From dancing and drawing workshops to a fashion afternoon tea, here’s some ideas to add to your diary …
Cork Midsummer Festival
Cork Midsummer Festival is in full swing and includes an expanded literary offering this year. French actress Isabelle Huppert opened the event with a mesmeric reading of short stories by Guy de Maupassant. Other unmissable events include Said the Dead a reading and music performance by Doireann Ní Ghríofa and Linda Buckley on the site at the heart of Ní Ghríofa’s new book. Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill, features Irish author, performer, and Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch, performed in the empty swimming pool at The Metropole Hotel. @corkmidsummer
Shopping Event At Airfield Estate, Dundrum
Fashion, accessories and jewellery lovers should make a beeline Airfield Estate, Dundrum, for a two-day shopping event on Friday, June 19 to Saturday, June 20 the pop up includes footwear designs by Nicki Hoyne, playful dresses in handpainted prints from FéRí, luxury handbags by Landa and meaningful jewellery from Love Beth. @airfieldestate
Irish Film Institute
For cinephiles, the Irish Film Institute, Dublin has a retrospective season celebrating Faye Dunaway which brings together seven films spanning the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, showcasing Dunaway’s range, screen presence and enduring cultural influence and sophisticated style. There’s still time to catch Barfly (on Wednesday June 24), the cult classic Mommie Dearest (Saturday, June 20), and conspiracy thriller Three Days of the Condor (Sunday June 21). @irishfilminstitute
Fashion and Costume Design Workshop
Have you ever fancied trying your hand at fashion illustration? Designer Peter O’Brien is hosting a Fashion and Costume design workshop in The Oak Centre, Dunboyne on June 20 – 21 during which participants will draw live models in period costumes using charcoal, watercolour and pencil. @peterobriendesign
Outdoor Dance Pop-up
Are you as fixated as I am with dance classes on Instagram – I love the vibe and energy of @justneto in particular. Ireland’s answer to Neto is Jane Shortall who will be leading an outdoor dance pop-up in the People’s Park on Sunday, June 21 at 5pm. Tickets cost €5. Follow Jane for further summer dance events @jane_shortall_
Summer Workshops At Killruddery, Co Wicklow
A visit to Killruddery, Co Wicklow is a chance to wander its grounds and garden, browse in the Farm Shop + Cafe and enjoy a range of summer workshops held in its pretty Orangery. On Saturday, June 21, Chakras Through Colour and Nature with Shruti Rana. There’s also a Botanical Casting with Erica Devine on July 4, and Painting Garden Flowers in Watercolour with Yanny Petters on July 11. For further events, from talks to concerts and theatre performances visit the website. @killruddery
A New Shop
The Italian-founded brand Golden Goose, renowned for its luxury leather sneakers and ready-to-wear clothes and accessories, has arrived at Kildare Village. Weekend visit? Expect a combination of refined and modern style with a vintage feeling, all underpinned by the Italian sartorial tradition. Customers can design their perfect pair of sneakers with the Golden Goose co-creation service in-store and explore a collection of everyday pieces and trainers for women, men and kids. @kildarevillage
The Theatre
There are so many great plays to enjoy at the moment. From Annie Ryan’s bold and bawdy The Whiteheaded Boy at The Abbey Theatre to Oscar Wilde’s sophisticated and satirical An Ideal Husband at The Gate. Running this week at Smock Alley is Stories From Dubliners – three short stories adapted from James Joyce’s Dubliners (Two Gallants, A Little Cloud and Counterparts) accompanied by live music. @smockalleytheatre
Irish Classical Music Tour
Classical music fans take note. Bach, Bows and Arrows! Is an Irish tour of music, stories, reflections and video clips from Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife Jiaxin. They will explore the extraordinary story behind Bach’s sublime Cello Suites, how Bach influenced their careers as musicians and how these masterpieces lay undiscovered for nearly two 200 years. Audiences will have a chance to question both Lloyd Webbers, as they recall working with musical greats including Elton John, Philip Glass, Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli, Joaquín Rodrigo and Julian’s brother Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber and other notable alumni. Julian will be signing copies of his autobiography, Bows & Arrows, after the show. Copies will be available to purchase on the night. Tickets €39.50 and available from local box offices and here.
Preloved Fashion Sale
For those who want to support sustainable fashion initiatives, ReRuns preloved designer fashion sale is taking place at David Marshall Salon, D2 from June 27 to 29. Around 5,000 items that might otherwise have ended up in landfill will be on sale. Visitors can expect designer fashion with up to 90 per cent off retail prices with labels such as Tom Ford, Valentino and Self-Portrait on offer. Tickets, from €3.99, are on sale on Eventbrite. @reruns.ie
Fashion Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea at The K Club, Co Kildare is always special in the elegant Drawing Room. An extra treat on June 24 is an exclusive Paul Costelloe afternoon tea – a collaboration with Curated by Design Centre and William Costelloe, the brand’s creative director, who will trace defining moments from Paul’s remarkable career. There will be rare and one-of-a-kind Paul Costelloe pieces alongside clothing and accessories from other notable Irish designers, available to purchase on the afternoon. The event begins at 1pm, with the Salon Fashion Showcase from 1.30pm. Tickets cost €105 per person (+booking fee). @thekclubireland
Sustainable Fashion Expo
ReStyle Dublin will take over Dún Laoghaire on July 4. Spanning multiple venues around the coastal town, visitors can follow a special sustainable fashion trail featuring workshops, repair cafés, demonstrations, masterclasses, exhibitions, swapshop, talks, a fashion show and a marketplace showcasing some of Ireland’s most innovative sustainable fashion creators and changemakers. Admission is free with optional tickets if you wish to attend certain events that have capacity limits. @restyle.ireland
City Break
With experiential travel continuing to shape how people choose to explore cities, The Grafton, Dublin’s new offer taps into the growing appetite for more meaningful, creative escapes. It’s Create & Celebrate City Break is a chance to combine an overnight stay with a jewellery making experience with Silver Works. @thegraftonhoteldublin2
Gift Of A Garden Pass
Searching for a Father’s Day gift? Why not give something a little different which will last the whole year, like a Gardener’s Friend Membership Gift for Mount Congreve? Priced at €150, it offers 13 months of unlimited access for two adults, along with two Gift of the Garden guest passes, member discounts and priority booking for special events and access to the estate’s Eco Woodland Playground. Membership holders can wander through 16 kilometres of woodland walks, discover hidden follies, explore the four-acre walled garden and enjoy the changing landscape throughout the year. @mountcongreve
