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  • 31-10-2025 03:29PM
    #1
    Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3, API Token user Posts: 226 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hi all

    I wanted to share some excellent news with you. We've done it… After what's been a challenging few months, I am pleased to say we've secured our financial footing. The combination of our Ad Free subscription revenue, ongoing advertising income (albeit declining!), and a new partnership deal we've finalised with Vanilla …. means we now have at least 14 months of runway ahead of us.

    This breathing space is exactly what we need to focus on more sustainable growth rather than firefighting, and it gives us the time and headroom to explore how we continue building our subscription base whilst hopefully identifying new revenue opportunities that make sense for the community.

    It's been a tough period, there's no denying that, but this outcome is genuinely great news for Boards and for everyone who cares about this platform.

    I am going to share a bit about how we build Boards.ie's future together - not just as something I'm driving, but as something the community has real involvement in. I’m hoping some of you will be interested in helping shape this, but I want to be realistic about what that looks like in practice and how we get there. This isn't something that happens overnight and I'm setting a timeline of roughly a year to see whether we can make community stewardship - or genuine community involvement in Boards' future - a reality… and the conversation starts now.

    None of us want to go through another year like this one - myself and Mike particularly.

    I want to give Mike proper credit here: his work throughout this pretty difficult period has been excellent, and his dedication to keeping Boards alive has been unwavering. So big thanks from me Mike. Also to a massive thanks to everyone that subscribed and continues to do so. We could not have done this without everyone weighing in behind this - and it is not just helping short term - it can keep Boards.ie alive into the future.

    So, hopefully we have an opportunity to build something more sustainable and resilient together, so we're never in this position again.

    Myself and Mike are going trick a treating so taking the weekend off! We will be back over the course of next week to share some more info but I thought we would end the week with a good news story! Have a lovely weekend, everyone, and thank you for your continued support.

    Best wishes,
    OG

    PS - to-date our subs have generated €32,272.00. These funds have sat in our Stripe account until we knew our fate - I will be drawing them down next week and 100% of proceeds will go towards paying for a year in advance of platform hosting fees.



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  • #2
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,242 ✭✭✭✭893bet


    Great news!



  • #3
    Mo Ghile Mear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 275 ✭✭Mo Ghile Mear


    Delighted to see this! Thanks and well done on pulling it all together.

    It’s up to all of us to now to keep it going and continue to enjoy the chats and advice and discussions.
    It’s only when you think you’re about to lose something that you realise the value of it.



  • #4
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,823 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    Fantastic news! Delighted that all the hard work bore fruit. Onwards and upwards! 🙌



  • #5
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,344 ✭✭✭✭CoBo55


    That's good to hear.



  • #6
    Cluedo Monopoly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,784 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    Brilliant news, well done all!

    Boards.ie need your help to survive, subscribe here|Keep Boards.ie Alive



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  • #7
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,307 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Great news, Happy Halloween everyone🎃👻



  • #8
    con747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,547 ✭✭✭✭con747


    Well done.

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.

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  • #9
    P.Walnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,929 ✭✭✭P.Walnuts


    Brilliant news! Well done!



  • #10
    StevenToast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,262 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    Great news...my only social media lives on!!

    "SUBSCRIBE TO BOARDS YOU TIGHT CÙNT".....Plato 400 B.C



  • #11
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 16,106 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Delighted to hear this, well done to you both!

    Boards.ie need your help to survive, subscribe here



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  • #12
    Dogsdodogsstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 908 ✭✭✭Dogsdodogsstuff


    excellent news , thanks for update and all the efforts to keep boards going.



  • #13
    hawthorne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭hawthorne


    Many thanks for the persistence and hard work! Long live bords.ie!



  • #14
    Leg End Reject
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 21,924 Mod ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123951766#Comment_123951766

    I think your sig did it! 😂

    https://forumofgames.com/



  • #15
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,207 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Great news for us all 🎉

    I hope Odhran and Mike enjoy the well earned break.



  • #16
    FPLLeebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭FPLLeebo


    Super news! Excellent community 🙌



  • #17
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,075 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Well done, great news.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #18
    spark_tank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭spark_tank


    Great news.



  • #19
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,801 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Brilliant news in a **** time 🙂



  • #20
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    Excellent news. Thanks for letting us know.



  • #21
    duefrine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 586 ✭✭✭duefrine


    Super news, this is great to hear. Thank yous and best of luck, I hope boards stays for a very long time.



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  • #22
    cunnifferous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭cunnifferous


    Amazing news. It's only when something is potentially lost that you appreciate it!



  • #23
    8-10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,819 ✭✭✭✭8-10


    Great news! It's like all my Halloweens have come at once!



  • #24
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,422 ✭✭✭deandean


    That's great news Odhran and Mike. Well done!

    Drop around to our gaff tonight and we'll slip a bag of cans in with the nuts and apples ;-)



  • #25
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,568 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Great news! Thanks so much gents on all of the hard work over the last few months.

    I think now it’s time to elect a community committee who can work with Odhran and Mike to secure this site for years to come.

    A zoom call one a month or once every second month might be more beneficial than expecting Odhran/Mile to field and reply to every suggestion given.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #26
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,248 ✭✭✭Barr


    Great news , well done all



  • #27
    A-Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,561 ✭✭✭A-Train


    Great news and thanks for all the hard work.



  • #28
    machiavellianme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭machiavellianme


    Awesome news. After more than 25 years of daily visits, I was beginning to worry. At least now I have a year to wean myself away…

    Save boards.ie by subscribing: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/



  • #29
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,172 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    Delighted to hear this, well done.



  • #30
    Lad GAGA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 841 ✭✭✭Lad GAGA


    Great news Odhran and Mike, well done, I'm sure the last few months have been pretty stressful. Hope you enjoy a nice celebratory weekend. It would have been the end of an era if Boards had of closed down but thankfully that's not going to happen.



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  • #31
    Archeron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,681 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Woooooooooooooooo!!!! 😁😁



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