Practical Information About Your Stay in Limerick

Practical Information about your Stay in Limerick

Index:

o  Accommodation P. 2

o  Arriving in Limerick P. 3

o  Getting to Hotel P. 4

o  Getting to the meeting venue P. 4

Accommodation

The accommodation organised in conjunction with the meeting is at:

Name of the hotel: The Strand Hotel

Address: O’Callaghan Strand, Limerick City

Telephone number: +353 61 421800

e-mail:

web site: www.strandhotellimerick.ie

Price of the hotel per night: €85 per single room per night (including Breakfast)

€95 per twin/double room per night (including Breakfast)

****When making reservation please quote ‘Chemistry Network’ to avail of these reduced rates****

Type of accommodation provided B/B

Hotel Location

Arriving in Limerick

List of the main airports and distances from the city and the hotel:

1)  Airport: Dublin Airport

o  By taxi the journey would take approximately two hours and be expensive.

o  By coach there are a number of bus services to and from Dublin Airport and Limerick. The journey takes approximately 2.5 – 3 hours. Coach services are provided by

-  the M7 Express (recommended as fastest) Take green N7 express bus from airport coach park and change at Red Cow Luas stop for M7 Express Limerick bus (these buses are synchronised to link with each other).

http://dublincoach.ie/timetables/dublin_coach_journey_planner.php

-  JJ Kavanagh coaches provide an alternative but slightly slower coach to Limerick from Dublin Airport

http://www.jjkavanagh.ie/images/events/Limerick-Dublin%20FEB%202012.pdf

o  Limerick Railway Station (Colbert Station) is located inParnell St,just a 10 minute stroll from the4* Limerick Strand Hotel.There is a Dublin airport coach that links to Heuston Station in Dublin where it is possible to take a train to Limerick Colbert Station. Price depends on time of booking (internet booking is cheapest by far) Train time from Heuston Station approximately 2.5 hours.

http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/

2)  Airport: Shannon Airport

o  Shannon Airport is the gateway to the world from the West of Ireland located just 15 minutes bycar from the4*Limerick Strand Hotel, making the hotel the ideal stopover for business& leisure travellers alike.

o  Taxis will take 15 – 20 minutes and cost approximately €30

o  There are a number of alternatives for coaches from Shannon Airport to Limerick for a journey that takes approximately 45 minutes, including:

-  Bus Eireann: http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1290185006-343.pdf

-  JJ Kavanagh

http://www.jjkavanagh.ie/images/events/Limerick-Dublin%20FEB%202012.pdf

Arriving at the Hotel

How to reach the hotel from:

The main Limerick Colbert train station: walking distance approximately 10 minutes. Walk from Station along Parnell St., to William Street, straight down to Sarsefield St and the over Sarsefield Bridge to Hotel.

The coach station: Intercity Coaches also stop at Limerick Colbert Station or at Arthur’s Quay Bus Stop. Ask for the Arthur’s Quay bus stop on the M7 Express or JJ Kavanagh coach as this is no more than a 5 minute walk from the Hotel.

The city centre is less than 5 minutes walk from the hotel, just across the Sarsefield Bridge over the River Shannon.

Further information (including alternative accommodation if you wish) about Limerick and maps available at

http://www.irishtourist.com/limerick/towns/limerick_city/ and www.limerick.ie

http://www.limerickcommunicationsoffice.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lco-limerickmap.pdf

Getting to the meeting venue

The meeting will take place in The Institute Boardroom and the conference in the Millennium Theatre:

Name of the institution: Limerick Institute of Technology

Address: Moylish Park, Limerick

Telephone number: +353 61 327688

e-mail:

web site: www.lit.ie

How to get there from the hotel:

A) By Bus

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is accessible by a public bus service from a bus stop directly outside the hotel. The service is Number 302 and it leaves the City Centre for Caherdavin approximately every 20 minutes. There is a bus stop adjacent to LIT.

http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360855300-Limerick-City-Map.pdf

Tickets are purchased on the bus and cost €1.80 single.

B) On Foot

It is possible to walk from the Hotel to LIT via the Ennis Road, turn at traffic lights on to Shelbourne Road, continue to next traffic lights and turn left up hill past Thomond Park and college is on right at top of hill. Walking time approximately 20 minutes.

C) By Taxi

The taxi journey should take no more than 10 minutes (depending on traffic). Cost approximately €10 per car (up to 4 adults).

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