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Local Ambition, Global Success

From innovative tech giants to financial powerhouses, life sciences leaders to creative pioneers, the Dublin region is home to some of the world’s most innovative companies. As a result of our success, Dublin is ranked #1 Small European Region of the Future for 2025 by the Financial Times’ FDi Intelligence awards. Dublin was also ranked #1 for business friendliness and economic potential. Why do leading global multinationals choose Dublin? A spirit of ingenuity which drives breakthrough ideas A can-do attitude and proven track record of fuelling success Unmatched connectivity to global markets An exceptional talent

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Dublin Nights

This section is dedicated to all things related to the Night-Time Economy in Dublin. Here, you’ll find updates on what Dublin’s Night-Time Economy Advisor has been up to, along with various initiatives Dublin City Council is implementing to enhance our city after dark. There’s also a selection of event recommendations from the NTE Advisor, in association with The Goo &

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Dublin’s AI Landscape

As the founder of AI Ireland and the AI Awards, I’ve watched artificial intelligence transform everything from corporate boardrooms to century-old family businesses. What strikes me most in 2025 is how AI has shed its dystopian image to become something far more practical and human. The “Terminator” myth is finally dying. Instead of replacing workers, AI is freeing them from tedious tasks, revealing hidden patterns in complex data, and giving small businesses tools that were once the exclusive domain of tech giants. Since ChatGPT spa

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Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women

Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women returns for its fifth edition from Friday 30 January to Monday 2 February 2026. Across four days, the city will come alive with a vibrant programme of talks, performances, walks, workshops, music, visual art and shared moments, celebrating women’s creativity, heritage and influence in Dublin today. Rooted in the legacy of Brigit and reimagined for a contemporary city, the festival invites everyone to gather, reflect and celebrate together. Explore the full programme of events taking place across Dublin below. Discover and order now from The Power of Brigit apparel collection, specially designed by Jill

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First Fortnight Festival

Various Locations

First Fortnight is an annual Irish mental health arts and culture festival that takes place every January to challenge mental health stigma through the arts. It features a wide range of events like music, theatre, spoken word, and film, and is organized by a charity that also provides free creative therapies to marginalized groups like the homeless.

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TradFest

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TradFest is a celebration of Irish identity through music. Each January, it showcases the best of established and emerging musical talent at a landmark festival which is rooted in the historic and atmospheric setting of Temple Bar, Dublin’s cultural quarter. At TradFest, you’ll have the chance to experience the very best live music in Dublin. TradFest is reimagining and redefining Irish music and reaching growing Irish and international audiences at live events and through digital media. It adopts a fluid approach to programming and is constantly curating the best of established Iris

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First Fortnight Festival

Various Locations

First Fortnight is an annual Irish mental health arts and culture festival that takes place every January to challenge mental health stigma through the arts. It features a wide range of events like music, theatre, spoken word, and film, and is organized by a charity that also provides free creative therapies to marginalized groups like the homeless.

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The Library Project

The 11th Edition of HALFTONE Print Fair will be hosted for its longest run period to date 28 November 2025–25 January 2026 at The Library Project. The fair brings together a large selection of works by established and emerging artists, showcasing Ireland’s exciting art scene. HALFTONE is an initiative by PhotoIreland, hosted every year at The Library Project. Every edition, the fair brings together a large selection of works by established and emerging artists, showcasing Ireland’s exciting art scene. Come and enjoy a great selection of artworks from many disciplines and practic

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The Merchant of Venice

dlr Mill Theatre

dlr Mill Theatre present The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare A deal gone very wrong. “If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.” In Shakespeare’s uncompromising and problematic play, the contempt hurled at the ‘other’, festers and grows. In a world where racial prejudices, mistrust, and the engrained belief systems of two opposing traditions come to a boiling point. Revenge is the currency used to right a wrong. Mercy is in short supply. dlr Mill Theatre bring an exciting, contemporary, and engaging abridged 90-minute

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Hayao Miyazaki’s Dreams by Mystery Ensemble

O'Reilly Theatre

The Miyazaki Dreams concert is an immersion in the fabulous atmosphere of anime of the world-famous Japanese director and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki. Mystery Ensemble has collected magical music from his anime and compositions inspired by his creations. The evening programme includes renowned works composed by ingenious Joe Hisaishi, including My Neighbor Totoro, the legendary anime Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Laputa: Castle in the Sky and others. The programme also includes works by other composers inspired by Miyazaki’s artworks. Musical themes will take viewers into famo

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A Slow Fire

Glass Mask Theatre

In a disused bunker on the edge of an imaginary city in the aftermath of an apocalypse, Ashton and Reece have spent years looking for hope in the stories they act out. And then one day, from nowhere, a stranger arrives. He has a generator. He has fresh meat. And he has a gun. Tony and Olivier award winner Simon Stephens returns to Glass Mask with a world premiere directed by Rex Ryan.

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The Panto of Oz

Pavilion Theatre

Arclight Drama Studio invite you to join Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion as they go Over The Rainbow to the land of Oz, a weird and wacky world of wonderful wizards and wicked witches! The whole family will love their journey along the Yellow Brick Road and this delightful retelling of the famous story, done in Arclight's own inimitable style!

Our Stories

Jennifer Rothwell, fashion designer.

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Meet a Dubliner – Jennifer Rothwell, Fashion Designer

In conversation with Jennifer Rothwell Jennifer Rothwell is an Irish fashion designer, who spent many years living between the Big Apple and the Fair City. After graduating from Dublin’s NCAD in 1995, she gained practical experience with some of New York’s biggest design companies. Then, upon her return to Dublin, she launched her own brand: Jennifer Rothwell Design. By the following year, she had won the ‘Brown Thomas Designer Award’ at Dublin Fashion Week. And, since then, her designs have attracted celebrity cli

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Life on campus for the international student

Ireland might be a small country, but our universities and colleges are incredibly diverse. Every year, tens of thousands of students from over 130 countries come here to study.

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Dublin Treasures – Blessington Street Basin

Down by the Secret Garden On the south side, the secret garden was always the Iveagh Gardens. However,  music, comedy and food festivals have taken place there in recent years, meaning that the garden isn’t so secret anymore. These days, to find the city’s true secret garden, you have to head north. Up O’Connell Street, then North Frederick, across Dorset Street and on up Blessington Street until you come to black wrought iron gates. In you go. And you’re there. What to expect at Blessington Street Basin The Blessington Street Basin

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Profit with Purpose: Three Dublin Social Enterprises

The importance of sustainable and social enterprises Making your startup or existing business sustainable or ethical is a smart, future-proof option. Customers are now much more informed and aware of the environmental impact of their purchases. A more sustainable product or service will create a positive brand image that will impact the bottom line of many businesses.

Ruth Johnson - Dublin City Archaeologist charged with protecting, managing and investigating our oldest heritage.

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Ruth Johnson – Dublin City Archaeologist

Dr. Ruth Johnson is Dublin’s City Archaeologist and she is charged with protecting, managing and investigating the city’s oldest heritage – much of which is underground. As well as conservation projects, Ruth has input into new developments across the city and a role in policy development advocacy. We spoke to her about how she works and what’s going on across the city – under the ground, in our oldest graveyards and in half-hidden houses. In conversation with Dr. Ruth Johnson Ruth began her career working on a community excavation project in Yorkshire, while doing her A-levels. This piqued her interest in archaeology and she went on to do

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Camerino Bakery: From startup to success story

Stress baking. It’s a thing, you know. It’s what Caryna Camerino used to do after another difficult day at her old job in human resources. It was also the starting point of her successful Dublin startup: Camerino Bakery. HR to hotbuns: Caryna Camerino’s startup story Caryna Camerino, a first generation Canadian who has lived in Dublin for the past 17 years, wasn’t always a baker. However, food was always a big deal at home – partly because her father, who was from Rome, is a stickler for authentic Italian cooking. Such a stickler, in fact, that she loved going to friends’ houses where she could enjoy a regular TV dinner, like n