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IMMA Collection: Freud Project is a major five-year initiative for IMMA, where fifty-two works by painter Lucian Freud (1922-2011) have been lent to the museum’s Collection by private lenders. During this unique project, IMMA will present a series of Freud-related exhibitions each year. The third exhibition in the series, Gaze, continues to actively explore Freud’s practice by positioning other works from the IMMA Collection alongside selected works by Freud. As the title suggests, the exhibition is concerned with a human gaze; of the artist, the sitter or the viewer of the work. Gaze particularly asks us to examine relationships between the artist and the sitter, and also focuses on the representation of the nude and the oftentimes visceral portrayal of the body in art, particularly in Freud’s work. Unfolding over a series of three floors in the dedicated Freud Centre, the exhibition encourages the visitor to journey from room to room, allowing space for reflection, but always considering who is gazing at whom. At times you are sharing the viewpoint of the sitter, at times the artist, but you are always involved in a constant exchange between all three perspectives in the room; the viewer, artist and sitter Showing alongside […]
This loan exhibition presents a selection of the finest eighteenth-century Venetian works from the UK’s Royal Collection. Paintings, drawings and prints by Canaletto will be shown alongside groups of paintings and drawings by his contemporaries, including Sebastiano and Marco Ricci, Francesco Zuccarelli, and Giovanni Battista piazzetta. Most of these works were acquired by George III directly from Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice, who was a passionate collector, dealer and supporter of Venetian artists and Canaletto’s most enthusiastic patron. As well as offering superb examples of eighteenth century Venetian art, the exhibition gives a fascinating insight into the social circles and artistic networks of the period. The exhibition will be complemented by two publications: a full-length 400-page hardback catalogue and a mini-booklet featuring selected highlights.
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is pleased to present Efference Copy Mechanism, a large-scale installation by Ronan McCrea. The exhibition comprises a complex arrangement of superimposed slide and 16mm film projections that draw on the artist’s personal archive and accumulated image bank, continuing his ongoing exploration of celluloid materiality, appropriated and found images, instructional film and pedagogy, reproduction and indexicality. The darkened gallery space is divided by a line of steel archive storage shelves. From within this structure – at once functional and symbolic – an array of signals, control boxes, cables, looping mechanisms and projectors orchestrate the combination of images onto the surrounding walls. This spine-like structure is a key to the exhibition’s title. In neurological terms an efference is a motor signal from the central nervous system to the periphery. A copy of this signal – an efference copy – is created as the signal exits the brain and is re-routed to other areas of the sensory cortex, thus explaining our perception of stability despite constant eye movement, and how sensory signals generated from external stimuli can be distinguished from signals resulting from one’s own actions. Efference Copy Mechanism acts as a metaphor and framework for the artist’s thinking on his […]
All of Edna O’Brien’s novels published during the 1960s were ruled “indecent and obscene” under the Censorship of Publications Act. This started when the publication of The Country Girls caused outrage. It was banned in Ireland by the authorities and publicly burned by the clergy. Notoriety quickly turned to fame and this coming of age story of two young women in 1950s Ireland became a best-seller.
Three retired nuclear scientists. A crumbling cottage by the sea. The fallout from life, love and nuclear power stations. Previews: from Thursday 28 February 2019 Opening Night: Wednesday 6 March 2019 Matinees: Sat – 2.30pm Evenings: Mon to Sat – 7.30pm
The Dualers Fri 1 7pm / 18+ / €33.50 Red Hot Chilli Pipers Sat 2 7pm / 18+ / €29.00 Spinn Sat 2 7pm / 14+ / €12.75 Bas Sun 3 The Green Room 7pm / 18+ / €23 Octavian *Rescheduled show *Original tickets remain valid* Mon 4 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €12.75 As It Is Modern Error Tue 5 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €16.35 AJ Tracey Sold out Wed 6 7pm / 18+ / €20 A.C.E. Fri 8 6.30PM / 15+ / €60 / €135.50 Road Trip Sat 9 The Green Room 2pm / 15+ / €22 – €70 Doja Cat Mon 11 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €23 Crvena Jabuka Wed 13 7pm / 18+ / €28 Night Lovell *Rescheduled Show* – Original Tickets Remain Valid Thu 14 The Green Room 7pm / 18+ / €20 Pogueology A Tribute to The Pogues Fri 15 The Green Room 7pm / 18+ / €15 Saba Fri 15 7pm / 18+ / €20 Breathe – The Pink Floyd Experience Sat 16 7pm / 18+ / €29.50 D Block Europe Sat 16 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €17.45 Smokeasac Mon 18 7pm […]
The Dualers Sold out Fri 1 7pm / 18+ / €33.50 Red Hot Chilli Pipers Sat 2 7pm / 18+ / €29.00 Spinn Sat 2 7pm / 14+ / €12.75 Bas Sun 3 The Green Room 7pm / 18+ / €23 Octavian *Rescheduled show *Original tickets remain valid* Sold out Mon 4 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €12.75 As It Is Modern Error Tue 5 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €16.35 AJ Tracey Sold out Wed 6 7pm / 18+ / €20 Konspiracy presents: EJECA Josh Coakley Thu 7 10.30pm / 18+ / €10 A.C.E. Fri 8 6.30PM / 15+ / €60 / €135.50 Road Trip Sat 9 The Green Room 2pm / 15+ / €22 – €70 Doja Cat Mon 11 The Green Room 7pm / 14+ / €23 Crvena Jabuka Wed 13 7pm / 18+ / €28 Night Lovell *Rescheduled Show* – Original Tickets Remain Valid Thu 14 The Green Room 7pm / 18+ / €20 Pogueology A Tribute to The Pogues Fri 15 The Green Room 7pm / 18+ / €15 Saba Fri 15 7pm / 18+ / €20 Breathe – The Pink Floyd Experience Sat 16 7pm / 18+ / €29.50 D […]
Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries. The festival gives an opportunity to everyone to enjoy Irish, whether you are a fluent speaker, learner or have a cúpla focal, with a calendar of entertaining and fun events for every type of interest and every age group. Voluntary and community groups, local authorities, schools, libraries, and music, sports, arts and culture organisations organise events for Seachtain na Gaeilge in their local area. Irish is for everyone, Seachtain na Gaeilge is for everyone – Bain Triail Aisti – Surprise Yourself!
JERSEY BOYS is the remarkable true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and their rise to stardom from the wrong side of the tracks. These four boys from New Jersey became one of the most successful bands in pop history, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and sold 175 million records worldwide, all before they turned 30. The show is packed with their hits, including Beggin’, Sherry, Walk Like A Man, December, 1963 (Oh What a Night), Big Girls Don’t Cry, My Eyes Adored You, Let’s Hang On (To What We’ve Got), Bye Bye Baby, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Working My Way Back to You, Fallen Angel, Rag Doll and Who Loves You. Winner of Broadway’s Tony, London’s Olivier and Australia’s Helpmann Awards for Best New Musical, JERSEY BOYS is the winner of 57 major awards worldwide and has been seen by over 25 million people worldwide. JERSEY BOYS can currently be seen across the United States on its US National Tour. The BROADWAY production closed on 15 January 2017 as the 12th longest running show in Broadway history. JERSEY BOYS will return to New York City in a new production in […]
He is Britain’s first Black judge, a fine singer and keen cricket lover. Finding himself stranded in the Heart of Empire, Nigerian Tunji Sowande muses on Black liberation struggles worldwide. He insists he is no political aficionado, but is content to contribute through his music and songs. “A fascinating play” (★★★★) The Guardian “Another triumph … that thrills and touches” (★★★★★) British Theatre Guide “Immensely enjoyable.” (★★★★) One4Review “A superb play” (9/10) Liverpool Sound and Vision “Every socialist, anti-racist and ¬anti-imperialist will love this” Socialist Worker “Prepare to be bowled over” Wirral Globe Recommended Age : 14+ Running time : 85 mins
The iconic Marple mystery from the world’s best-selling author of all time will be adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff (Flowers for Mrs Harris, Birdsong) and directed by Melly Still (Coram Boy, My Brilliant Friend). Times are changing. Girls are wearing trousers and Hollywood has come to a sleepy English village in the shape of a beautiful film star. Miss Marple is left to feel that the world has no need of her now until a mysterious death calls into question the past of all those present. Everyone’s version of events is different. Can Miss Marple unravel the tangle of lies? A Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative Production
Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller, Jekyll & Hyde is the gripping tale of a brilliant mind gone horrifically awry, set to a powerful pop-rock score by Frank Wildhorn with book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. In an attempt to cure his ailing father’s mental illness by separating “good” from “evil” in the human personality, talented physician Dr. Jekyll inadvertently creates an alternate personality of pure evil, dubbed Mr. Hyde, who wreaks murderous havoc on the city of London. As his fiancée Emma grows increasingly fearful for her betrothed, a prostitute, Lucy, finds herself dangerously involved with both the doctor and his alter ego. Struggling to control Hyde before he takes over for good, Jekyll must race to find a cure for the demon he has created in his own mind. This musical adaption is a thrilling experience from beginning to end with themes of love and power throughout. Set in victorian london it promises dramatic twists and turns in a sensational and gripping story set against a fantastical score.
Enjoy all the latest and best of Ireland’s craft beers, ciders and spirits. All under one roof! Be entertained by live musical talent, enjoy Six Nations rugby and tempt your taste buds with delicious artisan food. Thursday, 14th March: 5pm – 11pm Friday, 15th March: 5pm – 11pm Saturday, 16th March: 12.30pm – 11pm Do you have a social committee or work get together planned in the new year? Working in the trade? We have special rates for groups (10+ people) and those working in the industry. Email the team on hello@alltechbrews.ie if you have more than 50 people in your group and for more info on these promotions. Choose from more than 400 of the finest brews crafted by top brewers, cider-makers and distillers from Ireland and overseas Cornude Artisan Popcorn Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair Sample an array of scrumptious eats and delicious treats sure to satisfy your taste buds band Enjoy live rugby on three giant screens and an eclectic mix of homegrown acts on stage
The principal aim of St. Patrick’s Festival, since its inauguration, is to develop a major annual international festival around the national holiday over which the ‘owners’ of the festival, the Irish people, would stand proud. It sets out to reflect the talents and achievements of Irish people on many national and world stages, and it acts as an exciting showcase for the manifold skills of the people of Ireland, of every age and social background. As the one national holiday that is celebrated in more countries around the world than any other, St. Patrick’s Day is the day when everyone wants to be Irish. We set out to seize that opportunity, and completely transform the national and international perception of St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin. This country is bursting with the kind of creative energy, ideas and enthusiasm required to do the job. Our job has been to harness them, and make our national holiday an unforgettable experience for all. Why was St. Patrick’s Festival started? To offer a national festival that ranks amongst all of the greatest celebration in the world. To create energy and excitement throughout Ireland via innovation, creativity, grassroots involvement, and marketing activity. To provide the […]
Hip hop royalty Nicki Minaj and Future have announced they’ll hit the road together for the first time ever. Unleashing their NickiHndrxx tour on UK arenas, the iconic duo will visit London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester in March 2019. Following in the footsteps of JAY-Z & Beyonce’s OTR II tour, the multi award-winning artists will no doubt combine their chart-topping hits and high energy performances to bring heat to arena stages around the country. Minaj – whose hits which include Super Bass, Bang Bang, Starships and Anaconda – is set to release her highly anticipated fourth studio album, Queen, in August. The star has been fuelling the hype, previewing a snippet of a brand new song on Twitter, which fans immediately claimed was a collaboration with rap legend Lil Wayne. Minaj also appears on Ariana Grande’s single The Light Is Coming. Continuing his unbreakable hot streak, hip hop icon Future has been busy as the executive producer and curator of the upcoming Superfly Official Soundtrack Album as well as co-producing the film. The Atlanta trendsetter is also readying some new music for release very soon.
ASLANs Album ‘Goodbye Charlie Moonhead’ was released 25 years ago back in 1994. With this in mind the band will be touring the album throughout 2019. Songs such as ‘Rainman’, ‘Where’s The Sun’, ‘Games’, ‘Sweet Time’, ‘Goodbye Charlie Moonhead’ and of course ‘Crazy World’ will be performed LIVE on this tour. Don’t worry the band will also be playing crowd favourites ‘This Is’, ‘Too Late For Hallelujah’ and more. To coincide with the ‘Goodbye Charlie Moonhead’, ASLAN will be releasing a limited edition of the album on vinyl available from Tower Records, Golden Discs, online from the ASLAN shop www.aslan.ie and from the merchandise stand at ASLAN gigs. Both Dates Sold Out!
Get that Friday Feeling! Get a truly behind-the-scenes perspective on the workings of the IFI Irish Film Archive and let us show you the film vaults deep beneath our Temple Bar building. We’ll talk through the incredible collections held in the IFI Irish Film Archive, show you around the climate controlled film vaults and talk through how we safeguard our collections that span from 1897 to the present day. We preserve over 30,000 cans of film and 10,000 broadcast tapes, and our collections include newsreels, feature films, home movies, travelogues, advertisements and documentaries; as well as film collections from such internationally renowned film directors such as Jim Sheridan, Lenny Abrahamson and Alan Parker. You’ll then be treated to lunch at the IFI Café Bar located in of the most unique film houses in Dublin.
St Patrick’s Festival | Seán Mac Erlaine Terra Firmish is a new musical work commissioned by St Patrick’s Festival, written by Seán Mac Erlaine for dance, harp, clarinet, marimba, percussion, and electronics. The piece is inspired by the history of Teampall Caomhán, a tenth century church on Inis Oírr. For hundreds of years this small church was continuously excavated by its community as it sank deeper into the sandy island. Today it has been secured with brickwork but it is significantly lower than its immediate surrounding landscape. Terra Firmish is a poetic interpretation of this story drawing on the contemporary dance of Emma O’Kane and visual design of Michelle Browne within Mac Erlaine’s score which is part elegy and part playful commentary on the increasing absurdity and inevitability of the situation. Featuring performers: Dance • Emma O’Kane (Ireland) Harp • Maeve Gilchrist (Scotland) Woodwinds, electronics • Seán Mac Erlaine (Ireland) Marimba, percussion • Alex Petcu (Ireland) Fri 15 Mar | 7:30pm | Main Space Duration: 70 min
Temple Bar Book Market is held every Saturday and Sunday Dublin city centre. A small but perfectly formed Pandora’s box for book-worms … take time to browse through the wide selection of old and new titles, classics and novels. Shoppers at Temple Bar Book Market in Dublin city centre, County Dublin, will find new, second-hand and rare one off books at stalls for adults and children. The market is held every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-6pm.
This picturesque location in Rathfarnham, overlooked by the historic 18th Century Marlay House and within the grounds of the 247 acre park is home to a playground, a par-3 golf course, a model railway, running and walking trails and various sports facilities including tennis courts, football pitches and a cricket ground. The Marlay Park Co Co Market is nestled within the charming craft courtyard of Marlay house. Vendors are keen to build relationships with customers and share their passion for their products.
Skerries Mills Farmers Market is held in Skerries, County Dublin every Saturday from 10am-4pm. Stalls include local vegetables, muffins, organic eggs, organic meat, home-made jams, marmalades and lots more. All are invited to enjoy and soak up the market atmosphere.
Blackrock Market was established in 1996, historically a coach inn on the busy eastern trade corridor in Ireland. It has a mixture of products and goods available and is unique in the sense that it combines a broad range of fine art, modern art, collectibles, furniture, soft furnishings and hand crafts with an eclectic mix usually only seen in traditional European flea markets. Blackrock Market is open every weekend, plus Bank Holiday Mondays from 11am-5.30pm in Blackrock, County Dublin. There is usually over 50 traders in attendance. The Market also offers a range of food and beverages.
Malahide Market is held every Saturday in Malahide, County Dublin from 2pm-6pm. With over 20 stalls of quality products at great value, Malahide Farmers Market is worth a visit on a Saturday afternoon. Shoppers will be able to buy fresh local produce and goods such as fruit and vegetables, cakes, cheese and jams, direct from the growers, farmers and producers. They also support local crafts, artists, and businesses with a wide range of stalls with something for everyone.
Christ Church Market takes place on Thursday’s from 11.30am to 3pm and Saturday’s from 11am to 4.30pm. The aromatic smells that fill the air will tempt visitor’s taste buds making it irresistible to continue without side stepping inside to flavour the tastes brought to them by Irish Village Markets. Irish Village Markets is an amalgamation of some of Ireland’s finest chefs, growers and producers all under the one umbrella. Visitors to any of the lunchtime markets enjoy the tastes and quality food made with top quality ingredients and flavours from all over the world in the unique setting of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin city centre. At the market visitors can enjoy a Cornish pasties, Gourmet Kitchen delights, noodles, schnitzels, oysters, waffles and lots, lots more.
Something you can’t buy in a shop. Make it, bake it, paint it , knit it , Dream it up Whatever it is and you make it , you can sell it at the Cherrytree Saturday Market Every Sat 10 am to 4 pm
he Grand Social on Lower Liffey Street hosts a weekly Indoor Market every Saturday from 12 noon ’til 6pm.The Market has a mish mash of stalls ranging from Vintage Clothes, Designer threads, Vinyl Records, Retro Furniture, Contemporary Crafts, Bric a brac, Chic Jewellry, Books and lots more. We welcome local designers and collectors selling their one off pieces, Photographers, Illustrators and Craftmakers.We have numerous Vintage stalls who have amazing finds, Vintage Furs, Bags, Dresses and lots lots more, there is something for everyone. We also have many local shops in the city centre venturing out and talking stalls to promote their shops! Such as Shotsy Vintage, Golly Gosh Vintage, Flip Vintage Clothing, Wild Child selling Vinyl Records, Sybil Vein Antiques, Magpie’s Nest Antique, Vintage and Modern Jewellery. We are also proud to have such well know artists like Sean Hillen taking a stall from time to time. No week is the same at the market, as we rotate stall holders.We have the best music playing whist you can have a pint from the bar while browsing the stalls.
The Terenure Village Market (TVM) is now called Bushy Park Market located in Terenure, showcasing new local and established hot food, grocery food and craft stalls. A range of hot food is on offer, including organic burgers, African cuisine, pierogi (Polish dumplings), crepes and much more……… Coffee, tea and cakes are served from the classic three wheel van @ Saltpeter. Core Juicers supply delicious juices …and smoothies. TVM grocery section is host to an organic butchers, fish mongers, and award winning cheese mongers, a wide variety of bakeries, organic fruit & vegetables and also stocks a wide variety of artisan produce, including the best chutneys imaginable! Crafts range from wood-turning to hand-made soaps, from local prints & paintings to books and from knitwear & felt to fabulous home ware and much more…….. Please come and support this community project. Located at its new venue in Bushy Park, Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Back by popular demand TVM @ Bushy Park will run every Saturday from 11am-4pm.
The Red Stables Food Market runs every Saturday from 10am to 5pm (10am to 4pm in winter) in St Anne’s Park, Raheny, County Dublin. Stall holders for the Red Stables Food Market include bespoke foods such as hand made chocolates, artisan cheeses and preserves, organic meat, fresh baked bread, cakes and biscuits, toasted nuts and organic produce. The Red Stables is a Victorian two-storey building, located on the Clontarf side of St Anne’s Park which has been sensitively restored by Dublin City Council. The complex includes design studios, artist work spaces, a commercial gallery, café and courtyard area and is managed by the Dublin City Council. Formerly owned by the Guinness family, St Anne’s estate was acquired by Dublin Corporation (now Dublin City Council) in the late 1930s. The park is open to the public and attracts visitors young and old. The Red Stables are located just off the main avenue, between the world famous Rose Gardens and the children’s playground. Saturday
(Dublin 2) Located at 60 Camden Street Lower, The Ferocious Mingle Market is a bohemian indoor market that sells food, coffee, clothes, jewellery, antiques and art. Whether you are looking for vintage wear and costume jewellery or just want to enjoy art, music and good food; The Ferocious Mingle Market has something for everyone. Thursday Friday Saturday
(Dublin 6) The Indoor Eco Fashion & Sustainable Craft Market is a fashion and craft market held at 169 Lower Rathmines Road held on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-6pm.