Irish Airsoft in the Media again...

gerrowadat

...but you'll like this one.

Have a look at http://www.gazettegroup.com/circul.htm -- then go find a copy of the Gazette to find a pullout section on Airsoft, featuring Articles from community members, advertising from leading shops and venues, and shots from recent events.

Not everything that was submitted made it in, but I'd like to personally thank Dan and Shane for pulling together articles, and Marko from the Vipers for permission for photos. Also, thanks to Richie for contributing photos and his time.

We're hoping to have distribution points at some upcoming events.

This couldn't have happened a year ago. This is Airsoft, as a legal and above-board sport, going into the mainstream without fear. It's a good day for the community and the sport, and we should be proud that we've come so far.

Dave
IAA Vice-Chair

Puding

great step forward, great work all involved

bullets

Any chance of a scan or getting permission for a copy of the article to be posted here
so people outside of Dublin can get a gawk/read ?

~B

gerrowadat

bullets wrote: »

Any chance of a scan or getting permission for a copy of the article to be posted here
so people outside of Dublin can get a gawk/read ?

~B

It's not just an article, it's a full colour pullout section, more than 6 pages. I haven't seen it myself yet, and I'd prefer if people went and got a copy of the paper in the near future rather than reading a scan. When the circulation itself has finished, we'll look at getting a copy online.

bullets

6pages of something positive in the media! Sounds fantastic.

Its almost Sadistic letting us all know theres such a nice article floating about
the place on the media but giving us no way of looking at it.

Us Lepers here in the rest of the country will just have to wait.

~B

gerrowadat

I'll be at Red Hammer at the weekend and will have a limited number of copies (i.e. you're only getting one if you're bringing it back to your village to show the other natives). I'll also be in New Ross on monday with some copies.

I believe Steve will also be at the opening of G-TAC's new indoor site, and may have some copies with him.

Next time we'll look at doing a paper with a nationwide circulation :-)

evilrobotshane

bullets wrote: »

Us Lepers here in the rest of the country will just have to wait.

So will us lepers in proper Dublin. Distribution seems to be just around the fringes - the bog, if you will.

Good show old bean to Dave for arranging something like this and getting it done, it's eyebrow-raisingly non-trivial.

Stone.cold

Excellent, Fair play to all concerned.

Lemming

I'll grab a few this evening to take up on Saturday morning as well for those geographically-deprived individuals amonst you, and our ASI brethern.

Rogue-Trooper

Just picked up a copy in the Texaco in Portmarnock and it actually runs to 8 pages! Looks really well with some great pics but more importantly it reads very well. It's a great positive piece that explains the fundamentals of the game and how it has grown here. There is also a good piece on the international scene and a mention of how Irish airsofters have been abroad to play with some good pics from Sennybridge and Berget.

All round epic win for airsoft I'd have to say - who'd have thought we'd ever get 8 positive pages in mainstream publication?!!

ED E

Actually, is the Gazette a freebie paper?


I'm gonna pick one up this evening in supervalue. I can make a PDF tonight, but I wont upload it for while as above.

Rogue-Trooper

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Actually, is the Gazette a freebie paper?

Yep, it's a freebie. They have different local versions of it (eg. Malahide Gazette, Swords Gazette, Lucan Gazette, etc) but the airsoft pullout is in them all.

Hivemind187

Awesome.

Any chance of the committee putting together a .pdf of it next week for those of us outside of the schmoke?

iceage

Yeah, would love to get a scaze at it....Great news and a major positive for Airsoft finally. OK....All you closet Airsofters can come out now...:p

Again great work guys to all involved. With last weeks news of official Airsoft links to www.getactive.ie and now this...I think things can only get better and brighter for the Sport. Well done guys.

deepimpact

Congrats to the IAA, and all involved another success for the records.

A pdf would be nice.

There really is no excuse for not supporting the IAA, if only for furthering the sport, forget the childish political bulls!$t.

peter-pantslez

good to see this

its better then the the story in the sun today:mad:

it shows two kids running down the road in cork with a GBB after they shot a security gaurd:mad::eek:

Leftyflip

I'll bring a copy down to HRTA on Saturday, I'll be there all day.
Just look for the kid in DPM with emo hair. :pac:

MKIII

and here I thought it was tha artical in the limerick post about the naker with an air pistol being driven around and shooting at another guy in a car

Gizmodeon

Great work!
Something to definately frame and put on the wall

ED E

Just back from the shops. Well done lads.

Gerr's on the cover page, and a big mug shot on another

Eirsoft, Airsoft Eire, SEAC, Hobby. Wow they got a load of advertising revenure out of this:D

Also, who constructed the playpen for the kiddies???

gerrowadat

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Just back from the shops. Well done lads.

Gerr's on the cover page, and a big mug shot on another

Eirsoft, Airsoft Eire, SEAC, Hobby. Wow they got a load of advertising revenure out of this:D

Also, who constructed the playpen for the kiddies???

I should mention that I sent them 5 or 6 cover images, and they didn't even know it was me :-)

The water pistol warzone is at Rathbeggan.

deepimpact

Any chance of posting a PDF Lethal?

Or if there will be an issue with it, can you email it?

Thanks

gerrowadat

The Gazette have been onto me, I'll have an original PDF for distribution around the country.

If you're in the distribution area for the paper, please go out and pick one up. It's also a good read (I have 50 of them on my kitchen table :-))

OzCam

The photo of the Team Dark Knight guys at Berget was mine. I was also delighted to see MadOzzie and horgan_p in CadPat and warpaint making it onto the page.

Thanks to everyone involved, and to all the well-wishers - you're welcome!

mle1324

Do Marks & Spencers still have them in Blanch?

Rogue-Trooper

Yeah Oz - and you 'n me look great in the banner accross the top of every page too!!

Ps: any idea who that other chap is beside us (wearing DPM)?

gerrowadat

OzCam wrote: »

The photo of the Team Dark Knight guys at Berget was mine. I was also delighted to see MadOzzie and horgan_p in CadPat and warpaint making it onto the page.

Thanks to everyone involved, and to all the well-wishers - you're welcome!

I still love th expression on Paul's face every time I see that :-)

Tommyboy71

Drove out to Celbridge to grab a copy. Very nice work people. It is nice to finally pick up a paper and read something 100% positive about Airsoft.

horgan_p

gerrowadat wrote: »

I still love th expression on Paul's face every time I see that :-)

The look of a man pushed way beyond his human limit.

gerrowadat

horgan_p wrote: »

The look of a man pushed way beyond his human limit.

It had been 4, maybe 5 hours since your last lovely hot cup of tea.

horgan_p

gerrowadat wrote: »

It had been 4, maybe 5 hours since your last lovely hot cup of tea.

which made it at least 2 hours over due.

iceage

Any sign of a PDF file or scan of the publication?

Masada

Thanks for the tip off dave,
I went out and got one in pavilions shopping centre earlier, their beside the information desk behind the lifts.

Its great to read something that has had some actual researched information in it and it'll do wonders in educating people in what airsoft really is.

And about that main page....

Dave, ya bleedin poser...

kevteljeur

Where could I get a copy? I'm either around Cabra or City centre. Not sure where I'd pick one up.


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OzCam

Kev, the link to the website showing where to pick up a copy is in the first post in this thread. Which you thanked

Ice, your question has also already been answered: it'll be scanned in due course, we can't scan it until the printed copies have had a few days to be circulated.

Paul, I'll send a copy down to Cork in the post.

Thanks for all the good wishes. Doesn't the 552 look great?

iceage

Cool OzCam.

weeder

thanks for the plug lads :P

Sod'o swords

JC's in swords had about 200 pilled up.

I only took the one mind you, but if you can get there, well, if they're still there..

Masada

kevteljeur wrote: »

Where could I get a copy? I'm either around Cabra or City centre. Not sure where I'd pick one up.


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Drop into the shop tomorrow kev, i'll bring one in.

Sod'o swords wrote: »

JC's in swords had about 200 pilled up.

I only took the one mind you, but if you can get there, well, if they're still there..

LOL,
you shop in JC's...

Sod'o swords

Masada wrote: »

Drop into the shop tomorrow kev, i'll bring one in.




LOL,
you shop in JC's...

I know

But how can you say no to the great value deals?!?!

HOW???

example: "one for 1.50 or two for 1.00"

You can't beat that value!

CrazyRabbit

I feel an email coming on to the editor to say thanks...

Shiva

Masada wrote: »

And about that main page....

Dave, ya bleedin poser...

"Hi there Mr Kettle, I'm Mr Pot. By the way, you're black" :P

Bring that into work tomorrow, willya ? I wanna see the Versace.

Masada

Bwhahaa!
I don't pose for the camera, the camera poses for me...

I picked ya up a copy earlier.

actually, now that i think about it, i am actually in this paper. i hadnt noticed earlier on.,

moggser

Masada wrote: »

now that i think about it, i am actually in this paper. i hadnt noticed earlier on.,

was'nt for the want of looking anyway i'd imagine lol

moggser

Shiva wrote: »

"Hi there Mr Kettle, I'm Mr Pot. By the way, you're black" :P

Bring that into work tomorrow, willya ? I wanna see the Versace.

cheers just spat me tea on the monitor reading that one