Welcome to Wellplayed - Useful Information about Driving in Ireland

Driving in Ireland.

For those of you outside the UK who book a self-drive holiday please remember that in Ireland we drive on the left hand side of the road.

Manual and Automatic vehicles are available at all major car hire companies of whom Wellplayed Ltd. have cemented excellent working relationships. Driving in Ireland can be an exhilarating experience given the outstanding scenery on offer. It is fair warning though of the sometimes tight and occasionally bumpy country roads that lead to the many remote seaside links.
Seat belts are to be legally worn in the front and back seats.

All new road signs in the South of Ireland are in kilometres, older signposts still give distances in miles.
Road signs in the North of Ireland are all in miles. To convert miles to kilometres multiply miles by 1.609.

DISTANCES IN MILES BETWEEN MAJOR TOWNS IN IRELAND														Athlone
Belfast																		141
Cork																	264	136
Derry																266	73	130
Donegal															43	250	112	114
Dublin														138	147	160	104	78
Dundalk													53	98	97	202	52	90
Galway												148	136	127	169	130	190	58
Kilkenny											107	123	73	192	208	92	177	78
Killarney										123	120	219	192	253	274	54	271	144
Limerick									69	70	65	150	123	184	204	65	201	75
Portlaoise								71	140	32	93	94	52	160	175	108	157	46
Roscommon							66	94	164	98	51	94	91	94	131	156	139	20
Rosslare						150	84	131	171	62	170	153	101	243	247	129	205	130
Shannon Airport					146	96	86	15	84	85	57	165	138	176	218	80	215	83
Sligo				136	203	53	119	144	213	152	86	104	135	41	84	209	128	73
Waterford			182	95	51	129	62	80	120	30	137	151	98	222	238	78	207	108
Wexford		39	191	133	12	138	71	118	157	50	157	141	88	231	235	116	192	117
Wicklow	56	88	162	156	72	123	77	141	208	77	168	85	32	171	179	116	136	110