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Tog Hackerspace is a volunteer-driven community space based in Dublin, Ireland, where people from all backgrounds come together to share knowledge, work on projects, and explore technology and creativity. Come hack, craft, code, and create with us!
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
Close-up of the inside of a UK/Irish 13A plug showing labelled live (L), neutral (N) and earth terminals, fuse position, and cord grip.
Less than a week to go 🔌
Learn to Wire a Plug (Engineers Week) @ TOG — Tue 3 March, 7:00–8:30pm.
Wire a 13A plug + build an extension lead + PAT testing on the night.
www.tog.ie/2026/02/lear...
#EngineersWeek
table set up for a seed swap with bags of compost, seed packets, cups filled with soil, markers for labelling, and snacks and tea on the side.
Seed swap is underway at TOG 🌱
Compost on the table, seeds being planted, and pizza later tonight 🍕
Come in for a swap + a chat.
www.tog.ie/2026/02/plan...
Wood-fired pizza oven with flames inside; a fresh pizza on a peel in the foreground ready to bake.
TOG Open Social is this Saturday (21 Feb), 7pm till late at TOG Hackerspace (Kylemore Rd, Dublin 12).
Tour for first-timers, chats, projects, and maybe wood-fired pizza.
RSVP: www.meetup.com/tog-dublin-h...
#TOGHackerspace #Dublin #Makerspace
Participants in a practical plug-wiring class working in small groups, with extension lead cases, plugs, wire cutters and instructions on the tables.
Soldering workshop is booked out — cheers! 🔥
Still time to book Learn to Wire a Plug for Engineers Week (Tue 3 March, 7:00–8:30pm):
www.tog.ie/2026/02/lear...
#EngineersWeek
Table at TOG Hackerspace covered with seed packets, plant labels, cups of soil seedlings, and gardening supplies prepared for a seed and plant swap event.
Plant All The Things 🌱
Free seed + plant swap at TOG this Sat 21 Feb, 3–7pm. Bring seeds/cuttings/plants (or just yourself). We’ll have pots + compost and we’ll be planting a pile of seeds on the day.
www.tog.ie/2026/02/plan...
Two pink 18650 battery cells taped together on a workbench, connected by wires and crocodile clips to a small USB power/charging circuit board. Hand tools and cables are visible in the background.
Close-up of an older Canon camcorder on a workbench with the flip-out screen open. The camcorder casing is partially open, showing internal parts, with tools and cables visible around it.”
A lovely bit of Monday-night tinkering at TOG: resurrecting a ~25-year-old Canon camcorder by grafting in 2×18650 cells after the original battery gave up.
720×576 video — not far off “standard VGA”, and plenty of retro charm. 🔧🔋📼
#TOGHackerspace #Electronics #Repair
“Close-up of a Yaesu FT-897 HF/VHF/UHF all-mode transceiver on a desk with an external SWR/power meter sitting on top.”
Group photo inside a workshop space: six people seated and standing, smiling and waving at the camera in a dimly lit room
We’re calling into IRTS News tonight from TOG Hackerspace. 📻
5 SWLs listening in — including a few hearing amateur radio live for the first time.
Thanks EI7IRB for the setup help and mentoring. 🙌
On air as EI0TOG 📡
#IRTS #EI0TOG #SWL #AmateurRadio #TOGHackerspace
People gathered around a table at TOG Hackerspace doing a practical plug-wiring session, with tools on the table and a safety wiring slide projected on the wall
We’re out in the wild this weekend 🛠️📻
Sat: Eat the Streets (Ballyfermot)
Sun: Coolmine Radio Rally (Phoenix ARC)
Drop by + say hi!
www.tog.ie/2026/02/eat-...
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Stacked black DeWalt tool cases with several boxed DeWalt power tools on top, photographed on a workshop floor with storage shelves in the background.
New for Repair Café in a Box: we’ve added a range of power tools to the free-to-borrow kit 🔧
Helping community Repair Cafés fix more items and cut waste.
More info: www.tog.ie/2026/02/new-...
#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #CircularEconomy
A busy indoor hall at a radio rally, with people browsing tables of radio and electronics gear. In the centre, a person in an orange hoodie gives two thumbs up in front of a TOG/Dublin Hackerspace table covered with a branded cloth and small electronics items.
Radio rally season is back! 📻
Phoenix ARC “Coolmine” Rally is on again — and we’ll be there as TOG (EI0TOG). If you like electronics, making, fixing, or just browsing interesting kit, you’ll fit right in.
Details + photos:
www.tog.ie/2026/02/tog-...
Neon-style illustration of two faces made from colourful fruit and vegetables on a black background.
TOG is taking part in Eat the Streets in Ballyfermot! 🌱🍲
We’ll be running a Learn to Wire a Plug workshop (with Jeffrey Roe) alongside a brilliant line-up of cooking demos, workshops, stalls, and family fun.
All the details: www.tog.ie/2026/02/eat-...
#EatTheStreetsFestival #Ballyfermot
People seated around tables at TOG Hackerspace, concentrating on soldering electronics kits with helping hands, soldering irons and components spread out.
Engineers Week @ TOG 🔥 Soldering Workshop – build a kit on the night
Thu 5 March, 7:00–8:30pm. Beginner-friendly, all materials included. Choose 1 of 5 kits and take it home.
www.tog.ie/2026/02/sold...
#EngineersWeek
Promotional image for The Salvage Squad on Virgin Media Television showing three presenters smiling in a workshop or antiques setting, with vintage furniture and a framed painting in the background. The Salvage Squad logo is in the top left and the Virgin Media Television logo is in the top right.
The Salvage Squad TV crew dropped into our TOG Repair Café with a lamp that needed attention. With Shane on the case and the rest of the fixers mucking in, it was repaired and headed home looking class
Catch up on Virgin Media One Player: www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/...
#TheSalvageSquad
Close-up of overlapping vegetable seed packets, including sunflower, peas, courgette, tomatoes, and watermelon.
🌱 Plant All The Things @ TOG Hackerspace
Free seed + plant swap — Sat 21 Feb, 3–7pm. Bring surplus seeds/seedlings/cuttings, swap for something new. Pots + compost ready, kettle on ☕🍪
From 7pm: Open Social (pizza + chat + craic).
www.tog.ie/2026/02/plan...
Vintage book cover of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, featuring two shadowed faces at the bottom against an abstract, mosaic-like cosmic background of circular patterns and icy tones. The title and author’s name appear at the top.
📚 Our February Sci-Fi Book Club read is
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin ❄️
A thoughtful, award-winning classic exploring identity, politics, and understanding across cultures.
📅 Tuesday 24 Feb, 7:30pm
📍 TOG Hackerspace, Dublin
New readers always welcome ☕📖
Close-up of the inside of a kettle base showing the heating element assembly and wiring; a multimeter probe points at the bonded element connections that are shorted.
Person seated at a workbench testing a disassembled electric kettle with a digital multimeter during a TOG Hackerspace repair session.
This kettle couldn’t be repaired at TOG open night: dead short across the heating element, and the element is bonded into the kettle so it’s not replaceable. Off to recycling. ♻️
#RightToRepair #Repair #Reuse #TOGHackerspace
Four-gang extension socket, a loose length of white flex, and a UK/Irish 13A plug top laid out on a green cutting mat.
Learn to Wire a Plug (Engineers Week edition) at TOG Hackerspace 🔌
Tue 3rd March, 7:00–8:30pm. €25 + fee.
Wire a 13A plug, build a 4-gang extension lead, PAT testing on the night.
www.tog.ie/2026/02/lear...
#EngineersWeek
Member sitting in the driver’s seat of a dark hatchback inside a workshop, with the driver door open and the bonnet raised to show the engine bay. The rear hatch is also open. Tools, shelves, and workshop equipment are visible in the background.
Workshop vibes at TOG last night - a member getting their car ready for the NCT. Bonnet up, tools out, problems solved. 🚗🔧
#Makerspace #Repair #RightToRepair #NCT
Close-up of a small red 3D-printed Benchy boat on a tabletop, showing the cabin and deck details.
Original Prusa i3 Mk3 3D printer on a workbench with a red filament spool mounted on top; the filament feeds into the extruder above the print bed.
Our first Prusa (2018!) is still earning its keep. The Mk3 got a proper member-led overhaul and it’s back printing lovely parts again — slower than the newer machines, sure, but we still love it.
Red Benchy today using filament from RS. 🚤
VULCA logo with five yellow stars above a green stylised tent shape and the word “VULCA” on a black background.
TOG is now a member of the VULCA Network 🎉
A European makerspace community for collaboration + shared learning.
Read more: www.tog.ie/2026/01/tog-...
#TOGHackerspace #VULCA #Makerspace
We will be celebrating their 17th birthday! Swing by in the evening for homemade pizza from our homemade oven: www.tog.ie/2026/01/tog-...
Before that, we're hosting a #finishathon, for finishing those projects you started but somehow haven't brought all the way to the end
www.tog.ie/2026/01/a-da...
