Building Sustainable, Resilient and Thriving Rural Places

Venue and travel 

VISA INFORMATION
For those requiring a visa to attend  please ensure that your visa application is submitted directly via the following link AVATS (inis.gov.ie). Please also review the visa information on the relevant Embassy of Ireland website for your application. DFA colleagues in the Embassies will be happy to assist with any visa related queries that you may have. You must apply for a visa from your home country or a country where you are a legal resident.
PARTICIPATION COSTS
The conference is invitation only and there is no participation fee. Travel, accommodation costs and visa fees should be covered by the participants. 
TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM THE CONFERENCE VENUE
Buses will be available to transport participants to/from the Conference Venue and Dublin Airport, with additional City Centre drop-offs. Please pay attention to the bus arrival and departure times when making your travel arrangements. Please see the bus schedule below.
DEADLINE TO BOOK A ROOM AT THE CONFERENCE HOTEL
The conference hotel rate is €150.00 double/twin occupancy and €120.00 single occupancy per night. The deadline to book a room at the conference rate is Wednesday, 7 September, 2022. Please follow the instructions below to book your room at the hotel.

Logistics TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMODATION

TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM CONFERENCE VENUE AND DUBLIN CITY CENTRE/AIRPORT

Please review the bus schedule and click on  the link below to indicate the times that corresponds to your travel arrangements. 

If the proposed times don't suit you, you may choose to use the public Expressway bus timetable  which has more options (at your own cost). You can purchase tickets for the Expressway bus here. 

 BUS DEPARTURE TIMES FROM DUBLIN AIRPORT TO CONFERENCE HOTEL 
 Tuesday, 27 September, 2022 
  • 10:30 
  • 14:00
  • 17:00
  •  20:00 
Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
  •  09:00 
  •  11:00 
 BUS DEPARTURE TIMES FROM CONFERENCE HOTEL TO AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE 
 Thursday, 29 September, 2022 
  •  19:00 (non-cultural programme)
BUS DEPARTURE TIME FROM CONFERENCE HOTEL TO AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE
Friday, 30 September, 2022 
  •  09:00 (non-cultural programme) 
CULTURAL PROGRAMME DEPARTURE FROM CONFERENCE HOTEL 
 Friday, 30 September, 2022 
  •  08:00 - cultural programme (arrives Dublin Airport 16:30)


 
HOTEL BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS 
  1. Visit www.slieverussell.ie 
  2. Under ‘Check Availability’ click Promotional Code 
  3. Under ‘Check in date’ input arrival date, select number of nights and type in Promo Code OECD.
  4. Click Continue button 
  5.  Select Bedroom Type (if you require a twin room ie: 2 beds, ensure you select a twin room) and click green BOOK NOW button 
  6. Please note: bedroom types are subject to what is available at the time of your booking. We cannot accommodate any requests for particular bedroom types: please select from what is available at the time of booking 
  7. Choose 2 adults or 1 adult (THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO ENSURE THE CORRECT RATE IS CHARGED) 
  8.  If you have any special requirements eg: additional people/children in your bedroom (additional charges will apply) - please note this in the ‘Personalise your stay’ box and we will contact you to discuss 
  9. Book the bedroom in the name of the guest staying (or lead guest if booking a twin or double room) – you may enter the second person’s name in the ‘Personalise your stay’ box 
  10. Click green box Continue button to complete your reservation 
  11.  The only package available to book is Bed & Breakfast 
  12. If you need to book more than one bedroom, please do each reservation separately 
  13. Credit card details are required to secure the booking: please note in the event of a cancellation within 7 days of the arrival date this is the card that will be used for cancellation costs Confirmation of the reservation will be sent via email – please check Spam/Junk folders if you do not receive into your inbox