Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hospitals
For emergency care, two of the most modern are
St. Vincent's University Hospital,
Elm Park (
&
01/269-4533
),
on the south side of the city, and
Beaumont Hospital,
Beau-
mont (
&
01/837-7755
), on the north side.
Hot Lines
In Ireland, hot lines are called “helplines.” For
emer-
gencies, police, or fire,
dial
&
999; Aids Helpline
(
&
01/872-
4277
), Monday to Friday from 7am to 9pm and Saturday from
3 to 5pm;
Alcoholics Anonymous
(
&
01/453-8998
and after
hours 01/679-5967);
Asthma Line
(
&
1850/445-464
);
Narcotics
Anonymous
(
&
01/672-8000
);
Rape Crisis Centre
(
&
01/661-
4911
) and
FreeFone
(
&
1800/778-888
), after 5:30pm and week-
ends (
&
01/661-4564
); and
Samaritans
(
&
01/872-7700
and
1850/609-090).
Information
For directory assistance, dial
&
11811.
For visitor
information offices, see “Orientation,” earlier in this chapter.
Internet Access
In cybersavvy Dublin, public access terminals
are no longer hard to find, appearing in shopping malls, hotels,
and hostels throughout the city center. Like all of Dublin's pub-
lic libraries, the
Central Library,
in the ILAC Centre, off Henry
Street, Dublin 1 (
&
01/873-4333
), has a bank of PCs with free
Internet access. Three centrally located cybercafes are the
Cen-
tral Cybercafe,
6 Grafton St., Dublin 2 (
&
01/677-8298
),
Planet
Cyber Café,
13 St. Andrews St., Dublin 2 (
&
01/670-5182
), and
The Connect Point,
33 Dorset St. Lower, Dublin 1 (
&
01/834-
9821
). A half-hour online averages
3.50 ($4.20).
Liquor Laws
Individuals must be age 18 or over to be served
alcoholic beverages in Ireland. Restaurants with liquor licenses
are permitted to serve alcohol during the hours when meals are
served. Hotels and guesthouses with licenses can serve during
normal hours to the public; overnight guests, referred to as
“residents,” can be served after closing hours. Alcoholic bever-
ages by the bottle can be purchased at liquor stores, at pubs dis-
playing
OFF
-
LICENSE
signs, and at most supermarkets.
Ireland has very severe laws and penalties regarding driving
while intoxicated, so don't even think about it.
Magazines
The leading magazines for upcoming events and
happenings are
In Dublin
(
€
3/$3.60), published every 2 weeks,
and the free biweekly
Event Guide
(
www.eventguide.ie
). The
Event Guide,
which contains up-to-date listings of events
€
