Building Hope: A Celebration of Traveller Culture

Building Hope: A Celebration of Traveller Culture

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Online, Friday 8th October - Sunday 31st October

Building Hope features an online concert and discussion on Traveller Culture and Mental Health. Curated and hosted by Sharyn Ward, the event features performances and discussions with Trish Reilly and Steo Wall as well as guest appearances from leading figures within the community.
The event will stream from the 8th of October (the Second Annual National Traveller Mental Health Day) to the 31st of October. This event is free to view or Pay What You Can, with all proceeds going to the Traveller Counselling Service who provide free mental health supports to members of the Travelling Community in Ireland.

On Demand from 6pm Oct 8th until October 31st

Building Hope: A Celebration of Traveller Culture
• Curated by Sharyn Ward in Association with Axis Ballymun
• Featuring Sharyn Ward, Trish Reilly and Steo Wall

All proceeds from this event will go towards Traveller Counselling Service who provide free mental health supports to members of the Travelling Community in Ireland. Charity No. CHY18635.

Date:
Friday 8th October - Sunday 31st October
Time:
Varies
Price:
Free

Bloomsday Festival - A literary carnival in honour of James Joyce and his famous novel, Ulysses, that was set in Dublin on June 16th, 1904.

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Bloomsday Festival

Various Locations

Bloomsday celebrates Thursday 16 June 1904, the day depicted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in Ulysses. The novel follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and a host of other characters – real and fictional – from 8am on 16 June 1904 through to the early hours of the following morning. Celebrations often include dressing up like characters from the book and in clothes that would have been the style of the era. One of the hallmark fancy dress items of Bloomsday is the straw boater hat. Celebrations come in many differen

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Synapses

Viking Theatre

In this fast-paced comedy drama, two young parents mine the past for the key to their future. Mike and Emily separated a year ago and constantly row about money, access, and parenting styles. One fateful afternoon, for the sake of their young son, they must find a better way. It all goes wrong, it all goes right, and an electrical fault spins them through time in search of the truth.

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A Joycean Evening

Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre

Begin your Bloomsday celebrations in style with an uplifting evening of Joycean theatre and music. A talented cast will perform witty and moving extracts. Interspersed with toe-tapping music. A talented cast will perform witty and moving extracts from Ulysses, Dubliners, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, revealing Joyce’s humour and humanity. Baritone Simon Morgan, accompanied by Josh Johnston, will perform Joycean songs. Back by public demand we are delighted to have Sinéad Murphy and Darina Gallagher with us again in 2026. They will perform Songs of Joyce: a toe-tapping mus