Heartland

Arrrgh! wrote:Okay, sorry to take a while to get back to this. (Been on holiday for the last week.)

I've still got those two tickets for anyone who wants them. They're not standing tickets - they're circle seats, row D, so not too bad.

PM me if you want them - first come first served.

pm sent

What about after-party in Dublin? Anyone up?

I could be up for a before-party: I'm arriving in Dublin at 5.30 AM and so I'll have some time to kill before the hotel staff let me in my room. Anyone fancy a beer watching the sunrise in the port?

There's a 5:30 in the morning???!!!

guys, please help. what is the cheapest way to get there from manchester in friday?
maybe someone is going by car, have two free seats and wanna share fuel, ferry cost?

lachert wrote:guys, please help. what is the cheapest way to get there from manchester in friday?
maybe someone is going by car, have two free seats and wanna share fuel, ferry cost?

Ryanair and Aer Lingus do early morning or afternoon flights for £25 (plus fees for card booking and check-in baggage).

I used www.raileasy.co.uk and bought my London-Dublin and Dublin-London tickets (including train and ferry) for about £70 altogether, I don't know about Manchester though but maybe you can try the search option there.

_emma_ wrote:I used www.raileasy.co.uk and bought my London-Dublin and Dublin-London tickets (including train and ferry) for about £70 altogether, I don't know about Manchester though but maybe you can try the search option there.

November is the cruellest month…

…for Irish Sea ferries

paint it black wrote:

_emma_ wrote:I used www.raileasy.co.uk and bought my London-Dublin and Dublin-London tickets (including train and ferry) for about £70 altogether, I don't know about Manchester though but maybe you can try the search option there.

November is the cruellest month…

…for Irish Sea ferries

Wise words! I remember a particularly horrible November crossing... going in the other direction from Dublin to see the Sisters in Wembly! (Jesus, was that really 21 years ago?!!)

paint it black wrote:

_emma_ wrote:I used www.raileasy.co.uk and bought my London-Dublin and Dublin-London tickets (including train and ferry) for about £70 altogether, I don't know about Manchester though but maybe you can try the search option there.

November is the cruellest month…

…for Irish Sea ferries

why, what can possibly go wrong?

According to the venue's Facebook page, the support for this gig will be from Mojo Fury, a northern Irish band.

http://www.myspace.com/mojofuryband

Anyone know them?

paint it black and bangles please explain what you mean because you got me worried, what do you mean, that the ferries in November can get seriously delayed or cancelled, or what?
Or just a rough weather which can make the crossing a bit unpleasant?

I think they just mean the rough weather.

Definately up for a pre/post Dublin Sisters bash.. Im staying there for a few days so look me up

_emma_ wrote:I could be up for a before-party: I'm arriving in Dublin at 5.30 AM and so I'll have some time to kill before the hotel staff let me in my room. Anyone fancy a beer watching the sunrise in the port?

Make sure you bring your thermals!

_emma_ wrote:paint it black and bangles please explain what you mean because you got me worried, what do you mean, that the ferries in November can get seriously delayed or cancelled, or what?
Or just a rough weather which can make the crossing a bit unpleasant?

hi emma, sorry for the unneccessary stress! I just meant it was a bit rough. And to be honest i'm sure that may have been made worse by drink! I've also done numerous other winter crossings that have been grand!

Ah, good, thanks. I don't mind rough weather, as long as they don't cancel the ferries everything's allright. I was afraid that you meant the sea could freeze over or something, and then I would have to quickly think about the reason why I'm travelling to release the heat from my heart to melt the ice. But if I thought about it for too long it could set the entire sea on fire, and then what.

Edit: I've just realised what I see in the top left corner: "There are 36 days remaining until the next Sisters gig (Dublin)". Only 36 days, that's not long!

bought from ryanair
78 pounds with all charges for two person, manchester-dublin, dublin-manchester, not so bad me think.
we will be there thursday evening can't wait. never been in ireland
now i need some cheap hotel near venue

I've found the saint john gogarty. It's near the venue in the temple bar.Cheap, traditional but for who doesn't want to go to bed too early...

35 days

Looking very much forward to this one!

on Needaticket.ie, they are curretly advertising txts in the gods for €50! I'd suggest anyone thats still looking for txt try toutless.ie You can usually get one at face value, if available...

and how come I appear to be heading to Dublin TODAY ? Hmm...a bit early.... bugger

lachert wrote:bought from ryanair
78 pounds with all charges for two person, manchester-dublin, dublin-manchester, not so bad me think.
we will be there thursday evening can't wait. never been in ireland
now i need some cheap hotel near venue

Cannot go to this one, but I actually liked the Temple Bar district very much when we were there, the venue seems to be there too and there were lots of cheap places to eat and sleep, and lots of spare beds/rooms even in the evening we stayed there! Don't remember the name of the hostel, don't expect luxuary
I found Dublin and Ireland generally slightly cheaper and slightly more "relaxed" compared to the UK, or maybe we were just lucky.

Dublin Contemporary is still on in November for anyone interested in visual art, especially that with a political slant. Though it does cost 15 euro to get in!

abridged wrote:Dublin Contemporary is still on in November for anyone interested in visual art, especially that with a political slant. Though it does cost 15 euro to get in!

Nice ... got a link/map/anything? ... ...

*can't be there, anyway though ...