Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Electricity
Emergency
For emergency assistance, phone 999 or 112. This call is free and the operator will connect you with the type of
assistance you specify: fire, police
(gardaí)
, ambulance, boat or coastal rescue. There are
garda
stations at
Fitzgibbon
St
(Fitzgibbon St),
Harcourt Tce
(
01-676 3481; Harcourt Tce),
Pearse St
(
01-677 8141; Pearse St) and
Store
St
(Store St) .
A full list of all emergency numbers can be found in the front pages of the telephone book.
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
Dublin's not a bad place to be gay. Most people wouldn't bat an eyelid at public displays of affection between same-sex
couples, or cross-dressing in the city centre, but discretion is advised in the suburbs. If you do encounter any sort of
trouble or harassment call the
Gay & Lesbian Garda Liaison Officer
(
01-666 9000) or the
Sexual Assault Unit
(
01-666 6000) at the Pearse St Garda station.
Resources include the following:
Gaire
(
www.gaire.com
)
Online message board and resource centre.
Gay Men's Health Project
(
01-660 2189;
www.hse.ie
) Practical advice on men's health issues.
National Lesbian & Gay Federation
(NLGF;
01-671 9076; 2 Scarlet Row, Temple Bar) Publishers of
Gay Com-
munity News
.
Outhouse
(
01-873 4932;
www.outhouse.ie
; 105 Capel St) Gay, lesbian and bisexual resource centre.
