TOURISM IRELAND 345 Park Avenue, 17th fl oor New York, NY 10154 T: +212 418 0800 W: tourismireland.com ireland.com/en-us
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2023 EST.): 5,070,317 • CAPITAL: Dublin • MAIN CITIES: Cork, Galway, Limerick, Wexford, Waterford • VISA: No visa is required for stays of up to three months • CURRENCY: Euro. Major credit cards are accepted • TIPPING: If service isn’t included, it’s customary to tip between 10 and 15 percent in restaurants for good service • TIME: IST • ELECTRICITY: 230 volts. Adapter required • DRIVING: On the left. U.S. driver’s license is suffi cient
• PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2024): Jan 1; Feb 5; Mar 17; May 1; Jun 3; Aug 5; Oct 28; Dec 25-26 • LANGUAGE: English and Irish (Gaelic) • RELIGION: Christian • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +353
CLIMATE Ireland has a mild, temperate climate with few extremes and summer temperatures generally range between 60F and 70F. The temperature in spring and fall is usually about 50F and in winter it’s between 39F and 45F. Snow is fairly rare, although rain can occur at any time of year
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Dublin (DUB) Shannon (SNN) Cork (ORK) Belfast (BFS) Knock (NOK) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 6.5h