Blanchardstown

01 Oct 2019
arts

Free Theatre Workshops with Aphasia Theatre

Fingal County Council is delighted to support this arts and health initiative which promotes positive living through engagement with theatre, the workshops are suitable for adults or senior citizens or those affected with Aphasia  who are interested in exploring new ways to communicate and participate.

26 Sep 2019
Sports

The Exercise: Energise Multi-Sports Day is a knockout

Fingal Sports Office’s Exercise Energise Multi-Sports Day was launched on September 24 in the National Indoor Athletics Arena. The Mayor Cllr Eoghan O’Brien, Fingal County Council Senior Executive Officer, Íde De Bairtiseil and 2018 Women’s World Boxing Champion Kellie Harrington were in attendance.

31 Oct 2019
Theatre

Performance of Frankie’s Guys at Draíocht

Back by popular demand ... 'Frankie's Guys - A celebration of 'Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons' is a fast paced, energetic production with an authentic live concert feel.

26 Oct 2019
Theatre

MadHouse by Una McKevitt & PJ Gallagher

Madhouse is based on the unbelievable true life story of comedian PJ Gallagher.

When PJ was ten, his Ma, a nurse, moved six men with schizophrenia into the family home to care for them full time. Many psychiatric institutions were closing down and there were few places for long term residents to go. She did everything for them from administering their medication to cutting their hair.

23 Oct 2019
Film

Screening of Float Like A Butterfly (2018) at Draíocht

From the producers of ‘Once’ and ‘Sing Street’, comes ‘Float Like a Butterfly’, a powerful and timely story of a girl's fight for freedom and belonging. In a gender-reversal of classic film Billy Elliot and inspired vaguely by Katie Taylor, the film concerns a young 15 year old Traveller girl who, as a huge fan of Mohammad Ali, trains herself into a state of boxing excellence.

18 Oct 2019
Music

Jake Carter to take the stage in Draíocht

Fresh off the back of what has been a roller coaster 18 months for Jake Carter, the pop singer and Dancing With The Stars 2018 winner has enjoyed enormous success in recent times with his recent single releases, as well as packing out venues across the country including Dublin’s Vicar St. and Cork Opera House.

16 Oct 2019
Film

Draíocht to host screening of Spliced

n a handball alley between three concrete walls, a conversation is taking place between a hurler, an artist and a musician. Timmy is contemplating life outside the sporting institution that raised him: the GAA.