Dublin What's on
22-25 June 2006. Fifteen of Dublins top restaurants are taking part in the Taste of Dublin Festival in the Coach House, Erin Room and gardens of Dublin Castle. Participating restaurants will present t...
Dublin What's on
1 Jan-31 Dec 2006. After three years of renovation work, the Laughter Lounge comedy club returns to Eden Quay in central Dublin with a line-up of four top comedians every Thurs, Fri and Sat. Irish com...
Dublin What's on
6 June-29 Aug 2006. The in-house orchestras of the RT, Irelands national broadcaster, perform lunchtime concerts every Tues at Dublins National Concert Hall throughout the summer. Presented by Liz Nol...
Dublin What's on
20 May-1 July 2006. The Abbey Theatre presents Brian Friels adaptation of Ivan Turgenevs dramatic comedy A Month in the Country, directed by Jason Byrne. Set in 19th-century rural Russia, the story re...
Dublin What's on
1 April-26 Nov 2006. Two talented actors bring James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Brendan Behan, Oscar Wilde and other Irish literary greats to life in the convivial atmosphere of some of Dublins famed lite...
Dublin What's on
International Piano Competition.
13-19 May 2006. The preliminary rounds of the AXA International Piano competition take place at the Royal Dublin Society 5-11 May. Twelve successful competitors then go through to the semi-finals at t...
Dublin What's on
5 May-27 Aug 2006. A retrospective of the work of Dublin-born artist and writer Brian ODoherty inaugurates the new extension to Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. Since 1972 ODoherty has exhibited his...
Dublin What's on
3-13 May 2006. Charlie Chaplins granddaughter, Aurlia Thierre, stars in Aurlias Oratorio at the Abbey Theatre. Created by one of the pioneers of new circus, Victoria Thierre Chaplin, this dazzling dis...
Dublin What's on
11-30 April 2006. Tom Duffys famous circus has joined forces with the Chinese National Circus for the Silkroad Show currently touring Ireland. Taking its name from the ancient trade route, the Silkroa...
Dublin What's on
30 April 2006. Ballet Ireland performs excerpts from The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty for this gala tribute to Russian composer Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky at the National Concert Hall. The highlig...
Dublin What's on
1 April-30 May 2006. All of Dublin is taking part in this festival to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of world-famous Irish playwright, novelist and poet Samuel Beckett, with light projections...
Dublin What's on
17-27 March 2006. The Irish Film Institute presents the 12th edition of the VIVA! festival of Spanish cinema, which this year also features films from Mexico, Colombia and Argentina. The 12-film progr...
Dublin What's on
26 March 2006. The National Concert Hall hosts an evening of music with one of Irelands most popular folk singers, Sean Keane. Born into the Keane family of traditional musicians in Co. Galway, his re...
Dublin What's on
7 Feb-31 March 2006. Ralph Fiennes, Ian McDiarmid and Ingrid Craigie star in Faith Healer currently playing at Dublins Gate Theatre. Written by Brian Friel, one of Irelands greatest living playwrights...
Dublin What's on
15-19 March 2006. The famous St Patricks Day Parade in Dublin has grown into a five-day festival with events all round the Irish capital from noon till night. The Opening Night in Smithfield Square ha...
Dublin What's on
8 March-15 Apr 2006. Euripides magnificent drama is given a new setting in acclaimed director Conall Morrisons reinterpretation: The Bacchae of Baghdad, at the Abbey Theatre. The arrival in the Iraqi...
Dublin What's on
Dublin International Film Festival.
17-26 Feb 2006. Now in its fourth edition, the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival opens with the world premiere of Irish playwright Paul Merciers feature film Studs, an action comedy following...
Dublin What's on
22 Feb-7 May 2006. The Irish Museum of Modern Art hosts this major retrospective of one of Britains leading post-war artists, Sir Howard Hodgkin. The exhibition, which has been assembled by Sir Nichol...
Dublin What's on
National Gallery celebrates Evie Hone.
3 Dec 2005-4 Jun 2006. An exhibition dedicated to Dublin-born artist, Evie Hone (1894-1955) marking the 50th anniversary of her death is being held by the National Gallery of Ireland. Around 25 of Hon...
Dublin What's on
2 Feb 2006. The Point Theatre, Irelands premiere music venue, hosts the sixth edition of the Meteor Awards with Irish comedian Patrick Kielty presenting. 17 awards will be presented including Best Iri...
