Irish Building Supply & The DIY Academy

At Irish Building Supply, we’re passionate about making DIY more accessible to everyone. That’s why we’ve partnered with The DIY Academy, which offers hands-on workshops designed for beginners and home improvers.

What You’ll Learn
  • Home maintenance basics
  • How to use tools safely
  • Hands-on DIY skills
Who It’s For
  • Beginners & home improvers
  • Women-only & mixed groups
Where
  • Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin
  • Kilcoole, County Wicklow
Workshop Types
  • One-day (Women-only)
  • Six-week (Mixed, evenings)
Workshop Details
Our DIY workshops are designed to help beginners and home improvers build confidence and hands-on skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Whether you're picking up a power tool for the first time or looking to expand your DIY abilities, our expert-led sessions provide practical knowledge that you can apply at home.
One Day Workshop
Kilcoole
Co. Wicklow
(9:30 AM – 3:30 PM)
  • Hands-on DIY training with expert guidance
  • All tools & materials provided
  • Tea & coffee on arrival
  • Light lunch included
  • Goodie bag to take home
  • Great for beginners & DIY enthusiasts
€149
One Day Workshop
Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
(9:30 AM – 3:30 PM)
  • Hands-on DIY training with expert guidance
  • All tools & materials provided
  • Tea & coffee on arrival
  • Light lunch included
  • Goodie bag to take home
  • Great for beginners & DIY enthusiasts
€149
6 Week Workshop
Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
(6 - 7:30 PM) or (7:30 - 9 PM)
  • Mixed workshop – open to all
  • In-depth DIY skills training over time
  • All tools & materials provided
  • Ideal for beginners or a skills refresh
  • Build confidence at your own pace
€210
More Information
Can’t spot our Kilcoole or Dún Laoghaire workshops on the DIY Academy website? They’re probably sold out (they go fast!). Pop your name on our mailing list to get early access before the next release.
Award-Winning Workshops!

We’re proud to share that our Women’s DIY Workshops — run in conjunction with The DIY Academy — have been recognised with the United in Excellence Award for Best Marketing Initiative at the 2024 industry awards. This recognition celebrates the creativity, collaboration and community impact of our monthly workshops.

Irish Media Features

Our workshops have caught the attention of the media and been featured across various platforms —Here’s where we’ve been featured:

Please note: Irish Building Supply hosts the workshops in our stores, but they are run and managed by The DIY Academy. All bookings are made directly via the DIY Academy website, using the links we send out in our email newsletters
The DIY Academy website
Testimonials
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Colleen
Lovely friendly helpful staff, great range of products. Highly recommend the DIY course
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Angela
I recently did the beginner and intermediate Ladies DIY workshop in Kilcoole in Wicklow and I cannot recommend it enough! The tutors were so friendly and helpful and I learned so much from the day! We were also provided with a very tasty lunch, tea, coffee etc! The worksop is great value for all that you learn and I will definitely be signing up for any advanced courses in the future! ????
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Katie
I completed the IBS beginners DIY course at the weekend in Dun Laoghaire. It was really informative and also very enjoyable. I learned an awful lot of practical information to help me with my DIY. I hope to do further workshops. Keep up the good work Martin and thank you Karen for facilitating.
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Bernie
Completed the DIY course offered in the Kilcoole store . Found it amazing and super informative. All the staff and facilitators were very helpful and very knowledgeable. It took the fear out of my future DIY projects! Highly recommend