Courses in Killester

Art 8 weeks | €100 6.00 – 7.30pm The course is aimed at beginners and combines drawing and painting skills over eight weeks. Participants are asked to bring HB pencils, coloured pencils and a drawing pad (available in Eason, first floor or Art and Hobby, Jervis Street Centre) and (on some evenings) brushes and paints.…

Creative Writing is a ten-week course in which I go through the dos and don’ts of fiction/non-fiction writing and how a budding writer can make their work more attractive to publishers and editors. Each week there are a few tips on how to approach say describing scenes/situations or creating storylines. Typically, each week of the…

Dog Care and basic training 8 weeks | €100 6.00 – 8.00pm Do you want to know more about your dog? Get tips on how to groom your pet and keep your animal in tip top condition? Learn about proper nutrition and how to do basic obedience Sit, Stay, Down, Crate training and lots more.

This Film & Literature Appreciation course takes an interesting look at themes shared in a diverse range of books and film. The course will include movie clips and discussions around extracts from books.

Learn to create beautiful and amazing floral arrangements using fresh flowers and foliage at this Flower Arranging course.

An introduction to researching your family history which builds week on week through all the important classes of genealogy records, with an emphasis on what is available online. The Genealogy course will cover ‘How to get started’, births, marriages and deaths, census and church records, land records, newspapers, wills, military, prison and workhouse records. Suitable…

Meet your new guitar teacher, James Darcy!! I have been playing guitar for 15 years and have been teaching for about 10 years to people of many ages, abilities and styles. My goal for you as a beginner in this course is to get you comfortable with the instrument within a 10 week timeframe where…

Local history 8 weeks | €100 8.00 – 10.00pm “People, places and times past: An introduction to local history research.” An introduction to all the sources for local history which includes research methods & organising your research; primary and secondary sources and where to find them; how family, local and national histories relate; appraising sources…

6.30 – 7.30pm, 7.35 – 8.35pm Build strength, flexibility and endurance while concentrating on core muscles to promote a supple and graceful body. Students are required to bring their own Pilates mat.

Create your own Stained Glass panel / art. Learn the skills of patterns, glass selection, cutting, foiling and soldering. Students will complete at least one colourful stained glass piece. (This course is also suited to continuing students).

7.00 – 8.00pm Hatha Yoga focuses on the practice and perfection of asanas (postures) and breathing control: each movement is deeply connected with the breath and this action bring us towards a state of physical and mental health. This 60 minutes class is open to everyone and aims to practice together to disconnect from the…