The popular series of lunchtime conversations on topical issues facing Dublin returns this year. Open Table, with lunch provided at the Open House Hub on Charlemont Walk, Dublin 2, empowers people to participate in expert-led discussions on housing, ageing in place, immigration, gender sensitive place-making, the right to the city and youth mental health in Dublin towns.

Caroline Brogan, Development Officer for Mental Health Ireland and lead for Thrive will host our first Open Table conversation for this year’s festival.

Thrive Balbriggan was launched in October 2021. It is shaped and led by the community and supported by Mental Health Ireland and Fingal County Council. At this Open Table you can hear about the work to create a healthy and happy community of Balbriggan which engages local community in initiatives promoting mental health and wellbeing and their connection to the designed and built environment.

Open Table events take place at the Open House Info Hub at Charlemont Walk, Dublin 2. This is a temporary use space and does not have direct access to toilet and washroom facilities inside the space. Participants and visitors have full use of toilets, including an accessible toilet, located in a separate adjoining building approximately 100 metres away in distance. The space and doorways open wide and the venue does not have any steps or stairs.