Founded and Presented by Dublin City Council in association with First Music Contact, Improvised Music Company, Contemporary Music Centre & Music Network, The Wood Quay Summer Sessions are a series of free outdoor lunchtime concerts which will take place every Thursday in July from 1pm – 2pm in the newly renovated Wood Quay Amphitheatre at Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices. The aim of the sessions is to promote and support the great wealth of musical talent which exists in our capital city and across the country. Each week will showcase the very best of upcoming and established music

It’s back – for one night only – the hugely successful John McDwyer comedy (with a few serious bits) ‘Turning Mammy’. Now on it’s third national tour, ‘Turning Mammy’ has won the hearts of audiences all over Ireland with it’s clever mix of madness and melancholy as we follow the lives of sisters Martha and Mary and their lovelorn neighbour, Ambrose as they seek love and contentment while none search in the right place. ‘Turning Mammy’ has had audiences laughing and crying all over Ireland for two years now and is an evening of joyous theatre which should not be missed.

W.B. Yeats was inspired by Kyogen and Noh, Japanese theatre forms, to produce some of his finest work. Lafcadio Hearn was the Irishman accepted and revered by the Japanese people emerging from centuries of isolation. These literary links between the two nations foreshadowed the official ties of respect and affection that are celebrated this year, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations.

Michael Redmond wrote a joke in 1987. He then left Dublin to try his luck on the London comedy circuit… with just the one joke! This is the story of that journey and why he has left something in his will to Ryan Tubridy. Probably best known for his role as the monosyllabic priest, Father Stone, in the iconic sitcom, Father Ted, Michael promises that he will use some two/three syllable words in the show and might even throw in one with four syllables. He also guarantees that there is more than one joke in the show. Written and performed by Michael Redmond Contains the use of occasion

Jimmy’s Hall tells the true story of Leitrim farmer Jimmy Gralton, the only Irishman deported from his own country. His crime was to build a dance hall where he encouraged the local community to learn, to argue and to dream, but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity its free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close. A decade later, at the height of the Depression, Jimmy returns from the US. The hall stands abandoned but as Jimmy sees the poverty and growing oppression in the villa

Bar Monkey Festival 2017 We are delighted to announce the Bar Monkey Festival 2017! This will be a great day out for family, friends and anyone with an interest in bodyweight movement ! A day of celebration of bodyweight movement featuring: Workshops - Demonstrations - Junior Bar Monkey championship - Ireland's National Calisthenics Competition WORKSHOPS The Workshops and demonstrations will take place in bodyweight movements such as: Calisthenics | Parkour | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Capoeira This is a great opportunity to come and learn new forms of training and to experience differe