Thanks a lot for that, didnt realise there was a marathon on aswell that weekend. I have booked a room in city centre Maldron hotel with free cancellation, should be handy for us as we will be arriving via train and it seems this hotel isnt too far from the station..

Boots09 wrote: Has anyone any suggestions for places/areas to stay the night of the game?
Myself and the gf are heading up but not sure where to stay!

Wherever you can get! With the bank holiday weekend and the marathon on Sunday rooms are in high demand!

Unsurprisingly the less savoury parts of town don't really have much accommodation on offer anyway.

thehoneybadger wrote: Guys when are the general sale tickets on sale? Not a season ticket holder. In Costa Rica on hols atm but have booked accommodation already (with free cancellation) so hoping to pick up some on general sale.

I think they're being released back on Wednesday?

Stockdale doubtful.

It would swing from 70/30 to an interesting 60/40 game

Guys when are the general sale tickets on sale? Not a season ticket holder. In Costa Rica on hols atm but have booked accommodation already (with free cancellation) so hoping to pick up some on general sale.

keithgordon wrote: Question.. anyone know what section of the Kingspan will the majority of Connacht fans will be in?

West terrace is you’re happy to stand, west grandstand if you’d prefer to sit. From the above, more heading to terrace. Gen admission so should, should, be able to clump together.

Question.. anyone know what section of the Kingspan will the majority of Connacht fans will be in?

Boots09 wrote: Has anyone any suggestions for places/areas to stay the night of the game?
Myself and the gf are heading up but not sure where to stay!

Hotels are steep enough that weekend obviously with the bank holiday. Myself and a mate got a room in the Hampton by the Hilton which is in the west side of the city because it looks like it's handy to get in and out of by car. Only drawback is that you need to pay separately for parking.

Has anyone any suggestions for places/areas to stay the night of the game?
Myself and the gf are heading up but not sure where to stay!

Two more for the west terrace

8 of us for the West Terrace all staying over more on the way negotiations pending......

Basically what Pinky said, if there's interest in a trip from not-Galway, we'll let ye know.

Ya I filled in the bit about other journeys, the line with all tickets need to be pre-booked confused me too, but I put that down to mean you can't show up on the day and hope to hop on the bus, I don't want to pay for a bus from Galway and then be told I need to buy one from Sligo if it becomes available. I'll play it by ear, I'll be in Belfast one way or another so I'll not get too stressed

MulMan wrote: The Connacht Rugby website says there may be demand for a Castlebar-Sligo-Belfast route but no option to purchase for it, does anybody know when they will announce if that is the case and do we purchase a ticket and then if a bus from Sligo becomes available we're covered for that.

There is a form on the website article to register interest. I assume you fill that in and see what happens.
It does say "All tickets must be pre-booked and we will notify you when available" though, which is a bit confusing. Maybe filling in the form constitutes a booking? That said there is no place to fill in contact details, unless there is another page to the form ...

The Connacht Rugby website says there may be demand for a Castlebar-Sligo-Belfast route but no option to purchase for it, does anybody know when they will announce if that is the case and do we purchase a ticket and then if a bus from Sligo becomes available we're covered for that.

Good point. A 24 hour bus trip would be good craic too. We'd make a fortune on the reality TV rights.