TOG Wins Dublin City Award at National Heritage Week 2026!
We have some fantastic news to share! TOG Hackerspace has been named the Dublin City County Award winner at the 2026 National Heritage Week Awards for our Forging History: Metalworking and the 1798 & 1803 Uprisings workshop. The awards, organised by the Heritage Council, celebrate the work of groups and volunteers across Ireland who bring our heritage to life. We are delighted to see our event recognised. Bringing History to Life at TOG Back in August, we turned part of TOG into a working blacksmith’s forge for a very different kind of workshop. Led by heritage blacksmith Fínín Líam Christie , the day explored the traditional metalworking skills behind the United Irishmen uprisings of 1798 and 1803. From forging pike heads to learning about Robert Emmet’s experimental rockets, we explored the engineering, craftsmanship and history behind these events. Visitors had the chance to see traditional blacksmithing up close, with some getting their hands on the tools and trying the techniques for themselves. It’s the sort of event we love running at TOG. Bringing peopl