Our location
We are located on Griffith Avenue in Dublin 9.
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Driving Directions:
From M50 -
After the WestLink toll on the M50, drive towards the Airport. Take Exit 3 onto the M1. Drive on the M1 toward City Centre, and after the Regency Hotel (on your left hand side) take the next left turn onto Griffith Avenue. At the fourth set of traffic lights on Griffith Avenue, take a left into Charlemont Estate, and the entrance to Marino Institute of Education is on your right.
From Dublin Airport -
At the Airport, take the M1 southbound towards City Centre. Do not take the Tunnel. Drive on the M1 toward City Centre, and after the Regency Hotel (on your left hand side) take the next left turn onto Griffith Avenue. At the fourth set of traffic lights on Griffith Avenue, take a left into Charlemont Estate, and the entrance to Marino Institute of Education is on your right.
From Dublin City Centre -
From the top of O'Connell Street, drive past Parnell Square to the Drumcondra Road.
Follow signs for the Airport.
After the Skylon Hotel, (left hand side), take a right at the next large crossroads onto Griffith Avenue. At the fourth set of traffic lights on Griffith Avenue, take a left into Charlemont Estate, and the entrance to Marino Institute of Education is on your right.
Public Transport to/from City Centre:
Two convenient bus services
- the 123 bus - operates from Griffith Avenue to the city centre. The nearest bus stop is on Griffith Avenue on the opposite side of the road, to the left of the Charlemont gates. Returning from the city suitable bus stops for the 123 Bus are to be found at College Green, Upper O Connell Street (Outside Dublin Bus Head Office) and Parnell Street.
- the N2 bus - operates from Clontarf Dart Station to Heuston Station. The nearest bus stop is on Griffith Avenue on the opposite side of the road, to the left of the Charlemont gates (same location as 123 bus stop). The bus operates the length of Griffith Avenue and terminates in Heuston Station.
From Heuston Station - take the N2 directly from Heuston Station to Marino Institute of Education. You may also take the Luas to Abbey Street, and just outside Dublin Bus Head Office, O'Connell Street is the 123 bus stop, that travels directly to Marino Institute of Education. The journey doesn't take more than twenty minutes, usually.
From Connolly Station - you could take the Dart to Clontarf Road station, and take the N2 bus directly from the station to Marino. You could also turn left out of the station, then right, up the Malahide Road and Marino Institute of Education is approximately fifteen minutes walk away. Alternatively, the following buses run very regularly from Connolly Station - 14, 15, 27, 27A, 27B, 42 and 43. These take you via the Malahide Road, which is a short walk down Griffith Avenue, to Marino Institute of Education.
From Dublin Airport - Bus routes 16 & 41 go to the City Centre from the airport, via the Swords Road. Get off the bus at Griffith Downs, walk down the Swords Road, take the next left onto Griffith Avenue. Continue until you reach Charlemont Estate, turn left into the estate and Marino Institute of Education is on your right. The walk from the bus stop should take approximately ten minutes.
The above image has been amended from the TFI Journey Planner to combine the N2 and 123 bus routes, for more details about stops and journeys, please visit: https://journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/departures?language=en