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03/04/2013, 12:10 PM
adamd164

Hunky Dorys Park is roughly a 25-30 min walk from Drogheda train station, with some of it uphill.

A right pain in the arse, had to walk it the other day.
03/04/2013, 12:27 PM
redron

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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Thomond is around 40 minutes from Colbert Station by foot, 10-15 mins by car, not sure about buses. Bus Eireann organised buses for the last few big games to ferry fans from the station to the stadium, but not sure if that will be kept up after the Pats game.

You must be a slow walker!
I'd say it takes less than 30 mins (about 25mins at my usual pace) to walk from the station to Thomond Park.
If you haven't chartered your own shuttle bus, then you could walk down to the bus stops outside Dunnes Stores on Henry St (10mins) and get a bus from there.

If I was walking, I'd go down Mallow St, over Shannon Bridge and up Shelbourne Road.
03/04/2013, 12:29 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Closer to 'or so' I reckon. More like a 20 minute job than 10.

Well it was a 15min walk from my old pad on Distillery Road (off Clonliffe Road). So I reckon 10 wouldn't be past it. My left foot works you see. I can keep the pace up.
03/04/2013, 12:33 PM
redron

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Originally Posted by Bray Head

It's allright going to games by train but the problem is getting home afterwards. The DART is Ok after games but outside of Dublin there is little chance of getting a late train after the game.

This issue was particularly obvious to me when we used to play against Kildare County. We would hear the last train to Limerick leaving the station behind us about 25 minutes into the second half.
03/04/2013, 4:02 PM
White Horse

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Originally Posted by adamd164

Hunky Dorys Park is roughly a 25-30 min walk from Drogheda train station, with some of it uphill.

A right pain in the arse, had to walk it the other day.

Going anywhere in Drogheda means climbing a hill :)

Their new proposed stadium will be a lot closer to the railway station.
03/04/2013, 10:15 PM
gufcfan

You can get a train in the general direction of Drom, if you like walking a long way and also have a time machine that brings you back to 1935, when a train last went in that direction. :)
04/04/2013, 12:56 AM
luiz

Athlone Town's ground is at a walkable distance from the station too. The last train is well before the kickoff but it's the only ground where you are able to catch the last bus to Dublin (2200) in time. Sligo has a bus leaving at 0000, 2 hours of waiting which could easily be spent at a pub. I am not sure but there is a Citylink from Galway at about midnight as well. All other grounds have no means of transport back to Dublin after the match if the kick off time is the usual 1945

Drogheda's ground is quite far from the station as already mentioned, and to make things worse the last train is at 2205. Giving that the final whistle is usually about 2135, you have to rush a bit to not miss it.
04/04/2013, 7:48 AM
brendy_�ire

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Originally Posted by luiz

All other grounds have no means of transport back to Dublin after the match if the kick off time is the usual 1945.

There's a Derry-Dublin bus at 23:00, which suits perfectly. Though ye'd feel fairly crusty getting into Bus�ras at 02:30 in the morning.
04/04/2013, 10:35 AM
Straightstory

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Originally Posted by White Horse

Going anywhere in Drogheda means climbing a hill :)

Their new proposed stadium will be a lot closer to the railway station.

However, by the time it's built, train travel may well be obsolete.
04/04/2013, 10:37 AM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by Straightstory

However, by the time it's built, train travel may well be obsolete.

But we'll be relying on myposts's space shuttle service again then. Trains... pfft!
04/04/2013, 10:40 AM
Pablo Escobar

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Originally Posted by A face

Jackman when used by Limerick was right next door, 2 minute walk to the door. Cobh is about 30-40 min walk to the ground, all uphill so its a nightmare, and being honest its so steep its not great on the way back either.

30-40 mins?? The last time I did it I managed it between 10-15 mins.
04/04/2013, 11:51 AM
nigel-harps1954

You can get a bus to within a two minute walk of Finn Park...not that anyone really cares.
04/04/2013, 12:15 PM
citybone

We got the GOBE buseirean bus back from Dublin Friday night at 12.30pm to Cork, Toilet and free wi-fi on board but as it was good Friday we couldn't go to a pub to wait, only about a hour in city center after getting the Luas back to the city. But we arrived in Cork at 3.30am so again felt a bit crustie like brandy above.
04/04/2013, 12:45 PM
punkrocket

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Originally Posted by Mr A

Finn Park is only five minutes walk from the train station that isn't in Stranolar.

It's been a while since there were any trains running in Donegal, the Finntown one doesn't count.

Wasn't always this way mind

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ssion_1906.jpg
04/04/2013, 1:16 PM
redarmyfaction

That is some rail network.
04/04/2013, 8:25 PM
adamd164

Both Aircoach and GOBE run services all night between Cork and Dublin now, on the hour.

I wish these had been running years back when I couldn't make an away game unless we had our own bus going.
09/04/2013, 3:43 PM
adamd164

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Originally Posted by redarmyfaction

The Showgrounds has a railway end, it is a brisk ten minute walk from train to stiles.

I'm going to the game this Saturday, train to and from Dublin.

KO is 3.55 - so game should be over around 5.40 or so, maybe slightly after. Last train back is at 6pm. Gonna be cutting it fine and I hope you're right about 10 mins!;)
09/04/2013, 3:59 PM
Dodge

Hope the away fans aren't kept back (in fairness they're usually not in Sligo). You're helped that it's pretty much all downhill from the ground to the train station
09/04/2013, 4:21 PM
mypost

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Originally Posted by adamd164

I'm going to the game this Saturday, train to and from Dublin.

KO is 3.55 - so game should be over around 5.40 or so, maybe slightly after. Last train back is at 6pm. Gonna be cutting it fine and I hope you're right about 10 mins!;)

It could be 5.45 or even 5.50 if there's loads of injury time. 6pm is cutting it too fine.

Last bus is at 6.30pm. That should be safe enough.
09/04/2013, 4:53 PM
poster

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Originally Posted by mypost

It could be 5.45 or even 5.50 if there's loads of injury time. 6pm is cutting it too fine.

Last bus is at 6.30pm. That should be safe enough.

Aren't you going to offer him your spaceship?

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