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Best Place to Leave Bike Overnight

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  • 25-06-2012 5:22pm
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    ThunbergsAreGo
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    Hi,

    Anyone have any suggestions on a good place to leave a bicycle overnigt in Dublin around the O Connoll St/Connolly Station area?

    its not the best bik, but if there is anywhere i can leave it it would be handy


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    bk
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    There is bike parking in Drury Street car park. It would be locked in overnight.

    A bit further from O'Connell St, but probably the safest option.

    There is also pretty crap bike parking in the car park behind Jervis St.


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    loyatemu
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    isn't there bike parking beside platform 2 in Connolly?


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    kingshankly
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    loyatemu wrote: »
    isn't there bike parking beside platform 2 in Connolly?

    The sheriff street locals usually take their pick


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    Mycroft H
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    Drury St Bike Park. As safe as your going to get overnight.


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    carlaboi
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    Drury St.


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    ThunbergsAreGo
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    Thanks Lads,

    Drury Street is prob a small bit too far for me as bus gets me into connolly area and need to get to phibsboro area initially

    Will def check out the Jervis/Connolly one though, bike isnt the greatest so its not the end of the world if robbed


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    bk
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    naughtb4 wrote: »
    Will def check out the Jervis/Connolly one though, bike isnt the greatest so its not the end of the world if robbed

    FYI, the is the one on Jervis St:
    http://www.parkopedia.ie/parking/carpark/jervis_street/d1/dublin/

    It is the car park across the road from Jervis St shopping Center, rather then behind it.

    When you cycle in there, the bike parking is just past the entrance gates to your right. It can be hard to see as it is under a low roof and cars park in front of it. The bike racks are really crap and it can be hard to get into it due to the cars parked in front of it.

    However I do use it from time to time when in that part of the city.

    Also another thing you could try is park the bike at Drury St and use Dublin Bikes to get to Connolly (there is a Dublin bike stand on Talbot St.)


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    Ciaran_B
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    kingshankly wrote: »
    The sheriff street locals usually take their pick

    I’ve noticed there are some bike-lockers next to the racks in Connolly. Does anyone know what the story with them is? First come first served?


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    schemingbohemia
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    Ciaran_B wrote: »
    I’ve noticed there are some bike-lockers next to the racks in Connolly. Does anyone know what the story with them is? First come first served?

    Sheltered bike parking available in the car park, free of charge. Alternatively, bikelocker.ie offer bicycle lockers to rent, for further information see www.bikelocker.ie or email rent@bikelocker.ie

    From here

    http://www.irishrail.ie/Dublin%20(Connolly)#sa3


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