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Weekend in/around Dublin - driving and parking advice needed please????

  • 27-02-2012 5:33pm
    #1
    sporina
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    First of all I mods can you check if I am in the most appropriate forum please?? Its difficult to know sometimes.

    So, i am going to Dublin (and Meath) for a few days and I am trying to figure out whether or not I should take the car or use public transport??:confused:

    So here is the situation:
    Day 1 - getting from Cork to Dublin - staying in Dundrum that night.
    Day 2 - meeting people in and around the city - not sure where yet, then staying in Julianstown (co. meath) that night.
    Day 3. Back to the city, meeting more people and then and staying in Drimmnagh that night.
    Day 4 - Back to Cork.

    So, I am not very familiar with driving around Dublin, but I will have a sat nav.

    So I would like to take the car, but - well here are the pros and cons as I see it:

    Pros:
    • comfort of car - stop when i like etc, can bring as much luggage as I like, can leave when i like etc.
    • Won't be looking for a place to leave luggage during the day when roaming around the city
    • I guess the luggage bit is important - I am a lady and not a light traveller at that, and nights out are on the cards, which means a lot of extra stuff.
    Cons:
    • Expense of fuel, tolls, parking, - petrol is soo expensive and city driving is really tough on fuel. (bus is 22€ return, I can meet a friend in Santry who can then take me to Julianstown, and I guess I could get a bus easily from Juliantown, back into the city)
    [*]finding a place to park??? Where could I leave the car in the city at a reasonable cost, with reasonable access to city center and at a relatively good price???
    [*]driving in the city etc..

    So what would you do?? Any other reasons - pros/cons?
    Suggestions of where to park in town??

    Thanks a mill, S x


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