IT Professionals

Join us for some casual games @ Corrigans. All levels welcome!

TOG will be open for a relaxed holiday hangout over the Christmas and New Year holidays. We'll be here on Tuesday 30th December from 12:00 Midday 'til late. If you have some time off over the holidays, it's a great time to drop in to the space. If you've never been in before, we'll give you a tour. Maybe you got some nice gadgets as a present this year.... why not bring them in and show us! If you've any plans for making or hacking in 2026, come in and let us know.... we'd love to hear what's grabbed your interest and to swap stories. The kettle will be on all day, with plenty of tea , coffee and biscuits. Bring food if you like. Drop in for an hour, or stay the whole day! Friends and family welcome. **Event Details:** * **Date:** Monday, December 30th, 2025 * **Time:** 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM * **Location:** TOG Hackerspace, Motor City behind Mr Price, Kylemore Road, Dublin * **Cost:** Free (Donations welcome to support our non-profit space)

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. Maybe you already have something to work on (or want to), have something to fix, create, design, bodge or tinker... drop in. We're also open for just for plain old social chat and hang out, with plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits. We have lots of free parking right outside our door.

You'll meet your local guide at the meeting point a little before 11AM and show your booking. Then we'll commence a fascinating walking tour through the streets, sights, and sounds of Dublin old and new. You'll get an unrivalled insight to the history and culture that has shaped the capital you see today - warts and all, discover the lesser-known, intriguing oddities of our city, and get unique insider tips for the rest of your stay. Sites and topics covered include: Dublin Castle, Christchurch, Viking & Medieval Dublin, Temple Bar, fables, folklore and mythology, Trinity College, Stephen's Green, risings and rebellions, writers & rogues and so, so much more... please remember, places are limited and you must book your spot via: https://www.generationtours.com/dublin See you soon!

**IMPORTANT:** To RSVP you will need to register on the **WeMeet app** [here.](https://www.weroad.com/wemeet/events/dublin/coffee-new-friends-a-sip-of-the-world-dfa822dc-4173-43d6-a448-b963abe559e1) Looking for an easy plan after work that doesn’t end at 1AM? This is your excuse to slow down, grab a coffee, and meet new people, all before sunset. No loud music, no dress code, just good vibes, nice chats, and the perfect way to break the routine midweek. Every fortnight we meet in a different café: always a cool spot, sometimes with coffee beans from faraway places, sometimes with that perfect matcha or chai. It’s like a little trip without leaving the city, through flavours, stories, and new faces around the table. This week we are exploring a cafe in the **Temple Bar area.** ✨ **Why join?** – Enjoy cafés with a little twist – Meet people in a chill, no-pressure setting – Do something different with your afternoon 📌 **How it works:** – We reveal the café **the day before via WeMeet** – You usually spend around 4-8€ (unless you go wild on cake) An easy plan for curious minds (and caffeine lovers).

Celebrate your special christmas party at The Church. Treat yourselves to delicous finger food and drinks in one of the world’s most unique venue Food is optional too.

Capoeira Fitness for Family in castlenock community centre.

Join us on NYE @7pm in McGrattans back bar and ring in 2026 with us 🎉 They will be serving food, so, if anyone wants to order food (at their own expense), they can.

🎨 Watercolour And Ink Workshop 📍 Board and Brewed, Dún Laoghaire 🕢 Every Friday at 7:30pm 💸 €15 per session Join us for a cozy, beginner-friendly watercolour illustration class where you’ll create two beautiful mini paintings in a relaxing, supportive environment. In this 2-hour session, we’ll: • Create two quick practice paintings to warm up and learn techniques • Finish with a more detailed final illustration • Use pencil sketching, watercolour techniques, and fine liner inking once dry I’ll guide you through: • Understanding puddle strength and water-to-paint ratios • Blending and layering techniques • Using linework to elevate your final piece To make it accessible for all skill levels, I’ll provide: • Step-by-step “how to draw” guides All materials are included — just bring yourself and a creative spirit! ✨ Come solo or bring a friend. A perfect way to unwind, learn a new skill, and make something you’re proud of.

Enchiridion Join us for an engaging discussion of Enchiridion, the timeless Stoic handbook attributed to Epictetus. In this session, we’ll explore its practical teachings on resilience, virtue, and inner freedom, and reflect on how these ancient insights apply to modern life. Whether you’re new to Stoicism or revisiting its core ideas, this event offers a welcoming space for thoughtful conversation and personal reflection

It would be mostly exploring what structure works best. Please only RSVP if you’re coming. Thanks

Moonlight, Sea Air, and Good Company: An Evening at Dollymount Beach. Singles only. ‼️[Tickets here](https://datingbar.ie/special-events/)‼️ 🌕 A moonlit walk along **Dollymount Beach** with wide-open views across Dublin Bay. The Bull Island at its winter best, **lit by a full moon**. Cool sea air, steady footsteps on the sand, and moonlight on the water—an easy, natural setting for a night to remember. 💘It doesn’t go much more romantic than this! Well… maybe it does. But that part is up to you. **We write Chapter 1, YOU write Chapter 2.** Along the way, you’ll get to know other singles through easy chats. A hot drink will be waiting to warm your hands. This isn’t speed dating, it’s relaxed, unstructured, and a little bit special. A chance to connect naturally, share a few laughs, and enjoy an evening that feels genuinely different. We will split for two age groups: * **mid 20s to late 30s** * **40s to mid 50s** This should make it easier to connect with people who are on a similar page in life. **Exact location of the meeting point** will be sent to you a day before the event. Check the email used for booking, including the spam box. **Warm raincoats, umbrellas, hats, and gloves are strongly advised**. ‼️[Get a Ticket](https://datingbar.ie/special-events/)‼️ \*\*\* By joining this event, you accept that Dating Bar and its team are not responsible for any injuries, illnesses, accidents, or damages, and you waive any related claims. By joining this event, you agree that photos, videos, and recordings may be taken and used for promotional purposes by Dating Bar. If you prefer not to appear, please let the organisers know and we will do our best to respect your wishes.

✨️2026 NEW YEARS 🎉EVE🎊 SINGLES BALL. Are you solo and single? Make🥂 👫 new friends 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨! Join us for a great night out with good music, dancing and having fun while making new 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 friends. Tickets are on sale click the link below. This Party is for Singles who like to mingle and socialize with other solo singles, dance the night out and to have a great start to the🎉✨️ New Year 2026 🎆🎊. Bring your friends with you if you wish. If you are home alone, you are not going to meet anyone💞🤣. If you are coming Solo do not worry. Many people come solo💕 to our events. DRESS: VERY NEATLY PLEASE.👍👍 This NEW YEARS event is a great value. So Come dressed to impress and get ready to dance the night away as we countdown to midnight and celebrate the start of a 🎊🎆🧨NEW YEAR✨️🎉 2026 in style. Our event will take place at the trendy Noosh Cafe Bar, where you can enjoy a lively atmosphere and great music all night long. Whether you're looking for a new romance or just want to have a good time this is the perfect event for you. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make new connections and start the 2026 year off right at our NYE Singles Ball! **Tickets must be purchased on our Eventbrite page by clicking the link below.** https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/new-years-eve-nye-singles-ball-tickets-1970190270134 * **Doors 8pm, Video DJ till late.** * **Welcome glass of Prosecco or beer.** * **Full Zaytoon restaurant menu and finger food available all night (extra cost).** * **2 floor venue with bars in each. Main bar and dancefloor downstairs.** * **Drink specials.** * **Cloakroom.** * **Free street parking, Aircoach, Luas, Dublin Bus and taxis serve this area (nightlink services also).** *Formal attire recommended. No jeans, trainers etc. Shirt essential for men.* *This venue is a 6 minute walk to the Sandyford Luas stop. On NYE the night Luas will be picking up at the Stillorgan/Sandyford stops every 30 minutes until 3:15am, and travelling out to Broombridge in Finglas via the city centre. Free on street parking and taxi rank outside. Dublin Bus and Aircoach serve the venue*.

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!

Step into 2026 with intention, clarity, and a creative practice designed to help you see yourself more clearly. In this special Confidence Lab session, we’ll explore confidence as something you can curate - through the choices you make, the qualities you amplify, and the story you choose to step into. We’ll start with a short guided reflection to surface the traits, habits, and energies you want to nurture in the coming year. Then, using collage materials selected specifically for this workshop, you’ll translate those insights into a visual composition that represents the version of yourself you’re ready to grow toward. This isn’t about resolutions or perfection. It’s about crafting a grounded, imaginative vision of your next chapter - one that feels honest, energizing, and fully yours. All materials are provided. Just bring yourself (and a friend) and a willingness to explore what confidence can look like for you in 2026. **Featured Partner: Columbus Collage Collective** The Columbus Collage Collective was started in August of 2023 by Emily Morgan (aka Lovely But Dead) and Douglas Cuckler (aka Wonder Doug) as a place for collage enthusiasts to gather and create art together. The collective has since become a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to hold free or low-cost collage events across central Ohio. The CCC welcomes all artists of all backgrounds and skill levels and encourages folks to take this time to step away from everyday existence and create art with people who share a love for this dynamic art form. All materials—magazines, scissors, craft knives, glue, paper, cardboard, and more—are provided, so there's no need to bring anything at all (though you're welcome to bring a friend or a favorite tool if you'd like!). We also encourage folks to take home magazines and materials from our events to support continued creativity! Find us on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/columbuscollagecollective/](https://www.instagram.com/columbuscollagecollective/) Register or sign up for the newsletter at [https://www.columbuscollagecollective.com/](https://www.columbuscollagecollective.com/) **What is Confidence Lab?** Confidence Lab is a monthly community experience for bold, thoughtful leaders building confidence from the inside out. Whether you’re launching a business, leading a team, navigating change, or simply striving to show up more fully—you belong here. Our work demands clarity, courage, and conviction—but the pace of daily life can erode our sense of self. Confidence Lab creates space to reflect, reconnect, and grow with others doing purpose-driven work. It’s designed for entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, creatives, corporate professionals, activists, and anyone ready to lead with authenticity and impact. ***Please note:*** *All are welcome! If cost is a concern, please use promo code PUBLIC to access a free ticket—we want you to join us.*

Start the new year with your local IxDA pals. Join members of the Central Ohio UX and design community for our monthly breakfast.

This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

**New Dojo Location!** **Draft Day Columbus** 1130 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for topic suggestions and people interested in presenting at our monthly meetings. To this end we've set up a survey form at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc)