Our commitment to supporting impactful work in Ireland

We believe strongly in the power of community to make meaningful change in the world. Through our workspaces, event spaces, and community, we value and support those who make Ireland a more inclusive, sustainable, and creative place.

We offer residencies in the following areas:

Social Impact

People and organisations that purposefully address social challenges.

Sustainability

People and organisations that are taking urgent and meaningful action on climate change.

Creative Arts

People, projects, events, exhibitions, and communities that contribute to creativity and culture in Dublin city.

Social Impact

Social Impact

Soar

 

The Soar Foundation is a youth-based charity working with over 48,000 young people since its establishment in 2012.

Soar has a new home at The Tara Building for the next six months. We believe in the work that they do, so we’re offering free workspace, meeting space, and community support to their team. We’re so happy to have them in the building!

Learn more about our partnership with The Soar Foundation here.

Soar aims to prepare teenagers for life by running Early Intervention and Character Building workshops in both communities and schools all over Ireland.

Within these unique environments teenagers begin to grow Awareness of self, and the world around them, build Resilience and Coping Strategies, develop their Inner-Confidence and Self-Esteem, and emerge with a sense of Agency as they transition into early adulthood. It is clear to see that teenagers need these environments now more than ever.

By the end of 2025, Soar will be reaching every Transition Year student in Ireland with their World Leading Early Intervention Character Building Program.

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Helping Irish Hosts

 

Helping Irish Hosts is an organisation empowering and supporting individuals and communities in Ireland to host Ukrainians in their homes, safely and sustainably.

We’ve teamed up with their founder, Annie Gough, to offer free workspace, meeting space, and marketing support to the organisation and its volunteers. We are also offering free workspace to Ukrainians arriving in Ireland.

Helping Irish Hosts have placed over 800 Ukrainians in 260+ homes across Ireland and are advocating for and supporting hundreds more. The team are all volunteers, unfunded and unknown and they are trying to platform the organisation (a now registered charity) as widely as possible so they can attract the funding needed to scale and continue their impactful work. They have met with An Taoiseach, were a strong voice advocating for the €400 host recognition, have wide support within the NGO and civil society sector, and are determined to celebrate the host experience and get more people out of Direct Provision and into Irish homes.

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“We are so grateful to the Tara Building team for bringing us into this ace community.”

– Angie Gough, Founder of Helping Irish Hosts

Sustainability

The Useless Project

 

We support Taz and Geraldine, co-founders of The Useless Project, with workspace and event space as part of our Sustainability Residency Programme.

The Useless Project helps people take steps toward more sustainable living through tutorials, workshops, and tips on food waste prevention, reuse, secondhand and upcycled fashion for individuals, schools or businesses.

They run events (including a monthly flea market!) and workshops and provide a wide range of education and awareness-raising resources from DIY upcycling videos and sewing tutorials, to batch-cooking recipes, climate justice deep-dives and listicles of their favourite sustainable brands in Ireland and beyond.

They’re not calling for a small number of people to be perfectly zero-waste or “100% sustainable”. What they want is to see a huge amount of people making incremental positive changes in whatever way they can. So if you’re someone who feels useless – just start small. Keep it simple. Just use less.

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Creative Arts

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We believe strongly in being an inclusive space that nurtures creative talent and supports the development of ideas, particularly those focused on driving positive change. The Tara Creative Arts Residency is one of the ways we continue to work towards this belief.

This programme awards three-month residencies at The Tara Building and is open to anyone who is working on a creative arts project.

The residency is best suited to creatives who would benefit from a desk in a shared workspace. Digital artists, filmmakers, animators, writers, illustrators, thinkers, designers, theatre-makers, curators etc. are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Current Residents

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Brian Gallagher

I’m a stand up comedian, writer, actor, communicator, workshop facilitator and all round jack of many trades. I’m excited to join the Tara community because I love being around smart, creative and interesting people. This residency, for me, will be a space where I can connect with like minded people, absorb new ideas and take inspiration from the varied endeavors of other community members; with the ultimate goal of writing my new Edinburgh Fringe show. My background is in communications and marketing and when I’m not on stage or writing I can usually be found delivering public speaking & authentic communication workshops.

I love collaboration, discussion, laughter and innovation and I can’t wait to get started.

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Eimear O’Keane

I’m a designer and visual artist who makes work that responds to history and visual culture. With a focus on promoting the Irish language through my work, I’m strongly inspired by Ireland’s visual language of the past, particularly old Irish typography.

My practice is curious and experimental, creating expressive and eye-catching visuals through storytelling.

Check out Éimear’s work on her Instagram page @eimearalice.

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Claire Francis Byrne

I am a director, producer and writer based in Dublin. I like to think of myself as a filmmaker in the broadest sense of the word because in order to create my work I often have to wear many hats. I also edit and have worked in the props dept and as a camera operator. I am one of three company directors of the production company Alfonso Films and over the last seven years of making films together we have all adopted different above the line roles on different projects. This has provided a great vehicle for learning and ultimately, getting stuff made. 

I have been directing short films and commercials since 2017 and I am now currently in development with a handful of feature films projects. My hopes and dreams involve me directing my debut feature this year. 

I love film that is so visceral and evocative, it connects you with its characters and world even if it’s the farthest thing from your own lived experience. I love a captivating female lead and a story that can act as a conversation starter, leaving us with more questions than answers. 

I am always keen to meet other creatives and potential collaborators along the journey. 

“The support from The Tara Building has been incredible. Alex and Emma made everything easy, excitable and approachable... The quiet space in the office completely contrasted the laughter of the kitchen or buzz of the rooftop. There is a great calmness in Tara that amplifies a creative energy all around.”

– Gemma Kane, Writer & Actress, Creative Arts Resident Spring 2022

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