Thanks everyone.
So I would love to attend some events in the UK, but that will have to be a bit later in the year. Being from South Africa means earning money in a currency that’s pretty worthless, and coming to Ireland was kind of a budget shock 
So plane tickets would be me and my wife and young son, plus event tickets plus UK visas end up costing quite a bit. So I’ll take some time and settle down here, and build some savings then I will definitely look into some events in other countries.
Thanks for the advice, I will check out the groups mentioned.