Social Events & Tourist Excursions
The organisers promise an Irish welcome and are planning a range of social events. Information on these will be available in due course.
Optional Social Evenings
Thursday 28th October 2010 - Irish NightCost: €85.00 per person
Catering: 4 course dinner with drinks and traditional Entertainment
Venue: Merryplough Boys
This traditional Irish evening includes Irish music and "craic" and also contemporary "Riverdance" style dancing paired with a delicious meal and drinks with dinner.
Return transport will be available to the conference hotels. Tickets are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
The cost of €85.00 includes dinner with Irish coffee, entertainment and return transportation (only to conference hotels). A cash bar will be available for beverages.
Thursday 28th October 2010 - Walking Tour of Dublin
Cost: €20.00
This walking tour of Dublin will be a great way to experience Dublin up close and get a true sense of the very heart of Dublin City.
Technical Tours
On Sunday 31 October, a Technical Tour is being offered to delegates only and is free of charge. More detailed information will be provided to you at a later date and on the meeting web site. Please indicate on the registration form if you will be joining one of the three Technical Tours (Glendalough, Brú Na Bóinne or Castletown and Russborough) and whether you will be accompanied. These tours are free of charge to attend.Tourist Excursions
Ireland offers a large variety of entertainment, scenery and culture. The social programme we have drawn up offers delegates and accompanying persons the opportunity to sample the atmosphere and hospitality for which Ireland is famous worldwide. The programme will comprise of daily excursions such as a Dublin City tour, a Newgrange tour, a Dublin Bay and Castle tour, and a Wicklow tour. These Optional Daily Tours run from 25 October to 1 November and can be booked and paid for through the registration form.
Dublin City Tour (Hop On, Hop Off)
This fully guided tour gives you an overall fl avour of our historic and ancient city. You will see examples of Dublin’s superb architecture in the Georgian Streets and Squares. This hop on - hop off tour will allow you to visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Christchurch Cathedral, the Guinness Storehouse and the Old Jameson Distillery.
Tour duration: Approximately 90 minutes.
Details: This tour runs daily, with the first tour departing at 09.30hrs.
Cost: €15.50 per person
Tour departs from: 14 Upper O’Connell St, Dublin 1
Newgrange (Half Day Tour)
This tour is also known as the Valley of the Kings Tour. In the heart of the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath. You will visit the Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre, which will interpret the archaeological heritage of the Boyne Valley, including the megalithic passage tombs of Newgrange & Knowth. You will be taken on a guided tour in the tombs; the oldest and largest Neolithic burial chamber in Europe (3000BC), which predate the Egyptian Pyramids. Lunch is not included, although a restaurant is on site.
Details: This tour runs every Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Times: Tour departs at 10.00hrs and returns to Dublin at 17.00hrs approx.
Cost: €34.00 per person.
Tour departs from: Gray line desk 1, Dublin Tourism Office, Suffolk St, Dublin 2
Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the tour's departure.
The Dublin Bay & Castle Tour
After a brief introduction to Dublin City, you will visit the pretty coastal village of Malahide and the 14th century Malahide Castle, where you will enjoy a guided tour and have time to wander in the craft shops and gardens. The tour then trails past the village of Howth towards Howth Summit where there will be a 10 minute stop to enjoy the breathtaking views of Dublin Bay. The tour then continues back into Dublin via the northern coastline.
Details: This tour runs daily.
Times: Tour departs at 10.15hrs and 14.00hrs and lasts approx 3.30hrs
Cost: €25.00 per person
Tour departs from: Outside Dublin Tourism, 14 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the tours departure.
The Wicklow Tour (Full Day Tour)
Sit back, relax and let us take you through some of the loveliest countryside in Ireland. This tour takes you first to the stunning 6th century monastic settlement in Glendalough. Our guide will take you around the site, which boasts a 10th century conical roofed Round Tower as well as a St. Kevin’s Kitchen and Cross. The tour trail continues to the pretty village of Avoca (home to the famous drama Ballykissangel), with a stop at the famous Avoca Handweavers. There you can enjoy a stroll around the village dropping into Fitzgerald’s pub or visiting the famous Handweavers craft shop. Lunch is not included, although a lunch venue will be available on the day.
Details: This runs daily
Cost: €28.00 per person
Time: Tour departs at 09.45hrs and returns to Dublin at 17.15hrs
Tour departs from: Outside Dublin Tourism, 14 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the tours departure
Please note that you must make your own way to all departure destinations
Cancellation Policy for Tourist Excursions
| Before 27 September 2010 |
Full Refund |
| After 27 September 2010 | No Refund |
