PyLadies Dublin visits Fingal MakerSpace

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thank you
A huge thank you to Kate who looks after Fingal MakerSpace for hosting our PyLadies meetup this month.

Pytch in arcade mode
Big thank you to Sarah, Diana and Ben from Pytch (bridging Scratch to Python) who demo'd what Pytch app as well as the a physical arcade to show its integration with electronics! Great to see folks interacting with the code and experimenting with it.

And of course, a huge big thank you to everyone to dropped in to see what the space is about, what are we doing there, and asking all the questions about my silly CircuitPython projects.


It was CircuitPython Day last Friday. 😊

I excitedly counted down to this event as I wanted to meet other Makers and folks curious about electronics also. Plus the makerspace is a fantastic space jam packed with equipment like 3D printers (including a resin one), a lasercutter, arts corner where you can find WIP and examples of jesmonite coaster castings. They also run electronics workshops, clothing repairs and more... and yes for adults as well as kids.

Following them on Eventbrite to get updated on upcoming events and see what's on currently, you better be quick as places go fast!

Fingal Makerspace Events - 25 Upcoming Activities and Tickets | Eventbrite

Fingal Makerspace is a community creative and education space located in Blanchardstown Library, Dublin 15. We are focused on maker-centered learning amongst our diverse population in Fingal County and surrounding areas.Fingal Makerspace is delivered byMake Create Innovateand proudly funded by Fingal County Council and Creative Ireland.

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And great to see Allyn from Python / PyCon Ireland, don't forget that former runs monthly meetups on 2nd Wed each month and tix are on sale for PyCon Ireland for their Nov 16-17 conference.
It's pretty cool hearing about his implementation of home assistant for the lighting setup all over his home
party time
...like his kids can shake a device and it goes into party mode in their bedroom!

Kate (our host) along with Jeffrey Roe are from TOG Hackerspace on Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot. A space where you can become a member to access equipment like for woodworking, metalworking as well running many regular events like electronics, makers and crafting nights. They have an Open Social where you can check out their space, ask all the questions on what they do, check out the projects and eat some yummy freshly made pizza.

Jeffrey also is on the Dublin Maker team which takes places on Aug 31 - Sep 1, free maker festival for all ages at Richmond Barracks (Inchicore), but registration is required, see following for more information (TOG will be there as well): https://dublinmaker.ie/

Projects I brought:

Projects I mentioned but didn't bring:

Other things to note which I didn't mention

General diversity in tech events around Ireland and Northern Ireland can be found at https://diversityintech.fyi/events/

Announcements

πŸ“’ Next PyLadies Dublin

πŸ“’ PyLadiesCon 2024 CFP (Online)


References


🫢 Again, thank you to all who came along and made it a wonderful meetup of mix of Pythonistas, Makers, those who were curious, new and familiar faces.

πŸ’¬ We can continue our chats on our discord server πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡:

PyLadies Dublin

🌈PyLadies Dublin is part of the global PyLadies initiative. We run regular meetups, and everyone is welcome to join us. | 41 members

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Till the next PyLadies Meetup in September.

P.S.: We are working with Pytch to run a workshop at the end of October, so keep an eye on meetup.

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