Limerick vs Sligo Rovers

Hey all

Going down to Limerick for the match in a couple of weeks. Should be a good game with both clubs on the up once more. Great to hear the attendances are averaging a 1000. that's excellent. i was in pike rovers ground for last game of season and was a depressing day i can tell you. looking forward to seeing the hogan park ground.

Where is good to go out in Limerick. I've had brief excursions through Limerick and have been in Maguires and the claw i think it was. Anyhoo anyone know of anywhere else worth going to ? bars, clubs etc

Also where is good to stay ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Nancy Blakes, Clohesseys, Smiths are probably the most popular places in town.

The Sin Bin & The Icon are the most popular clubs.

The Sin Bin is underneath Clohesseys & the Icon is next to Smiths.

Theres a strip joint just off O'Connell st called The Globe or at least thats what it used to be called but be carefull cause I think theres a Gay club in the same building & you wouldn't want to go in the wrong door now would you. :D

Of course it all depends what you are into but there is no shortage of bars in town. We even have a Polish bar nowdays but don't ask me to tell you what its called.

It all depends what you are into of course what you're after but if its skirt the you should have no problems in either The Sin Bin or The Icon.

Enjoy your weekend & don't take it too badly when we beat ye ;)

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Originally Posted by Pauliwallnuts

Nancy Blakes, Clohesseys, Smiths are probably the most popular places in town.

The Sin Bin & The Icon are the most popular clubs.

The Sin Bin is underneath Clohesseys & the Icon is next to Smiths.

Theres a strip joint just off O'Connell st called The Globe or at least thats what it used to be called but be carefull cause I think theres a Gay club in the same building & you wouldn't want to go in the wrong door now would you. :D

Of course it all depends what you are into but there is no shortage of bars in town. We even have a Polish bar nowdays but don't ask me to tell you what its called.

It all depends what you are into of course what you're after but if its skirt the you should have no problems in either The Sin Bin or The Icon.

Enjoy your weekend & don't take it too badly when we beat ye ;)

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thanks for the info. I wont be as depressed as when we lost to ye last season in the last game. man that day was crap.

Ye are in great form. i'd take a draw in limerick, so a win would be a great result .looking forward to seeing a crowd in an away game again.

thanks again.

Can ye give directions to the ground, coming from Sligo direction? Is there a car park? Thanks.

Start: Depart Start on N15 [Adelaide Street] (South) < 0.1 < 1min
1: Road name changes to N4 [Adelaide Street] 0.8 0:02
2: Construction scheduled at this location (April 25, 2005 - October 28, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
3: Turn RIGHT (South) onto N4 6.5 0:08
4: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N17 13.9 0:15
5: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
6: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
7: Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) 0.1 < 1min
8: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
9: Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto R294 0.3 0:01
10: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
11: Keep STRAIGHT onto N17 7.0 0:08
12: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
13: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
14: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
15: Turn LEFT (East) onto N5, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto N17 50.8 0:55
16: Turn LEFT (South-East) onto N18 4.7 0:05
17: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto N6 0.5 0:01
18: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N18 20.6 0:25
19: Bear LEFT (South) onto R462 12.4 0:14
20: Turn RIGHT (West) onto R352, then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto R462 13.3 0:18
21: Take Ramp (LEFT) onto N18 3.4 0:04
22: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto N18 [Condell Road] 2.5 0:05
23: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N18 [Mallow Street Lower] < 0.1 < 1min
End: Arrive End < 0.1 < 1min
Total Route 137 mile(s) 2 hrs 40 mins

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Originally Posted by jay_haych

Start: Depart Start on N15 [Adelaide Street] (South) < 0.1 < 1min
1: Road name changes to N4 [Adelaide Street] 0.8 0:02
2: Construction scheduled at this location (April 25, 2005 - October 28, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
3: Turn RIGHT (South) onto N4 6.5 0:08
4: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N17 13.9 0:15
5: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
6: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
7: Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) 0.1 < 1min
8: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
9: Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto R294 0.3 0:01
10: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
11: Keep STRAIGHT onto N17 7.0 0:08
12: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
13: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
14: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
15: Turn LEFT (East) onto N5, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto N17 50.8 0:55
16: Turn LEFT (South-East) onto N18 4.7 0:05
17: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto N6 0.5 0:01
18: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N18 20.6 0:25
19: Bear LEFT (South) onto R462 12.4 0:14
20: Turn RIGHT (West) onto R352, then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto R462 13.3 0:18
21: Take Ramp (LEFT) onto N18 3.4 0:04
22: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto N18 [Condell Road] 2.5 0:05
23: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N18 [Mallow Street Lower] < 0.1 < 1min
End: Arrive End < 0.1 < 1min
Total Route 137 mile(s) 2 hrs 40 mins

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funny and sad. As you come into limerick from the shannon/ennis dir, take the dir to dublin. At the parkway roundabout take the right turn and three roundabouts later (all straight) tesco is on your right (parking at the rear of tesco) ground is a 2 min walk from there.

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Originally Posted by jay_haych

Start: Depart Start on N15 [Adelaide Street] (South) < 0.1 < 1min
1: Road name changes to N4 [Adelaide Street] 0.8 0:02
2: Construction scheduled at this location (April 25, 2005 - October 28, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
3: Turn RIGHT (South) onto N4 6.5 0:08
4: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N17 13.9 0:15
5: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
6: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
7: Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) 0.1 < 1min
8: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
9: Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto R294 0.3 0:01
10: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
11: Keep STRAIGHT onto N17 7.0 0:08
12: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
13: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
14: Construction scheduled at this location (June 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005) < 0.1 < 1min
15: Turn LEFT (East) onto N5, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto N17 50.8 0:55
16: Turn LEFT (South-East) onto N18 4.7 0:05
17: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto N6 0.5 0:01
18: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N18 20.6 0:25
19: Bear LEFT (South) onto R462 12.4 0:14
20: Turn RIGHT (West) onto R352, then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto R462 13.3 0:18
21: Take Ramp (LEFT) onto N18 3.4 0:04
22: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto N18 [Condell Road] 2.5 0:05
23: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto N18 [Mallow Street Lower] < 0.1 < 1min
End: Arrive End < 0.1 < 1min
Total Route 137 mile(s) 2 hrs 40 mins

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me thinks you got this info from a journey planner on your pc, either that or your one precise chappie.

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Originally Posted by Westside

me thinks you got this info from a journey planner on your pc, either that or your one precise chappie.

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Id say it was the online AAroute planner

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Originally Posted by gael353

funny and sad. As you come into limerick from the shannon/ennis dir, take the dir to dublin. At the parkway roundabout take the right turn and three roundabouts later (all straight) tesco is on your right (parking at the rear of tesco) ground is a 2 min walk from there.

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Cheers, I think Jay_haych misunderstood my request. Funny though :D :D

It this match on Friday or Saturday :confused:

friday 7.45pm

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Originally Posted by joeSoap

friday 7.45pm

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ok, thanks ;)

Hello everyone!

First of all: Sorry for my bad English, but school is a long time ago :-)

On Friday I will fly from Germany (or better: Mönchengladbach - maybe you know Borussia?) to Limerick (or better: Shannon) to see the match in the evening. A bit crazy, of course, but who of us is not a bit crazy...

So, a lot of questions have already been answered above (where to spend the time after the match, for example :) ), but maybe you can help me with some more...?

So first an easy, but important one: How do I get from the City Center to Hogan Park without a car? By bus? Or is it possible to walk?

Second: Because I am especially interested in the ground, I am looking for a short history of LFCs "journey" through different grounds. So far I have found something about "Rathbane North" (same as Hogan Park, isn`t it?), "Jackman Park", "Pike Rovers", "Market`s Field" and so on, which confused me a lot :) Maybe I can find something like this somewhere in the web?

And finally, I am looking for a short history of Limerick FC. I learned that in the beginning there was Limerick AFC, then Limerick United, Limerick City and finally 1983 City. With championships 1960, 1980, right? So, maybe you can give me a link where I can find a short summary?

So, thats all :)

Good luck for the match on Friday, I hope to see a good one...

Auf Wiedersehen

Erik Roos

Try this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_FC

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Originally Posted by ErikRoos

Hello everyone!

First of all: Sorry for my bad English, but school is a long time ago :-)

On Friday I will fly from Germany (or better: Mönchengladbach - maybe you know Borussia?) to Limerick (or better: Shannon) to see the match in the evening. A bit crazy, of course, but who of us is not a bit crazy...

So, a lot of questions have already been answered above (where to spend the time after the match, for example :) ), but maybe you can help me with some more...?

So first an easy, but important one: How do I get from the City Center to Hogan Park without a car? By bus? Or is it possible to walk?

Second: Because I am especially interested in the ground, I am looking for a short history of LFCs "journey" through different grounds. So far I have found something about "Rathbane North" (same as Hogan Park, isn`t it?), "Jackman Park", "Pike Rovers", "Market`s Field" and so on, which confused me a lot :) Maybe I can find something like this somewhere in the web?

And finally, I am looking for a short history of Limerick FC. I learned that in the beginning there was Limerick AFC, then Limerick United, Limerick City and finally 1983 City. With championships 1960, 1980, right? So, maybe you can give me a link where I can find a short summary?

So, thats all :)

Good luck for the match on Friday, I hope to see a good one...

Auf Wiedersehen

Erik Roos

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well our ground is an experience at the moment so be sure to say hello to us at our table inside the ground. buses run to limerick every hour or so from the airport and get a taxi from the city (after you have a place to stay) to the ground. Do not go into any local pubs around the ground. Ps you MUST bring some ladies with you just like all us limerick fans do :p places to stay....not sure but try hostels.com some are not there anymore but i think that courtbreak is. hotels:jurys inn, travelodge (a bit outside the city) sarsfield bridge hotel, greenhills, we'll tell u more but id say ull find something on the web.

Thanks to both of you!

Do I really have to take a taxi? Is it this far? So I guess there also is no bus for returning to the city center after the match, right? But ok, a taxi should be no problem...

My flight back is on saturday in the early morning (at 7), so I am thinking about not going to bed and save the money... I hope there are some places to spend the night-time in Limerick?

Hope to find "your table" to say hello,

Erik

P.S. Unfortunately I am travelling only with a good friend of mine. So bringing a lady is not easy for us, but I will take a look in the city before the match, maybe I will be succesfull ;)

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Originally Posted by gael353

Do not go into any local pubs around the ground

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:confused:, why? Dodgy area is it? :D

Well lets just say that there are better places to go on the p1ss !! ;)

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Originally Posted by Pauliwallnuts

Well lets just say that there are better places to go on the p1ss !! ;)

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:D :D , Enough said so ;)

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Originally Posted by ErikRoos

Thanks to both of you!

Do I really have to take a taxi? Is it this far? So I guess there also is no bus for returning to the city center after the match, right? But ok, a taxi should be no problem...

My flight back is on saturday in the early morning (at 7), so I am thinking about not going to bed and save the money... I hope there are some places to spend the night-time in Limerick?

Hope to find "your table" to say hello,

Erik

P.S. Unfortunately I am travelling only with a good friend of mine. So bringing a lady is not easy for us, but I will take a look in the city before the match, maybe I will be succesfull ;)

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i think there is a local bus running to "near" the ground in rathbane. you can get it from outside the limerick sports shop on william street, but a taxi will be well handier and wont cost u much. As for staying out all night well the pubs/clubs should keep you going till 2, food till 3, roam aimlessly till five and get a taxi (earliest bus is 6:30, 45 min journey) to the airport around 5:30. Read futher up the post for best pubs/clubs.

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Originally Posted by gael353

roam aimlessly till five and get a taxi

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......Or an ambulance, depending on who you bump in to. I wouldn't be for roaming around town myself at 3am I have to say!

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Originally Posted by 4tothefloor

......Or an ambulance, depending on who you bump in to. I wouldn't be for roaming around town myself at 3am I have to say!

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Yeah, and it takes 4 to get him to the floor :eek:,:D :D.

Was told by someone living in Limerick not to park outside the ground as it's not in the best of areas but instead park at the nearby shopping centre, would ye agree? How far is the shopping centre from the ground?

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Was told by someone living in Limerick not to park outside the ground as it's not in the best of areas but instead park at the nearby shopping centre, would ye agree? How far is the shopping centre from the ground?

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Two minute walk. You can see the shopping centre from the entrance to the ground.

To be fair theres no problem with parking outside the ground but as was just said the shopping center is no more than a 2 min walk from the ground.

keep an eye on our manager....if you see him anywhere near our team have him arrested

if its a touchline ban why isnt he allowed talk to the team beforehand???

idiots

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Originally Posted by wild rover

keep an eye on our manager....if you see him anywhere near our team have him arrested

if its a touchline ban why isnt he allowed talk to the team beforehand???

idiots

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Oh yeah, I forgot Sean is banned from the dugouts for this one, oh well, we'll still win :D

i was at the game last year and thought the good weather brougth out the best football qualities in both teams must ask have you still got the english bloke playing centre back.gael353 you seem to have a downer on the local watering holes i am sure there not all that bad and the guvnors would relish the extra trade the know healthy crowds that we are getting would bring

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Originally Posted by SouthCroydon

have you still got the english bloke playing centre back.

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You talking to Lim fans or Rovers fans? :confused:

he was playing for rovers .also your west indian players seemed to enjoy the fine weather that day are they still with you.big game tonight hope rte send some one to the game so that those of us tuned in can nod of tonight knowing the correct score.come on you blues

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Originally Posted by SouthCroydon

he was playing for rovers .also your west indian players seemed to enjoy the fine weather that day are they still with you.big game tonight hope rte send some one to the game so that those of us tuned in can nod of tonight knowing the correct score.come on you blues

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I think your talking about Gerry Carr so, yes he's still with us but does'nt play much, he is a player/coach now. Our "west indian" players were from Barbados, they're all gone now except for one-Alvin Rouse(Goalkeeper)

Have ye got any? Any key players missing tonight? Or have ye got a full squad to choose from?

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Have ye got any? Any key players missing tonight? Or have ye got a full squad to choose from?

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They're not only all fit they've been scoffing down the vitamins. ;)

For the first time in a long time I have a really, really positive feeling going into a home game. I think we're gonna win tonight. I'll say... 2-0...

Can't Pass to open the scoring with a tap in from 4 yards that he'll celebrate as though it was Maradona's second against England in '86. And Brian Donnellan to seal it with a late goal on the counter 5 minutes from time. :D

ill say one all .
cant really see us winning tbh.

:cool: its so sticky down here today god its gonna be hard fr the players. 23c at the moment and rising.

What kind of crowd is expected?

The game, as usual, will probably be decided on set-pieces. I'll go for a Lims win as well, but Mooney worries me in goal.

Dream Dream dream dream dreeeeeeeam!1-2 to the Rovers now we are where we belong at the "TOP".