The Science of Health and Happiness for Young People Online Course Content:

1. Introduction  – What is happiness and how do we form good habits ?

2. Developing attention and focus.

3. Time management  /  self-discipline and motivation.

4. Positive emotions.

5. This is what stress feels like.

6. Strengths and growth mindsets.

7. Know your brain.

8. Emotional well-being.

9. Adolescence and young adulthood as a time of expansion.

10. Whole person health.

Register Here https://100896engagecms.campusnexus.cloud/the-science-of-health-and-happiness-for-young-people1

The RCSI MyHealth Series is for people who want to learn more about common illnesses and health-related topics, and how we can improve our personal health and well-being. All episodes will be made available to watch on the RCSI YouTube channel. Alternatively, you can listen to the podcast version by searching ‘RCSI MyHealth’ on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Subscribe to the RCSI YouTube and podcast channels, where you’ll find extensive content on a range of health science topics.

For more information on previous RCSI MyHealth series events, please visit www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures.

Cardiovascular Disease in women: Risk Factors, Prevention and Supports

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/4n9Old3qOz0?si=2ORwOq76Q8Gx4dQX

As part of the discussion, the panel raised awareness around the key risk factors for heart health, in particular, how menopause affects women’s risk of heart disease and stroke, the role of lifestyle medicine in prevention and specific supports available around maintaining cardiac health and preventing cardiovascular disease.

This episode is chaired by Dr Sarah Barry, Director of Academic Programmes, Senior Lecturer, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Mental Health Educate offers a range of youth-focused resources to educators who want to explore mental health and related issues with young people in an educational context. It is important to note that it is not a whole-school programme or approach. It was developed as a means of ensuring free access to material that had been developed by a team of academics in the Department of Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and a number of collaborators from the Arts, online and educational sectors.

All of the resources on Mental Health Educate are grounded in research. Some of that research was carried out with young people in Ireland.

The video presentations in our Introduction to Youth Mental Health are all based on empirical findings from international and national research studies. To promote engagement by young people, each video is between 6 and 7 minutes in length, focusing on key messages for young people.

The Youth Mental Health Animation series is based on findings from a qualitative research study with Irish youth, the quotes from which were used to create the scripts. The animations can be used to complement any presentation on youth mental health, highlighting young people’s lived experiences of anxiety, depression, being bullied, loneliness, feeling different and poor body image. All animations also highlight constructive ways to deal with these difficulties and different ways of getting support.

Mental Health Educate also offers some creative biologically-oriented resources, such as the Journey through the Brain book. The book combines details about the anatomy and function of the brain in the style of a mindfulness colouring book. The illustrations bring the science of the brain alive using visual metaphors and the option to colour in the images offers a unique wellbeing-promoting mindfulness exercise for students.

The intersection between science and mental health is also explored in the lessons about Cannabis and Mental Health and in the material about memory, brain scanning and research in our companion website, A Young Person’s Guide to the Mind

Help-seeking is supported by the lesson plans on Exploring Local Mental Health Services, offering young people a non-stigmatising way to gather information on all available supports in their local area. These lesson plans will also yield an important resource for the school about what supports are available to young people

We wish you all the best in using our material to explore the important issue of mental health with young people. We encourage you to listen to our Tips for Running Mental Health sessions video on our website and familiarise yourself with all of the material and related resources before using them.

https://www.mentalhealtheducate.ie/

Journey through the Brain a colouring book – Interested in bringing the complex anatomy of the brain to life ? If the answer is yes, this is the book for you. Using evocative visual metaphors, doctor and illustrator Eoin Kelleher reveals how our brains work and the connections between our brains and our emotions. Clear and simple explanations by Lorna Lopez accompany each image. Additional educational notes are provided. Learners are also encouraged to spend time colouring in the images. This mindfulness activity can promote a sense of calm and wellbeing.

https://www.mentalhealtheducate.ie/journey-through-the-brain

https://repository.rcsi.com/articles/book/Journey_through_the_Brain/10793906

https://www.mentalhealtheducate.ie/_files/ugd/319193_f0d4c130ccd84f359e5708b1cce0a187.pdf

https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/fuinn/leitheoireacht-foilsitheoireacht/an-gum/aistear-trid-an-intinn/

FREE ONLINE COURSES

The science of health and happiness as we age:

• Session 1: Health and happiness as we age
• Session 2: Benefits of aging
• Session 3: Biological ageing –  the importance of a functioning immune system
• Session 4: The psychology of ageing – adapting to change
• Session 5: Wellbeing and connection

Register here: https://100896engagecms.campusnexus.cloud/the-science-of-health-and-happiness-as-we-age

The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) and UCD Access and Lifelong Learning (UCDforAll) team will welcome visitors from the Ballyfermot/Chapelizod partnership on to Trinity campus every day of the Dublin Learning City Festival to celebrate lifelong learning!

It will be a fun day where the groups will meet Trinity Students and see the campus.

Please note this is a closed event but we have limited spaces for additional groups on Wednesday afternoon. Please contact Molly at [email protected] for more details.

Join us at Dundrum College for an engaging and informative day designed for our local Adult Education students progressing from level 4. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the advanced pathways available in our level 5 and 6 Further Education programmes. Through workshops, personal guidance, and networking, students will gain invaluable insights into their next steps in education. Discover how our courses can amplify your skills, meet future educators, and connect with peers embarking on similar educational journeys. Whether you’re looking to enhance your career or embark on a new one, this event is your gateway to success in Further Education.

Get more information how to register here: [email protected] 

Arts of the Book, a permanent exhibition of almost 600 objects from the museum’s collections displays books from the ancient world, including the world famous Chester Beatty Love Poems (c.1160 BC), Egyptian Books of the Dead and beautifully illuminated European manuscripts. One of the highlights is the display of Western book-bindings (5th-20th century) and Old Master prints. The exhibition also explores the arts of the book in the Middle East and India, with examples of narrative illustration, portraiture, fine calligraphy, mapping, and the use-life of books – how books reflect their readers, and how artworks on paper were collected in albums. Highlights from East Asia include one of the finest collections of Chinese jade books in the world, Japanese picture-scrolls depicting fables and legends, and deluxe woodblock prints. Audio-visual programmes complement the exhibition, helping the visitor to learn more about the arts of the book throughout the world

More information here: https://chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/the-arts-of-the-book/

The Sacred Traditions Gallery on the second floor exhibits the sacred texts, illuminated manuscripts and miniature paintings from the great religions and systems of belief represented in the collections – Christianity, Islam and Buddhism with smaller displays on Confucianism, Daoism, Sikhism and Jainism.

The Biblical Papyri, the remarkable collection of Qur’an manuscripts and scrolls and books of Buddhist thought provide the focus for the displays.

Audio-visual programmes on Rites of Passage in many faiths, prayer and pilgrimage enhance the displays.

More information here: https://chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/sacred-traditions/

PRIVATE EVENT

Our Campus Tour experience is to raise student aspirations and get Junior Cycle students in TAP Linked Schools thinking about college as an option for the future. The students are usually brought in for an interactive lecture about accessing college, followed by a walking tour guided by our TAP Ambassadors, who are all current Trinity College Dublin students who entered university through TAP. Our student Ambassadors are the best tour guides as they spend most of their time on campus. They bring their own insights as access students as well as a wealth of knowledge about Trinity

IMMA presents a major museum wide exhibition, Self-Determination: A Global Perspective, one of the largest exhibitions in the Museum’s history. The culmination of a three-year research project, this exhibition focuses on the nation-states that emerged in the wake of the First World War, exploring the role of art and artists in relation to the expression of national identities, nation-building, and statecraft.

More information here https://imma.ie/whats-on/self-determination-a-global-perspective/

The exhibition will be opened by Mary McCarthy, Director of Crawford Gallery of Art, Cork.

Ever-increasing numbers of people and populations are experiencing life as an extended state of emergency. In such circumstances, local, regional, national and international responses are often predicated on the notion of a state of exception. What if the state of exception becomes the conditions of life: the refugee camp becomes home for several generations or a 6-month detainment in Direct Provision becomes an entire childhood?

Vagabond Reviews initiated Emergency Knowledge: The Missing Archives as a visual arts project that combines a rigorous examination of notions of emergency with archival practices of recovery and (re)construction. Vagabond Reviews have been working with key individuals / activists, we’ve called them constructivists, in order to produce an assemblage of archival traces of specific, situated emergencies. Over a series of diagnostic conversations, each constructivist was asked to consider their situated emergency through three key registers: the visual, the acoustic and the lexical (words, documents and books). Presented as a series of Archive Pods, photography, sound, text and film have been interlaced in order to create a hybrid space of inquiry at The LAB Gallery.

More information here : https://www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/the-lab/exhibitions/emergency-knowledge-the-missing-archives

Kind Words Can Never Die is a visually stunning new site-specific installation created by Navine G. Dossos for the IMMA Courtyard. The work aims to bring together our internal and external worlds, to create a new way to think about the intimate effects of climate change, and to shift our relationship to the planet.

More information here: https://imma.ie/whats-on/navine-g-khan-dossos-kind-words-can-never-die/ 

The Garda Museum is delighted to welcome visitors. No ticket or cost in required.

The Museum is open from 10am – 2pm Monday to Friday, just ring the doorbell for entry.

We recommend large groups of over 10 people book an Appointment.

Bookings can be made by email to: [email protected].

We Realised the Power of it- Derry Film & Video Workshop 

IMMA presents We realised the power of it, an exhibition-project by Sara Greavu and Ciara Phillips dealing with the history and archive of the radical film collective, Derry Film and Video Workshop. This installation of archive material includes footage, photographs and documents that trace a history of the workshop, exploring concerns with gender, class, collective organising, the Irish ‘national question’ and the legacies of imperialism.

More information here: https://imma.ie/whats-on/we-realised-the-power-of-it-derry-film-video-workshop/

City of Dublin ETB have teamed up with Sláinte Care to offer a workshop on Cooking more for less with focus on how to reduce your waste in the kitchen and your food bill while cooking a tasty meal with sustainability in mind.

Contact Yvonne [email protected] / Laura 086 0664746 to book a place. FREE

Join the Creative Computing team at IADT for an exciting programming workshop! Get hands-on experience writing computer code, designing an interactive game, and exploring the world of creative computing alongside IADT computing students and lecturers. Learn about the innovative B.Sc. in Creative Computing programme and get a taste of student life at IADT. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to unleash your creativity and dive into the world of programming!

Challenge yourself to an activity sheet at the Dead Zoo! Activity sheets are a great way to learn, explore and enjoy the collections of the Museum by yourself or as a family group.

It’s spring and all of nature is busy building nests, looking after young or finding food after the long winter’s sleep. Follow this trail through the Museum to find out more about the animals you’ll see in action this spring.

Download and print the activity sheet below or pick up a free copy when you visit the Museum. Don’t forget your pencil!

Spring into Action Activity Trail (0.41 MB, Adobe PDF)

No booking required. Activity sheets are on display in the exhibition on the ground floor. Wheelchair accessible. Suitable for Families with children 7+.

For inquires please contact [email protected]

Curious About Brains?!

Listen to/watch Neuroscientist Professor Richard Roche answer questions about the brain from the children of St. Colmans NS, Donegal!

Why does the brain look like it does?

Does your brain cause you to feel pain?

How long does it take your brain to shut down after you body dies?

What is there fluid around the brain?

And more!

With STEAM Ambassador Sinead McGleenon.

Recorded as part of an SFI funded project for Science Week 2021

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onHSvQeoaZk

Ready to learn about a compassionate and realistic approach to health and wellbeing? Join us for “Harm Reduction: Empowering Safer Choices,” an online event exploring harm reduction. We’ll uncover its history, rooted in the response to public health crises, and how it extends beyond substance use to areas like sexual and mental health. Discover how this approach promotes safety, reduces stigma, and builds healthier communities.

Register here: [email protected] 

Join us at the YSI Learning Lab for an exciting ‘Sparks’ workshop tailored for young visionaries passionate about diversity, inclusivity, and creativity. This hands-on session invites you to dive deep into the art of reimagining our collective spaces, transforming them into hubs of inclusion and belonging.

Through interactive discussions and creative activities, participants will explore and share innovative ideas to make all kinds of communities more accessible and welcoming for everyone, regardless of background or ability. Learn from inspiring case studies and from the ideas of fellow changemakers, gaining valuable insights into community design and planning with inclusivity at its heart.

Expect to leave empowered, equipped with the knowledge and tools to contribute to the creation of communities where diversity is not just accepted but celebrated. This is not just a workshop; it’s a call to action for all young people who envision a more inclusive future for our cities. Don’t miss this chance to make a difference and be a part of crafting the inclusive communities of tomorrow!

Please register here: [email protected]

Step into the immersive field of “Voices”, a sensory led installation designed by Nicola Byrne and Tadhg Nolan. This transformative installation amplifies the silent struggles of 66 students grappling with the overwhelming weights of financial stress in each of

their academic journeys. Nicola and Tadhg embarked on a profound exploration, engaging in extensive interviews and audio recordings with students from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. The result is a space that looks past the boundaries of conventional art installations, weaving together the authentic narratives of these individuals through a symphony of voices and carefully crafted typography. As you navigate through the space, you will find yourself enveloped in the raw emotion and palpable tension that mirrors the daily challenges faced by students. The design, guided by the genuine voices of those interviewed, serves as a powerful medium to convey the countless stories of resilience, sacrifice, and perseverance against the backdrop of financial strain in Ireland.

Invitation Only

Bystander Intervention Training aims to highlight the danger of normalizing and accepting abusive behavior within the community. This training provides participants with the key skills needed to know how to safely intervene in situations where harm is being caused. The training helps participants to understand the pyramid of violence, and their role in putti ng an end to harmful behaviours. Delivered by members of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion unit, this online training session will take 1hour and 15 minutes.

Please note, this session will include references to assault, abuse and discrimination. This training is suitable for people aged 18+.

Training link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f2338ca9-6317-4676-8dac-a310cfa14604@da7d957b-1511-4a42-b2f5-78f847f8c87a

Bystander Intervention Training aims to highlight the danger of normalizing and accepting abusive behavior within the community. This practical training session will provide participants with the key skills needed to know how to safely intervene in situations where harm is being caused. Delivered by members of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion unit, this online training session will take 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Please note, this session will include references to assault, abuse and discrimination. This training is suitable for people aged 18+.

Please register for this event here: [email protected] 

Where many of us go to a gym to engage in physical activity, this workshop aims to explore how creative activity can also be experienced in such a manner and introduced as part of a lifestyle which supports lifelong health and wellbeing.

Join Clodagh Galvin and the Trinity DisAbility Hub in an introduction to the Creative Gym, an inclusive space which endeavours to allow individuals to access engagement in regular and varied creative activities. This workshop aims to intertwine research of neuroplasticity, community based arts for wellbeing and the use of the Arts for interpreting and expressing individual narratives of disability.

One to one demonstration of our Free Online eResources.

Demonstrations will be 20 minutes long and bookings can be made for individuals or groups.

No previous experience on computers necessary for this.  

Book your place by emailing … [email protected] or telephone … (01) 222 8890

No matter where you are in life or what has happened for you so far, you have the capacity to build a CV that you are immensely proud of. Dawn O’Connor, IADTCareers will bring you through a session showing you how you too can build a winning CV, building block by building block. This CV will illustrate who you are and what you can do, what you bring. So if you are a creative, in business, in industry, a school-leaver or have never been in education this session is for you – whether you want to create from scratch or reboot an old, uninspiring CV.

More information here: [email protected]

Welcome to the RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences’ Science of Health and Happiness 2.0 course – a transformative journey designed to explore the intricate connections between health, happiness, and holistic well-being. Building upon the success of our previous course, we’re thrilled to introduce an updated curriculum that delves deeper into the science behind positive health.

Over the course of 11 weeks, you’ll embark on a comprehensive exploration led by esteemed experts from the RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences. Week by week, you’ll uncover the essential principles and practices that contribute to a fulfilling and flourishing life.

If you’re interested in delving deeper into this area, explore our academic courses for further study and research opportunities. Join us as we unlock the science behind happiness and health, and embark on a journey toward holistic well-being.

New content will be released each Wednesday morning.

• Week 1 Positive health and getting started.
• Week 2 A journey into the good life.
• Week 3 Biology: Mind-body connections
• Week 4 Whole person health
• Week 5 The positive health tools.
• Week 6 Meaning and Purpose for wellbeing.
• Week 7 Meditation for health.
• Week 8 Wellbeing Arts
• Week 9 Health and happiness at work.
• Week 10 Going beyond yourself – interconnection and context.
• Week 11 Bringing it all together.
•  

Register Here: https://100896engagecms.campusnexus.cloud/the-science-of-health-and-happiness 

Do you want to learn how to tell periwinkles from top shells and sort bladder wrack from furbelows? Do you want to discover how to survey biodiversity on rocky shores and beaches? Well now you can with our new Marine Biodiversity Citizen Science online course designed for the beginner or improver.

From the comfort of your own armchair, using a laptop, tablet or smart phone, you can now learn how to become a Marine Biodiversity Citizen Scientist through our six-part online course covering:

• Biodiversity and Citizen Science
• Life on the Seashore and Seaweeds
• Rocky Shore Molluscs
• Other Rocky Shore Invertebrates
• A Tale of Two Halves – the Bivalves
• Coastal Fish and Explore Your Shore! Surveys

Complete the course at your own pace and test your growing knowledge with the end of module quizzes. Then put what you have learned into action by completing our six end-of-module Missions! Successfully complete the course and missions to receive a course completion certificate and be well placed to continue developing your skills in Marine Biodiversity recording.

Register here https://learn.biodiversityireland.ie/courses/marinebiodiversity

Mental Health Educate  Animations – Youth mental health educational resources for teachers and other educators

Mental Health Educate is a website that provides access to a range of resources about young people’s mental health. The resources are primarily aimed at educators but are free to use by anyone with an interest in exploring issues affecting young people’s mental health. All of the resources were developed by clinicians, researchers and academics at the Department of Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences along with a number of collaborators across the education, Arts and online sectors. The target age range for most of the resources is young people aged 13-21 years. Some of the resources are available in both English and Irish.

Six animations explore the lived experiences of struggling with anxiety, feeling different, depression, loneliness, being bullied and body image. Five of the animations are available to watch in both English and Irish. The English versions are also subtitled. The animations can be integrated into any sessions with young people exploring these issues. That includes our Introduction to Youth Mental Health presentations. At the end of the page, you can access some complementary educational resources to help explore these themes and issues with young people.

https://www.mentalhealtheducate.ie/animations

The Media students of Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education present “CDCFE Radio Week”. Listen in to live radio broadcasts from 1-2pm from Monday 15th to Thursday 18th April. Broadcasting live from CDCFE’s fully equipped radio studio, the students chat about topics that matter to them, as well as playing some great music. You can listen on our partner radio station Near90.3fm, or at the link below. If you would like to make a request you can Watsapp 0892137170, or email [email protected]

Listen to CDCFE Radio: stream3.themediasite.co.uk/stream/cdcfe

Open daily from 1.30-5.15pm

Drop into our new Creativity Hub- a space for audiences to dwell, explore and create on their own time. Designed by internationally-renowned design practice, Studio Makkink & Bey, who were selected as the winning designers by a panel of judges in March 2023 after an invited architectural competition, the Matheson Creativity Hub at IMMA combines exceptional architecture and design to provide a welcoming and inclusive space that inspires creative engagement and fosters social connectivity for audiences of all ages. Materials are available during open hours for the public to play and create responses to the exhibitions they’ve seen. IMMA have been delighted to partner with Matheson to realise this new space.

This practical workshop will introduce students to the key elements of an art portfolio.  Students who aim to apply to higher education art colleges need to submit a portfolio.   This workshop introduces students to the main features of an art portfolio and the types of skills and knowledge useful in preparing a portfolio.

The online workshops will be 80 minutes long and provide students with guidance on key components of an art portfolio and practical exercises in drawing and observation.

More information email: [email protected] 

The Spring into Heritage programme of events is a series of Free guided tours run by the Heritage Office of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. They are suitable for schools, students, families, historical groups and individuals interested in local history. The National Maritime Museum are delighted to participate in this again in Spring 2024.

Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/spring-into-heritage-24-tickets-846053156767?aff=ebdssbdestsearch 

As part of Dublin Learning City Festival 2024 the NCAD Gallery is delighted to present Celebrating Journeys NCAD 2014-2024, a short-run exhibition to mark ten years of collaboration between the Rialto Youth Project and NCAD’s Access Programme. A short film to commemorate this creative learning exchange will be launched on Monday 15th April 2024 at 5pm at the NCAD Gallery, all are welcome to attend.

In preparation for the Celebrating Journeys NCAD 2014-2024 exhibition, young people who attend the Fatima and Dolphin Homework Clubs in Rialto, Dublin 8 participated in an Easter Art Camp held at NCAD in March 2024. They worked alongside NCAD student facilitators’ Emma Brennan, Stephanie Teixeira-Agbele, Thomas Kelly, Chun Zhu Wang, Holly Walsh, Rosa Kelly and Olena Fadieieva. Exploring themes of community, identity and place making using paint, print and mixed media methods.
A short film to commemorate this creative learning exchange will be launched on Monday 15th April 2024 at 5pm at the NCAD Gallery, all are welcome to attend.

Fatima Homework Club Exhibition participants
Lottie Delaney, Aoibheann Mannion, Tilly Branagan, Bella Massey, Darla Brophy, Priya Cusack, Sara El Menkari, Blair Brophy, Kendall Byrne, Emily Keogh, Sofia Henderson, Rosie Doyle, Frankie Kane, Cherry Cassidy.

Dolphin Homework Club Exhibition participants
Lorcan Keogh Wade, Taylor Donovan, Lucas Lynam, Jacob O’Brien, Theo O’Brien, Sienna Ryan, Indie Rose Duff, Skylar McIntyre, Parker Kelly, Venice Quinn, Faith Connolly, Hanna Marlow.

Exhibition available from Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th April 5pm to 6pm

The Spring into Heritage programme of events is a series of Free guided tours run by the Heritage Office of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. They are suitable for schools, students, families, historical groups and individuals interested in local history. The National Maritime Museum are delighted to participate in this again in Spring 2024.

Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/spring-into-heritage-24-tickets-846053156767?aff=ebdssbdestsearch 

As part of Dublin Learning City Festival 2024 the NCAD Gallery is delighted to present Celebrating Journeys NCAD 2014-2024, a short-run exhibition to mark ten years of collaboration between the Rialto Youth Project and NCAD’s Access Programme. A short film to commemorate this creative learning exchange will be launched on Monday 15th April 2024 at 5pm at the NCAD Gallery, all are welcome to attend.

In preparation for the Celebrating Journeys NCAD 2014-2024 exhibition, young people who attend the Fatima and Dolphin Homework Clubs in Rialto, Dublin 8 participated in an Easter Art Camp held at NCAD in March 2024. They worked alongside NCAD student facilitators’ Emma Brennan, Stephanie Teixeira-Agbele, Thomas Kelly, Chun Zhu Wang, Holly Walsh, Rosa Kelly and Olena Fadieieva. Exploring themes of community, identity and place making using paint, print and mixed media methods.
A short film to commemorate this creative learning exchange will be launched on Monday 15th April 2024 at 5pm at the NCAD Gallery, all are welcome to attend.

Fatima Homework Club Exhibition participants
Lottie Delaney, Aoibheann Mannion, Tilly Branagan, Bella Massey, Darla Brophy, Priya Cusack, Sara El Menkari, Blair Brophy, Kendall Byrne, Emily Keogh, Sofia Henderson, Rosie Doyle, Frankie Kane, Cherry Cassidy.

Dolphin Homework Club Exhibition participants
Lorcan Keogh Wade, Taylor Donovan, Lucas Lynam, Jacob O’Brien, Theo O’Brien, Sienna Ryan, Indie Rose Duff, Skylar McIntyre, Parker Kelly, Venice Quinn, Faith Connolly, Hanna Marlow.

Exhibition available from Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th April 5pm to 6pm

An analysis and comparison of the experiences of the two minorities, Unionists/Protestants in the Irish Free State, and Nationalists/Catholics in Northern Ireland at the time of partition.

Cormac Moore is Historian in Residence for the Dublin South East area. He has published widely on Irish history, including the books, Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland (2019), The Irish Soccer Split (2015), and The GAA V Douglas Hyde: The Removal of Ireland’s First President as GAA Patron (2012). His next book Laois: The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 is due to be published by Four Courts Press in 2024. He is a columnist with the Irish News as well as editing its daily “On This Day” segment.

Register here: [email protected]

Pilates is a form of exercise that strengthens and stretches muscles, especially ‘core’ muscles, as well as working on posture, alignment and balance. All you need is a mat and a quiet place, and a willingness to give it a go! This class is best suited to people who maybe have done a little bit of Pilates before, or who have a reasonable level of fitness, however, beginners are still welcome as it is go-at-your-own-pace and you can take breaks and just watch whenever necessary. The class is through Zoom, so make sure you have Zoom downloaded on your phone or tablet in advance, no need if you are using a PC or laptop.

Register here: [email protected]

Join us as we step back into the raucous swing dancing era of the 1930’s.

SCHEDULE:

7pm – 7:50pm Intermediate Swing Dance Class.
Admission €10 per person.


7:50pm – 8:40pm Beginner Solo Jazz Class. Admission €10 per person.

8:40pm – 9:30pm Beginner Swing Dance Class.Admission €10 per person.

9:30pm – 10:00pm Social Dance & Jazz Jam. Free Entry but please pre-register here. 

CLASS DETAILS:

• If you have never swing danced before we highly recommend that you sign up for one or both of the beginner classes above.

• The admission price is €10 per person per class.

• If you book 2 classes on the same night there is a €4 discount .

• No experience is required for the beginner solo jazz or beginner swing dance classes.

• You don’t need to bring a partner.

• In the classes you will learn the classic steps of solo jazz and partner swing dances such as the lindy hop, and charleston.

• You can book these classes on our website
 at https://www.failteswing.ie/classes

FREE SOCIAL DANCE & JAZZ JAM DETAILS:

• From 9:30pm – 10pm we will have the best swing DJs to keep your dancing shoes happy. If you attended the beginner classes earlier, why not stay to practice what you learned and maybe get to know your class mates and teachers.

WHAT OTHER EVENTS ARE COMING UP:

• Failte Hot Club @ Leinster Cricket Club MONTHLY live jazz band party with beginner swing dance class, social dancing, and dance performances. Dates for 2024 are: Apr 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug 10, Oct 26 and Nov 23. For more details and tickets click hereFor more details and tickets click here.

• Failte Swing Weekender ANNUAL FESTIVAL is back in 2024 with the amazing Maria & Aurelien teaching, best live bands, best venues, performances, competitions and more Sept 13-15. For more details and tickets click here.For more details and tickets click here.

WHAT TO BRING:

• Water bottle.

• Comfortable footwear and clothing for moving.

David worked as an advisor to the Minister for the Environment, was assistant editor and columnist with the Irish Independent and broadcast a weekly radio column on RTÉ’s Drivetime. His talk looks at the difficulties journalists face in covering climate, and examines the levels and characteristics of Irish coverage.

This event is part of South Dublin County Council’s Eco Week programme

Register here https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/big-story-bigger-challenge-why-the-media-struggle-to-cover-climate-change-tickets-876124681507?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

A Learning Exchange: NCAD and Spirasi

NCAD welcomed a creative group of learners from Spirasi to their campus on Thomas Street, as part of their Access Easter Art Camp. NCAD lecturer and artists, Dr Silvia Loeffler, with support from Olena Fadieieva, a Fashion Design student, facilitated a creative arts workshop entitled Colour and Emotion.  As part of the Dublin Learning Festival, Spirasi will welcome Silvia and Olena to their campus and they will develop the theme of Colour and Emotion through the exploration of landscapes and seascapes of old (our ancestors) and new (places we want to go and appreciate now).  The Dublin Learning Festival presents wonderful opportunities to find out about the learning experiences available in our neighbourhood through a joyful and creative process.