Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Everyday life under the shadow of a major regeneration project is the subject of this art-based research project that has been carried out by the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin.
Entitled ‘The flats are coming down! Yup the Flats’ the project is a collaboration between researcher Joe Whelan, Assistant Professor at the school,
The sociological study of everyday life in the Dolphin House documents through film, photography, art and creative writing how residents experience housing, community, tenancy, and regeneration in their daily lives. A permanent community artefact has also been produced capturing the spirit of a unique community living through a period of profound regeneration and change.
Creative approaches have also allowed people to get involved in the research in a way that traditional methods don’t, while also making the outputs themselves accessible and enjoyable for a wider audience.
We spoke with Joe, and some of the residents of Dolphin House Debbie, John and Patrick - about how they got involved and why they decided to document the ‘stories, histories and generational knowledge’ of Dolphin House.
Project website: sites.google.com/view/yup-the-flats/home
Come Time Travel With Us (Short Film): sites.google.com/view/yup-the-flats/short-film
Community artefact: https://www.tara.tcd.ie/items/fbff3c5b-072c-4f0f-b0c3-8613d45cb4b7
Formal research report: www.tara.tcd.ie/tara8/server/api/core/bitstreams/28fd2e7b-263d-43d1-ad25-4a80714f4dc4/content
https://www.tcd.ie
Everyday life under the shadow of a major regeneration project is the subject of this art-based research project that has been carried out by the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin.
Entitled ‘The flats are coming down! Yup the Flats’ the project is a collaboration between researcher Joe Whelan, Assistant Professor at the school,
The sociological study of everyday life in the Dolphin House documents through film, photography, art and creative writing how residents experience housing, community, tenancy, and regeneration in their daily lives. A permanent community artefact has also been produced capturing the spirit of a unique community living through a period of profound regeneration and change.
Creative approaches have also allowed people to get involved in the research in a way that traditional methods don’t, while also making the outputs themselves accessible and enjoyable for a wider audience.
We spoke with Joe, and some of the residents of Dolphin House Debbie, John and Patrick - about how they got involved and why they decided to document the ‘stories, histories and generational knowledge’ of Dolphin House.
Project website: sites.google.com/view/yup-the-flats/home
Come Time Travel With Us (Short Film): sites.google.com/view/yup-the-flats/short-film
Community artefact: https://www.tara.tcd.ie/items/fbff3c5b-072c-4f0f-b0c3-8613d45cb4b7
Formal research report: www.tara.tcd.ie/tara8/server/api/core/bitstreams/28fd2e7b-263d-43d1-ad25-4a80714f4dc4/content
https://www.tcd.ie
