culture
RHK Bully Acres Tours
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham The dates for September’s free guided tours of Bully’s Acre. Bookings through email at rhktours@opw.ie.
Talks at The Mess in Richmond Barracks
Talks at the Mess, Historian Fergus Whelan will tell the story of when Brendan and Paddy Whelan, Fergus’ father, were arrested in James’ Street in late 1939. It set in motion a train of events which led to Brendan heading for Liverpool on a one man bombing mission. Wednesday 23 August at 7pm.Richmond Barracks gymnasium. …
Big Bang Festival of Rhythm
FREE West African Dance classes with Catherine Young Dance and Godfred Asare (African Dance Centre). Saturdays from June 24th to July 29th 11am in the garden at Richmond Barracks as part of the Big Bang Festival of Rhythm. Every class is accompanied by live drumming. Bring water and dress to sweat! Come earlier at 10am …
Multicultural Family Day
This FREE Multicultural Family Day is being held at St Patricks Athletic Soccer Grounds on Saturday 10th of June from 11am-2pm
Culture Date with Dublin 8
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT Culture Date with Dublin 8 is back! Culture Date with Dublin 8 have been busy in their HQ organising what is set to be one of the most exciting programmes that they have produced to date – and they are pleased to announce that this years Culture Date with Dublin 8 May Weekender …
Kilmainham Mill update
Please click link below to view report PDF https://kilmainham-inchicore.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kilmainham-Mill-Update-December-2022.pdf
Thomas Kinsella
Thomas Kinsella was born in Inchicore on May 4, 1928, and was a pupil at the Model School, which he revisited just a short time before his death in 2021 at age 93. He received the Freedom of the City of Dublin in 2007. Model School Inchicore, is one of Kinsella’s poems where he imaginatively …
Kay Mills
Was born on the 8th of October 1923. She made her camogie debut with the Great Southern Railways Club aged 14 years and in her time became the most decorated player in the history of Gaelic Games. Captaining Dublin to 15 All Ireland senior medals, including her final medal won on the day of her …
Seosamh Ó Broin
The hugely respected local historian and long-standing member of the Inchicore/Kilmainham Heritage group died on the eve of Samhain, October 30th 2022. His love of the Irish language was reflected throughout his life and as Cathaoirleach of the local Conradh na Gaeilge over a thirty-year period. Remarkably his book ‘Inchicore, Kilmainham and District’ was re-printed …