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Tesco Locations in Ireland

Tesco Ireland are growing all the time – and their online shopping coverage is almost nationwide – with about 85% of the population able to shop online at Tesco.
All the main cities and towns are covered as well as many smaller villages and rural areas. It is surprising how far the Tesco delivery vans  will go.
If you register  here on the Tesco IE Website you can find out if your address is covered.

After you register – just click on the “Start Shopping” link an dif your address is covered in the delivery area – you will be able to continue shopping.
You can also register at one address and have shopping delivered to another addresses – such as a holiday home or a relatives address.

The online Tesco Store Locator never seems to be working. It seems you have to register with Tesco before it will work .  You Can Register Here

These are the locations and telephone numbers of the Tesco shops in Ireland
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ABBEYFEALE, Colbert Terrace, Abbeyfeale, Limerick, Tel: 068 51195

ARDKEEN Ardkeen, Tel: 051 311255 Filling station

ASHBOURNE,Frederick Street,Ashbourne,Meath,Tel: 1890928512

Athlone , Golden Island Shopping Centre, Athlone, Westmeath, Tel: 1800 455454

TESCO BAILIESBORO, Thomas Street, Cavan, Tel: 042-9675055

TESCO BALLINA, Market Square, Ballina, Mayo, Tel: 096 21056

TESCO BALLINAMORE, New Line Road, Ballinamore, Leitrim, Tel:

TESCO BALLINASLOE, Dunlo Town Centre, County Galway, Tel: 0909-650100 Filling station

TESCO BALLINROBE, Claremorris Road,Mayo Tel: 949541782

TESCO BETTYSTOWN, Narrow Ways,Bettystown,Meath, Tel: 041 9827406

TESCO BIRR, Railway Road, Birr, Offaly, Tel: 05791 – 69081

TESCO CARLOW, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow, Tel: 599139140

TESCO CARRICK ON SHANNON Dublin Road, Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim, Tel: 719671551

TESCO CASHEL,  Cahir Road, Cashel, Tipperary,Tel: 062-64620 Filling Station

TESCO CASTLEBAR, Market Square, Castlebar, Mayo,Tel: 1890-928416

TESCO CASTLEPOLLARD Castlepollard Shopping Centre, Westmeath, tel: 04496 62250

TESCO CAVAN, Main St/Pearce St, Cavan Town, Tel: (049)4331422

TESCO CELBRIDGE,Maynooth Road,Celbridge,Kildare,Tel: 16274126

TESCO CLAREMORRIS, Silverbridge Shopping Centre, Claremorris, Mayo,Tel: 094 9372234 Filling station

TESCO CLONMEL EXTRA, Powerstown centre, Clonmel, Tipperary Tel: 526181660 Filling station

TESCO COONAGH, Coonagh Cross, Coonagh, Co Limerick, Tel: 061-327899

TESCO CRUMLIN,Crumlin Shopping Centre,Crumlin,Dublin 12,Tel: 1890928433

TESCO DENNEHEYS CROSS EXPRESS, Orchard Gardens, Cork City, Tel: 021 – 4541412

TESCO DOUGLAS EXTRA, Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Douglas, Tel: 021 4857357

TESCO DROGHEDA EXTRA,Donore Road,Drogheda,Louth,Tel: 041 9878501 Filling station

TESCO TESCO DROGHEDA,West Street,Drogheda,Louth,Tel: 041 9839607

TESCO DUBLIN BALLYFERMOT,Upper Ballyfermot Road,Ballyfermot,Dublin 10,Tel: 01 6266654

TESCO DUBLIN BALLYMUN,Number 7 Towers Centre,Ballymun,Dublin 11,Tel: 01 8421011

TESCO DUBLIN BLANCHARDSTOWN,Roselawn Shopping Centre,Blanchardstown,Dublin 15,

TESCO DUBLIN CLONDALKIN,Booth Road,Clondalkin,Dublin 22,Tel: 01 4593393

TESCO DUBLIN DRUMCONDRA,22A Upper Drumcondra Road,Drumcondra,Dublin 9,Tel: 01 8377632

TESCO DUBLIN INCHICORE EXPRESS,38-41 Tyrconnell Place,Inchicore,Dublin 18,Tel: 14200025

TESCO DUBLIN RATHCOOLE EXPRESS,Main Street,Rathcoole,Co. Dublin,Tel: 01-4010375

TESCO DUBLIN SANTRY,Omnipark,Santry,Dublin 9,Tel: 18429122

DUBLIN TALLAGHT,The Square Shopping Centre,Tallaght,Dublin 24,Tel: 12152000

DUBLIN TEMPLE BAR,40-47 Fleet Street,Dublin,Dublin 2,Tel: 1890928523

TESCO DUNDALK,Dundalk Shopping Centre,Dundalk,Co Louth,Tel: 042 93323353

TESCO Dundalk,Longwalk Shopping Centre,Co. Louth,Tel: 429327277

TESCO Dundrum Town Centre,Dundrum,Dublin 16,Tel: 01-2991030 – Filling station

TESCO EDENDERRY, clonmullen Industrial Estate, Offaly, Tel: 469732680 Filling station

TESCO ENNIS, Francis Street, Ennis, Clare Tel: 065-6829722

TESCO GALWAY,Galway Shopping Centre, Tel: 091 561261

TESCO KILLARNEY PARK, Deerpark Road, Killarney, Kerry, Tel: 646637993 Filling station

TESCO  KILLARNEY, New St, Killarney, Kerry, Tel: 064 6632866

TESCO  KILRUSH, Ennis Road, Kilrush, Clare, Tel: 065-9051438

TESCO  LETTERKENNY,Letterkenny Shopping Centre,Letterkenny,Donegal,Tel: 074 23814

TESCO Limerick A rthurs Quay,Limerick City,Tel: 061 411067

TESCO Limerick Roxboro Shopping Centre, Limerick, Tel: 061-416839

TESCO Limerick , Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle, Limerick, Tel: 061-229933

TESCO LISDUGGAN, Waterford Shopping Centre, Lisduggan, Waterford, Tel: 51372051

TESCO  LONGFORD, Rear Main Street, Longford, Tel: 043 33 47300

TESCO  LUCAN,Tesco Shopping Centre,Lucan,Co. Dublin,Tel: 16282304

TESCO  MAHON, Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Mahon, Tel: 021-497-2018

TESCO MALLOW, Park Road, Mallow, Cork, Tel: (022)22933

TESCO MAYNOOTH EXTRA,Carton Park,Maynooth,Kildare,Tel: (01) 6549700 Filling station

TESCO MIDLETON, Market Green Shopping Centre, Midleton, Cork, Tel: 0214636151

TESCO MITCHELSTOWN, Brigowan Road, Mitchelstown, Cork, Tel: 025 86015

TESCO  MONAGHAN,Dawson Street,Monaghan Town,Monaghan,Tel: 4771525

TESCO  MULLINGAR, Ashe Road, Mullingar, Westmeath, Tel: 044-9341022 Filling station

TESCO NAAS, Blessington Road, Naas, Kildare, Tel: 045-879633

TESCO  NAVAN,Navan Shopping Centre,Navan,Meath,Tel: 469022872

TESCO   NENAGH, Ormand Street,Nenagh Tel: 067 50602

TESCO  NEW ROSS, Bosheen Road, New Ross, Wexford, Tel: 051-440393 Filling station

TESCO NEWBRIDGE, Moorefield, Newbridge, Kildare, Tel: 045 432992

TESCO  NEWCASTLE WEST, Limerick Road, Newcastle west, Limerick, Tel: 069 66095

TESCO  PAUL ST CORK, Paul Street Shopping Centre, Cork City, Tel: 214270791

TESCO POLEBERRY, Bath Street, Poleberry, Waterford, Tel: 51878000

TESCO PORTLAOISE Laois Shopping Centre, Portlaoise, Laois, Tel: 1890928432

TESCO RATHFARNHAM,Rathfarnham Shopping Centre,Rathfarnham,Dublin 14,Tel: (01)4938527

TESCO ROSCOMMON, Market Yard,Roscommon Town, Tel: 906637474

TESCO ROSCREA, Roscrea, Tipperary, Tel: 0505 22777

TESCO  SLIGO, O’Connell Street, tel: 719162788

TESCO  THURLES, Liberty Square, Thurles, Tipperary, Tel: 50421855
TESCO TIPPERARY, Limerick Road, Tipperary Town, Tel: 6233753

TESCO TRALEE Manor West Retail Park, Tralee, Kerry,

TRALEE SQUARE, Abbeycourt, Tralee, Kerry, Tel: 667121110

TRAMORE, Summerhill, Tramore, Waterford, Tel: 51330558 Filling station

TULLAMORE EXTRA, Portarlington Road, Tullamore, Offaly, Tel: 1890928432 Filling station

TESCO TULLOW, Abbey St, Tullow, Carlow, Tel: 059 9151666

TESCO  WESTPORT, Westpoint Shopping Centre,Mayo, Tel: 098-501250

TESCO WILTON, Sarfield Road, Cork, Cork, Tel: 214386500

TESCO  YOUGHAL, Mill Road, Youghal, Cork, Tel: 024 20233

Saorvew – Freeview – RTE Digital TV in Ireland

Saorview is  RTÉ’s free to air digital terrestial television (DTT) service.
EU rules mean that the current analogue ( ariel based TV )  signals have to be turned  off in October 2012.
Saorview is a mixed language word – with Saor meaning Free . Pronounced Sair or Seer . (They couldn’t use the name Freeview – because that is in use in the UK and would confuse people.)
The equivalent digital TV service called Freeview – in the UK has been running since 2002.

The old UK channels using analogue signals were starting to get switched off in September 2011 – and many Irish residents who pick up BBC and ITV from Wales or Northern Ireland via an aerial will see those channels dissappear soon if they have not already done so.

The minority (340,000) of  households  in Ireland still use their TV ariel for watching TV  . The switch to digital TV will hardly affect the majority of the country’s consumers, who receive their TV from digital providers such as Sky (625,000) or UPC (375,000)

There will be 5 “new”  digital channels – RTÉ Two HD, RTÉ Aertel Digital, RTÉ jr, RTÉ One + 1 and RTÉ News Now.
In the UK – there are dozens of channels on their Freeview setup.

What Will You Need  to Buy ?

Set Top Box

The Digital TV  Saorview  signal can be received on all types of televisions from most aerials using a set-top box.
There are Saorview approved set top boxes – retailing at about €100. But any UK Freeview HD set top box will work.

Aerials

Some households may need to adjust or replace their aerial:  expect to pay about  €150.
Don’t be conned into paying for a new aerial if you don’t need one. If you currently can receive TV3 through your aerial then your aerial is most likely fine and is pointing in the right direction. You should not need to do anything with your aerial.

2. If you currently receive RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4  through your aerial but do not receive TV3 then your aerial is most likely fine but for some homes it may be pointing in the wrong direction.

3. If you receive only RTÉ One and RTÉ Two through your aerial and do not receive TV3 and TG4 then you will probably need a new UHF aerial pointed at the best transmission site for your area.

Televisions

You don’t need a new TV – but If you are planning on buying a new TV – you should consider  a  television with Saorview built in or look for Freeview HD.
The 340,000 households that currently just view TV via an ariel – will be made up of a high proportion of elderly , rural dwellers and those on lower incomes.

Freeview televisions from the UK will not work with Saorview. But Freeview HD televisions should be able to pick up the Saorview signal.

Any  Television with an MPEG4 digital tuner should work. – Freeview HD uses MPEG4.

By October 2012 SAORVIEW should be accessible to 98% of the population.  Approximately 2% of the population will not be able to receive the SAORVIEW service.
RTÉ is currently in the process of also developing and testing a free-to-air satellite service, SAORSAT, which will make it possible for 100% of the population to access Irish free-to-air digital television channels and services. This will provide coverage to the homes not covered by SAORVIEW.

Limerick Speed Camera Zones

Speed Detection Cameras in County Limerick

An Garda Síochána, in conjunction with the National Roads Authority, have completed an extensive analysis of the collision history on the road network where speed was a contributory factor. Sections of road have been identified where a significant proportion of accidents occurred whereby, in the opinion of the investigating Garda, a safe speed was exceeded.

These stretches of road may well be amongst those to be monitored by the new mobile safety cameras operated by GoSafe.
Here is the list of the Speed Enforcement Zones in Limerick County

This is a map showing the roads where the GoSafe mobile safety cameras will be operating around Limerick.

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Best Secondary Schools in Ireland.

Each year the Irish Times puts together some figures of each secondary school’s Leaving Cert students and combines them with figures from Third Level institutions in Ireland . . The Universities and Colleges record which school the first year students were enrolled at in the previous year. The two sets of figures combined give us some idea of the percentages of Leaving Cert students from each school that are entering Third Level education in Ireland. A league table is produced of all the secondary schools in Ireland . Of course – these figures are not a full indication of a schools’ performance – but it is all we have. The figures don’t include students who go on to Universities outside the Republic of Ireland. But in the absence of any Irish Government school performance figures – it is all we have to help pick out schools that might be better or worse than others at preparing students for qualifying for entry to University or other 3rd level education.

See here for the Best Schools Ireland 2011 according to the Sunday Times

The 2007 figures showed a few schools with 100% of Leaving Cert pupils going on to third level in Ireland.

Coláiste Iosagain, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Yeats College, Galway
Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Salthill, Galway
St Joseph’s, Nun’s Island, Galway
Tralee Community College, Co Kerry
St Francis Capuchin College, Rochestown, Cork
Scoil Na Mbraithre, Charleville, Co Cork
Coláiste Eoin, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Colaiste Na Coiribe, Tuam Rd, Galway
Institute of Education, Dublin 2
CBS, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co Galway
Scoil Mhuire, Sydney Place, Cork
Colaiste Mhuire, Ballygar, Co Galway
St Ita’s, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick
Coláiste Iascaigh, Easkey, Co Sligo

Galway and Cork schools seemed to do well in this schools league table .

Other top schools with over 90% entry to Irish 3rd level institutions

Blackrock College, Co Dublin
Scoil Mhuire, Carrick On Suir, Co Tipperary
Mount Mercy College, Cork
Loreto High School, Beaufort, Dublin 14
St Joseph of Cluny, Killiney, Co Dublin
Loreto, Foxrock, Dublin 18
Gaelcholaiste Cheatharlach, Easca, Carlow
Hamilton High School, Bandon, Co Cork
Gonzaga College, Dublin 6
CBC, Monkstown, Co Dublin
Scoil Damhnait, Achill, Co Mayo
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Limerick
Mount Anville School, Dublin 14
Colaiste An Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Cork
St Vincent’s, Dundalk, Co Louth
Loreto College, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Tarbert Comprehensive, Co Kerry
Presentation College, Mardyke, Cork
Terenure College, Dublin 6w
Glenstal Abbey, Co Limerick
The Teresian School, Dublin 4
Summerhill College, Sligo
L. S. U., Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Mean Scoil Na Toirbhirte, An Daingean, Co Kerry
St Mary’s College, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Mount St Michael, Claremorris, Co Mayo
Clochar Loreto, Letterkeny, Co Donegal
CBS, Roscommon
Muckross Park College, Dublin 4
Community School, Dunmore, Tuam, Co Galway
Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co Cork
St Andrew’s College, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Colaiste Iognaid, Galway
Presentation Secondary, Listowel, Co Kerry
St Gerard’s, Bray, Co Wicklow
Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo
Colaiste Choilm, Tullamore, Co Offaly
Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Tralee, Co Kerry
Ardscoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Sandford Park School, Dublin 6
St. Louis Community School, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
Ard Scoil Phobal Bheanntrai, Bantry, Co Cork
Coláiste Daibhéid, An T-Ardán Theas, Corcaigh

2011 Top Schools in Ireland

Highest percentage of Travellers in Rathkeale

The village of Rathkeale in Limerick has the highest percentage of residents who identified themselves as Travellers in the 2006 census. Over a quarter of the village class themselves as travellers – 26.98% . (395 out of 1464).
The town with the next highest percentage of travellers is Bunclody / Carrickduff in Carlow – where 11.17% of residents had traveler ethnic backgrounds (202 out of 1808)Other towns with high proportions of Travellers :

Abbeyfeale, Limerick (9.36%)
Tuam, Galway (7.76%)
Ballinrobe, Mayo (6.45%)
Ballyhaunis, Mayo (5.38%)
Athenry, Galway (4.76%)
Longford, Longford (4.6%)
Birr, Offaly/North Tipperary 4.05%)
Charleville, Cork (3.55%)

Longford tops Unemployment Blackspots

The town of Longford has the highest unemployment rate in Ireland – of all towns over 1500 population.
Census figures show that the percentage of unemployed people in Longford is 11.14% – compared to a national figure of 5.89%. Longford has  almost double the average rate of unemployment.
Top Ten Towns for Worst Unemployment
Rathnew
Abbeyfeale
New Ross
Ballina (Mayo)
Carrick-on-Suir
Enniscorthy
Athy
Castlecomer-Donaguile
Cootehill
All these towns have rates of unemployment above 8.68%