Dublin Hosts Ireland's First Claude Code Community Meetup at Vibeworks
Developers gathered at Vibeworks Dublin for live Claude Code demos, an exclusive Anthropic Q&A, and hands-on workshops—marking the beginning of Ireland's Claude Code community
What was the Claude Code Dublin meetup?
The first Claude Code community meetup in Ireland was held at Vibeworks Dublin on 16th December 2025. Hosted by Kevin Collins and Anthony Fildes, the event featured Kevin's workshop on daily Claude Code usage including skills and subagents, incredible demos from Stephen Dillon (network alarm systems) and Miha Rothl (Minecraft in 30 minutes with 6 prompts), plus a live Q&A with Anthropic's Karen and Daisy.
TL;DR
- •Ireland's first Claude Code Dublin meetup held at Vibeworks, hosted by Kevin Collins and Anthony Fildes
- •Stephen Dillon demoed fiber network tools—his Mirror tool reduced 20-day, €10k tasks to just 20 minutes
- •Miha Rothl showcased Minecraft built in 30 mins plus Legal Direct—80,000 lines matching a 6-person team's yearly output
- •Kevin Collins ran a workshop on Claude Code skills, subagents, and daily workflow integration
- •Live Anthropic Q&A—Karen and Daisy answered questions directly from the Claude Code Dublin community
On Tuesday 16th December 2025, Dublin's developer community witnessed a milestone moment: Ireland's first Claude Code community meetup. Held at the newly opened Vibeworks space, the event brought together developers, AI enthusiasts, and curious technologists to explore Anthropic's powerful AI coding assistant.
The evening was hosted by Kevin Collins and Anthony Fildes from Vibeworks, who have been building Claude Code into their daily workflows and wanted to share the experience with the wider Dublin developer community. What started as an idea to connect local Claude Code users quickly grew into a full evening of demos, discussions, and direct engagement with Anthropic.
For those unfamiliar, Claude Code is Anthropic's AI-powered coding assistant that runs directly in your terminal. Unlike chatbot interfaces, Claude Code can execute commands, edit files across your entire codebase, and complete complex multi-step development tasks autonomously. It's rapidly becoming essential tooling for developers who want to move faster.
01.Live Claude Code Demos That Impressed
Stephen Dillon: Fiber Network Optimisation with Claude Code
Stephen Dillon kicked off the demos by showcasing a five-module suite of tools he built for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network management. Drawing on his experience at Vodafone building geolocation systems and data pipelines processing billions of daily data points, Stephen demonstrated how Claude Code transformed his scattered domain knowledge into production systems.
The tools he showcased included:
- •Fuse—aggregates alarms into a graph-based fiber network model, identifying single failure points and quantifying downstream impact to prioritise repairs
- •Pulses—detects anomalies using historical patterns to flag network deviations
- •Mirror—compares network designs, reducing comparison time from "20 work days and €10,000 per 200km" to approximately 20 minutes
Stephen's key insight: "Tasks that took 1-2 months now take 1 day" by directing Claude Code to existing codebases and domain problems, enabling rapid feature synthesis from historical solutions.
Miha Rothl: Minecraft in 30 Minutes & Specification-Driven Development
The room's energy peaked when Miha Rothl took the stage. Having discovered Claude Code just two months prior, Miha showcased a Minecraft clone he built in just 30 minutes—a 3D game written in C, working entirely in the terminal.
He walked through each development step: wiring OpenGL, projecting cubes, adding WASD controls and mouse look, creating explorable worlds, and implementing ray-casting for block interactions. But the Minecraft demo was just the appetiser.
Miha then revealed Legal Direct—a legal tech RAG system for Irish law containing approximately 80,000 lines of code built in 2 months. The system includes a web crawler, document parser, ML-based text embedder, vector database, Python backend APIs, TypeScript frontend, and Kubernetes deployment with GPU clusters. This matched what a six-person team would produce in a year—with superior code quality and test coverage.
His key technique: Specification-Driven Development (SDD)—writing RFC documents as the interface between human and AI, iterating specs with Claude across conversations, then implementing with the spec as context. As Miha put it: "One person can now own the entire project lifecycle from design through deployment."
02.Kevin Collins: Daily Claude Code Workflow Workshop
Kevin Collins delivered a hands-on workshop teaching participants how to build websites using Claude Code CLI, combining tools like v0.dev for templates, 21st.dev for pre-built components, GitHub for version control, and AWS for deployment.
Workshop Highlights
- •Claude Code Skills—downloading and using custom skills like SEO-SKILL.md to add meta tags, Open Graph & Twitter Cards, structured data (JSON-LD schemas), and sitemap generation
- •Subagents—using agents like SOCIAL-MEDIA-AGENT.md to generate posts across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, and Threads simultaneously
- •Project setup workflow—creating folder structures with PRD.md files, initialising Claude Code CLI, and having Claude understand all project files before building
- •Component integration—browsing and integrating pre-built components from community libraries into projects
Kevin emphasised starting with fundamentals before adding features, crafting specific prompts for better results, and maintaining an experimental mindset. The workshop gave attendees actionable techniques they could immediately apply to their own projects.
03.Anthropic's Karen and Daisy Join the Dublin Community
One of the evening's highlights was a live Q&A session with Karen and Daisy from Anthropic. Joining remotely, they fielded questions directly from the Dublin developer community about Claude Code's roadmap, best practices, and tips for getting the most out of the tool.
The Anthropic team shared insights on:
- •How Claude Code handles large codebases and context management
- •Best practices for prompt engineering in development workflows
- •Upcoming features the team is excited about
- •How the Claude Code community can provide feedback
Having direct access to the Anthropic team underscored the value of building a local Claude Code community in Ireland. It's not just about learning the tool—it's about being part of the conversation shaping its future.
04.Vibeworks: Dublin's New Home for AI Events
The event also marked the debut of Vibeworks as Dublin's newest AI-focused event and workspace. Founded by Kevin Collins and Anthony Fildes, Vibeworks is designed specifically for the AI developer community—providing a space for meetups, workshops, and collaborative work sessions.
The venue proved ideal for the Claude Code meetup, with presentation facilities, comfortable networking areas, and the kind of tech-forward atmosphere that matches the community it serves. Expect more AI events, workshops, and community gatherings at Vibeworks throughout 2026.
Vibeworks Community Agent
To help the community stay connected between events, Richard Blythman built the Vibeworks Community Agent—an intelligent assistant that helps members discover collaborators, access shared knowledge from workshops and talks, and stay informed about upcoming community activities.
The agent serves as a living knowledge base for the community, organising materials from events like this Claude Code meetup and enabling members to query it with natural language. It's a perfect example of the kind of AI-powered tooling the community is building together.
"Claude Code has literally changed my life. We wanted to create a space where builders can come together, learn from each other, and share what they're creating. Being able to teach others what I've learned and watch them have that same moment of realisation—that's what Vibeworks is all about. These are exciting times for AI development in Ireland."
— Kevin Collins, Host
05.Thank You to Everyone Who Attended
A massive thank you to everyone who came out for Ireland's first Claude Code community meetup. The energy, questions, and enthusiasm from the Dublin developer community made the evening unforgettable.
Special thanks to:
- •Darius Cubed for generously providing the space and making the event possible
- •Richard Blythman for building the Vibeworks Community Agent to keep our community connected
- •Stephen Dillon for the brilliant network automation demo
- •Miha Rothl for showing us what's possible with Claude Code and game dev
- •Karen and Daisy from Anthropic for taking the time to connect with our community
- •Everyone who attended, asked questions, and contributed to the discussion
This is just the beginning. We're already planning future Claude Code Dublin meetups with more demos, workshops, and opportunities to learn together. Follow our events page to stay updated.
06.Frequently Asked Questions
What is Claude Code?
Claude Code is Anthropic's AI-powered coding assistant that helps developers write, debug, and understand code. It runs in your terminal and can execute commands, edit files, and work with your entire codebase to complete complex development tasks autonomously. It's particularly powerful for multi-file refactoring, building new features, and understanding unfamiliar codebases.
Is there a Claude Code community in Dublin?
Yes! The Claude Code Community Dublin is Ireland's first community dedicated to Claude Code users. Hosted at Vibeworks and organised by Echofold, the community runs regular meetups, workshops, and demos for developers wanting to learn and share Claude Code techniques. Visit our events page to learn more.
How can I join the Claude Code Dublin meetups?
You can join upcoming Claude Code Dublin meetups by following Echofold's events page. The events are free to attend and open to all skill levels—whether you're new to Claude Code or already using it daily.
When is the next Claude Code Dublin event?
We're planning regular Claude Code meetups throughout 2026. Check echofold.ai/events for the latest schedule, or subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when new events are announced.
Where is Vibeworks Dublin?
Vibeworks is a new AI-focused event and workspace located in Dublin, Ireland. It serves as the home for the Claude Code Community Dublin meetups and other AI developer events. More details about the space will be announced soon.
Join the Claude Code Community
The first Claude Code Dublin meetup proved that Ireland has a thriving community of developers eager to explore AI-powered development tools. Whether you're building network infrastructure, games, web applications, or anything in between, Claude Code is becoming an essential part of the modern developer toolkit.
Don't miss future events. Join the Claude Code community in Ireland and be part of the conversation.