Dublin....Palace

I'm booking a flight Monday...got cousins who live there....few.days on the black stuff then head home....now if any of those ' Emerald Eagle's ' can blag.a few tix I'd happily get the beers in...is it true Temple Bar these days at bit like Covent Garden, tourists n overpriced...
Stay away from temple bar ... overpriced horrible place...
 
Stay away from temple bar ... overpriced horrible place...

Temple Bar = Leicester Square & Picadilly.

not really where the locals bother going anymore.

Regarding the venue. Tolka Park is the size of a telephone box. Good luck trying to get tickets to that. The Tallaght stadium is larger, but will also be in very high demand. We could easily provide good numbers to the Aviva stadium - tons of irish neutrals would cheer on the Dublin team when the Premier League big boys ( Us !) come to town. But i think the suits at the offices have already proscribed that option ?
 
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Should the match be in the rovers stadium tallaght,
Nearest hotels are ..
The maldron, next door.
The glasshouse .5 mins walk
The plaza....5 mins walk
Green isle..5 mins taxi
Louis Fitzgerald....5 mins taxi
Ground is easy accessible from city centre...via luás line(suburban rail)
And numerous bus routes..
Feel free to message me ,if you need advice,,eagles have always helped me ,with travel advice,so happy to help out ...
 
Any Eagles seeking the fresh air and scenic beauty are recommended to stay at the Wicklow village of Blessington. 25 minutes by taxi to the stadium. A lovely little town with good bars & restaurants and a rural vibe. And all around some very beautiful little mountains & lakes.

Central Dublin is for american tourists, aggressive beggars, and heroin addicts. Tallaght is concrete, glass & steel ....so you may feel at home there.

Norway is a foreign country and they speak clear fluent English. Ireland is an English speaking country and you will need a phrasebook. The locals will understand every Nigel 100%, but the corollary is highly unlikely. Enjoy the madness.
 
Any Eagles seeking the fresh air and scenic beauty are recommended to stay at the Wicklow village of Blessington. 25 minutes by taxi to the stadium. A lovely little town with good bars & restaurants and a rural vibe. And all around some very beautiful little mountains & lakes.

Central Dublin is for american tourists, aggressive beggars, and heroin addicts. Tallaght is concrete, glass & steel ....so you may feel at home there.

Norway is a foreign country and they speak clear fluent English. Ireland is an English speaking country and you will need a phrasebook. The locals will understand every Nigel 100%, but the corollary is highly unlikely. Enjoy the madness.
 
Palazzo.....do you live in blessington?

i drove through there an hour ago, and then past the Tallaght stadium. But nope, i dont live in Blessington. But always liked stopping at Blessington for ice cream. A great Italian ice cream & coffee shop there now.
Blessington. Like everywhere in ireland, random Liverpool and Manchester shirts. In my wildest dreams, i never imagined many Palace shirts wandering around the old place. I thought i was the only one.
 
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i drove through there an hour ago, and then past the Tallaght stadium. But nope, i dont live in Blessington. But always liked stopping at Blessington for ice cream. A great Italian ice cream & coffee shop there now.
In my wildest dreams, i never imagined many Palace shirts wandering around the old place. I thought i was the only one.
Haha ..I'm there ,and apparently there is another one somewhere....but I have never met him...I drink in the pub opposite the ice cream shop....you could say...I'm the only one in the bar!!!
 
Dublin eagles

Any recommendations on where to stay given its a case of flying in on Thurs morning, and then back out Friday afternoon.

WOuld it be better to stay central, or somewhere closer to the ground?
 
Dublin eagles

Any recommendations on where to stay given its a case of flying in on Thurs morning, and then back out Friday afternoon.

WOuld it be better to stay central, or somewhere closer to the ground?
I named a few hotels all close to the ground, further up thread..city center expensive ...but tallaght is very accessible from dublin
 
Should the match be in the rovers stadium tallaght,
Nearest hotels are ..
The maldron, next door.
The glasshouse .5 mins walk
The plaza....5 mins walk
Green isle..5 mins taxi
Louis Fitzgerald....5 mins taxi
Ground is easy accessible from city centre...via luás line(suburban rail)
And numerous bus routes..
Feel free to message me ,if you need advice,,eagles have always helped me ,with travel advice,so happy to help out ...
There you go
 
Mrs Hillbilly wants to go to the game. We have a friends house 30 minute bus ride away we can stay at. Hoping the ferry and match tickets won't be a problem, as this is starting to look like a 'goer'.
Unlike Mrs Hillbilly, who definitely isn't a 'goer'. 🙁
 
As posted elsewhere, I'm on a 10.25 Ryan air from Gatwick so plenty of time to reacquaint myself with the many bars of Dublin...fly.back Friday 17.00 Gatwick wasn't.cheap but can't be asked tramping over to Stanstead....! Good luck all
 
Dublin eagles

Any recommendations on where to stay given its a case of flying in on Thurs morning, and then back out Friday afternoon.

WOuld it be better to stay central, or somewhere closer to the ground?

i reckon any accommodation close to the M50 will be an easy taxi hop to the stadium. Especially on the Southside of the city. The M50 is also pretty good for getting to the airport on the Northside.
The local equivalent of Tramlink is the Luas. The Red line connects to Tallaght ( pronounced Talla ).


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Dublin airport does not have a light rail connection. Its either a taxi, car hire, or the aircoach link below.

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At all costs, avoid Clondalkin. It makes Thornton Heath look posh. The tradition of racing horses, on the road, goes back a couple hundred years.



You can practice a Tallaght accent with any youtube interviews of the fella below....

 
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Beware the Irish breakfast. Almost identical the the English breakfast, except for the addition of "white pudding". I have no idea of the contents of white pudding, except to say, if it looks like,......., if it smells like,....

It's ........
 
If flying back on Friday. Give yourself plenty of time to get to the airport. Traffic is notoriously crazy on a Friday afternoon towards the airport.
 

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