What’s On @ Richmond Barracks Join us in June, July and August 2023
Try out something new this summer! Join us for workshops, talks, tours and classes, as part of Culture Connects @ Richmond Barracks. Culture Connects is our year-round programme that invites people in Dublin to try out new things.
You are welcome to visit us Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, with regular late opening on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You can take part in one of our many workshops, talks and tours, or simply drop by to visit this historic building, browse in Inchicore Library (also open on Mondays) or enjoy our peaceful garden space.
We have picked out some highlights for June, July and August in this brochure but please check our website regularly to see the full programme.
How to book:
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Telephone 01 524 2532
Email info@richmondbarracks.ie
Visit www.richmondbarracks.ie
Opening hours
Monday 10 am - 5 pm (library only)
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm (workshops may run later)
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm (workshops may run later)
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
See page 17 for information about library opening times.
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Walking tours
To book: visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
Biodiversity walking tours
Saturday 10 June at 2 pm, Saturday 29 July at 3.30 pm
Saturday 26 August at 3.30 pm
Adult ticket €5, children accompanying an adult go free
Take a closer look at the biodiversity of Inchicore with eco gardener Polly Rowley-Sams. You will learn about the ecology of the locality and discover some unexpected local treasures.
Richmond Barracks to Kilmainham walking tour
Weekly every Thursday and Saturday at 11 am
€10 full / €8 concession
Outdoors
Follow in the footsteps of the men and women of the 1916 Rising, revealing the rich history of Dublin 8 along the way. Outdoors The tour is approximately 90 minutes.
Tá an tsiúlóid as Gaeilge ó Dhún Richmond go Chill Mhaighneann ar an Satharn 3 Meitheamh, Satharn 1 Iúil agus ar Satharn 5 Lúnasa. Tá siad saor in aisce. Failte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge. All levels of Irish welcome.
Goldenbridge Cemetery tour
Weekly every Thursday and Saturday at 1 pm
€10 full / €8 concession
Join us for a guided walking tour of Ireland’s first garden cemetery, founded by Daniel O’Connell almost 200 years ago, as Ireland’s non-denominational burial ground for any and all Outdoors religions. The tour is approximately 75 minutes.
Tá Turas Reilig an Droichid Órga as Gaeilge ar Satharn 3
Meitheamh, Satharn 1 Iúil agus ar Satharn 5 Lúnasa. Tá siad saor in aisce. Failte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge. Failte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge. All levels of Irish welcome. Le breis eolas féach ar www.richmondbarracks.ie
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Admission free, booking required
To book: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
Fridays to 23 June at 11 am In-person Online
Friday craft social
This weekly drop in craft session is aimed at those who Indoors want to get together, make things and enjoy being creative. Whether you are trying to finish an old project, start a new ✔ one or just experiment, this is for you. All levels of experience are welcome. Facilitated by visual artist Niki Collier.
Thursdays from 1 to 29 June and 13 July to 3 August at 11 am
Sing for fun!
Indoors
Sing for Fun is for anyone who is interested in singing as part of a group to feel good. Learn to sing different types of ✔ songs and do fun vocal warm-ups and exercises. No singing experience needed, just a willingness to take part and enjoy yourself.
Tuesday 6 June at 11 am and Saturday 1 July at 1 pm
Native Irish trees
Explore and learn about the native trees of Ireland. Discover Indoors & the important role they play in supporting biodiversity and Outdoors learn how to identify different species. Make a cyanotype print of a leaf to bring home with you. This workshop is led ✔ by Polly Rowley-Sams and will include a short walk to a local green space. Children aged 7+ are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
Wednesdays from 7 to 28 June at 6 pm
Creative drawing for beginners
Learn how to draw in a relaxed and mindful way and discover the joy in drawing and mark-making. In these workshops for Indoors adults you will develop your confidence at drawing and discover new ways of being creative. Each week will cover
a different skill or technique so you can book to come to one or book to come to them all.
Friday 23 June at 11 am
‘Sudden Light’, stained glass talk and practical demonstration
Kerryming Sun is an Irish-Chinese stained glass artist who Indoors & makes contemporary glass artworks and windows in Outdoors Dublin. In this talk, Kerryming will give an introduction to the technical processes involved in making stained glass
and offer a step by step demonstration of the Tiffany Method. Please note this talk will include a short walk to St. Michael’s Church in Inchicore.
Saturdays 24 June, 29 July, 26 August at 2 pm
Sustainable Saturdays: Reuse and repair social
Upcycle your old clothes into new treasures! Use your Indoors creativity to keep textiles out of landfill, chat and meet new people. This monthly clothes upcycling workshop is led by
Mary Fleming of Change Clothes Crumlin. These workshops are family friendly, children should be accompanied by an adult.
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Admission free, booking required
To book: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
Tuesday 27 June at 6.30 pm, Friday 21 July at 11 am In-person Online
Create your own Scent
Join award winning soap maker Suzanne Clarke to explore the scents of the Richmond Barracks garden and create your Indoors own signature scent from foraged and local ingredients. At the June workshop you will make a lip balm infused with the ✔ scent you have created and in the July one you will make a candle. Suitable for adults and accompanied children aged 8+.
Wednesday 5 and 12 July at 6 pm
Exploring fabric printing
Join artist Liz Walsh to explore fabric printing techniques. Indoors On the 5 of July you can learn how to carve a small lino ✔ block and use it to print a repeat pattern onto fabric. On the 12 July you can learn how to block print onto fabric using Indian wood blocks. You can book to come to one workshop or both. This workshop is for adults.
Fridays 14, 21, 28 July, 4 August at 3 pm
Saturdays 5 and 12 August at 11 am
The Moving Choir
In-person
The Moving Choir is a series of collaborative and experimental workshops that combine dance and singing. They are co-led by Richmond Barracks artist-in-residence for singing Michael Outdoors McCartan and artist-in-residence for dance Mia DiChiaro. These lively workshops will take place outdoors in the ✔ Richmond Barracks garden (weather permitting) inspiring a deeper connection with nature and each other. The Moving Choir is open to anyone who wants to try something new in a fun and relaxed environment. No previous experience of singing or dance is necessary.
Saturdays June 24 to July 29 at 10 am
Big Bang Drumming Project
Join us for free drumming workshops on Saturday mornings with Brian Fleming and Nicolas Severin as part of the Big Indoors Bang Festival of Rhythm. The workshops will concentrate on the rhythms of the Mandingue people of West Africa, ✔ rhythms made for the popular hand drum, the djembe and the less well known accompanying dun duns. Beginners and improvers are welcome, drums can be supplied. Children over 12 are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturdays June 24 to July 29 at 11 am
Big Bang Dance Project
Join us for free West African Dance workshops with Outdoors Catherine Young Dance and Godfred Asare of the African Dance Centre, as part of the Big Bang Festival of Rhythm. ✔ Every workshop is accompanied by live drumming. Bring water and dress to sweat! Children over 12 are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
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Book club
Admission free, booking required
To book: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
The Richmond Barracks book club takes place every month. There is an in-person book club that meets in the Barracks on the last Wednesday of the month from 7 to 8 pm. An online book club meets via Zoom on the last Thursday of the month from 8 to 9 pm. The book club is a relaxed and friendly space where we talk about the book we have read, swap book recommendations and have a chat. Everyone is welcome to join in.
Wednesday 28 June at 7 pm: in-person
Thursday 29 June at 8 pm: online In-person Online
Book club: ‘The Trees’ by Percival Everett
A series of brutal murders take place in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. Two detectives from the Mississippi Indoors Bureau of Investigation suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are ✔ ✔ taking place all over the country. Something truly strange is afoot. The Trees combines the genres of comic horror and crime fiction to take direct aim at racism and police violence in a fast-paced and provocative style.
Wednesday 26 July at 7 pm: in-person
Thursday 27 July at 8 pm: online
Book club: ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’
by Ocean Vuong Indoors
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little ✔ ✔ Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born – a history whose epicentre is rooted in Vietnam – and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation.
Historical talks and workshops for adults
To book: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
First Wednesday of each month at 7 pm In-person Online Talks at the Mess
€5 full / €3 concession
Talks at the Mess is a series of talks at Richmond Barracks on the first Wednesday of the month. Hosted by social Indoors historian Donal Fallon, each talk features a guest speaker and celebrates the rich stories and experiences of the local ✔ community, past and present.
Wednesday 7 June - Soccer and Society in Dublin. A talk by Dr Conor Curran about footballing traditions in Dublin.
Wednesday 5 July - A History of the GAA in 100 Objects. A talk by Dr Siobhán Doyle about the history of the GAA.
For children and families
Admission free, booking required
To book: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
Join Dublin City’s Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche for these free, interactive workshops at Richmond Barracks for children aged 9 to 12. Please note that children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the workshop.
Saturday 17 June at 11 am
Children’s history workshop: Secrets of the solstice
In-person Online
Learn about the objects and places connected with this Indoors special time of year, discover the folklore and traditions of midsummer in Ireland and beyond, and create your very ✔ own Bronze Age sun disc to help you mark the summer solstice at home this year.
Saturday 24 June at 11 am
Children’s history workshop: History mysteries
Indoors
Investigate some of the unsolved mysteries from the past. Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? What was the mysterious ✔ Irish island of Hy-Brasil?
Friday 4 August at 11 am
Children’s history workshop: Barracks escape room
Indoors
Solve the puzzles inspired by the history of Richmond Barracks, and see if your team can be the first to find their ✔ escape key.
Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 July
from 10 am to 2 pm
Children’s history summer camp
Join us for a three-day summer camp, exploring history through and crafts. The summer camp is suitable for Indoors children aged 9 - 12 years old. Please note there is a nominal charge of €10 for the 3 days (covers 1 or more ✔ children in the same family) towards the cost of equipment and refreshments.
Last Saturday of each month Children’s history book club
Calling all budding history buffs! We’re looking for children aged 9 - 12 to join our Children’s History Book Club. Indoors The book club is facilitated by Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche. If your child would like to join ✔ the book club, or if you would like further information, please contact Dervilia by email at education@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie
In-person Online
For children and families
Admission free, booking required
To book: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
Saturday 10 June 10 am to 4 pm
The Cutest Chick
In-person Online
Join Richmond Barracks artist-in-residence Niki Collier and Outdoors some giant baby birds (not real ones!) for a day of games and craft activities for young people in the Richmond ✔ Barracks garden. Part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2023. Please check richmondbarracks.ie for more information.
Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 24 August at 11 am Move and Grow
Move and Grow is a series of dance workshops open to families and individuals of all ages. These intergenerational Outdoors workshops will take place in the garden of Richmond Barracks where we will explore our own nature inspired movements. ✔ We will explore the lives of bees and butterflies in week 1, photosynthesis in week 2, the water cycle in week 3 and trees and soil in week 4. You can book to come to one workshop or book to come to them all.
Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 August at 1 pm and 3 pm
Circus Skills summer camp
Join circus artist Fadi Zmorrod to learn juggling, acrobatics, Indoors stilt walking and more! Workshops for 7 - 9 year olds will run from 1 pm to 2.30 pm. Workshops for 10-12 year olds will run ✔ from 3 pm to 4.30pm. Drinks and light snacks provided. Please note there is a nominal charge of €10 for the 3 days (covers 1 or more children in the same family) towards the cost of equipment and refreshments.
Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 and In-person Online
Friday 28 July at 10 am (10 - 12 year olds)
Thursday 17, Friday 18 and
Saturday 19 August at 10 am (7 - 9 year olds)
Green Club
Join eco gardener in residence Polly Rowley-Sams for Green Outdoors Club biodiversity summer camp. Over three days, we will learn about biodiversity and nature, try out some eco gardening and ✔ have fun making new friends in the outdoors. Please note there is a nominal charge of €10 for the 3 days (covers 1 or more children in the same family) towards the cost of equipment and refreshments.
Enjoy our garden
Visit at any time when we are open
To book workshops: please visit www.richmondbarracks.ie or call +353 1 524 2532
Tuesdays 4 to 25 July at 12 pm
Eco craft
In-person Online
Make and create using natural and repurposed materials. We will be using things like flowers, leaves, wood and bark Outdoors to tap into our creativity and have fun. These relaxed workshops are suitable for all levels of ability. They will take ✔ place outdoors in the Richmond Barracks garden, weather permitting, so please dress appropriately. You can book to come to one or book to come to them all.
Tuesday 18 July at 10 am
Water harvesting
Join eco gardener in residence Polly Rowley-Sams for this workshop on water harvesting and the conservation of this Indoors finite resource within the garden and beyond. In this interactive workshop we will take a fresh look at different ✔ do-it-yourself rain water harvesting systems with an emphasis on plant and wildlife conservation.
Tuesdays to Saturdays at 10 am - 4 pm
Community Garden drop-in gardening
Are you interested in growing vegetables and herbs here in Outdoors Richmond Barracks? Get involved in the community gardenthere’s lots to be done! Contact Laura on 086 8513940 or ✔ email cultureconnects@richmondbarracks.ie to get involved.
Our Biodiversity Worksheet
Pick up our biodiversity worksheet for Children
Learn about the importance of biodiversity and protecting the natural environment with games, drawing some fun facts too. Available in Richmond Barracks and also to download from https://www.richmondbarracks.ie/visit/garden/ this self-guided worksheet, about biodiversity and honey bees, was created by children who took part in a four-day biodiversity workshop led by Richmond Barracks eco gardener in residence Polly Rowley-Sams.
In-person Online
Inchicore Library at Richmond Barracks
Since August 2020 Richmond Barracks has been home to the Inchicore Library, operated by Dublin City Libraries. The library offers a range of adult fiction and non-fiction material, a selection of young adult material and a junior library. A range of books on Dublin are also available in the library’s Dublin Collection. Items can be reserved online and collected at Inchicore Library. Printing and photocopying facilities are also available.
Join in!
Each month Inchicore Library runs a number of groups that are open for anyone to join.
The Toddler Group meets Wednesday mornings from 10 am - 11 am. Due to its popularity booking is recommended at inchicorelibrary@dublincity.ie.
The Knitting Club meets on Thursdays from 3 pm - 4.30 pm and both experienced knitters and beginners are welcome to join in. It is a drop in event, no booking needed.
Library Opening Times June, July and August
The library is open 10 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 5 pm from Monday to Thursday every week. It closes alternative Fridays and Saturdays, and on bank holiday Mondays. Below is a list of Friday and Saturday opening and closing.
June
Open Friday 2 June
Open Friday 9 June
Closed Saturday 3 June (Bank Holiday) Closed Saturday 10 June
Closed Friday 16 June Open Friday 23 June
Open Saturday 17 June Closed Saturday 24 June
July
Closed Friday 30 June
Open Friday 7 July
Open Saturday 1 July Closed Saturday 8 July
Closed Friday 14 July Open Friday 21 July
Open Saturday 15 July Closed Saturday 22 July
Closed Friday 28 July
Open Saturday 29 July
August
Open Friday 4 August Open Friday 11 August
Closed Saturday 5 August (Bank Holiday) Closed Saturday 12 August
Closed Friday 18 August
Open Friday 25 August
Open Saturday 19 August Closed Saturday 26 August
Cultural Spaces Hire at Richmond Barracks
Richmond Barracks is a beautiful building with a rich historical background. Its many spaces and distinctive design make it a versatile and interesting venue for events, meetings and occasions.
Our building has six spaces available for hire, which can be taken separately or combined for a bigger event:
• A large hall space called The Gymnasium
• Two sizeable spaces for large meetings or workshops
• A café / kitchen space for meetings
• A large garden space
• A tent in the garden space suitable for performances
Our building and spaces are frequently used for a wide array of events - gala dinners, launch events, conferences, training days, private functions, productions and exhibitions.
We make your booking as easy as possible, with chairs, tables, projector plus screen, lectern, microphones and a PA System all available on request. We can also provide tea and coffee for your guests.
Get In Touch
To make an initial enquiry about any of our spaces, please contact us. Email: venuehire@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie
Telephone: +353 1 524 2532
Fairs at Richmond Barracks
Visit our website and social media for more details on our fairs:
https://www.richmondbarracks.ie/fairs
Our Harvest Fair will be on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September 2023
Our Fair in September will be all about upcycling, recycling and reusing. Visit stalls showcasing upcycled gems and recycled treasures made by local businesses, artists and craftspeople, eco-friendly workshops, and locally made treats to eat.
These quarterly fairs showcase the quality and creativity of the small businesses, craftspeople, makers and social enterprises abundant in the local area, as well as promoting culture, creativity and conversation.
Get in touch
Email info@richmondbarracks.ie
Call +353 1 524 2532
Online at www.richmondbarracks.ie
Where to find us
Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 YY05. Find us on Google Maps: 8MQM+8G
You can reach Richmond Barracks by taking any of these buses: 13, G1, G2 or take the red line Luas and get off at the Drimnagh or Goldenbridge stops.
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