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Aezur · 02-07-2012, 03:21

Hi. Im starting the games design course this year and was just wondering what the craic is in thurles. Anything really. Good places to live. Areas/pubs to avoid. Is there a KFC? Fun things to do that wouldnt have a website. That kind of thing. Just a bit of the local knowledge. Any and all replies are greatly appreciated.

Oh and does the local newspaper have an online edition? (Rental listings)

NewStart! · 07-07-2012, 19:53

Heya

Welcome to Thurles ! you'll have a epic time the banter is good up here !
Bowes opposite the train station is a good student pub as is Kennedys near the brittas road. Lar Corberts has student promotions every Wednesday usually Hayes is on every Sunday night usually a fiver in for lads before 12 and free for us ladies !
No real pubs to avoid, The monk out near st pats does a unreal trad session every Wednesday night

We have super-macs no KFC ! McDonalds is 10 minutes down the motorway in cashel by car.
As for rentals theres the student village :/ or you could ring some of the auctioneers around thurles. Or give the Students Union a phone or the college I think they have a list of some accommodation.
Try daft.ie there's loads of houses up on that or there's a few houses looking for sharers.

Good luck and enjoy yere freshers week the lads in the SU do a unreal job

Avox · 07-07-2012, 19:59

Are nights out usually good craic in Thurles?

I'll be a first year, thinking of booking my accommodation towards the end of July.. would that be enough time for the student village?

NewStart! · 08-07-2012, 18:16

Ah there as good as ya make em Sundays are usually great aul banter, The pre drinking is great fun up in the village its prob the one thing Il miss the most up there haha

Yeah July should be plenty of time I didnt book mine till after the CAO offers came out so there should still be plenty of space left there's a good few houses in the village, Just say what course you are n what college you are to the landlord. He usually puts the st pats and the lit people in the separate houses so all the house can be from the same college

Avox · 09-07-2012, 00:40

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Originally Posted by NewStart!

Ah there as good as ya make em Sundays are usually great aul banter, The pre drinking is great fun up in the village its prob the one thing Il miss the most up there haha

Yeah July should be plenty of time I didnt book mine till after the CAO offers came out so there should still be plenty of space left there's a good few houses in the village, Just say what course you are n what college you are to the landlord. He usually puts the st pats and the lit people in the separate houses so all the house can be from the same college

Deadly thanks NewStart! you're great help!

NewStart! · 09-07-2012, 17:39

No Bothers Avox Enjoy your time here its a great aul place well I love it haha
What course you thinking of if you dont mind me asking ?

Avox · 09-07-2012, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewStart!

No Bothers Avox Enjoy your time here its a great aul place well I love it haha
What course you thinking of if you dont mind me asking ?

Mine's in Pats! But it's the Business Accounting and Religion education one!

Terra_corrupt · 20-08-2012, 03:44

Yo man, I'm a second year in games design so I'll be seeing you around for sure.

Last year we had HQ Niteclub which was mad craic. It closed down but there's rumours of it starting up again which would be awesome. Hayes' is okay too i guess but kinda scary...

As far as pubs and the like go, Corbett's, County, Bowe's etc... My favourite place to go is the Arch bar because the barman lets us bring in an XBOX and hook it up to the TV so we can play Street Fighter while we drink

Other than that I enjoy a night at the Cinema myself

azezil · 20-08-2012, 14:37

Ah Thurles, so good I went twice.

One day around mid day, bored in class I turned to my mate, "I'm bored of this lecture, fancy grabing a pint?"
14hrs later I woke up face down in an alley way in Cashel in a puddle of puke. Good times ^_^

Aezur · 03-09-2012, 21:37

Cheers for all the feedback. Sorry about the tardy reply. Not had much time online. Who knows, i may be meeting some of you pretty soon. I'm sure i'll recognise ye by the twinkles in your respective eyes. Thats how it works, right?

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07-07-2012, 19:53	#2
NewStart! Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 21 Adverts \| Friends	Heya Welcome to Thurles ! you'll have a epic time the banter is good up here ! Bowes opposite the train station is a good student pub as is Kennedys near the brittas road. Lar Corberts has student promotions every Wednesday usually Hayes is on every Sunday night usually a fiver in for lads before 12 and free for us ladies ! No real pubs to avoid, The monk out near st pats does a unreal trad session every Wednesday night We have super-macs no KFC ! McDonalds is 10 minutes down the motorway in cashel by car. As for rentals theres the student village :/ or you could ring some of the auctioneers around thurles. Or give the Students Union a phone or the college I think they have a list of some accommodation. Try daft.ie there's loads of houses up on that or there's a few houses looking for sharers. Good luck and enjoy yere freshers week the lads in the SU do a unreal job

07-07-2012, 19:59	#3
Avox Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 570 Adverts \| Friends	Are nights out usually good craic in Thurles? I'll be a first year, thinking of booking my accommodation towards the end of July.. would that be enough time for the student village?

08-07-2012, 18:16	#4
NewStart! Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 21 Adverts \| Friends	Ah there as good as ya make em Sundays are usually great aul banter, The pre drinking is great fun up in the village its prob the one thing Il miss the most up there haha Yeah July should be plenty of time I didnt book mine till after the CAO offers came out so there should still be plenty of space left there's a good few houses in the village, Just say what course you are n what college you are to the landlord. He usually puts the st pats and the lit people in the separate houses so all the house can be from the same college

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NewStart! Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 21 Adverts \| Friends	No Bothers Avox Enjoy your time here its a great aul place well I love it haha What course you thinking of if you dont mind me asking ?

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Terra_corrupt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Adverts \| Friends	Yo man, I'm a second year in games design so I'll be seeing you around for sure. Last year we had HQ Niteclub which was mad craic. It closed down but there's rumours of it starting up again which would be awesome. Hayes' is okay too i guess but kinda scary... As far as pubs and the like go, Corbett's, County, Bowe's etc... My favourite place to go is the Arch bar because the barman lets us bring in an XBOX and hook it up to the TV so we can play Street Fighter while we drink Other than that I enjoy a night at the Cinema myself

20-08-2012, 14:37	#9
azezil Hosted Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Fluidic space Posts: 10,797 Adverts \| Friends HMod: The Illuminati	Ah Thurles, so good I went twice. One day around mid day, bored in class I turned to my mate, "I'm bored of this lecture, fancy grabing a pint?" 14hrs later I woke up face down in an alley way in Cashel in a puddle of puke. Good times ^_^

03-09-2012, 21:37	#10
Aezur Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 14 Adverts \| Friends	Cheers for all the feedback. Sorry about the tardy reply. Not had much time online. Who knows, i may be meeting some of you pretty soon. I'm sure i'll recognise ye by the twinkles in your respective eyes. Thats how it works, right?