Comments on: DUBLIN Planning Thread

DUBLIN Planning Thread

DarlingBri — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:04:12 -0800

We need to pick a date and time between July 17 and July 19, decide the type of event we want, get some broad numbers, and choose a venue.

It would be helpful to have an idea of the number of people provisionally interested in attending a Dublin MeFi Birthday Party. And if you're interested in coming, it would be doubly helpful to know which date you prefer (Fri 17, Sat 18, Sun 19) and if you have any ideas about a particular type of event you'd like to see.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:08:20 -0800

I'm up for any of those dates. My first inclination is to throw MeFi an actual birthday party, complete with cake (or cupcakes!), loot bags, food, drink and silly hats. Something like that could work well in the private room of a pub.

But I'm open to anything. Assuming we have enough people to pull this off, I'm happy to organise the will of the people.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:11:21 -0800

Or, ooh, bowling birthday party!

By: knapah

knapah — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:02:35 -0800

I'm living in the Warwickshire at the minute, and therefore likely to go to London if I go to anything, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility that I'll be in Ireland in July. I'm planning on going back in June or July for a bit, so if it works out, I might be up for a Dublin meet.

By: carbide

carbide — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:17:53 -0800

Rats. I'm flying to Paris on the 17th, so am out for all three, but I'll keep an eye in case anything changes.

By: minifigs

minifigs — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:52:37 -0800

It's my girlfriend's birthday on the 18th so I'm very, very, unfortunately out as well.

By: tomcosgrave

tomcosgrave — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:31:43 -0800

Is this still going ahead?

By: nfg

nfg — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:39:57 -0800

I should be up for it, all going well.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:26:33 -0800

Yes, it's still on, and I'll contact the Dublin and Cork MeFites this weekend :)

By: Boobus Tuber

Boobus Tuber — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:06:50 -0800

I'm interested. Any day suits...

By: ReiToei

ReiToei — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:54:14 -0800

Hi, I would be interested too. I can help with cooking and stuff :)

By: Fence

Fence — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:55:00 -0800

Sat works best for me, but can do Fri too.

By: Elmore

Elmore — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:29:17 -0800

Count me in. Also, count me in on complaining about whatever day is selected but turning up early anyway and then complaining because I was waiting around for the rest of ye.

By: conch soup

conch soup — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:40:14 -0800

I'm in too.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:37:22 -0800

I'm really sorry; my work life has been kicking my ass. (Which, contrarily, explains why I've been posting so much but never mind.) I really want to do this, and I'm happy to organise it but I need some help and consensus.

1/ I suggest Saturday, the 18th, as the best date for the majority of people who have posted and/or MeMailed me.

2/ I still need to know what we want to do. I was thinking perhaps a late lunch or dinner on the 18th, followed by beers. Maybe Bobo's? That would probably run about €15 per head.

3/ We'd need a nearby venue for the beer bit.

Any thoughts?

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:10:36 -0800

Sorry: other venue idea is Il Vignardo. We can do pizza or pasta for a tenner before 7:30, or they do a set menu of four courses for €20, which is as reasonable as you're going to get in Dublin, I think.

Alternatively, we could probably get a private room in a pub somewhere like Doheny & Nesbitt, have a meal and sing Happy Birthday and then adjourn to the bar and garden for birthday drinking :) This might be both cheapest and easiest as we don't need to move around between places.

Basically I just need to know if people want to include dinner (even optionally) and what preferences are for drinking. Then I can call around and make a booking.

By: Alterscape

Alterscape — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:46:46 -0800

I'm usually based in the US, but going to be in Dublin for an internship this summer. How does one join this shindig? Saturday will, I think, work for me, although I don't have a completely firm schedule yet.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:52:26 -0800

Alterscape, I'm in Dublin on Wednesday so I'll pop by some venues and firm up a proposal, at which point people will have the opportunity to RSVP via the magical MeFi Birthday interface :)

By: conch soup

conch soup — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:00:13 -0800

Hey- Thanks to DarlingBri for taking the initiative.

Saturday works for me, and I'd prefer somewhere like Bobo's or even Vingardo rather than Doheny & Nesbitt... (too close to work!) but anywhere of a similar vein I think will be copacetic.

If we do a late lunch/ early dinner, then we can choose to stay or ramble for beers.

Darling, it's your call, but I'm in.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:55:56 -0800

Righty-o, unless anyone has any serious objections, I've booked a table at GBK on South Anne Street for Saturday, 18 July at 7 PM. They do vegetarian options, I'm 90% confident there's wifi, and it's pretty cheap and centrally located. It's also very yummy! Cost per person should be €15 - 20.

We need to pick a pub to adjourn to afterwards so people who can't/don't want to do dinner can still meet up later in the evening. Suggestions? (I'd love a beer garden...)

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:45:24 -0800

OK, this is the plan. I'm in the process of MeMailing this to people MeFi tells me are in or around Cork, Dublin, Belfast and Galway.

You are cordially invited to attend the Dublin Meetup in honour of MeFi's 10th birthday!

FAQ:

1/ What is this?

We're doing this evening in two parts. The first part is dinner at 7 PM, followed by drinks nearby at 8:30 or 9. You can come for dinner, come for drinks, or come for both. It's entirely up to you.

Dinner: 7 PM
Gourmet Burger Kitchen, South Anne Street, D2
Approximately €15 - 20 per person

Drinks: 8:30 PM (ish)
Kehoe's, South Anne Street, D2
Normal city-centre pint prices

2/ Who will be there?

A bunch of friendly people who probably don't know each other but like bugers, beer and MetaFilter. You'll fit right in - don't be scared!

3/ How will I recognise you people?

There will be a big bunch of birthday balloons. There will probably also be cupcakes and silly hats. We're likely to be upstairs at Gourmet Burger, and in the pub at the pub.

4/ How does this work?

Please check in on the Dublin planning thread to RSVP yes or no:

http://ten.metafilter.com/go/ireland/dublin

Because the evening is in two parts, I also need you to RSVP *again* so I have accurate numbers for both bits:

http://short.ie/mefi10

I need this info to make sure our dinner table is big enough and there are enough cupcakes, etc. (You DO want a cupcake, right?)

5/ What if I said I was coming and now I can't? Or couldn't come but now can?

Go back to the RSVP form and re-submit it, changing your RSVP(s) from Yes to No (or whatever.) This will update the list of attendees.

6/ What do I do if I'm lost, late nervous or need to be bailed out of jail?

Call the organiser, Sabrina Dent, on 085 702 8212

By: tomcosgrave

tomcosgrave — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:06:58 -0800

Okay folks, I am in for dinner and drinks!

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:59:27 -0800

Yay!

By: Fence

Fence — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:13:27 -0800

I'm in too. Plus one, most likely, I'll email if he decides against it

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:11:10 -0800

Cool. I booked for 10 but I can always add or subtract seats.

By: houlihan

houlihan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:54:07 -0800

I'm there, with one other, all going well!

By: Boobus Tuber

Boobus Tuber — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:27:20 -0800

Cool, will be there for dinner and drinks.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:35:06 -0800

Righty-o, MeFi cupcakes are a go and balloons are also a go. I bailed on the badges because I didn't leave myself enough time to get them back from the badge people, sorry about that! I'm on 085 702 8212 if anyone needs anything before the meetup.

By: houlihan

houlihan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:43:00 -0800

An unexpected personal financial crisis leaves me with no choice but to pull out, very sorry, was so looking forward to this. Oh well, I hope the meet is successfull enough to warrant a second meetup that I can attend. Best of luck lads, have a great night.

By: Elmore

Elmore — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:57:11 -0800

With regrets I'm not going to be able to make Kehoe's tonight. I'd hoped to pop in for a few, but sure that's the way. Hope you guys have a great night and that the meet-up is a success because I'd love to make it to the next one. Happy 10th!

If there are any twits/flicks or anything else will someone post links here so I can check them tomorrow? Cheers.

Oh, and fair play to DarlingBri for doing all the organising. Sorry I'm missing the cupcakes and balloons.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:30:22 -0800

Well, I have no idea how many we're going to be, but genghis and I are getting on the train to Dublin to come see you people now, and we'll be there for dinner at 7 PM. We're really looking forward to meeting all of you, and with our reduced numbers, everyone should get a balloon and two cupcakes! :)

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:59:38 -0800

That was fun, yay. Thanks to genghis, boobus tuber, conch soup, fence, and mr fence for coming. (Our meetup was super-special because we had a representative of the MeFi Librarian Cabal.) so glad to have met you all; we need to do that again.

We forgot our camera connector dongle thingie, but as soon as we're back in Cork tonight, we'll upload photos and post a link.

By: Boobus Tuber

Boobus Tuber — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:13:56 -0800

Was a really good night, great to meet some of the Irish Mefi contingent. Should arrange a meetup again. Thanks to Darling Bri for arranging. Those exemplary organisational abilities should be utilised again....:)

By: Fence

Fence — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:42:45 -0800

Thanks to DarlingBri for all the organising, and the cupcakes :) was great to meet some metafilter bodies. We had to cut the night short, but I hope the rest of you moved pubs and enjoyed the rest of the night.

By: tomcosgrave

tomcosgrave — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:17:52 -0800

I'm sorry folks, I wasn't able to make it after all :-(
Sorry for not notifying the thread before the actual event either.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:27:07 -0800

At last! We came back from Dublin to find the worst of all outcomes (aside from a burglery or the house burning down, I suppose) - NO INTERNET. But we triumphed over the cable company and now have interpipes and flickr photos.

By: Elmore

Elmore — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:57:12 -0800

Damn, those cupcakes look good. Sorry I missed the meet up, I really would have loved to make it, hopefully there'll be another soon. Well done DarlingBri on actually managing to organise a successful Irish meet up.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:56:51 -0800

I have the acest of ace sources for cupcakes - a local woman for whom I am doing a website so that more of the world may enjoy cupcake bounty. I promise to bring cupcakes to all future MeFi meetups :)