Archive for the 'eire' Category

Is the voltage in Eire the same as in UK?

Do I need plug adapters? If so, can they be the same as the ones I take to Europe?
Technically the voltage in the Republic of Ireland is 200 / 220v, and the UK is 220 / 240v.
However, it does not make any difference with electrical appliances, once the correct fuse is in the common square [...]

I’m UK citizen & just moved to Eire where I’ll be marrying my Irish fiancee.Can I swear my affadvit in Ireland?

Moved from the UK in January, prior to which I’ve always lived in UK.My fiancee has also spent the last 9 years in UK. If possible, to avoid cost, I’d prefer to obtain the affidavits in Ireland.
Affidavits for what? Something to do with getting married? I don’t think that here in Ireland an affidavit has [...]

whats the cheapest ferry route from UK to Eire ?

hoping to travel around easter time, and don’t care where i depart from.
Stranraer-Belfast(not quite Eire I know) is £69-£79 for car+driver and £20 for each other adult occupant. Journey times range from just over 1hr to 3hrs;
http://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/

What is the feeling of people in Ireland (Eire) about the inflation and the euro ?

This question is specific to irish people (or long time residents) because Eire is the only country in "Euroland" where the exchange parity between the old currency unit (punt) and the new euro is inferior to 1 (exactly 0,787564). It means that at the beginning of 2002, the nominal wages in punts had to be [...]

what is the distance in nautical and land miles from holyhead in wales to dublin eire?

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Approx 96 kilometres 60 statute miles 52 nautical miles

How might a homeless boy in Eire between the ages of 13-16 go about acheiving citezenship and into a school?

If he has no papers, no records, nothing.
What should he do?
The first thing he needs to do is either present himself at a police station or contact Social Services so that they can house him, appoint a guardian & try to sort his situation out.
You could also try contacting the Irish Refugee Council:
http://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/contact.html
He’s [...]

Did the Eire-Irish add the Nazis during the Blitz?

The Irish Free State (as it was then known) was officially neutral in WW2 but gave discrete support to the Allies. These included things like allowing Allied ships to use Irish waters, interning German airmen and seamen but returning (or allowing to ‘escape’) Allied men. The Irish government did draw the line at letting [...]

Good morning everone.. Im just about to leave for work..Its 6.00 am in Dublin Eire..What time is it where?

you are now.. Also whats the weather like.. Its pretty stormy here..
midnight here in wisconsin, USA …hovering at about zero degrees F.
brrrrr….

True history or Myth that there were Women Judges of Brehon Law before the arrival of Christians in Eire?

Like all of the Judges they were also Poets. Do you think that the patriarchate of Christianity deliberately worked against women showing intelligence and abilities equal to, or greater to males?
please read "to males" as, than males.
I think that most of the early Christians coming into Ireland and the other Celtic lands were shocked at [...]

What time is the match ITALY - EIRE tonight?

@cuore azzurro: great! I’m watching it!
Se sei Italiano: grazie!
catdubh ciao! 1-1
Siamo molto felici!