Quickest way to...

gogo

Ok, now to all ye dubliners this will sound stupid but what is the quickest way to the east point business park in Clontarf.
If taking the dart where should i get on and where should I get off (a dart virgin ).
Was going to drive but would rather take the dart and find my way around first. Also it would be great if all directions would start from the city centre -my sense of direction is up my ass, so need a easy starting point.

Please feel free to use dumb blond cluchie remarks in your replys,
Thanks in advance,

gogo

Zaph

Ye dumb blonde culchie ye. Now that's out of the way, the easiest way to get to East point is the Dart to Clontarf Road (the next stop northbound from Connolly or southbound from Killester). Where you get on is entirely dependent on where you're coming from! A mate worked in East Point for a few weeks recently and mentioned something about a shuttle bus from the Dart station, but otherwise it's apparently a 10-15 minute walk.

gogo

Cheers Zaph, Have an interview tomorrow and just want to be sure where i'm going- would surely impress them with being three hours late because I got lost using the dart.:rolleyes:

Zaph

Just looking at a map here gogo and it appears that there's no shortcut to walk there (presumably because of the train line being in the way). If you're walking, turn right when you come out of the station and right again at the traffic lights (brings you onto Alfie Byrne Road). About 2/3 of the way down that road there's a turn to the left for East Point.

Good luck with the interview.

gogo

Thanks for the all the work zaph, really really helpful, you'll know if i get the job I'll be the one driving in all the wrong lanes causing general chaos trying to get there each morning.

cheers again, gogo

ballooba

Originally posted by zaph
Just looking at a map here gogo and it appears that there's no shortcut to walk there (presumably because of the train line being in the way). If you're walking, turn right when you come out of the station and right again at the traffic lights (brings you onto Alfie Byrne Road). About 2/3 of the way down that road there's a turn to the left for East Point.

Good luck with the interview.

Used to work on east wall road and used to take a shortcut through a bus entrance from Alfie Byrne Road. Wouldn't try it until you know your way around though.

ballooba

www.eastpoint.ie

Tells you to ring to find out the shuttle bus times. Apparently goes every 10 mins.

whosurpaddy

its easy enough walked from the CC. presuming you know your way to connolly with these directions. walk past connolly down amiens st, past flats(its not as dodgy as it sounds) until you come to a fire station. there a lil river just in front of you (tolka) follow that to the right and turn left at the car dealership, you cant miss eastpoint from there.

alternatively if your getting the dart,you go nothbound for 1 stop, get off at clontarf,(if theres a shuttle bus right there, the drivers are really friendly and if you tell him what company your with and its your first day and flutter your eyelashes a little he'll drop you to your door.)

when you walk out of the station into the carpark turn right and follow the little path thing (the shuttle buses leave every 10 mins during peak times and run until 10pm. and are fairly regular most other times, except saturdays their every 15 mins or so. sundays their non existant) keep an eye out for the shuttle buses while your on this path as they fly down it.

you come to a main road (alfie byrne road) cross over and head to the right, again you cant miss eastpoint from there. if your not sure where your company is located in the park, ask the guy in the gatehouse and he'll direct ya. or ask me and ill probly know.

vibe666

it really is only a 10 minute walk, and quite a nice one if you cut across the football pitch, but I wouldn't recommend it with the rain we've been having over the last few days.

as the man said wait for the shuttlebus, and if you get the job and decide to walk it just follow the path the bus takes and you can't miss it.

if you do get the job though bear in mind that during office hours the dart station at clontarf road is a proper meat market and you could get trampled to death by the hoards of people trying to get the bus.

when i was working there i just made sure i had some good sturdy shoes and a brolly and did it the old fashioned way.

strangeloop

Actually Amiens street is as dodgy as it sounds. I used to go to school close to it during the 80's. Dangerous area and just a stones throw from summerhill flats. I walked down it recently and had a brick slung at me from one of the flats. Avoid.