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20th March 2026

Design Your Future - Fingal: Apply Now!

Calling Transition Year Students in Fingal - Apply Now for Design Your Future City!

We are excited to deliver our programme again in collaboration with Fingal County Council.

📍 Location: Carnegie Arts Library North Street Swords
🗓️ Programme Dates: Monday 13th - Friday 17th April
⏰ Application Deadline: Friday 27th March

Through hands-on workshops and creative activities, you’ll explore how technology and innovation can help tackle challenges in towns, cities and communities.

Highlights from the week include:

  • Taking part in interactive art, design, communication and science workshops where you’ll problem-solve in teams.

  • Build creative confidence to imagine alternative futures

  • Experiment with citizen science to explore climate action.

  • Learning how technology is being used to address real challenges with the Smart Dublin team.

  • Meeting STEM, design and innovation experts who will help bring your ideas to life.

This unique programme is a fantastic way to build confidence, get creative, develop new skills and, most importantly, have fun!

Design Your Future is delivered by Academy of the Near Future — a collaboration between CONNECT, the Research Ireland Centre for Future Networks at Trinity College Dublin, and local authorities including Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council.