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A new community events experience is launching in Letterkenny with a simple but radical idea: leave your phone in your pocket, sit down with strangers, and see what happens.<\/p>\n
Clann & Co, an Irish social enterprise building communities through Offline Caf\u00e9s, creative workshops, culture nights, outdoor adventures and alternative social experiences, is bringing its first Offline Caf\u00e9 to Br\u00fa Lab in Letterkenny.<\/p>\n
The Offline Caf\u00e9 concept is straightforward. People arrive, put their phones aside, and spend two hours playing games, sharing conversation and meeting new people in a warm, relaxed setting. Guests are encouraged to bring along whatever helps them unwind and connect \u2014 a board game, a deck of cards, a craft project, some colouring \u2014 anything that gets hands busy and conversation flowing. No agenda, no awkwardness \u2014 just the kind of easy, unhurried connection that most of us are quietly craving more of.<\/p>\n
The launch comes at a time when excessive screen use is becoming one of Ireland’s most talked-about social issues.<\/p>\n
Clann & Co has been organising events and building community across the Northwest since 2024, and Letterkenny feels like a natural next step.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the launch, Clann & Co founder Cassie Jane said “People are craving real connection again. Over the last two years we’ve seen firsthand how powerful it is when strangers come together through simple shared experiences \u2014 board games, craft projects, sea swimming, surfing, cultural evenings. Something shifts when you put the phone down and just show up for each other. Letterkenny is full of great people and we are so delighted to be launching our Offline Caf\u00e9 here, in partnership with Kyle at Br\u00fa Lab, who just gets it completely.”<\/p>\n
Kyle, owner of Br\u00fa Lab, added “We’re buzzing to be part of this. At Br\u00fa Lab we’re big believers in proper coffee, proper chats, and occasionally making people look up from their phones long enough to remember they have friends. The Offline Caf\u00e9 feels like a perfect fit \u2014 good coffee, no scrolling, and a room full of people actually connecting in real life.”<\/p>\n
Beyond the Offline Caf\u00e9, Clann & Co will be bringing a full programme of events to Letterkenny including creative workshops, social meetups, surfing days, Sea, Sauna and Slice experiences, Irish Language Caf\u00e9s, outdoor and adventure gatherings, and cultural evenings.<\/p>\n
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