Be sure to pick up this week’s Women’s Way on the 8th of November. Our own Jeffrey Roe has been interviewed all about repairing. It goes into detail on why we do our repair cafés.
Repair in Women’s Way
Joined The Community Resources Network Ireland
We have joined the Community Resources Network Ireland. We hope to learn from our fellow members and share our knowledge of community repair cafés.
CRNI is the representative body for community based reuse, repair and recycling organisations in Ireland. Our vision is an Ireland where the word ‘Waste’ doesn’t exist and where our entire community benefits from the social, environmental and economic value of all reusable resources. Our aim is to provide a range of practical supports to our members, and to promote community based, sustainable waste management as a practical and effective way of tackling Ireland’s growing waste problem.
Culture Night
We are delighted to participate in Culture Night on the 23rd of September. Join a tour to find out what projects and technologies Tog works with. There will be demos of fabrication equipment such as 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, and our CNC’s. During the night you can also try your hand at an electronics project with Arduino or Raspberry Pi or for something completely different learn some lock picking. Listen to brewers describe how they manage to create the perfect beer or the crafts group on their creations. Tog encapsulates all of the maker movement with its many facets but most of all it’s a movement that everyone can take part in.
Time: 6.00pm – 10.00pm
EuroPython
EuroPython will take place at The Convention Centre Dublin from the 11 to 17 July 2022.
The oldest and longest running volunteer-led Python programming conference on the planet comes to The CCD for a face to face and online conference in July 2022. All to celebrate a shared passion for Python and its community!
A week of all things Python:
- Monday & Tuesday, 11 & 12 July: Tutorials & Workshops
- Wednesday–Friday, 13-15 July: Conference talks & sponsor exhibition
- Saturday & Sunday, 16 & 17 July: Sprint
To book tickets visit https://ep2022.europython.eu/tickets
We are delighted to be taking part in the MakerFest section of EuroPython. A special area for all things MicroPython, embedded devices, wearables, and other funky hardware projects are a reality for Pythonistas. Making, exploring and sharing such cool stuff is what the MakerFest is all about. Find us on Thursday the 14th in the MakerFest zone.
Irish Makers Podcast Minisode with TOG Hackerspace and Radiona – Zagreb Makerspace: Repair Cafe
A while back we hosted our friends from Radiona on their trip to Dublin. We are delighted to say the Irish Makers Podcast recorded a special minisode in the space all about repair. You can find the podcast on your favourite service here or watch it below.
“We need to start fixing stuff.”
Our own Jeffrey Roe was interviewed by Henry McKean for the Moncrieff show on Newstalk.
Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but WEEE, the country’s largest e-waste scheme, has warned that we need move to a more circular economy whereby we repair rather than recycle. But how easy is it to get a washing machine or toaster fixed? And is it worth your while? Henry McKean has been finding out.
Listen back to the interview on this podcast.