
MAY WEEKENDER 2022

Culture Date with Dublin 8 took place on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 2022. It featured a host of free, family-friendly events, concerts, activities, guided tours and workshops, encouraging people to explore and connect to the cultural life and history of their local neighbourhood.
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PROGRAMME 2022
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Highlights of Culture Date with Dublin 8’s May line-up included
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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
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Flagship 'Sing Again' concert by The Guinness Choir at St Patrick's Cathedral and free admission into the cathedral
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'Twilight Market' at The Digital Hub, featuring D8 makers and creatives by We Love Markets
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A D8 lego hunt, featuring significant Irish figures from the library's past at Marsh's Library
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A Walking Tour of Viking City & Self-Guided visit to Dublinia
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The launch of ‘Illuminations’ - A Richmond Barracks Writing Group Publication and a children's history workshop 'What was there before Inchicore?' at Richmond Barracks
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A walking tour 'Dublin 8’s Liberties’ Quarter with the Guinness Archives'
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Walking tours "With or Without the Walls, The Liberties in Context" and "The Guinness Legacy in the Liberties" by The Liberties Cultural Association
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A guided tour of The Irish National War Memorial Gardens and Bookrooms
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Guided tours of The Edward Worth Library
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Walking Tour of The Liberties by In Our Shoes Walking Tours
Free guided tours of the exhibition 'Queer Embodiment: Chapter One', Family Explorer Workshop and 'Exploring the Green Cube' Bio-diversity tour of the gardens at IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art
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Free Entrance and new audio guide tour at Christchurch Cathedral
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Open Studio with local artist Pat Curran with CommonGround at The Lodge, Goldenbridge Cemetery
Guided tours of Kilmainham Gaol for children aged 8 -12 years old.
Guided Tour of St Mary's Hospital and tour of the new Biodiversity Centre at The Phoenix Park
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Programme Launch 2022
The programme was launched 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.
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Culture Date with Dublin 8 2022 also saw the launch of the new Dublin 8 Cultural Attractions Map and Passport initiative.
Una Crawford O'Brien performs '38 Phoenix Street' by Thomas Kinsella
Harpist: Valerie Armstrong
Venue: Goldenbridge Cemetery, Inchicore
Mary Murray performs 'Model School, Inchicore' by Thomas Kinsella
Harpist: Valerie Armstrong
Venue: Goldenbridge Cemetery, Inchicore
SPECIAL BLOG FEATURES
This year we teamed up with local historian Mark Jenkins who delivered a special series of blog posts highlighting some of the fascinating histories and character that makes Dublin 8 a truly unique place.
PHOTO GALLERY 2022
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND PROGRAMMING PARTNERS 2022
Liberties Cultural Association
The Guinness Archives at Guinness Storehouse
Legion of Mary at Myra House
Mary Murray
Una Crawford O'Brien
Mark Jenkins (Guest Blogger)
John Rooney Illustration (Design)
Bronto.ie (Video)