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Dublin City Council’s Family Friendly Halloween Events

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Dublin City Council and Local Communities all over the city have organised a ghoulish programme of family friendly events for all ages to enjoy this Halloween.

Speaking about the Halloween events, Ardmhéara Mícheál MacDonncha said, “Halloween is an exciting time of year and to encourage young people to enjoy it safely, Dublin City Council organises family friendly events all around the capital. I encourage everyone to get involved in one of these organised events and to stay safe this Halloween. Attendance at these events increases year on year, while attendance at illegal bonfires is on a downward trend. Bí cúramach agus bainigí taitneamh as féile na Samhna.”

For more information on local events please go to: www.dublincity.ie/halloween

Dockers and Demons Festival

This new initiative in the Irishtown/Ringsend area connects the historic and cultural significance of ‘Oíche Samhna’ while providing fun, family friendly events for people of all ages to enjoy.

The programme will include a number of workshops on lantern making, stilt walking and juggling, musical gigs in local pubs, links with a ship in Grand Canal Dock and culminates in a very special Dockers and Demons Parade on October 31st which starts at Ringsend Community Centre at and ends on Thorncastle Street for a Halloween street party with  music and entertainment, fortune tellers, fire eaters and fire artists, face painters, tricks and treats and much more.

 

Ballymun Otherworld Festival – October 31st

Get your zombie make up done in Ballymun Regional Youth Resource, Sillogue Road, from 4:00 p.m then come along to the Escape the Zombies Parade which starts at 5:30pm at the Aisling Project, Shangan Road, Ballymun D9.

The main event will take place from 6pm – 8:45pm on Ballymun Plaza and includes a circus gerbola, main stage events and music, trad tent, alternative tent, craft tent, Witches Brew Café, Pride of Place Café, kiddies rides, refreshments and a fireworks display at 8:30 p.m.

 

 

Finglas Fright Night Halloween Festival

The Annual Finglas Fright Night Halloween Festival will take place at the Civic Centre, Mellowes Road on Tuesday 31st October from 6pm to 9pm. All are welcome to attend this fun, safe, family event. This year we will have many attractions including the teenage terminator fun fair ride, mini roller coaster, cups, saucer and a carousel, magic show, bouncy castles, stalls and music by local bands and groups.  The main attraction on the night will be the fireworks display.

 

The Cauldron of Smithfield – 31st October

The Cauldron of Smithfield is back! We have a very exciting addition – a new 300ft zipline and a daunting bungee jump for the bravest of participants along with the favourites from last year such as The Haunted House, the circus area, the Main Stage with some incredible performers, The Big Screen, Bouncy Castles, food stalls, face-painting and more. We’ve also got a new Silent-Disco tent and football freestylers coming this year and there will be even more opportunities to win prizes in our FIFA 18′, Just Dance & Singstar competitions on the big screen on Halloween Night!

The Big Scream

This event has been created by, and for the community, and is led by the Community and Youth Projects and Residents.

It brings the communities in Sheriff Street, Ballybough, Summerhill and Sean MacDermott Street areas together to create genuine alternative ways of celebrating Halloween in a safe and fun environment.

Among the many events which take place from October 26th – 31st are; playstation tournaments, a main stage with a mix of local, professional performers, bungee trampolines, world class street performers, best costume competitions and a haunted house.

 

Bram Stoker Park (Marino Crescent): ‘Bram Stoker Spooktacular’ interactive light and sound show with music and special effects on Monday 30th 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Donaghmede Park (Fireworks display): This will be run in with the Donaghmede Estate Residents Association in Donaghmede Park.  Tuesday 31st at 6 p.m.

 Kilbarrack (Fireworks display): This will be run in conjunction with the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP) and will take place at Roseglen Football Pitch Tuesday 31st at 7 p.m.

Edenmore Crescent Park: This will be run in conjunction with the Safety Association for Edenmore (SAFE) in Edenmore Park.  Tuesday 31st at 8 p.m.

South East Area

Event Venue Date Time
Terenure Halloween Market Bushy Park Oct 28th 11 am – 4 p.m
Sandymount Halloween Pumpkin & Scarecrow Festival Sandymount Green Oct 27th – 31st Daily
Souls of Donnybrook Donnybrook Plaza Oct 29th & 31st 5 p.m – 8 p.m

 

Ballyfermot / Cherry Orchard

 

EVENT VENUE DATE TIME
Puppet Show Ballyfermot Library

 

 Oct. 31st 11:30AM
Zombie Fun Run Markievicz Park

 

 Oct. 31st 11:30AM
Halloween Carn evil Familibase Ballyfermot

 

 Oct. 31st 3.00PM
Haunted House Equine Centre, Cherry Orchard

 

 Oct. 31st 4.30PM
Firework extravaganza Cherry Orchard

 

 Oct. 31st 6:15PM

 

Crumlin/Drimnagh

 

EVENT VENUE DATE TIME
Fancy Dress Party for residents

in the Older persons complex

 

 Stannaway Court

 

 Oct 31st   2.00p.m
 

Zombie Fun Run

  

Brickfield Park

  

Oct. 31st

  

2:00PM
 

Puppet Show

  

Walkinstown Library

  

Oct. 31st

  

2:30PM
 

Magic show

  

Our Ladys Hall Mourne Road

  

Oct. 31st

  

5:00PM
Scare House

 

Dyce Club

 St. John Bosco Youth Centre

 

St. John Bosco Youth Centre

 Oct. 31st

 

Oct. 31st

 6:00PM

 

8:00PM

 

South West Inner City Area

 

EVENT VENUE DATE TIME
 An evening of scary stories and classical music with harpist Sinead King followed by traditional Halloween colcannon and barn brack St. Andrews Community Centre

South Circular Road, Rialto.

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Halloween activities fancy dress, traditional games, and goody bags School St FRC

School St. Dublin 8

 Oct. 31st 3.30PM – 8PM
Halloween activities fancy dress, traditional games, and goody bags Liberties After Schools

 

 Oct. 31st 3.30PM – 7PM
Halloween activities fancy dress, traditional games, and goody bags Oliver Bond Complex,

Bridgefoot St

 Oct. 31st 3.30PM – 7PM
Halloween activities fancy dress, traditional games, and goody bags

 

 Back of the Pipes – Flanagan’s Field

Rueben Street, Rialto.

 

 

 Oct. 31st 3.30PM – 7PM
Halloween activities fancy dress, traditional games, and goody bags

 

 Summer Street – Pimlico

 

 

 Oct. 31st 3.30PM – 7PM
Halloween bingo for the older residents of Dolphin Park and Dolphin House Dolphin Park Oct 25th 2PM-5PM
Mid Term and Halloween activities for the children from the homework club a social event to engage the children to prevent anti social behaviour Dolphin House Oct. 31st 4 Days
The Rialto Youth Project will take young people on an offsite trip to view other options for Halloween and reduce anti-social behaviour Rialto Oct. 31st Day long
AMAL Muslim Women’s group will hold a community clean up and celebrations on the Bank holiday Monday. South Circular Road Oct. 30th Day long

 

Bram Stoker Festival   28th Oct. to 31st Oct. 2017

Dublin City Council & Fáilte Ireland Presents Bram Stoker Festival

This October Bank Holiday weekend Dublin is set to summon the supernatural as Bram Stoker Festival presents four days of Living Stories and four nights of Deadly Adventures in venues across the city from 27th – 30th October.

For more information visit www.bramstokerfestival.com

Storm Ophelia – update

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Dublin City Council has had it last Crisis Management of the day at 7.30pm tonight.  While the city did not suffer the same damage as other parts of the country, there have been more 150 incidents which were mostly minor in nature.

Dublin City Council is still dealing with 70 felled trees and other debris.

Dublin Fire Brigade, along with Roads, Traffic, Drainage and Waste Management Crews will continue to work throughout the night.

As of 7:30pm all major roads in the city remain open.

We expect all Dublin City Council Offices and Services open to be open tomorrow as normal as well as the Just Eat dublinbike stations.

We would request people continue to exercise caution as there is a lot of debris still on the streets.

Owen Keegan thanked all Dublin City Council and Dublin Fire Brigade staff who worked today in difficult conditions to minimise the impact of the Storm on the city.

 

In case of emergencies the public are advised to contact;

999                                                      for life threatening emergencies.

679 6186                                             for non life threatening emergencies.

https://twitter.com/DubCityCouncil     for notification of fallen debris.

Storm Ophelia hits Dublin City

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The council issued a warning at 2.00pm this afternoon.

As the storm is now beginning to hit Dublin City, the advice from the Council is that people should stay indoors where they are at present and not travel until the storm is over in Dublin.  People are advised to stay away from coastal areas and other water bodies during the storm.

There are trees down across the city and Dublin City Council crews are dealing with these and other issues as they are notified.

Dublin City Council Crisis management team met again today at 1:30pm and were updated by the DCC Flood Assessment Group and The Principle Response Agencies Local Co-ordination Group.  Dublin City Council operational crews and housing services remain on standby to deal with expected issues.

Dublin City Council crisis team will reconvene at 17:00pm.  Further information will be issued at this stage.

In case of emergencies the public are advised to contact;

999                                                      for life threatening emergencies.

679 6186                                             for non life threatening emergencies.

customerservices@dublincity.ie         for notification of fallen debris.

https://twitter.com/DubCityCouncil     for notification of fallen debris.

New restaurant at the Westbury is just…. WILDE!

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u2nyzwvuifnob3qgmjaxni0xmc0xmybhdcaxns4wms41ms5wbmcThis month WILDE opens at The Westbury just off Grafton Street to add to the plethora of restaurant options in the area.

This is sure to be a hit with those of you who like to hark back to the past with 1930s interiors and a touch of elegance.

There will be dining here from morning to nigh for all occasions : Aperitivo on the terrace, long lunches, dinner dates and celebrations with friends.

The space will be opened up to become indoor-outdoor during the summer months and in the evening the terrace can be heated or closed in so that you can snuggle up with Donegal Woollen Mill Herringbone throws.

The chef Sandeep Singh’s menu includes a lot of seafood and beautiful Irish seafood at that with Carlingford Lough oysters and Lobster from Wrights of Marino in Dublin.

The business customer might be tempted by the Express Menu with three courses for €25 until 5pm Monday to Thursday.

The dessert menu at WILDE echoes the modern ethos of Sandeep Singh’s menu. Guests can enjoy signature options including a crème brûlée with honey madeleine; valrhona white chocolate and tonka bean panna cotta served with sour cherry jelly or a pear and praline cake. For those with less of a sweet tooth, a selection of Irish cheeses has been carefully selected for the perfect end to dinner.

“Our food philosophy at WILDE is about simplicity and respect for ingredients. We seek out the best artisan and local suppliers and create dishes that allow the quality of the ingredients to come together in exceptional dishes. Coupled with our approach to food, we want to offer a dining experience in a unique space that is beautiful and atmospheric. We’re in the heart of Dublin 2 and believe WILDE is the perfect viewpoint from which to take in everything the city has to offer.” said Sandeep Singh, WILDE Executive Chef.

In addition to the glamourous dining space, WILDE is home to a cocktail bar, with sumptuous button backed chairs, serving crafted aperitifs, signature gin & tonics and digestifs. The wide selection of gin includes Dingle Gin (Kerry), Blackwater Gin (Waterford), Gunpowder Irish Gin (Leitrim), Glendalough Spring Gin (Wicklow), Malfy Gin (Italy) and Hendrick’s Gin (Scotland). Each is served with a suggested tonic pairing including Poacher’s Well Irish tonic and Fever Tree Indian tonic.

The wine list at WILDE is thoughtful and centres on the Old World grape varieties, with 24 wine choices alone by the glass. Guests can also choose from the reserve cellar selection to accompany their meal.

WILDE is open from 7am – 11am and 12.30pm – late, seven days a week (Closed on Sunday evenings.)To book a table, call the reservations team on +353 1 646 3352. See www.wilde.ie for more information.

Use your LEAP card with dublinbikes

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Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority, Coca-Cola and JCDecaux have announced that the Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes scheme will enable new and existing bike share members to use the service using just one smart card – their LEAP Card.

While this initiative won’t allow people to pay for their Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes trips from their LEAP Card account, it will allow them to hold their registration details for both schemes on the one card, cutting back on the requirement to carry an additional card in their wallets or purses. The customer account for Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes will continue to be the source for payment for annual memberships and 3-day ticketing and for each bike trip taken which incurs a cost.

Associating a LEAP Card so that it can be used with Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes is very simple for both an existing or new member of the bike share scheme:

  • Existing bike-share members just need to log in to their account at dublinbikes.ie and follow the on-screen instructions to associate a LEAP Card with their existing account;

  • New members simply log on to dublinbikes.ie where they will be requested to choose either LEAP Card or Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes membership card. They will be taken through a number of easy to follow steps after which, their LEAP Card needs to be validated for use at any one of the 101 stations across the city.

Lord Mayor of Dublin Brendan Carr said, “this will make it very easy and convenient for new and existing bike share members, to easily link with other modes of public transport. I have no doubt this will prove to be an attractive feature for commuters who want to use the one card to link their bike journeys with other sustainable public transport services, at various connection points across the city.”

Anne Graham, Chief Executive NTA said : “Being able to use LEAP Card across multiple transport modes has proved to be a big draw for commuters with over one million cards sold since its launch five years ago.  Adding the customer ID for Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes to the LEAP Card should make people’s journeys around town a little easier; with the bike scheme accessible on the Leap Card, people will have one less card to carry around.”

Ronan Farren, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Coca-Cola Ireland said, “We’re delighted to be joining Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority and JCDecaux to make this announcement today. The Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes scheme continues to enjoy huge popularity and is one of the most successful bike schemes in the world, with more than 64,000 subscribers and 16.3 million journeys taken since the scheme came into being in 2009. Innovations that make using the scheme easier and more convenient for people are to be welcomed. We hope that this move, which further integrates the city’s public transport system, will enable those who haven’t tried the scheme yet to give it a go.”

Joanne Grant, Managing Director JCDecaux said, “Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes is already an overwhelming success and an excellent demonstration of the JCDecaux city partnership model.  We are very pleased to have worked with the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council to deliver this initiative which will broaden the appeal of the scheme and make it accessible to more people.”

TDRLive! RTÉ Mojocon 2016

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The world’s largest mobile journalism conference is taking place in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium this weekend. Watch everything here!

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RTÉ MoJocon 2016 a sell out – so what is it all about?

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The second RTÉ MoJocon takes place in Ireland this weekend. What is this MoJoCon we hear you ask? It is the conference where mobile journalists gather to talk and discuss work methods, the latest apps and gear, but also where everyone uses the smartphone to tell their stories. And that is the important thing for the 500 journalists who will gather at the Aviva this weekend. It is all about the story telling.

Filming with apps such as the ‘industry standard’ Filmic Pro and editing with iMovie is one aspect, but using a variety of other apps and techniques to send the story straight to social media was a central part of the coverage produced by RTÉ journalist Philip Bromwell and his ‘mojo’ team during the recent Irish election and the centenary of the 1916 Rising. Here are a couple of examples:

These may be breaking news stories such as those told by AJ+ journalist Shadi Rahimi and her crew when they reported from Ferguson on the night that the Grand Jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson over the shooting of Michael Brown. It was safer, Shadi explained to us last year, simply to use mobile phones. The situation was so explosive that if they had used TV cameras then they could have been putting themselves in danger. By using phones they just looked like anyone else in the crowd.

The story might be made into a film such as Tangerine which was lauded at Sundance.

The director Sean Baker will also be in Dublin this weekend to explain how he made the whole award-winning film on an iPhone.

Last year filmmaker Conrad Mess told the delegates at this popular conference that he had made a couple of films using just the iPhone. When the Dublin Reporter spoke to him after the conference, it turned out that he did not actually own an iPhone – he just borrowed one from whoever happened to be around!

Advertising has also been revolutionised by the adoption of mobile filmmaking. This lovely film, for example, was commissioned to show off the attributes of a luxury car:

Sadly even if you wanted a ticket the event at the Aviva stadium is now sold out.

 

‘Gal Gréine’ banner to go on display today

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This afternoon at 3 p.m. an tArdmhéara Críona Ní Dhálaigh welcomes the latest addition to the 1916 Centenary Commemorations Exhibition in City Hall, Dublin 2. The ‘Gal Gréine’ banner, owned by Countess Markievicz during the Rising of 1916, goes on public display by kind permission of the Royal Collection Trust.

The banner of Na Fianna Éireann, known as the ‘Gal Gréine’ (Sunburst) was seized by the British Army, as a war trophy, from the home of Countess Markievicz in May 1916. The banner became the property of the Royal Collection Trust at Windsor Castle and was loaned to the British Imperial War Museum in 1936. Dublin City Council passed a resolution in 2009 seeking a loan of the banner. In late 2014, the Council’s Office for International Relations commenced negotiations which have resulted in the loan being agreed as an element within the 1916 Centenary Celebrations.

The Royal Collection Trust are also loaning items in this Centenary Year to the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Museum at Collins Barracks. The loan to the National Gallery is a touring exhibition of Leondardo Da Vinci drawings. The National Gallery is one of four Museums/Galleries across Britain and Ireland which will host this touring exhibition.

An tArdmhéara Críona Ní Dhálaigh said, “Tá mé thar a bheith sásta An Gal Gréine a fháiltiú ar ais chuig Baile Átha Cliath. I am delighted to formally welcome the ‘Gal Gréine’ back to Dublin. It is very appropriate that this historical artifact forms part of the 1916 Exhibition in City Hall. The banner was the property of Countess Markievicz who played a key leadership role in the foundation of the Irish Republic. I want to thank the Royal Collection Trust for facilitating our request for the loan of the banner for this exhibition.”

The 1916 Exhibition will also contain an original copy of the Proclamation – one of only 30 in existence.

An tArdmhéara Críona Ní Dhalaigh added “I would like to thank the family of Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell for presenting Dublin City Council with her original copy of the Proclamation which is now on permanent display here in City Hall. Nurse O’Farrell played a major part in the Rising and was garrisoned in the GPO with Pádraig Pearse, accompanying him when the surrender was presented to General Lowe. Molaim díobh an deis a thapú agus cuairt a thabhairt ar an Taispeántas 1916 i Hall na Cathrach, chun na hiarsmaí seo a thugann léiriú dúinn ar thréimhse thábhachtach i stair na cathrach seo. I encourage people to take this opportunity to visit the 1916 Exhibition in City Hall to view these artifacts which reflect an important period in the life of this city.”

The support of the British Ambassador, Dominic Chilcott, and the Director of the British War Museum are acknowledged in securing the loan of the ‘Gal Gréine’ from the Royal Collection Trust.

The ‘Gal Gréine’ banner and the Proclamation will be on public display for viewing, free of charge, from 1st March, 2016 until the end of August 2016 in the Exhibition Centre, City Hall, Dublin 2.

Council speaks out on busking rules

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Dublin City Council has issued a statement on the proposed new rules on busking in the city. What do you think?

Currently no regulation exists to control Busking and Street Performance in Dublin City and the Council has been actively pursuing this issue over the last two years, it was agreed that bye laws were necessary.

Following a public consultation process for the Draft Bye Laws, a total of 88 submissions were received from performers, residents, business owners and city workers. The vast majority welcomed regulation with the main problem cited as noise.  A lot of people visiting and working in the City find the noise levels very invasive.

At a special meeting of its Strategic Policy Committee for Arts, Culture, Recreation and Community held earlier this week, Dublin City Council considered these draft Bye Laws to regulate street performance in the City and the various suggestions and responses received from the public.

The Committee agreed to recommend the proposed bye laws to the full City Council for final ratification at its upcoming meeting in February.

Cllr Mary Freehill, Chairperson of the Strategic Policy Committee , “I welcome this proposed regulation that will make for a more balanced, fair and level playing pitch both for performers and City Centre dwellers, business and workers. I am very pleased that we also agreed that the Bye Laws will be reviewed six months after implementation. We will invite public comment in September and responses will be reviewed by this Strategic Policy Committee in October. The review will particularly focus on the management and workability of the sound levels proposed.”

 

The draft bye laws propose the following (revisions to previous draft bye laws)

  • Issuing of permits for performing, maximum noise level of 80 decibels – performance time frame 11am to 11p.m.

 

  • A person may only perform for a maximum of two hours on the same site and  not perform twice in the same location within a 24 hour period

 

  • Performers must be 3 meters away from business entrances/dwellings.

 

  • Compliance will be monitored by Dublin City Council on a regular basis

 

  • Ban on dangerous props has been removed and a requirement to hold public liability insurance has been included.

 

The report submitted to the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) can be obtained by emailing cra@dublincity.ie  A copy of the draft bye laws which will now be amended to reflect the recommendation of the SPC and submitted to the February meeting of the City Council can also be obtained by emailing cra@dublincity.ie

If ratified by the City Council the bye laws will take legal effect in March.

Dublin’s Citywide Reading Campaign 2015 launched today

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danger_is_everywhere_front_cover_3_1416824729Children in Dublin went on high danger alert today as Dublin City Council’s Public Libraries launched this year’s Citywide Reading Campaign for Children.

This year’s book choice is ‘Danger is Everywhere’ by comedian and children’s author David O’Doherty. It’s a fun take on the real and imagined ‘dangers’ that lurk in everyday places and features illustrations by Chris Judge. The book’s style will be familiar to the many fans of the ‘Wimpy Kid’ series.

‘Danger is Everywhere’ gives a humorous insight into the dangers that confront children everywhere – from packing their school bag to brushing their teeth and is sure to appeal to boys and girls aged 7 to 11 years.

Margaret Hayes, Dublin City Librarian, says “the Citywide Reading Campaign has one simple aim – to get children reading for pleasure. I encourage children and their parents to go to their local Dublin City library this spring to find out more about the fun events taking place.” There will be author and illustrator visits to libraries, storytelling sessions and art workshops.

The Citywide Reading Campaign is organised by Dublin City Council’s Public Library Service as part of its Dublin UNESCO City of Literature programme and this year’s event is in partnership with publishers Puffin Books.

The book’s author David O’Doherty joined illustrator Chris Judge and school children for today’s launch at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, Kildare St at 9am. David says, “I’m really pleased that ‘Danger is Everywhere’ has been picked for this year’s Citywide Reading Campaign. I tried to write a book that would appeal to committed readers but also kids who find books a bit intimidating, and I’ve done that by filling it full of very, very, very silly jokes. I can’t wait to try it out at Citywide Reading events over the next two months!”

‘Danger is Everywhere’ is available to borrow from all Dublin City Library branches and to buy from all good book shops. Details on all events are on www.dublincityofliterature.ie #citywideread.

Key Citywide Reading Campaign for Children events

Tuesday 20th January 2015 3.30pm

Join author David O’Doherty and illustrator Chris Judge for some Danger is Everywhere fun.

Cabra Library, Navan Road, Dublin 7.

Free. Suitable for children 7+

Booking essential at 8691414

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Children’s Art Workshops – Danger is Everywhere

Saturday 24th January at 2pm,

Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, Parnell Square

Open to children of all ages and costs €5, all materials are provided.

Booking essential at 2228883

Family Sketching – Danger is Everywhere

Sunday 8 February at 2pm

Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, Parnell Square

Free! All Materials are included. Open to all ages. Families welcome!

Book essential at 2228883

Danger is Everywhere Storytelling Session – join storyteller Paul Timoney for a fun-filled hour of mayhem based on Danger is Everywhere

12pm Friday 20th February 2015

Waterways Ireland, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2

Book at visitorcentre@waterwaysireland.org or Ph: 6777510

Suitable for children 6+ Free admission

Danger is Everywhere Workshops – St. Patrick’s Festival

Big Day Out, Merrion Square