Limerick Gatecrashers - Social Group

ChickenZombie

Hi,

Ok I'm moving to LK soon to go to UL, having been living in Bristol UK and I know no-one in LK.

While in Bristol I joined a great social group called Bristol Gatecrashers.
The deal is anyone can join, the group meets every Tuesday night for a regular pub quiz and also organises pub piss-ups, cinema trips, day-trips and so on whenever people want to.

It's run through a facebook group and I loved it
So I want to start the same in LK...

Here's the blurb from the Bristol effort....

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Welcome dear Bristolian! This is a group which brings together people from all walks of life, from various cultures and backgrounds, having just two things in common, they all live in Bristol and they all want to meet new people and make new friends.

You may be a visitor to this wonderful city or you may live and work here.. but if you want to connect with others like you, widen your circle of friends, meet new people and Gatecrash into a melee of a truly wide variety of people, from flower sellers to doctors to lawyers to IT blokes to craftsmen to nurses to students blah blah blah(phew!), then this is the place to start.

Bristol Gatecrashers has been created for the sole purpose of making everyone in Bristol get to know,.. well.. everyone else! We're talking pub meets, walks, weekend barbecues the works! Everybody joins in, everybody comes out feeling great. Join in, spread the word and gatecrash into a really active life!

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I'm just putting out feelers... Any thoughts ??? Great or crap idea ??? Any good place to meet regularly ??? I'm going ahead with the idea anyway in about a month (gotta get a flat in LK first)...

Peas... CZ

georgem25

Check your www.meetup.com there is a group there called the new and not so new to Limerick

the_syco

ChickenZombie wrote: »

Ok I'm moving to LK soon to go to UL

If UL = University of Limerick, just goto the clubs & socs day (usually a week after the college starts) and join up a few clubs that interest you.

ChickenZombie

Unfortunately, being a mature student I´d probably struggle to have much in common with standard undergrads but thanks for the tip syco I will be joining whatever clubs interest me though.

Haven´t been able to check out meetup.com coz I´m in Spain on hols and haven´t a word of Spanish which the site shows in & I can´t find an English option, will do tho.

ta

Agent_99

ChickenZombie wrote: »

Unfortunately, being a mature student I´d probably struggle to have much in common with standard undergrads but thanks for the tip syco I will be joining whatever clubs interest me though.

Haven´t been able to check out meetup.com coz I´m in Spain on hols and haven´t a word of Spanish which the site shows in & I can´t find an English option, will do tho.

ta

Don't be to quick to dismiss the C&S in UL, there are tons of mature students that join various clubs. As a mature student I get on famously with the younger ones even tho my eldest is only 5 years younger than most of them

Roadend

The Caseys run the Limerick Gatecrashers if I'm not mistaken?

ChickenZombie

Hi y'all - I'm well settled into my new pad in Castletroy and looking forward to 4 good years in Limerick.

I'll probably start that social group soon enough.
Something like - search facebook for "Bristol Gatecrashers".

Any tips on where'd be a good place for meetups? I was thinking Flannerys on Tuesday night or something like that, but I don't know Limerick that well.

See y'all out there

bonnieprince

Having just been through a degree course in UL as a mature student I would honestly lose the "mature" student bit. You are a student plain and simple.
I was twice the age of most of my classmates and still enjoyed every minute of it.
Go in with an open mind and best of luck to you!

P.S. Friday nights in the Stables cater for International Students/Postgrads so might be an older demographic.

zulutango

Move in to the city! UL is great, but the city has more to offer, in my opinion. A lot of post-grad students choose the city over the campus for that reason. What part of Castletroy are you staying in? If it's on campus (Dromroe, Kilmurray, Cappavilla, Thomond villages) then the quickest and easiest way into the city is via the river bank by bike (assuming you're not a car owner). Best of luck in your course and hope you enjoy your Limerick years

panda100

zulutango wrote: »

Move in to the city! UL is great, but the city has more to offer, in my opinion. A lot of post-grad students choose the city over the campus for that reason. What part of Castletroy are you staying in? If it's on campus (Dromroe, Kilmurray, Cappavilla, Thomond villages) then the quickest and easiest way into the city is via the river bank by bike (assuming you're not a car owner). Best of luck in your course and hope you enjoy your Limerick years

-1. The city is dead after 5pm. OP, is much better being out near UL.

OP, the demographic of Irish students is changing due to recession and other factors. You will find a lot more mature students studying in Irish colleges.For example, the medicine course in UL is exclusively for mature students. You will definately meet a good few people on campus.

The Snipe

Well I quite like this idea, Its kinda like the Limerick Hackergroups, the boardsies going to the quiz etc. I see no harm in giving it a try; OP Why not create this for yourself, as you are the one with experience?

roseagra

I'd def back up the C&S idea, I went back as a mature student and have been very involved in a number of clubs and helped with some societies.

But there's no harm in trying something new and good to have more outlets off campus.

And there's also a fair bit of social activity by the Limerick couchsurfing community, many of whom meet on a Tue night in the wicked chicken for open mic night.

zulutango

panda100 wrote: »

-1. The city is dead after 5pm. OP, is much better being out near UL.

Totally disagree with that. Lived on campus myself for a bit. It's cold and sterile, and besides that, who wants to be cooped up on a campus 24/7? Believe it or not, the city centre has quite a lot to offer. You just have to open your eyes to it. An increasing number of postgrads are choosing the city centre for this reason.

Bipolar Joe

I'd be interested in this. Not a big fan of going out and getting fucked up or whatever, but still could be fun.

ChickenZombie

Hi and thanks for the opinions, info and tips

I'll be starting the group come September and will post a message re: meeting up in the city.

I think both UL and the city centre have a lot to offer