Stuff in the NUIG area

Mrs OBumble

I'm looking for ideas about places of significant public interest in the university area, which are NOT on the university's interactive site-map.

So far I've got

• Wards Store
• Newcastle Post Office (can anyone actually pin-point it for me ... I know the general area, but exact co-ordinates would be very helpful)
• AIB
• the hospital (kinda hard to miss )
• the late-opening pharmacy

But what else is around there?

NB I don't want every single business, there's too much chance of 'em changing. But it's a fine line between significant landmark/business, so open to suggestions about them.

onemorechance

Galway United / Terryland count?

The pier at woodquay, rowing clubs, cathedral!

Edit: The post office is acrross from the Arts Millenium building entrance.

dilallio

The VEC Office in tower House (old driving test centre) between the Engineering buildings in Nun's Island and the Cathedral.

ronnie3585

JustMary wrote: »

Newcastle Post Office (can anyone actually pin-point it for me ... I know the general area, but exact co-ordinates would be very helpful)

Here's a link to it on Google Maps. I can't pinpoint the exact building but if you see the horizontal lines in the middle of the road, it's the pedestrian crossing, the Post Office is just a little down and to the left as you look at the screen.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.278786,-9.063082&spn=0.000763,0.001714&t=h&z=19

onemorechance

I reckon this is the post office.

This is it!

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/?org=aj#5003/0.5039=id:AddAPlace:T:Near+Newcastle+Road+Lower,+Galway,+Galway,+Ireland:D:Post+Office:l:53.2787822275186:L:-9.06342415972571&1.5040=rtp:adr.~pos.53.2787899848792_-9.06343604864223_near+Newcastle+Road+Lower,+Galway,+Galway,+Ireland~pos.53.2787822275186_-9.06342415972571_Near+Newcastle+Road+Lower,+Galway,+Galway,+Ireland+(Near+Newcastle+Road+Lower,+Galway,+Galway,+Ireland):mode:D:rtop:0:avoid:0:panel:l&2.5039=id:My+places&e=1:0:0/5872/style=auto&lat=swcthj&lon=g7b78w&alt=67.021141&z=20&h=7.870051&pid=5874

civis_liberalis

JustMary wrote: »

I'm looking for ideas about places of significant public interest in the university area, which are NOT on the university's interactive site-map.

Not sure if you meant this far out but... the exact location of Dangan Sports Grounds. Maybe pin-point the different pitches. (Hockey, soccer, GAA).

snubbleste

The Cathedral
I mean it looks like a religious place of worship but you never know. You don't want to leave people wondering what that big stone building is planted on a big roundabout is.

Adelie

The ATM on the side of the Biochem dept is pretty useful
The G&L Centra
The Topaz/formerly Statoil filling station/shop. Also has ATM. Is it still 24hr?

Apparently there's a hammock in the Marine Science building?

onemorechance

Adelie wrote: »

The ATM on the side of the Biochem dept is pretty useful
The G&L Centra
The Topaz/formerly Statoil filling station/shop. Also has ATM. Is it still 24hr?

Is still is 24 hours and you can enter the shop 24 hours!

Galwayps

The River Inn possibly

Wompa1

You get a good look at Menlo if you walk down by the waterside out past Corrib Village...Salmon Wier Bridge isn't far...The Court House..Newcastle Road has that place the crooked nuns were...Mermaids is always a nice one to point out due to Freezer man...

Sancta Maria House..down on St Marys road...Marys School...

Expand your search out a bit..Circular Road has a great view of the town..even further The Pullman Restaraunt is made of the Orient Express...

dmcg90

Londis/Subway, Supermacs, University Pharmacy and a pub all across from the Hospital.

bat boy

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Here's a link to it on Google Maps. I can't pinpoint the exact building but if you see the horizontal lines in the middle of the road, it's the pedestrian crossing, the Post Office is just a little down and to the left as you look at the screen.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.278786,-9.063082&spn=0.000763,0.001714&t=h&z=19

That post office has been shut down, as far as I know.

snubbleste

bat boy wrote: »

That post office has been shut down, as far as I know.

Oh?

biddywiddy

bat boy wrote: »

That post office has been shut down, as far as I know.

Newcastle PO is still business as usual.

Also, there's no longer an ATM at Topaz/formerly Statoil

RolandIRL

senelra wrote: »

Also, there's no longer an ATM at Topaz/formerly Statoil

when did that happen? sure there's one there at AIB anyway not too far away

onemorechance

senelra wrote: »

Newcastle PO is still business as usual.

Also, there's no longer an ATM at Topaz/formerly Statoil

They have moved it inside the shop.

biddywiddy

onemorechance wrote: »

They have moved it inside the shop.

O really? My bad! We stopped there in the car a few weeks ago and the atm was nowhere to be seen! Didn't check inside tho

onemorechance

senelra wrote: »

O really? My bad! We stopped there in the car a few weeks ago and the atm was nowhere to be seen! Didn't check inside tho

Same as, but I did go in and it was not working! Nice blog by the way!

biddywiddy

onemorechance wrote: »

Nice blog by the way!

Thanks!

Mrs OBumble

Thanks for all that.

I should have been clearer: I've already got area maps for the Cathedral (have now put VEC on it, thanks), Dominic St, Westside and Newcastle/Dangan, (and planning one for Woodquay - there's lots of interesting things there) so really just focussing on the immediate main campus area, and maybe around into Shantalla.

Not doing ATMs ... they're wayyy too likely to move around.

River Inn is a very good point though.

jkforde

hey JustMary, you know of any decent mapping of the city's sluices and the canal, as you're into mapping da city & all! there is one on here but the image resolution isn't high enough to read the annotations.

KevR

onemorechance wrote: »

Is still is 24 hours and you can enter the shop 24 hours!

Gardai have their refueling contract there so no chance of this service station getting targetted by criminals late at night. Also, the Gardai obviously need to be able to enter the shop to get coffee/food when on their breaks late at night.

onemorechance wrote: »

They have moved it inside the shop.

senelra wrote: »

O really? My bad! We stopped there in the car a few weeks ago and the atm was nowhere to be seen! Didn't check inside tho

ATM was moved inside and there is now a toilet (wheelchair accessible I think) in behind where the outdoor ATM used to be (blue door where the railing is). You have to ask to use it in the shop and they buzz you in when you go outside.

KevR

Not sure if this is the kind of thing you're looking for but these steps/stairs near the Sports Centre provide access to the NUIG campus from the Northern footpath on the Quincentennial Bridge. They're not on the interactive map..

civis_liberalis

KevR wrote: »

Not sure if this is the kind of thing you're looking for but these steps/stairs near the Sports Centre provide access to the NUIG campus from the Northern footpath on the Quincentennial Bridge. They're not on the interactive map..

The last time I was down them steps I was going to a game of football on the field near there. It seems to be a carpark now.

Mrs OBumble

jkforde wrote: »

hey JustMary, you know of any decent mapping of the city's sluices and the canal, as you're into mapping da city & all! there is one on here but the image resolution isn't high enough to read the annotations.

I think John Cleary's yer man for that sort of thing.

Until someone starts a scheduled paddle-steamer route up the river then I'm not taking much notice of it, maps for me are just a way of communicating where stuff is.

Mrs OBumble

KevR wrote: »

Not sure if this is the kind of thing you're looking for but these steps/stairs near the Sports Centre provide access to the NUIG campus from the Northern footpath on the Quincentennial Bridge. They're not on the interactive map..

Very good and useful point, thank you.

Will need to think about how and where to represent them, but definitely a good thing to include.

RolandIRL

civis_liberalis wrote: »

The last time I was down them steps I was going to a game of football on the field near there. It seems to be a carpark now.

that map needs to be updated. the new engineering building is supposed to be there the carpark nearest the steps is gone now. dunno about the one above it. i'm never up there.

Head The Wall

whiteman19 wrote: »

that map needs to be updated. the new engineering building is supposed to be there the carpark nearest the steps is gone now. dunno about the one above it. i'm never up there.

Call 1800 Microsoft, tell them to get a satellite out there rapid

Fuinseog

what about cheap places to eat? the students must be rolling in cash if they can afford to eat every day in the canteen.
college bar food slightly cheaper.

Fionn MacCool

Fuinseog wrote: »

what about cheap places to eat? the students must be rolling in cash if they can afford to eat every day in the canteen.
college bar food slightly cheaper.

Most of them are tbh. Cheapest rolls are at the Spar or whatever it is on Newcastle Rd next to Ulster Bank

po0k

Make your own packed lunch perhaps?

Fionn MacCool

Why was my posted edited? This place is beyond a joke.

Mrs OBumble

Wompa1 wrote: »

Newcastle Road has that place the crooked nuns were

<<snip>>

Sancta Maria House..down on St Marys road

Just following up on this - can you tell me a bit more about these two? What crooked nuns? And what's the place used for today?