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Ireland meet ups
Just curious, i know there is few meet ups in the UK but with a busy work schedule and getting married i dont have much time head out to uk,

so is there many who meet up around ireland?
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Hi John,
As far as i know the answer is "NO" ....
Sent a message to our Irish Community about 4 months ago
and still waiting on a reply, a few people have contacted me
and asked about meeting up to talk about travel and swap tips.
I am trying to get this together at the moment.
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Great idea - keep it going.

We could probably host a mini meet like the recent HUMP in Ireland sometime in the next two years. I have a possible site in mind in County Down. If you're meeting up in the meantime let me know and I'll make an effort to come along as long as its after the end of october as I'm on a ferry out of Dublin to Morocco/Western Sahara this weekend - that last sentence sounded pretty cool but actually I'm terrified!

Keep in touch.

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Welsh too ?
Hi Guys,

Hope you welcome the welsh aswell, its a great trip to ireland from Wales so i would be interested if a good size meet was arranged. maybe next spring , summer ?

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To use that old phrase "me too"! I'd love to attend a meet here - never made the UK one this year. I'll keep an eye on this thread. Neil
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well i was aking around few other forums and lot people seem interested and lot never go ahead with idea. weather being most deterrant.

would be good idea set one up as i am new enough to road bikes, have done bit off road and want get few trips sorted.
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be good if got few from wales and uk over so lets try push word around for the meet up. next is where though. good few i asked before would only stay in hotel and didnt want to camp in rain

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Hi All,
I have trained and given advice to a number of Irish travellers
in the past as i type some are in South America, India and Africa
at the moment.
If you like we can have a get together in Dublin on Sat 27th Sept
for a chat, swap stories and the like.
I will bring along my own moto fully loaded to show what i normally
take on my travels.
If interested and if anybody knows of a good meeting point and
venue post here.
This is FREE.... but you'll have to buy your own coffee :-)
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well that sounds like a good idea. i am new to the whole touring so all advice would be much appreciated.

so time get names and try sort meeting out
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Ah nuts. Birthday party on that saturday (mine ). Sounds good tho - ho hum. Have a good one.

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well how about post up few dates and see who is free and sort it from there,

not much point doing 3 meet ups when could try get every one to meet on one good weekend
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well how about post up few dates and see who is free and sort it from there,

not much point doing 3 meet ups when could try get every one to meet on one good weekend
Cool by me but if everyone else wants to go on 27th don't be waitin on me.

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Hi John,
As far as i know the answer is "NO" ....
Sent a message to our Irish Community about 4 months ago
and still waiting on a reply, a few people have contacted me
and asked about meeting up to talk about travel and swap tips.
I am trying to get this together at the moment.
regards
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I am a member of the Irish community and never got a message about this at all. Are you sure it went through the system? Anyway I think it's a great idea so count me in if you guys are meeting up alright. 27th sounds as good a date as any.
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i would be interested in this but unfortunately will be away the 27th.
if theres any changes keep us posted please?!
thanks
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I am a member of the Irish community and never got a message about this at all. Are you sure it went through the system? Anyway I think it's a great idea so count me in if you guys are meeting up alright. 27th sounds as good a date as any.

Hi PJ,
as sure as sure can be, just sent another one...
Who all is in this Irish community because ive never met anybody ???
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