3PM - 4:30PM on Monday, June 19
The Bell Bar & Restaurant, Dublin 15, D15 EW77, Ireland https://www.thebell.ie/
I thought I would try this. If it goes well, we might do another one at another stage.
Transport/travel: Venue is close to the M50 junction 6. There is a quite big car parking on site which should have plenty of spaces at this time of the day. Castleknock train station is 400 m away. There are bus stops very close.
All welcome. You don’t need to be a member of the Irish ME/CFS Association.
Register your interest (optional): tomkindlon [at] gmail.com I'll be there in my mobility scooter wearing a blue ribbon.
Format: None. People chat spontaneously with others either on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.
Entrance: Free
Refreshments: People buy their own food and/or drink.
Special guest: Ilise Friedman of the Solve ME/CFS Initiative. She is making a social visit to Ireland and contacted me to see whether she could meet me or alternatively also some contacts of the Irish ME/CFS Association during her trip. They are grateful for our support. We have given them €45,000 from our research fund over the years.
Length: People are free to stay on after 4:30 PM. But that is getting close to my energy/similar limit so I'll probably leave around then.
Inside or outside? Yet to be decided. I will keep an eye out on what the feedback is.
Comments on inside/outside issue:
- Outside: good air quality. No background noise (though pipe sound inside was fairly low when I checked it out this afternoon). Benches are not padded (people could bring something to sit on perhaps if they are concerned)
- Inside: controlled temperature (neither hot nor cold). There were quite a lot of low stools (at the level of a pouffe) in some places which suit people like me who like to put their feet up. There was some piped sound though as I said the level was fairly low when I checked it out this afternoon.
People could always make their own decision whether to sit inside or outside on the day.
The Bell Bar & Restaurant, Dublin 15, D15 EW77, Ireland https://www.thebell.ie/
I thought I would try this. If it goes well, we might do another one at another stage.
Transport/travel: Venue is close to the M50 junction 6. There is a quite big car parking on site which should have plenty of spaces at this time of the day. Castleknock train station is 400 m away. There are bus stops very close.
All welcome. You don’t need to be a member of the Irish ME/CFS Association.
Register your interest (optional): tomkindlon [at] gmail.com I'll be there in my mobility scooter wearing a blue ribbon.
Format: None. People chat spontaneously with others either on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.
Entrance: Free
Refreshments: People buy their own food and/or drink.
Special guest: Ilise Friedman of the Solve ME/CFS Initiative. She is making a social visit to Ireland and contacted me to see whether she could meet me or alternatively also some contacts of the Irish ME/CFS Association during her trip. They are grateful for our support. We have given them €45,000 from our research fund over the years.
Length: People are free to stay on after 4:30 PM. But that is getting close to my energy/similar limit so I'll probably leave around then.
Inside or outside? Yet to be decided. I will keep an eye out on what the feedback is.
Comments on inside/outside issue:
- Outside: good air quality. No background noise (though pipe sound inside was fairly low when I checked it out this afternoon). Benches are not padded (people could bring something to sit on perhaps if they are concerned)
- Inside: controlled temperature (neither hot nor cold). There were quite a lot of low stools (at the level of a pouffe) in some places which suit people like me who like to put their feet up. There was some piped sound though as I said the level was fairly low when I checked it out this afternoon.
People could always make their own decision whether to sit inside or outside on the day.
