Community and Nature Highlighted as TU Dublin Hosts Resilient Cabra Film and Project Exhibition
On Thursday, 12 February, TU Dublin hosted an evening exploring nature and the local community of Cabra at East Quad in Grangegorman. The event Resilient Cabra: Stories of People, Place, Nature and Water hosted short films, photographs and projects about Cabra which have been produced by TU Dublin Media and Civil Engineering students.
The short films produced by TU Dublin media students featured interviews with members of the local community including Reilly's Community Garden, the Cabra Men's Shed and the Dublin 7 Women's Shed. The films focus on the River Bradogue which was culverted in the 1930s, flooding in the area, and some of the nature restoration work happening Cabra. Civil Engineering students presented an exhibition of Urban Greening projects created for the nearby Annamoe Parade.
Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor John Stephens with students from School of Media, Connecting Cabra, and staff from School of Media
The showcase was organised by a local sustainability group Connecting Cabra, with support from the TU Dublin Sustainability Education team. Funding for the screening and exhibition was received from the Grangegorman Development Agency’s (GDA) Vibrant Community Fund and also from Community Foundation Ireland.
Representatives from Dublin City Council, the Local Authorities Water Programme, the GDA, and many community organisations were among the 130 people who attended.