Advice on a solo trip to Ireland?

Question

I'm planning to go on a trip to Ireland for about a week or two, but I don't know much about it. I'm going to go by myself so I'd like to go somewhere with more of a city atmosphere, and lots of shopping. Good pubs are a plus, too. Info about good hostels would be great as well.

Answer 1

Hi you didnt say where you were going so let me give you the best advice

First this is the website for hostels in Ireland.

http://www.anoige.ie/

Its probably the best site for information.  If you are going to stay on the west coast of Ireland, County Clare, Galway, Limerick, Shannon, or Ennis.  Then Shannon Airport is best.  Bus Eirean can take you anywhere.

Ennis is a great atmosphere for pubs and small quaint shopping stores not touristy.  You will be about a half hour from Galway.  Which is a great place for the younger set.  Lots to do great pubs.  Little safer than Limerick and little smaller than Dublin.

But you have to visit Dublin's Temple Bar area too.

You can get good tickets depending where you live.  Aer Lingus has great tickets if you live near a hub.  LA, Chicago, or San Francisco.

Then I have gotten great flights through American Airlines less fuss with customs.

But stay clear of going through Philly.  Bad reputation of over booking and cancelling flights.

Best time to look for flights on places like Kayak.com is late at night.

Last check out Charleville Castle.

Its the bomb.

www.charlevillecastle.com

Answer 2

Dublin city centre sounds like just the place for you. try and get a hostel around the temple bar area (or just dublin 2 in general) and you will be in the heart of the city with all the great bars and shopping areas. Transport from this area is also brilliant so you can easily travel out to the suburbs and see the rest of Dublin like Killiney and Howth.

enjoy your trip

Answer 3

Dublin is great but you need lots of money!

Other cities: Galway, Cork, Limerick, Kilkenny and Waterford. Galway in particular is very popular, so there's plenty in the way of budget accommodation and pubs and trad music and what have you.

Answer 4

You can check out goireland.com theve got alot of information ,once you choose the citys you want to visit guesthouses arent all that expensive and the ones i stayed at where very welcoming.As for being alone ,theres no better way to be!I went alone the first time i went and it was great because you get to be in touch with the people and culture way more then if your not alone.For any other information just google it and check all the sites ..just make sure whatver information your going by you read in more then one place!