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Jun

Hasta Luego Blogger Dinner

As many people know, Tom Raftery is moving to Spain in the near future. Tom is, of course, a famous blogger and tech consultant but that sells him short. His energy, enthusiasm and openness should be a model for us all. I know I’m going to miss him locally, and not just from it@cork and OpenCoffee. At least we’ll still have him online :-)

To give him the send-off he deserves, I thought it might be nice to have a bloggers’ dinner in Cork before he goes. Tuesday the 17th of June is the date we’ve picked. Venue is TBD but the aim is somewhere like Proby’s.

Everyone is welcome, you really don’t have to be a blogger (but you might be by the end of the night). However, as always, we need to know numbers so we can book appropriately. Please either leave a comment here or mail me at conor AT loudervoice DOT com before Thursday 12th if you want to attend. Equally importantly, do the same before the 17th if you change your mind!

Hope to see you there. I’ll confirm venue early next week here.

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12 Comments for this entry

Walter Higgins
June 5th, 2008 on 9:09 pm

I’ll be there.

Gordon
June 6th, 2008 on 8:51 am

I’d like to attend

Mark Twomey
June 6th, 2008 on 11:43 am

Count me in.

Tom Raftery
June 7th, 2008 on 6:21 pm

Thanks a million Conor for organising this (and for the kind words) – count me in!!!

Sabrina Dent
June 7th, 2008 on 9:34 pm

I’ll be there with @handelaar :)

John Peavoy
June 7th, 2008 on 11:52 pm

Glad to see that Tom can make it!!

Planning to be there myself …

pat phelan
June 9th, 2008 on 7:34 am

throw me down

keith bohanna
June 13th, 2008 on 9:35 pm

In Dublin on Tuesday – but will be thinkinofya :-)

keith

Donncha O Caoimh
June 14th, 2008 on 11:22 pm

On the off chance you didn’t get my email a few days ago, I’ll be there on Tuesday!

BTW – what time in the evening?

Conor O'Neill
June 15th, 2008 on 12:54 am

I’m waiting on final confirmation but it looks like 7pm in Proby’s Bistro in town.

jan blanchard
June 17th, 2008 on 2:09 pm

can’t make it but will be thinking of you – have fun and drink only good wine!

Conor O'Neill
June 17th, 2008 on 2:16 pm

I will insist on only French wine tonight :-)

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