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  • 21-09-2010 1:09am
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    meolwan
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    Looking for some advice youngest is starting in DKIT looking to stay in Dundalk but not in the usual student areas.
    What is the salt town area like and how far is it from the campus???
    His mother is worried that her baby will get wet walking to collage I am not of the same view.. but is there public transport to the campus??
    How far from the usual shopping centre etc ...


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    10green bottles
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    meolwan wrote: »
    Looking for some advice youngest is starting in DKIT looking to stay in Dundalk but not in the usual student areas.


    What is the salt town area like and how far is it from the campus???
    dont know the area to well but it is across town from the campus,probaly 3 miles
    His mother is worried that her baby will get wet walking to collage I am not of the same view.. but is there public transport to the campus??
    There is public transport to the campus from the town centre and public transport from the Saltown area to the town centre so there shouldnt be a problem matching the times to suit.
    How far from the usual shopping centre etc ...
    just the usual local shops but there is a Dunnes within walking distance

    ;)


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    LCD
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    Is he looking for a room to rent?


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    bigneacy
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    wouldn't reccommend salt town for students. especially with no car.


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    Jake The Fat Ma
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    Salt town is about 3 mile from the DKIT


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    Gerry.L
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    I agree with bigneacy, wouldnt recommend it unless he gets himself some transport. Could be wrong, but he'd have to get a bus from salt-town to the town centre and then another bus from town centre to DKIT.

    Salt-town is probably 20 minute walk to town centre (depending on how fast you walk that is :D:D )


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    indiewindy
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    I wouldnt recommend Saltown for a student, whatever benefit in cheap rent will be eaten up by the hassle of getting from there to the college every day, its too far away from DKIT, plenty of other areas inbetween that arent over run with students, just avoid Rockfield, college heights etc


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    meolwan
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭meolwan


    Thanks folks for all the useful advice will sit down with son and dicuss his options.


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    locum-motion
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    Saltown?

    I was born in Dundalk, and apart from education years have lived in Dundalk all my life.

    Where the hell is Saltown?

    I've never heard of it.


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    Gerry.L
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Gerry.L


    locum-motion wrote: »
    Saltown?

    I was born in Dundalk, and apart from education years have lived in Dundalk all my life.

    Where the hell is Saltown?

    I've never heard of it.

    Just there at bellewsbridge road.....


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    10green bottles
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    Gerry.L wrote: »
    Just there at bellewsbridge road.....

    Yup,between Fagans pub and Fatima


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    CarrickMcJoe
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    I agree with earlier posts. What about Glenwood, Across from hospital and seems to be quiet now compared with years ago. Only 5 mins walk to college.


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    Dunny
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    Why Saltown anyway?


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    chrabo
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    i was living there, its worst place ever but i'm not student. I think look around glenwood, college manor etc.


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    locum-motion
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    10green bottles wrote: »
    Yup,between Fagans pub and Fatima

    Ah, it's that new estate, is it?
    Didn't know what it was called.


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    Cakes.
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    It where your man got shot


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    Gerry.L
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    Cakesofrice wrote: »
    It where your man got shot

    Alot of people get shot in Dundalk, its not just saltown area :D


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    TopBombing
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    Cakesofrice wrote: »
    It where your man got shot


    That could be loads of places in Dundalk!! :D


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    cerebis
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    one of my mates is a student and lives there this year.... no issues so far...


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    Mr Magnolia
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    Folks, can we keep the 'noise' to a minimum please.


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