OctaneNation - Cars and Coffee

It’s back & bigger than before!

Octane Nation & have teamed up to make this years fundraiser bigger than ever!

You all filled the jeep so much last year we just had to expand our fleet!!
Can we fill the Jeep and a Fire Truck?? 🚒

🎄 We are collecting toys again this year for Temple Street & Oscars Kids along with our friends in the from !

Donation night will be:

🗓️ Thursday 11th December

🕚 6.30-9.00pm

📍Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre, Malahide Road

Come join us for a great event for a great cause, grab a coffee/hot choc from and enjoy the Christmas vibes & smiles

New toys only, any other type of donation will go towards a Smyth’s shopping spree and all toys will be delivered on time for Christmas for all of the kids 🎁

What a day.
€853.75 raised for AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity from our October Cars & Coffee.
Rain or shine, the community showed up.

Massive thank you to:

🚒 1909 Motor Club - thank you for collaborating with us, enabling us to use such a wonderful location!
☕ Ruff Day Coffee - the caffeine that kept everyone alive and moving!
🙌 Everyone who came, donated, brought cars, talked nonsense, and made it a class afternoon.
🎗️The onsite AsiAm representive and friend Caitlin Cruise for providing us with everything we needed to support and providing information about the charity to everyone!
🏎️ OUR GROUP! Everyone showed up with sweets, smiles and lent a hand wherever they could. Our Octane hero of the day was Dan Ronan- it was his idea to make this event with 1909 happen and he was with us all the way. Thanks Dan!

We’re genuinely blown away by the support.
Octane Nation started as a small idea. Now it’s doing real good for real people.

We’re only getting started.

The October 2025 Cars and Coffee gallery is live!

Check it out:

October 26th 2025 Cars & Coffee Gallery – OctaneNation All DylanRPhotography Simo_Jones Clean_Car_Shots

📢 UPDATE AND ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
We are absolutely delighted to announce that our Cars and Coffee event will be in aid of

Donation buckets and QR codes will be around all day, as well as a representative from As I Am.

We're very excited to finally be able to use our platform that means so much to us. And we can't wait to see you there!

💥 OCTANE NATION CARS & COFFEE IS BACK! 💥

Join us on October 26th for good vibes, great coffee and glorious cars 🎉

In association with - we have locked in their excellent location at Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre. Excellent coffee brewed by the fan-favourite

***Strictly*** no messing, we are a Cars and Coffee like any other. Family friendly event. All cars and bikes welcome!

Information on charity to follow!

ONE-OFF EVENT! We will be bidding farewell to Chris AKA as he leaves Ireland. Chris has been a staple of the car community since he arrived months ago from France. Chris has secured us a location to run a one-off C&C whilst we will work in the background!

Own a coffee truck? Get in touch 🙏

We look forward to seeing you!

Strict rules apply, no messing, this is a daytime, family event on a business property in which we have permission!

Wow! Just wow! 🤯 The response to our "Fill the Jeep for Temple Street" event was absolutely incredible.

The Irish car community truly came together to show what we can achieve when we put our minds to it. We collected over €1,000 worth of toys for the amazing kids at Temple Street Children's Hospital, including an Xbox for their long-term ward.

A massive thank you to the famous John Doyle and all the incredible staff at Temple Street who eagerly helped us unload and sort all the toys. Your dedication is truly inspiring.

This is just the beginning. Let's continue to break down stereotypes and show the world the positive impact of the car community!

Fill the Jeep with Christmas cheer! 🎄🎁

We are srill working on a C&C location!! In the meantime...

Join us for the Octane Nation "Fill the Jeep for Temple Street" toy collection! Let's bring smiles to the faces of sick children at Temple Street Children's Hospital this Christmas.

When: Friday, December 13th, 19:00 - 21:00
Where: Texaco Airside

All donations welcome! Let's make this Christmas extra special for those in need.

You asked, we listened!
CARS + COFFEE + GOOD VIBES
Slight time change to help with some overlap. This is our second ever event so we will always be trying new things!

That’s a wrap on our first Cars & Coffee Dublin! 🚗☕️ Thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a fantastic event. We had an amazing turnout and it was great to see so many car enthusiasts together.

Here are a few photos from the day. 📸

Can’t wait to do it again! Here’s to the next Cars & Coffee Dublin. 🍻