Being a student is tough, I get that. Whether it's eating pasta and cheese (straight up, no added taste please) for the sixth time in a fortnight, or walking the 56 (to be precise) minutes to college, in a bid to save some cash dollar for your impending night out, it can be a tough old time for you studious little scuts meaning you probably need as much joy to get you through the day as is humanly possible. Don't sweat it Pals, there's a foggy little light awaiting you somewhere at the end of this dark and treacherous tunnel. With a long evenings impending and with nothing to do except study (lol), then I present to you, these fabulous activities for you and your equally bored mates:
Go for a climb on the Awesome Walls
If you're somehow feeling as though you're not exactly climbing the career and or golden degree ladder in college this semester (I feel you, sometimes the pressures of living it up in the student bar are just too much), then fret not, I've found another way for you to climb through life successfully. Awesome walls are a hell of a lot more fun than climbing yet another stairway to hell (or, morning tutorials, as I like to call them).
Here, you can learn to climb in a safe, but fun way, perfect for breaking that awkward ice on a date or just for laughing at your extremely uncoordinated friends (I'm that friend and the laughs hurt guys). Prices from €25 for a two per session with locations in both Dublin and Cork. See you at the top!
Go Glamping in Wicklow
Ahhh Wicklow, Ireland's garden, or, as most of us actually know it, the county that's basically next door to Dublin. So, what better way to get away from the suburban drawl and greyness of it all, than to do just so in glamping style? Now that the weather's getting better and everything, you literally have the perfect excuse to get out there under the canvassed sky and get as close to nature as is fashionably acceptable.
Two nights for four of your nearest and dearest start from €209, so grab someone's car (I mean someone you know obviously, I might be cool but I'm not advocating car theft here you guys), grab some booze and food and settle in for a few nights of camping without any of the pains of nylon tents and peeing outdoors.
Chance some kayaking on Grand Canal
My only real experience of Kayaking was circa 2006 when I fully thought my arms were about to fall off, but it may be time to give it another chance, I feel. What better way to see the canals of our fair Capital City than to glide down them, ridiculous helmet and all intact? Take off from Portobello and head off as far as Inchicore, for an hour or two, because, well, why not? I assure you, there's just nothing quite as satisfying as seeing your idiot boyfriend or smug best friend capsize for the forth time to really make you feel alive. Offers start from €12, so see you there, fellow paddler.
Dare a Dracula Tour in Clontarf
This is something to really sink your teeth into (sorry). We're all familiar with the story of Count Dracula, or, at least, I hope we are. So, what better way to get yourself and your jumpiest of mates in a frightful little, teeth chattering mood, than to head off to Clontarf and get your spook on? Dracula's tunnels plus a dead library plus the world's only graveyard theatre and exhibits that actually won't bore you to death all equate to a fun night out if you ask me. Tickets from €15. BOO!
Self-catering beside the beach in Cork
There's just nothing as joyous as some time spent beside the sea (well, apart from time spent in the pub, obviously) and that's made all the better by dragging a few fun loving, craic worthy friends along with you for the spin (down to Cork, in this case). For less than 200 quid you and five mates can rent out a cottage in Youghal for three nights of mischief, madness and much banter. Night swimming? Right on your doorstep. A few outdoor scoops to freshen up? Tick. Go forth and get away, you little devils you....
Finally, get the gang together for steak and beers
Yes, this is my inner carnivore speaking. Please feed me... There are some times when only a good steak will do but, what with being a student and all, the nearest you'll probably get to steak is walking by the red meat aisle in Tesco and crying on the inside. Fear not, though, you can get your iron fix Popeye, in fact, it's imminent. Book a table for four and you'll get a steak with all of the usual delicious trimmings plus a beer tasting for you all, just to cap it all off nicely (for 50 small ones in total, no doubt, yeah, that's right, just over a tenner each- shocked face).
For more information on this and all other getaway deals, see the Pigsback website. T & C's apply.
