Athlone thread

jimmyendless · 04-07-2022 07:20PM

Bridge is in progress.

rn · 04-07-2022 09:09PM

Why did you object? Had you an alternative route in mind? There's a nice collection of businesses there on West Side of Athlone, just off the Quay. Hopefully more will develop with the bike way really benefiting Athlone business.

A lot of business on East Side is commercial retail that the bike route wouldn't have benefited much anyway.

Great to see it finally nearly here.

FintanMcluskey · 06-07-2022 01:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119290360#Comment_119290360

You'd get a fortune for that thing over in Blyry

veryangryman · 06-07-2022 03:29PM

Beautiful to see progress in motion. The town is looking better, bit by bit.

flazio · 06-07-2022 06:48PM

Trying to figure out where this is, looks like it's across the road from the old train station.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfqZ0Aqo6ct/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

yabadabado · 06-07-2022 08:20PM

I think it's the building that was Athlone Tiles .

As you say across from the old train station.

veryangryman · 07-07-2022 12:43PM

Ah the poor homeless lad who lives around the side of that old building will be shifted so.

07-07-2022 11:05PM

From the EV buses thread, a pic of one the new Athlone buses ready to be shipped

rn · 08-07-2022 10:50AM

Emission free public transport. All we need now is park and ride facilities at shines bar, ait and b&q and ban the car altogether from town centre

jimmyendless · 08-07-2022 03:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119307877#Comment_119307877

haha, I'd do it tomorrow if I had the power. Just public transport, deliveries and mobility impaired.

Looking forward to the pedestrianised town centre to golden island work.

veryangryman · 11-07-2022 09:42AM

I can't see it ever being approved. Golden Island "works" because of the massive free car park. With the supermarkets being located there, one cant do a big shop on 2 feet or 2 wheels. Even those without mobility issues.

I know you will say "The Jervis is still standing" but lord that's a place with much more footfall to compensate. Plus the existence of numerous Liffey-Valley sort of out of town places to allow the sinners (worse than Hitler) to drive a car and get their family a weeks shopping.

Athlone? Nah. We'd need an out-of-town place and the town ain't big enough for that. They wouldn't build more anyway what with our imminent doom from the climate.

rn · 11-07-2022 03:41PM

You could have cars going into GI via ballymahon road and out college road and close all other roads to just local traffic, buses and bike’s. Straight run in and out for car traffic. Everything possible if we wanted to do it. Often it’s just there’s a few loud vessels, with connections who don’t want to do it!

veryangryman · 15-07-2022 09:42AM

Got a deep clean done this week but alot of black bags to throw out. I know Barna takes them near AIT but does the Recycling Centre do it? Guessing "no" by their name but Barna do operate it so... maybe?

pawrick · 15-07-2022 10:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119340137#Comment_119340137

They took black bags of "household" waste the last time I was there (a year ago probably but it was down the far left as you drive in past the electicals). It was charged per bag vs weight at the AIT.

rn · 15-07-2022 06:59PM

Think it used to be €4 a bag in the recycling centre, probably gone up now. Barna at the TUS Midlands campus defo handiest for a spring clean

In the wind · 21-07-2022 05:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119340137#Comment_119340137

THey do but it's EUR4.50 / bag.😲

In the wind · 21-07-2022 05:11PM

Agree, that Barna is easier & cheaper but take note they do stop for lunch. 1300-1400.

castletownman · 17-08-2022 09:33AM

Bit of advice needed, don't know if this is the right thread though.

Myself and the fiancé are staying in Athlone this weekend (Radisson). Nothing major planned, only to unwind, but might visit Clonmacnoise and Glasson if weather is kind. Is there anything else worth doing around the town itself to burn off an hour or two? Saturday afternoon stroll sort of thing.

Have heard mixed reports about some of the more well-known bars too. Any recommendation for a place that does cocktails and live music? Won't be going mental drinking in all likelihood (not able anymore!)

pawrick · 17-08-2022 09:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119484001#Comment_119484001

For a stroll if you have a car, moving on from Glasson I'd pop out to Portlick Millennium Forest which isnt far from there. It's nothing hectic but still it would kill 40 mins. For a quiet pint, nice lake view and some pub food coosan point is also good (dont go early as there will be lots of kids on a sunny day hanging around the play area). As for cocktails and live music I'm not sure as i havent been out much in the past couple of years but the prince of wales does cocktails and I'm sure some other nearby bars do as well. If doing conmacnoise by car I'd also stop in shannon bridge for lunch.

there is also the greenway if you wanted to walk part of it or hire a bike

http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ourservices/artsandrecreation/greenways/oldrailtrail-routemap/

flazio · 17-08-2022 10:04AM

As a Castle Town man, maybe you'd like to visit Athlone Town Castle.

AckwelFoley · 17-08-2022 10:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119484001#Comment_119484001

Clonmacnoise is definitely worth a visit. Portlick is a nice walk through the forest and down by the lake. Or, closer to the hotel you can walk the rail trail greenaway the whole way to mullingar if you like!

Athlone is a good place to go for food and a drink. Near the the hotel, you can go to Dead centre brewery for dinner and a few drinks. Food there is pretty good. Just down to the left of the hotel across the road il colosseo are quite good too.

Sean's bar across the bridge or Gerti Brownes are nice for a pint.

castletownman · 17-08-2022 12:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119484282#Comment_119484282

We do loves us a forest walk. Glasson/Portlick for an afternoon sounds ideal.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Murdoc90 · 17-08-2022 12:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119484001#Comment_119484001

Maisies bar one side of the bridge and Peddler Macs the other side of the bridge, best in town for cocktails. You'll get live music in Peddlers too. Flannery's bar, you wont get cocktails but you'll certainly get a great pint and unique experience.

Nforce · 17-08-2022 01:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119484001#Comment_119484001

If the weather is good consider taking a trip around Lough Ree?

https://www.vikingtoursireland.ie/

beggars_bush · 18-08-2022 10:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119484001#Comment_119484001

drive down to Rinndown near Lecarrow. Looped walks around the peninsula which had a medieval castle and village

yabadabado · 19-08-2022 12:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119491563#Comment_119491563

Really nice spot and only 20min drive from town.

20-08-2022 04:18PM

https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2022/08/19/new-nine-storey-office-block-could-cater-for-500-workers/

Great, another office block, do they not know that WFH is now having a major impact on how people live and work.

Plus it's another workplace that needs a car to get to, and where are all the employees going to live, there's already a shortage of accommodation in town.