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Travel and tourist information for Ireland

 

If dialling from outside the Republic of Ireland:  precede telephone or fax number with  your international access code followed by 353 and omit the initial 0 of the area code

(Northern Ireland) If dialing from outside the UK:  precede telephone or fax number with  your international access code followed by 44 and omit the initial 0 of the area code

              Tourist Board Offices open throughout the year:

Armagh 099 61263 Kilkenny Tel: 056 51500   
Belfast (59 North St) 028 9024 6609 Killarney Tel: 064 31633
Blarney 021 381624 Killymaddy Tel: 028 8776 7259
Bru na Boinne 041 988 0305 Letterkenny Tel: 074 21160   
Carlow 0503 31554 Limerick City Tel: 061 317522 
Carrick on Shannon 078 20170 Monaghan Tel:047 81122
Cavan 049 4331942 Omagh Tel: 028 8224 7831
Clonmel 052 22960 Rosslare Tel: 053 33622 
Cork City 021 273251   Shannon Airport Tel: 061 471664
Derry 028 7126 7284 Skibbereen Tel: 028 21766
Dandalk 042 933 5484    Sligo Tel: 071 61201
Dungarvan 058 41741 Tralee Tel: 066 7121288
Ennis 065 682 8366 Tullamorfe Tel: 0506 52617
Enniskillen 028 6632 3110 Waterford Tel: 051 875788
Galway 091 563081 Westport Tel: 098 25711
Giant's Causeway 028 2073 1855 Wexford Tel: 053 23111
Gorey 055 21248 Wicklow Tel: 0404 69117
   

 

 

Hotel & guest house accommodation in Ireland
 

In the majority of cases the  Irish Hotels Federation  rating is awarded by the Irish Hotels Federation and the   is from the AA. We do not award stars or any other symbols.
 

Passports:  Passports are not required by British citizens born in the UK when travelling from Britain to Ireland. Residents of, or visitors to Britain, who do not hold a British passport and who are not European Union citizens will require a passport and may require an isa. For further information contact: Irish Embassy, 17 Grosvenor Place, London. SW1X 7HR. Tel: 020 7245 9033   Fax: 020 7245 6910 or try their web site
 

Electrical current:  The standard electrical supply is 230v AC. To use small appliances, you may need a plug adaptor to fit our 3-pin flat to 2 pin round wall sockets. If you wish to be prepared then travel adaptors or transformers can be purchased before departure.
 

Shopping:  Most shops are open 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. Some smaller towns have an early closing day.
 

Travel:

Train and bus information from CIE, Vistec House, 185 London Road, Croydon. CRo 2RJ Tel: 020 86860994. National Rail enquiries also on 08457 48 49 50
 
> National Express run coaches in Ireland.
I
n Ireland you can phone -
Irish Rail   
Tel: 00 353 1 836622
Irish Bus   
Tel: 00 353 1 8366111
Dublin bus  
Tel: 00 353 1 8734222
 

Car Hire:

> Europcar have various pick-up points in Ireland

> Avis


Sea:

   > P&O Ferries -  Larne to Troon, Dublin to  Liverpool, Rosslare to Cherbourg

Irish Ferries        -  Dublin to Holyhead and Rosslare to Pembroke and France or P&O above

Stena Line         -  Travel from Stranraer to Belfast, from Holyhead to Dun Laoghair, Fishguard to Rosslare. Tel: 08705 70 70 70

Norse Irish Ferries: 028 90779 090

Car ferries: There is a 20 minute car ferry across the River Shannon from Tarbert in Co Kerry to Killimer in Co Clare. The ferry leaves Killimer every hour on the hour and Tarbert every hour on the half hour. During peak time there is a second boat in operation. There is a 10 minute car ferry running all the time which takes one hour  off the driving time between Ballhack in Co Wexford and Passage East in Co Waterford. Tel: 051 382480


Air:

Domestic air flights are available from Dublin to Cork, Shannon, Galway, Sligo, Donegal and Kerry airports. Contact Aer Lingus Tel: 020 8899 4747
Aer Arann operates fights year round to the Aaran islands Tel: 091 593034

Airline Operators to Ireland:

Aer Lingus
Tel: 020 8899 4747 (London area)
Tel: 0845 9737 747 (outside London)

 
Easy Jet
Tel: 0870 6000 000
British Midland
Tel: 0870 6070 555
 
British European Airways
Tel: 0870 5676 676
 
British Airways
Tel: 0845 7222 111
 
Luxair
Tel: 020 8745 4254
 
Ryanair
Tel: 0970 1569 569
 
 

 

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