Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Public Holidays
The only public holidays that will impact on you are Good Friday and Christmas Day, the only two days in the year
when all pubs close. Otherwise, the half-dozen or so bank holidays (all of which fall on a Monday) mean just that - the
banks are closed, along with about half the shops. St Patrick's Day, May Day and St Stephen's Day holidays are taken
on the following Monday should they fall on a weekend.
New Year's Day
1 January
St Patrick's Day
17 March
Easter
(Good Friday to Easter Monday inclusive) March/April
May Holiday
1 May
June Holiday
First Monday in June
August Holiday
First Monday in August
October Holiday
Last Monday in October
Christmas Day
25 December
St Stephen's Day
26 December
Safe Travel
Dublin is a safe city by any standards, except maybe those set by the Swiss. Basically, act as you would at home.
However, certain parts of the city are pretty dodgy due to the presence of drug addicts and other questionable types, in-
cluding north and northeast of Gardiner St and along parts of Dorset St, on the north side, and west along Thomas St, on
the south side.
Telephone
Mobile Phones
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Dublin (like the rest of Ireland) uses the GSM 900/1800 cellular phone system, which is compatible with
European and Australian, but not North American or Japanese, phones.
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SMS ('texting') is a national obsession - most people under 30 communic8 mostly by txt.
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Pay-as-you-go mobile phone packages with any of the main providers start at around €40 and usually include a
basic handset and credit of around €10.
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SIM-only packages are also available, but make sure your phone is compatible with the local provider.
