Access to Blackrock College

[Patrick Davey]

Evening all

Hoping to be at Blackrock on Monday 30th, after the successful conclusion of delicate negotiations with 'senior management'.

Wondering if Dublin folk would recommend travelling the whole way by car (sat-nav taking me through the Port Tunnel and if I do that I may not have any money left for Leslie's new cement van) OR would there be an option to park at a railway station north of Dublin and take the DART to Blackrock?  That would be more fun of course and more appropriate too!

TIA

[Flying Snail]

10 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

Evening all

Hoping to be at Blackrock on Monday 30th, after the successful conclusion of delicate negotiations with 'senior management'.

Wondering if Dublin folk would recommend travelling the whole way by car (sat-nav taking me through the Port Tunnel and if I do that I may not have any money left for Leslie's new cement van) OR would there be an option to park at a railway station north of Dublin and take the DART to Blackrock?  That would be more fun of course and more appropriate too!

TIA

Normally, if driving I'd avoid the Port Tunnel - it can be very expensive if you arrive at peak time. That being said, off-peak and on public holidays its a more reasonable €3. However, you'll have to pay a second toll to cross the East Link bridge (€1.90) when driving to Blackrock. 

Another option is to take the M50 south to Junction 14 (Leopardstown) and head across to Blackrock via the N31. You'll still have to pay a toll on the M50 (but its less than the other two combined and you can pay this online). The M50 can be busy during rush hour, but at weekends/holidays its generally fine.

If you want to park on the north side and go by DART (check its schedule first to ensure there's no engineering works), then the DART station in Portmarknock has park and ride. There's some parking in Malahide too, but I don't know how many spaces there are there. Other stations have parking too so someone else may have other suggestions. 

[airfixfan]

DART closed north of Connolly that weekend which also affects the Enterprise! Will get the bus from Belfast instead

[Patrick Davey]

7 hours ago, airfixfan said:

DART closed north of Connolly that weekend which also affects the Enterprise! Will get the bus from Belfast instead

Monday too Jim?

[Flying Snail]

Yes, looks like it: https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/news/irishrail-engineering-works

[airfixfan]

Yes Monday 2

[airfixfan]

On that Monday line closed from Drogheda to Connolly

[airfixfan]

What's the best way to get to the show tomorrow from the City Centre?

[Westcorkrailway]

16 minutes ago, airfixfan said:

What's the best way to get to the show tomorrow from the City Centre?

The southbound dart Connolly to Booterstown/Blackrock worked well for me. 

[airfixfan]

Thanks

[Dunluce Castle]

I can confirm the DART was operational and worked quite nicely. We got the bus from Belfast into the city centre, then DART from Tara St to Blackrock, then using Booterstown(?) on the way back. 

[airfixfan]

Thanks on the delayed 08.00 to Drogheda