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Useful Info to visit Ireland


Tourist Offices:

Tourist office of Northern Ireland

Tourist offices in the Republic of Ireland:
Cork Kerry Tourism
Áras Fáilte, Grand Parade, Cork
Dublin Tourism Centre
Suffolk Street, Dublin
East Coast & Midlands Tourism
Clonard House, Dublin Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath
Ireland West Tourism
Áras Fáilte, Forster Street, Galway
North West Tourism
Áras Redden, Temple Street, Sligo
Shannon Development
Shannon Town Centre, County Clare

In Northern Ireland:
Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau
47 Donegall Place, Belfast

Causeway Coast & Glens
11 Lodge Road, Coleraine, County Londonderry
Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau
44 Foyle Street, Londonderry

 

Emergency numbers:
Police, ambulance and firemen:  112 or 999
In case of car or motorbike breakout call:
Automobile Association (AA) (Tel: 1800 66 77 88)
RAC Motoring Service (Tel: 1800 535 005) – Northern Ireland
Telephone codes:
Republic of Ireland (Eire)
00353 + city code without 0 + telephone number

Northern Ireland:
0044 + city code without 0 + telephone number
Time zone
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

Language
English is the official language, although in many regions, especially in the rural areas, Gaelic is still widely spoken.

Electricity
Republic of Ireland: 220 Volt, 50 Hertz
Northern Ireland: 240 Volt, 50 Hertz
British sockets with 3 poles.

 

Entry documents:
Identity card for European citizens, passports for all others. Citizens of the member states can use the driving licences issued by their respective countries. Drive is on the left as in the rest of the United Kingdom.

Health assistance
Citizens of the European Union are entitled to free health assistance. Before leaving you should require the European Health Insurance Card, which replaces the old E111 form.
Currency                                                                                                                                                       Euro is the official currency in the Republic of Ireland, whereas in Northern Ireland the Irish Pound is in use.
Shops opening hours
Shops in Ireland are open Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 18 pm. On Thursday certain shops remain open until 20 pm. Some shops also remain open on Sunday, usually between 12 am and 18 pm.

Banks
Banks are open from 9.30 am to 16.30 pm Monday to Friday, with no-stop service until 17 pm on Thursdays.

Post offices
Opening times:  9.00 am-17.30 pm from Monday to Friday and from 9 am to 13 pm on Saturday.
Some post offices in the smaller towns close for lunch break and they remain closed on Saturday.

Chemists’ shops
Opening time: 9.00 am to 17.30 pm Monday to Saturday, from 11.00 am to 13 pm on Sunday.

Smoking prohibition
Smoking in public places such as airports, train stations, youth hostels, B&B, restaurants and pubs is absolutely forbidden.  Irish people have a great respect of these prohibitions, except in pubs, where it is likely to see people smoking. Moreover, buying cigarettes is pretty expensive in the country, a measure taken to discourage the use of tobacco. 

 

Measures and weights
Although Ireland has adopted the metric decimal system, the old Anglo-Saxon system is still widespread, so be prepared to see measures indicated in miles, pints and pounds.

Here you find a summary of the most common weights and measures conversions:

1 pound - lb = 0,45 kilograms
1 ounce = 28,35 grams
1 Pint  = 0,57 litres
1 gallon - = 4,546 litres
1 mile -1,6 Km
1 Yard (yd) = 0,91 metres
1 foot - ft) = 0,3048 metres
1 inch - = 2,54 centimetres

Tip
A 10-15% fee is added in all restaurants and hotels for the service. Usually a tip should be given to taxi drivers and porters. 
National feasts:
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
1st January
17th March: St. Patrick’s day
Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday
1st May
25th and 26th December

Only in Eire
First Monday of June
First Monday of August
Last Monday of October

Only in Northern Ireland
Last Monday of May
12th July: Orangeman’s Day
Last Monday of August

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