Dublin — Week of 28 Sep 2026

📅 UPDATE: Rescheduled to September 28, same time . Most innovation hubs and economic development programs underperform for the same structural reason: not enough promising applicants. The result? Empty incubators, freelancer-occupied co-working spaces, and funding going to a small number of un-promising companies.

These are our regular Monday evening electronics nights. Everyone from absolute beginner to experienced is welcome. These evenings are not classes or tutorials, rather a very friendly informal evening. We have a wide range of people who come. Some are absolute beginners who do not even work or study electronics, but are interested to know more. Others have something that they are already working on.

Do you like to make things? Would you like to use 3D software, lasercutter and 3D printing to help you make your idea? TOG has an open evening to learn how CAD software and 3D fabrication tools can help you make your project. All you need to take part is your own laptop and some ideas on what you want to make. This is not a taught class, more like an informal working group of self-directed makers.

An AWS-led session at the Guinness Enterprise Centre on running AI workloads with lower energy cost. Vendor-hosted.

🚀 Launchy 001 - Dublin's First Launchy Party Almost 50,000 new businesses were registered in Ireland in 2025. Creators are releasing new brands, apps, and ideas daily. Almost none of them had a proper launch party. Launchy 001 is a pop-up party for 12 founders and creators - five minutes each, three rounds, one night, to finally launch what they've built in front of a room that's actually cheering for them.

TOG will be open on Tuesday evenings from 19:00 to 21:30 for a general Open House event. Expect to find members and visitors in the space up to all sorts of activities. It's a great time to drop in and see what the space is about. If you're an artist, tinkerer, maker or just plain curious, come in and see what the space is about.

A properly technical talk on GPU-based image signal processing in libcamera, hosted by the Dublin Linux Community and co-listed with the city's C++ and Linux developer groups. The group meets in the upstairs room at Anseo from 19:30, starting with introductions before the talk.

Quantum Ireland's TechBREK series lands at Trinity's Innovation Hub with a session on where quantum optimisation and machine learning genuinely meet — the applied end of the field rather than the hype end. Short, early and technical, with the national quantum community in the room. The clearest deep-tech signal on the Dublin calendar this fortnight.

NCI's open day for prospective students, including its computing and data programmes.

Free training on Google Tag Manager guided setup and reliable website scraping.

The Edge's working breakfast in Tallaght with guest speaker Sophie Dooley on psychological capital — how failure builds better founders, and what entrepreneurs can do to build resilience deliberately.

An online session on hardware-accelerated network security and why CPU-based architectures struggle at line rate as AI workloads and encrypted traffic grow.

A weekly online conversation session for founders building startups — structured peer discussion rather than presentations.

A learning group for zero knowledge and SNARK application development. During the year we will systematically explore different aspects of zero knowledge and SNARK programming in application development. Coordination of the learning group is in the discord channel of Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust: Github repo for the lab: In this session, we will introduce the zero knowledge bridges.

Are you ready to explore the next evolution of artificial intelligence? Join us at Mastercard's Dublin Tech Hub for Discovering Agentic AI, an evening dedicated to exploring how autonomous AI agents are reshaping how we work, innovate, and interact with technology.

The second part of a public series on the politics and economics of AI — concentration of compute, who owns the models, and what that means for everyone downstream. For people who want the argument, not the product demo.

AI for Work | Free Live Webinar Pre-Registration is REQUIRED. Joining link - ​WHEN ​ September 30 at 1:00 PM ET 45-minute live webinar ​WHO SHOULD JOIN? ​This session is for people who already use tools like ChatGPT or Claude, but want to go beyond asking questions and start using AI to actually get work done.

Join us for a conversation with leading experts, exploring AI now and into the future and implications for our patients and students.

Our Autumn Social event will happen on Wednesday 30th September in The Basement of Kennedy's Pub on Westland Row (behind Trinity College) . There will be no speakers, but there will be beers, food, and general conversations about Information Security. Everyone is welcome whether you’re a pro, an amateur or just curious about the field! If you want to speak at a future event, please email us at info@dubsec.ie

Learn how to create a social media ad using A.I and ask us questions to develop your own projects

Clarity Locums is excited to announce an upcoming training session with the popular TouchStore Dispensary Software!

ISPE Ireland's GAMP special interest group on computerised system validation and digital innovation in regulated manufacturing.

ISPE Ireland's GAMP seminar on computerised-system validation and compliance as regulated industries adopt new technology. Relevant to engineers, quality and data people working on validated systems in pharma and medtech.

Hands-on training on the MedLIS laboratory information system in the ICT training room at Connolly Hospital. Narrow clinical-systems audience.

Venture Trailblazers is an exclusive event series that connects leading investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital. For this edition, we are honored to welcome Charles Hudson, Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures and one of the most respected voices in early-stage investing.

The Marketing Society of Ireland hosts an experiential session at Dentsu on what actually captures attention now — measurement, creative and the shift in how media is consumed. Relevant to anyone doing growth or brand work in a tech business.

A survey of open source carbon-accounting projects and where contributors are needed.

Join Squarespace Ireland for an intimate fireside conversation and networking event in partnership with Black Girls In Tech

FinOps for AI workloads — where the money actually goes and how to control it.

Explore how finance leaders successfully drive transformation by leading people, culture and change, not just technology.

Two founders in conversation at the ISME offices — the format is deliberately small and unpolished, which is what makes it worth the trip.

An informal recurring pub meetup for Dublin's data community.

Neill will look back at a project from a decade ago: building and deploying a recommender system for a car rental website. He’ll cover the business problem, the approach he took, the challenges he encountered, and how the system ultimately made it into production.

Tog Hackerspace's recurring lockpicking night — physical-security tinkering in Dublin's volunteer-run hackerspace.

The 65th edition of this Dublin creator-economy meetup, online. Low-key peer session for people building audiences commercially.

Join us for a morning of coffee, chats u0026 business networking

A laser-cutting and engraving workshop at a Dublin makerspace, turning a chosen symbol into a layered wooden piece.

A working session on how founders should frame a startup story for investors: who has the pain, why it is urgent, what insight led to the solution, what was built to prove that insight, and why this team is the right one to take it further. Aimed at founders who are unsure what their strongest version of that narrative is. Part of Build Station Dublin at Dogpatch Labs, where co-working is open 9am-5pm and lunch is served at 1pm; those who do not need the session are welcome for the networking and lunch. Free. Registration requires host approval, so sign up in advance rather than turning up on the day.

Authorisation models for autonomous agents — policy checks, attribution and revocation.

Open hacking and building night at Tog, explicitly AI-free. Bring a project and work on it alongside others.

Intensive GNSS surveying training at Hitechniques' Rathcoole facility, built around each trainee's own requirements. For surveyors and construction engineers working with satellite positioning kit.

If you're in business, building a business, or serious about taking what you're doing to another level, Be here.

Final session of Coding Grace's five-part series, building an alternative-controller gamepad.

A short morning coffee-and-AI meetup at Coffeeangel Ballsbridge on Shelbourne Road - informal conversation about what people are building with AI, run as a safe space to share ideas and wins. The organiser's own guidance: the gathering starts at 10:00 sharp and usually finishes on time, so arriving late is discouraged, and it is cancelled if no attendees have arrived at the venue by 10:20. The host waits across from the bar. Note that the Eventbrite listing advertises a wider 08:30-11:30 window for the series.

Are you a beginner fursuit maker who wants to learn the craft? Are you into electronics and want to figure out how to make your LED strips emit custom patterns? Or maybe you want to talk on the radio with your fluffy friends? No matter how big or small, fluffy or simple the project is, bring it in to us for a social, fluffy event for all cats, dogs, wolves, foxes, and even protogens or any other species known.

A small founder session on applying AI tooling to ecommerce operations.

Tog's weekly craft night — textiles, small builds and whatever members bring in.