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COUNTRY INFORMATION - IRELAND

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Location Of Ireland
The north-eastern part of the island (Northern Ireland) is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland lies in the North Atlantic Ocean and is separated from Britain by the Irish Sea to the east. The country has a central plain which is surrounded by a rim of mountains and hills, offering some of the most varied and unspoilt scenery in Europe & #8211; quiet sandy beaches, semi-tropical bays warmed by the Gulf Stream, and rugged cliffs make up the 3500 miles of coastline.

Airports
Dublin Airport is 5 miles north of the city. Buses leave Abbey Street at regular intervals and the journey takes about half an hour. Airport express coaches and taxis are available to the city centre. Shannon Airport is 16 miles west of Limerick and it takes around 25 minutes to get there. Bus services are available to and from both Limerick and Clare, approximately every hour. A daily express coach travels between Limerick and Shannon and between Galway and Shannon. Taxi services are available to Limerick.

Cork Airport is 5 miles south-west of the city. Buses travel between the city centre and airport and take about 15 mins.

Knock International Airport is 7 miles north of Claremorris and receives international flights from the UK only: Ryanair from London, Stansted; MyTravelLite from Birmingham; and British Airways from Manchester. Taxi services are available to Claremorris, where onward rail and bus connections are available to the rest of the country.

Language
The majority speak English, but the official language is Irish (Gaelic), spoken as a first language by about 55,000 people (mostly in the West).

Places To Go
The 2200 miles of Ireland’s coastline embrace a breathtaking diversity of scenery and conditions from long, gently sloping beaches, rocky sea cliffs and headlands to raised bogs, outstanding mountains, attractive villages and towns, prehistoric and religious sites & #8211; and a laid-back approach to life that cannot be equalled. The shape and comparatively small size of Ireland means that nowhere is very far from the sea. But beware, many of Ireland’s roads are narrow, and the through routes are heavily used.

Resorts and beaches in Ireland are uncrowded, and a network of more than 50 tourist information offices offering help, advice, accommodation and suggestions on all aspects of travel, underpins the tourism infrastructure.

Embassy of the Republic of Ireland
17 Grosvenor Place
London
SW1X 7HR
UK
Tel: (020) 7235 2171
Fax: (020) 7235 2851.

British Embassy
29 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Ireland
Tel: (1) 205 3700
Fax: (1) 205 3890 (Consular Section).
E-mail: bembassy@internet-ireland.ie
Website: www.britishembassy.ie

CIA World Factbook - Ireland
Ireland Tourist Board

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