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Dublin Event Guide 411: Phizzfest, Bray Jazz Festival, Cinco de Mayo, HOME\SICK Science Gallery, Canalphonics

DEG Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

No. 411 | 01 May 2015

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Hi all!

Here is the 411th Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) for you!

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Don’t you just love bank holiday weekends? Getting an extra day off is a special treat and should be cherished. The only downside is that the bank holiday is often a less event-ful day than other days because even event organisers like a day off. But there are plenty of other things to do and there are also always the parks of Dublin available even if some museums are closed. Speaking of museums: The National Gallery never (or hardly ever) sleeps, so even on bank holidays it is open (10:00-17:30) and if you haven’t been there for a while or maybe even have never seen it, this Monday is the day on which you and the National Gallery could have a date! ;-) Enjoy!

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Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

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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 of my favourite advertiser and you will be surprised: I just love the advertisement the cosmetics / skin care company Dove creates again and again. Not something you might expect from a guy, but I just think they are geniuses because it is never about their product but always about their customers and there is ALWAYS a much deeper message included in the approx. 4 minutes of the ad. This time, the theme is “Choose Beautiful”. Watch it and be inspired! (Ohh, and it doesn’t matter if you are male or female!!)

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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.

Bank Holiday weekends come with their own “event dynamic” and often there are less events than in normal weeks. But this weekend we have the Bray Jazz Festival and the Phizzfest in Phibsborough, and also a Mexican Cinco de Mayo Festival on Monday, so that’s not bad! The new Science Gallery Exhibition has also be launched and next Friday Canalphonics will start.

The weather is allegedly improving over the next few days with the worst on Saturday, a little better on Sunday and cloudy but dry on Monday. Not really the bank holiday weekend you would wish for, but I think we will put up with it and find something to keep ourselves busy! There is a lot to do in Dublin any day of the year!

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Don’t worry, there will be more very very soon and one of the upcoming competitions is the most popular competition the Dublin Event Guide ever brought you, so watch out! ;-)

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

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

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Poolbeg Chimneys are staying!!

Good news for an iconic Dublin landmark emerged on Wednesday: The Poolbeg Chimneys are staying! They are the two chimneys on Poolbeg peinsula at the entrance to Dublin Port that everybody knows.

The chimneys are not used anymore since in 2010 the ESB power plant there was decomissioned and the ESB would have liked to knock the chimneys down because they will cost a good bit of money over the years to maintain. Concrete chimneys tend to get dirty all the time and the concrete starts to crumble after a while, so having to maintain them is a bit of a pain for the ESB, but the outcry was so huge when they indicated that they would prefer to knock them down, that it is a lot better for ESB’s reputation to keep them where they are.

The two chimneys are not the same age and not the same size. One was built in 1969 and the other in 1977 and one is a little wider than the other. They are 207 metres high and are the 6th tallest structure in Ireland. Now a lid will be put on them to stop rain to get inside and more maintenance work might be required in the future.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolbeg_Generating_Station

Arthur’s Pub – New Dublin Event Guide Sponsor

I have great news today! Arthur’s Pub in Thomas Street has joined the exclusive group of Dublin Event Guide Sponsors! Please join me in welcoming them and thanking them for their support. THe support will benefit every Dublin Event Guide reader and will help to keep “the show on the road”.

Arthur’s Pub is on Thomas St near the Guinness factory and right beside St. Catherines Church where the patriot Robert Emmet was hung, drawn and beheaded in 1803. It has been a pub for over 200 years. They light a real turf fire each day and have spontaneous afternoon Trad and Folk sessions. Upstairs is the increasingly popular Arthur’s Live venue where every week the best of Blues ‘n’ Roots ‘n’ Folk bands and artists are playing. On occasions you can also enjoy plays, films and Irish speaking nights in the Live venue.

All free events and sometimes also a few non-free events in the Arthur’s Live venue will be listed in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and if Blues/Roots/Folk interests you even just a little bit, you will definitely find some interesting events there.
www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Camino Real Information Centre in Dublin

The Camino Real or Camino de Santiago is as popular as never before with a massive amount of people walking parts of it every year. Some do it for religious reasons, others for spiritual reasons and others again see it as a great holiday activity.

Ireland has for quite some time an Irish Society of the Friends of St James which organised information events and now a dedicated Information Office has been added. It is located in St. James Church on James Street and has its own entrance. The Information Centre is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:30-15:30.

If you are interested in walking some or all of the Camino Real, check this information out
www.caminosociety.ie/information-centre.497.html
and maybe the Camino Information Centre can help you plan your trip.

Bealtaine Festival in May

The Bealtaine Festival celebrates “creativity as we age”, it is organise by Age & Opportunity and is a great yearly festival that comes with a large amount of events and many of them are free.

Unfortunately, though something major went wrong this year and the printed Bealtaine Festival Programme contains absolutely NO information about admission charges. The online programme at www.bealtaine.com/bealtaine-2015/programme/listing/Dublin does list the admission charges (hidden in the text) for some events and has no information for many other events. That’s a pity. It should have been clearer. The 11 (web) pages of Dublin Programme are also not searchable for event type or date, so you will have a job and a half planning your May if the Bealtaine Festival is for you. Dublin City is one of the biggest contributors to the Bealtaine Festival through a vast amount of events in Libraries and they have created a useful programme brochure that you can download here.

The celebration of creativity extends to events around arts, music, dance and literature and there are talks, workshops, performances etc but in times of inclusivity and fear of discrimination and exclusion, the festival finds it difficult to define who it is for. It was originally for old people, then a suggested starting age of 55 was mentioned and now all indications about the targe group have been removed. Since the “creativity as we age” description applies to all of us because we all age and because we tend to think about ourselves as “young” well into mature ages it would help to have somem ore guidance. Without that guidance, I would suggest to roughly use a 55-65 years mark as a starting point and there is no upper limit.

Find more information here: www.bealtaine.com/

Opportunities

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

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BRUCE WILLIS: NOIR – SAT 23:00 AT HANGAR
“Bruce Willis” is an events company and they are hosting a one off gig with house act NOIR at Hangar (9 St, Andrews Street). If you like the highest quality dance music from from one of the biggest house acts in Europe then get your ticket (EUR 11.20) here.

DRUNCH CLUB – MAY BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY AT The Odeon (14:00-18:00)
The third ever “Drunch Club” at the Odeon will take place this Sunday. Guests can will get a cocktail on arrival and some canapés and you can order from a full Brunch Menu. There will be DJs & performers all afternoon to keep you and your friends dancing into the evening. Tickets from EUR 16.65 available here.

And you can find more events at www.eventbrite.ie or download the Eventbrite app to find events around you.

Exhibitions

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

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

Rethinking – Learning from Nature – Interactive Exhibition

05-15 May

Goethe Institut, 37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Water, fire, earth, air – the exhibition presents the four elements in an interactive way and encourages a greater awareness and a more sensitive attitude towards the environment, nature and natural resources. The visitors are encouraged to explore surprising facts and study positive and negative examples in order to engage with central topics of environmental protection.

The exhibition is suitable for secondary school classes (registration required) and is open to the general public. Admission is free.

www.goethe.de/ins/ie/en/dub/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=20495222

Paula Pohli: Lino and Egg

7-29 May (Opening on 07 May at 18:00)

darc space Gallery, 26 North Great Georges Street, Dublin 1

The exhibition includes new linocuts and egg tempera paintings by Paula Pohli. Egg tempera paintings are made with egg yolk, pigments and water.

The exhibition will display over 40 framed works and the themse are nature, trees, fields, birds, animals, light on moss, etc to be found in the Mayo Abbey area of South County Mayo.

Admission to opening and exhibition is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/darc-space/106075889415648

Walking the Storyline Exhibition – Jo Jobson

11 April – 30 May (Mon-Sat 12:30-17:30 + most evenings Tues – Sat)

Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre. Dundrum, Dublin 16

Illustrator Jo Jobson is inspired by the narratives that shape our lives: the stories, poetry and drama that we share and are entertained by. She also draws inspiration from the underlying narratives of the mundane, the everyday objects we use and the human experiences we cannot avoid. Her love of fairytales and folklore from all over the world comes across in her work and she likes to explore their underlying themes – along with how they can connect with our own experiences.

Jo has been drawing, painting and illustrating all her life. Whilst living in Japan and Poland, in particular, she was very impressed by the art work produced by the people there. It continues to influence her work to this day.

www.milltheatre.ie/gallery-news

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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 02 May

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/

Malahide Car Boot Sale

09:00 – 13:00, Sat 02 May

Malahide Rugby Club, Estuary Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin

The Malahide Car Boot Sale is running every Saturday at the Malahide Rugby Club. Admission is free for buyers.

www.facebook.com/MalahideCarBoot

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 02 May

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 02 May

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 02 May

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 02 May

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 02 May

Belgard Road, Dublin 24

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

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

www.facebook.com/belgardmarket

Drumcondra Village Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 02 May

Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower

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

www.facebook.com/DrumcondraVillageMarket

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 02 May

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 02 May

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/

Once Upon a Picture – Children Exhibition

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 02 May

The Ark, 11a Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Ark in Temple Bar runs many really good events, but due to the cost of running this cultural centre for children, most events are not free. But every now and then, there is a free event or exhibition and they are always worth a visit.

This time it is an exhibition (for ages 4+) called “Once upon a Picture”: Every artwork has a story to tell! Sometimes worlds cross over and strange things happen – humans take on animal form, objects shrink or grow, people dream enchanted dreams and things are not always as they seem. Let your imagination run wild as you explore this exhibition of artworks that are mysterious, alluring and magical. Have fun imagining what the artworks are about and what stories they tell.

Admission is free and no booking is required. The exhibition will be open on the following Saturdays: 28 March, 11+18+25 April, 02 May.

ark.ie/events/view/once-upon-a-picture-exhibition

Saturday Market Dalkey

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 02 May

Tramyard, Dalkey, Co. Dublin

A new weekly Farmer’s Market only recently started in Dalkey with over 20 vendors selling a wide variety of foods and an eclectic selection of arts and crafts. Admission is free.

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 02 May

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 02 May

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

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

www.templebar.ie

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 02 May

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

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

www.blackrockmarket.com/

Terenure Village Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sat 02 May

Bushy Park, Tempelogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/terenurevillagemarket

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 02 May

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

Bray Jazz Festival

12:00, Sat 02 May

Bray (various locations)

For the 16th year, the Bray Jazz Festival is brought to you on the May Bank Holiday weekend (Fri+Sat+Sun + only one gig on Modnay) and there are free and non-free events. The free gigs are on the Harbour Stage, i.e. in the Harbour Bar in Bray, and gigs on the Molson Canadian Jazz Trail, a music trail through a whole range of pubs in Bray.

The Harbour Bar line-up is:
Sat 15:00: Francesco Turrisi Quartet
Sat 20:00: The CEO Experiment (Peru/Venez/Hungary)
Sat 22:00: Butter & Special Guests
Sun 15:00: Nick Roth Quartet
Sun 20:00: Re: Ellington
Sun 21:45: Stomptown Brass
Mon 22:00; Square Pegs
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On the Molson Canadian Jazz Trail, nearly 30 shows are taking place in over a dozen different venues and every single one of them is free. It starts every evening (Fri-Mon) around 21:30 or 22:00 and the full list is here.

You like Jazz? You have to go to Bray!!

www.brayjazz.com

Ha’penny Flea Market

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 02 May

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/

HOME\SICK – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 02 May

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The Science Gallery exhibition “HOME\SICK – Post-Domestic Bliss” looks at the Home and asks what “Home” really is and also how it could be improved. The word means something different to everyone, but how will the future of technology and design, communities, families, resources, and nations change the nature of what we define as ‘home’?

HOME\SICK is the summer exhibition of the Science Gallery, which usually is the exhibition that is the most accessible and understandable for all ages and that goal was achieved again. It is not the Science Gallery’s best exhibition, but it is still definitely worth a visit.

The exhibition will run from 01 May until 19 July and is open from Tuesday-Sunday (Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00). Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/

Phizzfest – Big Day Out in Phibsboro

12:00 – 16:30, Sat 02 May

Phibsborough (various locations)

This year’s Phizzfest in Phibsborough is starting with a wet day for the Big Day Out. The plan was to have a Bounce Zone, Climbing Wall, Face Painting, Games Boat Rides, Canadian Canoes, Stand Up Paddle Boarding, Go Kart Derby, Annual Duck Race at the Royal Canal, Mount Bernard Park and Shandon.

THe Go Carts and the Bouncy Castles have been postponed to the 17 May, but the rest is going ahead. So bring your umbrella and make the best of it!

www.phizzfest.ie

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 02 May

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

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

www.ifi.ie/

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:00, Sat 02 May

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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

www.dublincitywalkingtours.com/

The Making of Song of the Sea – Talk

14:00 – 17:00, Sat 02 May

The Ark, 11a Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The talk “The Making of Song of The Sea” will be on Saturday at 14:00 and again at 16:00. It is a 45 min long talk for Ages 5+ to discover the story behind Song of The Sea, the animated feature film by Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon. Director Tomm Moore and Assistant Director Fabian Erlinghauser will explain everything.

Nominated for an Academy Award this year, this enchanting story is based around tale of the mythical seal creature the selkie and follows the adventures of Saoirse and her brother Ben. Tomm & Fabian will reveal the secrets behind the making of the film and talk about where the inspiration for this magical story came from.

You will also get to see some clips and images from the film, in advance of its upcoming Irish release on 10 July.

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

ark.ie/events/view/talk-the-making-of-song-of-the-sea

Intercultural Tour in Mandarin – Chester Beatty Library

14:30 – 15:30, Sat 02 May

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

An Intercultural Tour & Family Friendly Activities in Mandarin Language with Community Ambassador Tiedong Yang will take place.

Admission is free and no booking required. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

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

Foo Fighters Documentary – Screening

19:00 – 20:30, Sat 02 May

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

From Sat 11 Apr until 29 May, the Grand Social will screen 8 episodes (one every Saturday) from the Foo Fighters Documentary “Sonic Highways”. Admission is free,

www.thegrandsocial.ie/events/foo-fighters-documentary/

Created by Comets – Gig

20:00, Sat 02 May

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Created by Comets are playing their Funk/Rock/Soul in the Mercantile and admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/mercantile.html

Live in Sin É – Gigs

20:00, Sat 02 May

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

In short, the line-up is Clara Rose & Band, Woodlark, Paul O’Neill.

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Saturday Night Live

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 02 May

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

Robert Coyle’s is feeling Numinous

20:30 – 22:00, Sat 02 May

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

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/414024602055779/

A Taste of Music – Gigs

21:00, Sat 02 May

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

The next “Taste of Music” gig night will take place in Arthur’s Pub and the line-up is Andy Delamare, Lynda Lucas and Alice Jago.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Crow Black Chicken – Gig

21:00, Sat 02 May

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

The Crow Black Chicken will be in the Mezz for a special bank holiday gig. They will be supported by NC Lawlor and the evening starts with Slim Jim and The Bone Breakers. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1574590639496908

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 02 May

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Otis – Gig

22:00, Sat 02 May

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Otis are playing a free gig in Whelan’s on Saturday.

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

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Phizzfest – Dawn Chorus

04:30, Sun 03 May

Phibsborough (various locations)

The second day of the Phizzfest starts EARLY with the Dawn Chorus at the Royal Canal at Shandon. The International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature’s daily miracle. Get there early to enjoy the start of the chorus. Arrive at 4.30am with your blanket and your coffee.

www.phizzfest.ie/international-dawn-chorus-day.html

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 03 May

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

Food & Craft Market – Farmleigh House

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 03 May

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

The next Farmleigh House Food & Craft Market is on Sunday.

There will also be music on the bandstand by the Dublin Concert Band (14:00-16:00).

There will be NO Food&Craft Fair on Monday, but there will be more music from 14:00-16:00 with “Undercover”.

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,33903,en.html

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 03 May

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 03 May

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 03 May

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 03 May

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.

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 03 May

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/

Felt Making Workshop

11:00 – 12:30, Sun 03 May

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Learn at this Feltmaking Workshop how to work with felt with Gabriella. Admission is free.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33857,en.html

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 03 May

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

Pure Vintage Fair

11:00 – 17:30, Sun 03 May

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

The next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin. A market/flea market for vintage items, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month. There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items. Sounds interesting and with 30 stalls, it is well worth a visit. There will also be food, hot drinks and a DJ.

www.facebook.com/purevintagefair01

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 03 May

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

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

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Blackrock Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 03 May

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/

Bray Jazz Festival

12:00, Sun 03 May

Bray (various locations)

For the 16th year, the Bray Jazz Festival is brought to you on the May Bank Holiday weekend (Fri+Sat+Sun + only one gig on Modnay) and there are free and non-free events. The free gigs are on the Harbour Stage, i.e. in the Harbour Bar in Bray, and gigs on the Molson Canadian Jazz Trail, a music trail through a whole range of pubs in Bray.

The Harbour Bar line-up is:
Sat 15:00: Francesco Turrisi Quartet
Sat 20:00: The CEO Experiment (Peru/Venez/Hungary)
Sat 22:00: Butter & Special Guests
Sun 15:00: Nick Roth Quartet
Sun 20:00: Re: Ellington
Sun 21:45: Stomptown Brass
Mon 22:00; Square Pegs
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On the Molson Canadian Jazz Trail, nearly 30 shows are taking place in over a dozen different venues and every single one of them is free. It starts every evening (Fri-Mon) around 21:30 or 22:00 and the full list is here.

You like Jazz? You have to go to Bray!!

www.brayjazz.com

Guided Summer Walks – Botanic Gardens

12:00 – 15:30, Sun 03 May

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

According to official Met Eireann information, it is not summer yet, despite the general misinformation that people in Ireland were taught in school, but it doesn’t really matter what you call this time of the year, it is a busy and beautiful time in the National Botanic Gardens.

They want to share the beauty of the gardens with you and invite you for a free guided tour viewing the Herbaceous Borders, Annual Bedding displays, the Rose Garden and much more every Sunday at 12:00 and at 14:30.

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

HOME\SICK – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sun 03 May

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

The Science Gallery exhibition “HOME\SICK – Post-Domestic Bliss” looks at the Home and asks what “Home” really is and also how it could be improved. The word means something different to everyone, but how will the future of technology and design, communities, families, resources, and nations change the nature of what we define as ‘home’?

HOME\SICK is the summer exhibition of the Science Gallery, which usually is the exhibition that is the most accessible and understandable for all ages and that goal was achieved again. It is not the Science Gallery’s best exhibition, but it is still definitely worth a visit.

The exhibition will run from 01 May until 19 July and is open from Tuesday-Sunday (Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00). Admission is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/

Sunday at Noon

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 03 May

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

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

The next concert will feature the Robinson Panoramic Quartet with Anita Vedres (violin), Robin Panter (viola), Kate Ellis (cello) Malachy Robinson (double-bass), performing music by Fergus Johnston, Raymond Deane, Peter McCarthy, David Knotts, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1327-sundaysnoon-rpq

Wings for Life – Worldwide Charity Run

12:00, Sun 03 May

Dun Laoghaire (various locations)

The Wings for Life World Run is a Charity Run that takes place at 35 location at the same time and it is a race with a big difference: There is no finish line! The race will start at Newtownsmith Green and goes towards Dalkey, Bray and then onwards towards Wicklow. The runners start at 12:00 and then 30 minutes later the Chaser Car will start and once the chaser car catches you, you are out, until the last person is reached. The rules for the Chaser Car are unfortunately not revealed, so it is unclear how long the race will go.

As you can imagine, for a charity race the entrance fee is the charity contribution and therefore the race is not free, but watching and cheering on the participants is! Different to most other charity races, the organisers of the Wings of Life run promise that 100% of the entrance fee will go to the charity and all the money will be used to find a cure for spinal cord injury.

www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ie/en/dublin/

Low priced books with free delivery!

13:00, Sun 03 May

Dublin (various locations)

Free Delivery on all Books at the Book Depository

If you regularly or occasionally buy books online, you can help the Dublin Event Guide hugely even without having to pay cent directly. In fact you even save money this way:

Buy your books from The Book Depository and get better prices and free (!!) delivery for all orders independent from the volume and when you click on the picture here before you buy, then 5% of what normally The Book Depository would get, they give back to the Dublin Event Guide. Everybody wins!

www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

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

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 03 May

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 03 May

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

Family Drawing Sundays

14:30 – 16:30, Sun 03 May

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

A Journey with Emmet Kane – Artist’s Tour

15:00 – 15:30, Sun 03 May

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

This event is a chance to tour the new exhibition “A Journey: Twenty Seven Years of the work of Irish Woodturner Emmet Kane” with the maker Emmet Kane and hear how he makes and what inspires his work. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6777444

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4636

Irish Farmhouse Cheeses – Talk

15:00, Sun 03 May

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Come to this talk about history and production of Irish Farmhouse Cheeses by Glynn Anderson. Admission is free and all are welcome.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33856,en.html

Brian Keary plays Classical Guitar

16:00 – 17:00, Sun 03 May

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

Good without God – Atheist Lecture

16:00 – 18:00, Sun 03 May

Ashling Hotel, 8 Parkgate St, Dublin 8

The next Humanist Association Monthly Meeting will take place on Sunday and the talk this time will be “Good without God: a Philosopher’s View” by Dr Hugo Newman, who just successfully completed his doctoral thesis in Philosophy on the moral foundations of libertarian anarchism.

In this presentation he will discuss an attitude that he calls “atheistic humility” and he will explore ways in which one can make sense of objective moral value and purpose without appeal to a divine creator.

Admission is free.

humanism.ie/events/monthly-meetings/

Jazz & Tapas Dinner

18:00 – 20:30, Sun 03 May

Zaragoza, 18 South William Street, Dublin 2

The next Jazz&Tapas Brunch/Dinner in Zaragoza is this Sunday with Natalie Turner (vocals) and Dave Long (guitar) performing.

www.zaragozadublin.com/

LJJ Band – Cafe en Seine

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 03 May

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 03 May

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

Jawbone – Accoustic Folk & Blues Night

19:00 – 21:00, Sun 03 May

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

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

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

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

The Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig

19:00, Sun 03 May

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

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

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-the-dublin-blues-cartel-29/

The May Bank Holiday Sunday Session!

19:00, Sun 03 May

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Workman’s Club is having a Bank Holiday Party again and there will be live music, Karaoke and DJs.

The live music line-up is:
+ Fontaines, a five-piece from Dublin influenced by 80s British alternative and rock ‘n’ roll
+ Fiction Peaks, a four-piece playing a mix of alternative rock with an indie pop tinge and an electronic 80s feel
+ Wild Rocket, they play heavy psychedelic punk
+ TAU from Berlin. TAU will play a collage of ideas and trance-induced soundscapes.

The Workman’s Karaoke Club will follow and on the 1st floor DJ sets with music from the 80s, 90s and 00s will entertain you.

theworkmansclub.com/index.php/events/the-may-bank-holiday-sunday-session/

Pen to Paper – Phizzfest Spoken Word

20:00, Sun 03 May

Phibsborough (various locations)

Pen to Page at the Back Page is a spoken word poetry event with a range of talented local acts, tackling issues such as urban experience and youth culture, bringing to light social and economic situations that the youth of our day face, including generificaion and Irelands ‘Session Culture’. MC’d by Bohemian FC Poet-in-Residence, Lewis Kenny, who will be launching the event with his specially commissioned poem for Phibsborough entitled ‘Home’.

www.phizzfest.ie/pen-to-page–the-back-page1.html

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 03 May

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

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 03 May

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

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

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

High Society – Jazz&Swing Gig

21:00, Sun 03 May

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

High Society will play their Swing, Jazz and Rhythm & Blues. Admission is free,

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Rhythm Rocker

21:00, Sun 03 May

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

Weedway – Gig

21:00, Sun 03 May

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

Weedway will perform in The Mezz. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/mezzdublin

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads

21:30, Sun 03 May

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 03 May

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

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Cinco de Mayo – Mexican Festival

11:30 – 17:30, Mon 04 May

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

The Dublin Food Co-op and the Latin America Solidarity Centre (LASC) are inviting the Mexican community in Dublin together with yourself for a day of Mexican fun and excitement. There will be Mexican music, food, food demonstrations, games and more.

Admission is free and everyone is invited. The full schedule is on the website below.

www.lasc.ie/content/cinco-de-mayo-mexican-festival

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 04 May

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

Hounds for Love – Dog Walk for Marriage Equality

12:30, Mon 04 May

Beach Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4

A dog walk on the bank holiday from the “palm tree” sculpture at Sandymount Strand to Merrion Gates and back will take place in support of the Yes Equality campaign. Admission is free, but voluntary donations which will go to the Yes Equality campaign are very welcome.

www.facebook.com/events/1400506123603955/

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 04 May

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/

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13:00, Mon 04 May

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Undercover – Farmleigh House Bandstand

14:00 – 16:00, Mon 04 May

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

The band “Undercover” will play on the bandstand in the gardens of Farmleigh House. Admission is free.

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,33903,en.html

Super Happy Fun Times – Open Mic

19:00, Mon 04 May

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Pleasing Features – May Showcase

19:30, Mon 04 May

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Pleasing Features Music showcase is back in May with the following line-up: Boom Child, Seth Eltons Music, The Grand Wake, TADGH.

Admission is free.

theworkmansclub.com/index.php/events/3623/

Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night

20:00, Mon 04 May

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 04 May

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

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

www.whelanslive.com

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 04 May

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

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

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

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

21:00, Mon 04 May

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

Every Monday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.

Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).

www.facebook.com/pages/Jazz-Jam-Session-at-The-Grand-Social/224553674385198

Loose – Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 04 May

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 04 May

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.

Bray Jazz Festival – Square Pegs Gig

22:00, Mon 04 May

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

For the 16th year, the Bray Jazz Festival is brought to you on the May Bank Holiday weekend (Fri+Sat+Sun + only one gig on Modnay) and there are free and non-free events. The free gigs are on the Harbour Stage, i.e. in the Harbour Bar in Bray, and gigs on the Molson Canadian Jazz Trail, a music trail through a whole range of pubs in Bray.

The remaining Harbour Bar line-up is:
Mon 22:00; Square Pegs

You like Jazz? You have to go to Bray!!

www.brayjazz.com

Tuesday 05 May

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“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour

11:00 – 13:00, Tue 05 May

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

www.dublincitywalkingtours.com/

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 05 May

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

Fast Track to Information Technology for Older People – Advise

13:00 – 15:00, Tue 05 May

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

An Information and Advise Stand for “FIT (Fast Track into Information Technology) Skills Training for Older People” will be in the Business Information Centre at the Central Library.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/may-business-library

What is Art Jewellery? – Gisella Bianco – Talk

18:30, Tue 05 May

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

Italian jewellery designer Gisella Bianco will talk about “What is art jewellery?” on Tuesday. She will present her work and show some examples of Italian artists from the ‘90s to explore the wonders of art jewellery.

Admission is free, but you have to book your place by sending a mail to iicdublino@esteri.it

On the same evening an exhibition by Gisella Bianco will be opened in the Italian Institute of Culture. The exhibition includes some of Gisella’s latest works: a selection of necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets in silver, gold and precious stones. The exhibition is open on Tuesday from 18:30 and on Wednesday 06 May from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00.

www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=623&citta=Dublino

Edificio La Princesa – Book Launch

19:00, Tue 05 May

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

The launch of Mexican writer Bruce Swansey’s first novel “Edificio La Princesa” takes place in the Instituto Cervantes. Bruce Swansey will be at the launch.

Admission is free, but booking is required via swansey@embamex.ie

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha99707_16_2.htm

Green Drinks Dublin

19:00, Tue 05 May

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

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) continues to bring you Dublin Green Drinks on the first Tuesday of every month. Green Drinks is a monthly event in 711 cities around the world to bring people with an interest in green issues together. At this month’s Dublin event, the topic is the Abbeyleix Bog Project with Chris Uys. He will talk about the concept of community-based natural resource management and its role in turning a once threatened area of conservation into a thriving habitat.

Meet up on the top floor of J.W. Sweetman’s. Doors open at 18:30 and the talk is at 19:00. Admission is free and booking is not required.

www.iwt.ie/may-green-drinks-abbeyleix-bog-project

Meet the Author: Liam Mac Coil

19:00, Tue 05 May

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

Cathal Póirtéir chats to author Liam Mac Cóil. I would expect that the conversation could be in Irish (without translation).

Admission is free.

irishwriterscentre.ie/collections/whats-on-at-the-centre/products/meet-the-author-buail-leis-an-udar

Ukulele Tuesday

19:45 – 22:00, Tue 05 May

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

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 05 May

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

Blue Moon Folk and Blues – Gig

20:30, Tue 05 May

The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1

Live sessions with the Blue Moon Folk and Blues Collective are taking place every Tuesday at the Beerhouse. Admission is free.

www.beerhousedublin.com/

The Folk Club

20:30, Tue 05 May

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/TheGrandFolkClub

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 05 May

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

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

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

Phoenix Big Band

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 05 May

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

Robert Sarazin Blake – Gig

21:00, Tue 05 May

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

Robert Sarazin Blake is a traveling folk/americana songsman who is touring since 1997, has 10 albums and sold more than 10,000 copies from his suitcase. He will be in the Mezz as part of his 1 week tour around Ireland.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1572453593016292/

Camden Sessions – Singer/Songwriter Night

21:30, Tue 05 May

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

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Tue 05 May

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

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

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

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

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Wednesday 06 May

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First Wednesday – Free Entrance to OPW Sites

09:00, Wed 06 May

Various OPW locations in Dublin

Entry charges at nearly all OPW sites are waived once a month. The Office of Public Works (OPW) wants to encourage people to visit the historic sites that it manages and has therfore started this initiative in 2011.

Most OPW owned sites can already be visited for free, but the sites that normally charge a fee will be free every first Wednesday as well. In the (extended) Greater Dublin Area this means you can visit the following sites for free:
+ The Casino, Marino
+ Dublin Castle, State Apartments
+ Kilmainham Gaol
+ Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre at Newgrange
+ Glendalough Visitor Centre in Wicklow

As you can imagine, this event is very popular and therfore it is strongly recommended to arrive early at the venues. Once the day’s tickets are given out, you will not get access anymore.

www.heritageireland.ie/en/media/Free%20Wednesdays.pdf

Walk to Phoenix Park Murders from 1882

11:00, Wed 06 May

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

This is a guided walk and talk to the site in the Phoenix Park of the 1882 political assassination of Burke and Cavendish.

Meeting point is at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. Admission is free.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33821,en.html

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 06 May

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

Beekeping – Walk & Talk

12:00, Wed 06 May

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Learn about Beekeeping at this Walk & Talk Event with resident beekeepers Meeda & Brian. Meeting point is in the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden next to the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. Admission is free and all are welcome.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33820,en.html

Storytelling Session – Bealtaine at Chester Beatty

12:00 – 13:00, Wed 06 May

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

This is a Storytelling Workshop for Adults in connection with the Bealtaine Festival. “Birth of a Nation” is the title of this storytelling session with Jean Ryan. It will explore mythical kings of Persia and Ireland.

Admission is free but the event is limited to 15 places and booking is required via the website below.

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

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 06 May

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/

Are you Talking to me? – Lunchtime Talk

13:00 – 14:00, Wed 06 May

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

Whether it is finding a mate or deterring a predator, animals have evolved a variety of methods of communicating, from the familiar visual or auditory to the unusual seismic or thermal to the downright bizarre such as dance.

Join zoologist Donal Vaughan at this event for adults to discover more about the world of animal communication. Admission is free, but booking is required via educationarch@museum.ie or call 01 648 6332.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4637

WWI Ireland: Exploring the Irish experience – Talk

13:00, Wed 06 May

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

In this series of four lunch time talks, the speakers will look at individuals and how World War I affected them. The series of talks is in connection with the exhibition on the Irish experience of World War 1:

+ Wed 06 May: “Norman Leslie and the Sword of Prince Arthur” by Mark Leslie
+ Wed 13 May: “Meeting Michael O’Leary” with Nikki Ralston, Curator of the WWI exhibition
+ Thurs 21 May: “Lady Augusta Dillon and the women’s war effort in Galway” with Dr Emma Lyons, School of History and Archives, University College, Dublin
+ Thurs 28 May: “Mary Martin: Legacy from Loss” with Isabelle Smyth, Writer in Residence with the Medical Missionaries of Mary

More detail about the topic of each talk can be found on the event page which you reach via the website below.

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

Meeting the Challenges of Preserving the UK Web – Talk

13:15 – 14:15, Wed 06 May

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

The Trinity College Dublin Library is inviting to a public lecture entitled “Meeting the Challenges of Preserving the UK Web” by Helen Hockx-Yu (Head of Web Archiving, British Library).

The talk will provide an overview of the key curatorial, legal and technical challenges related to archiving the UK web and the approaches the British Library has taken to meet them.

Admission is free.

www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/33168.html

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 06 May

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

Designing Dublin: How our transportation needs are shaping the city – Talk

18:00, Wed 06 May

RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

“Designing Dublin: How our transportation needs are shaping the city” is a talk by Michael Philips (Dublin City Engineer since 1998 and also Director of Traffic since 2006) He will explain how a sustainable transportation system plays an important part in how the city functions, and how, through careful planning and design, it can influence how we experience and enjoy our city.

This event is free of charge, but booking is required. To reserve a place contact katy@rds.ie or click on the ‘Get a Ticket’ link on the website below.

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103855

Commemorating William Lamport – Discussion

18:30, Wed 06 May

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

On the 400th anniversary of his birth, Mexico and Ireland are paying homage to a hero of both nations: William Lamport or Guillen de Lampart.

His memory is revered along with other National Heroes in the Column of Independence, (“El Angel”) in Mexico City. The historic character is less well known than the fictional character that inspired: “El Zorro”, despite the fact that the hectic life and tragic end of the Lamport are more fascinating than the adventures of El Zorro.

Born in Wexford in 1615, Lamport, who was catholic and fascinated by poetry, astronomy and mathematics, first conspired to free Ireland from British oppression and later authored Mexico’s first proclamation of independence.

He failed on both counts and after an unjust and prolonged trial, he was sentenced to death and buried at the stake by the Tribunal of the Holy Office, but centuries later the seed of freedom and justice that he planted in both nations would see fruition.

His life and work will be discussed by Mercedes de Vega Armijo, Andrea Martínez Baracs, Fabio Troncarelli, Thomas O´Connor and Carmen Sanjulián.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha99708_16_2.htm

Modern Translations of Beowulf – Talk

19:30, Wed 06 May

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

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture Series about “Aspects of the Early Modern Period” is back with a lecture about “Modern Translations of Beowulf by Seamus Heaney and J.R.R.Tolkien” on Wednesday and “Translations from Modern Icelandic Novels into English and French: The Thief of Time / Le Voleur de vie” on Thursday at 14:00.

Both lectures are given by Prof. Rory McTurk (University of Leeds)

Admission is free.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2014/2014-12-03cmrs_lecture_series.php

King Kong Club

20:00, Wed 06 May

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

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

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

Anseo Comedy Club

20:30, Wed 06 May

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

The Anseo Comedy Club, run by comedian Aidan Killian, takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

www.facebook.com/StandUpComedyClub

The Song Room (open mic)

20:30, Wed 06 May

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 06 May

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 06 May

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

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

www.dublinsessions.ie/gypsy.html

Los Paradiso – Gig

21:00, Wed 06 May

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

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

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

Jazz Pigs – Gig

21:30, Wed 06 May

4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/dublinjazzpigs

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 06 May

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 07 May

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Dublinked Conference: Data Opens Doors

09:00 – 17:00, Thu 07 May

Chartered Accountants House, 47 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

The Dublinked Open Data Platform and Innovation Network are inviting everybody who is interested in Open Data to the “Data Opens Doors” conference to hear the latest news from the open data community in the Dublin, Ireland and beyond.

Discover the latest insights from international data experts from Open Data Manchester, Future Cities Catapult, Open Data Institute, Insight Centre for Data Analytics and The Programmable City. Hear Startup DataStories from our home grown entrepreneurs and start-ups, turning data into valuable new products and services.

Admission to the full day conference is free and all details about the talks and speakers can be found on the Eventbrite website below, where you also can book your place.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/dublinked-conference-data-opens-doors-tickets-16561991362?ref=devg

The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Thu 07 May

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

Irish Leather Craft – Bealtaine Workshop

11:00 – 15:00, Thu 07 May

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

To celebrate Bealtaine in the Year of Irish Design 2015, the National Museum is inviting you to a 2-day workshop (07+08 May) about Irish Leather Craft with designer and artist Róisín Gartland. Participants will work with expert leather-worker Róisín to create their own leather object based on ancient examples of Irish leather design.

Admission seems to be free, but booking is required via 01 6486339 or email educationarch@museum.ie. The event will be in the Learning Resource Room, first floor.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4638

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 07 May

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

Bealtaine Writers Festival Reading

12:30, Thu 07 May

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

An open reading of work by the Bealtaine Writers as part of the annual Bealtaine Festival. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

Bealtaine Writers are a group of mainly older women and men who have met monthly over the past 15 years at the Irish Writers Centre to write and review work in progress, mainly poetry.

irishwriterscentre.ie/collections/whats-on-at-the-centre/products/bealtaine-writers-festival-reading

Blue Heaven Barbershop Chorus – Lunchtime Concert

13:00, Thu 07 May

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

The Blue Heaven Barbershop Chorus is performing a lunchtime concert in the Music Library of the Central Library. Admission is free, but booking is required on 01-8734333

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/bealtaine-music-library

Poems that Make Grown Men Cry: A Poetry Day Ireland event

13:00, Thu 07 May

Books Upstairs, D’Olier Street, Dublin 2

“Poems that make Grown Men Cry” (edited by Anthony Holden and Ben Holden) is an anthology in which hundred men, in such diverse fields as literature, film, science, architecture and theatre, confess to having been moved to tears by certain poems. Their choices include works by celebrated masters like Emily Dickinson, Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden and Ranier Maria Rilke, as well as by contemporary poets including Billy Collins, Derek Walcott and John Berger.

This lunchtime event at Books Upstairs will feature authors Paul Lynch (The Black Snow) and Paul Murray (Skippy Dies), crime novelist Declan Hughes (All the Things You Are) and literary publicist Cormac Kinsella reading selected poems from the anthology.

www.poetryireland.com

Translations from Modern Icelandic Novels into English & French – Talk

14:00, Thu 07 May

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

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture Series about “Aspects of the Early Modern Period” is back with a lecture about “Modern Translations of Beowulf by Seamus Heaney and J.R.R.Tolkien” on Wednesday and “Translations from Modern Icelandic Novels into English and French: The Thief of Time / Le Voleur de vie” on Thursday at 14:00.

Both lectures are given by Prof. Rory McTurk (University of Leeds)

Admission is free.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2014/2014-12-03cmrs_lecture_series.php

Yeats2015: Public Tour of the Yeats Exhibition

14:00, Thu 07 May

National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

You are invited to a public tour of the exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats” on the first Thursday of each month from March – October 2015.

As this year marks the 150th anniversary of the poet’s birth in 1835, the tour will introduce the life and work of the poet.

Admission is free, but places are limited.

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

Jazz Supper Club – Clery’s

17:30 – 20:00, Thu 07 May

Clery’s Department Store, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

A Piano Jazz session on a 150 year old ‘Cottage Grand Piano’ built in London will take place and Renata Mittnacht (piano) will perform on Thursday. The Jazz Supper Club is in Clery’y in Doran’s at the Tea Rooms on the 1st floor.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/doransatthetearooms

‘Pucker Power’ by Kevin Stevens & Sheena Dempsey – Book Launch

18:00, Thu 07 May

Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8

‘Pucker Power’ by Kevin Stevens & Sheena Dempsey is a sequel of “The Powers” and it is about Pucker, the Power family’s pug-dog who gets dognapped along with a french poodle and has to be tracked down across Dublin, Paris and St Petersburg.

Admission to the book launch is free.

gutterbookshop.com/events.html

Brazilian Dance – Forró

18:00, Thu 07 May

D-One Bar, 89 Capel Street, Dublin 1

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/donebardublin

Girl Geek Dinner

18:00 – 20:00, Thu 07 May

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

Girl Geek Dinners are a chance for ladies in technology to get together, enjoy some nice food and drinks and have fun meeting other women in their field. Agenda and details are here and you need to register for this free event here. Men are allowed to come but only when invited by a woman, check the rules on the website below.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/04/girlgeekdinners

Rethinking Revolution(s) in Late Socialism – Talk

18:00, Thu 07 May

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

Organised by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies as part of the Memories and Identities in Central and Eastern Europe Conference the lecture “The Many Uses of the Usable Past: Rethinking Revolution(s) in Late Socialism” by Prof Polly Jones (Oxford) will take place.

Find details and background information about the lecture on the website below.

Admission is free, but booking by sending an e-mail Dr Balázs Apor at aporb@tcd.ie is required.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2015/2015-05-07usable_past.php

“Censored” – Print Museum Talks

18:30, Thu 07 May

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

‘Censored’ is a series of eight free evening lectures, one each month, from September 2014 to August 2015.

The next lecture in this series is “The Embrace of Love: the censoring of Kate O’Brien” with Dr Eibhear Walshe, UCC.

Admission is free to all lectures, but booking is required via info@nationalprintmuseum.ie

www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/

Car Boot Sale – Tallaght

18:30 – 22:00, Thu 07 May

Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale which starts so early (06:00!!) that you need to be an insomniac or a super early bird, there is now a Thursday evening Car Boot Sale in the same location. It starts at 18:30 and runs until 22:00. Late night car boot shopping. :-) Admission for buyers is free.

www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

Start or Grow your Business – Business Lectures

18:30 – 20:00, Thu 07 May

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

Twice every year, the Central Library together with the Local Enterprise Office in Dublin City are running a series of six free Business Lectures for everybody who wants to start or grow a business. The lectures will cover subjects such as the characteristics needed to run and fund your business. Digital marketing strategies and writing business plans will also be included.

They will take place on Thursdays from 18:30-20:00 between 02 April and 07 May.

Admission is free, but booking is required here. All topics and speakers are listed on that same website, but to make it easier for you, they are also here:

02 April: An Introduction to Self Employment
09 April: Ideas Generation & Market Research
16 April: Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship
23 April: Digital Marketing Strategy
30 April: Financing your Business
07 May: Writing the WINNING Business Plan

www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Start-or-Grow-your-Business/Starting-a-Business/Library-Talks/

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

19:00 – 21:00, Thu 07 May

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

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

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

www.dublincitywalkingtours.com/

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

19:00, Thu 07 May

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

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

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

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Proxopera by Benedict Kiely – Book Launch

19:00, Thu 07 May

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

The Book Launch of “Proxopera” by Benedict Kiely will take place. Benedict Kiely was born in 1919 and died in 2007 and it seems a little surprising that his book is launched only now. But I am sure there is a good reason for it. Admission to this event is free.

irishwriterscentre.ie/collections/whats-on-at-the-centre/products/book-launch-proxopera-by-benedict-kiely

The Xchange – Language Exchange & Music

19:00, Thu 07 May

Slattery’s Bar, 129 Capel Street, Dublin 1

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

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

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

RDS Rising Stars Gala Concert

19:30, Thu 07 May

RDS (Concert Hall), Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The RDS Rising Stars Concerts showcase new talent in Irish Classical Music and there will be four outstanding young musicians from Ireland’s music colleges featured on 07 May, together with special guest and former RDS Music Bursary Winner, Anna Devin (Soprano).

The Rising Star Performers are
+ Jane Hackett (Violin) RIAM
+ Gary Beecher (Piano), CIT Cork School of Music, Freemasons Young Musician of the Year
+ Eugene Alves (Cello), CIT Cork School of Music
+ Pablo Manjón-Cabezas Guzmán (Clarinet) DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama

Admission to Rising Stars is free but booking is required via the link on the website below. For programme details go to www.rds.ie/risingstars

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103837

Dimestore Recordings presents

20:00, Thu 07 May

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

Literary / Comedy / Science Salon

20:00, Thu 07 May

Red Bank Wine Bar, Duke Street, Dublin 2

Jona Xhepa is launching a new Literary / Comedy / Science Salon with the intention to emulate and maybe revive the 19/20th century environs of philosophy salons, jazz tavernas, cabaret frolics. Speakers, readers, musicians, including a poet/physicist, performance artist, surrealist writer. Find out more on the Event Page below.

Admission seems to be free.

www.facebook.com/events/1399504237040376/

Sham Bone – Gig

20:00, Thu 07 May

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

Sham Bone is playing Blues Covers in the Harbour Bar in Bray. Admission is free.

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

Table Quiz Thursday – Grand Social

20:00 – 23:00, Thu 07 May

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

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

Admission is free.

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

The Hot Box Social – Gig Night

20:00, Thu 07 May

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

A new regular gig night is starting on Thursday in the Mercantile. It is called “Hot Box Social” and the line-up for this first events is Gentlemen Callers, Solid Gold Rocketship, Pineto Cats, Popgun Warfare, The River Fane.

Admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/mercantile.html

Whitefriar Street Church Organ Recital

20:00, Thu 07 May

Whitefriar St. Church, Aungier Street, Dublin 2

Following the success of the Organ Recital Series in Whitefriar Street Church over the last two years, another series of four concerts will be happening in May. The recitals will take place each Thursday at 20:00 and admission is free.

The programme is:
07 May; John Dexter playing works by Bach, Couperin, Pachelbel, and Peeters.
14 May: Peter McBride playing works by Handel, Bach, Bédard, and Vierne.
21 May: Aleksandr Nisse playing works by Buxtehude, Bach, Saint-Saëns, Salvignol-Nisse, Nisse, Florentz and Messiaen.
28 May: Simon Nolan playing works by Marchand, Sweelinck, Bach, Dupré, Peeters and Vierne.

whitefriarstreetchurch.ie/organrecitals.html

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Thu 07 May

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

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

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Brady’s Fun Pub Quiz

21:30, Thu 07 May

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

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

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

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

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Thu 07 May

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

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

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

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

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul

21:30, Thu 07 May

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 07 May

J. McNeills, 140 Capel Street, Dublin 7

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

www.facebook.com/McNeillsPubSessions

Woolshed Karaoke

21:30, Thu 07 May

Woolshed Bar & Grill, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

The yearly Woolshed Karaoke Competition is running from 23 Apr-30 May. The heats are happening every Thursday and the semi finals are on 14+21 May, with the Grand Final being held on 30 May.

Entry to the competition is free and anyone can participate. Just put your name down on the night. The overall winner will get to record a CD at Temple Lane Studios in Dublin.

If you don’t want to enter the competition you can still come along and sing for fun. Every singer will get a free drink.

Admission is free.

www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/

Santoria – Gig

22:00, Thu 07 May

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Soul & Party Band Santoria will play in the Mercantile in their smallest (4 piece) configuration. Admission is free.

www.santoria.ie/gigs/

The Explojans – Gig

23:55, Thu 07 May

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

The Explojans will play ska, bluebeat, rocksteady and early reggae in the Mezz on Thursday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/804699792959227/

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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Fri 08 May

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

Broadway Musicals – Talk

10:00 – 11:00, Fri 08 May

Warrenmount CED Centre, Mill Street, Dublin 8

The Warrenmount Community Education & Development Centre is inviting to four Cultural Taks over the next four Fridays. The first one is on 08 May and looks at “Broadway Musicals” from the 1940s and 50s.

In his lectures on 08+15 May, John Allen will explore the history of this uniquely American theatrical phenomenon as it developed during the 1940s and 1950s. John’s lectures will be illustrated by many recorded excerpts from the shows featured.

The first two Music Talks are follwoed by Literature Talks:

Susan Knight will give a lecture on “Dublin in Poetry and Prose” on 22 May and on “Young Skins: the latest generation of Irish writers” on 29 May.

Admission is free to all talks and you can book your place for the Music Talks here and for the Literature Talks here.

www.warrenmountcentre.ie/

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 08 May

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

Europe Day Celebrations

12:30, Fri 08 May

European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The European Commission Representation in Ireland and the European Parliament Office in Ireland are inviting you to celebrate Europe Day at the European Union House with a “Taste of Europe” event, which is a food tasting with foods from a variety of EU countries.

The celebrations, which will have a focus on the European Year for Development 2015, will also feature: The Discovery Gospel Choir, East African Traditional Dancers and Niwel Tsumbu (modern African beat).

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/1386029601725482/

Midland-Lár Tíre: Public interview series

13:00, Fri 08 May

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

The final interview in the “Midland- Lár Tíre: Cycling the MGWR from Past to Present: Public Interview” series of public interviews between the artist Pamela de Brí and the Curator of the National Photographic Archive Elizabeth Kirwan will take place on Friday.

Admission is free.

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

Tour of Cathal Brugha Barracks Rathmines

16:00, Fri 08 May

Cathal Brugha Barracks, Military Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

In connection with the Canalphonics Festival a walking tour of Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines takes place at 16:00 on Fri 08 May and at 12:00 on Sat 09 May. The tour will vist the guardroom, now visitor centre, which houses an exhibition of military artefacts including personal items that belonged to General Michael Collins. It also includes the guardroom exercise yard in which Francis Sheehy Skeffington, Thomas Dickson and Patrick McIntyre were executed by the British forces without trial on 26 April 1916.

Admission is free. No information is available if the event has to be booked and where the meeting point is. Maybe the gates of the Barracks?

canalaphonic.com/tour-of-cathal-brugha-barracks-rathmines/

Canalphonic Music & Culture Festival

17:00 – 21:30, Fri 08 May

Dublin (various locations)

Canalphonics is a free Music and Culture Festival that is sponsored and supported by Dublin City Council’s South East Area Office in partnership with Dave Judge of Abner Brown’s Barbershop. It will take place on Friday 08 and Saturday 09 May in Portobello and Rathmines.

On Friday from 17:00-21:30 and on Saturday from 13:00-21:30, bands will play on the Making Waves Stage on a barge at Portobello Harbour, followed by a wide range of gigs and club nights in 22 venues in the area.

On Saturday barges participating in the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland’s Dublin Rally will arrive and there will be a boutique market at Portobello Harbour from 11:00-21:30 with barge trips and family fun activities.
A second stage at Rathmines Plaza (14:00-17:00) will feature Eleanor Shanley, Mike Hanrahan, Paul Kelly, Daoirí Farrell, The Dorians and the Ceoltóir Traditional Group BCFE. Childrens’ activities are taking place at St Marys College in Rathmines and Mart (the old Rathmines fire station) will feature a 20 piece jazz swing band at 19:00 on Saturday.

Over the two days there will be art/craft exhibitions, markets, pop up acoustic sets and guerrilla spoken word performances in Rathmines and Portobello and cafés and eateries offer some discounts.

www.canalaphonic.com

Living Together Well in a Culturally Diverse Society

19:00, Fri 08 May

Fagan’s Bar, Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra

This is a weekend of events in celebration of 50 years of the Corrymeela Community, Northern Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organisation. You are welcome to join the conversation as we engage with the realities of diversity, prejudice, upstanding and community across the island of Ireland and beyond. Space is limited and many of the events are booked out already, but some free tickets are still available here.

The culmination of the weekend will be a picnic (13:00) followed by a service (15:15) on Sunday 10 May in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Pádraig O’Tuama (Corrymeela Community Leader) will speak on the theme of Our Shared Humanity and music will be from the Discovery Gospel Choir; all are very welcome.

www.corrymeela.org/events/

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 08 May

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

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

www.cornucopia.ie

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

20:00, Fri 08 May

Tap Bar, 44 North King Street, Dublin 7

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

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

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

Live in Sin É – Gigs

20:00, Fri 08 May

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

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

www.facebook.com/shftimes

The Outsiders – Gig

20:00, Fri 08 May

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

The Outsiders are a six-piece ska/reggae band. They will be in the Harbour Bar on Friday and admission is free.

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

Jawbone – Blues/Folk Gig

21:00, Fri 08 May

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

Jawobone will play in Arthur’s Pub and they will be supported by Jem Mitchell.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/441525069341388/

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 08 May

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats

21:00 – 02:30, Fri 08 May

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

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

www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

Lazy Horse – Gig

22:00, Fri 08 May

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Lazy Horse is a celebrating the music of Neil Young with Crazy Horse and Bob Dylan & The Band. Admission to this gig is free until 22:30.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/live-from-the-window-w-lazy-horse/

Events Coming Up

Free Children’s Musical Experience

10 May

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Come and enjoy this free musical experience with Tanya at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on Sunday 10 May from 10:45-13:00. Suitable for 6 – 10 year olds. Booking is required via 01-6770095

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33922,en.html

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

09+17 May

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

The next walks take place on 09+17 May.

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

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

International Dublin Ga y Theatre Festival: 04-17 May

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Marriage Equality: United we are strong? …or maybe not!

When I drove through Dublin during the week, I was wondering why some of the lamp posts had five different Marriage Equality Referendum posters on them. There was one from Fine Gael, Fine Fail, Labour, Sinn Fein all asking for a YES vote and then there was one poster asking for a NO vote from an unidentifiable (print too small) organisation. The Yes Equality posters were only added a few days later.

Going through all the events in Dublin I came across quite a number of fundraising events for the Yes Equality campaign, but the four parties that also ask for a YES vote didn’t ask for money.

These two things together made me wonder why the Yes side doesn’t work together!? I would expect (and hope) that the Yes side will achieve a landslide victory in this referendum and considering the extremely rare scenario that ALL relevant political parties and a huge proportion of the non-politically organised population are of the same opinion we really can expect that outcome, but would it not have been EVEN stronger if the YES side had come together, had left their differences aside and would have presented a block of support for the referendum?

In a football team it helps if the 11 players work together while trying to achieve a win. Imagine if all 11 tried to play their own game without helping and co-operating with their team members!? The match could still be won, but it would be a lot riskier than if they all helped each other.

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