Can you travel to RoI without a passport?

coffeehound

My passport has expired but I need to work a contract in RoI the week after next for a while. I could get an expedited passport but it will end up costing £300 all told. So if I get the ferry from eg Cairnryan and train or bus south, would I face any checks? Thanks

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gardner1

If you are a UK citizen id such as photo driving licence should do or any other official id with photo

Voyager2002

Technically you do not need any ID so long as you were born in either the UK or Ireland. In practice you may need something to demonstrate this: an expired passport should do the trick.

motorguy

coffeehound wrote: »

My passport has expired but I need to work a contract in RoI the week after next for a while. I could get an expedited passport but it will end up costing £300 all told. So if I get the ferry from eg Cairnryan and train or bus south, would I face any checks? Thanks

There would be no checks if you go via that route.

prowla

You can get a passport pretty quickly, if you want to make sure you've covered the options; I think mine took 10 days when I did it online last year.

Dean000000

When you say work the week after next, for a while....

How long is a while?

I’m not up to speed on Bretit (I know right!)

But if Ireland becomes an eu state - will that affect things?

Or is that what the whole backstop thing is about?

suki1964

If you are a British Citizen, you do not need a passport for entry into Eire

There is no hard border, there are no checks

Airlines do require a form of ID, we usually use our driving licence, Ryanair is the exception to the rule, they insist on a passport

JJ_Egan

Aer Lingus Photo driving licence

Ryanair passport .
Irish Customs booth valid photo ID .
Boat varies sometimes no checks .

coffeehound

Great info, thanks all.

motorguy

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Irish Customs booth valid photo ID .

Is that flying in to Dublin from the UK?

BigAl94

British nationals travelling from the UK don't need a passport to visit Ireland. However, Irish immigration officers will check the ID of all passengers arriving by air from the UK and may ask for proof of nationality, particularly if you were born outside the UK