Pre-SotM Dublin Convoy Gathering

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1 Why
2 Where
3 When
4 Who

Why

Fact A: The State Of The Map 2008 will be hosted in Limerick, Ireland.
Fact B: Flights to Shannon are much more expensive than a flight to Dublin plus a train ticket to Shannon
Conclusion: There will be lots of people at Dublin the day after and before SotM.

Where

To be decided. Please add suggestions.

Probably somewhere in Temple Bar will do just fine. --Karouf 15:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

* Sounds good, as there are tram stations nearby to jump to the train/bus station. May I suggest some place nearby the O'Connell Bridge[1]? Ivansanchez 10:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Pooling that and Wikitravel's listings, we arrive at this:

Messrs. Maguire, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, [2]. Very near to O'Connell Bridge, they produce a very good stout quite different to Guinness; fresher and more complex.

So shall we make it Messrs Maguire? All in favor, say aye! Jpatokal 11:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

When

Jul 11, 2008. The general idea is to gather people in Dublin so OSMers can travel together (via train, car or otherwise) and chat along the way, after having some beers.

The gathering should not be late, as people will have to catch trains or drive. Lunch time seems a good idea.

People having/needing means of transport to Limerick should list themselves on State Of The Map 2008/transport. Renting a bus might be a good idea if enough people need a lift.

Several people depart from DUB on the 15th/16th, maybe a post-conference pub meeting could be arranged too. Ivansanchez 13:51, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Looking at the train schedules, there are direct trains from Dublin to Limerick about every two hours, and this one seems to fit the "after lunch, before dinner" pattern best:

Date: 	11/07/2008
Journey Time:  	2 hour(s) 26 minutes
Number of Changes: 	0
Dublin Heuston 15:25
Limerick       17:51

I thus propose that the convoy gather at around 1 PM (13:00).

Incidentally, Irish Rail is advertising advance fares from €27 one-way, but they will only be bookable from 28 days before -- meaning June 13th if I've got my math right. Jpatokal 15:20, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I land at 12:15, so I think I'll have to miss the first round :-/ Ivansanchez 17:06, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

The train seems to be a good option. Don't know how the Irish rail system works. Could everybody book their own ticket and somebody get the reservations for everybody together, so that we can sit together? Joto

I booked already, but as far as I can tell there are no reserved seats, my ticket just says "B1 Standard". So we can just meet up at the Convoy. Jpatokal 11:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

It seems that there are two cars available (Frederik and Mike Collison), so I think it's gonna be a road trip after all. Ivansanchez

Fred is only arriving 17:10, which is rather late. When is Mike driving? I'd rather go to Limerick earlier instead of hanging around the airport for the whole day. Joto

Mike seems to be driving on the Thursday - User_talk:Ojw#SOTM2008_-_Need_lift_to_Limerick.3F