The visitor experience brings to life the monastic origins, Viking legacy, and the bustling 19th and early 20th-century village of Clondalkin. It also explores the social and political roles of round towers in Ireland.

In 2017, SDCC developed the Brú Chrónáin Round Tower Visitor Centre to narrate the tale of Clondalkin’s Round Tower, established in over a thousand years ago by St. Mochua. It is one of only four remaining round towers in County Dublin

The Brú Chrónáin Round Tower Visitor Centre is open daily from 9 am to 4 pm, with free admission to the exhibition and gardens.

It’s a great place to visit during the summer, and if you have friends or family visiting from near or far, we’d encourage you to drop by, learn about the area’s rich history, and maybe even enjoy a coffee and a great meal in the café.’

To book a free tour guided by a tour guide from Clann Chrónáin, or to arrange a school tour later in the year,

visit https://www.dublinsoutdoors.ie/round-tower-clondalkin-village/book-tour-now/.

This is the 10th running of the Dublin Masters International Basketball Tournament (DM24). Due to
COVID the 2020 & 2021 events were cancelled, however DM22 & DM23 were big successes and we
look forward to building on this with DM24 with an increase in teams once again travelling from
abroad.
This will be the biggest tournament to date with at least 56 confrimed teams competing in 6
different age categories – Men 40+, 50+ & 60+ and Women 40+, 50+ & 55+. We will have teams
from the four corners of Ireland and from the UK, various parts of Europe, USA and a team from
Sydney Australia. We will have upwards of 600 participants.

See their Facebook  dublin masters basketball – Search Results | Facebook

Dublin Mountains Festival are delighted to share the complete lineup of events for the upcoming Dublin Mountains Festival throughout the month of MAY 2024!

Stay tuned for ticket booking links, which will be updated daily on their website see link below.

1st May: Launch Event at Tibradden with DLR Sports Partnership, Active South Dublin, 3ROC Orienteers & Coillte: Orienteering (by invitation)

1^st – 31^st May: The Infinite and the Infinitesimal – Outdoor Display at Moran Park, Dun Laoghaire

1st – 31st May: Dublin’s Monumental Mountains Exhibition at Lexicon Library with DLR (public display)

13th – 25th May: Dublin’s Monumental Mountains Exhibition Exhibition at Tallaght Library with SDCC (public display)

　https://www.dublinmountains.ie/activities/guided_walks/event_information/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=440&cHash=2775e15c9f98ca46893801440b15be48

Tallaght Academy of Sequential Art are delighted to announce that Actor and Writer Todd Stashwick will be delivering the
inaugural masterclass for Tallaght Academy of Sequential Art, covering his approach to
writing and storytelling. Mr Stashwick is known to many for his roles in Star Trek: Picard and 12 Monkeys and is also
the writer behind the online comic Devil Inside, co-created with Dennis Calero and is a writer
on the game Forspoken.
The masterclass will be held at The Edge, Tallaght on May 4th and tickets will go on sale
Thursday April 18th. Standard tickets will be available at €60 and tickets including signed certificate of
participation and priority seating will be available for €120.

For ticket booking and further inquiries please e-mail info@tasqart.com

Canoeing Ireland 63rd Liffey Descent, will take place on Saturday 11th May 2024 along the iconic 32km route, tackling 10 weirs and taking in the stunning scenery Counties Kildare and Dublin have to offer. The race begins at 12:00pm from the world famous K Club in County Kildare, tracing the most spectacular sections of the River Liffey to finish at the Garda boat Club in Islandbridge, Dublin.

The 2024 race will be the first event in a marathon racing festival weekend, with a double-header of the Liffey Descent and the Junior Liffey Descent on the Saturday and Sunday. Giving a chance to welcome more of the community to take on the challenge of the River Liffey, and have all ages and abilities catered for across the weekend of racing. The Junior Liffey Descent takes place on Sunday 12th May, with the race starting from the Salmon Leap Canoe Club in Leixlip, and finishing at the Canoe Centre in Palmerstown.

More Info at https://www.liffeydescent.ie/

This February 16th and 17th the 7th Mother Tongues Festival invites you to Tallaght
for a magical journey through languages and cultures.
Offering a host of storytelling experiences, live performances and hands-on family
workshops in multiple languages, this year’s festival is a treat for the curious-minded!

Rafting.ie are really excited to announce their 2024 Easter and Summer Camps are now open for booking!! They  have all the best bits from previous years, including Rafting, Kayaking, Bushcraft Survival Skills, Giant SUP ,  plus some exciting new activities planned . These camps are fantastic for 11-16 years old and sell out fast! For more info or to book please visit www.rafting.ie

As part of the David Bowie Festival 2024, Rathfarnham Castle will host an exhibition by Bowie’s official photographer Denis O’Regan.

Denis O’Regan is an English photographer whose imagery is particularly associated with the punk movement, Queen, David Bowie, and Duran Duran, and O’Regan has photographed everyone from AC/DC to ZZ Top. His work has been widely published and exhibited. He has photographed David Bowie more than any other photographer, covering over 200 concerts around the world.

Visit this fantastic exhibition at Rathfarnham Castle Gallery – Sun Jan 14th – Sun February 11th

denisoregan24 — DUBLIN BOWIE FESTIVAL 2024

Fantastic art exhibition on 13 December 2023 in Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre.

11am-4pm.

Art Exhibition to celebrate the rich history of Clondalkin.

RATHFARNHAM CASTLE CHRISTMASMARKETS RETURN!!!!!!!!! 🤹‍⛄️

We are absolutely delighted to announce the return of the wonderful Rathfarnham Castle Christmas Market

The market has been a huge success in recent years with food, craft and artisan product stalls and of course plenty of festive entertainment

A presentation on the archaeological landscape of the Dublin Mountains from prehistory to the industrial period. The talk will explore the wide range of sites and monuments that survive across the upland region.

A vibrant market in the heart of Lucan village promoting original art, unique handmade crafts and artisan foods.

Pop down for chatty chats over locally roasted coffee and enjoy tasty treats.

Follow on facebook for news of events and workshops. www.facebook.com/purplellamacrafts

Every two weeks, on the second and last Saturday of the month.

Methodist Church, opposite the village green.

Free Garden tours are available at the beautiful Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre.

Tours provided by Clann Chrónáin Volunteer Tour Guides, Tuesdays & Sundays 10.30am-1pm.

Contact info@theroundtower.ie for bookings.

Free Garden tours are available at the beautiful Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre.

Tours provided by Clann Chrónáin Volunteer Tour Guides, Tuesdays & Sundays 10.30am-1pm.

Contact info@theroundtower.ie for bookings.

New Exhibition in Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre!!!!

Launches Thursday 8th June, 7pm.

New Exhibition in Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre!!!!

Launches Thursday 8th June, 7pm.

Join in the peaceful surroundings of Rathfarnham Castle Park for this unique solar-powered cinema experience featuring the thought provoking movie 2040. Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on journey to explore what the future would look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them into the mainstream.

Solar-Powered Climate Movie Screening

Saturday 18^th September @ 19.30

Tickets €20 per pod of up to 4 people

Register now

Flight Before Christmas is a magical drive-through journey to see Santa in his Winter Wonderland. With dazzling light displays, a roarsome Santa show, festive treats & winter warmers, a classic Christmas movie and of course presents for all the kids. Socially safe & contactless!

Set in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, Luggwoods Santa’s Enchanted Forest truly is an Authentic Christmas experience on your doorstep!

Wrap up warm and take a stroll outdoors along Santa’s Enchanted Forest trail as it takes you back in time. Take epic family photos, enjoy the festive fun and create unique Christmas memories that last the test of time.

Come to Luggwoods this year and let these magical Christmas memories be your best moment of 2020!

The Pearse Museum will be posting an illustrated talk on Patrick Pearse and the story of Scoil Éanna, the innovative school he founded and ran between 1908 and 1916.

Pearse initially became interested in education through his work as an Irish language activist, but became passionate about the importance of education in enabling pupils to develop their individual gifts and talents. This talk by the museum’s curator, Brian Crowley, will be illustrated with images and objects from the museum’s collection and will look at the role of drama, art, sport and the natural world played in the unique education offered by the school

This video lecture will be available from Wednesday, 19 August on the OPW YouTube channel and the Pearse Museum Facebook page.

To celebrate National Heritage Week, Smashing Times will screen two short films on the theme of Courageous Women Castle to Castle featuring chats, storytelling and performances with artists, historians and guest speakers, highlighting the incredible stories of women in history and their impact on our lives today.

Smashing Times chose the unique settings of Rathfarnham Castle and Dublin Castle to remember and reflect on stories of courageous women from the past and today.

The screenings feature scenes from Constance and Her Friends by Mary Moynihan, inspired by women’s stories from 1916 to 1923, recently performed in Dublin Castle and The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII by Mary Moynihan, Fiona Thompson, Paul Kennedy and Féilim James, performed in Rathfarnham Castle.

Audiences can access the films during Heritage week on https://www.facebook.com/smashingtimestheatreandfilmcompany/ and also http://smashingtimes.ie/centrefortheartsandhumanrights/collection-of-womens-stories/ and the Smashing Times Twitter page.

WHEN: March 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
WHERE: Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham
Dublin 14
COST: €12

Soprano Helen Hancock and Mark Keane on piano will explore themes of night and dreams emerging into light and love. The program will include lieder by Brahms, Strauss, Mendelssohn and Schubert, French song by Fauré, Chausson and Debussy and opera arias by Handel and Mozart. Helen, a Galway based soprano and choral conductor, originally from Rathfarnham, is in her fifth year of vocal studies with Professor Owen Gilhooly. Mark, a Galway native, recently completed doctoral studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music/Trinity College Dublin. He is in demand as an international organ recitalist, conductor and accompanist. Helen and Mark perform together regularly, most recently at the Yeats Tower, Thoor Ballylee in Galway for Heritage week in 2019. They will perform a lunchtime recital in Limerick in St Mary’s Cathedral Lunchtime Series in June. Tickets cost €12 and €10 and will be available from www.eventbrite.ie from Tuesday 21st January.

Wayne Whelan Productions presents: I’m Still Standing – The Music of Elton John; a musical celebration of the legendary 50 year career of Sir Elton John.

Featuring all of his greatest hits performed by the outstanding Joel Buckingham and backed by an amazing live band, this show takes you through an incredible legacy of great songs and music and features all the hits including Crocodile Rock, Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Sacrifice, Daniel and The Circle of Life.

Presented by Wayne Whelan Productions
Duration: 95 minutes. One interval.
14 March @ 8pm

Destination Dance are excited to announce this amazing competition taking place at The Civic this coming March. They look forward to seeing everyone old and new.

21 March @ 9:00am
Presented by Destination Dance Limited
Duration: 12 hours
Age Suitability 5 – 21

Come see the Laughter Lounge’s most requested acts – Eric Lalor, John Colleary and Gar Murran for one craic’in night out!

Smell that? That’s the sweet scent of Comedy in the air……and we can’t wait!

DATE & TIME: 6 March 8pm
LOCATION: The Civic Theatre

Presented by The Laughter Lounge
Duration: 90 minutes. One interval
Age Suitability 16 +
Under 18’s must attend with Parent/Guardian. Adult content

Junior Chess Club
Lucan Library

Starts Saturday 18th January, 10.00am – 11.30am

Suitable for Beginners and Improvers, ages 8 and over.

Junior Chess Club will run on the following dates:

18th January

25th January

1st February

No class on 8th February

15th February

22nd February

29th February

7th March

No class on 14th March

21st March

28th March

Booking essential through Eventbrite.

Jason Byrne has had a hard year. But he doesn’t want to talk about that. He’s wrecked but ready. Ready for a laugh. This show is a celebration. A celebration of triumph over adversity. A celebration of the fact that everybody’d got their own crap going on and they don’t need to listen to someone else moaning about their problems. So, leave your worries at the door and find out why ‘The Times’ described Jason as ‘The Outright King of Live Comedy’.

“Unmissable” Evening Standard
“Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like witnessing lightning in a bottle” Edinburgh Evening News
“Byrne is consistently brilliant” Metro
“Full on, doubled up, gasping for oxygen, hilarious” Chortle

Presented by Special Eye Entertainment
Duration: 120 minutes. One interval
Age limit 15+