How much money to see Ireland?

[Metacomet]

Topic, I am wondering from anyone whose been there/lives there how much it would be to see some of the country (maybe a week, 10 days)

I know airfare would be like $600 round trip if I don't go in the summer, I have no problem with hostels, don't go to clubs (though I do like pubs) and would likely use public transit. The only real must see for me is Cork.

Also I've heard from some not so reliable sources that hitchhiking is popular there? true?

My biggest worry is that I am taking on grad school debt, which will make it nigh impossible for me to ever do this. So I would need to do it as cheaply as possible

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

why ireland? getting in touch with your roots? lol

[brigadista]

its expensive there

[Dr Doom]

lol why u wanna go to cork. its got a few decent pubs but fuck all else worth seeing or doing. ireland is a pretty shit place to visit as a whole tbh. i think a lot of people, especially americans, have a pretty romantic idea of what ireland is but the ireland that probably exists in your head isn't real.

[ed miliband]

lol why u wanna go to cork. its got a few decent pubs but fuck all else worth seeing or doing. ireland is a pretty shit place to visit as a whole tbh. i think a lot of people, especially americans, have a pretty romantic idea of what ireland is but the ireland that probably exists in your head isn't real.

i first got into doom cos of a record store in cork so it's good for that reason

[Metacomet]

lol why u wanna go to cork. its got a few decent pubs but fuck all else worth seeing or doing. ireland is a pretty shit place to visit as a whole tbh. i think a lot of people, especially americans, have a pretty romantic idea of what ireland is but the ireland that probably exists in your head isn't real.

Well I want to see all of the British isles, but wouldn't really ever have the time all at once, so I would want to do at least 2-3 trips in my lifetime. And yes I'd go to see historical sights and "get in touch". I've studied enough of the damn place in books from the 1920s getting my history degree that I need to see it at least once.



And yes my mother and grandmother always told my uncles and I the same thing but I still want to see for myself and make up my mind :D People told me New York City was the be all and end all of the world and I didn't really like it to be honest. And people told me I'd be bored in Vancouver but I loved it.

[Dr Doom]

yeah go for it i guess. i think visiting up north is more worthwhile than heading to the republic though. down south and especially dublin and cork are ridiculously expensive. belfast is cheap as shit and is always crawling in lefty tourists who seem to enjoy looking at wall after wall of paramilitary murals.

[Prometeo liberado]

yeah go for it i guess. i think visiting up north is more worthwhile than heading to the republic though. down south and especially Dublin and cork are ridiculously expensive. belfast is cheap as shit and is always crawling in lefty tourists who seem to enjoy looking at wall after wall of paramilitary murals.

Obviously most of us are just not as hip as you Dr. Doom. I spent my honeymoon in the south and the north. Had I known that I would have been belittling myself by staring at murals and wasting my time in the south then of course I would have just stayed home. What was I thinking?!!!

[crazyirish93]

Why cork ? also are u planning on visiting any other city's ? but i might suggest galway i hear its pretty good for tourist's there, keep in mind Ireland is expensive and extra so since u will have to to convert dollars to euro 100 usd would equal only 76 euro at the current rate.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

yeah go for it i guess. i think visiting up north is more worthwhile than heading to the republic though. down south and especially dublin and cork are ridiculously expensive. belfast is cheap as shit and is always crawling in lefty tourists who seem to enjoy looking at wall after wall of paramilitary murals.
Two of the three times I've been to Ireland, I spent my time in Belfast. The third time, I split time between Derry and Galway. Have to agree the North is reasonable in terms of cost.

[Aurora]

Irelands really expensive, i remember someone here listing the price of various goods in New York and it seemed to be about the same, probably more expensive in Dublin.

I haven't seen a hitchhiker in years that's just my experience though, a friend and his friend were meant to be hitchhiking down to west cork a couple weeks ago, never found out how that went. I'd say it's possible but you'd have to talk to someone with some experience with it.

For Public Transport check out http://www.irishrail.ie/ http://www.buseireann.ie/ and if your thinking of Dublin these too http://www.dublinbus.ie/ http://www.luas.ie/

For Hostels http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/ChosenCity.Cork/ChosenCountry.Ireland
Bru seems good if your in the city centre.

Pints in Cork range from around 3.00 to 4.50 with Beamish usually being the cheapest and definitely the best ;)

[Dr Doom]

Obviously most of us are just not as hip as you Dr. Doom.

that could be it. i think its mainly cus ive lived here all my life and the things that interest tourists are boring to me.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

i think its mainly cus ive lived here all my life and the things that interest tourists are boring to me.
Yeah, I think that's generally true for anyone wherever they live.

[Prometeo liberado]

I went to Belfast and Derry. Gulway and Dublin. Yes, on the expensive side. One bad moment came in Belfast. We stayed in "country club estate" and when we went to a local pub the barman would not acknowledge us. I look Italian and my ex-wife pale and blond. I think we get the point.