Tuath events at the 2025 Dublin International Social Housing, 4-6 June

Tuath Housing is proud to be an executive partner of the 2025 International Social Housing Festival, which will be hosted at the Convention Centre Dublin and a number of nearby sites.

Tuath is set to make a significant impact at the ISHF 2025 with a series of engaging and informative events. Here’s a detailed look at what’s in store:

TUATH-LED EVENTS

Wednesday 4 June

Ellis Court Site Visit – 14:00

Tuath Housing invites festival delegates to visit Ellis Court on Benburb Street in Dublin 7 for a site tour, photo exhibition and panel discussion.

Built in the 1880s, and once part of Ireland’s first ever social housing schemes,  Tuath Housing partnered with Dublin City Council and the Department of Housing to refurbish, regenerate and repurpose this previously derelict development into 22 social homes.

The visit will begin in the courtyard with a workshop led by Dr Ruth McManus from DCU, focusing on the history of social housing, followed by a session on its redevelopment by Marie McNamara, Head of Construction at Tuath and John Campbell from Coady Architects.

Delegates will then be taken in small groups to the rooftop, where they can view an exhibition of tenant portraits and meet our team. Meanwhile, residents will share their experiences of living at Ellis Court.

Registered delegates can take the Red Line Luas from Spencer Dock to Museum to access this event, a journey which takes only 22 minutes. Information on how to register for this event will be released closer to the date.

De Verdon Place Site Visit – 14:00

Tuath invites ISHF delegates for a site visit and panel discussion at De Verdon Place. This 238-home Cost Rental and social home development on the Malahide Road in Dublin 17 marks Dublin City’s first Cost Rental development and one of Ireland’s largest public housing schemes to date.

The panel discussion, focusing on the tenant experience at De Verdon, community initiatives to date and the development’s delivery process, will feature Bronagh D’Arcy, Tuath’s Chief Operating Officer, Martin Loughran, Tuath’s Chief Commercial and Deveopment Officer, and representatives from Dublin City Council and developer GEM Construction Ltd.

Registered delegates can access the event via private transport organised by Tuath Housing. Information on how to register for this event will be released closer to the date.

Cost Rental Research Workshop – 14:15

In September 2024, Tuath partnered with Clúid, Respond and researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin to launch the first major piece of research into Cost Rental housing in Ireland. The report, ‘The Impact of Cost Rental Housing: Security, Affordability and Place,’ was funded by the Housing Agency.

The project partners will come together again at the ISHF to present this research, with speakers including Dr Mick Byrne from University College Dublin, Dr Cian O’Callaghan and residents from Tuath Housing and Clúid. The event will be moderated by Niamh Randall from Respond.

The full report can be found here:

ISHF delegates can attend this event in Liffey Hall 1 of the Convention Centre Dublin.

Friday 6 June

‘A circular approach to retrofitting’ – 11:00

On Friday, Tuath Housing and KORE will host a seminar on Circular Reno in Ireland. The session will cover the project’s background, supply chain development, learnings from initial retrofits, and include a resident testimonial video and a ‘show and tell’ with biobased materials. Speakers include Jennifer Whitty and Paul Grennan from Tuath, and Brian Flax and Paula Gallego from KORE.

The event will take place on the Research Stage at the Convention Centre.

FURTHER EVENTS FEATURING TUATH STAFF AND RESIDENTS AT THE ISHF

All of the below events will take place in the Convention Centre Dublin.

Wednesday 4 June, 12:15: An Evidence Based Framework for Tenant Engagement in Ireland

This event will feature the pre-launch of an Irish Tenant Engagement network research paper on tenancy engagement in Ireland with Margaret Hanrahan, Tuath Tenant Engagement Manager in Liffey Meeting Room 2B.

Wednesday 4 June, 9:30 and Thursday 5 June, 9:30: Social Topic Group – storytelling and co-production in social housing

On Wednesday 4 June, Tuath will host the first part of this event in our office at 37-42 James’s Place East, which will feature a Tuath resident.

On Thursday 5 June, Former Chair of Tuath’s Voluntary Board of Directors Paddy Gray will chair a session on behalf of the European Federation for Living in Liffey Hall 2 at the Convention Centre.

For further information and to register, visit Social Topic Group Dublin 4 & 5 June 2025 – EFL European Federation for Living

Thursday 5 June, 11:00: Factory Homes: ‘Can Modern Methods of Construction help address the affordable housing crisis?’

A member of Tuath’s Development team will feature in this panel discussion, taking place on the Innovation Stage at the Convention Centre.

Thursday 5 June, time TBC: Executive Sponsor Speaker Session

Tuath will host a 20-minute speaker session on Thursday 5 June at the Convention Centre Dublin, time TBD.

Friday 6 June, 12:00: Housing Alliance Climate Action Welfare Group Session

Kate Joyce, Head of Sustainability and Strategic Projects at Tuath Housing will feature in this event where which will discuss the work of Ireland’s Housing Alliance around sustainability and climate action.

Ongoing: Tuath Housing Climate Action Resident fund display

Throughout the conference, the work of Tuath’s Climate Action Resident Fund will be on display in the National Convention Centre.

For further information on the Fund, visit Tuath Foundation – Tuath Housing

For updates on these innovative projects and initiatives, please visit this webpage and follow the Tuath social media accounts.

For further information on the ISHF, and to register, visit ALL ABOUT ISHF | International Social