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From Green Street to Croppies’ Acre: Insurrection
from the United Irishmen to the Civil War Green Street Court House at 5.30pm & 7.30pm Exploring the rebel history of the area between Capel Street and Collins Barracks, this tour covers the United Irishmen, including Robert Emmet and the Brothers Sheares, the Irish National Invincibles, the 1916 Rising and the North King Street Massacre, Kevin Barry and the 1919-21 war, and the civil war in its centenary year. Djackulate, Henry Earnest, Banríon & Ispíní na hÉireann The R.A.G.E. 9pm Intimate basement record store vibes with an eclectic mix including two-time freestyle scratch world champion Djackulate and Henry Earnest’s shapeshifting synth pop whose Dream River LP release is worthy of more fanfare. Sex, Drugs, Saunas & Clubs: Queer Social Spaces in History Trinity College at 4.30pm Nobody does queer history like Tonie Walsh because he’s been there and lived it in all its pain and glory. Shining a light on landmark locations which paved the way for contemporary queer culture, Tonie will have a tale or three to tell too. Tonie Walsh, photo: Luca Truffarelli NIGHT Talking Shite: Dublin’s Sanitation from the 18th Century to Present St Audeon’s Park at 6pm Hands down winner of event title on Culture Night, Talking Shite will link putrid open cesspools and disease epidemics to modern day waste management and sewage related litter, if you ever wanted to get down and dirty with Dublin’s sanitation history, this is your moment. Culture Night is on Friday September 23 throughout the city. A full programme of events can be viewed at culturenight.ie/dublin 21