Marin - Hostels Again

Ok, so I like Clai Ban too, except.....it's already booked. In fact, a lot of the Aran Islands ones were and there were definitely some I wouldv'e been pretty interested in if they weren't booked, so how do you feel about Noirin Ui Ghoill? Also, for Edinburgh hostels, it sounds like the Globetrotter got better reviews and such, but on the other hand, Backapacker has such a cool location and it's really cute and more central. I find I'm far too easily swayed by looks. So what do you think? And yes, we should definitely try to book as sooooon as possible. I should be available pretty much the whole day, so give me a call when you get the next chance! Thanks!

p.s. Oh yeah, also we need to book a hostel for the night we get there in or around Shannon. The problem is, there don't seem to be any cheap hostels within walking distance, and the bus gets there too late for other cheap ones, so after exhausting many options, it seems like the cheapest thing we could do is stay at this one called the Jamaica Inn (funny name) which is a few miles away and we'd have to take a taxi which would cost like $20. However, since the hostel is only $26.55 and we'd be sharing the taxi fare it'd only be about $35. The only other hostels I found were either way more expensive or way further away (larger taxi fare). So what do you think about that?