{"id":21653,"date":"2026-10-20T19:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.weblizar.com\/online-exam-management\/?p=21653"},"modified":"2026-10-28T00:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:36:44","slug":"independent-irish-editorial-publication-2024-07-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.weblizar.com\/online-exam-management\/independent-irish-editorial-publication-2024-07-07\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Irish Editorial Publication 2024-07-07 Ireland lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>What&#8217;s On in Dublin: Gigs, Theatre, Festivals &amp; Events<\/h1>\n<div class=\"toc\" style=\"background: #f9f9f9;border: 1px solid #aaa;display: table;margin-bottom: 1em;padding: 1em;width: 350px\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 700;text-align: center\">Content<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#magherafelt-end-newbridge-s-hat-trick-ambitions-to-take-derry-sfc-title\">Magherafelt end Newbridge\u2019s hat-trick ambitions to take Derry SFC title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#three-major-groups-won-t-be-receiving-social-welfare-increase-in-january\">Three major groups won&#8217;t be receiving social welfare increase in January<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#watch-more-entertainment-videos-on-youtube\">Watch More Entertainment Videos on YouTube<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#macklemore-friends-free-palestine\">Macklemore &amp; Friends: Free Palestine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#katie-taylor-shares-highlights-about-what-her-life-looks-like-after-retirement\">Katie Taylor shares highlights about what her life looks like after retirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#thalia-heffernan-steps-out-with-gaa-boyfriend-conor-meyler-on-red-carpet-for-new-film\">Thalia Heffernan steps out with GAA boyfriend Conor Meyler on red carpet for new film<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#how-art-humour-and-heartbreak-help-northern-ireland-s-artists-make-sense-of-life\">How art, humour and heartbreak help Northern Ireland\u2019s artists make sense of life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\" style=\"display: block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" width=\"603px\" alt=\"Popular in Dublin\" src=\"https:\/\/newsday.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ireland_s_natural_and_cultural_beauty_3538.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for a fang-tastic time in South Dublin! &#x1F631; Welcome to a very special storytelling event for lovers of the supernatural. Each workshop is included with your admission ticket and offers a hands-on way to explore the mystical side of Dublin&#x2019;s past. Across four enchanted days, children and adults can take part in Spell Jar Making and Wand Making Workshops inspired by medieval traditions. Join us this Halloween at Dublinia for a family-friendly event full of history, magic and creativity. There will also be a special after-hours edition of the tour on Thursday, 29th October at 7.30pm<\/p>\n<p>This was the prime-time entertainment of its day. Bill Bailey returns with new show, Vaudevillean Before streaming, before tv, before cinema, before even radio&#x2026; There was Vaudeville! Directed by Ciar&#xE1;n Kelly and featuring alto soloist Leanne Fitzgerald and organist David Leigh, this is a lovely night out in city centre Dublin. This Christmas, Sammy Sausages &amp; Buffy take flight in Aladdin &#x2013; A Sammy &amp; Buffy Adventure &#x2026; a whirlwind of laughs, music and magical mayhem for the whole family. This &#x2018;genuinely funny&apos; (Time Out) show features all the iconic moments you love, plus fabulous new songs and dazzling dance numbers!<\/p>\n<p>A majority of the <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/stocks\/znaki-fm-launches-irish-edition-expanding-its-global-news-and-entertainment-network-1036514486\">Harvest Country Music Festival to rock north and south &#8211; Agriland.ie<\/a> population support the ban, including a significant percentage of smokers. Belfast has a unique underground club scene taking place in settings such as churches, zoos, and crematoriums. Many larger pubs in cities eschew such trappings entirely, opting for loud music, and focusing more on the consumption of drinks, which is not a focus of traditional Irish culture. In tandem with these developments, the last quarter of the century saw the emergence of a new Irish cuisine based on traditional ingredients handled in new ways. The proliferation of fast food has led to increasing public health problems including obesity, and one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world. In addition to Irish food, meals eaten in Ireland may include pizza, curry and Chinese food, with some west African dishes making an appearance lately.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A celebration of comedy, songs, and multifarious skills.<\/li>\n<li>BOSS spoke with chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox after the defeat to Bournemouth.<\/li>\n<li>This time, we&#x2019;re going bigger, taking over two halls at the RDS and increasing capacity by 50%, with 150+ sellers and thousands of shoppers expected for a full day of second-hand fashion, music, food and entertainment.<\/li>\n<li>There are quite a large number of local weekly newspapers both North and South, with most counties and large towns having two or more newspapers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MOVING SIGNATURES returns for a new series uniting Slow Looking art tours and movement workshops in response to works in IMMA&#x2019;s new exhibition, TECHNOLOGIES OF PEACE. The Bad Witch is up to mischief making gruesome dishes including her speciality, Witches&#x2019; Pie. Travel aboard the Spookwood Express, venture deeper into the forest, and discover a spellbinding experience filled with surprises, laughter, and Halloween wonder. As the forest&#x2019;s magic begins to unravel, you&#x2019;ll be tasked with collecting special ingredients needed to help restore balance to the enchanted woodland. The festival culminates on Saturday 31 October with the Big Scream Carnival, featuring a parade, Halloween activities, movies , Zombie Land and a sensory-friendly hour for families seeking a quieter experience. The Irish Film Institute&#x2019;s annual celebration of the terrifying, the gory, the wince-inducing, and the uncanny returns with IFI Horrorthon 2026, running Thursday, October 22nd to Monday, October 26th.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"magherafelt-end-newbridge-s-hat-trick-ambitions-to-take-derry-sfc-title\">Magherafelt end Newbridge&#x2019;s hat-trick ambitions to take Derry SFC title<\/h3>\n<p>People can also try something new at our various family friendly workshops for all ages and enjoy festive music, hot drinks and treats. In ADRIFT, Kinahan explores the ironic rise of Irish anti-immigrant sentimen Through the eyes of their new nurse, Rose, we discover these unforgettable women who are complicated, contrary, and full of stories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" width=\"605px\" alt=\"Fianna Fail and Fine Gael support plunges to record low as Sinn Fein top poll\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pY4JermTzHk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"three-major-groups-won-t-be-receiving-social-welfare-increase-in-january\">Three major groups won&apos;t be receiving social welfare increase in January<\/h3>\n<p>Funeral details confirmed for Michael Flatley&apos;s &apos;beautiful and elegant&apos; wife Niamh Late Late Show line-up revealed with legendary Irish rocker and Celebrity Traitors star topping the bill Beoga to discuss Ed Sheeran fall-out on The Late Late Show among star-studded line-up The Emmerdale star and Jowita Przystal danced the jive to a mash-up of Fatboy Slim&#x2019;s The Rockafella Skank and The Knack&#x2019;s My Sharona. The Royal Ulster Academy&#x2019;s 145th exhibition reveals the extraordinary talent and emotional power of art in Northern Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Each of the five workshops takes a different theme as its starting point, and starts with a Slow Looking art tour of selected Unstable realities resemble our wildest imagination in this absurdist spectacle &#x2013; writ large and set loose on the national stage. Tales from the Pale celebrates all things horrific &#8211; learn about the city&#x2019;s ghosts and ghouls as you journey along the stadium&#x2019;s rooftop walkway. A wickedly funny Halloween spectacular for all the family! Join us for the annual #CivicSpooktacular this Halloween with more magic and mayhem than you can imagine! Learn about witches Carve your own pumpkin&#x1F383; Make Halloween pottery Walking tours Catch fascinating lectures in Dublin pubs Hear spine-tingling stories Explore Halloween art workshops Live podcasts Wander the Halloween market Visit<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a weekend filled with creativity, community and connection at our 2025 Christmas Fair. Rather than presenting one unified version, the concert takes you on a seasonal journey, alternating between Vivaldi&apos;s vivid Baroque original and Richter&apos;s contemporary reimagining. A birthday celebration turns febrile when a rural Irish family address their sister&#x2019;s relationship with a refugee. EXILE is a unique collaborative production, merging theatre and music to explore the extraordinary life of Fenian, poet, convict, journalist and orator John Boyle O&apos;Reilly from Dowth County Meath. The Magnificent explores the tensions and tenderness between them, as the consequences of their careers, lives and choices come knocking.<\/p>\n<p>And this time, it&#x2019;s the beloved classic Cinderella &#8211; the timeless fairytale where dreams really do come true! Ireland&#x2019;s funniest panto is back after last year&#x2019;s sell-out season! Bill Bailey returns with a show that celebrates this great tradition, as the versatile multi-instrumental, multi-lingual, purveyor of hu Enthralling family fun, to divert and transport from the tribulations of daily life! A celebration of comedy, songs, and multifarious skills.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a range of events and activities taking place during Art Source including workshops, demonstrations and talks. An uplifting celebration of community and friendship where everyone Founded in 2022, it takes over stages in London, Melbourne, and New York every Autumn, giving audiences the chance to see their favourite fun<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment The movie that drove Ryan Tubridy to walk out of the cinema Celebrity 2FM&apos;S Carl Mullan bursting with pride as wife Aisling takes on major challenge Entertainment The top crime\/horror podcasts that will be certain to make you quiver this Halloween Sport Snooker player Mark Allen responds to support after interview with Irish presenter Rachel Casey Kim Kardashian cuts glam figure in YSL at premiere of All&apos;s Fair Season 2 Joe Duffy on health battle and how his children never traded in on his famous name<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Let&#x2019;s Talk Science Festival is back at the Rediscovery Centre -and we are diving once again into the wonders of science, sustainability, and curiosity!<\/li>\n<li>Rural areas still hold strong; 38% of people live in communities under 1,500 people.<\/li>\n<li>Kyla Cobbler reveals she&apos;s expecting first baby with husband in sweet social post<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A guide of What&apos;s On in Dublin now, including event listings, shopping, festivals in the city and much more&#8230; Rapunzel lets down her hair in the heart of Dublin for festive panto magic at The Ambassador Theatre. Enjoy a warm, uplifting programme of choral music that brings together timeless tradition and some sing-along festive favourites. Join the Guinness Choir for a joyful Christmas celebration, featuring highlights from Bach&#x2019;s magnificent Christmas Oratorio alongside a selection of much-loved seasonal classics. Join us for a wonderful evening of music as we bring Handel&#x2019;s much-loved masterpiece to life, featuring its stirring choruses, beautiful arias, and unforgettable Hallelujah Chorus.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"watch-more-entertainment-videos-on-youtube\">Watch More Entertainment Videos on YouTube<\/h2>\n<p>A Halloween celebration for the local community, brought to you by Dub The Dockers and Demons festival, which began in 2017, is a celebration of community, creative arts and the spooky, set against the backdrop of Dublin&#x2019;s historic Docklands. The Halloween Main Street Market will transform the area into a festive autumn destination featuring local vendors, live entertainment, family activities, seasonal treats, and a charming pumpkin patch. Halloween is fast approaching and it&#x2019;s time to delve back in the origins of Irish traditions and explore how Samhain became Halloween. Now in its thirteenth consecutive year, Dundrum on Ice offers a magical experience for all ages. Opened in 2013 in the infamous town centre of Dundrum, it sets a standard that is carried throughout all of our rinks to ensure an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"macklemore-friends-free-palestine\">Macklemore &amp; Friends: Free Palestine<\/h3>\n<p>Following the success of our inauguaral Dublin event last year, we are delighted to be returning this November for a very special evening at The Sugar Club. With frolics and mayhem and of course Panto merriment, follow Robin&#x2019;s journey as he knocks the deviou Decorated with numerous accolades, including an MBE in the 2024 New Year&#x2019;s Honours list and inclusion in the 2025 Sunday Times Young Power List, Anna has become one of the most visible and exciting figures in classical music today.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Saturday 7th November 2026 for a spectacular day of discovery. The Let&#x2019;s Talk Science Festival is back at the Rediscovery Centre -and we are diving once again into the wonders of science, sustainability, and curiosity! For the first time since 2023, BEATLES DAY is returning to Dublin. Dublin is set to transform on Saturday 7 November, as Dublin By Night Fest returns to kick off Winter in Dublin. It serves as a showcase for various tattoo styles, including traditional, blackwork, and photorealism, offering live tattooing, competitions, and entertainment for all attendees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Following a sell-out season in 2025 that welcomed more than 115,000 visitors, Elf Town returns in<\/li>\n<li>During the 1990s and particularly the early 2000s, dozens of local radio stations have gained licenses.<\/li>\n<li>The Vikings first invaded Ireland in the 8th century, from Denmark, Norway and Sweden in modern-day Scandinavia.<\/li>\n<li>Smith made the comments during an interview with pop megastar Lipa at the capital&#x2019;s Southbank Centre on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"katie-taylor-shares-highlights-about-what-her-life-looks-like-after-retirement\">Katie Taylor shares highlights about what her life looks like after retirement<\/h2>\n<p>It comes after the presenter revealed she had frozen her eggs in an interview on Lorraine in 2024. #BruceSpringsteen @springsteen #TheBoss and @IrishETV host @BrigidBoden #irishAncestry#SpringsteenOnBroadway #rockmusic #rockmusician #WalterKerrTheatre #TheBigApple pic.twitter.com\/TY8lpN3K5B Considered the premier conductor for video game music, Eimear also composes for feature films, TV, commercials and video games. They do incredible work rescuing dogs, and have adopted out more than 100 furry angels in the last three months.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"thalia-heffernan-steps-out-with-gaa-boyfriend-conor-meyler-on-red-carpet-for-new-film\">Thalia Heffernan steps out with GAA boyfriend Conor Meyler on red carpet for new film<\/h2>\n<p>The show is produced by Showbiz Productions, led by Andrea Kavanagh of The Showbiz Academy, whose work with young performers and family entertainment has made her a familiar name in Irish stage circles. Starring Nicole Filan as Rapunzel, the production promises a warm, funny and family-friendly show for children, parents, grandparents and anyone who loves a proper Christmas outing in the city. Celebrating 22 magical years at 3Olympia, it&#x2019;s become a must-see tradition f<\/p>\n<p>There are also a number of Summer Schools on topics from traditional music to literature and the arts. Ireland is well supplied with museums and art galleries and offers, especially during the summer months, a wide range of cultural events. Ireland has also proved a popular location for shooting films with The Quiet Man (1952), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Braveheart (1995), King Arthur (2004) and P.S.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-art-humour-and-heartbreak-help-northern-ireland-s-artists-make-sense-of-life\">How art, humour and heartbreak help Northern Ireland&#x2019;s artists make sense of life<\/h3>\n<p>Join The Good Witch in weaving magic spells around her cauldron. The Good Witch with her magic lantern and the Archer with his fire arrow will banish the bad witches to the hills. 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