Fourth Partner Meeting- Dublin

All partners arrived in Dublin for our fourth and final transnational meeting for our project. We spent most of our time in the Dublin 7 areas of Smithfield and Stoneybatter. We were well looked after in the Sanctuary where we could look to finalise the work of the project, after two wonderful years of collaboration.

A key part of the Sanctuary space is its labyrinthine garden, based on principles of wellbeing and mindfulness. John explained to us about the process of how the garden was put together.

A visit to Stoneybatter would not be complete without a tour of its various eateries, with Lillliput a welcome feature for the group.

During the evening, we were guided on a walking tour of Dublin’s South Inner City by Kenny, who is involved in a social enterprise, connecting issues of homelessness within the city’s historic centre. Participating in this Secret Street Tour allowed us to hear Kenny’s story and how he had been affected by homelessness and is now working to build a platform to raise awareness of the issue.

On our second day, we visited our partner school in Dublin, D7ET where we were welcomed by the students and school community. We got to engage with the students in the yard and through presentations and song.