blackrock

Shark!!!!!!!! · 31-10-2006 10:49AM #1

Have to do mid term tests there on wed and thur. What is the best way of getting there from ucd. What number bus should i get and how far away is the exam hall from the stop

Thanks alot;)

humbert · 31-10-2006 11:02AM

get the 17 to blackrock, it's no more than a 15 minute walk from the bus stop in blackrock. It's a while since I've been so my memory is a bit vague.

ferdi · 31-10-2006 11:13AM

its a 45minute walk
get the 17 from campus to blackrock dart station, its a 10minute walk
get the dart from town to brock - 10 min walk

generalmiaow · 31-10-2006 11:34AM

careful about getting the 17 though, it's been known to be unreliable and doesn't come very often anyway. once you're in blackrock though it's no distance.

Stabshauptmann · 31-10-2006 11:51AM

carpool, someones driving

Byrno · 31-10-2006 01:00PM

I'd recommend the DART, the 17 is too unreliable from Belfield.

Stepherunie · 31-10-2006 01:13PM

If you're out towards stillorgan or living out there walk - you could always get a 46a to bondi and walk down from there it's only about 20minutes tops down to blackrock exam centre from there.

Umaro · 31-10-2006 02:11PM

If you're catching the 17 make sure it doesnt say (via) Dolphin's Barn on it because it's not going the right way.

valor · 31-10-2006 03:29PM

Get the 46a to bondi and walk down is best option, 17 is a piece of ****

Pythia · 31-10-2006 04:21PM

The 17 is good when it comes. It just doesn't always come.

Red Alert · 31-10-2006 07:33PM

17's ok, but leave plenty of time if it's the morning.

just to note too for the newbies, if your exam is in the afternoon: there's a really good quiet library upstairs in the main building in blackrock, and the building as a whole is quiet enough, so it might be better to head over in the morning.

the restaurant is a small single-storey building just alongside the 'oratory' exam hall. foods alright, better than the main restaurant anyway.

don't forget the Avoca for post-exam drinks.

Stabshauptmann · 31-10-2006 09:01PM

Wouldnt it be nice if the SU ran a bus out to blackrock around exams akin to the nite bus they ran last year. Worth a mention anyway, Im not the one that would have to organise it :P

Garret · 31-10-2006 09:09PM

what was the night bus?

Stabshauptmann · 31-10-2006 09:24PM

Brilliant idea by James Carrol (last years president) to run a bus from UCD to the major society/ents event in town that week and back again after wards. Think it was a euro or something. Really handy

Red Alert · 31-10-2006 10:38PM

That would probably be a great idea. That's what the SU should be doing!

There's also a bus to Dundrum town centre which runs at least some of the week.

Stabshauptmann · 31-10-2006 11:10PM

but thats not SU. I suggested it to the welfare officer today and he though it was a good idea too. Maybe something will come of it

Red Alert · 31-10-2006 11:26PM

yes that's right, the Dundrum one is run by the Dundrum Town Centre. As far as i know it's free, and essentially it's considered worthwhile by them to run it.

Chakar · 31-10-2006 11:51PM

Kaptain Redeye wrote:

Brilliant idea by anto kelly (last years ents officer) to run a bus from UCD to the major society/ents event in town that week and back again after wards. Think it was a euro or something. Really handy

That was James Carroll's initiative (last years President)

Stabshauptmann · 01-11-2006 10:11AM

My appologies, Im not well up on my union matters

ferdi · 01-11-2006 02:23PM

Pythia wrote:

The 17 is good when it comes.

what the hell does that mean:? how can it be good?

Stabshauptmann · 01-11-2006 04:24PM

it can get you close to where you want to go.

generalmiaow · 02-11-2006 01:39AM

it's a great route, just not a great service

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