Parks, Biodiversity and Landscape Services are celebrating 50 years of the Rose Garden with the return of the Rose Festival to St. Anne’s Park from 10.00am – 6.00pm on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025. This free festival will have activities for the whole family, including stalls with plants and flowers for sale and arts & crafts for kids. For all the staff who participated in Irish lessons, BAC Le Gaeilge will be there so you can speak a cúpla focal. There will be musical acts including Fused, Back Stage Bandits and the Dublin Ukelele Collective who will play over the weekend.

Come along for the unveiling of the new astroturf pitch, mural and art room at Poppintree Community Sports Centre. Representing the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Alison Field will be launching the facilities and artwork from 1.30 pm to 3 pm on Saturday 19 July. Poppintree Community Sports Centre and the local community have been taking part in a Creative Residency in Art and Sport with artist Mark Joyce, run by Dublin City Council’s Sports Section and Dublin City Council Culture Company. The new mural and art room were developed as part of a Creative Residency with Dublin City Council Cu

The Liberties Festival is one of Ireland’s oldest festivals. From modest beginnings in 1970 it has grown to become a highlight of the summer in Dublin with a series of family-friendly, sporting and community events, and an exciting multi-cultural and arts programme. The Festival is an innovative and purpose driven community festival working with local community members and professional artists to put culture, creativity and diversity at the heart of The Liberties. The festival is delivered by two local community development projects- SICCDA (South Inner City Community Development Associat