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February 23, 2007
Limerick OpenCoffee Club
Web2Ireland wants to make a list of locations for Irish OpenCoffee Clubs based on Saul Klein's excellent suggestion for establishing recognized, open and regular meeting places where entrepreneurs can meet with investors (and anyone else who fancies coming along) in a totally informal setting.
So we need to pick locations around the country. Why not the lobby of the Clarion hotel in Limerick, where we usually hold our geek meetups. It's the most comfortable venue with free wifi that I know of. Any Limerick based entrepeneurs have an alternative in mind? Mary?
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Comments
This is a great initiative. If we start next Thurday, I'll be in the Clarion hotel armed with my Macbook!
Posted by: Jan Blanchard | Feb 23, 2007 8:25:33 PM
Great, let's make it next Thursday morning then Jan? Hopefully more will join us but even if it's only the two of us it's enough to get this idea off the ground in Limerick :-)
Posted by: James Corbett | Feb 23, 2007 10:43:35 PM
Limerick would be handy enough for me.
However I have never noticed the free wifi.
Any time that I have been there the wifi hotspot was not working and no-one could tell me anything about it.
Coverage was fairly crappy also.
However they are on my list and good, free wifi should b available there soon...
E.
Posted by: Evert Bopp | Feb 23, 2007 10:56:45 PM
That's strange... either you've been hitting it at a bad time or we've always hit it at a good time because I've never experienced a problem there. We'll see you next Thursday morning them Evert?
Posted by: James Corbett | Feb 24, 2007 9:54:59 AM
Have ye guys gotten 2 PC?
What happen'n 2 pubs (especially as now all non-smoking) or r these places no longer in vogue (r has 2b a Stabucks)
:)
Lal
Posted by: Brendan Lally | Feb 26, 2007 6:12:47 AM
I've no problem with a pub Brendan if anyone can name one with free wifi? :)
I don't live in Limerick city myself and the only comfortable venue with free wifi I'm aware of is the Clarion. Actually I think the South Court has it too but only in the lobby.
Posted by: James Corbett | Feb 26, 2007 10:00:46 AM
I can make thurday. The george hotel in the city center has wifi, but I dont know if its free. Anyone know? It also has starbucks coffee for fans of that.
Im happy out with the clarion though as its not that far from me.
Posted by: Mary Gilmartin | Feb 26, 2007 11:03:41 AM
By the way is next thurday, as in 1st march, or 8th march?
Posted by: Mary Gilmartin | Feb 26, 2007 11:07:30 AM
Best of luck with the get-together. I won't make it this time, but I hope to see some of you at the Blog Awards on Saturday.
Last time I was in the Clarion, the WiFi was still free but no longer open. They gave me a ticket at reception with a login and password, good for an hour.
South Court Hotel has free WiFi also - but not quite the same kind of comfortable informal meeting area.
Posted by: Conn O Muineachain | Feb 26, 2007 2:59:25 PM
So, have we settled on a time yet?
E.
Posted by: Evert Bopp | Feb 28, 2007 6:22:32 PM
Here is the initiative for Manchester
http://www.manojranaweera.com/2007/03/07/is-manchester-ready-for-opencoffee/
Posted by: Manoj Ranaweera | Mar 7, 2007 3:48:55 PM
Thanks Manoj and good luck with the initiative in Manchester. Great to see OpenCoffee Clubs spreading :)
Posted by: James Corbett | Mar 7, 2007 3:53:18 PM
Was a time and place settled on for this?
Posted by: Paul Sweeney | Mar 12, 2007 8:24:37 PM
Paul, Mary Gilmartin and myself have been discussing this and we think it would be a good idea to stagger the Limerick meetups with the Cork ones so that people in the region could pop along to either meetup if they'd like.
So we're going to aim for fortnightly OpenCoffees for the moment starting again on Thursday 22nd March, 11-12am. The lobby of the Clarion hotel is the likely venue. Hopefully you'll be able to come along at some stage?
Posted by: James Corbett | Mar 13, 2007 11:44:34 AM
Yep, I can make that. Have put it in the diary. Looking forward to meeting people.
Posted by: Paul Sweeney | Mar 13, 2007 1:38:14 PM
Excellent, looking forward to meeting you!
Posted by: James Corbett | Mar 13, 2007 2:23:35 PM
