Casuals/Tournaments in Cork

Sairus

I'll be heading down to Cork for the Summer and will hopefully be engaging in some SF when I'm down there.
From what I gather, streetfighter.ie does get some decent traffic from Cork, so there's clearly a player base available.
Unfortunately Cork doesn't have any console equipped gaming cafés like Dublin, but I've been searching around and emailing some places that could potentially host a tournament - community halls, hotel function rooms, back rooms in bars, etc in the hope of finding a location that wont cost an arm and a leg to rent.
The going rate is about €20 per hour for community halls which is a manageable price. I'm still waiting back on responses from most places, but hopefully I'll get something good.
Having said all that, I've only ever been to Cork once before for a day, so I'm probably overlooking some possible candidates for tournament hosting - if anyone knows Cork at all and has any suggestions, please let me know!
Also, as this wont be in a café I'll need to supply equipment, or find somewhere that has some. I can supply two 360s and possibly 2 PC moniters, but at least for a first tournament I dont expect a massive turnout so that may be enough.
Also, if anyone knows anyone in Cork who'd be interested in fighting games in general, tell them to get in contact here so we can get this thing going.

animaX

I applied for a job in cork and if i get it i'll be relocating. If that happens i'll be helping to get this off the ground.

Doctor DooM

animaX wrote: »

I applied for a job in cork and if i get it i'll be relocating. If that happens i'll be helping to get this off the ground.

:eek:


Ti...ger?

Sairus

I just got an email back from the Windsor Inn Hotel - a small hotel/bar right in the city centre. They said they'd allow me to use their bar's back room for €30 for the day and would hope to see it used regularly, which sounds pretty perfect.
I wont be able to properly scope the place out for another 3 weeks, but hopefully that could be my new second home

Misty Chaos

I'm up in Cork every day at present because of college, ( After today, my workload will be MUCH lighter ) I could have a look at the place for ya, not to far from the train station either so its not out of my way.

Send me a PM.

FutureGuy

If there is something SF-related going on in Cork, I'll probably make the trip.

D4RK ONION

That is so typical, I might be moving to Galway for the summer and I was thinkin' "oh yeah, me and Sairus could get something off the ground there", but NO

Doctor DooM

D4RK ONION wrote: »

That is so typical, I might be moving to Galway for the summer and I was thinkin' "oh yeah, me and Sairus could get something off the ground there", but NO

You helped in Limerick, I am sure you can help Galway get going too.

Sairus

D4RK ONION wrote: »

That is so typical, I might be moving to Galway for the summer and I was thinkin' "oh yeah, me and Sairus could get something off the ground there", but NO

I take my avoiding of fighting you very seriously.

BanjoB

Cork is a handy spin for me so id gladly come down some weekends. Get somethin goin men!.

Generic_name01

Tournaments in Cork is alot easier to attend then tournaments in dublin! Would definitely head up for that with enough notice to book that day off work!

Slugs

EPIC ^^ I'll be done the LC on 25th June,so will be free to compete then and it would be brilliant to see something take off in Cork.

Sisko

Fair play guys, look forward to the cork v limerick v dublin team tournies in the future.


Terry, don't goooooo


lol

ayjayirl

What country is Cork in?

Slugs

ayjayirl wrote: »

What country is Cork in?

Same place as hell, it's just got nicer wimmenz :P

animaX

Sisko wrote: »

Terry, don't goooooo

The only available lecturing position in the whole of ireland is in Cork

My chances of getting it are very slim though.

Slugs

Sairus wrote: »

I just got an email back from the Windsor Inn Hotel - a small hotel/bar right in the city centre. They said they'd allow me to use their bar's back room for €30 for the day and would hope to see it used regularly, which sounds pretty perfect.
I wont be able to properly scope the place out for another 3 weeks, but hopefully that could be my new second home

Meant to say as well. Don't use the Windsor, it's a dump, and very rough. See can you find somewhere else.

Sairus

Slugs wrote: »

Meant to say as well. Don't use the Windsor, it's a dump, and very rough. See can you find somewhere else.

Ah right. The search continues then!

Slugs

To be honest, and I know this shouldn't deter you from looking but I'm going to have to mention it, you're very unlikely to find anywhere in the city that's reasonably priced, and anywhere that's reasonably priced, isn't going to be the best place. Not trying to use a floorbrush here, but your best bet to find a place would be a suburb, or perhaps a community/gaa/sports hall of some description.

Sairus

Yar, the Windor's price was far below the average price I've been getting for city centreish locations. Ideally I wouldn't want to get anything too far out of the city though, regardless of price. I find that for these sorts of things, especially the first ones, new people are unwilling to travel very far for them. After random passersby see how much of a super awesome fun time they are they might be more willing to get buses into the suburbs
Having said that, I have been checking anywhere I can find that even remotely looks like it could be a viable venue - Sports/Community Halls, Hotels, Bars, etc. The furthest I've looked is Rochestown - though realistically that's much too far.

If you have any suggestions on possible sugestions, please throw them up!

FutureGuy

Why not contact UCCs game society? Something could easily be arranged in conjunction with them. UCC is very central for all out of town players (5 mins on a bus from town or 15 min walk). Obviously, the term is nearly over, but its a good long term bet.

Slugs

FutureGuy wrote: »

Why not contact UCCs game society? Something could easily be arranged in conjunction with them. UCC is very central for all out of town players (5 mins on a bus from town or 15 min walk). Obviously, the term is nearly over, but its a good long term bet.

Ya but I mean, I'm sure they'd have no problem with us using the campus during the summer? I was there once for a drama thingy years ago. Decent facilities.

Sairus

They were one of my first stops
I'm still waiting on a response from an email.