WHAT'S ON
WHAT'S ON
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
