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    "slug": "teds-dublin",
    "title": "Ted's Dublin",
    "byline": "Curated by Ted · things I’d actually go to",
    "description": "Real Dublin this week: gigs, Georgian theatres, castle tours, seaside markets. Hand-picked, no filler.",
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      "title": "Riverdance 30 – The New Generation",
      "blurb": "The 30th-anniversary edition of the Irish dance phenomenon runs all summer at its home theatre, with matinee and evening shows most days.",
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      "title": "The Brightening Air by Conor McPherson",
      "blurb": "McPherson directs his own award-winning play about siblings in a 1980s rural Irish homestead, a Gate presentation of the Old Vic production.",
      "venue": "Gate Theatre",
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      "title": "Summer in Dublin – Free Weekend Street Events",
      "blurb": "Dublin City Council's free weekend series turns Parliament Street into a family playground with street performers, interactive shows and workshops.",
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      "start": "2026-07-18T00:00:00+01:00",
      "end": "2026-08-09T23:00:00+01:00",
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      "blurb": "Admission-free exhibition of around fifty of the Gallery's finest European works on paper, running 27 June to 8 November 2026.",
      "venue": "National Gallery of Ireland",
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      "start": "2026-07-28T00:00:00+01:00",
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      "title": "Common Ground: Ireland and the EU",
      "blurb": "New multimedia exhibition timed to Ireland's EU presidency, exploring Irish influence in Europe, on show 1 July to 31 December 2026.",
      "venue": "EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum",
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      "title": "Making A Show of Myself",
      "blurb": "Moth Grand Slam champion Mary Kate O Flanagan performs six true stories in a solo show fresh from an off-Broadway run.",
      "venue": "Smock Alley Theatre (Boys' School)",
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      "blurb": "Ireland's long-running queer film festival, founded in 1992, screens features and shorts across two city cinemas.",
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      "id": "fawlty-towers-the-play-0728",
      "title": "Fawlty Towers – The Play",
      "blurb": "John Cleese's stage adaptation of the classic sitcom plays a five-night Dublin run after a sold-out West End season.",
      "venue": "Bord Gáis Energy Theatre",
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      "title": "Glu",
      "blurb": "Mid-week headline show on Whelan's main stage from rising act Glu.",
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      "venue": "EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum",
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      "title": "Rainforest Takeover – August Bank Holiday Weekend",
      "blurb": "Three days of rainforest-themed activities across the zoo, including a self-guided Rainforest Ranger Trail with a VIP experience prize for kids.",
      "venue": "Dublin Zoo",
      "neighborhood": "Phoenix Park",
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      "title": "Gallagher Dublin Horse Show",
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      "title": "Cryptopsy",
      "blurb": "Canadian technical death metal veterans play a rare Dublin club date.",
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      "title": "Arsenal v Real Betis (Pre-Season Friendly)",
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      "start": "2026-08-08T09:00:00+01:00",
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      "title": "Limehouse Lizzy (Thin Lizzy Tribute)",
      "blurb": "Long-running Thin Lizzy tribute act celebrates Phil Lynott's catalogue in his home city.",
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      "start": "2026-08-08T20:00:00+01:00",
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      "start": "2026-08-09T09:00:00+01:00",
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      "title": "Manchester United v Leeds United (Pre-Season Friendly)",
      "blurb": "A rare club-football Roses rivalry match staged at the 82,000-capacity home of the GAA.",
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      "neighborhood": "Drumcondra",
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