<h1 class="ChapterName">Ireland Overview</h1> <div style="width: 250px; height:auto; border-style:solid; background:#F8F6E8; border-width:1px; margin-left:10px; padding:10px; float: right;"> <h5 style="margin:0;">Featured Traveler Videos</h5> <a href="http://www.tripfilms.com/Tourism-l62400-Dublin-Travel_Videos.html" target="_blank">Dublin videos powered by Tripfilms</a> <h5 style="margin:5;">The Expeditioner Travel Guide to Dublin</h5> <a href="../videos/69158" title="IMG_0127 by tc1122, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/4014558250_63fd8efcd0.jpg" border="0" alt="IMG_0127" width="240" height="180" /></a> <div> <h5 style="margin:5;">Other Dublin Videos</h5> <ul> <li style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="../videos/66767">Dublin - 10 Things You Need To Know</a></li> <li style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="../videos/69298">Tour of Dublin</a></li> <li style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="../videos/123">Guinness: The Black Stuff</a></li> </ul> <h5 style="margin:5;"><a href="../244-ireland-travel-guides-county_dublin-d/videos">SEE ALL DUBLIN VIDEOS</a></h5> </div> </div> <p>Welcome to Ireland, the land of congeniality, camaraderie, and craic. Visitors come to Ireland for its rustic charm: its emerald hills, heathered crags, and misty seacliffs. They also come to see its up-and-coming cities with their festivals and exhibits, musical performances, and rollicking nightlife, but they stay for the hospitality and friendliness that flow from the very pores of the Irish people. Whether you choose to relax in the countryside or absorb as much culture and history as possible during your stay, your travel opportunities are endless. Learn all there is to know about Yeats in County Sligo, stagger through a pub crawl in Dublin, meander through a seaside village, or sway to traditional music in a local pub as you swill a pint of Guinness with your new Irish friends.</p> <p><!-- ESSENTIALS LISTING --></p> <h3>Essentials</h3> <ul class="listing"> <li><span>Visa and Entry Requirements: </span>EU citizens do not need a visa. Citizens of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days.</li> <li><span>Tourism Office: </span>Bord F&aacute;ilte; <a href="http://www.ire%1fland.ie/">www.ire&shy;land.ie</a>.</li> <li><span>Phone Numbers: </span>Ambulance, Fire, and Police: 999. Emergency: 112.</li> <li><span>Currency: </span>The euro (^).</li> <li><span>Sales Tax: </span>Ireland has a 21% value added tax (VAT).</li> <li><span>Driving: </span>Left-hand side of the road; no International Driving Permit required for up to 90 days with valid license from home country.</li> <li><span>National Airline: </span>Aer Lingus; www.aerlingus.com.</li> </ul> 2009-06-25T20:05:10+00:00 97 false 17056 Overview 0 377 15629 2010-01-08T20:04:18+00:00