barryhennessy

#11: The question of arming the police is totally unrelated to how safe or otherwise Ireland is. It comes down to cultural and historical...

Well I also started travelling without my parents at the age of 16, but the difference was that I was staying with host families on...

Ireland (including Northern Ireland) doesn't offer anything special for New Year. The biggest additional problem is the incredibly short...

The one thing I'll say for the OP here is that she has been very upfront about what happened in the UK (as far as we can judge). People...

RTE News in Ireland is reporting that the long established Isaacs Hostel, Isaacs Hotel and Jacobs Inn Hostel in Dublin (all part of the...

I think if you read your situation over again, you'd realise that staying in a B&B is about the worst option for you....

You've certainly got a good variety of advice here so far. You're right about the car hire to start. You are too young to rent a car in...

Let me lead off by admitting that I don't know immigration matters back to back and there'll probably be people following me with personal...

Sure...well I'm not qualified to give you any more info, but it is obvious that whatever the red tape, your own country has obligations to...

This is a detailed immigration question and I fear that you will struggle in a travel forum to get an answer that is fully reliable. You...

I venture to suggest that the lack of other replies suggests that, like me, many readers were scratching their heads at your apparent...

On the first issue, can anyone disagree with the OP that whether it's chewing gum or litter, Dublin could do with a clean up? Clearly not....

Yes it's peaceful but there is plenty of opportunistic crime. Walking around with expensive gear anywhere in the world carries risks. Don't...

In general the weather should be quite good. However Ireland can get pretty much any weather at any time - although you definitely won't...

Well definitely being unfamiliar with driving on the left is one reason not to go out in rush hour traffic. Having said that, traffic in...