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Is there a Mercedes Car Club in Ireland.
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18-04-2009 2:55pm#1
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Hi guys, still here, just lurking mainly !
The background to the Club's presence in Ireland is that in the early 90's there was some activity when UK members visited Ireland on a tour. The Northern Ireland representative, now a Club Director, made staunch efforts to gain members in the South and with many NI Members regularly visited shows around the Country to build momentum. In the mid/late 90's it started to pay off with an enthusiast from Dublin rallying up the troups as it were. Remember this was all done by post & phone back then, no easy challenge and very time consuming.
I joined in 1999 roughly the time the regime in the UK was changing and email was the more popular method. I contributed to the Gazette on many occasions and I attended all the shows in Leinster and in 2002 I enquired if it would be possible to take things up a level and copy the UK regions ideas of monthly pub meetings & road runs. We started in the Coachmans Inn at Swords, 12 people came, though through the winter it was sparse. By spring '03 it took off and we never looked back. We changed venue a few times, Red Cow etc.. before settling on Keilys Pub. The membership grew and we were invited annually to attend UK meetings where I accepted an award for contributions to the Club as we had the biggest increase in numbers of any region (all of Ireland). Through the terrific help & encouragement of other members we persuaded people to set up Pub meetings in each province, which happened quickly. My time grew more precious (kids) and thankfully several members in Dublin increased their help, Tom & Turlough in particular ( & partners). Our attendance at shows improved and we won "Best Club Stand" at Terenure in 2005 with terrific support from the Chairman Ian Keers who attended. I bowed out of arrangements shortly after this as the aforementioned chaps had far better organisational skills and were far better equipped to deal with the running of the Irish sections.
I continue to be a background member and always will. If anyone wishes to contact please feel free to do so however I do not handle membership anymore and am officially not an "official"
I would just say that the Club is for ALL Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts and owners, new/classic and enjoys the luxury of very casual atmosphere, with a great magazine and information systems.0
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