I made a free app for making friends in Ireland - hoping you find it useful!
I am an Irish Software Engineer from Dublin and I built the mobile app myself. Mods, please remove this post if that's not allowed. I sent a mod mail to request permission in advance
I made the app because making friends as an adult in Ireland is quite difficult. If you didn't go to secondary school with the locals, you probably missed the boat for the friends group or clique in your town. So I built an app for those who want to make new friends somewhere else
It's called Mingle: Meetup IRL & Socialise. It's not a dating app, but that's not to say you won't meet someone nice on there. It went live on the App Store this week and there are around 150 people on it so far, so it's pretty much just getting started. This is one of my first posts I made about the app online
Mingle is completely free to download and use. You can browse all profiles, message people, and create public events without paying a cent. The idea is to get people socialising by putting up what you want to do and where you want to do it, and letting other people nearby join you. Every event has its own group chat for the people going to an event, so you can sort out the details together
On the safety side: The app is for adults over 18. It has default privacy settings built into your profile that you can configure. Every message request requires approval before it lands in your inbox. There is a user verification system that requires manual approval. Unverified profiles are filtered by default. You can appear offline. You can choose whether your profile is visible or not. All of these features are free. I added them because my niece and her colleagues use the app and I wanted to keep them safe
Mingle is only on the app store since this week, so depending on where you are it might look quiet when you open it. It's currently available on Android and iOS and if you would like to try it you can download it here: https://mingle.ie/get
If you give it a go and have feedback tell me here and make updates. I read all of the comments and feedback. Thanks a lot :)