Robmac
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After how many pints though.
The word bally means place of in irish,as does cairn as in a grave before a town or place name.
Yes, I also went to Ballybutton - a naval town.
I’m in Ireland
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Yes, I also went to Ballybutton - a naval town.
tidewatcher
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Somewhat confused, I contacted the Irish authorities and they still have a fourteen day quarantine in place for anyone entering or returning to Ireland. We are waiting to go and see daughter and grandchildren over there but are you saying you enter NI and then drive south with no quarantine period? That seems a little odd to say the least. Surely a UK registered camper van will stick out like a sore thumb? They have been very strict on lockdown according to my daughter with the Guarda enforcing it fairly tightly. Has it changed recently?
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Try Belleek somtimes height barriers
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You should have got a bit surplus muff and used it 2 minutes into the video
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personally I hate seeing folks walking around with "half a face" wearing their masks
Seriously thinking of postponing our trip to France and Spain late August for the very reason that everyone on the ferry is required to wear one of these "muzzles"
trevskoda
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It may save a life,glasses are the best as droplets wont land on the eyes which is a point of entry along with hands touching the mouth,you may hang on a year or two as its not for leaving soon.
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It’s not entirely clear. The FCO advice changed on 4th July, but it only mentions returning to Ireland from N.Ireland as an exemption from the quarantine requirement.
tidewatcher
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That is correct, the advice from the UK is no quarantine required returning from either Northern Ireland or Ireland. If you go to the Irish Government site then anyone arriving in or returning to Ireland is required to fill in a form and self isolate for fourteen days.
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Arriving to Ireland from another country
By law, if you arrive in Ireland from any other country you will need to fill in a form called the Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form.
You'll also be asked to self-isolate for 14 days."
This is the current advice as of 1700 Sunday copied from the Irish Health Authority site. Now it may well be that cross border travel is allowed for obvious reasons but I am really unsure of the legal implications within Ireland and also for travel insurance etc. It is all very vague and I will wait until the Irish advice goes quarantine free.
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I read a news report from the independent which said
“Unlike the UK, very early on in the Covid-19 crisis the republic set out a detailed road map explaining that tourism was expected to resume on 20 July, with the offshore islands opening only on 10 August. But the government in Dublin now says that hotels and restaurants in Ireland can open sooner than previously planned, on 29 June. Therefore tourists can explore the whole mainland of the island of Ireland from that date.”
If I encounter any issues it’s no problem- I will just stay in Northern Ireland.
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Don't know about covid restrictions but lots of lovely free stops on most of the Waterways Ireland rivers/canals. They often have toilets and showers and you can buy a card for about a fiver to use the shower and clothes washing facilities.
If you do
Ask the folk on motorhomecraic, it's free and they will know...
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I’m thinking of taking the loch foyle ferry into Southern Ireland - their Facebook doesn’t say anything about issues. They just sound happy to have reopened :
I shall take a look at the website though that Debroos mentions - thanks for that
I shall take a look at the website though that Debroos mentions - thanks for that
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Well today the crew & i met up with the invaders wisewoman/melissa and crew at Castlerock,let kids out to play on the beach so we all could have a chin wag and some picys before they went looking for there night camp which i will not say for there security but a good spot they have.
Thank you melissa daughter and you partner for a good afternoon,sleep tight tonight folks.
Thank you melissa daughter and you partner for a good afternoon,sleep tight tonight folks.
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Lots terryHmmmmmmmm, no mention of how many biscuits were consumed??
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A pint glass bottom has a magnifying effect Rob, so she might not be able to see the Mull. We'll not the way you did.
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Hi all - just got half decent phone signal - yes, we met up with Trev and family a couple of days ago and spent an afternoon chatting and putting the world to right on castle rock beach.
It was really lovely to have put a face to the name! As we were SD-ing we didn’t all hang out in one of the vans - thus my biscuits escaped consumption.
I am now in Southern Ireland - not encountered any issues - everyone as friendly as they were last year and very much a similar tangible feel of release and relief after the last few months with many families out on beaches etc
It was really lovely to have put a face to the name! As we were SD-ing we didn’t all hang out in one of the vans - thus my biscuits escaped consumption
.I am now in Southern Ireland - not encountered any issues - everyone as friendly as they were last year and very much a similar tangible feel of release and relief after the last few months with many families out on beaches etc