Dublin Activity Programme January 2015
January Monday
5th
Tuesday
City-centre Highlights walk
6th
Wednesday
Ice Skating
7th
Greyhound Racing
Thursday
8th
Friday
9 th
Yoga
O'Neill's Irish Pub
Get to know your new home and join this walk for an informal tour of Dublin’s city centre.
Come and enjoy an afternoon on the ice at the famous RDS.
Experience the thrill of dog racing at this local stadium. You might leave with more money than when you arrived!
New Years Resolution? Why not try Yoga for a healthy mind & healthy body?
Come and join us in this traditional Irish pub and get to know your classmates and the local area over a drink and some food.
Meet the FK leader in reception at 3pm
Meet the FK leader in reception at 2pm
Meet the FK leader outside school at 7:15pm
Meet in room 3 at 4pm
Free
€15
Meet the FK leader outside the school at 5:30pm Bring drinks money Sorry, over 18s only
12th Guinness Storehouse Learn about the history of Ireland’s most famous drink, how to pour the perfect pint and then enjoy it while looking at panoramic views of Dublin city. Meet the FK leader outside school at 3pm
13
th
CV
Workshop
National Museum Of Ireland
14th
Irish Restaurant
th
National Gallery Of Ireland
Meet in room 3 at 3pm
Meet the FK leader outside the school at 6:45pm
Meet in room 3 at 3pm
Meet the FK leader in reception at 2pm.
Free
20th
Cookery Class
Meet in the school at 3pm Free
Approx. €15
21st
Swing Dance
Join us for an evening of swing dance, a fun and fast-paced American style from the 1920s-1950s! No experience necessary, just a bit of rhythm! Beginners class at 8pm. Meet the FK leader outside the school at 7:30pm €8
bike 28 th Dublin City Cycle
Come and see the new and improved Zoo in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
Take part in the FK Pool competition, individually or as a team. Play for prizes and bragging rights!
Come rent a bike and explore Dublin with your guide by bike….. Be careful!! You will need to register, with a visa/ debit card etc Ask a teacher to help!
Meet in reception at 2pm
Meet the FK leader at 5pm outside the school
Meet FK leader at 2pm in reception Cost approx. €5
27 th
Cost approx. €7.50
Free event
Cost of materials only
€25 approx
Palace Bar Pool Tournament
Cost € 15 approx
16
This iconic 150 year-old building holds Ireland’s biggest collection of Irish and European Art, including works by Goya, Picasso and Caravaggio.
Meet in reception at 2 pm
Zoo
Art Attack
Learn artistic expressions and express your artistic side with creative printing.
VENUE – TO BE DECIDED Come and learn the lingo of the kitchen, learn to prepare a dish and about the ingredients and techniques. Eat your homework!
Dublin
15 th
Come and try some traditional Irish food in a great atmosphere at Hatch & Sons. Find out what a ‘blaa’ is!
Come and see objects from ancient Ireland, including Viking Longboats, Bronze Age relics and the bog bodies, and explore the Egyptian mummies!
26th
€5
Come and find out how to write a good CV in English – it could help you find a job!
€16.50
19 th
€10 plus betting money!
22sd
Karaoke
Come to Ukiyo Bar for great Asian cuisine, drinks, but most importantly……. To perform. Prepare a song this week and wow your classmates with a stunning performance! Meet the FK leader at 6pm outside the school €2 each per hour
29th
Café
Visit
The Urban Picnic in George St Arcade. Meet local Chef Vinny and hang out with students and friends in YOUR place in Dublin. Ask Vinny for your Frances King discount on coffee and cakes!! Meet FK leader at 2pm in reception Bring food and drink money
23
rd
Dublinia
Lose yourself in Viking and Medieval Dublin… see how the Vikings lived, what they ate and even how they brushed their teeth! Step into Dublin’s past with these fascinating exhibitions. Meet the FK leader in reception at 4pm €7.50
30th Creative Writing Class Improve your skills in writing, develop style, tone and improve your technical knowledge for academic or creative writing. Meet in room 3 at 3pm
Please book by 12pm at reception if you want to go on any of these activities.
(n) New Year’s Resolution – a promise to yourself to stop / start doing something from January 1st (v) pour – to move a liquid into another container (often a glass) for example pour a pint of beer (adj) iconic – very famous or popular (n) lingo – a type of language for a specific topic which may have technical words (informal) (v) wow – to do something impressive so that other people admire you (informal) (adj) stunning – very impressive (n) bragging rights – the right to speak proudly about something, for example after winning a game or competition (informal) (v) hang out – spend a lot of time in a place or with someone (informal)
Free
What is going on in Dublin in December Dublin’s entertainment agenda keeps everybody happy with lots of events every month. Have a look inside for some suggestions. For more information visit: www.timeout.com/dublin www.visitdublin.com www.dublin.ie
JAMES JOYCE'S DUBLINERS: A MINI ADVENTURE
BLOOD
All month
Until 25th January
Why do we have a love of visceral vampires and yet a ferocious fear of needles? Find out at Blood, the Science Gallery’s intriguing exhibition featuring 25 provocative works that explore perspectives on the red stuff, running from October to January. Why do we ‘see red’ when our blood ‘boils’? What are the positives and negatives of our fascination with this crimson, coagulating oxygen-carrier? Blood connects, sustains, and fuels life, yet can also wreak havoc and destruction. It courses in our veins, floating between transcendence and abjection. PRICE free Recommended for ages 15+. WEB www.dublin.sciencegallery.com
Tours start daily from 9.30 onwards Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 onwards on Sundays. Tours run until 18:00 every day, except Thursdays when they run until 19.30. Dubliners A Mini Adventure - is a self-guided audio-walking tour on headphones that invites you to walk the streets and historic buildings in which Joyce set four of his classic stories, whilst you listen to his short stories in situ, as they are told and performed for you on headphones by a large ensemble cast led by the celebrated Joycean actor Barry Mc Govern. PRICE 8€
FIRST FORTNIGHT THERAPY SESSIONS 9 January
A popular component of First Fortnight, the Therapy Sessions once again brings together some of Ireland’s brightest musicians and poets for two unmissable Friday night shows. This year’s musical guests include the wonderful I Have A Tribe, The Lost Brothers and Paddy Hanna, with many more acts to be announced. Better known to some as Patrick O’Laoghaire, I Have A Tribe has had a busy 12 months recording his debut EP with Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey) and Conor O’Brien of Villagers. He has also toured Europe with Anna Calvi, opened for Villagers’ Irish homecoming show and performed at Electric Picnic. PRICE 5€ WEB www.theworkmansclub.com www.firstfortnight.ie