Athlone thread

Bredabe · 28-04-2018 12:57am

May not be the thread for this, but, can anyone tell me if there is a safe walking route from the bus station to the Creggan hotel? and how long it takes?

TIA

Hitman3000 · 28-04-2018 1:11am

Bredabe wrote:

May not be the thread for this, but, can anyone tell me if there is a safe walking route from the bus station to the Creggan hotel? and how long it takes?

When you say safe, what do you mean?

Bredabe · 28-04-2018 1:13am

Hitman3000 wrote: »

When you say safe, what do you mean?

I've only seen that route from the motorway, I have no idea if the other route has a path all the way/crossings and the like.

whyulittle · 28-04-2018 1:15am

Bredabe wrote: »

May not be the thread for this, but, can anyone tell me if there is a safe walking route from the bus station to the Creggan hotel? and how long it takes?

TIA

Bus Eireann run a bus service in town, it will bring you from the bus station to the Creggan Court. It's a long enough walk, Google Maps puts it at 48 minutes.

Bredabe · 28-04-2018 1:27am

whyulittle wrote: »

Bus Eireann run a bus service in town, it will bring you from the bus station to the Creggan Court. It's a long enough walk, Google Maps puts it at 48 minutes.

Thanks, it's not clear to me if it's a safely walkable route, is it?
thankfully no luggage, so the length of the walk is ok for me in that case.

whyulittle · 28-04-2018 1:30am

Bredabe wrote: »

Thanks, it's not clear to me if it's a safely walkable route, is it?
thankfully no luggage, so the length of the walk is ok for me in that case.

Yeah there are footpaths the whole way. When you get close to it on the Dublin Road the path is only on one side of the road.

Hitman3000 · 28-04-2018 1:31am

Bredabe wrote:

I've only seen that route from the motorway, I have no idea if the other route has a path all the way/crossings and the like.

Okay if it's daytime just leave the station. Turn on the GPS on your phone and enter the hotel name it will direct you out. Footpaths all the way.

veryangryman · 28-04-2018 3:47pm

If your coming from the East/Dublin, ask the driver if he'll let you out near Kilmartins. Hotel's near the services there.
The slow buses (i.e Multi stop) go by it. A sound driver will let you out. A gowl of one will quote insurance and other anal crap. Also if the bus stops at AIT, get off there, it's also closer than station.

flazio · 29-04-2018 10:24am

If you have to start at the station it might cut some time if you use the first couple of kms of the Old Rail Trail greenway as far as Garrycastle and then come up from behind the college and continue down the Dublin Road.
To access it you just keep left to go under the active rail line, follow the road as far as a set of old style railway gates (cleverly called "The White Gates") and then the greenway is on the right hand side. Follow that path until you get to a stone arch bridge with a newer bridge just after it, there's a path to the left leading up to a Spar shop, go up that path. Once in the Spar shop car park cross the Old arch bridge and turn left. Follow the road as it turns sharp right and comes down the side of AIT main campus on your right. At the roundabout about you want to turn left but cross the road so that you are on the right hand side as that's where the path is. Hotel is straight ahead.

whyulittle · 29-04-2018 4:09pm

flazio wrote: »

If you have to start at the station it might cut some time if you use the first couple of kms of the Old Rail Trail greenway as far as Garrycastle and then come up from behind the college and continue down the Dublin Road.
To access it you just keep left to go under the active rail line, follow the road as far as a set of old style railway gates (cleverly called "The White Gates") and then the greenway is on the right hand side. Follow that path until you get to a stone arch bridge with a newer bridge just after it, there's a path to the left leading up to a Spar shop, go up that path. Once in the Spar shop car park cross the Old arch bridge and turn left. Follow the road as it turns sharp right and comes down the side of AIT main campus on your right. At the roundabout about you want to turn right but cross the road so that you are on the right hand side as that's where the path is. Hotel is straight ahead.

Just to correct, you would want to go left at this roundabout, going right would bring you back into town.

flazio · 29-04-2018 4:41pm

Indeed, fixed my post.

Steven81 · 02-05-2018 9:49pm

I see the Palace Bar is due to open in June, article in the Westmeath Independent.

cena · 06-05-2018 8:47pm

Would people like an ice rink in Athlone

demanufactured · 07-05-2018 9:27pm

cena wrote: »

Would people like an ice rink in Athlone

There was one some time back.

cena · 07-05-2018 10:00pm

demanufactured wrote: »

There was one some time back.

That was fake ice. That is the one near golden island?

demanufactured · 10-05-2018 2:34pm

No idea.. Just remember talk of one.

tractorporn · 10-05-2018 8:56pm

Anyone have a recommendation for a cleaner? I'm based in woodville

Gary Gleeson · 11-05-2018 12:37pm

Can anyone suggest a good pub that has sky sports, multiple screens, pool table and food in Athlone?

Gary Gleeson · 11-05-2018 12:41pm

I used to go to the hop House on a Monday night for live comedy a few years back, but they stopped it.

Is there anywhere else that does live comedy in Athlone on a regular basis?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 11-05-2018 1:29pm

Gary Gleeson wrote: »

Can anyone suggest a good pub that has sky sports, multiple screens, pool table and food in Athlone?

The Junction down beside Eddie Rockets

The Castle Inn (they don't do food themselves but you can get pint and pizza deals there which are ordered in from across the road)

I'm stumped after that. There aren't too many places left in town that do both. Any pub that's serious about food and has limited room isn't going to take 4 tables worth of space up with a pool table.

Gary Gleeson wrote: »

I used to go to the hop House on a Monday night for live comedy a few years back, but they stopped it.

Is there anywhere else that does live comedy in Athlone on a regular basis?

Where was the Hop House?

veryangryman · 11-05-2018 3:07pm

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Where was the Hop House?

41s maybe in one of it's many failing guises over the years.

demanufactured · 11-05-2018 6:29pm

veryangryman wrote: »

41s maybe in one of it's many failing guises over the years.

The Malt House.

flazio · 11-05-2018 6:55pm

Gary Gleeson wrote: »

Can anyone suggest a good pub that has sky sports, multiple screens, pool table and food in Athlone?

I wouldn't rate it as a good bar but the pub attached to the bowling alley seems to tick all the other boxes.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 11-05-2018 7:25pm

Anyone know anywher in Athlone id pick up a hipflask as a gift?

Nforce · 11-05-2018 8:01pm

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Anyone know anywher in Athlone id pick up a hipflask as a gift?

Try Allen's in Church St.

charlieIRL · 17-05-2018 4:35pm

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Anyone know anywher in Athlone id pick up a hipflask as a gift?

or try wild hunter in golden island.

Steven81 · 17-05-2018 7:25pm

Anyone know what is going into the old Texas. Would be good to see that area developed as it is quiet from Eddie rockets to supermacs.

holyhead · 17-05-2018 8:20pm

Possibly an Iceland and Sports Direct.

charlieIRL · 21-05-2018 4:20pm

See the filling station on the motorway will be complete and open in 12 months time.

Link here.

21-05-2018 6:31pm

charlieIRL wrote: »

Se the filling station on the motorway will be complete and open in 12 months time

link?

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