Environment Ireland
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Environment Ireland conference 2010 
Prioritising the environment in the economic recovery
Date: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Venue: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin
Directions & accommodation
Accommodation at The Croke Park Hotel
Croke Park Conference Centre is located directly opposite The Croke Park Hotel on Jones’s Road. A number of rooms have been reserved in The Croke Park Hotel for the night of Monday 13th September for delegates attending Environment Ireland. Rooms may be booked by contacting Group Reservations at the hotel on +353 (0) 1 871 4444 and quoting the reference number ENBD130910. Room rates are as follows:
Single occupancy: €109 bed & breakfast
Please note: delegates should aim to book accommodation as early as possible as a limited number of rooms are available.
Other accommodation
Croke Park Conference Centre is located in the north Dublin neighbourhood of Drumcondra, around 20 minutes by car from Dublin airport. Alternative accommodation nearby includes:
- Best Western Academy Plaza, off Upper O’Connell Street
Tel: +353 (0) 1 878 0666 - Best Western Royal Dublin Hotel, O’Connell Street
Tel: +353 (0) 1 873 3666 - Gresham Hotel, Upper O’Connell Street
Tel: +353 (0) 1 874 6881 - Skylon Hotel, Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9
Tel: +353 (0) 1 837 9121 - Regency Airport Hotel, Whitehall, Dublin 9
Tel: +353 (0) 1 837 3544 - Jurys Inn, Parnell Street
Tel: +353 (0) 1 878 4900
Directions to Croke Park
From the city centre / O’Connell Street:
Follow the signs for the N1 North onto Dorset Street and Drumcondra Road. At the railway bridge overpass on Drumcondra Road, turn right onto Clonliffe Road. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Jones’s Road for the Hogan stand entrance. (For car park continue to the end of Jones’s Road into Russell Street turning left at the end of Russell Street onto the North Circular Road – follow directions below for parking).
From the airport / north:
Follow directions for the city centre. Just before the railway overpass at the end of the Drumcondra Road Lower, turn left onto Clonliffe Road. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Jones’s Road for the Hogan Stand entrance. (For car park continue to the end of Jones’s Road into Russell Street turning left at the end of Russell Street onto the North Circular Road – follow directions below for parking).
By train:
The closest railway station is Drumcondra at the intersection of Drumcondra Road (N1) and Clonliffe Road, a 5 minute walk from Croke Park. The closest DART stations are Connolly (15-20 minute walk) and Clontarf (20-25 minute walk). The closest Luas and Intercity Rail stop is also at Connolly station.
By bus:
from the city centre to Drumcondra Road: No 3, 11, 11A, 16, 16A and 41. From the city centre to Ballybough Road / Clonliffe Road: No 123
Car parking:
There is limited parking available for delegates attending the conference at the Canal Car Park. This is located off the North Circular Road and accessed via St Margaret’s Avenue (first left after Gills Pub on the corner with Russell Street). There is pedestrian access from the car park into Jones’s Road for the main entrance to the Hogan stand.