Page 17 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Ireland

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Above left Post office and bureau de change in Ventry, Co Kerry Above right Old-style red Northern Ireland phone box by the road, Fermanagh Lakelands
know you will be travelling and using Museums and galleries are usually DIRECTORY
the card abroad, so that they do not closed on Mondays and on
put a block on further use. It is also a public holidays. COMMUNICATIONS
good idea to carry a different credit
card as a back-up. Disabled Facilities International Access Codes
Australia: 0011; New Zealand: 0170;
Many visitor attractions are now UK: 00; US and Canada: 011
Tourist Information accessible to wheelchair users, and Country Codes
Fáilte Ireland (the National Tourism a growing number of hotels and Australia: 61; New Zealand: 64; UK: 44;
Development Authority of the restaurants also provide facilities for US and Canada: 1
Republic) and the Northern Ireland guests with disabilities. For more Directory Assistance
Tourist Board have offices that information, contact the National In the Republic: 11811; in Northern
provide information about sights, Disability Authority in the Republic, Ireland: 118 118 (charges apply)
activities and accommodation in and Adapt NI and Disability Action in TOURIST INFORMATION
their area. There are also local tourist Northern Ireland.
offices in most towns and tourist Fáilte Ireland
www.discoverireland.ie
areas. Tourism Ireland covers the Time
whole island. Along with general Ireland is on Greenwich Mean Time Northern Ireland Tourist Board
advice, its website has links to Irish (GMT), with one hour’s Summer Linum Chambers, Bedford Square,
Belfast BT2 7ES; 028 9023 1221;
Tourist Board offices worldwide. (Daylight Saving) Time in effect from www.discovernorthernireland.com
late March to late October.
Opening Hours Tourism Ireland
www.ireland.com
Most Irish shops are open Mon–Sat, Electricity
9am–6pm. Sunday trading hours are Ireland’s electrical current is 230/240 Dublin Tourism Centre
from noon to 5 or 6pm in the volts. Plugs have 3 pins. Overseas www.visitdublin.com
Republic, 1–5pm in Northern Ireland. visitors will need an adaptor to use DISABLED FACILITIES
Banking hours are typically Mon– their own appliances, but most hotels National Disability Authority
Fri, 10am–4pm in the Republic, and have built-in adaptors for shavers 01 608 0400; www.nda.ie
9:30am–4:30pm in Northern Ireland. only, and also provide a hairdryer. Adapt NI
Post offices are generally open Mon– 028 9023 1211; www.adaptni.org
Fri, 9am–5:30pm, but main post Below far left Republic of Ireland telephone box Disability Action
offices in larger towns are also open Below left Green postbox in the Republic Below 028 9029 7880;
on Saturdays, from 9am to 5pm in centre left Keep our beach tidy sign, Waterford www.disabilityaction.org
the Republic and from 9am to beach Below centre Late bar sign, Kilkenny City
12:30pm in Northern Ireland. Below Signs for Waterford Treasures Museum

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