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ALL OF THE LIGHTS You might have noticed some of
our most prominent cultural landmark buildings being aglow over the Christmas period. Where we’ve been noted for lighting up internationally buildings such as the Sydney Opera House as part of a smart marketing ploy to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, we have up until now been a little remiss in taking full luminal advantage of buildings on our home turf. After nearly one year in planning, Winter Lights Dublin City is live. This ambitious new concept to illuminate the city in 13 locations around Dublin for 30 nights was conceived to elevate Dublin to take its place amongst the iconic cities of light around the world. The customised projections envelop the city with in a festive fantasy with enhanced Christmas lights on city streets and building projections between sunset and 2am each night. The projections are now illuminating City Hall, Trinity College, Liberty Hall, Civic Offices, GPO, The Mansion House, Hugh Lane Gallery, Custom House and Covanta Dublin Waste to Energy Plant in Poolbeg. Enhanced Christmas Lights are on Samuel Beckett Bridge, Millennium Bridge, O’Connell Street and Parliament Street. And the whole installation uses less electric power than a domestic iron or 10 household light bulbs. 157,800 low power LEDs, 100 tonnes of equipment and 15,780 metres of cable have been employed to illuminate the city in a whole new way for 2018. – Michael McDermott PICK OF THE MONTH LBC_buscard_front red.pdf 1 29/08/2016 14:04 what’s inside 4. Roadmap Poolside 10. New Year Festival Kick off 2019 in style 16. Map Far from home 18. Where to Drink Slake your thirst 22. Where to Shop Souvenir 26. Where to Eat Knives and Forks 30. Live Music One more choon who we are The Dublin Tourist Guide HKM Media Ltd 73 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 X524 Editor Michael McDermott 01 6870695 Advertising Kevin Gibbons 085 8697078 / kg@hkm.ie Trevor Hull 085 881 2169 / th@hkm.ie Lisa O’Brien 087 355 0230 / lob@hkm.ie Rachael Bailey 085 749 4887 / rb@hkm.ie Art Director Lauren Kavanagh laurenekavanagh@gmail.com Distribution Kamil Zok 01 6870695 / kamil@hkm.ie Group CEO Stefan Hallenius stefan@hkm.ie THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS You want them. They got ‘em. Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, Franck’s Panis Angelicus, Willcocks’s Sussex Carol, Goodall’s The Lord is my Shepherd, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto -3rd movement, Wood’s Ding, dong! Merrily on high, Schubert’s Ave Maria and Willcocks’s The Twelve Days of Christmas. They are only missing Cate Blanchett to complete the perfect Carol encounter. National Concert Hall, Thursday December 20, 3pm & 8pm, €26.50 - €49.50 “D elig ht fu l D1 dining ” LUCINDA O’SULLIVAN . SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 2 co urse & 3 co ur se early bi rd 5pm-6.30pm Di nn er 6.30pm-late **GROUP DINING ROOMS AVAILABLE** Tel: 01 704 0126 E: info@leboncrubeen.ie 2