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The island of Ireland can be reached
by both air and sea. Regular ferries connect Dublin Port and Dun
Laoghaire with Liverpool in England, and Holyhead in Wales. The
city is also served by two main railway stations (Connolly and
Heuston) linking Dublin to all other Irish cities. Connolly is
based right in the city centre with a LUAS (tram) connection giving
easy access to Heuston station.
Dublin
Airport is located to the north of the city centre and
has connections or direct flights to and from airports worldwide,
along with a direct connection to the conference venue by
Air
Coach.
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Travel Details
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There are a number of useful travel sites for planning a visit to Ireland and Dublin.
These are some sites you might find useful before travelling to Pervasive
2006 in Dublin:
And some sites you might find useful while in Dublin:
"The Supper Club" and "The Burlington Cabaret"
are two social events takling place on Saturday the 6th
of May and Sunday the 7th of May at the conference hotel.
Please see the event
flyers for more information.
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Map of Hotel area

Please see the table below for details on how to reach the Burlington
Hotel from these, and other entry points to Dublin.
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Bursaras (main bus station)
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Leaving Busaras, take a left
to look onto the Custom House. Take a left and follow the road around
to the right. Continue straight across the bridge, taking a left as
you come off the bridge. Take the first right and continue straight
through the traffic lights onto Westland Row. At the end of the street,
take a left and an immediate right taking you to the north side of
Merrion Square. Turn left at the lights and continue on onto Lower
Mount Street. Continue straight through onto Northumberland Road,
taking the first right onto Haddington Road. Continue onto Mespil
Road with the canal on your right hand side. Take the last left before
you reach the traffic lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along
for 400m. The hotel is located on the left hand side.
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Exiting Connolly Station, turn
left along Amiens Street until you come to the traffic lights. Continue
straight on across the bridge, taking a left as you come off the bridge.
Take the first right and continue straight through the traffic lights
onto Westland Row. At the end of the street, take a left and an immediate
right taking you to the north side of Merrion Square. Turn left at
the lights and continue onto Lower Mount Street. Continue straight
through, onto Northumberland Road, taking the first right onto Haddington
Road. Continue onto Mespil Road with the canal on your right hand
side. Take the last left before you reach the traffic lights, onto
Sussex Road, and continue along for 400m. The hotel is located on
the left hand side. A taxi should cost in the region of €7.
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By public transport,
You can
take the Aircoach located just outside the arrivals hall. These drop
you directly outside the hotel for a cost of €7 or €12 return.
A taxi will cost up to €25.
You can also drive, in this case exit the airport and take the
M1 motorway towards the city centre. As you approach the city, you
will pass under a railway bridge on Drumcondra Road. Take the next
left onto Clonliffe Road. Continue along East Wall Road which takes
you to the East Link Bridge. Coming off the bridge take a left onto
York Road, and at the end of the road take a right onto Bremen Grove.
Continue along onto Bath Avenue, then Haddington Road, reaching Mespil
Road with the canal on your right hand side. Take the last left before
you reach the traffic lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along
for 400m. The hotel is located on the left hand side.
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Leaving Dublin Port, head for
the city centre until you reach the East Link Bridge. Turn Left onto
the bridge. Coming off the bridge, take a left onto York Road and
at the end of the road, take a right onto Bremen Grove. Continue along
onto Bath Avenue, then Haddington Road, reaching Mespil Road with
the canal on your right hand side. Take the last left before you reach
the traffic lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along for 400m.
The hotel is located on the left hand side.
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Follow the signs heading for
the city centre. As you pass through the Ballsbridge area, take a
left off of Pembroke Road onto Upper Baggot Street. Take the fourth
left at the traffic lights, taking you onto Mespil Road with the canal
on your right hand side. Take the last left before you reach the traffic
lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along for 400m. The hotel is
located on your left hand side.
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Exiting Heuston Station, take
a left across the river, and an immediate right along the quays. Continue
all the way along the quays until you reach the Custom House. Then,
take the right across the bridge, and taking a left as you come off
the bridge. Take the first right, and continue straight through the
traffic lights onto Westland Row. At the end of the street, take a
left and an immediate right taking you to the north side of Merrion
Square. Turn left at the lights and continue on onto Lower Mount Street.
Continue straight through onto Northumberland Road, taking the first
right onto Haddington Road. Continue onto Mespil Road with the canal
on your right hand side. Take the last left before you reach the traffic
lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along for 400m. The hotel is
located on the left hand side. A taxi should cost in the region of
€10.
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Proceed onto the East Link bridge.
Coming off the bridge, take a left onto York Road and at the end of
the road, take a right onto Bremen Grove. Continue along onto Bath
Avenue, then Haddington Road, reaching Mespil Road with the canal
on your right hand side. Take the last left before you reach the traffic
lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along for 400m. The hotel is
located on the left hand side.
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From the front of the college,
go left taking you onto Nassau Street. Continue straight on, along
the northern side of Merrion Square, onto Lower Mount Street. Continue
straight through, onto Northumberland Road, taking the first right
onto Haddington Road. Continue onto Mespil Road with the canal on
your right hand side. Take the last left before you reach the traffic
lights, onto Sussex Road, and continue along for 400m. The hotel is
located on the left hand side.
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