Good places to visit in Ireland?

TravellingAbuela

If you are in the area then Wicklow Jail is well worth a visit. The guide is dressed as an olden day jailer and makes the visit really entertaining! It's quite sad though when you hear of the children imprisoned/deported for stealing such items as a loaf of bread.

poodledoodledoo

Wow! Sounds like there are many interesting places to visit in Ireland. I like active holidays so I shall visit as many of these places as is humanly possible.

jammin_2

nuttywoman wrote: »

We`ve just had a holiday in Tramore, County Waterford and loved it.There`s lovely scenery, friendly people and plenty to do, even has its own funfair.

Tramore? You're not serious? Maybe it's just me, but the place reminds me of Rhyl.

belfastgirl23

If you're worried about the strong euro you could always base yourself in NI for some of the time. Antrim coast is beautiful (giants causeway) and you could base yourself in Derry and do some day trips across the border to Donegal. Can also recommend Belfast for a day or two

jammin_2

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

If you're worried about the strong euro you could always base yourself in NI for some of the time. Antrim coast is beautiful (giants causeway) and you could base yourself in Derry and do some day trips across the border to Donegal. Can also recommend Belfast for a day or two

I'd agree with this. The Republic of Ireland, where I live, has many beautiful places to visit. However, Northern Ireland has also. In fact, many a breathtaking view can be seen North of the border. The mountains, the pastures, the coastline - it's gorgeous. And it's all in Northern Ireland.

Consider paying a visit to NI - you won't regret it!

Francophile

jammin wrote: »

I'd agree with this. The Republic of Ireland, where I live, has many beautiful places to visit. However, Northern Ireland has also. In fact, many a breathtaking view can be seen North of the border. The mountains, the pastures, the coastline - it's gorgeous. And it's all in Northern Ireland.

Consider paying a visit to NI - you won't regret it!

Coming from NI I have to second that. There are beautiful places both sides of the border. In the south I love Carlingford (near the NI border), Malahide (just outside Dublin) and Kinsale in Co.Cork. West Cork is fabulous as well. Oh there are so many places you'd never get to see them on one trip. You'll just have to keep coming back!!!

Marty_J

If you're going to Ireland, the Giant's Causeway and north Antrim coast are absolutely beautiful, as are the Mourne Mountains.

Belfast also has a great buzz about it these days, with some wonderful shopping if you're into that sort of thing. There are also plenty of sightseeing tours.

There's lots of info here:

http://www.discoverireland.com

seatzie

We stayed here this year
www.beautiful-barn.com
its near Tramore, Youghal, Waterford, Cork (50 mins by car), Cobh, but is also very rural in that it doesn't even have a proper street address but is easy to find and the sea is a 10 minute walk away. We liked it so much we're going back next year!

Have to second Francophile's comments on Malahide, it is beautiful and definitely worth a visit

The other thing to mention if you decide to go Dublin direction is the DART which is the Dublin Area Train do a €13 family all day ticket so you can get on in Malahide and go as far south as Bray and Greystones hopping on and off when you like, our 3 year old loves doing this in a day trip

vikingaero

If you enter Eire using a UK Driving Licence either by plane or by ferry then you will be fine if the licence shows a UK place of birth. If it shows an overseas place of birth then technically it is insufficient as the DL does not prove British citizenship - only a right to drive.

The last time we flew with Ryanair to Dublin the website stated that Passports and ID were not required for minors. However we took ours just in case. When we were at the boarding gate the agent insisted on ID for our daughters (5 and 3 at that time). Luckily we had our passports on us. I did show the agent the printout confirming no ID for minors and he didn't care - either we gave him the passports or we wouldn't have got on board.

jammin_2

vikingaero wrote: »

If you enter Eire using a UK Driving Licence either by plane or by ferry then you will be fine if the licence shows a UK place of birth. If it shows an overseas place of birth then technically it is insufficient as the DL does not prove British citizenship - only a right to drive.

The last time we flew with Ryanair to Dublin the website stated that Passports and ID were not required for minors. However we took ours just in case. When we were at the boarding gate the agent insisted on ID for our daughters (5 and 3 at that time). Luckily we had our passports on us. I did show the agent the printout confirming no ID for minors and he didn't care - either we gave him the passports or we wouldn't have got on board.

UK Driving licences do not show place of birth.

The Common Travel Area (CTA) that exists on the British islands and Ireland, provides British and Irish citizens the freedom to move among the CTA without needed to carry a passport.

However, the onus is on the passenger to satisfy the relevant authorities, when requested, that he is indeed a British or Irish citizen. To this end, if you are British and born in the UK before 1st January 1983, or Irish and born on the island of Ireland before 1st January 2005, it is possible to carry photo ID, such as driving licence, work's ID, or bus pass (etc.), plus your birth certificate (unless you hold an Irish driving licence, which shows place of birth). Both of these documents, in conjunction with one another, confirm without scope for error, that the holder is a British or Irish citizen.

However, if you are a British and born on or after 1st January 1983, or Irish and born on or after 1st January 2005, a passport is the only document that can confirm, without any doubt, that the holder is a British or Irish citizen. This is due to changes in each country's citizenship laws.

In practice, however, those travelling from Ireland to Britain, are unlikely to be asked to produce any form of ID at all, upon entering Britain. This is because the United Kingdom still recognises the CTA and treats incoming flights and vessels from Ireland as domestic. It can be argued, however, that the practice of not checking any passengers at all, arriving from Ireland, provides great possibility for illegal entrants to the UK of non-EU citizens. To counteract this argument though, it can be pointed out that any illegal immigrant wishing to enter the UK from Ireland (or vice versa), can simply do so through Northern Ireland, which is, sadly, the great illegal immigration "loophole provider" for both the UK and Ireland.

Passengers entering the Republic or Ireland from Britain, are checked without fail. Non-EU citizens must be in possession of a valid passport (and visa, if required), EU citizens a valid passport or valid National ID card, and British / Irish citizens must be able to satisfy to immigration officials that they are, indeed, a British or Irish citizen.

The CTA is to be review in 2009, so I understand. It has been reported that the governments of Ireland and the UK are considering the proposal of consolidating their country's entry visas. The result would be a transformation of the current CTA, to a sort of Schengen-style area, meaning that the new provisions of the CTA would benefit all residents of these islands, and not just British and Irish citizens. In my opinion, this is a very wise move. It would make travel among the islands much easier for all residents, while at the same time tackling the problem of illegal migration.

Off topic slightly, I know, sorry OP.