I'm actually flying out of Shannon to the US on Sunday, and not back until the 16th, so won't be around while you are here, otherwise I would have met up with you. If nobody posts on here, head to the Fransiscan Well, Bierhaus or abbots, and you should meet some likeminded people. If you are around early afternoon, maybe head into the F Well, and see if there is any brewing going on, and I'm sure one of the brewers would be up for a chat. Now that I think of it, the Lee Valley brewers are doing a club brew in the F Well on the morning of Saturday the 14th, so that would probably be a perfect opportunity to meet people on the local scene.