Transport and & Accommodation Details
GETTING TO IRELAND
Many airlines fly into Dublin Airport- from the USA, check out www.aerlingus.com, the national Irish airline for
great fares. Also, see American, Delta, United and USAir for direct routes into Dublin.
From Europe, check www.ryanair.com for cheapest rates, or www.aerlingus.com for good rates & comfort.
GETTING TO BUNDORAN
Bundoran is a 3 hour drive from Dublin. Dublin is the most convenient airport if you are travelling from abroad.
Buses run regularly from Dublin City bus station (busaras) and Dublin Airport to Bundoran’s nearest town,
Ballyshannon. The route is Dublin-Donegal service- no.30 bus . You are getting off at BALLYSHANNON.
Click here for Dublin to Donegal bus timetable. http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360750243-030.pdf
Complimentary collections will be made from Ballyshannon. YOU MUST PRE-BOOK.
If you are driving from Dublin take the N4 to Sligo, and then on to Bundoran, via the N15 from Sligo.
You can also take the N3 from Dublin to Cavan and then on to Enniskillen and Bundoran. You can take the N3 or
N4 exits from the M50 (Dublin’s main ring road).
Rental cars are available on arrival at Dublin Airport
Please contact us for help with directions [email protected] or [email protected]
Bundoran is a small town on the cusp of counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo. Located on the Atlantic coastline, it
has been a holiday destination for centuries. It is famous for surfing, hospitality and “craic” – that’s Irish for fun!
Bundoran has all the charm and friendliness of the rural Irish town, but all modern conveniences to make it
accessible and enjoyable. The scenery is breathtaking, with the Sligo mountains and Leitrim glens to the south,
and the rugged coastline of Donegal to the North. Yeats country is twenty minutes away, Ballyshannon, Ireland’s
oldest town is five minutes away, and the historic seat of the O’ Donnells, at Donegal Castle is also only twenty
minutes away.
The Conference will be based in the Atlantic Apartotel, right on the main street of Bundoran. The Atlantic
Apartotel has self-catering apartments from one bed apartments to three bed apartments.
Book your conference accommodation at the Atlantic by emailing
[email protected]
The Atlantic Apartotel offers special rates for the Drew Transatlantic Connections Conferences, and discounts
are available for groups of 3+ people who are happy to share apartments. Single apartments are limited and
available on a first-come basis.
The Atlantic Apartotel is where the plenary lectures and pub lectures will take place. O’ Connell’s 51 Main Street
pub will be our evening refuge, conveniently just a few feet away from the stairs to your apartment! A buffet
breakfast is supplied each morning for conference delegates. There is free parking, WiFi, use of the leisure
centre and indoor pool, and the very genial hospitality of the owner, Mr. John O’ Connell.
Evening entertainment, including The Henry Girls, Dark Daughter Theatre with Maura Logue, The Logues –
traditional music sessions, interviews and hedge-schools- art exhibitions & lots going on. The Atlantic Apartotel
is steps away from the beautiful seafront at Bundoran, and convenient to local stores, pubs, restaurants and the
other conference locations.
Meals are served and Food Culture panels will take place in La Sabbia restaurant, Bundoran. The head chef at La
Sabbia is Mr. Keith Barry, former head chef of the exclusive Locks Restaurant in Dublin. Keith will be preparing
two speciality lunches for delegates as part of the conference, and a gala Irish dinner on Jan 17th.
The Film, Surf & Skate Culture panels will be held at Bundoran Cineplex.