Europe

Insurance

 

We strongly recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake.  You should ensure that you have sufficient medical insurance to cover your stay in Ireland.  If you need a doctor you may be asked to pay for the consultation there and then.  For more general information see Travel insurance.

If things do go wrong when you are oversees then this is How we can help.

The Irish Tourist Assistance Service (ITAS) can also offer support and practical assistance to victims of crime. This includes liaison with travel companies and financial institutions and, in emergency situations, arranging accommodation, meals and transport. The service is free and Ireland-wide. The ITAS recommends you report any incident in person to the nearest Garda (Police) Station who will then contact the organisation.  

ITAS can be contacted at:
Irish Tourist Assistance Service (ITAS)
1a Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2,
www.itas.ie.  info@itas.ie   Tel: +353 (0)1-6610562
Open Mon-Sat: 10:00 - 18:00, Sun & Public Holidays: 12:00 - 18:00.

Registration

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE

 

Money

 

Check before you travel that your bank cash card can be used in ATM machines in Ireland.

 

Remember that the currency in Ireland is the Euro.

 

On 15 June 2007 new legislation on the controls of cash entering or leaving the EU apply in all Member States.  Any person entering or leaving the EU will have to declare the cash that they are carrying if this amounts to 10,000 euros or more; this includes cheques, travellers' cheques, money orders, etc.  This will not apply to anyone travelling via the EU to a non-EU country, as long as the original journey started outside of the EU nor to those travelling within the EU.