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Okay people so the inaugural BarCraft in Ireland has been given the go ahead by a bar in Stillorgan for the last day of IPL3 this coming Sunday. The details haven't been completely sorted as of yet but I was talking to the manager and he was pretty receptive to the idea, I'm meeting him again this Wednesday to finalize the details.
The location: McGowans in Stillorgan, it's a pretty nice bar, plenty of space, nice drinks and they do good reasonably priced food too and most importantly they're letting us give this a go so bring your drinking and eating caps please !
Time: October 9th, 3pm until TBA. The end time is likely to be some time around midnight but the pub has a late license so I'll try convince them to say open later than normal for a Sunday but we'll see.
How to get here: The best way is to get the 46a/145 bus South from the city center and it's about 20 minutes away and the pub is about a minute's walk away. I think at this time on a Sunday the 46a will go through Stillorgan and you can get off at the shopping center but if you get a 145 you'll need to get off on the N11 and walk up but it's still only about 2 minutes away.
What I could use help with:
People willing to help with the setup, my technical skills aren't top-notch. I can probably do most of the work but someone with a real clue would be most awesome.
One or two people willing to use their laptop to stream, I'll be bringing mine as one but if there's gonna be decent numbers we'll need multiple for multiple TVs.
HDMI cables of a fairly decent length(a few feet since the TVs are up on the walls), I currently have none so if people were willing to bring a couple that'd be great. Worst case scenario I'll pick one up before the event but I'd rather not have to invest in it 
Please message me if you think you can be of help. Likewise, if anyone has any questions or things I may have forgotten that I should bring up with the manager post here or message me!
Finally, please post below/vote if you're interested in going, it'd be handy to have a gauge of what kind of numbers will be turning up before I go back in to finalize the details.
There's a boards.ie thread here with a poll for those inclined.
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you gotta be shitting me, 3 days after I leave Ireland we get Barcraft 
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This may just be the best thing ever. I'm moving to Dublin on Monday too.
It's like a timing attack O_O
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This is awesome, should be about stillorgan most of the day anyway, should definately drop in
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I could probably make this too if enough people are interested, and can vouch for two other people interested in going also.
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Sounds awesome! i'll make sure to get a few mates and head up!
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Yeah the more people that come the better. There's been a few LANs with decent turnouts but if we could get enough people it would be great to have this as a regular thing 
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I'm considering it, it's a bit awkward but we'll see.
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I'm busy on Sunday evening but Stillorgan is fairly handy to get to, so I can probably be around in the afternoon...
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the Dagon Knight4010 Posts
I'll be there, gentlemen.
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I'll have to see of I can get the day off but hell yes for barcraft in Ireland
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I'm there. I can bring my lappy as well, but I don't have the nec. cables.
Stoked man.
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Two weeks after I leave the country and there's a barcraft, damnit!
I'm sure it will be awesome, good luck guys!
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A barcraft where the Guinness won't taste metallic. Ireland really should be the center of ESPORTS just for that reason.
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I'll try super hard to go, it's a bit of a hectic weekend for me..If I do go I'll bring my laptop but I think my HDMI cable could be too short..I'll ask around and see if I can acquire a better one, no promises though..
Happy birthday pfm! :D
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On October 03 2011 08:00 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I'm there. I can bring my lappy as well, but I don't have the nec. cables.
Stoked man.
That'd be a huge help! I'll drop you a PM now about it.
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This is great timing, will be going up, and should be able to bring 1-2 semi long HDMI cables. However, I might have to leave early so that might cause a problem. Worse comes to worse Funky can just take them with him.
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Just a quick update, I was in today and couldn't get net access through their wireless to check the speed of their internet (since the manager didn't know ))) but somehow I think the problem must be on my end so I'll be going back in tomorrow to troubleshoot it a bit.
I'm doing my best to make sure this is still gonna happen but just a word of warning, if you're travelling from outside of Dublin don't book any tickets or anything yet incase it falls apart !
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Another update: Just back from the bar now, there was a different manager in today who knew a bit more. Apparently their net is broken at the moment and he's only just back from holidays so is in the process of getting it fixed. I'm to call him tomorrow about it and he'll know exactly what the deal is for Sunday. So fingers crossed it'll be fixed up for the event.
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Wish I could be there, best of luck and enjoy the show! (:
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I have to skip two nights out in galway and a LAN in waterford for this, MC better win or i won't get my moneys worth. See you guys there :D
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The pub's router is fixed, so all's good for BarCraft. The location inside isn't set yet so if you don't see us on the ground floor it's on upstairs(to the left when you go in the door).
Cyas Sunday!
edit: it'll be finishing some time around midnight when the bar closes
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Ireland's first! Gonna be sick. GLHF, lads.
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Thx for the updates, cya thar..except for you sinister
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I can't make it, but I hope there's a great turnout and that you all have a great time!
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Good job organising this, there was actually a bigger turnout than I was expecting. And a rocking chair, which I also wasn't expecting. Everything went better than expected.
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how many people showed up in the end?
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Gz Funky on organising the first successful Barcraft, you know I'd have totally been there if I lived there anymore!
Hopefully everyone that was there and that turned up had a lot of fun (:
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We need to set one up for the MLG events. Maybe not orlando, since it's tonight but for providence for sure!
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He's already stated he's interested in getting another one sorted -- there's a thread on boards.
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Only seen this now . . would have defo went if i knew it was on. There maybe a mailing list or something ?
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