A journey through Dublin’s most creative neighbourhood.

Come with us on a journey through Dublin’s most creative neighbourhood, The Liberties. Let’s explore the past, present and, most importantly, the future of this yet still “up and coming” area.

We gather as a procession marking the trail of cultural death within the lovely aul’ Liberties. Ranked 15th, then 23rd coolest neighbourhood in the world by non-residents, come along and meet some dwellers who can tell you from the horse’s mouth just what it is like to survive within this aspirational development area.

Focusing on Dublin 8’s new “blandmarks”, we will guide you through the vibrant locations we have sacrificed to the hotel gods for a new destination in the heart of Dublin that finds the balance between luxury, comfort and convenience…

Walking a casual loop through The Liberties, we will highlight the creativity that still survives through entertainment, art and more along the way.

Con: temporary Quarters (Aoife Ward and Eve Woods) is a satirical collaborative practice exploring housing, gentrification and collective space through performance, installation and research-based public engagement.

Their work pushes back against the overdevelopment of temporary living quarters — PBSA, co-living and apart-hotels — and the removal and privatisation of spaces previously used for community, arts and culture.

Meeting Point: The Bank at The Digital Hub, James’s Street, Dublin 8, D08 C2PR

Duration: 1.5 hours

Accessibility: This tour takes you on a loop around Dublin 8, where the width and condition of footpaths can vary — we are happy to share our route with you in advance if it will help determine your attendance.

Dr Samuel Mutter in conversation with Tommy Gavin (CATU), Danielle Hynes, Lois Kapila (Dublin Inquirer).

Join Fictions, Frictions & Evictions researcher Dr Samuel Mutter in conversation with activist & researcher Tommy Gavin (CATU), social researcher Danielle Hynes and journalist Lois Kapila (Dublin Inquirer) for a discussion on the pitfalls of housing data and the role of activism in the current housing emergency.

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Joan Somers Donnelly – A lecture performance on knowledge, power and planning in Ireland.

What do we talk about when we talk about evidence?

And when it comes to interpreting and making decisions based on that evidence, whose knowledge and experience is classed as expertise and whose as anecdote?

Part lecture, part performance, this live event will delve into some of the insights from two Data Stories case studies artist Joan Somers Donnelly worked on that looked at data practices relating to housing and planning policy, involving stakeholders from local and central government as well as from the private and civil society sectors.

Featuring material from case study interviews and workshops, extracts from an arts-based ethnography of seven planners working in local authorities in different parts of the country, and a Reeling in the Years-style segment on Irish local government, Nervous System reflects on how knowledge is understood within planning and policy making in Ireland, and on the bizarre experience of being an artist-interloper in both the civil service and academia.

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Exhibiting writers and researchers discuss how housing data becomes lived experience, story and public debate.

Join Fictions, Frictions and Evictions writer, researchers and exhibitors Ella Harris & Hannah Mumby, Sean Borodale, Mel Galley and Clara McSweeney for a conversation around their creative process as they discuss how housing data becomes lived experience, story and public debate.

Fictions, Frictions & Evictions exhibiting artists and activists discuss their creative practice and the housing emergency

Join Data Stories artists and activists as they discuss how exploring data through creative practice can challenge injustice, shape public debate and connect communities — but also the fact that it can often feel like you are banging your head against a brick wall.

With Augustine O’Donoghue, Joan Somers Donnelly, Conor Burke, Abaigeal Meek and Jack Caffrey, in conversation with Fictions, Frictions & Evictions curator Brendan Fox.

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In Conversation with Anne Devlin Community Centre

Join award-winning author and activist Naoise Dolan for a conversation with Eoghan Lynch and Seán Doyle, housing activists from the Revolutionary Housing League (RHL), who occupied the long-vacant Ardee House pub in The Liberties, Dublin, and turned it into the Anne Devlin Community Centre.

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