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civic · Saturday 28 November 2026 · 10:00am 
The Repair Summit 2026
At The Rediscovery Centre · The Boilerhouse, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9
Part of a recurring programme
Only the published dates are confirmed for this programme.
At The Rediscovery Centre · The Boilerhouse, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9
Only the published dates are confirmed for this programme.
The Repair Summit 2026 brings repair cafe organisers, community groups and policy advocates together at The Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun on Saturday 28 November, with doors from 9:30am and the programme running 10am to 5pm. It suits anyone involved in running or starting a repair cafe, along with people generally interested in sustainability and the circular economy.
The day-long summit is built around discussions on strengthening and growing Ireland’s repair infrastructure, including practical sessions on how to start a repair cafe, building sustainable local networks, and fostering cross-border collaboration between repair groups on the island. It draws together the kind of grassroots organisers who run repair cafes in libraries, community centres and church halls around the country, alongside people working on circular economy policy, making it as much a networking event as a conference. Entry is free, reflecting the event’s community and policy focus rather than a commercial trade show model.
The Rediscovery Centre is a natural home for the summit as Ireland’s National Centre for the Circular Economy, based in a converted boilerhouse building in Ballymun and running its own monthly free Repair Cafe alongside a full programme of paid adult workshops on bike maintenance, furniture and textile repair. Hosting the national summit here reflects the centre’s role as one of the more established repair and reuse organisations in the country.
The Rediscovery Centre is at The Boilerhouse, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9. Dublin Bus routes serving the wider Ballymun and Glasnevin corridor, including the 4, 9 and 40, stop close to the venue, and there is parking nearby.
The Rediscovery Centre runs a monthly free Repair Cafe alongside the summit, so it is worth checking its calendar for the next regular date too. There is more to explore across Co. Dublin.
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