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EmNets 2007 will be held in the Brookfield Building on the UCC campus. There is a wide range of accommodation within
10-20 minutes walk, ranging from a 5-star hotel to campus housing and a hostel. There is a comprehensive list of Cork
accommodation at the following site: http://conferencing.ucc.ie/Accomodation.htm.
When calling be sure to ask for the UCC negotiated rate.
Accomodation
In terms of proximity to the workshop venue we recommend the following:
Hotels
| Hotel | Rating | Proximity |
| Brookfield Holiday Village Hotel | 3-star | 5 mins walk |
| Hayfield Manor Hotel | 5-star | 15 mins walk |
| Jury's Hotel | 4-star | 20 mins walk |
| Kingsley Hotel | 4-star | 15 mins walk |
GuestHouses
There are a large number of guest houses located on Western Road - about 15 mins walk from the workshop venue. We recommend for example:
| Crawford House |
| Garnish House |
| Lancaster Lodge |
Travelling to Cork
Cork city, the capital of County Cork
is the second city in the Republic of Ireland. It is possible to reach Cork by
air or sea.
Flying from the USA
Direct flights from the US to both Dublin and
Shannon Airports are provded by Aerlingus.
Bus Eireann provides a direct bus service from both Shannon and Dublin Airports to Cork
City the following is a summary of the services they provide
(schedule).
Iarnrod Eireann provide a train service from Dublin and Limerick to Cork City. Both
Airports provide direct Bus services to the train stations. Approximate journey times for trains are 3 hours and 2 hours for
Dublin and Limerick respectively.
More information on these services can be found at: Bus and Train information,
Dublin Airport and Shannon Airport.
Travelling by Air
Cork International Airport has frequent services to many European cities, including daily direct flights from Dublin with Ryanair and Aer Arann.
Travelling by Ship
Ferry routes to Cork Ferryport
Cork Ferryport provides connections to Swansea in Britain and
to Roscoff in France.
Other car-ferry routes to Ireland
If you are thinking of bringing your car, you will probably be interested in touring, so you may not be concerned to arrive
at the ferry port closest to the conference site. Some other ferry routes to Ireland include those operated by Irish Ferries
between Rosslare in Ireland and Roscoff and Cherbourg in France
and between Rosslare and Dublin in Ireland and Holyhead and Pembroke in Wales.
Stena Line offer
several other ferry routes between Ireland (north and south) and Scotland and Wales.
International Travel by Bus or Train
For those who prefer to travel by surface transport but do not wish to bring their own car, it is possible to come by train
or long-distance coach. For long-distance coach travel to Cork from a wide range of UK and European destinations -- see
Bus Eireann/Eurolines.
See Irish Rail for information about train travel
within Ireland.
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