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Come along and listen to a wonderful afternoon session of Traditional music and song hosted by Mairéad O’ Donnell on fiddle and vocals, multi-instrumentalist Tara Finn on uilleann pipes, concertina and flute and Paddy Buckenham on guitar. Together this trio have a vibrant sound and repertoire which is a delight for the ears. Sunday, June […]

You are cordially invited to the launch of the Rialto Community Arts Festival Thursday May 8th in The Circular Bar, Rialto, 8pm – 9pm as part of the “Culture Date with Dublin 8” programme. It will be headed by two talented locals, Chris Connolly (personal trainer/influencer) and songwriter Luke Clerkin will perform from his stunning […]

Come and join us on April 28th, at 8pm in the Circular Pub, as we hold a fundraising table quiz. All Proceeds go towards ensuring that we’re able to pay artists and performers during the festival, and to ensure that we can put on the best shows possible. Tickets are available at https://bit.ly/rcafquiz2025 or you […]

Check out the first ever Rialto Community Arts Festival This week, Dublin 8 welcomes a new community-driven arts festival. It aims to shine a light on the area’s wealth of talent, which includes poets, musicians, artists and community film-makers. Centre, the F2 Centre and some local businesses.   There will be poetry event (Viva Palestine), film […]

During the Regeneration at Fatima Mansions the social housing was first to be built. The balcony of Gemma McKenna’s new apartment presented the perfect opportunity for photo panoramas of the ongoing build to be recorded from. Today Gemma has lived and worked in this community for 38 years and this exhibition includes sometimes hard, sometimes fantastic memories […]

A film made by Fatima’s Women’s Education Group. Based on the stories and history of Fatima Mansions from 1949 to the mid 1990’s The group engaged in process call Dig Where You Stand, which was a framework designed and used by the Labour History Museum to gather the stories of women employed in the labour […]

A lively performance of classic hits and local ballads by Joe Kavanagh and his array of stringed instruments in Dolphin House Community Centre on June 20th at 1pm

Join us as the D8 Men’s Shed unveil the new mural on the actual shed. A collaboration between residents, local artist Alan Long, DHCDA and Donore credit union

Join us for a collection  of short films made by Rialto locals , community groups and individuals. Many were filmed in Rialto. The collection of shorts will uplift you make you laugh and make you cry. This is also an invitation for the makers and actors involved in the films to meet up again. The […]