Wired – November Edition

Wired is a capacity-building programme for neurodivergent artists interested in creating more inclusive and neuro-friendly club spaces. Developed by Dublin Dance Festival and Project Arts Centre with the support of the ESB Energy for Generations Fund, the initiative brings together a group of neurodivergent DJs, designers and dance facilitators to explore new approaches to nightlife – reimagining what a club can be and who it can be for.

Following an open call, an exciting and diverse group of participants has been selected to take part in a series of workshops and mentorship sessions in Dublin city centre. Together, they will develop skills in designing events that are welcoming, accessible and responsive to different sensory needs.

Through this collaborative process, the participants will co-create and deliver three neuro-friendly club nights at Project Arts Centre in 2026. Wired aims to foster a supportive collective of artists while developing vibrant, artist-led club spaces where audiences can gather, dance and connect in ways that feel comfortable and inclusive.

Wired is presented in collaboration with Dublin Dance Festival and Project Arts Centre with the support of the ESB Energy for Generations Fund.

Deividas Morkunas

Giita Hammond

Giita is the founder, organiser and DJ of the After Eight early dance club, which started in Reykjavík and is now in the basement of Pawnshop in Dublin. In the last year Giita has DJed at the Mother Pride Block Party, at various clubs and parties in Dublin, Reykjavik, London and Glasgow. She loves to play everything from dreamy slow tempo bangers, Italo disco, house, electro, 90’s acid house to techno. 

Giitas Instagram 

After Eight Instagram 

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Quentin Dunnad

Quentin / Dj BouncyBall is a Dublin based french DJ. They blend an upbeat and high energy mix of hyperpop, trance and jersey club to deliver a freaky queer vibe that is guaranteed to make you bounce up and down. Expect plasticy squeaks, sparkling highs and bouncy bouncy baselines. 

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Aoife Cooper

Aoife Cooper / Woman in STEM is a self proclaimed recovering creative. I organise quarterly check ins and end of year reviews, to pose the question have you put in enough sweat and tears to hit your clubbing KPIs this year? Committed to helping you hit your EDM targets by EOD, Woman in STEM is what happens when you cross Linkedin Homepage with your NSFW brain rot pop playlist. The style of music I play: new disco, electronica, nu electronica, tech house, Khia Asylum Pop, and plenty of cheeky pop edits sprinkled in. My audience is generally the GGT’s (the girls, the gays and the theys). 

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John Kelly

John Kelly is a DJ, creative technologist, and immersive media practitioner working across 

adaptive sound, audiovisual performance, and responsive environments. Having performed 

across Ireland, Ibiza, the UK, and New York, his sets blend textured electronics, hypnotic 

rhythms, ambient transitions, and layered sample-based atmospheres that move between deep listening and club-focused energy. His approach to DJing is shaped by interests in perception, spatial sound, and the emotional architecture of shared environments. 

Alongside live performance, John develops interactive media projects exploring telepresence, sensory design, and neuro-inclusive approaches to nightlife and public space. He holds an MPhil in Media and Music Technology from Trinity College Dublin and recently completed a Level 9 Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Technologies and Emerging Media at University of Galway. 

Ailbhe O’Connor

Designer, Production, Artist, Audio Describer, Gardener, Foredger XOXO

Lí Ní Chearbhaill

Lí Ní Chearbhaill is a visual artist, lighting designer and technician based in Kildare. They have worked with companies such as Rough Magic, Brokentalkers and Pan Pan. 

Emily Bradley

Emily Bradley is a Dublin-based writer, comedian, producer, and content creator with a passion for storytelling that blends humour with social commentary. Their work spans theatre, radio, stand-up comedy, and digital media, often exploring life and culture from a queer perspective. Emily is the co-host of Queeriosty, a weekly radio show on Dublin City FM, and has produced content for organisations including RTE JR, Joe Media, and Specsavers Ireland. They have written, produced, and performed in multiple productions at the Dublin Fringe Festival and performed at festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Emily is also the founder and MC of Queer Note and has hosted comedy nights such as Hysterical Women. Their work has received award nominations for both performance and theatre production, highlighting their versatility and creative voice across multiple platforms.

Emma Mohan O’Grady

This is Emma Mohan O’Grady. She is High Functioning Artistic. Very helpful person and doesn’t bite.

Molly Kelly

Molly Kelly is a dance artist and facilitator working between performance and community dance. She recently graduated with an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the Irish World Academy. Her practice focuses on inclusive, collaborative movement spaces, working with people of all ages across Ireland and NI. She’s passionate about co-creating dance spaces which are open, accessible, and joyful for everyone.

Niamh Phillips

Niamh McPhillips is a movement practitioner, performer, teacher, and intimacy director. She holds a BA (Hons) in Drama (Performance) from TU Dublin Conservatoire of Music and Drama and an MA in Movement: Directing and Teaching from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. In 2026, she completed a Certificate in Intimacy Choreography for Live Performance with the IPA Intimacy Professionals Association. Her practice centres on movement and storytelling, working across interdisciplinary performance with a consent-led ethos. She has collaborated with Lisa Freeman and John Scott. Niamh is Lead Drama Facilitator at An Grianán Youth Theatre, supporting youth through practice. 

Ailish Claffey

Ailish Claffey is a Kildare-based dance artist and mother whose work slips between investigative practice, improvisation and somatic inquiry. With a love of community and the natural world, her practice explores agency through an embodied sensorial lens. Drawn to aliveness, deep drops and a light touch, she creates immersive spaces and fluid scores. Drawing from background stints in floristry, set dancing, music, choreological studies and theatre directing, her work blends instinct, rigour, humour and deep relational pull. Presence is her practice.