Festival Archive 2022

The programme was launched on 25th April, 2022 by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland with a ceremony at Goldenbridge Cemetery with performances by actresses Mary Murray and Una Crawford O'Brien and harpist Valerie Armstrong.

• Una Crawford O’Brien performs the poem ‘38 Phoenix Street’ by Thomas Kinsella for Culture Date with Dublin 8, 2022
• Mary Murray performs the poem ‘Model School Inchicore’ by Thomas Kinsella for Culture Date with Dublin 8, 2022

Read our full press release here.

Highlights of Culture Date with Dublin 8’s May line-up included

• An outdoor concert at the temple in Goldenbridge Cemetery featuring a performance by harpist Valerie Armstrong and spoken word performances of work by the recently deceased Dublin 8 native, Thomas Kinsella, by actresses Mary Murray, Una Crawford O’Brien and Emmet Kirwan
  
• Flagship 'Sing Again' concert by The Guinness Choir at St Patrick's Cathedral and free admission into the cathedral
  
• 'Twilight Market' at The Digital Hub, featuring D8 makers and creatives by We Love Markets
  
• A D8 lego hunt, featuring significant Irish figures from the library's past at Marsh's Library
  
• A Walking Tour of Viking City & Self-Guided visit to Dublinia
  
• The launch of ‘Illuminations’ - A Richmond Barracks Writing Group Publication and a children's history workshop 'What was there before Inchicore?' at Richmond Barracks
  
• A walking tour 'Dublin 8’s Liberties’ Quarter with the Guinness Archives'
  
• Walking tours "With or Without the Walls, The Liberties in Context" and "The Guinness Legacy in the Liberties" by The Liberties Cultural Association
  
• A guided tour of The Irish National War Memorial Gardens and Bookrooms
  
• Guided tours of The Edward Worth Library
  
• Walking Tour of The Liberties by In Our Shoes Walking Tours

Culture Date with Dublin 8 2022 also saw the launch of the new Dublin 8 Cultural Attractions Map and Passport initiative

This year we teamed up with local historian Mark Jenkins who delivered a special series of blog posts highlighting some of the fascinating histories of the area while showcasing the character that makes Dublin 8 a truly unique place.

• Dublin 8 - In Eight Images
  
• Dublin 8 - Urban Myths & Legends
  
• Dublin 8 - What Lies Beneath
  
• Dublin 8 - Shopping Down Memory Lane