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Travel to Limerick | Accommodation | Entertainment | Tourist information | Local News | Maps | Visa Requirements | Childcare facilities Please note, people coming to Kilmurry village/Plassey village, please go directly to the village reception first to unload luggage. This is better than coming directly to Conference Registration. People arriving in Kilmurry village/Plassey village before 8am and after 10pm (if flight arrives in Shannon after 9pm, then you are in this category), please e-mail Kate.Sheahan@ul.ie. People taking train from Dublin to Limerick, please note that many of the trains stop at Limerick Junction, where you usually need to change for Limerick. The best way to reach the University of Limerick is to fly to the Shannon airport, located 20km north of Limerick City. Scheduled flights arrive daily at Shannon from London's Heathrow airport, Paris' Roissy/Charles De Gaulle airport. Dublin airport, and several US locations providing a convenient hub facility. There is a bus service from Shannon Airport to Limerick City Center:
Airlines Flying Direct To Shannon
Airlines Flying Directly To Dublin
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Bus, Taxi and Car Hire services are available from the airport for deligates.
Limerick city / Limerick Inn / Limerick Ryan / Jury's Hotel : £16 Castletroy Park Hotel: £20 Kilmurray Lodge / Kilmurray Village / Plassey Village: £22 (Up to 4 people can share a taxi) Other possibilities include Train: Iarnrod Eireann operate a regular train service to/from Limerick city. Details are available from their Inter City Timetable. Bus: There are regular bus services to/from Limerick operated by Bus Eireann. Buses will run from the aiport to town hourly from the beginning of June, deligates traveling to the Castletroy Park Hotel, Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Kilmurry Village and Plassey Village can take the bus to the city, and then a taxi to their accommodation. Car hire, at Shannon Airport or elsewhere. For your information, taxis are available from the Train Station and City Centre to the University and cost on average £4 - £5. Moreover, regular buses between the campus and Limerick city centre are available. A ticket costs 70 pence.
ACCOMMODATION IN LIMERICK 
The conference takes place in the University of Limerick, which is located in the "suburbs" of Limerick (5 mins. drive from the city centre). Close to the conference location, we recommend the following options:
Bloomfield,
Rivers, Castletroy, Limerick (20 mins. walk) Castletroy
Lodge and Castletroy Inn, Dublin road (15 to 20 mins.
walk) Campus
accommodation (10 mins walk)
Within the city centre, we recommend the following addresses:
SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT IN LIMERICK
Besides the conference-related social events, we suggest you discover Ireland's main social attractions, its restaurants, pubs and landscapes. Here, as local residents, we suggest various local pubs and restaurants in the Limerick area. A list of Ireland-related links are also listed below. Pubs Nestor's
(O'Connell Street, Limerick, #58):
Rock&Roll on Wednesdays
Dolan's (Dock Road, Limerick, A2):
Trad. Irish Music every night
Nancy Blake's (Denmark Street, Limerick, #26):
Trad. Irish Music on Tuesdays
The Pub (Little Catherine Street, Limerick, #60)
The Brazen Head (O'Connell Street, Limerick, #55):
Rock&Roll on Sunday lunchtimes
The Parkway Bar (Parkway, Castletroy, C2)
The Hurlers (Dublin Road, Castletroy)
The Black Swan (Annacotty, 5 mins. drive): Trad. Irish
Music on Fridays
Guerin's Public House (Castleconnell, 10 mins. drive):
Trad. Irish Music on Wednesdays
Our local expert provides his evaluation of local best pints. Restaurants Green
Onion (Ellen Street, Limerick, #57)
Moll Darbys (George's Quay, Limerick, #50)
Mustang Sally's (O'Connell Street, Limerick, #55):
TexMex
The Jasmine (O'Connell Street, Limerick, #58):
Chinese
The Mogul Emperor (Henry Street, Limerick, #39):
Mongolian
Dolan's (Dock Road, Limerick, A2):
European
Worral's Inn (Castleconnell, 10mins. drive) : European
Durty Nelly's (Bunratty, 15mins. drive): European
Matt the Tresher (Birdhill, 20 mins. drive): very enjoyable
seafood platter
Goosers Eating House (in Ballina, 30 mins. drive) : definitely
the best place for fish and oysters
Below you will find some Irish-related links and maps
Radio stations Maps, from Campus to Country University of Limerick campus South West of Ireland mad-map The Silver Apples Crèche, on campus, will be available to delegates requiring childcare during the conference (Charge IRP65 Full Week, IRP35 Half Days (5 half days during the full week). |
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