Very organized station and train staff. I was impressed at the lunch and snacks menu. A lady came…read morearound taking everyone's orders. Just light cold snacks and refreshments for our trip but that's ok. Comfortable seating and we were able to reserve a table for four. A nice fast way to travel through Ireland. My first trip on a train in Ireland!

Most of my travels in Ireland were with the rental car but for the first couple of days in Dublin,…read moreit was Iarnród Éireann which in English is Irish Rail. The train operator for the Republic of Ireland with its main hub in Dublin but spokes leading out to much of the Republic. I did not take any of the long distance trains, just commuter hops on the line between Connolly Station and Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in Gaelic). Most of the time, the trains were on time. Smooth running, clean, efficient, with wifi on board. Never completely crowded except the rush hour schedule which is understandable. I did once almost miss a train because it's nearly time to depart but the track is empty. I learned from one of the staff in Connolly Station that the app might indicate one track number (in this case, Track 4) but the displays in the station show a different track number (Track 7). And it's the ones in the station that you should believe. Thankfully, I rushed over to Track 7 and boarded with a minute to spare. [Review 1813 of 2024 - 74 in Republic of Ireland - 22835 overall]

RIP to this beautiful mess of a bus route. The 17 has been replaced by the (hopefully) more…read morereliable S6, but only time will tell whether it was worth it. Can the sweet memories of the 17 really be overwritten by the swanky S6? TUNE IN SOON. The 17 was a funny bus - it could sometimes be single decker, sometimes double decker, and almost always showed up late or just fully went missing! It was a great bit of fun, standing in the cold, shivering in the sea breeze at Blackrock DART station, waiting to see if the bus would show . . . Even the ancient art of lighting a cigarette couldn't guarantee the arrival of this silver slug (that's the opposite of silver bullet). Anyway, this bus took you places. Usually, uh, places you didn't really need to go, at a pace that even a yummy mummy could out-do, but we loved it, cherished it, and will honour its memory by standing wistfully for hours at its previous stops, like the good old days!

The easiest way to navigate through Dublin is by using their public transportation system. Take it…read morefrom me, I use GPS to find the bathroom. Just kidding, but I use it a lot. When I say easy, I mean easy. If you do find yourself needing a bit of assistance the drivers are helpful. Comfy cushioned seats and charging stations for your electronic devices. I sat u top to take in the views. There are also officers that randomly board to make sure every rider has a ticket. I can't wait to go back.

The major station in Dublin, Heuston station is one of the better train stations in Ireland in my…read moreopinion. The location is very nicely lit and the design of it is very easy to navigate and figure out, even if it is your first time here. There is security all around so I felt safe while I was here, waiting for my tour to begin. I will say I do wish there was more seating because as soon as I got up to grab a coffee, people were trying to swoop in and take my spot. I also wish there was heating here, I felt like an ice cube while I was waiting around in the seating area. There is a handful of places to grab some food and drinks and the coffee stands had some reasonably priced coffee that I decided to get while waiting. The flavor was nice and helped keep me warm while I sat and waited! Bathrooms were also very clean but got busy very quick when the station started getting more and more people in as the morning was progressing.

It was jamming when we were traveling through to find our train fully booked out so we had to stand…read morethe whole trip between Dublin and Thomastown. The ticket agent at Dublin station sold me a multi day pass for $128 euro that does NOT allow you to book an actual seat. Be fair warned. So after waiting for the train and expecting to have a seat, we stood amongst a jammed packed train with others the whole 90 minutes.

This is it... the only taxi service you can rely on (short of flood, famine or 3am -in which case…read moreyou may need to wait an extra 10 minutes) for fast pick ups practically anywhere in Dublin. Having operated under a few different names over the years, the current Co Op Taxi service draws on a wide network of drivers who are usually within 5 /10 minutes of a pick up destination. Outside of regulated fare costs there are no additional fees for this service -although you may feel obliged to tack on a Thank You for the polite (even charming) manner of the drivers ferrying you about town. The phone-in booking system is a breeze, with hold times greatly reduced now that the service is fully up and running. Within two minutes callers should be able to book their car -frequent users can cut that back even more by registering their phone number with the company. Currently, the only drawback is the missing / broken website which will allow online bookings once all is repaired.

Excellent service.Very helpful.When you ring and ask for for a Taxi even last minute,they have one…read moreto you within minutes.We use them when needed and would high recommend ASAP TAXIS to all.

Well... probably THE worst taxi company I've ever come accross…read more yes, it's 20% offf but unless your willing to put up with the rude, incompetant staff and drivers that they have there, your better off going for a different taxi company that is really only 2-3 euro more expensive. Not only was the man on the phone, the receptionist, rude and a generally vile person to deal with on the phone, he was probably as useful as a rice cracker! The driver turned up... but for about a minute drove off and then rang my number. What use is that ringing me and then driving off? I rang the company back and they said they could not send another driver or the same one as when he arrived there was someone staring out the window at him and made no effort to come out. This might be believable if there had been anyone else in the house at the time apart from myself.... but there wasnt. Just me and I certainly didnt stare out the window at him, no beep, no phone call to say he areived until after he left. Called a differwnt company and got a polite and friendly driver and an even more efficient man dealing with me on the phone. DON'T CALL ASAP unless your willing to put up with rude people and seemingly bad drivers.

Arrived at the Dublin Airport in Ireland after more than 24 hours of travel, missed connections…read moreand missing bags. To say that we were already unhappy would be an understatement, but in an effort to get our vacation off to a happier restart, we opted to travel with Irish CityLink to make our way from the Dublin Airport to Limerick where our hotel was waiting. We met a lovely airport employee who helped us find the correct Zone (Zone 10 for those of you who will be coming this way and need to get from Dublin Airport to Limerick) and managed to find the right bus stop, but unfortunately had just missed the 8PM bus. Although we were told by numerous people in the airport that we could just pay the bus driver and travel, with the 10PM being the last bus heading to Limerick and it being a Friday night, we decided to book fares for myself and my husband just to be sure we had seats. That's where the trouble began: the site wasn't working and reservations weren't possible (verified by several people we talked to that were all having challenges trying to make reservations), asked one of the drivers for Zone 9 for some help who didn't seem to be very knowledgeable or didn't want to take the time to assist (weren't sure which is was), and was chastised by a baggage handler who to told us to make a reservation and then and wished us good luck and told us to we should be better organized when we told them their site wasn't working. I'm guessing customer service isn't their strong suit since their offices were closed and their people are empowered to help. We ended up taking Flight-Link to a town pretty close to Limerick and then took a an Uber to our hotel. So far, not impressed with the customer service or food in Ireland yet! Will keep you posted.

This was the second cheapest option for getting from Dublin to Galway and back, and the fastest…read moreoption (2.5 hours). And, it was easy to find and on time. Plus, there's free wifi. Granted, the seats are a bit small, and using a laptop isn't really possible (the seat desk is more iPad friendly), but it does the job. Bottom line: I made it to Galway with no hassles.

Dublin Tourism is located in the former Saint Andrews Church. It is a great place to start when you…read morearrive in Dublin for assistance in everything that you may like to do in the city. They have tons of pamphlets on activities, tours, events and places to eat. If needed they will give one on one attention to assist you in booking tickets for transportation, theater and hotel stays. Maps and books are available for sale and you can also exchange money here. I was told that they can assist in four languages. (English, Italian, Spanish and French) For me the building housing the tourism office was the real star. It is stunningly beautiful and sits in the center of town. The church was built somewhere around 1862 and served that purpose until 1993. The Church of Ireland sold St. Andrew's in 1994. It has three levels and is over 19,000 sq ft. The first floor is massive at almost 9,000 sq ft.

I can't believe this is my 40th review of Ireland and my last... at least until my next visit to…read morethe Emerald Island. So let me go back to the beginning of this journey. My trip to Dublin was planned like the true procrastinator that I am. I was just finishing one job and due to start a new one in a week's time. I just knew flying to Dublin would be a relatively easy break, but I had next to no clue what to do when I got there other than the tips I got from a random sampling of YouTube traveler advice videos. In my typically aimless fashion, I ended up at the Dublin Tourist Centre, housed in historic St. Andrew's Church, on Suffolk Street. Inside are a series of tour company desks and kiosks set up much like the car rental counter at an airport. They all provide competitively priced tours going to the same places throughout the island. It was here that I impulsively decided to make a booking the next day to Northern Ireland, in particular, to see the Giant's Causeway. After booking with one company, I noticed that the pick-up time was too early for me to get from my suburban hotel to the meeting spot outside the building. I noticed their competitor picked up their passengers an hour earlier. You would have guessed all hell done broke loose since the agents didn't know how to process a cancellation on their PCs. They tried to convince me that I couldn't cancel, but the ugly American came out of me and they relented. Regardless I am grateful this office exists because I wouldn't have experienced many of the 39 other things I already reviewed.

Fantastic. I was stuck for a lift arrangement this morning and Darren couldn't have been more…read moreaccommodating Highly recommend

Very nice friendly driver..even stopped at cash machine so I could get some cash as I don't do…read morerevolut. Much more reasonable as the bigger taxi firms