About Us - Dublin Maker

GET TO KNOW US What is Dublin Maker?

Dublin Maker is a free to attend, community run event, which will be held on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August 2025 in Leopardstown Racecourse from 10 am until 6 pm.

Dublin Maker takes the form of a “show and tell” experience where inventors/makers sourced through an open call, will have an opportunity to showcase their creations at individual booths in a carnival atmosphere.

Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, science clubs, students, authors and commercial exhibitors. They are of all ages and backgrounds, coming from all over Ireland and beyond.

It is a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.

Dublin Maker’s mission is to entertain, inform and connect the makers of Ireland, while inspiring the next generation of Ireland’s makers and inventors.

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WHY IS DUBLIN MAKER GREAT?

Community

It’s a chance for us, as makers, to give back to the community through this event which will help inspire everyone to become a maker.

Uniqueness

There is no other event like it! Where else would you get flame-thrower drum kits, exercise-powered Scalectrix, 14ft drums, LED wonderland in a dark tent, crochet, movie props, a rocket launch pad and period costume all in one place?

Venue

This year's event will be held over 2 days at Leopardstown Racecourse, just minutes from Dublin City Centre and a vibrant setting for family fun!
Please take advantage of public transport where possible.

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MAKING IT HAPPEN Meet Our Team

David McKeown

David looks after the website so his picture appears first. Co-Founder of Dublin Maker & Science Hack Day Dublin. Day job - Rocket Scientist, University College Dublin. Night job - Sleeping, bed.

Laura Tobin

Better known as "Laser Laura" for her ability to control lasers with her mind. She once cut a house in two after stubbing her toe. She is an executive committee member of Women in Technology and Science (WITS) and may be allergic to cats.

Jeffrey Roe

Jeffrey is the Dublin Maker enforcer. He can rip a phone book in half with his bear hands. Yes bear. Raaarrrr! He just showed up with them one day after a camping trip. We don't ask questions. Jeffrey is also CEO of TOG, Dublin's hackerspace.

Tomas Ward

Co-founder of Dublin Maker. Could sweet talk a sweet into talking. A professor in Dublin City University. Owns multiple flannel shirts.

Amy Hassett

AKA Space Captain Hassett, is a science communicator who once spent her days unravelling the mysteries of jellyfish brains. These days, she’s traded her lab coat for festival planning, channeling her love of science into a passion for making. When she’s not organising Dublin Maker, you can find her zipping around in her wheelchair, talking science on the telly, or eyeing up Tomas’ flannel shirt collection.

Dublin Maker History

Previous Committee Members

The origins of the Dublin Maker committee go back to the golden days of the “Dublin Maker” street gang & haberdashery. Known for “making” trouble and weak puns, their aggressive and well “drilled” power tool themed dance routines brought confusion to many an eye. After being arrested for a crime they did not commit and a lengthy asylum in a country which now no longer exists, an accidental pardon allowed the Dublin Maker gang to regroup, after a two hour night class, in event planning form.

The committee has often employed an awkward septagon power structure, which nobody really understands, or can draw freehand. This lead to an embarrassing six month period when an old 50p piece came to power as Dublin Makers central leader. During this time Dublin maker flourished, but the situation was eventually rectified and used to buy sweets from a shop, in the past.