Passport for Ireland?

[Guest Ferret1959]

Traveling to Cork from England, do you need a passport?

 

Cheers.

[les middy]

depends on the mode of transport

 

on most ferrys NO

 

by air Yes

 

short and sweet but hope it helps

[Guest Ferret1959]

That's all I wanted Les, short n sweet.

 

 

It's not for me but need to know to settle a little bit of dispute.

 

She said yes and I said no.

 

We are both right.

She's traveling by plane and I went on the ferry a while back.

 

 

Thanks for getting back so quick.

 

 

Looks like a trip to Peterborough pronto.

Edited October 23, 2006 by Ferret1959

[pestguard1]

you do not need a passport for Ireland ...................you can use your driving licence as ID at the airport if traveling from UK.

My brother has just been and come back from Belfast without a passport .........and he went by plain............I dont know about the ferry though.

Edited October 23, 2006 by pestguard1

[Guest Ferret1959]

PG.

It's is the Republic of Ireland I'm on about.

 

Northern Ireland is Uk.

[RobStubbs]

I don't think you do - you need proof of ID, that has a photo on it to fly but that's it (I think) - easyest way is to search their embassy online.

 

Rob.

[jedibond]

Ferret, I fly over to Ireland 4 or 5 times a year. I always use my driving licence as identification and never had a problem.

 

It is one of those new fangled photograph ones though, don't try going with the old paper version !

[Andrew Boyd]

When travelling to a country(s) outside the UK you should always carry your passport.

 

While the EEC has open borders you need your passport as proof of your country of origin. Though it is rare this is checked within the Republic of Ireland other photo ID will assist ( new format drivers licence ), but a passport will to be needed if, for example, a security situation kicks off.

[Guest Ferret1959]

Just to be on the safe side Yasmin is getting a passport and a rediculas price over £100.

 

How do they justify that cost?

[Ken L]

Dave.

 

I was in Cork two weeks ago.

To get through immigration, you will need photo ID – A passport, a photo driving licence or a works photo ID card will do.

 

If you want to hire a car, you will need to take your paper driving licence in addition to the photocard because the photocard is not valid in Ireland.

 

On the subject of car hire, if you are planning on hiring a car, DO IT ONLINE BEFORE YOU GO ! It is vastly more expensive to do it at the airport. It would have cost us £16.50 a day with Hertz for a small car if we’d booked ahead but for various reasons we couldn’t and it ended up costing us 54 euros a day for the same car !

 

B&B is expensive with prices going from 30 to 45 euros per person per night.

You will have to bear in mind that a lot of B&B’s have now closed for the season so don’t leave finding one to the last minute.

 

Everything was priced way over the odds (Beer 3.50 euros a pint etc) and I have to say that on the whole, I found the whole experience to be a bit of a rip off and wont be back unless I’m on a bike with a tent.

 

That said, I hope you have a good trip. The Dingle peninsular in particular was stunning with great fishing potential and that’s where I’ll be heading if I ever make that bike trip.

 

Ken