Music

Exciting times ahead at Sandymount Community Centre 

Exciting times ahead at Sandymount Community Centre 

The Sandymount Community Centre (SCC) is buzzing with a wide range of activities these days – there is something there for everyone in our community and all are welcome! Please do drop in! Formerly known as the Iris Charles Centre

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Music for Valentine’s

Music for Valentine’s

What can be more synonymous with Valentine’s day than music? Come February 14 all the usual string-laden, cliche-ridden chart toppers will pour out of every radio station. But what really makes a great love song? It’s whatever stirs your soul and speaks to you personally; be it classical, rock,

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Glee Club Ringsend Launch

Glee Club Ringsend Launch

Liza Caulfifield’s Glee Club was officially launched in Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre with members of the kids and ladies wowing the crowd by performing a variety of songs that they had learned previously during the six week pilot scheme during the summer.

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David Bowie Masquerade Ball Comes to Town

David Bowie Masquerade Ball Comes to Town

David Bowie tribute band Heroes from Mars return to the Dublin hotspot to pay tribute to The Thin White Duke, and his 80’s classic, Labyrinth. Heroes From Mars are a Dublin based 5-piece band who have performed all the Bowie classics to sold out audiences and, after a two year pandemic enforced break, the band are pumped and raring to get onstage

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Hearts and Harmony unite for Mental Health Charity

Hearts and Harmony unite for Mental Health Charity

Turn2me organised an amazing night of music and entertainment for charity in the Pepper Canister church (St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Mount Street) on the 29th of September last, with entertainment from The Belle Harmonics, and Foinse, two great music groups.

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End-of-Summer Festivals Preview

End-of-Summer Festivals Preview

With the memory of COVID lockdowns fading away, there is a great sense of hope and anticipation for Ireland’s upcoming summer festivals. There are definitely positive signs pointing towards a more “normal” festival experience this time compared to previous years.

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Accentuate the Charming

Accentuate the Charming

Band of three “The Charming Soubrettes” performed a setlist of songs in the Sandymount Community Centre on the 7th of July last. They describe themselves as “a 3-part close harmony group performing popular songs from Golden Oldies to Modern songs with vintage flair.”

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Fun Home, the Musical

Fun Home, the Musical

Fun Home, which is approximately 90 minutes long runs from the 1st of July until the 26th of August 2023. Tickets start at €15. If you are a theatre goer or just looking to see a musical or something
new, I would definitely recommend this one.

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Oktoberfeis

Oktoberfeis

It’s time to dust off your lederhosen and tune up your fiddle, because this year Oktoberfest will be a little different, with somewhat of a Gaelic twist. One of the most well-known beer festivals in the world, Oktoberfest, originating in Munich, Germany, is celebrated each year with a healthy supply of Bavarian revelry.

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Strength, Fragility and a Lasting Legacy

Strength, Fragility and a Lasting Legacy

The sad news of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor on July 26th came as a collective shock. It was almost like we lost a family member, someone we knew. Born in Pembroke Road, Dublin 4 on December 8th 1966 Sinéad grew up in Glenageary in South Dublin, and attended Dominican College, Zion Hill.

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