City Life
The Garda have produced a Booklet for security on college campuses, which has quite a lot of useful information for students.
Hints and Tips
Once you have registered and you have your DIT Student Card, its like having the key to the city! You will find that alot of shops (and most clothes stores) have a student discount policy, but remember to ask! But don't forget that the city is teaming with charity shops, check them regularly and you can find some hidden gems!
You'll find that college books can be quite expensive, remember if there is no copy available in the library, you can prebook on the library catalogue, remember you can also check your local public libary. There are plenty of websites that offer second hand books, so just google it. You can always stick up a few notices near your department to target previous years.
Cycling to college
Even though there is secure bike locking areas in each college, the theft of bikes remains a serious problem.Follow these handy tips on locking your bike, be very careful where you park up and look out for each others bikes and safety on campus - especially at night. A long cycling DIT student was kind enough to give his own tips on cycling to college. You'll find them here.
Tip on the best way to lock your bike can be found below:
http://www.streetfilms.org/
http://www.streetfilms.org/
http://www.streetfilms.org/
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/
Accommodation:
We have an excellent accommodation page with not only up to date accommodation available but helpful hints and tips. DIT have their own accommodation page,
which is particularly useful if you are looking for digs or student
specfic accomodation (which is always a favourite with first years).
For other options check the daily papers, such as the Evening Herald and theres also Daft.ie .
If you have no idea what you should be paying in rent, DIT have an excellent cost of living guide here.
Entertainment:
A night out can do severe damage to
your bank balance, but there are a few ways to get around those pesky
cover charges, especially during the week. If you want to plan a class party, be sure to take a look at our vendor guide. If you can't find what you're looking for don't hesitate to get in touch with our VP for fun Eric Fitzgerald at vpservices@ditsu.ie.
To keep up to date on
gigs listings check out entertainment.ie,
hotpress.ie or gumtree.ie.
Cultural:
Most museums in Dublin are free in. So
why not look at really old dead things in the National Museum of
Ireland, test your artistic talent in the National Gallery or spend a
Saturday in the President’s gaff? Information on most museums are
listed on www.museum.ie or pop into your nearest Tourist Information Office.
There are loads of gardens and parks around the city open to the public for walks, picnics, people watching etc. Stephen’s Green has lots of ducks to feed. The Iveagh Gardens is best for an afternoon of chill-axing. The National Botanic Gardens has an impressive collection of unusual plants and is worth a look, even for those of us who aren’t horticultural maniacs! There’s a load to do in Marley Park, including 14 football pitches, a cricket pitch, tennis courts, a golf course, a BMX track and a craft centre.
What better (and free-er) way to enjoy this beautiful city than walking? Bull Island, The 40foot, Howth and Dun Laoghaire are all popular spots for getting some air. iWalks, free podcast audio guides of Dublin, are available to download from www.visitdublin,com they also come with detailed maps of the route.
If all else fails try some of these random boredom busters to kill time; get a ride on an eco cab, taste all the free samples in the Temple Bar Food Market, rent a dvd from any public library, donate blood and eat as many of the free cakes as possible, take up busking.
