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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

HotelRatingProximity
Brookfield Holiday Village Hotel3-star5 mins walk
Hayfield Manor Hotel5-star15 mins walk
Jury's Hotel4-star20 mins walk
Kingsley Hotel4-star15 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.