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This is a dedicated section relating to the Night-Time Economy in Dublin, where you’ll find updates on what Dublin’s Night-Time Economy Advisor has been up to, along with various initiatives Dublin City Council is implementing to enhance our city after dark. Dublin Nights Mapped
From innovative tech giants to financial powerhouses, life sciences leaders to creative pioneers, the Dublin region is home to some of the world’s most innovative companies. As a result of our success, Dublin is ranked #1 Small European Region of the Future for 2025 by the Financial Times’ FDi Intelligence awards. Dublin was also ranked #1 for business friendliness and economic potential. Why do leading global multinationals choose Dublin? A spirit of ingenuity which drives breakthrough ideas A can-do attitude and proven track record of fuelling success Unmatched connectivity to global markets An exceptional talent
Spotted a famous musician in Dublin recently? There's a fair chance they were coming out of TU Dublin's school of commercial music - BIMM. Situated on Francis Street in Dublin 8, the British and Irish Modern Music Institute - or BIMM - holds regular masterclasses for its students with world-class musicians.
The evolution of Dublin’s creative spaces In recent years, Dublin has lost some of its most important creative spaces to a building boom that’s reminiscent of the Celtic Tiger era. Block T and South Studios were both closed down in 2016 with a significant loss of square footage for artists, photographers, designers and writers. Since then, The Joinery, Moxie Studios, Monster Truck and Richmond Studios have all followed suit. Our vision was to create a unique, shared workplace in Dublin city centre. In their place, however, a new generation of coworking spaces have come along. And many of them are aimed specifically at servicin
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Christine Falls by John Banville is the One Dublin One Book choice for 2026, following on from Dublin Written in Our Hearts, an anthology, chosen for 2025. One Dublin One Book aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a designated book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year. This annual project is a Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, which encourages reading for pleasure. The author introduces us to the maverick pathologist Quirke whose only passion is finding truth in science. While readers
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Sharp, twisted and funny, Fair Deal charts one last night in the Thornton family home. Kiera is counting down the hours until she can finally break free of family commitments. Everything is in hand until her estranged mother, Sandra, a celebrated interior designer, lands in from Los Angeles. As Sandra’s demands escalate, the evening swerves into dangerously unexpected territory. Backed only by her Uncle Daragh – a disgruntled actor – Kiera finds herself in a deadly fight for her future. A satirical comedy, Fair Deal is a world premiere from the writer of One Good Turn (2021), Un
Abbey Theatre
The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of 1916. Recently performed during the centenary of the Easter Rising, Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes returns with this production of Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play. Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through t
Pavilion Theatre
Zervas & Pepper, Welsh singer-songwriters Paul Jorvas and Kathryn Pepper, celebrate Joni Mitchell’s music with a live show recreating her iconic songs from albums like Blue and Court and Spark. Celebrating one of the most influential songwriters of the modern age, the show features classics such as California, Blue, Woodstock, Both Sides Now, Coyote, Big Yellow Taxi, and A Case of You. Drawing on decades of experience in folk/Americana, they aim to capture every note, lyric, and nuance with authenticity. Inspired by Mitchell’s artistry, they blend guitar, vocals, and harmonic intrica
Millbank Theatre
The Drowsy Chaperone is a five-time Tony Award-winning meta-musical that simultaneously parodies and pays loving homage to the Jazz Age American musical comedies of the 1920s. The show is framed by a lonely, middle-aged musical theatre fan, known as the "Man in Chair," who plays the cast recording of a fictional 1928 show in his apartment, which then magically comes to life in his living room. The Show-Within-a-Show: The fictional 1928 musical centers on the impending wedding of a glamorous Broadway starlet, Janet Van de Graaff, to an oil tycoon, Robert Martin. The producer of her Follies,
Flux Studios
Bloop Groop and FLUX Studios present ALEA(s), an audiovisual live‑electronic collective from Brussels bringing together illustrator FSTN, musician and synth‑maker Shakmat, and motion‑graphic artist Boris Wilmot. Born from the desire to create a truly unique live experience, ALEA(s) deliver immersive, improvised performances that blend live drawing, projected video animation and complex electronic music into one intense, tightly‑crafted show. With the audience close around them, the trio build the performance in real time, layering boiling electronics with evolving visuals and hand�
Smock Alley Theatre
Critically-acclaimed VOLTA THEATRE COMPANY returns to Smock Alley with a new production of Shakespeare’s gripping tale of murder, totalitarianism and how a person loses their soul. In a politically unstable world, where witchcraft and satanic cults chip away at the status quo, a man temperamentally unsuited to kingship seizes the crown by violent means. Corrupted by absolute power, he becomes vengeful, paranoid and completely unhinged in his bid to establish a dynasty bloodline. Shakespeare’s timeless story about the horrors that lie in wait beyond societal breakdown has non-stop act
Viking Theatre
After its sell out run in The Viking Sept ’24 and also a sell out run in Bewleys Café Theatre ’25, we are delighted to welcome back this extraordinary piece of theatre. ‘A first-class script, excellently directed, with a beautifully judged performance, The Kiss packs a lifetime into a lunchtime’-*****-The Arts Review. Murphy constructs the monologue so well…and is extraordinarily well served by Griffin’ *****- Sunday Independent. ‘One-man tour-de-force… The performance and the play will remain in my memory for a long time’*****- Reviews Hub Eddie has dreams but h
In conversation with Jennifer Rothwell Jennifer Rothwell is an Irish fashion designer, who spent many years living between the Big Apple and the Fair City. After graduating from Dublin’s NCAD in 1995, she gained practical experience with some of New York’s biggest design companies. Then, upon her return to Dublin, she launched her own brand: Jennifer Rothwell Design. By the following year, she had won the ‘Brown Thomas Designer Award’ at Dublin Fashion Week. And, since then, her designs have attracted celebrity cli
Ireland might be a small country, but our universities and colleges are incredibly diverse. Every year, tens of thousands of students from over 130 countries come here to study.
Down by the Secret Garden On the south side, the secret garden was always the Iveagh Gardens. However, music, comedy and food festivals have taken place there in recent years, meaning that the garden isn’t so secret anymore. These days, to find the city’s true secret garden, you have to head north. Up O’Connell Street, then North Frederick, across Dorset Street and on up Blessington Street until you come to black wrought iron gates. In you go. And you’re there. What to expect at Blessington Street Basin The Blessington Street Basin
The importance of sustainable and social enterprises Making your startup or existing business sustainable or ethical is a smart, future-proof option. Customers are now much more informed and aware of the environmental impact of their purchases. A more sustainable product or service will create a positive brand image that will impact the bottom line of many businesses.
Dr. Ruth Johnson is Dublin’s City Archaeologist and she is charged with protecting, managing and investigating the city’s oldest heritage – much of which is underground. As well as conservation projects, Ruth has input into new developments across the city and a role in policy development advocacy. We spoke to her about how she works and what’s going on across the city – under the ground, in our oldest graveyards and in half-hidden houses. In conversation with Dr. Ruth Johnson Ruth began her career working on a community excavation project in Yorkshire, while doing her A-levels. This piqued her interest in archaeology and she went on to do
Stress baking. It’s a thing, you know. It’s what Caryna Camerino used to do after another difficult day at her old job in human resources. It was also the starting point of her successful Dublin startup: Camerino Bakery. HR to hotbuns: Caryna Camerino’s startup story Caryna Camerino, a first generation Canadian who has lived in Dublin for the past 17 years, wasn’t always a baker. However, food was always a big deal at home – partly because her father, who was from Rome, is a stickler for authentic Italian cooking. Such a stickler, in fact, that she loved going to friends’ houses where she could enjoy a regular TV dinner, like n