The Dublin Hackerspace
Thank you all for attending our Repair Cafe event! It was heartening to see people from all walks of life coming together to learn new skills, make new friends, and reduce waste by repairing items. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback and are already planning our next event. Thank you for being part of a community that cares about sustainability and the environment.
Check out some photos from the day. https://www.tog.ie/gallery/nggallery/all/repair-cafe-april-23
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.
A repair cafe is a community gathering place where people can bring their broken items, such as appliances, clothing, bicycles, or electronics, to be repaired by skilled volunteers for free. The idea behind repair cafes is to promote sustainability and reduce waste by encouraging people to repair and reuse their belongings instead of throwing them away.
At a repair cafe, visitors can learn how to repair their items themselves or watch and learn from the volunteers. Repair cafes also offer a social atmosphere where people can connect with others who share their interest in repairing, reducing waste, and promoting sustainability.
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!
Where? – TOG, Unit 1B Motor City
Kylemore Road, Dublin 12
When? – Sunday April 23rd, 11 am – 4 pm
Admission is free – all are welcome!
If you would like to be a fixer, drop us an email.
Continue reading “Repair Cafe April”
UCD Innovation Academy, Tog Hackerspace and a team of UCD volunteers will be on hand to give your broken items a new lease of life, from repairing small electrical goods to rejuvenating your favourite pair of jeans.
Join us on the 9th of March 2023, 14:00 – 17:30 in the UCD Innovation Academy – MakerSpace O’Brien Building UCD Dublin.
Our repairers will be happy to take a look at your broken:
Book your place using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ucd-innovation-academys-green-week-repair-clinic-tickets-557046831067
We had over 60 items in for repair during our January Repair Cafe. A great mix of items from electronics, furniture, toys and much more.
We even had the national press interview our own Jeffrey Roe all about why we repair.
You can check out more photos from the event in our gallery. If you missed your chance to get something repair join us for our next Repair Cafe in Tog on Sunday 23rd of April.
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!
Where? – TOG, Unit 1B Motor City
Kylemore Road, Dublin 12
When? – Saturday January 28th, 11 am – 4 pm
Admission free – all are welcome!
If you would like to be a fixer, drop us an email.
Check out the types of things we fixed at our last events.
Our very own Jeffrey has headed off on a maker-in residency program to Buinho, a fablab in rural Portugal.
The residency is all about getting immersed in various activities related to social awareness and education, ending with repair café with Christmassy vibes. A cultural exchange with different age-groups, community-based educational activities, visit to local schools, and support of the local repair café. The week culminates with the first ever repair cafe held in Messejana at their annual Christmas festival.
Buinho is a Creative Hub and the first rural Fablab in Portugal. Since 2015, creatives, makers, educators, and researchers unite in Messejana to experiment, prototype and learn. The aim of the association is to be an inspiring place, which fosters creativity, collaboration and innovation at the intersection of arts, technology and society. They offer various educative programs, private accommodation, different studios, and a creative residency program open for artists and makers from all over the world.
This residency is part of an Erasmus+ project, entitled “WeRepair”, coordinated by Buinho Associação and whose partners are Fablab Cuenca (Spain) and Mountain Makers (France).