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Blackrock Campus

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  • 17-07-2014 12:58am
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    calron
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    Hi What is the differnce between Blackrock halls and Blackrock Novaite?
    Thanks


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    literatefarmer
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    way more people live in halls, lived there in first year. Didn't know a soul in novitiate, only time we ever came across them was in the bike shed.


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    calron
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭calron


    literatefarmer wrote: »
    way more people live in halls, lived there in first year. Didn't know a soul in novitiate, only time we ever came across them was in the bike shed.

    is it further away from the halls?
    Who stays in them so?
    Is blackrock a good place to stay in general?
    Thanks


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    literatefarmer
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    Oh no they're right beside one another, separated only by a small carpark and a few trees. Novitiate tends to get a fair few Erasmus students, as does Halls itself. In the second semester there was only one other Irish person living on my floor. Twas grand, if you've no problem with a 15 minute cycle into college I'd recommend it, the village of Blackrock itself has quite a nice vibe.


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    GoldFour4
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    Only downside is that unless your spectacularly determined to go to class, your going to skip a fair amount of early morning lectures when it's wet outside. it's well served by public transport and Blackrock is a decent spot though.


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    Squiggle
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    it's well served by public transport and Blackrock is a decent spot though

    Does any bus serve the Blackrock accommodation / Belfield directly ie is there a bus stop in the Blackrock campus?


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    haro124
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    Squiggle wrote: »
    Does any bus serve the Blackrock accommodation / Belfield directly ie is there a bus stop in the Blackrock campus?
    No there isn't. Supposedly there used to be a shuttle bus between campuses but thats long gone! You'd have to walk to the nearest bus stop


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    Squiggle
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    haro124 wrote: »
    No there isn't. Supposedly there used to be a shuttle bus between campuses but thats long gone! You'd have to walk to the nearest bus stop

    OK thanks. Is the no 17 from Blackrock the nearest bus?


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    GoldFour4
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    Squiggle wrote: »
    OK thanks. Is the no 17 from Blackrock the nearest bus?

    Yep. I'd recommend getting a bike though. it's so much handier. Relying on the 17 bus is really not to be recommended.


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    Squiggle
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    malistheman wrote: »
    Yep. I'd recommend getting a bike though. it's so much handier. Relying on the 17 bus is really not to be recommended.

    Yeah thanks that's what we intend to do - the bus would be for back up and getting to Belfield to get a bus back to Wexford at weekends. Trying to get my head around it all. Walking from the nearest 17 bus stop to Blackrock halls at 9pm on a Sunday night is not ideal, especially for a female on her own !!


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    GoldFour4
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    Squiggle wrote: »
    Yeah thanks that's what we intend to do - the bus would be for back up and getting to Belfield to get a bus back to Wexford at weekends. Trying to get my head around it all. Walking from the nearest 17 bus stop to Blackrock halls at 9pm on a Sunday night is not ideal, especially for a female on her own !!

    Okay in that case if it's not raining it's almost as convenient to walk up to the N11 and you'll have a bus taking you to Belfield in 5mins max waiting time. Takes about 10/15mins to walk to the N11 from Blackrock campus :)


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