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we are a family of 5 with young children and a dog and cat. we home educate and enjoy growing veg countryside and visits to the sea. my family are from boyle i have relatives ive never met that id love to look up. we want to be somewhere where there are things for young children and play parks and somewhere safe.
republic of ireland

Well, you won’t go far wrong with the Waterford area on the south coast. It is a lovely place. Or even Cork which is younger and more vibrant. There are excellent rental opportunities at the moment, but the jobs market is a little tight.

We are leaving for Ireland on January 9th and I have no idea what to expect weather wise. Also I have a question about the exchange of currency. Any tips in regards to recommended things to visit would be greatly appreciated. We will be in Dublin, Waterford, as well as the Cliffs of Moor area.

Generally rainy (Jan. is the wettest month of the year) and a bit cold: the average wintertime temperature in Ireland is 8°C/46.4°F; for it’s latitude (which is about the same as Hudson Bay in Canada, and even parts of Alaska), that’s practically a heatwave! (It doesn’t usually snow that much at all in Ireland, though it has done for the last 2 winters; however, that’s not an indication of any future likelihood of snow.)

You can get more details temperature and rainfall information from the website below, which is that of Met Eireann, the (official) Irish meteorological service).

(You said you had a question about exchange of currency, but didn’t actually ask it

I am considering making t shirts and other merchandise to sell at the likes of concerts and other events. What i would like to know is what permits do i need to ensure i dont break the law or get fined? Does anybody know how to get them and how much they will cost?

In UK the only way to sell "on the street" is to have a traders licence, you could get this from the Town Hall in the area you wish to sell in. Selling in the street will involve a market stall so ask about this too, if you "fly pitch" – sell on the street with no traders licence you will be arrested and your goods confiscated until you go to court and pay a fine.
If you really dont know where to start then contact the police after all you dont want to break the law and these are the people that can advise you. Dont forget you will be classed as working for yourself and therefore be responsible for your own taxes too.
Good luck, and merry christmas.

I got a history exam today and I don’t know this. (quick answers, i’ve not got long )

The hardship the Economic War foisted particularly on the farming community was enormous and exacerbated class tensions in rural Ireland. In 1935, a "Coal-Cattle pact" eased the situation somewhat, whereby Britain agreed to increase its import of Irish cattle by a third in return for Ireland importing more of Britain’s coal. But the cattle industry remained in dire straits, the government forced to purchase most of the surplus beef for which it paid bounties for each calf slaughtered as they could not be exported. It introduced a ‘free beef for the poor’ scheme, the hides finding use only in the tanning and leather industries. For many farmers, especially the larger cattle breeders, the agricultural depression had disastrous consequences. Similar to the "Land War" of the previous century, they refused to pay property rates or pay their land annuities. In order to recover payments due, the government counteracted by impounding livestock which were quickly auctioned off for less than its value. Farmers campaigned to have these sales boycotted, and blocked roads and railways. Police had to be called in to protect buyers of the impounded goods, violence was inevitable and fatalities were frequent.

With the farming community having little money to spend, there was a considerable decline in the demand for manufactured goods, so that industries were also affected. The introduction of new import tariffs helped some Irish industries to expand when Lemass introduced the Control of Manufactures Act, whereby the majority ownership of Irish companies was to be limited to Irish citizens. This caused dozens of larger Irish companies with foreign investors, such as Guinness, to relocate their headquarters abroad and pay their corporate taxes there. Additional sugar beet factories were opened at Mallow, Tuam and Thurles. The Economic War did not seriously affect the balance of trade between the two countries because imports from Britain were restricted, but British exporters were very critical of their government due to the loss of business they also suffered in Ireland, by having to pay tariffs on goods they exported there. Both the pressure they exerted on the British government and the discontent of Irish farmers with the Fianna Fáil government helped to encourage both sides to seek settlement of the economic dispute.

Ok this situation:
Let’s say my phone is northern Irish. I am in the republic of Ireland though for a while. How would I text a republic of Ireland number from my northern Irish phone while I’m in the republic?

Would the codes be different if I was back in northern irelad trying to text the same republic of Ireland number?

Google It.

I live in Oregon USA and i want to know about how much it would cost to fly to Ireland and stay there (including passport and everything) for at least 3 weeks. I really want to go and need to start saving up money.

It cost my family for 2wks roughly 10gs. Now we were 4..so obviously the flights and food was more. But its safe to say for 1 person it would cost you roughly 5000-6000 for 3wks if you stay in decent places and rent a car.

gealforce thats a load of codswallop there is no major differnece between funding sinn fein seen to that there is a differnce in that utv give more coverage to gaelic than they do northern irish football so to come back to the main question without being backtracked you can play for both and even if your grandparents were born here or ROI.

Ok let’s say I am from
Northern Ireland & my
Number is northern Irish. If I wanted to text a republic of Ireland number from my phone in northern ireland, how would I do that? Lets say the number I wanna text is 087 211 2211 for example.

00353872112211

or

+353872112211

353 is the country code for the republic

and you drop the zero at the beginning of the number.

Because, is it true the funerals used to have automatic rifles fired over the coffins, and as Northen Ireland is in the United Kingdom, and this is illegal. Also, was it illegal to hold funerals were the people look military in Northen Ireland? So for example, marching down the street with green berets and ski masks. Obviously i’m talking about the 1970′s and 1970′s, obviously not like this today as much, and an IRA funeral isn’t an every day thing, obviously. Besides, there are no British soldiers there anymore, anyway.

I have never heard of such a thing.

I need to get away for a week/weekend to unwind and forget my troubles. I’ve decided on Ireland but have never been before and so have no idea where to go. I would like to go to a smallish village that isn’t swarming with tourists but is still very friendly and welcoming. Near the coast or in the heart of the country would be amazing- I just want somewhere that makes me think of Ireland- welcoming, friendly, lively, magical and beautiful. Any ideas or help would be extremely appreciated.

A lot depends which airport you are flying into & whether you are hiring a car, you haven’t given a lot of information really? Remember small villages won’t have B&Bs or hotels so where are you going to find accommodation?

If you are flying into Dublin & only staying for a weekend is not practical to recommend a village on the SW coast for example as it will take you a whole day to get there and a whole day to get back. Villages have no public transport links so you will need to hire a car to get around. Even some of the towns have perhaps 1 bus each day & no train station.

To be honest if you as a stranger walk into a small village pub in rural Ireland people won’t go out of their way to talk to you, it will be full of old men leaning over their pints. Hardly lively & no music. This is what the pub in my local village is like.

You need to go somewhere bigger than a village, maybe a small town that is vaguely "touristy" to be honest, Irish villages are very quiet, nothing happens at all. Somewhere like Baltimore on the South Cork coast is fantastic but you need a car.