Something to do in Athlone...

joe2687

I moved to Athlone a week ago, and am looking for a few activities to do in the evenings after work? Any suggestions?

Something like 5 a side, snooker club, basketball, bowling, anything really! The boredom is getting to me!

EoghanConway

How about Karate*?



*Hot Yoga

athlonelad

http://www.athlone.ie/business-directory

and

http://www.athlone.ie/community-directory

should have all your answers.
Lots to do if you can get in with a group of same interests. Drinking seems to be the main pastime for most

veryangryman

Swimming pool/gym?

Could always get in touch with some of the local sides (Monksland United) on FB and ask to train/play with them?

Thursday nights in Castle Inn in town for Open Mic/Guitar sessions. A mix of the good, the bad and the irrelevant there and nice pints too. Plus if its sh1te, you have Seans next door.

Look out for the tag rugby in the summertime. Terribly gay sport IMO but very popular among the normies.

Theres a few bits for starters

knoonan

www.athlonetriathlonclub.com

boredatwork82

Buccaneers thirds team train, and have great craic. Also a lot of new players there. You should check it out. And good group for brews too!

shannie

joe2687 wrote: »

I moved to Athlone a week ago, and am looking for a few activities to do in the evenings after work? Any suggestions?

Something like 5 a side, snooker club, basketball, bowling, anything really! The boredom is getting to me!

there's the bowling alley, the swimming pool/gym, the shopping centres, and the cinema... after you've done ''everything'' in athlone more than once, you will soon realise athlone's is infact a kip

tubos

shannie wrote: »

there's the bowling alley, the swimming pool/gym, the shopping centres, and the cinema... after you've done ''everything'' in athlone more than once, you will soon realise athlone's is infact a kip

Said like a true Athlonian. Don't realise what they have on their own doorstep!

veryangryman

tubos wrote: »

Said like a true Athlonian. Don't realise what they have on their own doorstep!

+1. Fantastic town for its size. I invite the poster who mentioned the word kip to find a similar size town anywhere nearby with so much to offer.

shannie

veryangryman wrote: »

+1. Fantastic town for its size. I invite the poster who mentioned the word kip to find a similar size town anywhere nearby with so much to offer.

Im not looking for a different town with the same to offer, because Athlone has nothing to offer in the first place -_-:eek:

veryangryman

Like most Athlone knockers, you seem to be unable to read. Find a similar size town with MORE to offer.

go on, name one

cherryghost

Athlone has:

- 2 snooker halls
- A modern cinema
- Bowling Alley
- 3 nightclubs and multiple late night bars
- 2 decent theatres
- 2 good shopping centres
- Multiple astro turf pitches
- Tennis courts
- Basketball courts
- Home to Midlands Photography club
- Farmers Market
- Boat trips
- Fishing
- Rugby Club
- Football club

All of which are well within walking distance of one another. I dare anyone to find another town with all these things withing walking distance of each other. Athlone is a fantastic town imo

shannie

you mean one decent shopping centre and one decent theatre... the other one is the equivalent to the size of my sitting room :S
okay do me a favour , come and live in athlone for 3 months and tell me when you get bored.. id be expecting to hear from you within ... hmm... a week

cherryghost

I've lived here for almost 5 years.

shannie

and what do you do here so ? enlighten me

cherryghost

Was in college, I work in retail now. I've lived in a good few different towns over the years and Athlone is by far the best.

Jesus Shaves

cherryghost wrote: »

Was in college, I work in retail now. I've lived in a good few different towns over the years and Athlone is by far the best.

It's easier to make a judgement when you have lived in other towns and of course a persons view of a town depends entirely on their interests.

shannie

darokane wrote: »

It's easier to make a judgement when you have lived in other towns and of course a persons view of a town depends entirely on their interests.

exactly and when you in your teens and you've lived in athlone for your whole life its really really boring...

Crystalset

shannie wrote: »

exactly and when you in your teens and you've lived in athlone for your whole life its really really boring...

The railway, the M6, the Shannon all leaving the town. So on your bike, Shannie.

Jesus Shaves

Crystalset wrote: »

The railway, the M6, the Shannon all leaving the town. So on your bike, Shannie.

There's no need to berate someone just because he's young, That message could imply that you want him to top himself

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I grew up in Athlone and it was the done thing to call it 'a kip'. Athlone is central, benefits from excellent transport links, has a good nightlife and top class shopping facilities. It dwarves any other town for 50 miles in any direction with regard to commerce, facilities and education; its not called a regional centre for no reason.

Shannie, when you grow up and leave, only then will you appreciate what you had in the first place.

shannie

deccurley wrote: »

I grew up in Athlone and it was the done thing to call it 'a kip'. Athlone is central, benefits from excellent transport links, has a good nightlife and top class shopping facilities. It dwarves any other town for 50 miles in any direction with regard to commerce, facilities and education; its not called a regional centre for no reason.

Shannie, when you grow up and leave, only then will you appreciate what you had in the first place.

I probably will, but as for now.... its a kip

dibs101

great spot for a bit of doggin,

shannie

dibs101 wrote: »

great spot for a bit of doggin,

random ^ :L

flazio

Alright shannie, lets hear your suggestions as to what Athlone needs more of to stop being a kip?

shannie

it needs more things to do for teenagers.

flazio

shannie wrote: »

it needs more things to do for teenagers.

Such as????? Don't be expecting someone else to think up something. Tell us what you'd like. A Skateboard park?, a free to graffiti wall? A rock climbing club? Help us out here. If we all just look at our town planners and say 'You think of something' then we'll get no where.
You can use things you've heard of in other towns as examples

shannie

flazio wrote: »

Such as????? Don't be expecting someone else to think up something. Tell us what you'd like. A Skateboard park?, a free to graffiti wall? A rock climbing club? Help us out here. If we all just look at our town planners and say 'You think of something' then we'll get no where.
You can use things you've heard of in other towns as examples

I'm not asking for anything spectacular, just somewhere that teen's can go like... I can't think of the exact word
Erm like .. an area just for teen's if that makes sense.

flazio

Youth club?

tubos

If you ask teenagers in every town is there anything to do they will tell you 'no'. I was the same myself, the town where I lived had absolutely nothing to do (even though it probably did)

veryangryman

shannie wrote: »

I'm not asking for anything spectacular, just somewhere that teen's can go like... I can't think of the exact word
Erm like .. an area just for teen's if that makes sense.

They have those. They call them secondary schools

shannie

yeah a good one in saying that :S

afkasurfjunkie

the athlone sub aqua club will be doing a 'try a dive' in november for anyone interested in joining.

shannie

veryangryman wrote: »

They have those. They call them secondary schools

somewhere for just teens i think i said... secondry schools include teachers if i recall properly!

Grocery_bag

we need another player for 5 a side, 8.30pm outside the bowling alley on mondays

yupyaboyya

eh what nights is the rugby?and wheres the pitch?

JupiterKid

The river Shannon - the longest river in Ireland and Great Britain, flows right through the very heart of Athlone. This suggests that there's lots to do with boating, sailing, water activities etc.

Athlone is well endowed with opportunities for things to do.

boredatwork82

yupyaboyya wrote: »

eh what nights is the rugby?and wheres the pitch?

Rugby club is just off the ballymahon road. There is 3 mens teams (1st - AIL, 2nds - J1 & 3rds - Social and beginner level) teams and a ladies team so something for everyone.

What night you train depends on what level you want to play at?

If you pm on your details and what level you want to play at I can get someone to ring you.

shannie

JupiterKid wrote: »

The river Shannon - the longest river in Ireland and Great Britain, flows right through the very heart of Athlone. This suggests that there's lots to do with boating, sailing, water activities etc.

Athlone is well endowed with opportunities for things to do.

Rivers aren't useful if you don't like water.

martin1

Shannie you are obviously a person who has never been out of this town.

And your attitude to it is typical of same.
Its only when you go away for a while that you realize what a great place it is to live and bring up a family.

So my advice Shannie.....go away for a while, it will do you a power of good,

and you will return a different person....hopefully.

shannie

martin1 wrote: »

Shannie you are obviously a person who has never been out of this town.

And your attitude to it is typical of same.
Its only when you go away for a while that you realize what a great place it is to live and bring up a family.

So my advice Shannie.....go away for a while, it will do you a power of good,

and you will return a different person....hopefully.

I have been out of the town, and im not trying to be smart by saying its bad town but like i find every other place i go to better than athlone. you have to understand my point of view that when ur living here for so many years of course your going to get bored of it.

cloudz

How are the primary and secondary schools in Athlone compared to other places such as Dublin? How's the education system for kids in Athlone?

veryangryman

shannie wrote: »

I have been out of the town, and im not trying to be smart by saying its bad town but like i find every other place i go to better than athlone. you have to understand my point of view that when ur living here for so many years of course your going to get bored of it.

Please name these places and provide examples of what exactly is better. I assume they are similar size ish, we're not competing with Vegas here.

shannie

veryangryman wrote: »

Please name these places and provide examples of what exactly is better. I assume they are similar size ish, we're not competing with Vegas here.

Everywhere, and everything.

veryangryman

shannie wrote: »

Everywhere, and everything.

Well nobody can say that you didnt provide specific places or examples.

Do me a favour and whinge to your parents about how terrible the town is and ask them why they chose to live here. While your at it, learn how to make a point properly.

Jesus Shaves

Even better Shannie
Learn how to be a condescending c*** and you'll fit in perfectly well here

cloudz

From my point, being a good place to live must have a good educational system. So how about primary and secondary schools for kids?

Zubeneschamali

cloudz wrote: »

How are the primary and secondary schools in Athlone compared to other places such as Dublin? How's the education system for kids in Athlone?

There's no split between regular schools and fee-paying private schools, which is a plus. Primary schools are much of a muchness, I'd say, regular National schools for the most part with one Gaelscoil and one Mixed National School.

At secondary level, the Bower and Summerhill are two girl's schools (one each side of the river), and the Marist and St. Aloysius are two boys schools.

There's also the Tech Community College, for boys and their sisters.

Rikand

bower girls were always the forbidden fruit when I was young....

.... oh bower girls! /swoon