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Tog Hackerspace at PyCon Ireland 2025

We’re delighted to share that Tog Hackerspace will have a community table at PyCon Ireland 2025, taking place in UCD O’Reilly Hall, Dublin, on November 15th–16th, 2025.

PyCon Ireland is sponsoring a number of Community Tables this year for local tech groups, and we’re chuffed to be one of them. You’ll find us alongside:

  1. Python Ireland
  2. Coding Grace / PyLadies Dublin / The Python Software Foundation
  3. Tog Hackerspace 🛠️
  4. The Celbridge team (Chris Gregan)

Drop by our table to:

  • Find out what actually happens in a hackerspace
  • Chat about electronics, hardware hacking, 3D printing, IoT, amateur radio, and Repair Cafés
  • Learn how to get involved with Tog, whether as a member or a casual visitor

Tog members on stage

As well as minding the table, some of our members will be speaking at the conference:

  • Jeffrey Roe – “Stopping Time with Python: Building an Interactive Art Installation”
  • Peter Nolan – “Flattening the Curve: How Ireland Modelled COVID”

Check out the full schedule and all the details on the PyCon Ireland 2025 website.

If you’re heading to PyCon, be sure to swing by the Tog table and say hello – we’d love to chat about your projects and how a hackerspace might fit into them. 🐍✨

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TouchDesigner Dublin back for a 2nd meetup in TOG

Wednesday, November 19th, 7-9pm

We are delighted to be hosting the 2nd Touchdesigner Dublin meetup at TOG on Wednesday, 19th of November 7-9 pm. Each session runs for around two hours in a relaxed, hands-on setting. With multiple rooms available at Tog Hackerspace, we can host beginner and advanced activities simultaneously, ensuring everyone gets the most out of the evening.

Join us in the space for the second in a series of monthly meetups for anyone interested in TouchDesigner, from complete beginners to experienced creators. Whether you’d like to learn the basics, share your projects, or connect with others using the software, this meetup offers a welcoming and supportive space to do so.

Expect an informal, community-driven environment where the format adapts to participants. You’re welcome to bring a laptop to follow along, showcase your work, or simply join the discussion. The event is a great opportunity to meet other creative technologists and artists, and to continue building the growing TouchDesigner community in Ireland.

We’ve also set up a Discord server for ongoing discussion and planning. Join us there to share ideas for future sessions or to express interest in presenting your work: https://discord.gg/UPCh4ywV9p

The meetups are hosted each month by a group of artists and creative technologists:

https://www.tog.ie

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Ciaran Eaton

Ciaran Eaton is a Creative Technologist and Educator based in Dublin. With a background in audio and visual arts production, Ciaran integrates visual programming environments such as TouchDesigner with open-source software and aims to foster an active community around creative workflows.

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Serdar Buhan

Serdar is a software engineer based in Dublin with a curiosity for creative technology and building interactive experiences. In his spare time, he explores tools such as TouchDesigner, Processing, Blender, AR, photogrammetry, pen plotters, and generative AI.
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Cailean Finn

Cailean Finn is an Irish media artist, researcher, and creative technologist from Waterford, Ireland. His practice investigates the idiosyncratic nature of human–machine relationships, drawing from computational histories and engaging with technologies and practices such as creative coding, artificial intelligence/life, game development, and physical computing.

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Pauric Freeman

Pauric Freeman is a multidisciplinary artist based in Dublin, working across audiovisual performance, sound, and installation. His practice explores translation, using data collected from live instruments as the basis for real-time audiovisual compositions.

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Louise Nolan

Louise Nolan is a multidisciplinary artist and designer working in glass, print and digital media. Her work is transmedia integrating digital techniques with physical installations to create an interactive multi-sensory experience for the viewer. She is a visiting lecturer at NCAD and TU Dublin in physical computing, creative coding and emerging media practice. 

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Culture Night at Tog Hackerspace

We’re delighted to be taking part in the twentieth edition of Culture Night on Friday, 19th September 2025. It’s always a special evening where doors open all across the country, giving people the chance to step inside spaces they might not normally get to see—and we’re proud to have Tog Hackerspace included as part of Dublin’s cultural map.

Our space has been buzzing away in Dublin 12 since 2009, bringing together people who love to make, break, and tinker with everything from electronics and 3D printing to crafts, coding, and laser cutting. On Culture Night, from 19:00 to 22:00, we’ll be showing off some of the projects our members are working on, giving tours of the space, and running hands-on demos. You’ll get to meet the makers, see the tools in action, and maybe even be inspired to start your own project.

For us, culture isn’t just about galleries or theatres—it’s also about creativity, collaboration, and sharing knowledge. Hackerspaces like Tog are where technology meets art, where sustainability meets DIY, and where ideas turn into real, working things.

So, if you’ve ever wondered what goes on inside a hackerspace, this is the perfect chance to find out. Come along, have a look around, and chat with the community that makes it all happen.

👉 For more info on Culture Night events across Ireland, check out culturenight.ie.

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DIY Solar, Home Battery and Home Automation Meetup

We’re excited to host a special evening on Monday, the 18th of August 2025, from 7–9 pm in Tog Hackerspace. This informal meetup is all about sharing knowledge, projects, and experiences around DIY solar, home batteries, and home automation.

If you’ve been experimenting with adding solar panels to your home, wiring up batteries, or tinkering with smart switches and sensors, this is the night to come along and swap stories with like-minded makers.

On the night you can expect:

  • Show and Tell from people who have installed their own solar systems or set up home automation.
  • Hands-on kit: we’ll have solar panels, inverters, and some home automation gear like Shelly devices on display.
  • A DIY camper van demo showing off a converted setup with batteries, an inverter, and more.

This will be a casual, friendly evening—bring along your questions, projects, or just your curiosity. There’s plenty of parking, it’s free to attend, and no booking is required.

If the evening proves popular, we’d love to make it a regular thing.

📅 When: Monday, 18th August 2025, 7–9 pm📍 Location: Tog Hackerspace, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, D12 CF6V, Dublin

Come along and join the conversation about powering your home (or van!) the DIY way.

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New Weekly Group Night: Hack and Chill

We’re launching a new regular night at Tog Hackerspace, and if you’re into computer security, hardware hacking, or just the hacker mindset, you’ll want to be there.

Hack and Chill is a space for folks who enjoy exploring systems, poking at protocols, reverse-engineering things, flashing firmware, or just chatting about exploits over a cup of tea.

What’s it all about?

It’s a chill, hacker-friendly night for messing with code, gear, networks, or ideas. No pressure to present or perform — just a place to learn, share, and maybe break a few things (ethically, of course). Think more Hackers (the movie) than hot glue and 3D printing.

Whether you’re a seasoned pentester, a hardware tinkerer with a soldering iron in your backpack, or just curious about the scene, come hang out.

📅 Opening Night: Friday, 22nd August
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Tog Hackerspace, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, D12 CF6V, Dublin

Hack and Chill will run every Friday night, except for the first Friday of the month — that’s when we’ll be over at 2600 Dublin.

So grab your laptop, your favourite hack, or just your curiosity — and swing by. We don’t bite (but we might packet-sniff your phone).

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🚗 DIY Electric Vehicle Meetup 🚗

Calling all DIY enthusiasts! Are you searching for an exhilarating and wallet-friendly project that promotes eco-friendliness? Look no further than converting your very own electric vehicle (EV)!

Embrace the philosophy of “reduce, reuse, recycle” for your personal transportation.

Picture that beloved car from your youth, revamped into an EV. Or envision a compact and low-maintenance runaround that’s affordable to operate.

Join a community of passionate bike, car, and motorbike tinkerers who have embarked on the journey of converting their vehicles to electric power.

📅 Date: Saturday, August 16th
⏰ Time: 3 pm – 7 pm

This casual meetup is the perfect occasion to discuss, explore, and inquire about the EV conversion process. Bring the entire family along, as this event is child-friendly. Reserve your tickets here and get ready for an inspiring afternoon.

🎟️ Eventbrite – DIY Electric Vehicle Meetup

We’ll have tea and coffee available on site, and Tog has an affordable tuck shop with fizzy drinks and snacks. After the event, Tog’s monthly open social night will be on with pizza and chats. Please consider adding a donation to your ticket to support this non-profit space. Suggested donation: €10

This event is run in partnership with the Electronic and Computing division of Engineers Ireland. The Electronic and Computing division members work in software development and testing, including the gaming industry; mobile and fixed line telecommunications; internet services; embedded systems development, and signal processing.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to delve into the world of electric vehicle conversion and meet like-minded individuals. See you there! 🔌🌿 #DIYEV #ElectricVehicles #GreenTransportation #EVConversion #SustainableMobility

This you are looking to spend the whole day in Tog, why not also check out our workshop that morning, Build Your Own RISC-V Computer – Olimex RVPC Workshop.