Sample of 2013 Events

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2013, Dublin Zoo has a host of festivities and entertainment planned. Visitors can enjoy the lively sounds of an Irish trad band, special keeper talks, animal enrichment demonstrations, face-painting and arts & crafts.

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Irish Family History Centre allows you to discover your Irish family history through free access to millions of online records from findmypast.ie. Learn how to search for information about your ancestors and find out what life was like for them hundreds of years ago in Ireland.

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Enjoy music, face painting, as well as the Irish Village Markets, with an impressive array of homemade and gourmet food on the grounds of Christ Church Cathedral. Inside the Cathedral, there will be a variety of tours and storytelling for all ages, while in the Crypt, there will be traditional Irish music and céilí lessons.

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Following the sell-out run of Tiny Plays for Ireland in 2012, this highly theatrical production, staged in-the-round, offers vivid glimpses of contemporary Ireland as seen through a range of perspectives. A cast of five actors play over 50 roles in this production which is accompanied by a programme of debates and discussions, based on the themes and issues explored.

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Presenting two major works by Shaun Davey The Brendan Voyage, vividly depicting Tim Severin’s Atlantic crossing, retracing St. Brendan’s journey from Ireland to the New World in a tiny leather boat, and The Relief of Derry Symphony, the work which has come to be known as the Symphony of Peace, commissioned to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Siege of Derry in 1689, it is a work of great tenderness and power.

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A captivating prequel to a well-loved fairytale, Zoe’s Play is a powerful, impactful and dramatic theatrical experience for boys and girls aged 8-13, telling the story of a child who recognises that her father’s actions are leading to dangerous consequences for the forest surrounding her home.

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Kathy D’Arcy is writer in residence with Cork literary organisation Tigh Fili (Poets’ House).  Her first collection, Encounter, was published in 2010, and a second, The Wild Pupil, was published in 2012.  She currently studies and teaches Irish women’s literature runs writing workshops and works with homeless teenagers, but she originally qualified and worked as a doctor.  She is also a playwright; her plays ‘Retreat’ and ‘This is my Constitution’ have been staged in Cork.

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Audiences at Before Vanishing will see Beckett’s Come and Go first in its original English-language version and then as ‘Teacht is Imeacht’, in the Irish language. Includes Irish-language translation of Beckett’s Come and Go translated by acclaimed author, poet and translator Gabriel Rosenstock.

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Enjoy a tour of the Museum, as knowledgable tour guides bring you on a journey of discovery through the history of printing and print your own St. Patrick’s Festival letterpress poster.

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Explore the story of early Christian Ireland through a tour of the artefacts in the Museum connected to Saint Patrick and the early Irish church. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a tour of the iconic treasures in the National Museum, including the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice.

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Join us over the St. Patrick’s Festival weekend for a bilingual tour (Irish/English), family workshops, talks and special events. Also on display will be paintings, drawings and sculptures from the National Gallery’s permanent collection.

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Two of Ireland’s most promising young musicians, singer Edel Meade and guitarist Julien Colarossi collaborate on a musical adventure with a mission to uncover fresh new musical terrain, beauty and truth.

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RTÉ Cór na nÓg will give their annual St Patrick’s Day family concert, conducted by Mary Amond O’Brien and accompanied by Alison Thomas (piano) Devon MacGillivray, (violin), and Des Lacey (percussion), they will sing a selection of traditional Irish favourites as well as music from around the world to celebrate this special day.

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This St. Patrick’s Day, what better way to celebrate, than by enjoying a family day out at the AIB GAA Club Championships Final at the historic Croke Park Stadium, which celebrates its 100th year anniversary in 2013. This year’s senior club finals are particularly special, as new champions will be crowned in both hurling and football. In the hurling Kilcormac Killoughey (Offally) take on St.Thomas’ (Galway), while in football, Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) will battle with St.Brigids (Roscommon).

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Cór na nÓg, conducted by Mary Amond O’Brien and accompanied by Alison Thomas (piano), Devon MacGillivray, (violin), and Des Lacey (percussion), they will sing a selection of traditional Irish favourites as well as music from around the world to celebrate this special day.It’s a great way to end the day of festivities in town, the concert lasts about an hour and admission is FREE!

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Presenting two major works by Shaun Davey The Brendan Voyage, vividly depicting Tim Severin’s Atlantic crossing, retracing St. Brendan’s journey from Ireland to the New World in a tiny leather boat, and The Relief of Derry Symphony, the work which has come to be known as the Symphony of Peace, commissioned to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Siege of Derry in 1689, it is a work of great tenderness and power.

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Kavanagh’s masterpiece, concerning the life and struggles of the anti-hero and small farmer Patrick Maguire, set in the 1930s in Co. Monaghan. It has echoes of the Great Famine in the title, text and resonances, to the present - a universal story and truth. Presented in association with The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Inniskeen Co. Monaghan.

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Join well known siblings and Irish artists, Cormac and Caitríona O’Leary, who will do a ‘walk and talk’ through their latest exhibition called Remembering Light & Stone. Get to meet and greet the artists and ask questions about their work.

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Edgar Martins’ This Is Not A House explores the subprime mortgage crisis and the collapse of the US housing market. His large-scale colour photographs depict abandoned dream homes, golf courses, hotels and other building projects from across the US. These powerful images have particular resonance in the context of the Irish economic crisis.

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Enjoy performances by Youngsville High School Concert Band - Pennsylvania and University of Louisiana - Monroe Choir - Louisiana. While in Ireland, both bands will also
be performing in The St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the 17th of March.

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Join us this St. Patricks weekend at the Old Jameson Distillery, for a guided tour through the romantic past of Irish whiskey making. Learn about the Angels Share, Triple Distillation and above all the smooth taste of Jameson Irish whiskey.

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Dublin’s Bodytonic gang (the team behind The Bernard Shaw & The Twisted Pepper venues) join forces with Subject to host a 14hr hour St Patrick’s Day bash, featuring a selection of international artists & some of the best of Irish DJ talent.

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Come to Croke Park, home of Gaelic games during the St. Patrick’s festival and experience the passion of hurling and football!  Croke Park is the fourth largest stadium in Europe located close to the City Centre.

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The Icon Walk is an outdoor art installation which details the evolution of Irish culture. It includes many eye-catching, original images or icons of our favourite cultural figures, all created by the artists at THE ICON FACTORY.

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Following the release of New World Blue last year, Eoin Glackin is about to release Rain Finally Came the title track from his second album on 8th March which will be followed by his album release on 15th March.

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Welcome to the Invisible World of the Middle-aged Woman! Did you ever want to get your own back? Kitty and Mary do. Mary and Kitty have a plan. For… Payback!

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St. Patrick’s activities for children, including learn your Irish instruments, Irish dance workshops and even shamrock garlands.

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This tour spans four centuries – from the 18th century construction of the harbor walls to the area’s transformation into a bustling 21st century city quarter for living, working and entertainment. Tour highlights include The Custom House, Grand Canal Theatre and Samuel Beckett Bridge.

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This St. Patrick’s Day the National Wax Museum needs all the help they can get in the search for their resident little Leprechaun.True to form he has disappeared in the run up to our national holiday causing museum staff and management to search every corner of the attraction to find the little rascal.

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Kerlin Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new paintings by Mark Francis.In this new body of work Mark Francis looks outwards, taking as points of pictorial reference the graphic interpretations of data received by radio telescopes as part of astronomers’ efforts to chart distant zones of the cosmos.

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Will meet at 10:45am at the DCM Building in Lwr Abbey Street and will be using traditional Irish words, songs and instruments on the special occasion. I just wanted to mention it to you.

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Introducing a new night…‘The Loft’ an alcohol free nightclub - a Funky Seomra creation, this is a night club right in the city centre in the exclusive Green on Red Gallery in D2 with guest DJs.

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A fun, easy-paced and eco-friendly tour of Dublin’s fair city, with local guides to show you the sights. Bike tours are an informative, unique way to see our beautiful capital and orientate yourself and simply have lots of fun!

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To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2013, Dublin Zoo has a host of festivities and entertainment planned. Visitors can enjoy the lively sounds of an Irish trad band, special keeper talks, animal enrichment demonstrations, face-painting and arts & crafts.

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The festival will feature a wide range of live music, entertainment, Guinness with food experiences and much more, to give you a flavour of the activity and depth of atmosphere that can only be experienced at Guinness Storehouse.

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral, plays host to the annual ecumenical celebration of the life and legacy of St. Patrick. AThrough words from Patrick’s writings, Scripture passages which were important to him, images, hymns and prayers inspired by his spirituality, and Irish music performed by the Harp Ensemble led by Young Musician of the Year 2011, Claire O’Donnell the life and legacy of Ireland’s missionary bishop will be explored. The event is organised by the Dublin Council of Churches. The two Archbishops of Dublin and other church leaders will be in attendance.

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