Donabate Portrane SEC

02/05/2026

Our next swap shop and repair café is on the 16th May!

Join us at .donabate between 12-3pm to nab yourself a new outfit or repair an old one 👚👖✨️

Haven't been to a swap shop before? Swipe to find out more about how it works ➡️

See you there!

22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day 2026!

18/03/2026

Don't forget to join us on Saturday and take the opportunity to update your summer wardrobe.
County Council Donabate Portrane Community And Leisure Centre

10/03/2026

Join us on the 21st March from 12-3pm in Donabate Portrane Community Centre for a FREE swap shop!

✨️Bring up to 5 items of clothing and/or accessories in good, clean condition

✨️Receive tokens and cash these in for new-to-you clothes

✨️ Clothing for ages and genders welcome. Men's clothing especially appreciated.

✨️ Baby clothes are free to go without swapping

🪡 PLUS - visit our sewing station to learn basic sewing machine or handsewing skills. Feel free to bring simple repairs with you and we can help you (no complicated alterations please!)

13/12/2025

Here until 3pm in Donabate Portrane Community Centre ! Everything free to take without swapping 🥰

02/12/2025

Join us in Donabate Portrane Community Centre on 13 December 12-3pm for our final swap shop of the year!

The swap will include both regular clothes and a special rail for Christmas jumpers and tshirts (feel free to bring christmas accessories too!)🎄🎅

Bring up to five clean items in good condition and receive tokens to cash in for something new. If you have nothing to swap, you are welcome to make a small donation instead to support the work of Donabate Portrane SEC 💚

There will also be a repair table with sewing machines, where we can help you with basic sewing/alterations/mending ✂️🪡. The perfect opportunity to get those wooly socks darned before Christmas!

We still have lots of clothing for babies and young children from previous swaps so these are free to take without swapping.

23/10/2025

Have you seen this map of sustainable fashion spots made by one of our members?

Check out the link in our bio to explore places for sustainable shopping, swapping, making and repairing ✨️

10/10/2025

Tomorrow!! 👻👽😱

🎃👻 Got Old Halloween Costumes? Let's Swap, Not Shop! ♻️ 👻🎃
Saturday 11th October 12pm -3pm -Help us keep Halloween fun and sustainable! 🌍

Drop off your gently used Halloween costumes at the Community Centre and pick out a “new-to-you” one from our Halloween Swap Shop! Whether it’s witches, superheroes, or tiny pumpkins – your old costume could be someone else's perfect outfit! 🧙🦸‍♂️🎃

Let’s make this Halloween about community and sustainability! 💚♻️

07/10/2025

Have you seen the amazing raised beds at Donabate Portrane Community Centre?

We collaborated with DPCC to get funding for these beds last year and they're now full of tasty veg ready for harvesting 🤩 Feel free to take some free produce for your next meal (taking only what you need)!

Many thanks to Glenveagh and Jones' Garden Centre for kindly providing supplies.

Swipe to find out more about how community growing initiatives play a part in the wonderful world of food sharing 💚

Check out cultivate-project.eu for more information on promoting food sharing initiatives.