Close-up of a homemade electric bicycle showing exposed wiring, battery, and motor components mounted behind the seat.
We mixed cycling, puzzles & making 👀
🚴🧩 Bike Treasure Hunt
📅 Fri 15 May, 19:00
📍 5km loop, 4 checkpoints
🎟️ Free tickets
Part of Bike Week with Dublin City Council
👉 www.tog.ie/2026/04/%f0%...
That’s a wrap for the 2026 IRTS AGM, congratulations to Jeffrey our newly elected society president! 🍾🎉
#hamradio #amateurradio
A man stands holding a toy monkey and a “Fixed” sign after a successful repair at TOG Hackerspace.
Two people stand behind a small round wooden table that has been repaired and refinished, holding a “Fixed” sign in the workshop.
A large group of people stand outside TOG Hackerspace in the sunshine, beside banners for Dublin Maker and All Island Maker Mobility.
A smiling woman stands in TOG Hackerspace holding a repaired lamp and a stitched “Fixed” sign.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our April Repair Café
We had 68 items in for repair across the day, and it was lovely to have the group from Farset Labs visiting from Belfast with us as part of our #SharedIsland project.
www.tog.ie/gallery/ngga...
Our next TOG Café will be on 20 Jun, 2-6pm
Daniel McDowell stands on a path holding a handheld radio with a long whip antenna, with blue sky, clouds, and spring trees in bloom behind him.
Jeffrey Roe stands beside the National Botanic Gardens map sign holding a bike helmet and radio gear after cycling to the activation.
Jeffrey Roe and Daniel McDowell sit on a bench in the National Botanic Gardens with portable radio gear, antennas, and a Parks on the Air flag during the activation.
Today we activated POTA site IE-0228 from the National Botanic Gardens.
A lovely Sunday outing with Daniel EI8ICB and Jeffrey EI7IRB, and what we believe was the first POTA activation from the site.
Thanks to South Dublin Radio Club for their net.
#POTA #HamRadio #TOGHackerspace @irts.bsky.social
Logo for All Island Maker Mobility with the tagline “Connecting Communities Through Making
People gathered around a repair table at Tog Hackerspace during a busy Repair Café, working on electronics and household items together.
We’re looking forward to welcoming Farset Labs to Tog tomorrow for the first event in our All Island Maker Mobility project.
They’ll be joining us for our Repair Café and Open Social Night as we kick off this new cross-border partnership between Dublin and Belfast.
www.tog.ie/2026/03/all-...
Close up of a radio antenna and connection box mounted on a mast against a grey sky.
Person setting up portable amateur radio equipment outdoors beside a folding table, with cables, radios, batteries, and a parked car in the background.
Radio operating desk with two transceivers, a packet radio unit, microphone, SWR meter, and handwritten logbook laid out on a small table.
We are heading to Shannon on 18 & 19 April for the IRTS AGM Weekend.
We’ll have a table at the Sunday rally showing off some projects from the hackerspace, and a few of us are hoping to try our first Bunkers on the Air activation on Fri evening at B/EI-0151 and B/EI-0152.
www.tog.ie/2026/04/tog-...
Dublin Maker would be nothing without our fantastic makers - some of whom come to the festival year after year, and some of whom have just joined us.
Black 3D-printed duck and a small black Benchy boat on a shelf, with a yellow rubber duck in the background.
TOG Hackerspace has a new 3D printer, and it would have been rude not to print a duck first.
Our new Prusa Core One L was kindly donated by anonymous supporters, and we’re delighted to have it up and running.
Want to try it? Join us at Maker Night every second Monday at 7.
www.tog.ie/2026/04/weve...
Close-up of someone opening the base of a stainless steel kettle with a screwdriver during a repair.
Volunteer repairing a toy train on a table, with the train opened up to expose its wiring.
Smiling woman sitting beside a volunteer while a necklace repair is underway, with sewing and repair supplies on the table.
Our next Repair Café is on this Saturday at TOG Hackerspace, 12–4pm.
Got a broken toy, kettle, lamp, bit of jewellery, or some other household item needing a second look? Bring it along and we’ll see what can be done.
Free tickets: www.tog.ie/2026/04/apri...
#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #DublinMaker
“Poster for a Repair Café event. A blue banner at the top reads ‘Repair Café,’ with the letter A shaped like yellow pliers. Below, a yellow box lists details: Saturday April 11, 12–4pm at Tog Hackerspace, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, Dublin 12. Text invites people to bring broken items to learn how to fix them with volunteer fixers. A list shows examples: clothes and accessories, toys, small electrical appliances and electronics, small furniture, and more. Logos for Dublin Maker and Tog Hackerspace appear at the bottom.”
Join us this Saturday at Tog Hackerspace for our next Repair Café. Bring along your broken bits and bobs and learn how to fix them with our brilliant volunteer makers. A lovely way to save money, cut waste, and meet the community. 🛠️
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/repair-caf...
Meetup event graphic for Tog Science Fiction Bookclub featuring the cover of Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch. Text says the event takes place at Tog Hackerspace on April 28 at 7:30 PM, with an “Attend on Meetup” button.
Get reading — this month’s Tog Science Fiction Book Club choice is Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch.
Join us in person on Tue 28 April at 7:30pm at Tog Hackerspace.
Details here:
www.meetup.com/tog-dublin-h...
#SciFi #BookClub #TogHackerspace
Icom IC-705 transceiver laying on grass tuned to 145.300 MHz for the 2m contest.
VHF/UHF antenna raised above the ground on a white mast in front of a field. A coniferous forest can be seen in the background along with a cloudy sky.
Today I did a POTA activation with @togdublin.bsky.social on the 40m and 20m bands in Ticknock Forest. Jeffrey (EI7IRB) led the activation using the club callsign EI0TOG. We have also taken part in the IRTS 70cm and 2m County Contests.
#POTA #HamRadio @irts.bsky.social
Phone screenshot showing Parks on the Air spots and logs, including multiple entries for EI0TOG operating from Ticknock Forest, IE-0116.
Three people pose for a selfie on a grassy forest hillside beside portable radio equipment during a successful outdoor radio outing.
Two people sit on a grassy bank in Ticknock Forest, checking a phone and portable radio equipment during an outdoor amateur radio activation
Two people sit among trees on a hillside with portable radio gear and an antenna wire visible above them during a Parks on the Air activation.
Yesterday we were out in Ticknock Forest, IE-0116 for our Easter Monday POTA activation.
Great to get EI0TOG on the air, make plenty of contacts, and enjoy a good day out in the Mountains.
Thanks to Declan EI9HQ, Paraic EI2LH, Tomasz EI3106 & Jeffrey EI7IRB for taking part.
#POTA @irts.bsky.social
Close-up of a repair in progress at a table, with gloved hands holding an opened electronic device and a detached red LED display showing numbers while wiring and internal components are exposed.
Close-up of a repair in progress at a table, with gloved hands holding an opened electronic device and a detached red LED display showing numbers while wiring and internal components are exposed.
Our next Repair Café is on Saturday 11 April, 12 noon to 4pm at TOG Hackerspace.
Use the bank holiday weekend to find everything broken in the house, then book your ticket and bring it along.
Free tickets: www.tog.ie/2026/04/apri...
#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #DublinMaker
Selfie of Jeffrey Roe outdoors beside a portable radio setup and a Parks on the Air flag, wearing a blue jacket and cycling gloves during a previous activation.
Portable amateur radio setup on a table outdoors, showing a compact transceiver, microphone, battery pack and power cables ready for a Parks on the Air activation.
TOG Hackerspace is heading to Ticknock Forest for a POTA activation on Easter Monday, 6 April.
We’ll be on air as EI0TOG, with EI7IRB leading the activation. Come along in person or listen out for us on the bands.
More info: www.tog.ie/2026/04/pota...
#POTA #HamRadio @irts.bsky.social
A home-made 4m radio antenna mounted outside a building during testing at TOG Hackerspace.
A lovely bit of radio experimenting in the space last night.
Daniel EI8ICB was testing a home-made 4m antenna and managed a QSO with EI3IXB, David Gardiner from South Dublin Radio Club.
Hard to beat seeing homebrew gear working on air. 📡 @irts.bsky.social
Graphic logo reading “All Island Maker Mobility” in bold dark blue lettering on a pale rounded background, with the tagline “Connecting Communities Through Making” underneath.
Delighted to share that we have received Shared Island Civic Society Fund support for All Island Maker Mobility – Connecting Communities Through Making with FarsetLabs
. Site visits, residencies, STEM outreach, and showcases at conferences. www.tog.ie/2026/03/all-... #SharedIsland
Poster for ZeroDays CTF at Croke Park, featuring meme-themed graphics, event details, and sponsor logos.
We are proud to be at ZeroDays CTF today as a community supporter.
Conor and Isabelle are on the TOG stand teaching lockpicking and hosting two CTF challenges throughout the day. It is great to bring a bit of hands on making and problem solving into the event.
#ZeroDaysCTF
Hair-straighteners, headphones, food dicers, kettles, steamers, lamps, jewellery and a toy train - amazing fixing by @togdublin.bsky.social for the last 2 hours in Unit18. Many happy customers, what a great way to finish #GreenWeek in @tcddublin.bsky.social
A bright yellow Dublin Maker 2026 Makers Open Call poster featuring a collage of photos of people working on hands‑on projects, including glassblowing, printmaking, and CNC carving. The top right shows the Dublin Maker logo and the text “2026 Makers Open Call.” A QR code labelled “Apply Now!” links to www.dublinmaker.ie/open-call. Event details note Leopardstown Racecourse on August 22nd and 23rd.
Our favourite time of year has arrived - the Dublin Maker Open Call is officially open!
Bring a project, a process, or a way of making and be part of this year’s festival at Leopardstown Racecourse on the 22nd and 23rd of August.
More info: www.dublinmaker.ie/open-call
#DublinMaker2026
Event flyer for Tog Science Fiction Bookclub. At the top is an image of a lifelike humanoid robot face against a dark background, framed in a rounded rectangle. Text reads ‘Tog Science Fiction Bookclub’ with the date badge ‘Mar 31’ and time ‘7:30 PM’. The location line says ‘Tog Hackerspace Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore…’. Near the bottom is an ‘Attend on’ button and the Meetup logo, plus ‘By Tog Hackerspace’ on a light grey textured background.
📚 Join us this month by reading Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan 🤖
An alt-history 1980s story about one of the first humanoid robots — and the messy human questions that come with it.
📅 Tue 31 Mar • 7:30pm
📍 TOG Hackerspace, Dublin 12
🔗 www.meetup.com/tog-dublin-h...
All welcome — finished or not ☕📖
TOG Hackerspace is at Dublin Comic Con this weekend. Come say hello at our stand and check out some of the projects, retro gear, and maker fun we’ve brought along.
#TOG #DublinComicCon #Makers #Dublin
Three TOG Hackerspace members sit behind their Comic Con stand, surrounded by glowing electronics, handmade projects, and a small retro-style display.
Visitors explore the TOG Hackerspace stand at Dublin Comic Con, looking at glowing electronics, handmade devices, and laser-cut maker projects.
We’re at Dublin Comic Con for the next two days with TOG Hackerspace. Come by our stand to see interactive builds, glowing gadgets and lots of fun maker projects. If you’re into electronics, cosplay tech or just making things, come say hi. #TOGHackerspace #DublinComicCon #Maker
Close-up of a small round circuit board with multicolour LEDs lit up, connected by wires to a two-AA battery holder.
Soldering workshop at TOG Hackerspace with participants seated around tables, focused on assembling electronics kits with soldering irons and tools
Soldering workshop at TOG was great craic last night 🔥
12 people joined for #EngineersWeek — first solder joints, blinking LEDs, and plenty of helpful tips around the tables.
Two clear plastic cups filled with soil, each labelled in pink marker, with tiny tomato seedlings just emerging from the compost. The cups are sitting indoors on a tiled floor beside a blue woven rug.
Two tomato seed packets on a light-coloured floor. One is Harzfeuer tomato seeds and the other is Johnsons Gardeners Delight tomato seeds, shown side by side.
A little update from our February Seed and Plant Swap — the tomato seeds are already starting to sprout.
These are Gardeners Delight and Harzfeuer. Nice to see the swap still growing weeks later.
Our next Seed and Plant Swap is on Saturday 21st March 🌱🍅
#SeedSwap #Gardening #GrowYourOwn
Volunteer at a repair table sanding a small part, with tools and connectors spread out and a TOG banner behind.
Close-up of a laptop hinge area from the side, showing damage near the corner of the screen.
Smiling attendee holding a closed Lenovo laptop in a bright atrium space with students in the background.
Two volunteers at the repair table holding a pair of glasses and a small lamp/torch, with the TOG banner visible behind them.
Great day at DCU’s Climate Action Fair with a pop-up TOG Repair Café 🔧♻️
We helped with 18 items — laptops, headphones, phones, gaming devices, small appliances/tools, plus glasses & jewellery.
Thanks to our fixers ( Jeffrey, Glenn, Gary, Isabella, Seb) and everyone who dropped 🙌
#RepairCafe
Wire strippers and side cutters on a workshop table beside a coiled white cable and an extension lead, ready for plug wiring.
Three participants at TOG Hackerspace wiring plugs and assembling extension leads at a shared table, with tools and cables laid out.
Close-up of someone tightening screws inside a 13A plug with an insulated screwdriver; wire strippers and cutters on the table.
Lovely crowd in TOG last night for Learn to Wire a Plug 🔌
Hands-on skills, tidy wiring, and a bunch of new extension leads built from scratch.
Happy #EngineersWeek
PAT tester on a table checking a newly built extension lead, with hand tools and plug-wiring kits nearby.
Tonight 🔌 Learn to Wire a Plug @ TOG (7:00–8:30pm) — a few tickets left:
www.tog.ie/2026/02/lear...
#EngineersWeek
White fluffy costume paw with black claws lies on a blue drawstring bag on a workshop table; scissors and a remote control sit nearby.
White fluffy costume paw turned over to show soft pink paw pads on the underside, resting on a blue drawstring bag on a workshop table with scissors nearby.
Look what was on the table at this week’s Tuesday Open Night — a giant fluffy paw being sewn up, complete with toe beans and claws 🐾
That’s the vibe at TOG: bring your project (craft, cosplay, electronics, repairs, whatever), grab a bit of space, and get stuck in with good folks around you.
We’re hosting a TouchDesigner Meetup in Noid Lab from 7pm (Wed 25 Feb) — with two workshops led by Louise and Daire. Expect plenty of creative coding / generative art chats, show-and-tell, and good company.
🎟️ Tickets (limited): www.eventbrite.com/e/touchdesig...
#TouchDesigner
