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The Hatch Lab is a mix of Incubator space and Co working space located in Gorey, Wexford. The Hatch Lab is a new Tech Incubator space located in Gorey, Wexford.

Located in a modern building, The Hatch Lab is designed specifically for Technology Companies, supporting business concepts, business start-ups and co-working staff. Becoming a client of the Hatch Lab covers incubation space, networking, mentoring, advice, organised events, peer to peer learning and sharing of ideas, information and knowledge, technical expert talks and pitches to potential investors.

12/10/2026

New month (well, a couple of weeks in), which can only mean one thing… Social Media Thursdays are back at Hatch Lab! 📱

If you’ve been meaning to get your social media sorted, this is your sign. Social media is one of the most powerful tools your business has. It helps you:

->Reach new audiences
->Drive sales and interest
->Build real rapport with your clients and customers in a way other channels just can’t match

Leading the sessions is the incredible Laura Cazabon from Star Digital, who’ll walk you through exactly what you need, step by step.

Because when it comes to social, the goal isn’t more noise. It’s clarity, not overwhelm.
So if you’re ready to swap the overwhelm for clarity, sign up for Social Media Thursdays today. (next event Oct 22nd but check it out below)

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/social-media-thursdays-at-the-hatch-lab-december-17th-2026-tickets-1999366263315 -card

09/10/2026

Good things happen when women in business get in a room together.

We see it every day here at Hatch Lab, and it’s exactly what Local Enterprise Office Wexford National Women’s Enterprise Day is all about.
This year is the 20th anniversary, so it’s a celebration of 2 decades of women starting, growing and leading businesses across Wexford and beyond.
It’s happening next Thursday, just down the road from us and there’s still time to book.

Thursday 15th October, 9am to 2pm
Amber Springs Hotel & Spa Resort
€30, with breakfast and a networking lunch included

What’s on:
➫Kel Galavan (you might know her as Mrs Smart Money) on financial resilience, with practical money advice for your business and for home.

➫Aisling Hurley’s hands-on business growth workshop, where you’ll put together a proper 30, 60 and 90 day plan to take home.

Book your place here 👉 https://www.localenterprise.ie/wexford/training-events/online-bookings/national-women-s-enterprise-day-2026.html

Local Enterprise Office Wexford Wexford County Council

05/10/2026

From Gorey to London.

Our resident company Paytient Payments is packing up for the London Dentistry Show at ExCeL this week, 9th and 10th October.

Ruairi and Rory (the R+R dynamic duo) will be at stand J41, showing UK dental practices how to take the paperwork out of patient payments.
Their platform is 100% digital, with no manual processes and no file uploads.

What they'll be talking about:
Payments built specifically for dentists and orthodontists
BACS and SEPA together in one place
Dentally integration, tested over 3 years
Same-day support for clinics

We love seeing The Hatch Lab companies take on new markets. Heading to the show? Call by J41 and say hi.

Can't make it? Drop the team a line at [email protected]

Wexford County Council

01/10/2026

Resident company spotlight: Activ.ie

One of the companies working out of Hatch Lab here in Gorey is Activ.ie, a healthy lifestyle app built by Irish academics, nutritionists and clinicians.
Activ brings nutrition, exercise and rewards together in one place:

↠Personalised meal plans and easy, real-life recipes
↠Smart shopping lists built from your plan
↠Exercise plans and goal tracking
↠Integration with Garmin, Google Health, Apple Health, Google Fit and Dexcom
↠A rewards programme that recognises your progress

The work behind it involves partners including Health Innovation Hub Ireland, South East Technological University, University of Limerick and the University of Southampton.

And there's a local offer: use code YELLOWBELLY to get the Gold Plan for €29.99 instead of €49.99, saving €20 a month.

Find out more at www.activ.ie

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29/09/2026

Huge congratulations to our Artist in Residence, Terence White!

Terence's film Life/Time has just had its European premiere at Thessaloniki Cinedance International in Greece, an official selection that puts his work in front of an international screendance audience.

Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and created with his long-time collaborator, choreographer Róisín Whelan, Life/Time brings together dance, cinematography, original music and projection mapping.
It features dancers Philippa Donnellan, Sophie Gray and Sarah Ryan, and was made by a talented crew of Irish creatives.

While this project sits outside his residency with us, it's a brilliant reminder of the calibre of artist we're lucky to have at The Hatch Lab.

Having someone who is making such strides on the international stage as part of our community means our members and team get to learn from that ambition, craft and creative courage up close.

Please join us in celebrating Terence and the whole Life/Time team.

Drop your congratulations in the comments below! 👇

Wexford County CouncilCreativeIrl County Wexford Arts Office

28/09/2026

Mapping Your Creative Path happened with Sara Carroll it was exactly what we'd hoped for.
Young Innovators & Creators spent the day with us at The Hatch Lab and Sara Carroll of Waggle Learning took the group through the Design Your Life framework developed at Stanford

We tend to ask young people to pick a direction and commit, as if choosing is a single decision made once at 18.

The framework flips that, it treats your life as something you prototype, test and redesign.

This is what the Artist-in-Residence Programme is for; a creative practice as a way of thinking, brought into the questions that matter most to people at the start of their working lives.

Huge thanks to Sara Carroll, to John O' Connor, CEO of The Hatch Lab, and to our Artist-in-Residence, filmmaker Terence White.

The Artist-in-Residence Programme is funded by Wexford County Council through the CreativeIrl programme.
More to come. Watch this space. 👀

County Wexford Arts Office

23/09/2026

Congratulations to Matt Walsh winner of our spot prize at the launch of the Bank of Ireland Bank at Work & Financial Wellbeing Programme here at The Hatch Lab.

Thanks to everyone who dropped in to last Thursday's General Financial Clinic, and a big thank you to Martina Delahunt and the Bank of Ireland team for joining us on site to answer questions and run 1:1 appointments.
This is just the start of a full programme running through to September 2027.

Next up:
Wednesday 14th October, 12.30pm to 1pm (webinar)

The 'Tax Nerd' O'Driscoll explains how tax credits work, what reliefs you might be missing out on, how to claim them through Revenue, and what the Budget means for your take home pay.

Perfect timing, straight after Budget day.

16/09/2026

If you've walked through Hatch Lab lately, you'll have spotted it: a board packed with workshops, networking mornings, talks and community events coming up over the next few weeks.

That's what we love about this place. It's more than a desk and good Wi-Fi. It's somewhere to learn something new, meet the people building businesses around Gorey, and get a bit of momentum going.

Can you spot something that you'd like to attend or do you spy your own event?

Let us know in the comments.

Wexford County Council

15/09/2026

From our walls to his gallery, why not join Eoin O Connor Artist this Culture Night?

Earlier this year, we were lucky enough to host artist Eoin O Connor Artist at Hatch Lab, where showcased his work during our exhibition.

Now Eoin is opening the doors of his own space for Culture Night, and we'd love to see our community there to support him.

📅 Friday, September 18th
🕡 6.30pm to 8.30pm (you can still make Poems Ago with us in The Hatch Lab)
📍 Eoin O'Connor Gallery, Esmonde St. Gorey

On the evening you can expect:
Exclusive in-gallery discounts
A limited number of goodie bags (first come, first served, so don't be late!)

Culture Night is all about celebrating the creativity on our doorstep, and Eoin's work is a brilliant example of that.

Whether you're a longtime fan or you first saw him paint at Hatch Lab, it's a great chance to see his work up close.

See you there!

Terence White Wexford County Council County Wexford Arts Office

10/09/2026

Ahead of tomorrow's workshop, meet the other two people who'll be in the room.

Terence White, our Artist-in-Residence, trained as an actor at the The Gaiety School of Acting and then as a theatre director with Druid Theatre

He directed theatre for 8 years, then changed course entirely and became a filmmaker. His short films include Skates, which won the Cork Film Centre Script Award, and his documentary Wagon Wheels was broadcast on RTÉ2.

He's a living example of the thing this workshop teaches: the first path you commit to isn't the only one, and a career is something you redesign rather than something you get right first time.

John O ConnorConnor, our CEO, has spent over 20 years helping people start businesses, first at the Enniscorthy Enterprise and Technology Centre, and since 2017 also here at The Hatch Lab.

His case for the The Hatch Lab rests on a Maynooth University study that found around 1,000 people leaving the Gorey area every morning to commute to Dublin for ICT work, in a town of just over 10,000.

The point he makes to young people is worth hearing tomorrow: the path forward doesn't have to lead out of Wexford.

Both will be joining Sara Carroll of Waggle Learning, who is facilitating.

Mapping Your Creative Path [FREE] 9am to 3pm at The Hatch Lab, Gorey.

Built around the Design Your Life framework developed at Stanford. You work individually and in small groups to get clear on your own vision and values, then use innovation and creative thinking techniques to map out alternative routes forward. It suits young people who have already committed to a course or a job, and it suits people who haven't a clue yet.

There's still time to register, but only just.
Email [email protected] or phone 053 948 0689.

And please share with someone who you think might benefit from this.

Part of our Artist-in-Residence Programme, funded by Wexford County Council through the CreativeIrlprogramme.

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