Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.



The Newman Institute of Education is located in Ballina, Mayo’s largest town. It has a rich variety of shops, cafes, restaurants, nightclubs and pubs and has an excellent accommodation base. Modern leisure and recreation pursuits are all within easy reach and include:
Indoor swimming and leisure centres in Ballina
Seaweed Baths in Enniscrone
Music festivals and live music throughout the year
Blue flag beaches, including some with ideal surfing conditions
Several golf courses including Championship Links course at Enniscrone
Fishing in one of the world’s most famous salmon venues the River Moy and other local rivers and lakes
Breathtaking scenery: mountains, cliffs, rivers, bog lands, sea, islands and rolling countryside
Unlimited opportunities to explore archaeological, historical, natural and cultural heritage preserved in the landscape or as interpreted in centres like Ceide Fields and the National Folklife Collection at Turlough Park House.
Ballina is within easy reach of towns like Castlebar, Sligo and Westport which have facilities including arts centres, theatres, cinemas, nightclubs and bowling.




Ireland in Europe
The Newman Institute Ireland, is located in the County of Mayo on the Western Coast of Ireland. Mayo is renowned for its untamed landscape and rugged beauty along with its deep historical riches, including ruins of ancient monasteries, abbeys and round towers and places of pilgrimage such as Croagh Patrick, the pilgrims' Mountain near Westport and Downpatrick Head near the Ceide Fields, Ballycastle.
Within a 45-minute road journey from the Newman Institute there is also an international airport near our Lady's Shrine at Knock.

The Newman Institute Ireland, Co. Mayo


Travelling to Ballina
Mayo & Sligo are serviced by a number of national primary routes including the N17 to Galway (85 miles) and the N4 to Dublin (135 miles). Further access is provided by airport and mainline rail. A bus depot is located in the town centre with regular services connecting to all centres nationwide. Sligo Airport has daily scheduled flights to Dublin for onward connection to Europe, while Knock International Airport, has flights to the UK and charter flights to Europe. Many students who are not from the area live in Ballina during the week and commute home at weekends. Special transport arrangements, both public and private, facilitate this to a variety of destinations in Sligo, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon, Monaghan, Cavan, Galway and Dublin via Longford and Mullingar.