Student Travel Card -v- NUIM Student Card

dillo2k10

Hi,
Are there any advantages of Having a student Travel card. Wouldn't the Maynooth Student Card give the same discounts? (Except the cheap travel)

LeixlipRed

Nope, it won't. CIE insist on the student travel card. You cannot obtain discounts on the train or bus networks without it.

dillo2k10

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Nope, it won't. CIE insist on the student travel card. You cannot obtain discounts on the train or bus networks without it.

I understand that, however, I am talking about discounts other than Travel, like Top Shop, Boots, New Look, Apple etc

I will be driving so the Travel Part is not that important to me.

LeixlipRed

Apologies, I didn't read your post properly. Never been in a shop that accepted only the student travel card and not a student card but there may be some discounts specific to it that I'm not aware of. The travel card has a website, maybe have a look there. I think it's worth buying as if you ever need to purchase a long distance train or bus ticket for a weekend away or something it can save money.

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LeixlipRed wrote: »

Apologies, I didn't read your post properly. Never been in a shop that accepted only the student travel card and not a student card but there may be some discounts specific to it that I'm not aware of. The travel card has a website, maybe have a look there. I think it's worth buying as if you ever need to purchase a long distance train or bus ticket for a weekend away or something it can save money.

Boots, very annoyingly, only accept the travel card. I'm not sure of anywhere else that does. In fact, some places will only accept your student card and not a travel card!

Also you don't need a travel card for bus eireann!

How so Joe

if you're interested in going to matches, the GAA only accept the Student Travel Card.

mickstupp

Personally I think it's a disgusting money racket. No reason places shouldn't just accept your official student card.

cython

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Apologies, I didn't read your post properly. Never been in a shop that accepted only the student travel card and not a student card but there may be some discounts specific to it that I'm not aware of. The travel card has a website, maybe have a look there. I think it's worth buying as if you ever need to purchase a long distance train or bus ticket for a weekend away or something it can save money.

Wrong. Bus Eireann will accept "Student ID Cards issued by a recognised third-level college in the Republic of Ireland" in addition to the Travelcard. Source

Dublin Bus and Iarnrod Eireann seem to require the Travelcard exclusively, but it's not an across the board thing for CIE.

XxMCRxBabyxX

cython wrote: »

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Apologies, I didn't read your post properly. Never been in a shop that accepted only the student travel card and not a student card but there may be some discounts specific to it that I'm not aware of. The travel card has a website, maybe have a look there. I think it's worth buying as if you ever need to purchase a long distance train or bus ticket for a weekend away or something it can save money.

Wrong. Bus Eireann will accept "Student ID Cards issued by a recognised third-level college in the Republic of Ireland" in addition to the Travelcard. Source

Dublin Bus and Iarnrod Eireann seem to require the Travelcard exclusively, but it's not an across the board thing for CIE.

Beat you to it! :P
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LeixlipRed

I wasn't talking about Bus Eireann. In Dublin we call that a coach

Gileadi

What do you call it in Leixlip then?

LeixlipRed

A "long car". What else? Didn't realise you were still banging around here.

Gileadi

I'm omnipresent, seen it on the most recent posts and thought I'd throw some abuse

smiles302

Most high street shops that offer a student discount take the college student card, New Look etc