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Coast to Coast special offer tour! Stay in Barnacles Dublin and Barnacles Galway!

Posted by admin on May 16, 2012 None comments

What’s the wildlife like at your place? Any nice birds? We can tell you, we have all sorts here! Why not check out our favorite pubs in Dublin and Galway for the best birdwatching in Ireland? Barnacles best-selling Coast to Coast package in conjunction with Dublin tour company just got better! Call to book, or even pop into our Temple Bar offices, on Cecilia street,around the corner from Barnacles Temple Bar Hostel! See ya here!


Barnacles – best located hostels! Stay in Temple Bar House in Dublin or Quay Street Hostel in Galway for unbeatable location!

FREE breakfast, FREE walking tours, FREE maps, FREE linen, FREE wifi, FREE tour booking, FREE smiles and much much more!

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Dublin Events this May – book Barnacles Temple Bar House to be in the heart of action

Posted by admin on May 10, 2012 None comments

Hi guys

 

Just a little heads up on some of the amazing events in Dublin this month!

Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is on right now, until the 20th of May

It is the biggest European festival of this kind, with performances from weird to wonderful and back :)




For something completely different, head to the Dublin Dance Festival, starting tomorrow 11th of May, until 26th. It promises to be spectacular and completely mind blowing!

Book the best hostel in Dublin!

Don’t forget, you get 10% discount when booking both hostels, so book our sister property, hostel in Galway as well!

 

 

Meet our team: Danny from in Barnacles Quay Street Hostel in Galway

Posted by admin on April 26, 2012 None comments

Danny Hamilton (our new Deputy Manager in Barnacles Quay Street Hostel in Galway) in a nutshell:

I am from Dublin and am 100% Irish except when the sun shines and I claim to be part Brazilian (you should see me with a football :) )

I have been 27 for 5 years now and plan to be for the foreseeable future.

I have travelled all over the world and can even remember a small portion of it.

I have lived in England, Scotland, Spain, Luxembourg, Cuba and Australia, working in bars, bricklaying, plumbing, orange picking, on pub crawls, football commentating, small parts in movies (two), tour guiding and now finally I have settled on hostel management…

I’m split on the favourite places between stunning country that is Croatia and the electricity of the life in Cuba.

The best hostel I have stayed in is the Glebe Village hostel in Sydney, such a nice place.

Interesting fact, I once told Cheryl Crow (pretty famous) that I hope she makes it as a singer someday, having no idea who she was when meeting her in the Quay’s bar right across from the hostel :(

(We will need to snoop around to find those movies, right???)

Book Barnacles Hostel in Galway!

If you prefer to stay in Dublin, Book Barnacles Temple Bar House!

Or, book both and get discount! :)  Because we love ya!

 

 

Danny doing some of his moves :)

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The Ultimate Backpacker Party hits Dublin!!

Posted by admin on September 16, 2011 None comments

The Backpacker’s Ball – The Ultimate Backpacker Party!

The party is organised by DBH – Dublins Best Hostels – of which Barnacles Hostel Temple Bar are proud members!!

The event takes place in The Village on Friday September 23rd from 8:30pm ’til late…….

•   Absolutely FREE for Barnacles Guests!
•   Live Bands
•   Dj ’til late
•   FREE FOOD
•   Drinks Specials, Drinks promos & discounts
•   Pillow Fighting contest with prize for Pillow Fighting Champion – be part of the Barnacles Team – make us proud! :)
•   Raffel on the night with great prizes up for grabs
•   ‘BEER PONG’ & ‘Flip Cup’
•   …AND MUCH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

There may also be the chance of a bouncy castle or rodeo bull and the nature of the ‘circus act’ (fire jugler on a uni-cycle ) ….who could resist!!

It’s sure to be a funtastic night !!

Remember there is no additional cost for this event! The price is included in your bed price.
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What are you waiting for?? Book your stay today!!

It’s Party Time at Barnacles Hostel Galway!!

Posted by admin on August 19, 2011 None comments

It’s all happening at Barnacles Hostel Galway from the 21st – 25th of August as we kick start our party week!

With loads of FREE and discounted events happening every night guests at Barnacles are in for a treat!!

Here’s our hostel party line up:

Sunday 21st – FREE Irish Dancing Session

Monday 22nd – FREE Bongo Lessons @ 8pm

Tuesday 23rd – FREE Juggling Workshop @ 8pm

Wednesday 24th – Discounted Pub Crawl @ 8pm

Thursady 25th – Father Ted and Irish Movie Night with FREE Movie Goodies @ 8pm!

Remember! There is no additional cost for most of these events - the price is included in our guest bed price.

The ONLY hostel to stay in this week you’d be crazy to miss out!! Book your stay at Barnacles Hostel Galway today!

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Keep an eye on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel for some crazy videos and pictures of the parties!!

Feel the love at Barnacles Hostel Temple Bar!!

Posted by admin on July 18, 2011 None comments

Feel the love at Barnacles Hostel Temple Bar!!

Is Irish Hospitality still alive and kicking in Ireland? Well two girls found out as they attempted to travel around the East of Ireland for one week absolutely free! Travel around Ireland for Free is run in association with the Independent Holiday Hostels Association  of Ireland. The two volunteers this year are Claire Prendergast and Sadhbh O’Sullivan.

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For one whole week the girls had to rely on Irish hospitality to put a roof over their heads, provide transport, feed, water and provide plenty of Guinness . Their journey ended today at Barnacles Hostel in Temple Bar. Looking for a free bed for the night, in good fun, Barnacles hostel decided to set a challenge for the girls so they could earn their keep! The Challenge:  to give out 50 free hugs in Temple Bar!!

The Barnacles Hostel Crew decided the only way to get the challenge up and running was to lead by example with staff member Denis giving the girls their first hugs of the day. The girls got some funny looks and stares but eventually some folks took pity on their cause and felt the love and the hugging began! Once the first few passersby joined in, the ball really got rolling with the girls reaching their target of 50 people in no time! With their free night earned, they had completed their mission proving that Irish hospitality is indeed alive and kicking!

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The girls have travelled from Dublin down the east coast to waterford back up through Killkenny finally arriving at Barnacles Hostel in Dublin. With nothing in their pockets and a smile on their face they proved that the famous Irish welcome is still present in Ireland!!

You can follow Claire’s and Sadbh’s story on their blog www.freetravelireland.blogspot.com

Barnacles Temple Bar House Hostel, 19 Temple Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 6716277 Fax: +353 1 6716591

Barnacles Quay Street House Hostel, 10 Quay Street, Galway. Tel: +353 91 568644 Fax: +353 91 568644