March Mechanical Keyboard Meetup

Attention all Mechanical Keyboard enthusiasts!

We are excited to announce our second Mechanical Keyboard Meetup, taking place on Sunday, 12th of March 1 pm to 4 pm. We are teaming up with the MK Ireland Discord community to give you a chance to come together and celebrate our love for mechanical keyboards. We want to share our knowledge, and connect with other keyboard enthusiasts from the community.

Bring your keyboard(s) along and meet other hobbyists, chat about modding and building keyboards, or if you don’t have a keyboard but are curious about mechanical keyboards, come along and try other people’s keyboards and chat with those in the know.

We’ll have tea and coffee available on site and Tog has an affordable tuck shop with fizzy drinks and snacks.

Please add a donation to your ticket to support this non-profit space. Suggested donation: €10, €5 for students/unwaged. Book Your ticket below.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/march-mechanical-keyboard-meetup-tickets-545105885377

14/04/202202/05/2022

Balbriggan Mini Maker Day

The Our Balbriggan Loves Learning festival will take place from April 19-30 and will explore a range of learning and upskilling opportunities. As part of the festival, there will be a Balbriggan Mini Maker Day on Saturday 23rd from 10 am till 5 pm in Balbriggan Library, Saint George’s Square, Balbriggan, CO. Dublin. K32 TW27.

The day is open to visitors both young and old for a day of family-friendly workshops and maker showcases. On the day there will be a mix of workshops suitable for all ages, from coding and game crafting to lego making and LED art.

There will be an abundance of activities for small kids and big kids too. An exciting show and tell area where Makers will showcase their crafts and you’ll discover the art of making.

Tog will be on hand to showcase what our makers get up to including homemade satellite receives, IOT air quality sensors and metalwork. Drop by our stand and say hello.

For more information about the event please visit.

https://balbriggan.ie/mini-maker-day/

Update Check out our photos from the day.

https://www.tog.ie/gallery/nggallery/all/balbriggan-mini-maker-day-22

12/04/202212/04/2022

Lockpicking Night at Tog

We host a Lockpicking night every two weeks on a Thursday evening from 7 pm in our space. Join us as we teach the various methods of picking and bypassing common locks in Ireland.

We have all the all equipment and tools to get you started on the night. The intent for the night is to have all lock enthusiasts together to pick locks, show new tools, techniques and make lockpicking more social. Only so much can be done stuck in the workshop, office, or sitting on the couch. Feel free to come along for even just an hour.

Check out our meetup page to know which Thursday it’s on. https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/

05/04/202209/01/2023

Repair Café

Do you have broken items at-home – clothes, small appliances, toys, electronics?

No need to throw them away!
Save your things from the landﬁll and your wallet from having to replace them.

Bring them to our repair café and learn how to ﬁx them together with our volunteers. We have tools, materials, space to work on your item, and repair experts who will help you with your repair.

TOG members will be on hand to show you around the space – come and enjoy a tea or coﬀee and a tour while you wait!

What objects can you bring in?

Clothes and accessories
Toys
Small electrical appliances and electronics
Small furniture
… and many other things!
Safety (PAT) testng for electrical devices will be available.

Where? – TOG, Unit 1B Motor City
Kylemore Road, Dublin 12
When? – Sunday April 24th, 11 am – 4 pm
Admission free – all are welcome!

If you would like to be a fixer, drop us an email.

Spread the word and put up a poster.

This event was made possible with funding from the Accenture Sustainability Challenge.

13/03/202221/03/2022

Tog at Security BSides Dublin

Security BSides Dublin is taking place in the Convention Centre Dublin for an in-person event on the 19th of March 2022.

The conference brings together renowned Information Security professionals from all over the world and gives to all participants the opportunity to network, learn and participate among like-minded individuals while sharing or presenting their work.

We are delighted to be once again a community sponsor of this great event. We will be bringing our lockpicking skills and providing a lockpicking station. So while you drink your coffee drop by our table and try your hand at lockpicking and have a chat.

Book your ticket now via the below link

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/security-bsides-dublin-2022-tickets-192813499367

Update

We had great fun, check out some photos below or in our gallery.