a “Must”. If you only want to stop receiving the newsletter temporarily, you can – if you wish – discuss this with me by e-mail so that we find a solution that makes sense to you. If you unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of the mail and there is a chance that you – at some stage – want to re-subscribe, please make sure that you keep a mail with the “unsubscribe link” because I will not be able to add you anymore to the list once you have unsubscribed using this link. The only way you can re-subscribe is to follow that specific link and change the settings yourself.
This Event Guide (the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”) is an Event Guide with a difference. It covers mostly free events based on the thinking that free events deserve additional support and that non-free events have the money to pay for advertisement. The Guide is a _Guide_ and not just a listing and is therefore at times quite extensive. It is sent for free to anybody who is interested and if you want to be added to the mailing list or know somebody who would like to receive this guide, just send them to www.dublineventguide.com, where they can subscribe. If you have feedback – good or bad – PLEASE tell me via dublineventguide@gmail.com.
BTW: I am not paid or otherwise rewarded for compiling and distributing this Event Guide it is purely a hobby so your donations are needed: www.perfectresults.info/donation.htm . Advertisement in or sponsorship of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) is possible and very welcome, please contact me for more information.
Please note: The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Event) is not related or connected to the long gone fortnightly printed publication “the event guide” that you found until December 2008 in pubs and other venues.
Copyright 2018 by Joerg Steegmueller.
***********************************************

Posted in General | Comments Off on Dublin Event Guide 594: Fabulous Market, Bernard Shaw Flea Market, The Car Burglars Gig, Dublin Blues Cartel Gig