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Cars: Driving is on the reverse in comparison with Italy: the cars have the driving seat on the right and you must keep on the left on the roads. In every case, at junctions and roundabout's, unless otherwise stated, priority is given to vehicles coming from the left.
The speed limits are: 50 km/h in city centres, 80 or 100 km/h on main roads and 120 km/h on motorways. The main roads are generally fairly narrow and tortuous so the established speed limit is very low.
For such reason, actual distance between locations is often longer than how it appears on a map.

Places and alcohol: In pubs it's illegal to sell alcohol to people under 18 and the bar-person can ask patrons for ID. In some places there's no entry for people under 18 or even 21.

Time: In Ireland it's Greenwich Mean Time, an hour earlier than in Italy. In this country, legal summertime is also used.

National holidays
1st January: First day of the year
17th March: St. Patrick's Day, patron saint of Ireland. One of the most important celebrations in the entire country.
On this occasion, the city dresses to party.
Good Friday
Easter
Easter Monday
First Monday in June: Whit Monday
First Monday in August: Whit Mon day
Last Monday in October: All Saints
25th December: Christmas
26th December: St. Stephen and Boxing Day

International dialling codes: to telephone Ireland from Italy it's necessary to dial the international code (00353), the area code, omitting the prefix digit 0, and then the subscriber's number. Instead, to call Italy from Ireland, dial the international code (Italy 0039), the area code with the prefix 0 and the subscriber's number.

Hospitals:
The Adelaide & Meath Hospital, 
Tallaght, Dublin 24
tel 00353 1 4142000
Beaumont Hospital,
Beaumont Road, Dublin 9
tel 00353 1 8093000

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital,
Eccles Street, Dublin 7
tel 00353 1 8032000

St. James Hospital,
James's Street, Dublin 8
tel 00353 1 4103000

St. Vincent's University Hospital,
Elm Park, Dublin 4
tel 00353 1 2694533

Emergency Numbers
- Emergencies: 999 ( from here calls are then sorted according to need)
- Road assistance: tel. 1800-667788

Irish Tourist Assistance Service
(Organizzazione per l'Assistenza ai Turisti in difficoltà):
Block 1 Garda HQ
Harcourt Square Dublin 2
Tel. 00353 1 4785295 Fax: 00353 1 4785187
e-mail info@itas.ie

AA Ireland (Automobile Association)
23 Suffolk Street Dublin 2
Tel. 00353 1 6179999 Fax 6179900
e-mail: aa@ireland.ie

Distances:

Dublino - Cork: 270km
Dublino - Cliffs of Moher:  267km
Dublino - Connemara (Clifden) 294km