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What do you normally do on New Year’s Eve? Stay at home? Go to a house party? Watch a concert on tv? Well this year is going to be different!!

For the first time ever Dublin played host to a premium outdoor New Year’s celebration. Ideally located in the renowned setting of College Green the NYE Countdown Concert was a huge success !

The impressive lineup included the likes of :

• Paul Brady
• Damien Dempsey
• Bressie
• Riverdance

For only a tenner this was great value for money. MC’ed by the beautifulMichele McGrath and with a visit from the much loved Sam Maguireover 10 000 attendees were entertained throughout the night.

As a national treasure , Riverdance are using this Dublin celebration to dance their way to a Guinness World Record . With over 700 dancers required to break the current record we will be recruiting dancers from all of over Dublin to make this a year for the books, literally!

Amazing lighting and pyrotechnics did highlight and animate the entertainment throughout the night. Climaxing with an electrifying display to match the excitement in the crowds audiences saw the New Year in with a smile on their faces.

The Temple Bar Cultural Trust really know how to celebrate with enthusiasm such is proof with their recent success The Made in Temple Bar Festival. Commemorating 20 years of cultural celebration and creation with a jam packed 10 day festival including theatre, comedy, dance, film, literature, art, spectacle, street animation, children entertainment and much much more …..

Davis Events were on hand to assist with this diverse, engaging and innovative festival designed to appeal to all age groups. The festival , running from July 15th – 24^th 2011, included skillful liaison with more than 20 associated organistions and inclusion of over 100 artists and performers .

The Made in Temple Bar Festival included over 70 exciting, delighting and sometimes jaw-biting events such as :

• High Wire Solo by Didier Pasquette
• RTE Radio 1 Nighthawks ( Live broadcast)
• Cut Chemist (Live plus visual show)
• Jimmy Rig Slip Jig Workshop
• Outdoor Fine Art Printmaking
• Movies on the Street
• Poetry Night
• Fort Building Workshop

This fantastic festival could not have been made possible with the collaboration of The Temple Bar Cultural Trust, The Dublin City Council, The IFI, The Ark, Fishamble Theatre Company and Temple Bar Gallery + Studios

Davis Events are delighted to apart of this innovative and important project organised by Focus Ireland. This travelling European exhibition was created by the Danish organisation project UDENFOR and made by the Danish sculptor Mr. Jens Galshiot.

Statues are normally created to celebrate the rich, successful and famous whilst these highlight a completely different daily figure. The plight of the unfortunate and all too familiar homeless is brought to life through these touching and realistic scluptures.

The Ending Homelessness Exhibition challenges people to think again about the nature of homelessness by presenting images of some people who are homeless through a series of striking sculptures.

Focus Ireland continue to ensure that the issue of homelessness is always at the forefront of social and political agenda.

Davis Events managed the liaison with all local and international stakeholders, safe management of all statues, appropriate placement and maintenance throughout their three week stay.

Davis Events were honored and excited after being shortlisted for five awards for The Event Industry Awards . These included:

Best Professional Conference Organizer
Best Exhibition Organizer
Best Live Music or Entertainment Event
Best Exhibition
Best use of Technology

We took top prize for :

Best Use of Technology for Claiming our Future

A revolutionary independent initiative getting the public involved in decisions affecting the future growth in Dublin. We made use of 360 degree screens utilised in a circular conference environment to ensure all attendees were equally involved in the days events. Via customized technology we  chose to use the De Borda voting system to guarantee all votes were independent and all outcomes were democratic. As this was a global point of interest our technicians set-up live streams to internet viewers and TV channels, on-site social media experts ensured all categories and outcomes were publicized in real time. Due to the importance of transparency , film footage of all events was paramount, via the use of 8 cameras surrounding the stage to film attendees, 4 roaming cameras and crew filming all individuals involved in the process and the entire process itself our clients and the international affiliates were extremely happy with the levels of transparency achieved.

We are very excited to be consulting on, organizing and managing a number of national job fairs. We have no doubt that these events will assist, inform and instill action in job seekers and employers on a nationwide basis in Dublin and Limerick.

We are pleased to announced that we are currently organizing the ground-breaking conference Claiming our Future based on the topic ” Reducing Income Inequality’ . This will be an interactive event where all attendees opinions are taken into account.

This conference will be taking place in Galway on May 28th. Please go to ClaimingOur Future to book.

This event will focus on gender inequalities, the growing divide between rich and poor and tax injustices to mention but a few topics.

The annual Handel’s Day celebration to mark Handel’s Messiah, which premiered in the Musick Hall on Fishamble Street on April 13th 1742, is now a firm favourite on cultural calendars among families, music and cultural enthusiasts and street ramblers seeking an enjoyable and engaging day of music, history and culture.

In conjunction with The Temple Bar Cultural Trust , Davis Events successfully managed this day-long celebratory programme of free events on Wednesday 13^th April.

Taking Care of Business is a special initiative undertaken by the HSA to assist small businesses to deal with health and safety in their workplaces. Davis Event were delighted to be engaged by the Health and Safety Authority to run the first major Expo at the new Convention Centre Dublin.

Filming in the Guinness Storehouse for General Election 2011

The team at Davis Event have been busy in the run up to and throughout the Irish General Election 2011 managing the design and build of a media centre and election HQ and various press and media events in many locations including Gravity and Aviva Stadium.

Dublin Culture Trail

Project Managed by Davis Event, Dublin Culture Trail is an initiative of Temple Bar Cultural Trust in partnership with Davis Event,  Software Design, Red Diamond Media, - a consortium of Digital Hub Companies, funded by the Department of Tourism Culture and Sport. All of the content available on dublinculturetrail.ie has been developed in consultation with, and with the generous support of, the staff and supporters of the venues themselves:

• Irish Museum of Modern Art
• National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History
• Christ Church Cathedral
• Chester Beatty Library
• City Hall
• Project Arts Centre
• National Photographic Archive
• Meeting House Square
• Temple Bar Gallery and Studios
• Graphic Studio Gallery
• Trinity College Dublin
• National Museum of Ireland – The Natural History Museum
• The Irish Traditional Music Archive
• Dublin City Gallery – The Hugh lane
• James Joyce Centre
• The GPO

Dublin Culture Trail is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport

The Department was formed in June 2002 and its mission is:

“To enrich Irish society by supporting the growth of a competitive and sustainable tourism industry and increasing access to, and participation in sport, the arts and culture”

www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie

Click here for more information on the project partners.