COMEDY
ImprovFest at The Teacher’s Club (until Saturday)
The week-long festival of unpredictable, improvisational comedy features performers from France, Poland, the United States – and Limerick.
THEATRE
Endgame at Project Arts Centre (until Saturday)
Samuel Beckett’s disturbing tale of a blind man who can’t stand; his servant who can’t sit; and his parents who have no legs and live in rubbish bins...
CRAFTS
Gifted – The Contemporary Craft & Design Fair at the RDS (until Sunday)
Hundreds of crafters, designers, artisan food producers and more – so many beautiful and unique items for sale that you’ll be able to do all your Christmas shopping in one go!
CHRISTMAS
Christmas Evenings At The Castle at Dublin Castle (until Thursday 19 December – check website for dates)
Get in the Christmas spirit by enjoying some choral music in the Chapel Royal, then take in the Neapolitan Crib and the beautifully decorated State Apartments.
FAMILY
Dún Laoghaire Christmas Festival (until Monday 23 December)
Seasonal treats and hand-madfe gifts at the Christmas Market, plus a Christmas carnival featuring candyfloss, a rollercoaster and a 55-foot Ferris Wheel.
CONCERT
Handel’s Messiah at St Patrick’s Cathedral (Friday)
The Irish Baroque Orchestra mark the 260 anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel by performing his most famous work, the seasonal staple Messiah, at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
CINEMA
Motherless Brooklyn (from Friday)
Edward Norton writes, directs and stars in this noirish murder mystery set in 1950s New York. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe and Bruce Willis also appear,
CLUB
Index: Karenn at 39/40 (Friday)
UK techno heavyweights Blawan and Pariah bring their thunderous live show to the North Quays venue, with support from locals Aeron and Niall Cleary.
GIG
BATS at Lost Lane (Saturday)
Fontaines DC's Vicar Street shows on Saturday and Sunday are sold out, so how about BATS? After a gap of seven years, the science-obsessed math-metal band have come roaring back with songs about gene-editing, AI and extraterrestrial civilisations.
