Fanfare! LITFEST 2023
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Lets go for the dates 22nd of April; it feels like destiny that Robinne will be in the UK that weekend too! We'll plan the 22nd (Saturday) and then if Robinne can make it to London we can have an impromptu day 2 on the Sunday. But let's just aim for the first day, and trust that everything will transpire in its own perfect way, as it always does 
SO; LITFEST IS ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO; LITFEST IS ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet. Buying my tickets tonightLets go for the dates 22nd of April; it feels like destiny that Robinne will be in the UK that weekend too! We'll plan the 22nd (Saturday) and then if Robinne can make it to London we can have an impromptu day 2 on the Sunday. But let's just aim for the first day, and trust that everything will transpire in its own perfect way, as it always does
SO; LITFEST IS ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Apr 12, 2022
Coming late to the party, but I may be able to fly in from Texas. Let me know how many cowboy hats I should bring.
- Nov 10, 2017
It's a fab idea. It'll be the Pub Ups that week.We can bring our laptops for the Sunday pop-up at a pub. Or is that not a good idea?
If they do Stetsons or similar that aren't made from wool or leather, I would love one.
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As many as can fit would propably be the best answer...
@Izuku Midoriya I may be in that day too (or I'm sure a few of us will be around
) so closer to the day we'll organise ourselves. SO EXCITING
E G Logan
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- Nov 11, 2018
Have you ever been slung in the street out of a pub before?? This trip promises lots of new experiences, does it not...April 22 & 23 sounds great. We can do an in-person huddle and bring our laptops for the Sunday pop-up at a pub. Or is that not a good idea?
Julie
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- Feb 13, 2020
April 22nd? Brilliant. 
Do we know exactly where we'll be gathering?
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Not exactly. London somewhere... Working on itApril 22nd? Brilliant.
Mel L
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- Aug 24, 2021
Late to the party but definitely maybe interested. No hostels or floors for these old bones though!
No hostels or floors for these old bones though!
Robinne Weiss
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- May 19, 2015
I have actually been kicked out of a pub before ... for not drinking enough. Bunch of local mums met at the pub one evening back when my kids were little. Of course we all had to drive home, and none of us were big drinkers anyway, with little kids in the house. So we were nursing our tonic and limes for hours. We were the only ones in our small rural pub, and the publican kicked us out so he could go home early. LOL!
- Mar 8, 2022
Emily,It shall, indeed
I'll take over a sod of turf and we can burn it, sniff it and sing some tunes from the old homestead (that's if I'm not arrested for smuggling in not only a cake, but a large, suspicious looking fibrous lump of earth)
Wife and I will be in Ireland the week before or after, not sure yet. Staying at Fiztpatrick Castle, Dublin.
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No way James!! I came home from that VERY hotel yesterday, where my brother got married! What a coincidence
It is a really beautiful place to stay, even if you never ventured beyond Killiney village. We might have to do an Irish Litfest offshoot so!!
BrianY
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- May 22, 2022
I'd be game for an American meetup. Since I'm in Lancaster, PA, I could swap an Amish hat for a cowboy hat. However, I would suggest that such a meeting be held in New York City - flights are cheap, hostel bunks are plentiful, and lots of us know their way around.
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Litfests around the world... could become A Thing...
Hannah F
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- Jan 18, 2020
Fitzpatrick castle hotel in Killiney? That's down the road from where I used to live as a kid! Ask for one of the rooms with a balcony. Great view.
Hannah F
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- Jan 18, 2020
OMG! That's where the wedding was? It's literally just down the road from my parents' house which is on Claremont Road.No way James!! I came home from that VERY hotel yesterday, where my brother got married! What a coincidence
Litfest '24?
Mel L
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- Aug 24, 2021
Count me in! Would love an excuse to finally visit Ireland!No way James!! I came home from that VERY hotel yesterday, where my brother got married! What a coincidence
I have never been to the USA, though people who have tell me that New York is by far the most expensive place.
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Yes
My new SIL is from there, her family - in true Irish style- were most likely your neighbours!!!!It's pretty ridiculous, yea. There are much cheaper places.
Hannah F
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- Jan 18, 2020
!!! Where do they live? Bet I know the street. Our street's opposite Killiney Hill Park.Yes
I went to The Holy Child School, Killiney. That was a looong time ago, but it was a great school back then.
I would recommend White Rock beach at the bottom of the hill for kiddies. It's much sandier than Killiney beach.
(Enya lives in Killiney. She built herself a Castle very close to the hill.)
BrianY
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- May 22, 2022
I think that there are places that are far more expensive than NYC as a whole. How about Aspen, Colorado? Or the whole state of Hawaii? BTW ... I have relatives in Finchley, London and that costs more than any of them.
However ... I grew up in Queens and had to leave because of the cost of living. I visit a couple of days a month and am always shocked. I'd say more, but it would be straight from my in-progress memoir and that belongs in another section of this board.
We could do the American meetup here in Lancaster, PA. Food and housing are much cheaper than in NYC, but getting here costs much more.
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