DCC Culture Company

DCC Culture Company Dublin City Council Culture Company runs cultural initiatives and buildings in Dublin City on behalf of Dublin City Council and for the benefit of all.

Dublin You Are: https://youtu.be/kE30AnPSznk

03/06/2026

Léarscáil ar líne saor in aisce ina ndírítear ar na háiteanna a mbíonn an cultúr ar siúl agus na daoine a choinníonn faoi lánseol é is ea Culture Near You.

www.dublincity.ie/culturenearyou

Ó na healaíona go dtí an spórt, an eolaíocht, an caitheamh aimsire, an tacaíocht phobail agus tuilleadh eile, bíonn saol cultúrtha Bhaile Átha Cliath ag brath ar na daoine agus na pobail a choinníonn beo é gach lá.

Cé acu leat féin nó le grúpa deonach, gnólacht áitiúil nó eagraíocht chultúrtha a bhíonn tú i mbun cruthú spásanna i gcomhair eispéiris siamsaíochta oíche, cheoil nó bhia; stiúradh tionscadal leabharlainne, cartlainne nó oidhreachta; reáchtáil club spóirt agus caithimh aimsire; nó éascú eolaíochta, oideachais nó tacaíochta pobail, tá tábhacht leis an rian a fhágann tú.

Téigh chuig dublincity.ie/culturenearyou/form nó déan teagmháil leis an bhfoireann ag [email protected]

Culture Club is a series of hosted talks and tours that introduce and encourage people to connect with the cultural spac...
02/06/2026

Culture Club is a series of hosted talks and tours that introduce and encourage people to connect with the cultural spaces of the city. We invite people to see, experience and learn about Dublin’s cultural places.

Throughout the summer, Culture Club will once again be hosting Talks at the Mill in Kilmainham Mill. Kilmainham Mill dates from the early 1800s and fell into dereliction after its closure in 2000. Dublin City Council purchased the Mill and has completed a programme of stabilisation works and essential repairs. Dublin City Council Culture Company is working on activating the Mill for meanwhile uses.

Talks at the Mill brings together researchers, former employers and others with an interest in the story of this important industrial site through the ages. Taking place within the grounds of this historic site, they offer a chance to learn directly about its importance from those with unique insights. The series is curated by our Social Historian Donal Fallon, who will lead the conversations. The dates for our summer series are:

Wednesday 10 June at 6 pm
Wednesday 15 July at 6 pm
Wednesday 12 August at 6 pm

These events will open for booking on a monthly basis via https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows.

The June Talk at the Mill with historian, researcher, and tour guide Justine Murphy is open for booking now. After the continued success of our tours, film screenings, and festival events at Kilmainham Mill, we look forward to continuing to provide new and exciting opportunities for you to explore this site.

Image descriptions are in alt text and below:

Image 1: The entrance of Kilmainham Mill. Photo via https://www.hhcarchitecture.ie/projects/kilmainham-mill
Image 2: An aerial view of Kilmainham Mill. Photo via https://www.hhcarchitecture.ie/projects/kilmainham-mill
Image 3: Machinery inside of Kilmainham Mill.
Image 4: Sunlight through a Kilmainham Mill window.
Image 5: Textile machinery inside of Kilmainham Mill.
Image 6: The Mill chimney from below.

Photos 3 to 6 taken by Oliver Deane.

The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council , and organised by Dub...
02/06/2026

The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council , and organised by Dublin City Libraries , in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company . This year the festival will celebrate its 14th edition from 26 September to 11 October.

In its first year, the festival featured 42 events. The number of events and the number of partnerships that it takes to deliver the festival has grown year on year, with last year’s festival featuring 352 events across 115 venues, attended by over 15,600 people.

In 2025 the festival worked with 90 cultural and community partners, as well as 22 branches of Dublin City Libraries. This allows us to create opportunities for diverse experiences and a wider range of activities which can deepen cultural experiences.

We're currently working on our partnerships for the 2026 festival. If you are interested in being a partner, you can find out more about the festival here or get in touch with us by emailing [email protected].

Image descriptions are in alt text and below:

1. Author Nicola Pierce in St Anne's Church. Nicola is seated, has a blue hue in her hair and is wearing a multicoloured dress.
2. Journalist Roy Curtis reflecting on the importance of Con Houlihan. Roy is photographed laughing. He is wearing a navy blazer and pink shirt.
3. Ellen Rowley, editor of More Than Concrete Blocks, discussing Liberty Hall at 60 at the Mansion House. Ellen is smiling for the camera.
4. Author Stephen Travers in cobersation about the Miami Showband, the fight for justice and a life in music. Stephen is smiling at an audience member's question.
5. Rebecca Usherwood in conversation with historian and author Jane Draycott, photographed at the Round Room in the Mansion House.
6. ISL interpreter Sarah Garvey translates for Trinity College University professor Patrick Geoghegan, University College Dublin professor Mary McAuliffe and Queen’s Business School research fellow Conor McCabe discussing Daniel O'Connell and his Legacy in the Round Room of the Mansion House.

All photos by Ger Holland - www.instagram.com/ghollandphoto.

21/05/2026

Listen to the voices of the people of Dublin through the words of Stephen James Smith . This extract is from Talk To Me. Watch the full video via the link in our bio.

In 2015 an artwork called "Dublin You Are" was created. Through the words of Stephen James Smith and a team of Dublin based artists, that project reflected the conversations and workshops we had with people all over the city then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE30AnPSznk

For the 10-year anniversary we co-produced Talk to Me with Stephen and a team of creatives including .bury
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This new artwork reflects the voices of people across Dublin. It uses the information gathered from our Tea & Chats programme, which has consulted with the people of Dublin through ongoing conversations across the city for the past 10 years.

As part of his process for creating this piece, Stephen considered over 500 reports from the past 10 Years of the Tea & Chats programme. He met with the team who deliver this programme to learn more about the process and methodology for Tea & Chats workshops, what type of people and community groups participate in them and what they say. This was combined with his own research to write the poem.

Find out more about Tea & Chats at https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/what-we-do/programmes/tea-chats

Talk To Me (Dublin You Are Redux – 10th Anniversary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teHSzPsZHc4
Words and Voice: Stephen James Smith

Director: John Broe
Music Production: Basciville (Lorcan & Cillian Byrne)
Strings: Gareth Quinn Redmond
Vocals: Niamh Bury
Sound Engineer: Johnny Fox
Mastering: Ben Rawlins
Text Editor: Peter Murphy (Cursed Murphy)
Production Assistants: Aaron Cranley, Ger Murphy, Janet Grogan

Co-Production: Dublin City Council Culture Company and Stephen James Smith
Commissioner: Iseult Dunne
Producer: Laura Keogh
Research Assistants: Emma Hodges & Katalin Varnyu
Assistant: Tracey Bardon

Release Date: 21/05/2025

Tá ár nuachtlitir Ghaeilge is nuaí ar fáil - léigh anseo: https://mailchi.mp/dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/gaeilge-...
20/05/2026

Tá ár nuachtlitir Ghaeilge is nuaí ar fáil - léigh anseo: https://mailchi.mp/dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/gaeilge-bealtaine2026

Léireoidh ár nuachtlitir Ghaeilge ár gcuid clár, comhpháirtíochtaí agus modhanna oibre duit.

Is féidir clárú don nuachtlitir Ghaeilge anseo: https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/ga/nuacht/cl%C3%A1raigh-d%C3%A1r-nuachtlitir

Is féidir leat ailt eile faoinár gcuid oibre agus ár gcláir a léamh ar an leagan Gaeilge dár suíomh gréasáin:
https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/ga/nuacht/an-nuacht-is-d%C3%A9ana%C3%AD

Sa phictiúr: Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath, Ray McAdam, agus Príomhfheidhmeannach Chomhlacht Cultúir Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath, Iseult Dunne, taobh amuigh de 14 Sráid Henrietta. Léigh an nuachtlitir chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil.

Our Cultural Audit and Map programme will again participate in this year’s Dublin Tech Week . It is a week-long programm...
20/05/2026

Our Cultural Audit and Map programme will again participate in this year’s Dublin Tech Week . It is a week-long programme of activities across the city bringing together innovators, creators and communities from 22 to 29 May 2026.

During this year’s Tech Week, we will highlight the origin and importance of Dublin’s Cultural Audit and Map and run a community mapping workshop

Culture Audit and Culture Near You Map Showcase will take place at 11.00 am on Monday 25 May at 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. https://dublincityculture.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173679442

A presentation and Q&A on the Cultural Audit and Map. You can discover how you can engage with and contribute to this evolving public resource, helping to shape a more inclusive and visible cultural future for Dublin. This event is free and you can sign up here: https://dublincityculture.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173679442

Join us at this event if you want to hear more about this innovative data project and how it is being used to inform the City Council's knowledge base. It is also a public resource, a website called Culture Near You, that makes the city’s cultural buildings, organisations and networks easier to find and connect with. Cultural information about the city on the map includes: arts and heritage, parks and nature, sport and fitness, food, hobbies, community involvement and education, as well as artists and makers who call Dublin home.

Our Community Mapping Workshop will take place at 11.00 am on Friday 29 May at Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8. https://dublincityculture.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173679447

This event will be an interactive community mapping workshop where participants will collaborate and bring their own local knowledge to help improve and inform the data of Dublin City Cultural Audit. Work together with others in an interactive workshop where your local knowledge helps inform the Dublin City Cultural Audit in your area. This event will be one hour long and is free. Sign up here: https://dublincityculture.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173679447

Find out more about Dublin Tech Week 2026: https://dublintechweek.com/events-programme-2026/.

We invite people to see, experience and learn about Dublin’s cultural places.Culture Club is a series of hosted talks, t...
19/05/2026

We invite people to see, experience and learn about Dublin’s cultural places.

Culture Club is a series of hosted talks, tours and activities that introduce and encourage people to connect with the cultural spaces of the city.

Through our Culture Club programme, we are continuously working with our network of partners to develop more ways for people to access culture easily. Our series of free talks, tours, and activities encourage lasting engagement with the cultural spaces of Dublin.

We rhaveworked with our partners in to invite Culture Club participants to a series of workshops where they learned about the photographic process before getting to try it out themselves and make their own artwork.

Find out more about the workshops and how we are collaborating with our partners on longer-term experiences that are focused on creating connections between them and participants, providing more ways to explore culture.

https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/news/culture-club-workshops-with-photo-museum-ireland

Sign up for the Culture Club newsletter at https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/what-we-do/programmes/culture-club

All photos have alt-text. Image descriptions:

1. A Culture Club attendee examines a photo on display in Photo Museum Ireland.
2. Culture Club attendees exploring the darkroom at Photo Museum Ireland.
3. A crowd listen as a guide tells them about a black and white photo of O'Connell Street and bridge; trams can be seen crossing the bridge.
4. Culture Club attendees participate in a workshop at Photo Museum Ireland.
5. Culture Club attendees pose for a photo in the Gallery darkroom.

Our Company Strategy guides us in our purpose: to create meaningful and enduring cultural connections by focusing on pro...
07/05/2026

Our Company Strategy guides us in our purpose: to create meaningful and enduring cultural connections by focusing on programme accessibility and sustainability, as well as building lasting partnerships.

We want to offer engaging and high-quality experiences that benefit both our staff and the people we engage with. We are fully committed to listening, learning what matters, and adapting.

Our strategic objectives are built around a clear sense of purpose: Why we do what we do, how we do it, and how we measure success.

These objectives are structured into three key Foundation Stones:

1. How people experience our work.
2. How we make it.
3. How it creates long-term impact.

You can read more about what each of these mean at https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/news/how-we-work-our-three-key-foundation-stones

Tá ár nuachtlitir Ghaeilge is nuaí ar fáil - léigh anseo: https://mailchi.mp/dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/gaeilge-...
06/05/2026

Tá ár nuachtlitir Ghaeilge is nuaí ar fáil - léigh anseo: https://mailchi.mp/dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/gaeilge-bealtaine2026

Léireoidh ár nuachtlitir Ghaeilge ár gcuid clár, comhpháirtíochtaí agus modhanna oibre duit.

Is féidir clárú don nuachtlitir Ghaeilge anseo: https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/ga/nuacht/cl%C3%A1raigh-d%C3%A1r-nuachtlitir

Is féidir leat ailt eile faoinár gcuid oibre agus ár gcláir a léamh ar an leagan Gaeilge dár suíomh gréasáin:
https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/ga/nuacht/an-chaoi-a-noibrionn-muid

Sa phictiúr: Katelyn Hayes from Nuacht Cúla4 ó TG4 presents our Tóraíocht na Staire Ceilte. Léigh an nuachtlitir chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil.

Tea & Chats is our ongoing programme of informal and open conversations over a cup of tea with people about what matters...
05/05/2026

Tea & Chats is our ongoing programme of informal and open conversations over a cup of tea with people about what matters to them. In a Tea & Chat session, people come together in a casual and informal setting to share their thoughts and ideas about the city, their local area and their communities.

Through our Tea & Chats programme, we have developed a relationship with Hill Street Family Resource Centre (FRC) over a number of years and we have connected with many of the families that use the centre. We also met their Parent Café Group for a Tea & Chats session, continuing our ongoing conversations with people who call Dublin home.

After being introduced to the current participants and learning about their day to day lives, there were initial discussions about what living in Dublin and the city centre area meant to them.

The conversation also explored what activities outside of Hill Street FRC the participants and their families enjoyed or were interested in, such as going to activity centres or gallery spaces.

Read more on how we listened and explored together with the new Parent Café Group: https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/news/tea-and-chats-a-cultural-connection-with-hill-street-family-resource-centre



Image descriptions:

1. Visitors from Hill Street Family Resource Centre are guided through 14 Henrietta Street Dublin, learning about the lives of the people who lived in the building through its 300 year history.
2. Young children, part of the Hill Street FRC Family groups. play with chalk in the gardens of Richmond Barracks while our Eco Gardener Polly talks with them.
3. On a tour of Dublin's Garden of Remembrance, the group from Hill Street hear stories from a Dublin City Historians in Residence guiding them.
4. On a trip to 14 Henrietta Street, people who attend the Hill Street Family Resource Centre pose for a photograph on the stairs.

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