where can i hire a driver to take us around ireland?
any idea how much it would cost?
how many hours a day we can hire them for?
thanks

You haven't clarified on your other two threads if you still plan on basing in Dublin to tour the west coast.

You can hire drivers in any town really --the various tourist offices can help you w/ that. Also a few Fodorites have recommended individual driver-guides. But if you want to tour the west coast as day trips from Dublin you'd have to hire a driver for a minimum of 10 to 12 hours each day + meals - that will be very expensive.

Hit post too soon. The only other option would be for you to take trains and/or buses across the country and hire a driver to pick you up somewhere in the west. That would be cheaper driver-wise -- but still make for VERY long days.

thanks for replying. so i've found tour companies that do the route to the places i wanted to go to, but they're expensive. if we're 3 people i was just wondering if it might be cheaper to hire a driver.
i'm used to long days. when we've toured in the past we've had 15-16 hour days and were okay with it. obviously not all on consecutive days.

This will sound snarky - and I don't mean it that way ---- honest. You still seem to be ignoring EVERYTHING posted on your other two threads. Dublin is simply <u>not</u> doable as a base for day trips to the places you want to see. Except for the Wicklows -- everything else is HOURS away. No matter how many hours you are prepared to be on the road - it just won't work. In those sceniic areas, a car will average 35 mph or less, a local bus will be even slower.

So, as several of us have suggested -- you either have to cancel your Dublin hotel and stay out west - or concentrate on things closer to Dublin.

Every time folks mention this -- you start a new thread, maybe hoping to get a different answer. It ain't happening . . .