Accommodation

fawnwillow

Hi hopefully I will be moving to limerick if i get the points in the leaving but where should i look for accommodation?? If i put a deposit on a place now and dont get enough points to go do i get it back? sry about all the questions.

Steve_o

Try Cratloe Wood Student Village or Thomand Village Student Accom. or Grove Island Student Accom.

If you want a private house, I have no numbers but you might get a few from the college!

fawnwillow

Thats great, thanks for your help

luder

Also have a look on www.limerickpost.ie

look in the the classifieds section, usually a good selection of houses,

The areas around LIT include, mayorstone, old cratloe road, ennis road..

Mars Bar

It asks on the application for Cratloe Wood what date do you plan to move in...when does college actually start for first years?

Mars Bar

ANyone at all out there?

RINO87

there should be a calendar for the academic year on lit.ie, you may aswell move down as early as possible as they charge you for the full month of september anyway.

Mars Bar

Okay...they just have in bold writing underneath that the year is 39 weeks andI thought you might have to make it last just the 39 weeks.

Thank you!:D

luder

Usually the student villages allow you to move in on the first week in september... around the 3rd 4th etc..

College starts then on the start of the second week of september, around the 8th 9th etc. The first years have an introduction week (freshers week) then after that all courses start up again..

Mars Bar

Thank you very much!

fionntang

in cracloe wood myself,what's the craic like there, mostly 1st years that go there is it?

Steve_o

fionntang wrote: »

in cratloe wood myself,what's the craic like there, mostly 1st years that go there is it?

Fixed that for ya there....

There's a mix tbh, good few 2nd and 3rd yrs there aswell... I lived there last year, wasn't bad...

Mars Bar

I'm in there too, my friend is going into second year and he said that they usually put first years in the first 40 or so houses and the rest are further back in the village!

fionntang

mars bar wrote: »

I'm in there too, my friend is going into second year and he said that they usually put first years in the first 40 or so houses and the rest are further back in the village!

keeping as close to security as possible ,are you going in as a 1st year mars?

Mars Bar

Yeah I am, going to take a trip down next week to pay the rest off. Hopefully might get a look at the accommodation.

fionntang

its decent enough like,4 people max per house ,couple of hundred metres from the college and there's an offy and chipper on the complex too

RINO87

ha! i'll be serving ye beer in that offy!!

ye better have id, ya hear!

fionntang

il be seeing you on a daily basis so ,hope ye got dutch?

Mars Bar

Miller for me please!

hoff1

anyone know what coolraine heights is like to live in?

Steve_o

mars bar wrote: »

Miller for me please!

We have a rich one here....

Mars Bar

Steve_o wrote: »

We have a rich one here....

Haha, I have standards!

fionntang

mars bar wrote: »

Haha, I have standards!

il know who to plague for a loan so

RINO87

hoff1 wrote: »

anyone know what coolraine heights is like to live in?

they are really nice houses, fairly new compared to most of the other estates and close to the college, shop across the road, bus stop outside the entrance to the estate.
Its a very residential area tho, gardai get called to most parties and the neighbours dont really tolerate loud music and drunken shenannegans! But thats not much different to most of the other estates, except for the fantabulous stoney meadows!

Mars Bar

fionntang wrote: »

il know who to plague for a loan so

haha...my mam works in a pub so it doesn't matter whether i have money or not when i go there. that won't be the case in college though, probably won't be able to afford it.:(

Was down yesterday to Cratloe to pay off the rest of the accommodation, it was SO quiet! It'll be different though in September. Houses appear to be nice enough. Did you get your apartment no. yet fionntang?

fionntang

mars bar wrote: »

Was down yesterday to Cratloe to pay off the rest of the accommodation, it was SO quiet! It'll be different though in September. Houses appear to be nice enough. Did you get your apartment no. yet fionntang?

Have my apratment booked since before i got the LC results ,are you heading down on the 8th for registration? ,make shure to drop over for tea and vodka some day

Steve_o

RINO87 wrote: »

they are really nice houses, fairly new compared to most of the other estates and close to the college, shop across the road, bus stop outside the entrance to the estate.
Its a very residential area tho, gardai get called to most parties and the neighbours dont really tolerate loud music and drunken shenannegans! But thats not much different to most of the other estates, except for the fantabulous stoney meadows!

Stoney Meadows is unbelaaavble....:D

Mars Bar

fionntang wrote: »

Have my apratment booked since before i got the LC results ,are you heading down on the 8th for registration? ,make shure to drop over for tea and vodka some day

I'm heading down on the 7th, gonna collect my keys on the 4th though and just make a list of stuff I need to bring down for Sunday...You supply the tea and I'll have the biscuits!

Richy06

I'm headin back to the Meadows on Monday I'd say. Work then for Freshers week I think.If ye pop into Spar be sure to say hello! I'm the long haired chap that'll be there. Don't let my less then sunny demeanor fool you, I'm a nice guy!

Mars Bar

lol...see ya soon so Richy!!

RINO87

Richy06 wrote: »

I'm headin back to the Meadows on Monday I'd say. Work then for Freshers week I think.If ye pop into Spar be sure to say hello! I'm the long haired chap that'll be there. Don't let my less then sunny demeanor fool you, I'm a nice guy!

...bloody blow ins takin our jobs!

Richy06

Blow dis! (he says as he raises his middle finger!)
I'm no blow in! The grass hasn't been cut in my gaff for ****in months. Should be interesting to see the length of it...advice for anyone that's renting houses for the first time. If there's something needs doing that you feel, or is obviously, the landlords responsibility; withold the rent. It works wonders!

Steve_o

Richy06 wrote: »

Blow dis! (he says as he raises his middle finger!)
I'm no blow in! The grass hasn't been cut in my gaff for ****in months. Should be interesting to see the length of it...advice for anyone that's renting houses for the first time. If there's something needs doing that you feel, or is obviously, the landlords responsibility; withold the rent. It works wonders!

Or gets you evicted...its the time inbetween thats fun!!

fionntang

when do most first years head down to limerick/the college ,is it business as usual from the 8th on ?

Mars Bar

I'm moving down on the 7th, registration the 8th and induction the 9th...did you get your package this morning? I got mine! It's beginning to feel official!

Steve_o

Ah first years...

Business as usual from the 15th for moi...

fionntang

get to know each other session on the 8th then ?,im in apartment 6 in cratloe

Mars Bar

You are close to the front! Lucky you, you could just crawl in...

fionntang

i booked mine early so i suppose i got 1st preference ,do you know many going to lit?

Mars Bar

Nah, I know one girl who will be doing Video and Sound and a guy who is going into the last year of that course and another guy who is going into 2nd year in some computers course. Agus Sin É!

Richy06

mars bar wrote: »

Nah, I know one girl who will be doing Video and Sound and a guy who is going into the last year of that course and another guy who is going into 2nd year in some computers course. Agus Sin É!

First year V&S is fair ****e. Seein as yer from Tuam, I'm guessing the lad going into the last year of V&S is Steve?

Steve_o

fionntang wrote: »

get to know each other session on the 8th then ?,im in apartment 6 in cratloe

Ha... number 6 got thrashed this year during a mega party... its handy livin near the gate but its also unhandy because your really close to the security who like to break up parties!.... bastids....

RINO87

Richy06 wrote: »

First year V&S is fair ****e. Seein as yer from Tuam, I'm guessing the lad going into the last year of V&S is Steve?

theres a new syllabus...

Mars Bar

Richy06 wrote: »

First year V&S is fair ****e. Seein as yer from Tuam, I'm guessing the lad going into the last year of V&S is Steve?

Spot on...did you see his documentary for Sean Purcell. It was shown here in Tuam during the Arts Festival and they had to turn away 200 people coz there wasn't enough room. His documentary on Paul Cunniffe last year was deadly as well.

Richy06

RINO87 wrote: »

theres a new syllabus...

Really? Cool, should be better so. Nah I haven't seen any of Steve's stuff to be honest!

fionntang

Steve_o wrote: »

Ha... number 6 got thrashed this year during a mega party... its handy livin near the gate but its also unhandy because your really close to the security who like to break up parties!.... bastids....

awh ****

Mars Bar

Got my keys today and saw my room and stuff. not bad, I've got the twin room to myself with the en-suite! Looks like it could get cold in winter and there is some odd red spattering on the front of our fridge...kinda made me shiver.

Steve_o

fionntang wrote: »

awh ****

You'll be grand, we just told the gards somethin stupid then kept partying!!!

mars bar wrote: »

Got my keys today and saw my room and stuff. not bad, I've got the twin room to myself with the en-suite! Looks like it could get cold in winter and there is some odd red spattering on the front of our fridge...kinda made me shiver.

I had one of those rooms too... the heaters are pretty good, its not too bad in the winter if you remember to turn on the heating... if you dont its cold!

tilt

Is there anyone else still looking for accommodation

fionntang

Steve_o wrote: »

You'll be grand, we just told the gards somethin stupid then kept partying!!!

reckon there'll be many students about on sunday ,will be well up for a session!

Steve_o

fionntang wrote: »

reckon there'll be many students about on sunday ,will be well up for a session!

Next week will be one big session and so will every other week until the end of may...lol