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Can someone please tell the gas price is in Ireland? Also what is the average cost for a meal there? I am planning a trip there in October for 10 days how much money should I take? My hotels and breakfasts are included. I will be doing one of the self-drive b&bs.

Prices at the moment are anything between .81c and .86c. I live in Cork but I was in Co Kerry last week and that's where I found the dearest petrol.

London price were 70 pence per liter (~$4.00 usd/gal)a few days ago. Not sure the difference in Ireland. I'd budget $5.00/gal and then if you put a few extra miles in you'll be ok. Meals can be cheap or expensive like anywhere. A take away sandwich ~$3.00. Picnics are fun, especially with a car. I would say a medium range dinner for two without alcohol could be had for $20-25.

I was in Ireland last year and rented a car. I don't know why, but the gas went incedibly far there. I didn't check the mpg but it was astonomical. I wonder if their gas is better than ours. I had an automatic car too.

I agree with Dan. Petrol is not cheap but I was in Ireland for two weeks last year and I filled the tank 3 times the whole trip. We traveled from Dublin to Kinsale to Dingle to Clifden and back to Shannon with a lot of driving in between. I am assuming you are from the states, so you may want to convert about 300 to 500 us dollars to punts. Your travel agent should be able to help out with that. You can use a credit card at petrol stations. Save your cash for pubs and for shopping.

Considering that the punt is no longer legal tender in Ireland, you may want to avoid converting any $ into punts :). It's all euros now. Dick's estimates were pretty much on target. But remember that the breakfasts at the B&Bs are very substantial. You can easily go without lunch.

Ok, so punts are no longer used and Euros are? Yes I am from the State and any information anyone is willing to give on trip to Ireland I would love. What is the best area to visit while there. The most scenic? I have read so many times that Dublin is not worth the trip. Is this true? I know it is a busy city and I have no problem with that (I am from Washington D.C. area) but are there any good sites to see there? Help?

I am glad that I was corrected about the punts. I apologize. I would still convert us dollars to euros then. On the subject on where to go, this is my opinion only. Dublin has some historical areas(Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral) and great pubs, but we made a big mistake by staying north of the Liffey. It was a far walk and I recommend walking. Skip the rental car until you are out of the city. I would have liked to have made accommodations in the Temple Bar area, because of the close proximity to pubs, food, entertainment and the historical sites. I can understand the reason in skipping Dublin because of the time that you have one wants to soak in the most beautiful or stunning beauty of Ireland and you would not get that in Dublin. Connemarra region is beautiful which is located north of Galway. Mountains are incredible. Clifden was a great town and pituresque. I stayed at Abbeyglen Castle Hotel. Nice accomodations and meal is included but it is pricey. Incredible view from the room. Visited Kylemore Abbey which is north of Clifden and well worth the visit. Dingle is incredible...words can not describe the beauty of the area. I liked it more than the Ring of Kerry. Brandon point is great and O' Connor pass is well I am sure everyone has said enough in other posts. Kinsale was very enjoyable. Incredible restaurants but the weekends are very busy and it would be difficult to find parking. Well worth staying a week here too. There is the Rock of Cashel. Great tour. Outcropping of a Limestone hill(a gigantic one at that) with a Cathedrawl/Castle on top. It isnt much of a castle but it is quite a site to see from a distance or even better at night when all the lights are upon it. There is the Cliffs of Moher are incredible. Gosh the list goes on and on... I think it would be great to drive and stay in one region. Driving can take a lot out of you and you could always go back and stay in a different region. I think you may want to look at a website like www.goireland.com and read Eyewitness Travel Guides Ireland by DK publishing. I wish I was going back...

Jen, We were in Ireland for 11 days. We did not rent our car until we left Dublin. We used the bus while in Dublin. We then drove to Killarney, Dingle, Doolin, Galway and flew home from Shannon. Gas cost us about $75 for the time there. We always had the full Irish breakfast and had either a bowl of soup or a picnic lunch while driving. While in Dublin we picked up lunch to go at Dunnes Dept. store on Grafton St and headed to St. Stephen's Green to eat. We did have some full dinners out in the evenings and sometimes just pub grub with a pint. Full meals ran about $35-40 for two of us. We loved Ireland and hope to go back soon.

I thought the UK had not converted to the Euro. Isn't Ireland considered part of the UK?

<<Isn't Ireland considered part of the UK?>> Yeah, about like the "colonies" in North America, India and a whole lot of other places in the British Commonwealth! Geez where ya bloody been for about the last century?!

Northern Ireland is part of the UK. The Republic of Ireland has had their independance for 50 yrs.

Currently running at EUR 0.77 - EUR 0.82 per litre. Check http://www.aaireland.ie/home/petrol_prices.asp for regular surveys

Wondering has got to be a troll. Please don't tell me that any American actually thinks that the Republic of Ireland is part of the UK. And, cd, it's more like 80 years. I'm going to go stick my head in my oven and end it all.