Europe: Republic of Ireland

Ireland is situated in North-Western Europe is an island in north-western Europe and consists of green regions and vibrant cities. It is a grey-and-green country where sun is rare but warmth is plentiful in friendliness and pub-culture.

While in Ireland, make sure you visit these places:
Blarney Castle- in Country Cork, is a historic castle known for its "Blarney Stone."
Cliffs of Moher - One of Ireland's Biggest and Most Visited Tourist Attractions with awesome Cliffs of over 230 meters in high.
The Aran Islands - in Galway Bay
The Burren and the Cliffs of Moher - in County Clare
Brú Na Bóinne - excellent neolithic monuments.
Connemara (Conamara) - in W County Galway
West Cork - in the South and noted for its magnificent mountains, islands and beaches.
Kinsale in County Cork - Ireland's oldest town is known for its food!
The Ring of Kerry and Skellig Michael - County Kerry

Travel by plane in Ireland
Aer Arann with flights from Dublin and Cork, Galway and Kerry, Waterford, Donegal, Knock and Sligo.
Ryanair also flies from Dublin to Cork and Shannon.
British Airways flies from Dublin to Derry.

International Airports of the Republic of Ireland are:
Dublin (IATA: DUB)
Shannon (IATA: SNN)
Cork (IATA: ORK) and
Ireland West, Knock (IATA: NOC).

Travel by train in Ireland
The Enterprise runs from Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly and a Rail-Sail Scheme operate via the Dublin-Holyhead routes from UK cities across the various Irish and British Rail Network .

Travel by bus in Ireland
Ulsterbus and Bus Éireann.
Bus Eireann and National Express (Great Britain) to Great Brittain.
Bus Éireann to and from E Europe.

Travel by boat in Ireland
Swansea-Cork Ferries - United Kingdom to Swansea in South Wales and Cork.
Irish Ferries - S Wales, Pembroke to Rosslare and N Wales, Holyhead to Dublin.
Stena Line - Southern Wales to Rosslare and Dún Laoghaire and Fishguard to Holyhead.
Irish Ferries and Brittany Ferries - Rosslare and Cork to France.
Irish Sea Express - Liverpool to Dublin.
P&O Irish Sea - North West England to Dublin.
Steam Packet Sea Cat - North West of England (Mainly Liverpool) to Dublin.
Norse Merchant Ferries - NW England to Dublin.

Travel by car in Ireland
Hiring a car is reasonably easy and driving in Ireland is driving on the left with yielding to the right. You will need your nerves to be strong though!

Travel by taxi in Ireland
Always book a taxi through your hotel and get the number from them to use again. Ensure your taxi has a meter that is used throughout the route.

Travel by tram in Ireland
The Luas has 2 lines - a red-line in Dublin city centre to Tallaght in the SW of Dublin and a green-line running from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford.

Ireland Visa's are required by all except Australia and New Zealand, North and South America, Israel and Japan.
Ireland Currency: Euro (symbol: €).
Ireland Cuisine: the Irish pub meal is most popular and typical Irish menus inlcude simply made soda breads, potato dishes and roast meat and vegetables.
Ireland Drink: Ireland is famous for its Stout - a dry and dark beer that tastes quite strong and the most famous being Guinness.
Ireland Safety: An Garda Síochána is the police force in this country where crime is quite low. Emergency Service dial 999 or 112.
Ireland Health: Most public places are smoke-free.

Ireland's Regions are:
Northern Ireland - nation of the United Kingdom.
Northwest Ireland and Lakelands - County Cavan, County Donegal, County Leitrim, County Monaghan, County Sligo.
West Ireland - County Galway, County Mayo, County Roscommon.
Southwest Ireland - County Cork, County Kerry.
Midlands and East Coast - County Dublin, County Kildare, County Laois, County Longford, County Louth, County Meath, County Offaly, County Westmeath, County Wicklow.
The Irish heartland - Dublin.
Shannon Region - County Clare, County Limerick, County Tipperary
Southeast Ireland - County Carlow, County Kilkenny, County Waterford, County Wexford.

Ireland's Cities are:
Dublin - the capital and the country's largest city.
Cork - second largest city.
Galway - Known as the City of Tribes, on the west coast of Ireland.
Kilkenny - medieval town.
Letterkenny - Major town in County Donegal.
Limerick - a city on the river Shannon.
Waterford - Ireland's oldest city.

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