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A collaborative urban research project working at the intersection of art, architecture & ecology.
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Ailbhe & Darren were delighted to host the Cork leg of the Making Neighbourhoods tour yesterday, published by Workhouse Union Press and co-edited with Self Organised Architecture and Cloughjordan Co-Housing. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this lunchtime conversation. Due to the weather, we moved the event indoors. As always, we were delighted to collaborate with our neighbours at plugd records. The book captures a snapshot of neighbourhood making across Ireland and to reflect the broader mycelium of initiatives, Richael Connolly introduced the cooperative entrepreneurial story of the My Goodness Nighttime Coop to the conversation. The book holds stories of care, creative placemaking and community wealth in neighbourhoods. Each chapter captures stories from Reimagining Elderhood, Nimble Spaces, Galway Community Cafe, Cork Community Land Trust, TEST SITE, Cork Traveller Women’s Network, Town Ecologies, Robert Emmett CPD and initiatives in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Callan and Cork city. The book finishes with a contribution from the Stove Network from Dumfries in Scotland which offers hope, inspiration and confidence to continue to creatively nurture our care-filled neighbourhoods across Ireland. The Making Neighbourhoods project is funded by @artscouncilireland and @kilkennyleader .
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Such nourishing and inspiring conversations yesterday at the Making Neighborhoods book launch in Cork. Well done to everyone involved in this brilliant publication and all the fantastic projects featured within it. 💚
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You are invited to join us for the Autumn book tour of Making Neighbourhoods. 1 - 2 pm, Friday 02 October, TEST SITE, Kyrl’s Quay, Cork A convivial conversation and lunch refreshments. All welcome, no booking required. Making Neighbourhood charts a story of creative placemaking and neighbourhood making in Ireland, structured through four chapters: care for the future, making as care, care for place, and tools for care. The book tour conversation will include Ailbhe Cunningham (TEST SITE), Eve Olney (Cork Community Land Trust), and Brigid Carmody (Cork Traveller Women’s Network), all of whose Cork projects are highlighted in the book. They will be joined by Rosie Lynch (Workhouse Union), Caroline Crowley and Richael Connolly for a discussion on how Making Neighbourhoods connects to broader initiatives in the city, including the Nighttime Co-op. Published in 2026 by Workhouse Union Press and co-edited with SOA (Self-Organised Architecture) and Cloughjordan Co-Housing, with funding support from the @artscouncilireland and @kilkennyleader .
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🦋🐛🦋 a few memories from our Zine Picnic last week! We had the cutest time at @testsiteproject sharing some snacks and making some butterfly-shaped zines. Thank you to all who came along despite the temperamental weather 🌧️🩷 Ps: our exhibition and market open calls are currently open 👁️👁️
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‘Rattling Stones’ the 2nd instalment of ‘Sub-liminal’ a 5 part audio/visual series I’ve been working on with film artist @greyeggzandham and sound recordist @micheal___k_ is here! Sub-liminal’ is a documentation (using filming and field recording) of 5 songs from my new album (out 9/10/26 via @moot_tapes preorder link in bio) being played over a portable speaker in ‘liminal’ places which inspired the musics’ creation.  Each video features a speaker in an outdoor setting which I regard as a liminal space. The song will play over the speaker and the videos document this act as well as visually mapping the environment the speaker finds itself in. The sound of the music playing out of the speaker and the location’s environmental sounds are captured by field-recording.  The project draws on the Irish mythological concept of liminality, traditionally an in-betweenness between realms. The settings share a sense of limbo, unease and ambiguity posing questions about the housing crisis, notions of progress, the environment and our mythology. ‘Rattling Stones’ is an emotional yearning for change. An inter-dimensional dreaming drawing a parallel between the overlooking of entire generations affected by the housing crisis and the neglected landscape of an important Irish mythological site. Featuring Átha Ferdia: The mythological site from The Táin where friends/enemies Cú Chulainn and Ferdia did battle, the heron as a symbol of transformation and a ritualistic meeting of fire and water in a river.  Full video link in bio NEXT WEEK the series will be exclusively screened in full followed by Q+A’s: Wed 9th Sept, @testscreen Limerick Thur 10th Sept, @roeriverbooks.ie Dundalk Fri 11th Sept, @testsiteproject Cork Hope to see you there More to follow Supported by Louth County Council’s Art Office @lccartsoffice
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Final pictures of the Collaborative mural for @testsiteproject Community Garden and @soilsaverscork by Kyrl’s Quay 💙 A collaborative project where many hands got involved painting, planning and sharing their ideas for this final design Bridging Community in the center of Cork City 🍃 This mural was funded by @testsiteproject and @ccpartnership
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So excited to present my new audio/visual series ‘Sub-liminal’ in full at @testsiteproject Cork Fri 11th Sept 7pm €5 on the door Sub-liminal’ is a documentation (using filming and field recording) of 5 songs from my new album (out 9/10/26 via @moot_tapes preorder in bio) being played over a portable speaker in ‘liminal’ places which inspired the musics’ creation.  The project draws on the Irish mythological concept of liminality, traditionally an in-betweenness between realms. The settings share a sense of limbo, unease and ambiguity posing questions about the housing crisis, notions of progress, the environment and our mythology. The settings include; A derelict site, Ardee bog, Átha Ferdia: The mythological river site from The Táin where Cú Chulainn and Ferdia did battle, The Ardee ‘link road’ (N33), Bathtubs in fields and The Magic Road.  The full length series culminating in a public live screening at TEST SITE couldn’t be more fitting. It’s a beautifully suited venue given it’s an outdoor space, a derelict space reclaimed for the community, a cultural public space for art, discussion and ecology. An alignment between the liminal spaces which inspired the album and are explored in depth in the series and TEST SITE’s activation in Kyrl’s Quay post industrial landscape. The audience will be simultaneously immersed in liminal spaces both on and off screen. After the screening Ailbhe Cunningham @amplespacearchitecture will host a Q+A with artists : @greyeggzandham , @micheal___k_ and myself Poster by @davidmnnn Supported by Louth County Council’s Art Office @lccartsoffice
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@dosecork @testsiteproject ✨🤘✨
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BRRRRRRRR WEEKENDER!!😸 Two beautiful locations from Cork City to Skibbereen ❤️ SATURDAY 29th AUGUST BRRR RECORDS In Collaboration with @dosecork 🙌 12PM—6PM TEST SITE @testsiteproject Kyrl’s Quay CORK CITY Followed by a night of @dimthelightsproductions in @plugdrecords 😻 SUNDAY 30th AUGUST ÀR N-ÀIT @ar_n_ait 2PM—7PM P81 ED83 SKIBBEREEN, WEST CORK A full day of Records, Tapes, Live DJs & Tattoos! 🥳 #irishrecordfairs #recordfair #vinyl #records #cork
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hope has wings! what a joy our last session of niche! was! thank you everyone who came along and made a gorgeous bird for the hope has wings project, you can see them at blackpool block party this sunday from 1 - 5 <3
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Bringing you a special little zine club this August... 🐛🧋🦋🥨🪱🍓🐌 A picnic zine club taking place at @testsiteproject ! Wednesday 26th August 6-8pm We will be making zines in a casual chatty manner, while enjoying some picnic nibbles and drinks. We encourage you to bring some snacks and drinks to share (or for yourself), as well as your favourite reusable cup. No need to pre-book a ticket, this will be a more casual drop-in format where you can donate at the door to participate in the event. Depending on the weather, we will set up on the floor with some blankets or take shelter under the little roof. This is a pretty experimental format so if you have any questions about how it will work or questions and concerns regarding accessibility and format for the event, please let us know! We want this to be fun for everybody. :) Poster: @an_na_mar
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Announcing our Arts & Crafts Swap Shop x Sketch 'n' Chat collab on August 22nd! 🎨🧵🍃 If you have spare or unused craft items at home and you want to swap them for something else - or you just want to get outdoors and sketch under the beautiful gazebo at TESTSITE - you're warmly welcome to join us! 🥰 Date: Saturday August 22nd Time: 11-2pm Location: TESTSITE, Kyrl's Quay, Cork Swipe for a list of items we are looking for for the swap shop - and registration is on Eventbrite (link in pinned comment!)
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