An Cosantóir

An Cosantóir October 2015 www.dfmagazine.ie 26 | by MARK HAYDEN PHoTo by SGT PAUL MILLAR THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARIA COLLECTORS CLUB MARKS 20 YEARS I t is hard to believe that the International Militaria Collectors Club (IMCC) is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. The club was founded in Dublin in 1995 by a group of like-minded individuals who wanted to learn more about militaria, avoid costly mistakes and gain access to new items for their collec- tions. IMCC hold five fairs a year - four at our Dublin venue and an annual fair in Christ Church old School in Gorey Co Wexford. We have held fairs in the Ierne firefighters Club, Dublin City Centre for a number of years and up until this summer The North Star Hotel in Dublin's City Centre was our home for the last 13-years. Now our 31st october fair is moving to our new home the Clontarf Castle Hotel on Castle Avenue, Dublin 3. We look forward to a long and happy partnership with this famous hotel, which is in an area of huge historical importance in Irish history. Joining the club entitles a member to free entry to all the fairs, newslet- ters, advice and free advertising in the newsletter, as well as many other benefits. The IMCC is a non-profit organisation so any money raised at the fair is used to offset the costs of the fair venues, advertising and maintain- ing the clubs newsletter. The sole purpose of the club is to bring collectors together in order to learn more about the hobby, share expertise, buy and sell items and gener- ally enjoy the company of like minded people. our members come from every walk of life, many different age groups and ethnic back- grounds and all are welcome. So if you have seen our adverts in the various collec- tors' magazines or posters and thought about coming to a fair why not come along and see for yourself? our next fair dates for 2015/2016 are as follows: • 31st october - Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin • 20th February - Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin • 21st May - Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin • 11th June - Gorey, Co Wexford • 13th August - Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin • 19th November - Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin Please feel free to contact us at gorey.ferns@anglican.org and we will be happy to help you in any way we can. Emails are usually answered within 12-24 hours and any help we can give to you to support your collecting is gladly given. Find us on Facebook where photos from recent fairs and updates of forthcoming events are uploaded on a regular basis. for further info on the IMCC please contact: Eddie Wyer (Hon. Treasurer) 086-3410159 or Mark Hayden (PRo) 086- 1602228 - http://internationalmilitariacollectorsclub.com/ Paul Cullen and Noel Talbot at the North Star Hotel Eddie Wyer offers some advice at the North Star Hotel

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