Ireland Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Ireland
Ireland Facts
Population: 4,148,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
Government: parliamentary democracy
Languages: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Climate: temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Phone Code: 353
Ireland Photos
Photos of Ireland that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Ireland Festivals
Festivals in Ireland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Irish Road Bowling article Christmas article Dublin Theatre Festival snippet Clarenbridge Oyster Festival snippet Irish Road Bowling photos Dublin Irish Festival photos Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival video St. Patricks Day Parade video Dublin International Film Festival web site Dublin Book Festival web site
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Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Ireland:
Ireland Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Ireland.
Hotels » Ireland
Ireland Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Ireland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Aer Lingus) through to airline sites that feature flights to Ireland.
Book Flights to Ireland Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Ireland Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Ireland Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
Global travel insurance. Further Ireland Resources
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