Squareyes in Galway is set to play host to a Starcraft 2 tournament (8-9 October 2010). Registration has opened and will close on October 4th. In order to register, interested players must complete a registration form and pay the €20 registration fee via PayPal or at the venue. The player (Columc / Toxick / Vanyd) behind the event has a range of experience with a number of fun tournaments, leagues and LANs under his belt.

Registration Details:
To register for this event you may:
Email toxick[at]gmail{dot}com with the registration form filled out. With subject name “Registration to Starcraft 2 tournament”. You must also agree to the Rules and Regulations by stating in the email “I <NAME> agree to the following rules and regulations to the Starcraft 2 Tournament”.
You may also hand in the register form and a signed copy of the Rules and regulations to Squareyes on Forster Street, Galway(Forms are provided on the counter). If you register this way you have to prepay with the €20(form wont be supplied until Wednesday the 15th of August)

To prepay for the event you may:
Transfer €20 over to toxick@gmail.com via PayPal. When filling out please supply your name, email address and your username. Please Send an email to toxick@gmail.com with subject name “Prepaid for Starcraft 2 tournament” and supply your name email address and date of transfer.
If you cant prepay by paypal or are not in Galway city. You can also email toxick@gmail.com and we can work on another process.

Tournament Details
Dates: Friday 8th and Saturday 9th October 2010
Times: Friday - Games Start at 19:00. Saturday - Games Start at 12:00
Tournament Type: Double Elimination
Matches: The First few Rounds will be a Best of 1 (Bo1) games. Quater-finals will be Best of 3 (Bo3). Semi-finals will be Best of 5 (Bo5) and the finals will be Best of 5 (Bo5)

All information and discussion is available on boards.ie.

After an extended hiatus, the Midlans crew is pleased to announce a 2010 edition of the LAN. Midlans 2010 (20-22 August 2010) will take place at the Streete Community Centre in County Westmeath. There are 400 player spaces available with a weekend of fun, games and tournaments promised.

The event will cost €30 to attend although those who are interested in attending specifically for the Street Fighter tournament are entitled to a discount and will pay €20. A number of tournaments are to be run with more to be unveiled in the run-up to the LAN. Games to be played over the course of the weekend are not limited to the tournament games and will include titles such as Battlefield, Unreal Tournament, Supreme Commander 2 and Quake 3 Arena among many others.

Source: Midlans

JuneLAN, to be hosted at The Netcafé in  Longford, has been confirmed. The LAN will kick off at 20:00 GMT on June 5th and conclude at 16:00 GMT on June 7th. It has been suggested that this could be the last LAN hosted at The Netcafé which looks to be closing in a matter of weeks. Cherryghost has stated that he would like to "go out with a bang".

Entry:
15 euro BYOP
20 Euro rent a PC (8 available)

Games (will include but not limited to):
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Call of Duty 4
Modern Warfare 2
Team Fortress 2
Counter Strike Source
Dawn of War
Crysis Wars
Trackmania
Company of Heroes
Left 4 Dead 2
Halo
Street Fighter IV

Links:
Event Signup
Event Group
Discussion: boards.ie

 Ireland's EVO 2010 Qualifier featuring Super Street Fighter IV is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 29th 2010. The  Xtreme Gaming Centre (Liffey Street, Dublin) has been confirmed as the venue after unforeseen circumstances forced a move away from  Gamesnash Live. Entry to the tournament costs €20 with the winner earning a trip to Las Vegas to participate in EVO 2010.

Event Schedule:
Registration and casual play starts 12.30pm
Registration and casual play closes 1.30pm
Tournament starts at 2pm
Tournament ends 6pm.
Presentation 6.30pm
Close 7pm

Links:
Source: Streetfighter.ie
Discussion: boards.ie

The newly launched Streetfighter.ie is pleased to announce a competition with a little bit of diversity. The 'Day of Champions' will feature four fighting games and all in the name of charity. The Day of Champions will take place on May 22nd and each tournament will kick off at 14:00 GMT. Participants are advised to arrive early to register their interest and warm up beforehand.

Attendance will cost €5 for console rental with each tournament costing €1 to enter. Proceeds will go to charity but there is a special €20 prize to anyone that can place top three in three tournaments. 

Tournament Games:
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Blazblue
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Soul Calibur 4

The Xtreme Gaming Centre, Dublin will host the event. 

Links:
Source: Streetfighter.ie
Discussion: boards.ie