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PLANNING YOUR IRISH TRIP
If you are planning to travel to Ireland then we hope that the following information will be of help to you;
By air
Ireland has four main airports, , , and .
The main airport is Dublin and this is home to the national carrier, . They fly to and from UK and European airports daily. They also have a transatlantic service between various US destinations and have route sharing-programme with an internal American carrier, . International services are also provided from Dublin, Cork and Belfast. They also operate internal services to , and .
, Europes largest airline, is based at Dublin Airport and offers services between Dublin and all EU countries as well as internal routes.
Dublin is served by two ports, Dublin Port at North Wall, near the centre of the city and Dun Laoire to the south. Both offer daily sailings by and to the UK ports of Holyhead and Liverpool.
Belfast offers similar services to the same ports plus a service to Cairnryan Scotland. Larne, further north in County Antrim, has services to Cairnryan and Stranraer Scotland.
Cork has Services from Roscoff, in France, via .
Rosslare in Wexford, offers Irish Ferries services from Cherbourg France and Stena Line from Swansea in the UK.
The country is divided into 5 Regions for Tourism and this is controlled by Failte Ireland.
Ireland is divided into 32 counties of which 26 make up the Republic and 6 make up Northern Ireland. Click here to view Ireland Counties Map The Peace process has been greatly received by all and travelling to and from Northern Ireland is no longer an issue.
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The Irish flag is made up of Green White and Orange |
The main spoken language of Ireland is English, while more and more people would like this to change. The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs estimated in
2007 that 17,000 people lived in areas where Irish was the community
language, and a further 10,000 in areas where it is partly the
community language. But since Irish is an obligatory subject in schools, many more are reasonably fluent second-language speakers. Where Irish is spoken as a native language they are called Gaeltacht regions. These regions are known collectively as the GaeltachtaÃ. These are in (Contae na Gaillimhe), including (Conamara), the (na hOileáin Ãrann), (An Cheathrú Rua) and (An Spidéal); on the west coast of (Contae Dhún na nGall); in the part which is known as (TÃr Chonaill); and (Corca Dhuibhne) in (Contae ChiarraÃ). Smaller ones also exist in (Contae Mhaigh Eo), (Contae na MÃ), (Contae Phort Láirge), and (Contae ChorcaÃ).
Ireland is part of the European Union and as such now uses the Euro (â¬) as it's currency. Most banks have a Bureau de Change facility where you can convert your money.
 The electricity in Ireland is 240 V AC at 50Hz Using Three Pin plugs.
The road system in Ireland has greatly improved over the last ten years. Although raod sizes are not comparable to Europe and USA they are adequate for the traffic volume. Please beware if travelling around Dublin on the M50 as recently they have introduced a barrier free toll system. Check out M50 Toll Charges for more info.
Irish motorists drive on the left hand side of the road and the following is
120 km/h (75 mph) for motorways
100 km/h (62 mph) for National Routes (Primary and Secondary) that are not motorway status.
80 km/h (50 mph) for local and regional roads.
50 km/h (31 mph) in built up areas.
Click here for a Road Map of Ireland
There are 6 main cities in Ireland which are great for a weekend break with plenty to see and do!
Dublin City
Belfast City
Cork City
Galway City
Limerick City
Waterford City
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