Would you recommend Ireland to Tourists?

mahamageehad · 11-03-2011 07:44PM #1

Just following on from the other thread about how the Canadian felt deceived by Ireland.

Ireland has many pros and cons. Ya its a beautiful country but its full of whingy AH people. (:P) Yes it's expensive but it's unique. We love to complain bout Ireland but enough people are sticking up for it in the other thread that twould warm your heart.

So would you recommend Ireland as a place to visit for tourists? Why? Or why not?

I personally love Ireland especially the west (even though i can bítch about this country with the best of em! :cool:) and would definitely recommend people to come here to visit!

Even if they'll go home broke after it! I traveled the 32 counties 2 years ago and I was delighted and shocked to see how nice it actually is!

Especially the west and north. So AH what do ya think??!

saywhatyousee · 11-03-2011 07:47PM

mahamageehad wrote: »

Just following on from the other thread about how the Canadian felt deceived by Ireland.

Ireland has many pros and cons. Ya its a beautiful country but its full of whingy AH people. (:P) Yes it's expensive but it's unique. We love to complain bout Ireland but enough people are sticking up for it in the other thread that twould warm your heart.

So would you recommend Ireland as a place to visit for tourists? Why? Or why not?

I personally love Ireland especially the west (even though i can bítch about this country with the best of em! :cool:) and would definitely recommend people to come here to visit! Even if they'll go home broke after it! I traveled the 32 counties 2 years ago and I was delighted and shocked to see how nice it actually is! Especially the west and north. So AH what do ya think??!

North-west is where its at!!!

nomh · 11-03-2011 07:48PM

Expensive and ****ty drugs, crap nightlife, everything is overpriced, terrible weather. If someone recommended Ireland to me as a holiday destination I'd come back and kick them in the balls.

ejmaztec · 11-03-2011 07:52PM

mahamageehad wrote: »

Just following on from the other thread about how the Canadian felt deceived by Ireland.

Ireland has many pros and cons. Ya its a beautiful country but its full of whingy AH people. (:P) Yes it's expensive but it's unique. We love to complain bout Ireland but enough people are sticking up for it in the other thread that twould warm your heart.

So would you recommend Ireland as a place to visit for tourists? Why? Or why not?

I personally love Ireland especially the west (even though i can bítch about this country with the best of em! :cool:) and would definitely recommend people to come here to visit! Even if they'll go home broke after it! I traveled the 32 counties 2 years ago and I was delighted and shocked to see how nice it actually is! Especially the west and north. So AH what do ya think??!

Yes, it's uniquely expensive all right.

Alter-Ego · 11-03-2011 07:52PM

I always tell people to spend a few nights in Dublin and then head west.

Wolfe Tone · 11-03-2011 07:52PM

Yes, but I would tell em to stick to the west coast.

Chris P. Bacon · 11-03-2011 07:53PM

Ireland is the best country in the world,why wouldn't I recommend it to someone?

Overheal · 11-03-2011 07:53PM

Atari Jaguar > Charlie Sheen

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 11-03-2011 07:53PM

I tell them the truth - a lot of them are people I'm going to see again!

Usually, my advice is spend two or three days in Dublin, include a daytrip to Glendalough, then get out West or South. Oh, and you'll need to either drive or make friends with someone who has a car.

Run_to_da_hills · 11-03-2011 07:54PM

4 years ago I would have told anyone to stay well clear but now with cheap hotel deals and 3.20 pints about the city its not too bad.

This Government must also do something about extending club closing hours, its still a joke getting fcuked out at 2.30 am.

Fluorescence · 11-03-2011 07:55PM

Overheal wrote: »

Atari Jaguar > Charlie Sheen

Everything > Charlie Sheen :pac:

saywhatyousee · 11-03-2011 07:57PM

nomh wrote: »

Expensive and ****ty drugs, crap nightlife, everything is overpriced, terrible weather. If someone recommended Ireland to me as a holiday destination I'd come back and kick them in the balls.

I disagree with all four of them points
I can get good quailty drugs try a better source
Depends on what you mean by "nightlife" i can always find something to do
Bar alcohol and tobbaco find prices for most things similar around europe
Weather isnt that bad its over played by a lot of people.I like having no extremes of weather

Cosimo Salvatore · 11-03-2011 07:58PM

Sure we're a great bunch of lads.

biko · 11-03-2011 07:58PM

Summers on the west coast = magic.

pragmatic1 · 11-03-2011 08:00PM

When the weather is good and I'm sitting in a beer garden, theres nowhere else I'd rather be.

starbelgrade · 11-03-2011 08:02PM

nomh wrote: »

Expensive and ****ty drugs, crap nightlife, everything is overpriced, terrible weather.

You may find this hard to believe, but some people don't actually go on holidays to take drugs & go clubbing.

nomh · 11-03-2011 08:06PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

You may find this hard to believe, but some people don't actually go on holidays to take drugs & go clubbing.

I'm just thinking about the type of holiday I'd like to go on and the people I know from abroad who I'd be recommending a destination to. Of course different types of holidays suit different people.

galwayrush · 11-03-2011 08:07PM

It's pretty green without the Greens.

whydoibother? · 11-03-2011 08:16PM

I'd recommend it but I'd be honest with them. I wouldn't indulge that "everybody is so friendly and you'll be having lengthy conversations with everyone you meet" crap. We're roughly the same as everyone else in the friendliness stakes.

I'd be honest about the weather and the prices. As others have said, I usually recommend Dublin and then going West or South, or if I know the person has Irish ancestry, as they will often mention, I'd ask them from which part of Ireland and try to make a few suggestions around there.

If it's a group of young people on a weekend away, I usually say Dublin, Temple Bar - very cliché but that's what they love and in fairness it's fun. If it's families or older people you have to put a bit more thought into what you say.

Saila · 11-03-2011 08:21PM

its only when you have travelled the world do you realise that Ireland is just as beautifull scenically right in your own back yard!

mahamageehad · 11-03-2011 08:23PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Yes, it's uniquely expensive all right.

Nah its no sweden!

pragmatic1 wrote: »

When the weather is good and I'm sitting in a beer garden, theres nowhere else I'd rather be.

Ah so you like being here for 2 days a year then??

whydoibother? wrote: »

I'd recommend it but I'd be honest with them. I wouldn't indulge that "everybody is so friendly and you'll be having lengthy conversations with everyone you meet" crap. We're roughly the same as everyone else in the friendliness stakes.

I'd be honest about the weather and the prices. As others have said, I usually recommend Dublin and then going West or South, or if I know the person has Irish ancestry, as they will often mention, I'd ask them from which part of Ireland and try to make a few suggestions around there.

If it's a group of young people on a weekend away, I usually say Dublin, Temple Bar - very cliché but that's what they love and in fairness it's fun. If it's families or older people you have to put a bit more thought into what you say.

Hmm actually having started traveling a bit I've come to the conclusion that the Irish friendliness is highly exaggerated!!

Especially in attitudes to foreigners!

Dudess · 11-03-2011 08:27PM

While I don't subscribe to the "Ireland is such a dump" stuff from people living very comfortable lives here and who have no idea what an actual dump is like to live in, I would only recommend certain parts of it to tourists - plenty of places, in the Midlands especially but also elsewhere, are not pretty and are lacking anything to do. But yeah, lots of places to recommend - with the caveat that the weather will most likely be sh1te and a lot of roads are terrible, and public transport is woeful.

whydoibother? · 11-03-2011 08:27PM

mahamageehad wrote: »

Hmm actually having started traveling a bit I've come to the conclusion that the Irish friendliness is highly exaggerated!! Especially in attitudes to foreigners!

Yes, I've had the same experience. I don't regard us as being extraordinarily friendly, but I wouldn't classify us as particularly cold or standoffish either.

Dudess · 11-03-2011 08:29PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I tell them the truth - a lot of them are people I'm going to see again!

I know what ya mean - 'tis as bad as Haiti really. Actually, you know that film City Of God? I was convinced that was set in Ireland...

Perspective: have some.

dubbie82 · 11-03-2011 08:30PM

Of course I do. I was a tourist here myself many years ago and ended up staying for good and working in the tourism industy now.

It has a lot to offer and many Irish people are not even aware of that. It's a common thing really. I think most people around the Globe are not aware what is right on the doorstep
I couldn't belived how the Irish hated the weather so much as it didn't bother me at first but after a couple of years I do appreaciate the warm and sunny days:D But the tourists don't give a toss about the rain really, they don't expect to be on a sun holiday in the first place. They (and myself) love the everchanging countryside, the coast, mountains. Every corner is so different.

Yes Ireland is not a cheap destination that's true but there are great deals available now and people get vaule for money now.

I think Ireland is still very unspoilt and original (the person who posted the other thread on AH might disagree with me) and it's more rewarding than a tourist friendly compound on the Costa del Somewhere.

No I don't think Ireland is the perfect destination for holidays but what place is?

Eve_Dublin · 11-03-2011 08:39PM

I remember I was travelling around South America for a year and seeing places that were equally as beautiful as some spots in Ireland albeit on a bigger scale maybe. I haven't seen enough of Ireland but enough to recommend it as a place to visit. I live in Spain and most Spanish I've met have been there and loved it (or so they tell me). Like others, I'm truthful. I tell them to rent a car because transport is a nightmare, it will definitely rain, it's pricey but you can get better deals now since the crisis, stay away from Temple Bar, only spend a few days in Dublin, go West and North as soon as you can, we drink a lot and sometimes what goes on might shock you and speak to no one about your Irish ancestery...nobody cares.

seanybiker · 11-03-2011 08:41PM

The only tourists I meet are already in Ireland. If I met them in their own place they wouldn't be tourists

questionmark? · 11-03-2011 08:42PM

Yes I would but I would advice them, to avoid Dublin in general and especially TempleBar. (Sorry Dubs but its too expensive and over hyped)

See the Beara peninsula down in cork(stunning) or the Burren in Clare or connemara or Donegal for that matter. We do have a beautiful country but I would never recommend anybody to go to places like Bunratty Castle but rather advice them to see castle's like that in Cahair in Tipperary- much more authentic and a hell of a lot cheaper.

Eve_Dublin · 11-03-2011 08:44PM

questionmark? wrote: »

Yes I would but I would advice them, to avoid Dublin in general and especially TempleBar. (Sorry Dubs but its too expensive and over hyped).

I don't think anyone in Dublin would disagree with you there. Me included. It's nice during the day though!

yeahimhere · 11-03-2011 09:23PM

I LOVE Ireland and as the OP said at times I can bitch about it to my brethren as good as most at times but seem to go by the same rule about bitching about your family. I can do it, but I'll stand up for it if someone else tries the same.

It's easy to moan about where you live since you know it so well, get bored by the same old things and can see the bad points. But that doesn't mean you don't love it.

Compare it to other countries and we live in a fabulous country overall. As another poster said, on a sunny day there's no where else I'd rather be!

Degag · 11-03-2011 09:25PM

fluorescence wrote: »

Everything > Charlie Sheen :pac:

Bree Olsen > Everything.

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