Dublin/Belfast programme fair

[infoman]

Can any one confirm the details of the planned Dubin/Belfast programme fair in the weekend of 28/29 May 2011

Wanna attend and plan the flights

Thanks

[Dodge]

Not involved with either but yes, thats the date for both.

Belfast on Saturday 28th in St Georges Market 10.00am-2.30

Dublin is on Sunday 29th. haven't seen it confirmed but its been in St Andrew's resource centre on pearse Street for the past number of years. same times

[Tynie Topics]

I arrive in Dublin that morning for the ROI v Scotland match, is it generally the same dealers in attendance at both?

It will kill an hour or so before the pubs open
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[Dodge]

There would be Northern dealers who don't attend Dublin and some Southern dealers (mainly club specific) who don't attend Belfast

The English/Scottish dealers usually make a weekend out of it

[mark01]

Tynie Topics wrote:

I arrive in Dublin that morning for the ROI v Scotland match, is it generally the same dealers in attendance at both? It will kill an hour or so before the pubs open

I thought that game kicked off on 27th May not 29th?

[garyspain]

Those are almost certainly the fair dates but haven't seen them confirmed.

Scotland game moved to sunday 29th - new dates RoI v NI 24/5, Sco v Wales 25/5. Wales v NI 27/5 & RoI v Sco 29/5.

Full league of Ireland programme on 26/5 too so 5 matches in 6 days and 2 fairs unless I come out in the champions league final ballot.

[Dodge]

garyspain wrote:

Those are almost certainly the fair dates but haven't seen them confirmed.

The Belfast one was confirmed on the Programme/memorobila section of the Irish League Supporters Forum by the poster Blue heaven (who seems involved)

[garyspain]

Dodge wrote:

garyspain wrote: Those are almost certainly the fair dates but haven't seen them confirmed. The Belfast one was confirmed on the Programme/memorobila section of the Irish League Supporters Forum by the poster Blue heaven (who seems involved)

He is involved. I was a small bit concerned re the champions league final as it got moved a couple of years ago because a couple of the dealers were off to watch England. I hadn't seen anything official yet. However if Blueheaven says it is then that's the date.

[ToffeeDan]

What kind of English club stuff - if any - do you think might be available at Dublin?

[Dodge]

Its mostly English club stuff tbh. Its not my area of interest so I couldn't comment on the quality of stuff available. Dealers such as Michael Hewitt usually attend.

And again, I've no involvement with it, apart from turning up on the mornign and flicking through boxes...

[garyspain]

ToffeeDan wrote:

What kind of English club stuff - if any - do you think might be available at Dublin?

Main clubs supported in the Republic are Man Utd, Liverpool and Leeds.

Last year saw the ebst stuff for many years for sale at the Dublin fair probably due to the recession here. Prices were very high though.

I doubt if you'd get any good Everton league ones but probably some of their rarer Irish friendlies.

However might be worth a trip if you can get a cheap flight and take in the RoI v Scotland game that evening.

[ForestMick]

Last year at the Belfast one, I picked up a few gaps in my collection, but mostly the odd gap from the 80's/90's, and a few ROI/NI friendlies, but nothing rare. Was worth the trip for me anywyay, as I trravel to Belfast a few times a year, and as Gary says, got a very cheap flight with that well known Irish company!
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