Right folks, I need to get the signup sheet for this, I still think outside the city would be a nightmare for those getting hotels in the city, and being inside gives us more options for later. So I'm going to put it down as SoHo for now. Starting at 8.
There is not too much parking in the city center, certainly not at night time. Most of the multi-story car parks won't be open after 7 or 8. We could guarantee parking by going out of the city, to Douglas or Mahon or something, but I'm a little wary about putting anyone who is staying in a hotel at the mercy of Cork city bus.
At around eightish it should not be too difficult to get onstreet parking, up the South Mall or something, it's only 2 or 3 min walk away.
I think the best bet for everyone would be if we started in SoHo. It's probably the easiest place to find that would have plenty of seating room (Presuming we meet about 8).
To find SoHo, just go to the bottom of Patrick Street (The main street for the non-corkonians), that's the side with McDonalds at the end. Then turn left (Grand Parade) and it's just after the next main junction (Washington Street) on the right hand side. It's a big glass fronted place with seats outside, just before the park.
The place is not personally my cup of tea, but it's as good a starting point as any.
Right we need a venue and a start up time so I can create a signup sheet.
Choices that pop into my head are:
The Slate: It's on the Grand Parade, so pretty easy to find, and it's very quiet at the start of the night so it would be a good place to meet each other and have a chat before moving on to some place later. Disadvantages are it's a bit of a rocker pub, which not everyone may appreciate.
SoHo: Easy to find, trendy modern pub, they do food there too, gets packed though.
Crane Lane: Possibly a bit difficult to find for non corkonians, it's quite small and will be jammers later in the night, but it should be pretty easy to find a table. Nightclub out the back
Any other suggestions or comments? I can arrange a table to be set aside, but assuming we are meeting up early enough, I can't see it being a problem to be honest. Most of these places don't get packed till 10 or later.
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October 22- CORK MEET, SoHo, Grand Parade
Wooo! Sign-up sheet!