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Dublin Event Guide 366: Bike Week, Dublin Kite Festival, Science Gallery, People’s Art Exhibition, Active 8

DEG Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

No. 366 | 20 June 2014

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Hi all!

The coming weekend will be quiet & busy and that is like sweet & sour food. The food is sweet and sour at the same time and the weekend is quiet and busy at the same time.

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What I mean with that, is that there are a good few events taking place, but there is not ONE big event. The great thing also is that the good weather (including the relatively warm temperatures) are lasting into next week. A great opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoor aspect of Dublin more.

Below are my two weekly appeals, but the first one is very critical this month. Every week I am spending 30-35 hours of my spare time to work on the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and I don’t expect you to compensate me for that. I get sometimes lovely and supportive messages from some of you and that is my reward. Thanks! However, I do need help with the cost of EUR 170 every month and that didn’t go too well lately. This month is already in its last week and in whole June only EUR 30 of donations arrived with me. So I need another EUR 140 in the next 9 days, Without the EUR 170 Euro of your help every month, I will not be able to keep the Dublin Event Guide going.

And here are the two very important appeals:

The sending of the weekly e-mail newsletter costs EUR 170 per month and for this I need your help. If four wonderful people can be found per week, then we usually make it exactly to that amount. You can help here: www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm I am also looking for some corporate sponsors. Maybe two or three companies that are prepared to help with a little more than the individual donations of around 12 Euro. If you know anybody, send them my way. :-) Recently the donations dropped significantly. Maybe it is the bad times, but EUR 12 is just 2 pints and for the equivalent of 2 pints you get 52 issues full of information about free cultural events. That’s DEFINITELY worth 2 pints! Please…and Thanks!

And finally – I can’t say it often enough: Please help spreading the word about the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Your friends can easily subscribe at www.dublineventguide.com and they will get a weekly e-mail magazine with all the free events in Dublin if they subscribe. They don’t have to pay a cent for that and their e-mail address is completely safe with me! More than 20,000 people receive the Dublin Event Guide every week and we are more than 45,000 people at the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide Check it out and click on LIKE when you are there.

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

Without putting your hand in your pocket (for the Dublin Event Guide) at all you can help by ALWAYS using the ad links in the Dublin News Section and the ads in the Dublin Event Guides when you buy/order goods. If you buy goods immediately (in the same session) after clicking on a link/ad that you find in this e-zine/newsletter (Groupon, LivingSocial, Amazon, Book Depository, LastMinute etc), you help the Dublin Event Guide everytime. This is how it works: The company you buy from (Groupon, Amazon, Living Social, Book Depository etc) registers that you came to them via a link from the Dublin Event Guide and they show their appreciation by giving a small commission (5-8%) to the Dublin Event Guide. This might only be 30 cent a go, but if you did that for all online purchases and if lots of people used it, then it could make a big dent into the EUR 170 needed. Use these links as often as possible it doesn’t cost you a cent and you help big time!

Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

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Feel good slot

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

Today’s Feel Good Slot is a video clip from Britain Got Talent, but even if you normally stay away from shows like that, you should watch it. I find it hugely inspiring if real unspoilt talent and genuine emotions are channelled for a positive purpose. And the video clip here www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Rf5qDuq7M is exactly that. It is two kids who wrote a rap about bullying and WOW it is well done!

Thanks to Deirdre I for the inspiration by sending me the link! I appreciate it. And if you also find something that might be suitable for the Feel Good Slot, send it to me!

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Support

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

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

Last week nobody supported the Dublin Event Guide with a donation. :-( But without donations there won’t be a Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)! Your donation will ensure that the Dublin Event Guide will continue arriving in your Inbox every week and every donation will benefit EVERY Dublin Event Guide reader!

The cost for sending the weekly newsletter is approx. EUR 170 per month and a donation from you of just EUR 12 per year will ensure that I will be able to pay the bills.
Has the Dublin Event Guide helped you to find events that you otherwise wouldn’t have known about, or have you saved money by finding great free events? Then go to www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm and give something back!

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

You can donate online by following this link to the PayPal&CreditCard donation page www.perfectresults.info/donation.htm 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: Joe G, Helen G, Eoin O’B, Clodagh O’C, Aine G, Majella M, Gareth N, Pat M, Conor O’H, Torlach OC, Belinda B, Paul B, Daire McC, Tom McI, Mary B, Rita B, Kostas R, Derek L, Johan S, Sheila H, Joseph O’L, Hoai L, Elizabeth P, Hugh C, Lorraine F, Frieda K, George K, Tony B, Peter B, Seamus C, Jenny M, Tara R, Deirdre G, John F, Mark G, Orlagh O’F, Méabh C, Meav NiM, Anna P, Vera G, John R, Nicole W, Margo C, Eamonn U, Pamela McH, Joel B, Gerard Ph, Fiona F, Yvonne O’S, Gabriel K, Luis F, Claire D, Nicola F, Eimear MacH and Barry M, Kirsten D, Roisin K, Sharon C, Thomas S, Cyril M, Patricia O’N, Ju Yearn S, Clodagh C, Caitriona L, Brian O’C, Geraldine R, Aiden B, Jacinta O’B, Sophie P-L, Mairin M, Wendy C, Seamus C, Mary K, Carla B, Fiona O’R, Karen O’G, Emeline J, Noelle H, Sean N, Marta T, Aine C, Sabrina L, Brian H P, Fiona M, Bridget W, Paul M, Sarah S, Pam C, Colette C, Paul A, Brian C, Anne R, Deirdre B, Oliver M, Kostas R, Elaine K, Mark C, James E, Sarah H, Karl C, Melanie B, Donna M, Kathleen S, Arthur D, Stephen H, Karen H, Nikki D, Mark G, Margaret W, Serena F, Mark R, Zelie McG, Sean S, Caroline S, Patrick O’C, Christian K, Magdalena S, Fidelma M, Tania Z, Louise Q, Barbara Q-B, Catherine G, Tony B, Yvonne C, Mark G, Bridget W, Catherine E, Michelle M, Eoin O’S, Adeline P, Kay G, Claire F, Anto K, Sebastian B, Justin McC, Sophie P-L, David M, Mark G, Eamonn H, Sharon K, Michele M, Joseph F, Siobhann Q, Clodagh O’C, Susan B, Bill G, Joe R, Catherine O’S, Tom McM, Donald M, Martina D, Pascale N, Carol McN and Meret C, Linda T, Mark G, Cathal F, Brendan M, Mary F, Dermot N, Emma S, Fiona D, Joan S, Ana RT, Janice M, Emma L, Claudia S, Sarah H, Tobias A, Conor H, Sarah M, Barry P, Aishling B, Pietro S, Ruth G, Kate D, Joe O’D, Ivelina D, Orla P, Yasmin WK, Adrian P, Sinead D, Padraig K, Nicola R, Susan H, Erinna B, Roisin R, Clodagh H, Linda C, Laura B, Marie-Claire G, Siobhan M, David S, Eoin P, Mary B, Ann McP, Caitriona NiL, Sheryl McG, Patrick O’C, Fillippo G, Amanda L, Mark C, Richard H, David H, Ryan M, Richard A, Arthur D and the Dublin Cycling Campaign (www.dublincycling.ie), www.GravitationalFX.ie (An Irish Web Design, SEO and Internet Marketing who offer affordable web design), www.FlamencoIndalo.com (A group that supports and promotes the art of Flamenco in Ireland.), www.oliviercornetgallery.com (A brand new Art Gallery in Temple Bar), www.Festivals.ie (Ireland’s festivals website, with key information on festivals in Ireland, UK and Europe), www.thepaulkanegallery.com (A great Art Gallery, on the search for a new venue), 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). The main sponsor is www.KravMagaIreland.com, the self-defence training centre for everyone, which provides regular 12-week or 2-day self-defence training courses for beginners.

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

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Joergs Picks

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

This weekend I will go the People’s Art Exhibition and to the Science Gallery (last week of the curretn exhiition!!) Then I will be in Phoenix Park either for the Bike Week event on Sunday or just to spend some time in the park when the weather is nice. On Sunday I will also try to go to the Dublin Kite Festival. If you have kids, consider Active 8 in Shanganagh Park.

This is just small subset, but you also need time for BBQ in the garden or a wlak or some other outdoor fun because who knows, this could be the end of the summer for 2014! We are hoping it isn’t, but we live in Ireland, you never know.

There are more than 170 events this week taking place. All are free and all are worth your time. Choose the ones that you like and enjoy them. And if you talk to any of the organisers, tell them that you heard about their event in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). :-)

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Competitions

Giselle – Ballet – Ticket Competition

28+29 June
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2

Monica Loughman Ballet presents the quintessential romantic ballet, Giselle, at the National Concert Hall this June 28th and 29th. Marius Petipa’s classic is a tale of betrayal, the supernatural and a love that transcends death.

The role of Giselle will be danced by principal of the Lithuanian National Opera Ballet, Olga Konosenko and the part of Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis will be performed by Irish Ballet artist Leanne Se_ton (replace the “_” in her name here with a “x” to get the correct spelling. I am trying to outsmart Spam Filters).

First performed in Paris in 1841, Giselle is one of the most magnificent and enchanting of the classic ballets.

Giselle will be performed on Sat 28 and Sun 29 June and tickets are EUR 25 – EUR 35. They can be bought on www.nch.ie

For one Dublin Event Guide reader, the ballet company has made a pair of tickets available for the Sunday show on 29 June. If you want to be the lucky winner of that pair of tickets, you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject GISELLE and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your competition entry has to be with me by 13:00 on Tuesday 24 June. If you already entered the competition last week, please don’t enter a second time.

www.monicaloughmanballet.ie

“Festen” by David Eldridge – Play – Ticket Competition

01-05 July
Players Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2

The Dizzytails Theatre Company will perform “Festen” by David Eldridge from 01-05 July in the Players Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Helge is sixty. It is a time of celebration. A time for the family to gather and smooth over the cracks left by the suicide of Linda, twin
sister of Christian. As Helge’s eldest son, Christian will raise the first toast. Confined within the family house. The guests are rocked by the revelations that pierce and destroy the veneer of middle – class respectability.

Tickets are EUR 12 and EUR 10 for concessions. And to order tickets, just send a mail to info@duplayers.com

The Dizzytails Theatre Company has made a pair of tickets available for a competition, so if you would like to win that pair of tickets for the opening performance on Tues 01 July, you will have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject FESTEN and with your full name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your entry has to be with my by 13:00 on 25 June.

www.facebook.com/pages/Dizzy-Tails-Theatre-Company/585520618202438

Promote your product or (non-free) event through a competition!

If you want to reach more than 20,000 people with a product promotion or an event promotion for a non-free event, contact me on dublineventguide@gmail.com and we can discuss the options. In most cases there are no charges to you (apart from making some tickets or some of your products available for free).

And if you want me to do use your product and write an assessment here in the Dublin Event Guide, we can talk about that too. I like testing out gear. ;-)

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

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When you buy holidays (from Lastminute.com, Expedia or Hotels.com) or other products buy them via clicking on the links below:

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Expedia
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(You can also copy these links and send them to your friends.)

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

Dublin Event Guide Smartphone App “Dublin For Free”

Find all details on where to get and how to install the app at www.dublineventguide.com/mobile.html

New Advertiser for Dublin Bikes

Dublin Bikes will be renamed and will get a big ad sticker because Coca-Cola Zero will become the new advertisement partner and name sponsor. Some newspapers exitedly announced that the 500,000 that Coca-Cola will pay will result in a further extension of the bike scheme, but that is incorrect – at least for now. Dublin City was for some time looking for a company that would pay 500,000 to cover the running cost.

I can’t see myself calling dublinbikes ever “Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes” and I would be surprised if any user ever did. But I guess a cooperation of the Dublin Bikes scheme with a non-sugar soft drink manufacturer is easier acceptable than the “Sports = beer” link that other advertisers want to create with their sports club and sports competition sponsorship.

Read also the This is Odd section for more Dublin Bikes analysis.

Your Dublin Your Voice – Online Survey

Last chance to help with your opinion:

The latest Your Dublin, Your Voice online survey will run from 05 June to 23 June 2014. The survey is asking for your views and opinions on arts and culture in Dublin and its wider role in Irish society.

If you are already on the panel for the surveys, you would have got an e-mail inviting you to reply. If you are not on the panel yet, you can find out more details and register on this Dublin City Council Page.

Eight participants will win a prize and what you can win is also described on the Dublin City Council Page above

Sending letters is getting a lot more expensive

It is not really a surprise that the postage prices for letters are continually going up: I haven’t received a letter for years (apart from a few bills). And if that is the same for you, it means a company like An Post will increase the prices until NOBODY will send a letter anymore.

From 21 July, a standard letter will increase from 60 cent to 68 cent, and a letter to another country will increase from 90 cent to EUR 1.

Send lots of letters NOW to all your loved ones, so that the increase doesn’t hit you immediately.

Opportunities

This section is intended to feature new startup companies and projects. Opportunities that people saw and that they chose not to ignore. I am, however, experiencing a little technical problem with this section, so for now I won’t be able to use it. I will keep you posted.

Exhibitions

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

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

“Landscape of the Soul” – Adam Kos & Andrzej Mazur

19-27 June (Mon-Fri 12:00-19:00)

Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2

A collaborative show exploring the complexity and paradoxical nature of existence through paint by Polish artists Mazur and Kos.

The opening reception will take place on 19 June from 18:00-21:00.

www.cfcp.ie/events/762

Dublin Biennial 2014

13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30)

chq Building, IFSC, George’s Dock, Dublin 1

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

www.dublinbiennial.com

Supernature – Linda Shevlin

Fri 20 June – 30 August (Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00)

The Lab Gallery, Foley Street, Dublin 1

This exhibition of sculptural works and a new three screen film work was developed during a residency at the Organic Centre Co. Leitrim last year. Shevlin researched and recreated a series of experiments, inspired by the cult novel Supernature, by Lyall Watson (1973), exploring the many and often astounding ways in which nature manifests itself and adapts to its environment including lunar cycles and Hashimoto’s experiments in giving voice to a cactus.

Admission is free.

Stag and Stallion – Tony O’Connor

29 May – 26 June (Opening: 29 May at 18:00)

Doorway Gallery, 24 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2

The Doorway Gallery are inviting to the exhibition ‘Stag and Stallion’ by the artist Tony O’Connor.

Peter Curling will officially open the exhibition on Thursday 29 May at 18:00 and the show will run until the 26th of June.

The exhibition consists of paintings of Stags and Stallions only, but in all cases the background is kept very very simple so that the animal completely stands out on the paintings.

Open: Mon-Sat 10:30-18:00 and Late night Thurs until 19:30. Admission is free.

www.thedoorwaygallery.com

Breaking the Silence – Trocaire Palestine

Thurs 19 June – Sun 29 June (Mon-Sat 11:00-18:00, Sun 13:00-18:00)

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

Former Israeli soldiers will launch a striking photography exhibition that reveals the reality of daily life for soldiers and Palestinian civilians living under occupation.

Breaking The Silence, an organisation of former Israel Defence Force (IDF) combatants present an exhibition of photographs taken by soldiers serving in the West Bank and Gaza. The photographs and the accompanying testimony offer an insight into the tactics used by the IDF to control and disrupt the daily lives of Palestinian civilians, and reveal the psychological and physical damage those tactics have on both the Palestinian people and the soldiers themselves.

Former Israeli soldiers will be at the gallery to engage directly with visitors and can provide guided tours for groups.

www.galleryofphotography.ie/

NCAD Graduating Students Exhibition

Sat 14 – Thurs 22 June

NCAD, 100 Thomas Street , Dublin 8 and Emmett House, 138-140 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

‘See the future’ of art and design at this exhibition of work by students graduating from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) this year.

Works by Fine Art, Design & Education graduating students will be on display. The exhibition presents an opportunity for the leading designers and artists of the future to showcase their creative identities as they begin their professional careers. It’s also an opportunity for potential collectors, employers and innovators to spot the latest talent, and for curious members of the public to see the newest trends in design and art.

Admission is free. www.ncad.ie/

Saturday 21 Jun

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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 21 Jun

Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

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

www.irishcarboot.ie/

Cuala GAA Mini All-Ireland

09:00, Sat 21 Jun

Dalkey (Various locations)

The Academy Mini All-Ireland competition has been taking place in Hyde Park in Dalkey during the week with over 1,500 (!!) kids of all ages taking part. And on Saturday the finals will kick off at 10:45. A parade of all players through Dalkey will precede this at 09:00.

Find all details on the website below.You are invited to to support the teams.

After the awars presentation for the kids, the parents are invited to take part at Gaelic4Mothers and Gaelic4Dads. Bring your football boots.

www.cualagaa.ie/2014/06/academy-mini-all-ireland-2014/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 21 Jun

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

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

www.honest2goodness.ie

Malahide Park Run (free)

09:30, Sat 21 Jun

Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin

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

www.parkrun.ie/malahide/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 21 Jun

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

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

www.supernatural.ie

The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 21 Jun

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Baldoyle Archaeology Open Day

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 21 Jun

Baldoyle Community Hall, Main St, Dublin 13

To launch the second season of excavations and to share the results last year’s digs and specialist analysis, Grassroots Archaeology is hosting an Archaeology Day in Baldoyle.

You are invited to come and to discover the story of the excavations, and a range of stalls and talks that will cover all aspects of the project including: geophysical survey; lithic finds; the Viking Age dimension; Medieval ceramics; Glass analysis; Archaeobotany; Osteology; Experimental Metallurgy and the wider archaeological landscape.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Baldoyle Community Hall is located beside Baldoyle Church, on the 32 Dublin Bus route or 10 minutes walk from Sutton Dart Station.

www.grassrootsarchaeology.ie

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 21 Jun

Belgard Road, Dublin 24

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

www.facebook.com/belgardmarket

Bike Week

10:00, Sat 21 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

www.bikeweek.ie/

Fashion Sale – Pre-owned fashion

10:00 – 16:00, Sat 21 Jun

18 Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1

Dress for Success is a a charity that helps women get into the workplace by providing them with interview and work appropriate clothing.

The clothes are donations, but with these donated clothes there are often clothes that are great, nice and fashionable, but not really suitable for work or interviews. These “unsuitable” donations are then sold to raise funds and support for the main work of Dress for Success.

On Saturday a Fashion Sale takes place. There will be stylish dresses, jackets, skirts, coats, handbags and shoes. From designer to High Street and everything in between. This is the first Fashion Sale at Dress for Success, so the choice should be good!

Admission is free.

www.dressforsuccessdublin.org/

InClondalkin Festival

10:00, Sat 21 Jun

Clondalkin Village, Co. Dublin

Clondalkin is hosting a festival with Music, Family Fun, Dancing, Guided Tours, Classic Cars & Motorcycles, Carnival Games and Street Performance and food stalls.

Admission is free and the event takes place on Sat+Sun in Clondalking Village.

www.facebook.com/Clondalkinfestival

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 21 Jun

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

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

www.jamestownmarket.com/

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 21 Jun

Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3

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

www.merchantsmarket.ie/

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 21 Jun

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

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

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

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 21 Jun

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

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

www.templebar.ie

High Loft Group Art Exhibition

10:30 – 20:30, Sat 21 Jun

Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

An art exhibition by the High Loft Painting Group will take place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel on Saturday and Sunday (10:30-17:30). Admission is free.

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 21 Jun

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

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

www.blackrockmarket.com/

El Dia E – Spanish Language Day

11:00 – 18:00, Sat 21 Jun

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

“El Dia E” is a celebration for all Spanish language speakers. Over 500 million people speak Spanish. Spanish is the language with the second most native speakers, the second language for international communication, the second most used language in social networks (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) and the third most used language on the Internet.

To celebrate the richness of the Spanish culture, the Instituto Cervantes centres throughout the world will open their doors on 21 June.

The Instituto Cervantes in Dublin has organised the following free activities:

11:00-12:30 Activity for children (Café literario)
11:00-11:15 Express Spanish Course (Classroom)
12:00-12:15 Sample DELE class (Classroom)
12:00-14:30 Food fair. Latin flavour
12:45-13:00 Enforex, Don Quijote, Lingua Globe and Estudio Sampere courses raffle (Café literario)
13:00-13:15 Sample AVE online class (Aula)
13:15-14:30 Tortilla patatas competition (Café literario)
15:30-17:00 Book bazaar + conversation exchange + guided tours (Library)
14:45-15:15 Rhythms from Latin America Music Class (Café literario)
15:30-16:00 Rhythms of Flamenco Music Class (Café literario)
16:15-16:45 Sevillanas Dance Class (Café literario)
17:00-18:00 Karaoke contest + Open Mic (Café literario)

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha95258_16_2.htm

People’s Art Exhibition

11:00 – 17:00, Sat 21 Jun

St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Five times this year the “People’s Art 2014″ exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. (If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

www.peoplesart.ie/

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Sat 21 Jun

60 Camden Street, Dublin 2

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953

Yoga in Phoenix Park

11:00 – 12:00, Sat 21 Jun

Bandstand (behind the Tea Room, near the Zoo), Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

This is the fifth year for “Yoga in the Park”, a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause: From May until September, Tine from www.aditiyoga.org/ and her team of teachers invite to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park every Saturday. No booking is required.

The class is donation based, but all proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin and the suggested donation for this very good cause is EUR 5.

Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.

www.facebook.com/AditiYogaDublin

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 21 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Daytime Sun Watch

12:00 – 14:00, Sat 21 Jun

Scopes & Space, Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Park, Swords, Co Dublin

Scopes and Space invite to a special Daytime Sun Watch where you will see the Sun in a very special way through telescopes that use special filters to reveal intricate detail on the sun’s surface.

Admission is free.

www.scopesandspace.ie

FAT – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 21 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “FAT – It’s Delicious” and it will run from 16 May – 29 Jun. The exhibition is a “lab in the gallery” event, which means that it is not just an exhibition to watch, but there are some interaction and real research elements to the exhibition.

The exhibition will show you the good and and the bad sides of fat. There will be soap that has been made from human fat (gained during a liposuction), animal fat is being cured in alcohol and a delicious meal will be made from it at one of the events, the benefits of plant oils are mentioned and the risks of obesity are pointed out. In addition you can contribute to research through tests and experiments about BMI, agility, body image and blood quality.

I like lab in the gallery events because it is not “just” an exhibition but you also are invited (you don’t have to!) to contribute to research. Kids will get the exhibition, but need some help from the parents with it. You should definitely bring them! However, kids will not be able to do the research elements and might get bored, so plan your trip well.

As always I strongly recommend to have a look at the exhibition, but you only have until 29 June!

Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

www.sciencegallery.com/fat

Ha’penny Flea Market

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 21 Jun

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

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

www.thegrandsocial.ie/

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 21 Jun

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

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

www.ifi.ie/

The Art of Buddhism – Tour

13:10, Sat 21 Jun

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

In Focus Tour “The Art of Buddhism” with Patricia McCabe takes place.

Meeting point is in the Library’s atrium and the tour is limited to the first 15 participants. Admission is free, no booking required.

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

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:30, Sat 21 Jun

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

Dublin Biennial Conversations & Family Workshop

14:00, Sat 21 Jun

CHQ Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

www.dublinbiennial.com/db14-conversations.html

Eason Story Time for children

14:00, Sat 21 Jun

Eason, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“I’m A Happy Hugglewug” by Niamh Sharkey will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below).

Admission is free.

www.easonedition.com/eason-story-time/

Time Trials and Cycle Event

15:00, Sat 21 Jun

Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Clondalkin Cycling Club will introduce you to the cycle track in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. The 1.1km track is used by many clubs as a practice ground and is an ideal place to introduce young children to the challenges and fun of cycling. Admission is free.

bikeweek.ie/events/dublin/time-trials-and-cycle-event

Concrete Soup – Improv Music

16:00 – 19:00, Sat 21 Jun

Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

June’s “Concrete Soup”, an Experimental and Free Improv Music Residency, features a trimodal performance by improv musicians ¡NO!

Based on the triptych, the band will “carve” three “panels” of sound: a guitar trio noise section, a Japanese woodwind/delayed bass section, and a final exploded groove section. An afternoon of New Psych Music and accompanying found image projections.

Admission is free and the event will take place in the basement of Twisted Pepper.

www.facebook.com/notwhatuno

Dublin Pride – Societies Day

16:00, Sat 21 Jun

Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin 1

The Outhouse Societies Day (part of the Dublin Pride Festival) gives people a chance to meet the wide variety of LGBT groups and Organisations within the LGBT community. An opportunity to meet people and get involved. Admission is free.

dublinpride.ie/events/#21June

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Sat 21 Jun

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

www.cornucopia.ie

Duncan Reid & The Big Heads – Gig

20:00, Sat 21 Jun

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Duncan Reid & The Big Heads are performing in Sweeney’s. 1977 Punk-legend Duncan Reid from the Boys brings his new band, The Big Heads to Sweeney’s with support from Hollow Cost, The Gakk and Tiny Vinyls. Admission is free.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Saturday Night Live

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 21 Jun

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

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

www.facebook.com/KCPeachesWineCave

The Devils Jukebox – Gigs + DJs

20:00, Sat 21 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

The Devils Jukebox is live music from 20:00-23:00 and DJs with Alternative, Punk, Rock, Metal & Garage after that. Every Saturday! Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Higher Ground – Gig

20:30, Sat 21 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Higher Ground will perform in Whelan’s and admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-higher-ground/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 21 Jun

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Jazz at Fire Cocktail Bar

22:00 – 00:30, Sat 21 Jun

Round Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Olesya Zdorovetska (Ukraine) is a pianist and singer and she will entertain you in the Cocktail Bar of the Fire Restaurant in Mansion House. Admission is free.

www.mansionhouse.ie/

Urban Night Cyclists – Cycling Tour

23:30, Sat 21 Jun

Rosie Hackett Bridge (LUAS Bridge), Dublin 1

A new community that organises free weekly night cycles in Dublin is coming together and their next event is on Saturday at 23:30. The route will be a lap on North Circular Road and South Circular Road with an optional finish in the Bernard Shaw Pub. Just be at the LUAS Bridge (Rosie Hackett Bridge) at the right time and you are in.

www.facebook.com/urbannightcyclistsdublin

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Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Belgard Road, Dublin 24

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

www.facebook.com/belgardmarket

Bike Week

10:00, Sun 22 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

www.bikeweek.ie/

InClondalkin Festival

10:00, Sun 22 Jun

Clondalkin Village, Co. Dublin

Clondalkin is hosting a festival with Music, Family Fun, Dancing, Guided Tours, Classic Cars & Motorcycles, Carnival Games and Street Performance and food stalls.

Admission is free and the event takes place on Sat+Sun in Clondalking Village.

www.facebook.com/Clondalkinfestival

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

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

www.jamestownmarket.com

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sun 22 Jun

Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3

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

www.merchantsmarket.ie/

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 22 Jun

Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

www.merrionsquareart.com/

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sun 22 Jun

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

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

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

High Loft Group Art Exhibition

10:30 – 17:30, Sun 22 Jun

Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

An art exhibition by the High Loft Painting Group will take place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel on Saturday and Sunday (10:30-17:30). Admission is free.

Dublin Kite Festival

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Dollymount Strand, Dublin 3

Dublin Kite Fest is a Dublin City Event on Dollymount Strand and it is a family event with lots of free kite building workshops for kids, but also with kite flying demonstrations by expert and somewhere I even found a statement that said some kite flying competitions will take place as well (but no further detail is provided).

The schedule is on the website below.
It would be nice to know if there will be any food/drinks sold at the event, but because it is not mentioned, you might want to bring a picnic.

I wasn’t at the event last year, but I heard lots of positive comments about it. The weather is still expected to be nice, so if you want to get out with your kids (or without), this is a definite option.

Admission is free to all events and workshops.

The schedule on the website www.dublinkitefestival.ie has finally been updated on Friday morning (I was wondering if they forgot about it because on Thursday the 2013 schedule was still there.) But the link to the Facebook Page on the website is wrong. The correct Facebook Page is www.facebook.com/DublinKiteFestival

www.dublinkitefestival.ie

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 22 Jun

People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

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

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

Longmile Road Markets

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Long Mile Road, Dublin 12

There seem to be TWO weekly markets on Long Mile Road and both are very close to each other. One is behind Wigoders on Long Mile Road (across the road from Aldi). It hosts more than 50 stalls and there is also a Cafe on site. www.facebook.com/WigodersLongmileMarket And the other one is just on the other side of the road, next to Aldi. www.facebook.com/TheLongMileRdMarket

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 22 Jun

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

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

www.procathedral.ie/music/this-week

People’s Art Exhibition

11:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Five times this year the “People’s Art 2014″ exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. (If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

www.peoplesart.ie/

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Sun 22 Jun

60 Camden Street, Dublin 2

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 22 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Berlin D2 Sunday Market

12:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Berlin Cafe, Clarendon Street, Dublin 2

A new Sunday market is starting in the Berlin Cafe. There is still some room for additional sellers and if you are interested contact Zoe on zoevans@eircom.net Admission for buyers is free, sellers pay EUR 10

www.facebook.com/events/825861214105079

Blackrock Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 22 Jun

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

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

www.blackrockmarket.com/

Family Fun Cycle – Skerries to Ardgillen

12:00 – 15:30, Sun 22 Jun

Skerries Mills, Skerries, Co. Dublin

The Skerries Cycling Initiative is running a Family Fun Cycle for everyone from Skerries Mill to Ardgillen. All details are on the website below. Participation is free.

bikeweek.ie/events/dublin/family-fun-cycle

FAT – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sun 22 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “FAT – It’s Delicious” and it will run from 16 May – 29 Jun. The exhibition is a “lab in the gallery” event, which means that it is not just an exhibition to watch, but there are some interaction and real research elements to the exhibition.

The exhibition will show you the good and and the bad sides of fat. There will be soap that has been made from human fat (gained during a liposuction), animal fat is being cured in alcohol and a delicious meal will be made from it at one of the events, the benefits of plant oils are mentioned and the risks of obesity are pointed out. In addition you can contribute to research through tests and experiments about BMI, agility, body image and blood quality.

I like lab in the gallery events because it is not “just” an exhibition but you also are invited (you don’t have to!) to contribute to research. Kids will get the exhibition, but need some help from the parents with it. You should definitely bring them! However, kids will not be able to do the research elements and might get bored, so plan your trip well.

As always I strongly recommend to have a look at the exhibition, but you only have until 29 June!

Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

www.sciencegallery.com/fat

Made by Hand – Market

12:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Viva, 27 South Richmond Street, Portobello

“Made by Hand” or “Hecho a manos” is a new Sunday weekly market in Viva, Portobello with most things made by hand and some vintage clothing and curiosities too. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/623874574328582

Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 22 Jun

Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

www.facebook.com/MotherRedcaps.Market

Sunday at Noon

12:00 – 16:00, Sun 22 Jun

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

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

As part of The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s Beethoven Project five Sonatas for Cello and Piano will be performed.

At 12:00 Annette Cleary, cello and Dearbhla Brosnan, piano will perform two Sonatas and at 15:00 William Butt, cello and Lance Coburn, piano will perform three more Sonatas.

Admission is free and no booking required. More information is on the website below.

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1136-sundaysnoon-beethoven-cello-sonatas

Active 8 – Family Bicycle Event

13:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin

Active8, a free bicycle event to encourage children to get out and get fit, will take place on Sunday on the last day of Bike Week. Active8 is an afternoon of cycling activities and will include a Cycle Trail around the park, a Novelty Bike and “Bling UR Bike” where you can learn how to decorate your bike for free. The idea behind Active 8 is to build a habit of regular exercise in a safe environment for children and to use the bike for that.

www.dlrevents.ie/active814.html

Pedal in the Park – Bike Week

13:30 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Sunday is the last day of Bike Week 2014 and a number of events take place in Phoenix Park to finish the week nicely.

+ Pedal in the Park
+ Sprocket Rocket children’s cycle training: Bike training for children
+ Hoop Rolling (14:00): Go back to the 50s and steer your hoops through the obstacle course
+ Two Special Bike Tours (15:00): “Meet the Fawns” and “Landscape and History of Phoenix Park”
+ High Nelly display and 6km cycle around Phoenix Park at 16:00
+ Photo Competition Prizegiving

Admission is free. The event will take place throughout Phoenix park with a main focus on the closed of part of Chesterfield Avenue.

bikeweek.ie/events/dublin/pedal-phoenix-park-0

Young elephant learns important lessons – Film

13:30, Sun 22 Jun

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

The Thai Film “Khan Kluay” will be screened.

It is a computer-animated film about a young elephant that wanders away from his mother and goes on an extraordinary adventure learning important lessons along the way about friendship, love and courage. PG (79min). Thai with English subtitles. Admission is free and no booking required.

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

Dublin Pride Events

14:00, Sun 22 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

A variety of Dublin Pride events will take place on Sunday and admission is free to all events below:

+ Sports Day & Dog Show: 14:00 at the Soccer Pitches in Fairview Park, Dublin 3
The combination of dogs and sports in Fairview Park is THE event for LGBT community. Prism introduces you to the different LGBT sports clubs and Husse Franchisee will show you how to look after your dog.

+ Dublin’s First Equality Wedding Show: 15:00 in the Morrison Hotel, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
Dublin’s Equality Wedding Show is taking place in The Morrison Hotel. 50 Equality Wedding Vendors will be showcasing their products & services. There will be lots of entertainment, colour & surprises and admission is free. www.gayweddingsireland.ie

+ BeLonG To Sunday: 15:00 in the Outhouse LGBT Community Resource Centre, 105 Capel St, Dublin 1
BeLonG To Sunday will offer a facilitated workshop on mental health. This workshop will explore the ways in which these issues can affect young LGBT people and offer suggestions on ways to deal with the challenges.

dublinpride.ie/events/#22June

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 22 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

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

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

www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/

Stella Bass Jazz Trio

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 22 Jun

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

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

www.stellabass.com

Conifer Walk & Talk

14:30, Sun 22 Jun

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Glasnevin has an extensive collection of conifers, from native Yews to Giant Redwoods from North America. Join this walk and talk, exploring evergreens from every corner of the world. Learn the basics of conifer identification and a few stories about why they are special. Admission is free, no booking required.

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Family Drawing Sundays

14:30 – 16:30, Sun 22 Jun

Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

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

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

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 22 Jun

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

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/guided-tours.html

My Museum: Make a Viking Shoe

15:00 – 16:00, Sun 22 Jun

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

Join Archaeologist Mark Kelly to learn more about Viking shoes: what were they made from and how did they survive for over 1000 years? Become a cobbler for an afternoon and have a go at making your own Viking style shoes. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 648 6339. Suitable for Ages 8+

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4344

Sunshine Cafe – Sunday Jazz

15:00 – 18:00, Sun 22 Jun

Sunshine Cafe, 107 Lower George’s St, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

A weekly Jazz gig will take place in the Sunshine Cafe for your Sunday afternoon entertainment. The Jazzwise Duo (piano and double bass) play classic jazz including Broadway standards, Bossa Nova, Blues etc

The Rainbow Run – Dun Laoghaire

15:00, Sun 22 Jun

West Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

The Rainbow Run on Dun Laoghaire’s West Pier is NOT a free event for participants (EUR 32 pre-booked and up to EUR 39 on the day), but the free part is that spectators are allowed to the post-run party.

The run is a non-timed 5km fun run for adults and children where on the route and at the end of the run participants will be “colour bombed” with (non-toxic) colour powder and will therefore be rainbow coloured at the end of it. At the Afterparty the 80s band Spring Break will perform.

www.rainbowrun.ie

Brian Keary plays Classical Guitar

16:00 – 17:00, Sun 22 Jun

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Camembert Quartet – House Dublin

17:00 – 19:00, Sun 22 Jun

House Dublin, 27 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

House Dublin is a restaurant and bar in Leeson Street. On Sundays the Camembert Quartet is playing in their garden from 17:00-19:00. Admission is free.

housedublin.ie/

LJJ Band – Cafe en Seine

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 22 Jun

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

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

www.longjohnjumpband.com/

Sweeney’s Dixieland Jazzmen

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 22 Jun

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.dublinsessions.ie/sweeneys.html

Saucy Sundays

19:00 – 23:00, Sun 22 Jun

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

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

www.facebook.com/saucy.sundays

The Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig

19:00, Sun 22 Jun

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-27/

Trinity Latino Party

19:00, Sun 22 Jun

Trinity Bar, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2

This weekly Latin Music event will take place every Sunday. You will be able to dance salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia and reggeaton. Live music, food tasting and free admission, what more could you want?

www.facebook.com/TrinityLatino

Sunday Roast

20:00, Sun 22 Jun

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/thesundayroast

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 22 Jun

Bleeding Horse, 24 Upper Camden St., Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/apollosessions

Jawbone – Accoustic Folk & Blues Night

20:30, Sun 22 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 22 Jun

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

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream.

The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below). In short it is: Eric Lalor with support by Eleanor Tiernan and more.

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

Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance

21:00 – 23:00, Sun 22 Jun

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

Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.

www.facebook.com/groups/forrodelampiaodublin/

Rhythm Rocker

21:00, Sun 22 Jun

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

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

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

www.facebook.com/rhythmrocker

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads

21:30, Sun 22 Jun

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

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

www.billytreacy.com/

Cool Hand Dukes

22:00, Sun 22 Jun

Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1

Monday 23 Jun

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National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 23 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 23 Jun

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

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

www.ifi.ie/

Support the Dublin Event Guide – Buy your books here!

13:00, Mon 23 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

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Dublin Speaks Free – Language Classes

18:00, Mon 23 Jun

Kings Inn Pub, 42 Bolton Street, Dublin 1

“Dublin Speaks Free” is a group of native language teachers who are passionate about language and who would like that everyone has a chance to learn a language and socialize in a very friendly environment.

The classes are free and all study materials are provided. Donations are very welcome and needed to cover cost for materials etc.

Dublin Speaks Free offers the following classes:
+ Mondays: Italian Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Beginner at 19:00 / English Intermediate at 20:00
+ Tuesdays: French Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Intermediate at 19:00 / German Beginner at 20:00

If you are interested in languages and want to support this great initiative, have a look at www.dublinspeaksfree.com/ and then get your classes started!

www.dublinspeaksfree.com/

Craft Beer Walking Tour

19:30, Mon 23 Jun

The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1

A weekly free Craft Beer Walking Tour started last Monday in Dublin. Meeting Point is in the Beerhouse and during the evening you will visit four Craft Beer Pubs. The tour is free and you pay for your own beer.

www.facebook.com/craftbeerdublin

Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night

20:00, Mon 23 Jun

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar

Song Cycle

20:00, Mon 23 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

www.whelanslive.com

The Monday Echo

20:00 – 22:30, Mon 23 Jun

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.

www.facebook.com/themondayecho

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 23 Jun

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

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free.

The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below). In short it is Fred Cooke with support by Alan Hurley & Simon O’Keeffe.

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

Crafty Mondays – Open Mic

21:00, Mon 23 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

The Crafty Monday Sessions is an Open Mic night for acoustic singer/songwriters and original bands. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheCraftyMondaySessions

Loose – Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 23 Jun

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

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

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Patrick Mahony sings Nostalgia

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 23 Jun

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

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

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Early Morning Yoga

07:30, Tue 24 Jun

Berlin Cafe, Clarendon Street, Dublin 2

A group of trainee Yoga instructors got together and they are running free Yoga classes every Tuesday morning at 07:30 in Berlin Cafe (yes, it is in the Cafe!). You just need to bring a Yoga mat and wear suitablre clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

www.facebook.com/events/580236135424743

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour

11:00 – 13:00, Tue 24 Jun

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 24 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Dublin Speaks Free – Language Classes

18:00, Tue 24 Jun

Kings Inn Pub, 42 Bolton Street, Dublin 1

“Dublin Speaks Free” is a group of native language teachers who are passionate about language and who would like that everyone has a chance to learn a language and socialize in a very friendly environment.

The classes are free and all study materials are provided. Donations are very welcome and needed to cover cost for materials etc.

Dublin Speaks Free offers the following classes:
+ Mondays: Italian Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Beginner at 19:00 / English Intermediate at 20:00
+ Tuesdays: French Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Intermediate at 19:00 / German Beginner at 20:00

If you are interested in languages and want to support this great initiative, have a look at www.dublinspeaksfree.com/ and then get your classes started!

www.dublinspeaksfree.com/

Ukulele Tuesday

19:45 – 22:00, Tue 24 Jun

Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday

Ben Prevos Blue Tuesdays

20:00 – 23:30, Tue 24 Jun

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

www.sweeneysdublin.ie

Blue Moon Rising – Gig Night

20:00, Tue 24 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Blue Moon Rising will feature Will de Burca and Lynda Cullen at their songwriter showcase. Admission is EUR 5, but if you sign up for the guest list on the website below, you will get in for free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/blue-moon-rising-w-will-de-burca-lynda-cullen/

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 24 Jun

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Comedy Crunch Edinburgh Preview

20:30, Tue 24 Jun

Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

Foil, Arms & Hogs preview their Edinburgh Show. With support from Danny O’Brien. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/669879129766438/

The Folk Club

20:30, Tue 24 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is Derek Copley (Contemporary Folk) and David Virgin with Rohan (Roots/Contemporary). Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheGrandFolkClub

The Improrphans – Improv Comedy

20:30 – 22:30, Tue 24 Jun

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

A free improv comedy night with the Improrphans takes place. They ar a great Comedy Improv troupe with lots of experience. Donations are appreciated.

www.facebook.com/theimpsatwork

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

21:00, Tue 24 Jun

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

Every Tuesday 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

Phoenix Big Band

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 24 Jun

Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4

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

Admission is free.

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

Wicked Wolf Comedy

21:00, Tue 24 Jun

Wicked Wolf, 2 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

There will be free comedy upstairs in the Wicked Wolf in Blackrock on every second Tuesday. New acts and surprise guests will entertain you and the event is organised by Maxine Jones.

The dates are 24 June, 8 July, 22 July, 5 August, 19 August. Put the dates in your calender as I will probably not be able to include the event every second week. www.facebook.com/wickedwolfcomedy

www.wickedwolfcomedy.com

Camden Sessions – Singer/Songwriter Night

21:30, Tue 24 Jun

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

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

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheCamdenSessions

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Phoenix Park Wednesday Walks

11:00 – 12:30, Wed 25 Jun

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

Wednesday Walks will take place in and around Phoenix Park from every Wednesday from June to December. Weather permitting, walkers will meet at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (VC) or Farmleigh House (F) at 11:00. Each walk takes about 90 minutes.

Please check the website below for updates or ring the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01 677 0095) or Farmleigh House (01 815 5914) for further information. Admission is free,

The upcoming walks are:
25 June: Historical Walking Tour to Farmleigh House (VC)
02 July: History of the Clock Tower at Farmleigh (F)
09 July: Guided Walk to Knockmaree Cist/Cromlech (F)
16 July Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,31298,en.html

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 25 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Little Museum – Big J Wednesday

12:00 – 17:00, Wed 25 Jun

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

The Little Museum of Dublin secured sponsorship from Johnston, Mooney & O’Brien until October 2014 and will therefore be able to continue the Big J Wednesday: Every Wednesday from 12:00-17:00 admission into the museum is free thanks to the bread company. There are free guided tours every hour.

www.littlemuseum.ie/

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 25 Jun

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

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

www.ifi.ie/

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 25 Jun

Havana Tapas Bar, Georges St, Dublin 2

The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.

www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821

Spanish Film Screening: El sueno de Ivan

18:00, Wed 25 Jun

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

The football film “El sueño de Iván” is the next film screening in the “Soccer Stories” film series in the Instituto Cervantes. Admission is free. The film will be in Spanish with English subtitles. It is suitable for all ages.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha94791_16_2.htm

Basic Map Reading Course

18:30 – 21:30, Wed 25 Jun

Hell Fire Club Car Park, Monpelier Hill, R115, Dublin Mountains

An evening course of basic map reading hints and tips by Volunteer Ranger Denis Reidy of the Dublin Mountain Partnership will take place on 25 June on the Hell Fire Club car park.

Denis will share his vast knowledge of map reading to give people more confidence in their map reading skills and give some hints and tips along the way, the exercise will be along the forest roads and tracks in the Hell Fire forest.

To book a place e-mail reidyd@hotmail.com

www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1

Endless Rain – Spoken Word event

19:30, Wed 25 Jun

Pier Inn, 88 Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Endless Rain is a spoken word event, featuring a mix of poetry, prose and comedy from upcoming and established Irish talent.

Award winning poet, playwright and author, David Butler (The Judas Kiss) will be performing his one-act play “Forwards”. Poet Laura Cleary (In Lieu of a Kiss) will be reading from her work. A range of comedians (David Reilly, Conor O’Toole, Alison Spittle) will perform and the audience is invited to try the ‘The Pun-ger Games,’ an open invitation pun contest.

The event wants to be inspiration for emerging Irish writers, poets and comedians and at the same time a night of wonderful entertainment for anyone who attends.

Admission is free

www.facebook.com/events/1429450827316702

King Kong Club

20:00, Wed 25 Jun

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.

www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

The Song Room (open mic)

20:30, Wed 25 Jun

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

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

www.theglobe.ie/events

The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)

20:30, Wed 25 Jun

Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2

“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.

www.facebook.com/zodiacsessions

Bad Boy Jake

21:00, Wed 25 Jun

Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, 5 Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

www.dublinsessions.ie/gypsy.html

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Wed 25 Jun

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

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

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 25 Jun

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

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

Thursday 26 Jun

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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Thu 26 Jun

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Thu 26 Jun

60 Camden Street, Dublin 2

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 26 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Poetry Reading with Australian poet Simon West

13:00, Thu 26 Jun

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

At this Lunch time poetry reading, Australian poet Simon West will read from his published work and that of other Australian poets. He will also explore how place influences poetry and will host a discussion around this theme. You are invited to share a favourite poem about a place that means a lot to you – it can be a poem that you have wriiten yourself or a poem that has special meaning for you.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.nli.ie/en/udlist/events.aspx

Workshop for Jobseekers

13:30 – 14:30, Thu 26 Jun

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

Are you looking for work? Get help with your job search and increase your chances of selection with this workshop with Executive HR Business Partner & Coach, Trish Callanan.

Admission is free, but registration is recommended on 01-8733996

www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie/

Product design and innovation in the Irish economy

18:00 – 19:15, Thu 26 Jun

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The talk “Product design and innovation in the Irish economy” with Burton Lee will take place.

Product design is an important component of innovation and entrepreneurship in Ireland. Burton Lee, a member of the Irish Government’s Innovation Taskforce, will speak about the progress Ireland has made in incorporating product design and development into education and industry over the past few years.

Dr. Burton Lee is Managing Partner of Innovarium Ventures, a strategic, financial and technical advisory services firm based in Silicon Valley.

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

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2014/05/burtonleeproductdesignandinnovationirisheconomy

Temple Bar Night Market

18:00 – 22:00, Thu 26 Jun

Temple Bar, Dublin 2

After a successful first year, the Temple Bar Night Market is back this year and thist time there will not just be a few sporadic events, but it will take place every Thursday from 05 June until 28 August.

It is an Arts & Craft Market (and not more – see below!) that will will feature the work of artists & craft makers and street entertainment from music to painting & from dance to workshops.

Last year many people criticised that they missed food stalls at the market and I expect that this won’t change: The market is organised by the Temple Bar Company, an association of the traders in Temple Bar, so it is not in their interest to have competing traders at this market. If you know what to expect, you will hopefully not be disappointed.

www.templebarnightmarket.com/

The Mathematics of Impending Social Implosion

18:00 – 19:30, Thu 26 Jun

Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

“The Mathematics of Impending Social Implosion” with Prof. Peter Turchin will describe the mathematical model and the historical evidence that supports that mathematical models of the internal cohesion of societies point to significant risks of internal conflicts and even social implosion in the coming decade.

Admission is free and no registration required.

www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/The-Mathematics-of-Impending-Social-Implosion

Dublin Pride Networking Evening

18:30, Thu 26 Jun

TBA

The Diversity Champions Pride Professional Networking Evening with Economist David McWilliams will take place on Thursday.

Workplace equality is a critical priority for the LGBT community. GLEN’s Diversity Champions Programme is working with companies to ensure they are LGBT inclusive. Join GLEN’s annual Diversity Champions Pride professional networking evening with economist David McWilliams for a lively discussion on why the fortunes of Ireland’s economy and the LGBT community are inextricably linked. This is followed by professional networking.

Admission is free, but booking is required events@glen.ie Find out when you book where the venue for the event will be. (www.diversitychampions.ie)

dublinpride.ie/events/#26June

“My Favourites” – Walking Tour – Night Walk

19:00 – 21:00, Thu 26 Jun

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

Prometheus Unplugged – Book Launch

19:00 – 20:30, Thu 26 Jun

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

The book launch for “Prometheus Unplugged” by Alan Murphy with Seamus Cashman will take place and you are invited.

The ancient Greeks have always been revered for their art, philosophy and literature, but not their rock music…until now. Light-hearted yet experimental, and humorously allusive, this music-themed poetry collection is written with teenagers in mind but appealing to a wide audience.

No clear statement about it, but it seems that admission might be free.

www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

20:00, Thu 26 Jun

Tap Bar, 44 North King Street, Dublin 7

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

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

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

Dimestore Recordings presents

20:00, Thu 26 Jun

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/DimeStoreRecords

Pete Pamf – Gig

20:30, Thu 26 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Pete Pamf will perform at Whelan’s. Admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-pete-pamf-7/

Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland

21:00, Thu 26 Jun

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

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

www.international-bar.com/music.html

The Bonny Men – Gig

21:00, Thu 26 Jun

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

Trad/Folk band The Bonny Men will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html

Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul

21:30, Thu 26 Jun

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

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

www.frankryans.com

McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions

21:30, Thu 26 Jun

J. McNeills, 140 Capel Street, Dublin 7

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

www.facebook.com/McNeillsPubSessions

Zebra Club: Sun Ladders // Knoxville Morning

22:30, Thu 26 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Sun Ladders and Knoxville Morning will perform in Whelans at midnight. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 OR if you sign up for the guest list via the website below.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/zebra-w-sun-ladders-knoxville-morning/

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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Fri 27 Jun

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade

11:00 – 18:00, Fri 27 Jun

60 Camden Street, Dublin 2

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 27 Jun

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

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13:00, Fri 27 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

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Moscow Metro – In-Store Event

13:00, Fri 27 Jun

HMV Grafton Street, Dublin 2

Moscow Metro are playing at an In-Store event in HMV. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/HMVIreland/events

Classical Summer Music at Sandford

13:10, Fri 27 Jun

Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Sandford Parish Church in Ranelagh is inviting to Classical Music Summer Concerts from every Friday from June to September.

The next concert is Donna Magee (organ) with Sherry Hazlett (Soprano), Róisin Rowley-Brooke (Alto), Raymond Tedders (tenor) and Lorcan Cosgrove (bass)- music by Bach, Bridge, Hewson and others

Admission is free.

www.sandford.dublin.anglican.org/

Medieval Science, Religion, and Nature’s Secrets

13:15 – 14:00, Fri 27 Jun

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

“Medieval and Renaissance Science, Religion, and Nature’s Secrets” with Dr. Michael Dunne (Head, Department of Philosophy, NUI Maynooth) introduces the overlapping areas of science, religion, and medicine in medieval and renaissance thought with reference to some key figures including Giordano Bruno and others that form part of his research on the philosophy of God, science and Ireland’s medieval philosophical heritage.

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

www.imma.ie/en/page_236863.htm

Dublin Pride Events

17:00, Fri 27 Jun

Dublin (various locations)

The main weekend of Dublin Pride 2014 starts on Friday and will include the Dublin Pride Parade on Saturday. A whole range of events will take place and many of them are free. Check out the website below for the Friday events.

dublinpride.ie/events/#27June

Takin’ The Mic Open-Mic Night

19:00 – 21:00, Fri 27 Jun

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

Takin’ The Mic Open-Mic Night is an open mic night at the Irish Writers’ Centre, taking place one Friday every month. Writers, spoken-word artists and musicians are all welcome to perform. Names of contributors are taken from 19:00, so arrive early if you want to perform. Admission is free (a donation of EUR 5 is suggested). BYOB

Find all details on the website below.

www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 27 Jun

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

www.cornucopia.ie

Ibridos – Gig

20:00, Fri 27 Jun

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Spanish band Ibridos will perform in the Mercantile and admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/mercantile.html

Wellington Weekender – Workman’s Club

20:00, Fri 27 Jun

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

On Fri/Sat/Sun (27-29 June), the Workman’s Club will host a three day festival of Live Bands, DJs, Markets, Food & Refreshments. It is called the “Wellington Weekender” and it starts on Friday with the bands Girls Names and Women’s Christmas.

On Saturday a Roof Top Market (13:00-20:00) and bands Delorentos + guests.

On Sunday Lisa O’Neill, Mossy Nolan and Ain’t St John will perform.

Admission is free,

theworkmansclub.com/index.php/events/the-wellington-weekender-4/

Il Galactico – Gig

20:30, Fri 27 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Il Galactico will perform in Whelan’s and admission is free.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-il-galactico-3/

Electric Fridays – Open Mic

21:00, Fri 27 Jun

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

“Electric Fridays with DUB” is a weekly gig/open mic night in the basement of The International Bar. Admission is free.

Musicians, artists, bands who want to play a 25 min set should contact the organisers via the Facebook page below. A PA and some equipment is available.

www.facebook.com/dubgoeselectric

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 27 Jun

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Mongoose – Gig

21:00, Fri 27 Jun

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

4-piece jazz/folk band will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html

Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats

21:00 – 02:30, Fri 27 Jun

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live and the DJs Tommy Rash and Fukszy are on the decks until late. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152000572877753

Hags // The Northern Drones – Gigs

22:30, Fri 27 Jun

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Hags and The Northern Drones will play in Whelan’s Midnight Hour slot on Friday. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up to the guest list via the website below.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/midnight-hour-w-hags-northern-drones/

Events Coming Up

Speaking with Plants – Talk

Sat 28 June – 14:30-15:30

National Botanic Garden, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Dr Niamh Shaw, scientist turned performer & Prof Bruce Osborne, Plant Ecophysiology Research Group, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science and UCD Earth Institute in association with EuroScience present ‘Speaking with Plants’.

Dublin hosts The Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress 2014, which takes place in The Convention Centre Dublin from 23-29 June. The Congress will see delegates from over 50 countriescome to Dublin to engage in scientific debate and exchange on plant science.

Prof Bruce Osborne is President of The Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB) and he asked Dr Niamh Shaw to develop a short show about plants. Sadly Niamh can’t keep a plant alive. So a challenge was set, Niamh was going to find her ‘green thumb’ and Bruce was going to guide her journey.

Find out if Niamh has succeeded in keeping her plants alive and even resurrect dead ones under the watchful eye of a leading plant biologist.

Other contributors to the discussion will include Mathew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, Thomas P. Shaw, Secretary of County Louth Beekeepers Association (Niamh’s green fingered Dad) and horticulturist, garden writer and garden designer, Fionnuala Fallon the gardening correspondent for The Irish Times.

Admission to this event is free, but you have to book here:

www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-with-plants-tickets-11900810645?ref=devg

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

07+21+29 June

The guided walks with the Dublin Mountain Partnership take place on 07+21+29 June. The walks are are free and are all of varying difficulty.

Have a look at the Dublin Mountain Partnership website for all details and make sure you register in time if you want to take part.
All details can be found on www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1 All walks are free, but pre-registration is required.

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

Dublin Museum Hunt: Sat 21 June (11:00-15:00)

Dalkey Book Festival 19-22 June

Body & Soul Festival (Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath): 20-22 June

Bulmers Live at Leopardstown: 12 June – 14 Aug

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

Dublin Bikes, the nonsense and the running cost

The Dublin Bikes scheme is a huge success. A massive amount of people (42,000!) have subscribed and a staggering number of trips are made every day (nearly a mio in the first half of 2014). Nobody had expected that it would be SOO successful, and it is great to see that the doubters were wrong.

But there is also a grey side to the Dublin Bike scheme. The first aspect is that despite its success, Dublin City Council decided to increase the yearly cost by 100% (!!!). EUR 20 per year is still not outrageous, but it definitely feels wrong if “because more people signed up than we ever expected, we will double the price”.

The scheme saw some great expansions with lots more stations and lots more bikes and hopefully the expansions will continue, but none of this has to do with Coca-Cola becoming the name sponsor. The City Council had decided in May 2013 that the number of stations would grow to 100 and the number of bikes would increase to 1500 by summer 2014. The exited RTE headline “Dublin Bikes to treble under deal with soft drinks manufacturer” is just nonsense. The RTE journalists should have read their own article from May 2013. But not only RTE got it wrong. The Journal got it wrong too. The Irish Times luckily didn’t write the nonsense, but the Irish Independent made it even worse: In their article the number of bikes will grow to 15,000 by the end of the summer thanks to Coca Cola. Sure 15,000! Dohh!

The other grey area about the Dublin Bike Scheme is the running cost. The capital expenditure for the expansion seems to be covered by NTA money, the dubious JC Deceaux deal where they got an insane amount of free advertisement space for just 150 (or so) bikes provided secured the base stock. And then there is our money: 42,000 people paying EUR 20 is a neat 840,000.

But oddly Dublin City claims that the running cost of the Dublin Bikes Scheme is 2mio per year. 2 mio?? Does anybody know how many employees they have? There will be employee cost, office cost, bike repair cost and then the few vans/trucks that the have to re-distribute bikes. Can that cost 2mio? It sounds outrageously high.

Dublin City, if you give me half of it, I will run the scheme as good as it is done at the moment! Ring me!

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