Conference Venue

The conference venue, Dublin City University (DCU), is conveniently situated approximately midway between Dublin International Airport and Dublin city centre. Travel time by taxi from the Airport to DCU is approximately 10-15 minutes. Travel time by taxi from the city centre to DCU is approximately 15-20 minutes. A map of the DCU campus is available.

More information on how to get to DCU can be found here.

Dublin City University Campus

Hotel Accommodation

Crowne Plaza Hotel (****)  Santry, Dublin 9.

  Tel: +353 (0) 1 862 8888, Web: www.crowneplazadublin.ie, Email: info@crowneplazadublin.ie

  (25 minute walk to DCU) - Bus route: Taxi or Bus 16A, 747 and all 41 buses, AirCoach.

  Indicative room rate (single): 143 euro.

Holiday Inn (***)  Santry, Dublin 9.

  Tel: +353 (0) 1 862 8888,  (10 minutes by taxi to DCU) - Bus route: Taxi or Bus 16A, 747

  and all 41 buses, AirCoach. Indicative room rate (single): 75 euro.

Days Hotel (***)  Ballymun, Dublin 9.

  Tel: +353 (0) 1 8669500,  (10 minutes walk to DCU) - Indicative room rate (single): 85 euro.

  Glasnevin Maples Hotel

  Tel: (01) 830 3049, Email: info@mapleshotel.com,

  (25 minutes walk to DCU) - Bus route: Buses 19A, 13 (Botanic Road)

  79 Iona Road, Dublin 9.

Great Southern Hotel  Dublin Airport.

  Tel: (01) 844 6000; 812 7170, Email: res@dubairport-gsh.com

  (10 minutes by Taxi to DCU) - Bus route: Taxi or Bus 16A, 747 and all 41 buses, AirCoach.

McEniff Skylon Hotel  Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9.

  Tel: (01) 837 9121, Web: www.skylon.org, Email: reservations@skylon.org

  (20 minute walk to DCU) - Bus route: Buses 11, 13A (Drumcondra Rd.).

  Indicative room rate (single): 84 euro.

Regency Hotel  (***) Drumcondra Rd., Dublin 9.

  Tel: (01) 837 1531, Web: www.regencyhotels.com, Email: regency@regencyhotels.com

  (15 minute walk to DCU) - Bus route: Taxi or any city bus (alight at Swords Road/Collins

  Avenue Junction). Indicative room rate (single): 84 euro.

Transport

Getting around the Dublin region can easily be done using the bus, DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport), hired car or taxi. The city is also easily traversed by bicycle for those who enjoy a more energetic approach to transport.

Bus

Bus services in Dublin city and county are provided by Dublin Bus. They operate from 06.00 -23.30 on weekdays with a limited late night bus service (Nitelinks) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday departing the city centre every 20 minutes from 00.30 till 04.30. Timetables for buses including details of various money-saving commuter and tourist tickets are sold in retail shops and other stores throughout the Dublin region.
The Dublin Bus Information Office is located at 59 Upper O'Connell Street and there is also a Dublin Bus desk in the Dublin Tourism Centre, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 8734222. www.dublinbus.ie

Bus Eireann operates bus services from Dublin to the rest of Ireland. Busaras, the central bus station is located on Amiens Street. Tel: +353 1 836 6111. info@buseireann.ie  www.buseireann.ie

Aircoach, a private operator, runs its distinctive blue air-conditioned luxury coaches between Dublin Airport and the centre and south of the city servicing many of the hotels and B&Bs. The service runs 24 hours a day. Tel:+353 1 8447118. aircoach@iol.ie  www.aircoach.ie

DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport)

The DART suburban rail service operates between Malahide at the Northernmost tip of the scenic eastern coastal strip, and Greystones to the South. Enquire at any of the 25 stations along the route about train times and the variety of travel ticket options available. Tel: +353 1 7033504. www.dart.ie

Trains

Trains serving all parts of Ireland are run by the State transport company, CIE. There are two main train stations in the city, Connolly and Heuston. Visitors travelling from the South and West will arrive at Heuston Station, a short hop from the centre by bus or taxi. Those arriving from the North, North West and the South East arrive at Connolly Station, which is a short walk from O'Connell Street.

Tel: +353 1 8366222. www.irishrail.ie

Luas

The Dublin Luas tram system is a state-of-the-art Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. Luas connects you to Dublin city centre with high capacity, high frequency, high speed services. There are convenient stop locations and excellent levels of comfort and safety with easy access at all stops. www.luas.ie

Taxis

Taxis can be hailed, hired at taxi ranks or booked by telephone. Three of the main taxi ranks in the city centre are located on O'Connell Street, Dame Street and St. Stephen's Green.

Dublin enjoys a maritime temperate climate characterised by mild winters, cool summers, and a lack of temperature extremes. Contrary to popular belief, Dublin does not experience as high rainfall as the West of Ireland, which receives twice that of the capital city. Dublin has fewer rainy days, on average, than London. The coldest months are January and February, while July and August are warmest. Towards the end of August the average maximum daily temperature is 18°C and the average minimum daily temperature is 11°C. However, temperatures in summer in recent years have been rising to substantially above average figures; 31°C (88°F) in July 2006. Sunrise at the end of August is at 6:30am and sunset at 8:30 pm.

Further Travel and Tourist Information

General tourist information on Dublin city: www.visitdublin.com and www.discoverdublin.com

Dublin sightseeing, restaurants, bars, hotels and entertainment: www.timeout.com/travel/dublin

General tourist and travel information for Ireland: www.discoverireland.com

Other useful information is available from www.embassyofireland.cn

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