Headliner Imelda May and Bell X1 are the acts performing at the eagerly anticipated NYE Dublin Countdown Concert in the capital on 31st December. The Countdown Concert is part of the NYE Dublin festival which will ring in 2013 in style, celebrating the year of The Gathering Ireland 2013. Festival goers will be treated to [...]
1 December: Advent Quiet Morning 12 December: NewDublinVoices ‘Carols for Christmas’ at 20:00 13 December: Carols by Candlelight by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral at 20:00 14 December: The American Gospel Christmas at 20:00 15 December: The Mornington Singers present “Noel!” at 20:00 16 December: Service of Five Lessons and Carols at 15.30 17 [...]
Packages in The Mint Bar Fancy a celebration with a difference? The Mint Bar team will guide you through the art of creating cocktails with shaking, straining, stirring and muddling. Begin with a tutorial and demonstration of how each cocktail is prepared. Then, give your hand a try as you concoct your creation under the [...]
Designer Mart takes place every Saturday from 10am – 5pm on Cow’s Lane which is located in the Old City area of Temple Bar. This outdoor market showcases the very best of handmade craft & design produced by Irish and Ireland-based artists. Expect to find beautifully crafted Christmas gifts on offer throughout December. Cow’s Lane, Temple [...]
This foodies paradise is a must see when visiting Temple Bar. This weekly market takes place every Saturday from 10am – 4.30pm at Meeting House Square under the new retractable canopy. Over the Christmas period, expect culinary delights with a festive twist. Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. www.templebar.ie/Market/Food_Market
37 Dawson street, right in the heart of the city “where all is not what it seems” are have vocal jazz sessions every Sunday in December from 4pm until 6.30pm. This bar and restaurant only open a few months has a distinctive offering of food and drink in both very eclectic and stunning surroundings, with [...]
Temple Bar Book Market takes place every Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 6pm and is located on the busiest junction of Temple Bar at Temple Bar Square. A small but perfectly haven for book-worms and music fans alike, this is a great place to pick up vintage stocking fillers. Temple Bar, Dublin 2. www.templebar.ie/Market/Book_Market
Have a Ghoulishly Merry Time this Christmas with Dublin Bus’ Ghostbus Tour. Avoid the dull conversation and predictable annual Christmas party and mark the end of the working year with a unique and memorable night on the Dublin Bus Ghostbus Tour. Dublin Bus’ Ghostbus Tour is operating at 8pm from Monday to Thursday and 7.30pm [...]
The Dublin Tour has been carefully designed to give you the freedom to explore and experience the history and culture of Dublin at your leisure. They visit all the main Dublin attractions along their route, these include Dublin Zoo and Trinity College. Their entertaining Dublin tour guides, who are all accredited by Failte Ireland, will show you the [...]
This year the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre will host a series of Christmas events that will fill the centre, and everyone in it, with Yule tide spirit. There will be festive workshops and live entertainment for all the family to enjoy. From the first week of December, Powerscourt will welcome many amazing performers including the Gospel [...]
Be enchanted this Christmas at Christ Church Cathedral with their magical Christmas Markets in Dublin’s oldest structure and everyone is most warmly welcome to come and help them celebrate Christmas in style. For the third year running, Christ Church Crypt will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland. Open every Saturday in December, in the run-up to Christmas, [...]
Take a devilishly wicked stepmother, a delightful fairy godmother, the love of a handsome prince and a single glass slipper and you have the recipe for a night full of music, laughter and youthful excitment. A beautiful young girl covered in cinder dreams of finding happiness and her one true love. Her evil stepmother, [...]
Recognised as a master-piece The Dead, the short story from James Joyce’s Dubliners is dramatised for the Abbey stage by one of Ireland’s most important playwrights Frank McGuinness. The year is 1904 in the city of Dublin. Gretta and Gabriel Conroy attend the Morkan Sisters annual dinner on the Feast of the Epiphany and the [...]
Live Jazz Every Friday and Saturday night at CUCINA Italian Restaurant which transforms into a funky jazz spot with low lighting, candle lit tables and fantastic live jazz entertainment. Time: 7.30pm until 10pm Friday December 7th : KEVIN MORROW Saturday December 8th : DECLAN MURRAY Special Offer: Book a table for 4 people and get your 1st bottle of [...]
There is lots going on in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre this Christmas… Santa at Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre: Santa will be ready and waiting to meet all the young girls and boys before Christmas Day, so make sure to see him nice and early. He will be there daily from Sunday 18th November to Sunday [...]
DublinatChristmas.ie called on people far and wide to dig out their cheesiest Christmas jumper and to join them for the Geansai Nollag challenge which was held at 4pm on O’Connell Street on November the 25th. It’s aim was to set a new world record for the most number of Christmas jumpers worn in the same [...]
The GAA Museum is hosting a series of family-friendly Christmas Treasure Hunts at Croke Park Stadium this festive season. Families can take part in special guided tours of Croke Park where younger visitors must follow the Christmas stars through the stadium to collect their Christmas treat! Experience the magic of match days with a look [...]
Deliciously evoking the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas, as well as shamelessly trying to cash in on any anti-panto sentiment that might be out there, “Curious Tales for Christmas” features the work of three masters of the genre, Ambrose Bierce, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker. Bierce’s “The Middle Toe of [...]
After a successful run last year, The Dame District Christmas Market returns from the 14th until the 23rd of December! This year they take pride in having the very best of local Crafts, Music, Arts, Food, Daily Fashion Shows, Christmas Drinks, Christmas Theater, Book signings, a Vintage Carousel, and of course a Santa’s Grotto The perfect place to find [...]
Sweeney’s Underbelly Theatre presents Santa Fraud. Take a break from the Christmas shopping and call in for a soup to warm you and a show to tickle your Christmas tummy. 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2. T: 353 (0)1 635 0056. http://www.dublinsessions.ie/sweeneys.html
Christ Church will be hosting many joyful Christmas events over the Christmas season! Be enchanted this Christmas at Christ Church Cathedral with magical Christmas Markets in Dublin’s oldest structure and everyone is most warmly welcome to come and help celebrate Christmas in style. For the third year running, Christ Church Crypt will be transformed into a [...]
Winter Solstice and Christmas are sister celebrations and once again in the heart of Dublin City, there will be a unique celebration of the mid-winter day that marks the darkest day followed by the first day of the sun’s return. For many it is a highlight occasion in the days before Christmas. Slí An Chroí [...]
The Soulful are having their debut gig next Wednesday December 19th in The Sugar Club. They will be singing such festive favourites as O Holy Night, and White Christmas and also covering artists such as Garth Brooks, Whitney Houston and Annie Lenox. This night will surely put you in the festive mood! Tickets are €12 are available from www.tickets.ie [...]
Cocktails & Jazz with James Mullen at The Sure Bar in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Time: 7pm – 9.30pm Food served until Close Golden Lane, Dublin 8. T: (01) 8982964. www.radissonblu.ie/royalhotel-dublin/dining/sure-bar
December 19th will see St. Werburg’s Church host an exclusive Christmas evening with Noel O’Grady and friends. Noel will perform his annual Christmas evening of song, poetry, and story, in the beautiful and historic building to celebrate the festive season. Founded in 1178, it’s close to Christ Church Cathedral, and still in use as a [...]
Established in 1969 The Baggot Inn has become one of the trendiest and most lively pubs in Dublin. Situated in the city centre they pride themselves on fantastic service and great atmosphere. With the unique experience of ‘Pulling your own pint’, trying out their vibrant cocktails or tasting some of their delicious menu it is [...]
For the best New Years Eve bash in town…. join us to celebrate ringing in the New Year. In city centre location, served by a frequent bus and taxi service, there will be a champagne / cocktail reception upon arrival for a good old fashioned countdown to the New Year with a spectacular balloon drop [...]
The Final Countdown at the Baggot Inn. Established in 1969 The Baggot Inn has become one of the trendiest and most lively pubs in Dublin. Situated in the city centre they pride themselves on fantastic service and great atmosphere. With the unique experience of ‘Pulling your own pint’, trying out their vibrant cocktails or tasting [...]
City centre location and served by frequent Bus and Taxi service. Free admission before 10 o clock- €10 thereafter. Tickets on the door on the night. 4 floors and 4 bars Large heated outdoor terrace Music by DJ Joss Doors open 8pm PLUS: Complimentary champagne cocktail on arrival Complimentary food platters until 9.30pm with every [...]
Fáilte Ireland is excited to announce that Dublin’s New Year’s Eve Festival (NYE Dublin) will run again this year from December 31st to January 1. Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event, this year promises to be even bigger and better to ensure that the year of the Gathering is kicked off [...]
The Christ Church Cathedral New Year’s Eve Gala Concert with the Dublin Gospel Choir. Including a post-concert champagne reception in the Crypt followed by a count down to the ringing of the bells at midnight on the Cathedral Grounds The Christ Church Cathedral New Year’s Eve Gala Concert is the perfect way to see out [...]
The Live Animal Crib has been a joint venture between Dublin City Council and the Irish Farmers’ Association since 1995. The Crib is aspecially constructed life size stable containing a sheep, donkey and goat. The animals are brought in each morning and returned to a farm on the outskirts of the city each evening. [...]
