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Thursday May 28th

Arts & Culture Highlights

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Happiness Then

Viking Theatre

A riveting comedy drama delving into the relationship between two sisters, Bridget and Frances, who meet for the first time after their Mother’s death. Eternally at odds, they bicker as only sisters can over everything from the wine to the will! Exploring the fallout of being left behind, loves and losses are examined and re-examined with acerbic wit and delicious put downs. Can Bridget and Frances’ searching need for sisterly support help to mend their broken relationships, not only with each other but with their loved ones, before it’s too late?

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The Kerryman

Glass Mask Theatre

Cait is an artist newly returned to Dublin, determined to get her life back on track and prove to her mother that she’s not a total fuck-up. Eoin, a proud Kerryman, is working in finance for his sins. He has very different plans- graft hard, retire early, and go home to run his parents’ farm in South Kerry. When they meet, Cait knows one thing: Eoin is absolutely not her type. He's obsessed with GAA (and his mother) and wouldn't know an easel from his elbow. Meanwhile Eoin can't decide if Cait is the woman of his dreams or an agent of chaos with notions. But despite themselves, th

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Experiences Highlights

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Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience

RDS

This global premiere invites visitors to step inside a 90-minute, 20-stop journey that showcases the history, psychology, and cultural impact of serial killers. Dublin is the first stop before the exhibition makes its way to the rest of the world. The experience begins by exploring the Investigation Office, where guests follow the behind-the-scenes of criminal profiling, the investigative processes, and the human element that is crucial in solving complex serial killer cases. They will discover personality patterns and motivational categories of 20 of history's most notorious criminals, in

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William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy

National Gallery of Ireland

William Blake, a visionary artist and poet, was a defining force in Romanticism. His imaginative and unconventional works continue to inspire today. This exhibition, curated by Tate in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland, presents a selection of Blake’s most iconic works of art, alongside paintings and drawings by his contemporaries. Blake’s world was one of fantasy, imagination, and the ancient past, filled with fantastical creatures and visions of the underworld, expressed through a wide variety of media. By placing him in context - among the artists he admired and those

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Hospitality Highlights

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Taste of Dublin

Merrion Square Park

Each year Taste of Dublin transports guests to a foodie haven in the heart of the city for an unmissable highlight of the summer. This year, we’ll be returning to Merrion Square for eight delicious sessions spread across four food-fuelled days. Taste of Dublin offers visitors the unique opportunity to source essential ingredients from artisan producers, engage with Ireland’s top culinary talent, be on the front line of masterclasses from and relax in the gourmet atmosphere of the summer’s finest food and drink festival. 8 DELICIOUS SESSIONS • Thursday Afternoon Session 12.00-

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Street Feast

Nationwide

Annual weekend of street parties & communities lunches. Host a party with your neighbours! Get together with your neighbours to share food and enjoy some conversation and camaraderie this summer. It doesn’t matter if you live in an apartment or house, all you need is a space to bring people together. We have had feasts organised in front gardens, on streets and greens, in car parks, laneways, local parks and community centres. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Registrations are open in March. Once you register you’ll receive your FREE Street Feast party pack, compl

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Shopping Highlights

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Whiskey Live Dublin

RDS

Ireland's premier whiskey tasting event, Whiskey Live Dublin is back once again! This year taking place at the RDS Main Arena, Hall 1 on the Merrion Road on Friday 5th of June; Afternoon Session (1.30-4pm, last pour 4.45pm), Friday Evening Session (6.00-9.30pm, last pour 9.15pm) and Saturday 6th of June; Afternoon Session (12.30-4pm, last pour 3.45pm) and Evening Session (5.00pm-8.30pm, last pour 8.15pm). A minimum of €10 per ticket will be donated to Down Syndrome Dublin. Tickets for masterclasses will also be available closer to the date. Showcasing both the long established and new

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Future Health Summit

Dublin Royal Convention Centre

The Future Health Summit brings together a gathering of the brightest minds in the healthcare industry with an illustrious audience of over 600+ high end (C-Suite) industry delegates attending. Featuring renowned speakers from Ireland, USA, UK, Europe, Asia and further afar sharing best practices, innovations and future thinking to the advancement of the healthcare of Irish patients. The Summit will bring together 50 health and associate industry Exhibitors to Dublin to network and build business ties around the event. For 2025, we are returning to the Royal Dublin Convention Centre. It als

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PhizzFest

Phibsborough

Phizzfest is a voluntary arts organisation, placing arts and community at the heart of what it means to live in Phibsborough. Our purpose is to create space for people to connect through arts and cultural engagement. Phizzfest was established in 2009 as a local community response to the recession, with the aim of uniting the community through the creative arts and restoring pride of place in Phibsborough, an area that had been neglected for years. It is an award-winning festival that has been staging arts and community events in Phibsborough since 2010. Reimagining Phibsborough is a strand

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