If there are any pbasers who might like to consider a visit to Dublin you might like to consider the weekend of the 24-26 April. There appear to be no rugby or soccer matches, no major concerts, and it is not a bank holiday weekend, so flights shouldn't be a huge problem. Bewleys Hotel in Ballsbridge has an airport coach stop right outside it, and it is a hotel that is not bang in the city centre but very accessible by bus, local Dart (light-rail service) and by foot. Until the 18th of January they are offering a very good sale offer on their rooms @€50 a night (prepaid). See
http://www.avvio.com/hotels/Bewleys_Bal ... pulsestart
If there are people interested do pmail me with your email addresses and I can contact you by email as we get closer to the time. I will be away for most of March so it would be good to have some of the planning done by then.