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Smithfield Horse Market

6 Dec 2009 (monthly)

Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses…

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National Craft Fair at RDS, Dublin

National Crafts & Design Fair

2 - 6 Dec 2009 (annual)

Stock up on Christmas presents at the National Crafts & Design Fair in Dublin's RDS, with work from around 450 artists, designers and craftspeople from all over the country. Expect everything…

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White Christmas

12 Dec 2009 (annual)

Dublin's National Concert Hall gets into the festive spirit with White Christmas, a hearty rendition of everyone's favourite carols in an evocative candlelit setting. John Rigby conducts the…

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Christmas decoration. Photo by Barbara Realini, © Whatsonwhen

Christmas Eve Vigil

24 Dec 2009 (annual)

If you want to experience a traditional festive Irish Mass, then head for St Mary's Pro-Cathedral for the candlelit Christmas Eve Vigil.

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Horse racing in Dublin, Ireland. Courtesy of Tourism Ireland

Christmas Meeting

Dec 2009 (annual)

St Stephen's Day in Dublin (26 December) is the first day of Leopardstown's most famous race meeting, the Christmas Meeting, which lasts for four days.

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GAA 125th Anniversary Calendar of Events

31 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

In 2009 the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) celebrates its 125th anniversary with a busy programme of events that reflect the association's aims of promoting Gaelic games, Irish culture and…

A bell at Christchurch Cathedral. Courtesy of Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Bells

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Each year the Christ Church Bells welcome in the New Year at Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral. Wrap up and grab your patch early outside (it's very difficult to get a place inside the…

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Blaze Away - Duelling, Gun Makers & Sword Makers in the 19th Century

4 Dec 2008 - 31 Dec 2009; not Mon

Dublin's National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts and History presents Blaze Away, an exhibition that explores duelling and the work of two Irish families who made swords and guns in the…

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RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band - New Year's Eve

Dec 2009 (annual)

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band play at the National Concert Hall in Dublin every New Year's Eve, presenting a programme of popular favourites.

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The Rites of Passage at Tara

8 Jan - 31 Dec 2009; not Mon

This exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland explores the excavation of the Mound of the Hostages, the oldest visible monument on the Hill of Tara, itself one of Ireland's most important…

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Smithfield Horse Market

3 Jan 2010 (monthly)

Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses…

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Dublin Chinese New Year Festival

Jan 2010 (annual)

Dublin celebrates Chinese New Year with a mixed programme of open-air spectacles and events at venues across the city centre.

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Smithfield Horse Market

7 Feb 2010 (monthly)

Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses…

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Smithfield Horse Market

7 Mar 2010 (monthly)

Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses…

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St Patrick's Festival, Dublin. Courtesy of St Patrick's Festival

St Patrick's Festival

12 - 17 Mar 2010 (annual)

The St Patrick's Festival in Dublin is the country's largest annual event, lasting for five days with activities including street theatre, fireworks, music, dance, comedy, film, a treasure…

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Photo credit to Dublin Tourist Board

St Patrick's Day Festival: Parade

Mar 2010 (annual)

Dublin's St Patrick's Day Festival culminates with the Festival Parade - an impressive display of colour, noise and pageantry and the biggest street party in Ireland.

St Patrick's Festival: Céilí Mór

Mar 2010 (annual)

The Céilí Mór is a celebration of Irish dance and veteran of the St Patrick's Festival programme. After the festival parade ends with a bang, head down to Earlsfort Terrace by St Stephen's…

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Smithfield Horse Market

4 Apr 2010 (monthly)

Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses…

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Smithfield Horse Market

May 2010 (monthly)

Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses…

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Docklands Maritime Festival

May - Jun 2010 (annual)

As the summer begins, Dublin Docklands celebrates with the Docklands Maritime Festival. Catch sight of the tall ships and enjoy maritime-related street theatre, musical entertainment and…


Highlights

National Crafts & Design Fair

Royal Dublin Society (RDS)

2 - 6 Dec 2009 (annual)

Christmas Eve Vigil

St Mary's Pro-Cathedral

24 Dec 2009 (annual)

Christmas Meeting

Leopardstown Racecourse

Dec 2009 (annual)