📣 A new DART station, beach chaos, and a Beckett play that’s anything but boring

It's that time again. Whether you're plotting a pint, planning a playground pitstop, or packing your weekend with performances, we’ve got you sorted. This week’s edition is bursting at the seams with summer events, theatre, music, and the odd goose parade. Let’s get you up to speed.

Here’s what’s in store this week:

Let’s dive in.👇

🟡 Buoy, oh buoy
Swimming marker buoys will be serviced by boat at Dun Laoghaire Baths, Sandycove and Killiney Beach on Friday 18 July. Consider it a mid-summer tune-up for your favourite swim spots.
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🌉 Have your say on a major Cherrywood bridge plan
DLR County Council wants public feedback on the emerging concept for the Druid’s Glen Road Phase 3 Bridge. It’s a key link between Lehaunstown and the N11, designed to unlock development and connect the area. The consultation runs until 28 August 2025.
More info & feedback form →

🚮 Post-heatwave beach mess at Sandycove
Dublin beach cleaners were left fuming after a scorcher of a weekend saw litter strewn across Sandycove Beach. Bring the SPF, leave no trace.
View the mess →

🚆 New DART station opening next month
Woodbrook Station, between Bray and Shankill, opens 10 August. It’ll serve a new neighbourhood with 2,300 homes and become Ireland’s 147th DART stop.
More details →

🏗️ Green light for Sandyford apartment scheme
Despite opposition from locals and even the parish priest, planning has been approved for a 71-unit, seven-storey apartment block in Sandyford.
Read on →

🌳 Have your say: Sandyford Civic Park design session
Join the chat on Monday 29 July, 4–7pm, at The Concierge Building, Blackthorn Road. Share ideas over tea and help shape a new green space for the community.
Event info →

🛋️ M. Kelly Interiors Final Clearance Sale – Ongoing
After 40 years in Sallynoggin, they’re going fully online. Get up there and score some deals while you can.

🎭 Krapp’s Last Tape – Pavilion Theatre
Stephen Rea stars in Beckett’s powerful one-man play.
📍 Pavilion Theatre
🗓️ Multiple dates
🔗 Book tickets

🎭 Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Madcap Shakespeare in St Enda’s Walled Garden, Rathfarnham.
🗓️ Various dates
🔗 Book tickets

🍹 Speed Quizzing & Music Bingo – Thurs, July 18
The Step Inn, 9:30pm. 2 cocktails for €20 and prizes galore.
🔗 More Info

🔥 Bray Beach BBQ Festival – Sat & Sun, July 19–20
📍 Bray Seafront (just outside the parish for this one)
🕚 11am–7pm
🎟️ Free entry
🔗 Event Details

🎧 Wobblin Jude – Sat, July 19
10pm–2am at The Lighthouse, Dún Laoghaire.
🔗 Book tickets

🎻 Beth Orton & Sam Amidon – Wed & Thurs, July 16–17
Pavilion Theatre, 8pm both nights.
🔗 Event info

🎹 Crash Ensemble Plays Philip Glass – Date TBC
Glassworks gets the minimalist-pop treatment at Pavilion Theatre.
🔗 Tickets & details

🎷 Route 66 Big Band – dlr Mill Theatre
🗓️ 19th July
🎟️ €25/23
🔗 Event info

🎸 Pete & Tom on Song – Thurs, July 18
8–10pm at Walters Pub
🔗 Event page

🍾 Guide to Sparkling Wine
We loved this guide to the bubbles from Kevin O’Callaghan, SuperValu’s wine expert. Learnt more about sparkling wine in 2 mins. Cava for us from now on!
🔗 Watch the reel

🍻 The Queens, Dalkey – Now Reopened
A major refurbishment and a fresh new look for this iconic spot. Get down for a drink in the front garden while the sun is still out.
🔗 Sneak peek

🚵 HOKA Trail Tour – Mon, July 21
Community trail run with Great Outdoors and Biking.ie
📍 Ticknock
🕕 6–8pm
🔗 Sign up here

🥾 Celtic Camino Community Walk – Sat, July 19
From St James’s Gate to Shanganagh Park.
Kick off 9:30am, followed by BBQ at Brady’s of Shankill.

🗺️ Hidden Gems Hike – Sat, July 19
Start: Laughanstown LUAS Stop, 10:30am.
Explore ancient Celtic sites and Rathmichael Church.
🔗 Book here

🎉 Family Fun Day at Airfield Estate – Sun, July 20
Music, bubbles, donkeys, puppet shows, egg talks, and more!
📍 Airfield Estate, Dundrum
🕙 From 9:30am
🔗 Full lineup & tickets

🎭 Mill Theatre Summer Camp – Mon–Fri, July 15–19
A week-long camp in acting, singing, dancing. Free final performance Friday at 2pm.
🔗 Details

🔍 Badger Books Scavenger Hunt – 17 July–30 Aug
Cabinteely & Deansgrange Libraries
🔗 Event info

🎨 Mixed Media with Susie Fortune – Fri, 25 July
📍 Shankill Library
🎨 Ages 8–12
🔗 Book via dlrcoco.ie

✍️ Create Your Own Story Workshop – Thurs, 17 July
Paddy Donnelly Zoom workshop at Deansgrange Library. Ages 5+
🔗 Book here

📸 Irish Examiner Photo of the Week
This week’s winner: Tufty Duck with baby on board, snapped in Bushy Park.
🔗 View the shot

🎨 Adult Open Art Studio – Fri 25 July
📍 dlr Lexicon, Project Room
🕚 11am–1pm
Drop in, all materials provided. No booking required.

🖼 Offshoot Photographic Society – Thurs, July 24
"From Bend of Bay to Swerve of Shore" – a presentation of projected images of our coast and community.
📍 dlr Lexicon
🕕 6–7pm
🔗 Reserve spot

🎙 Oireachtas na Gaeilge, 1949 – Dun Laoghaire Choir
Hear Gobnait Ní Chróinín and the local Gaelic League choir perform poetic odes to the Irish language.
🔗 Listen via RTÉ Archives

🗺️ Foxrock Beckett Walk – Sun, July 20
Join Paul O’Hanrahan for a guided walk exploring Samuel Beckett’s local haunts and inspirations.
📍 Foxrock
🕒 3:15pm (1.5km linear walk)
🔗 More details

👞 30 Years of Hughes Shoes & Leather Repairs
A huge shoutout to John Hughes on 30 years of craftsmanship and charm at his Dún Laoghaire shop. Stop by Georges Street Lower and wish him well.

🎁 Win a €100 Voucher for Slowstreet in Blackrock
Leave a review of the shop in July to be in with a chance of winning. Simple as that.

🧒 Lovely Things – New Kids’ Store in Deansgrange
Preloved, vintage, designer and Irish baby & kids clothes and shoes — with 10% off using code Lovely10.
📍 31 Deansgrange Road
🔗 Start Shopping

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