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Best driving in Ireland video I've seen so far. You're right, other people's videos just show how to drive on a rural road and not in town. Thank you so nuch for posting. It was very helpful.

If guards had of seen you,would of been penalty points and fine also

Amazing you caught the Tshocks father Bartley Harris drink driving and illegally using wrong side of road at Redford. He crash in Blacklion before into the county engineer O Hanlon

Failed on the right turn. Should have been in junction ready

Well done, sorry about our terrible sineage and road markings. Watch out for the sneaky cynical traffic vans, 11:34 Pedestrians and people in control of animals have the right of way on all Irish roads. Cyclists do not have the right of way and should navigate like normal traffic apart from two abreast.

Its not an ocean, it's called the Irish sea

Greystones

if u rent a car in ireland avoid cars like renaults and citreons and most european brands that sound unfamiliar get a toyota if you can

Useful video as we are traveling to Ireland tomorrow. I own a 1979 Right Hand Drive Mini with manual gearbox so I am good with that part. Many years ago I drove on the left on a scooter in Bermuda so I am good with that part. Now I just have to put the two together!

I just came across and subbed to your channel, as although I’ve been living 21 years in Manchester U.K., I’m proudly Irish, have always held and renewed an Irish passport in the entire time I’ve been here and I’m originally from Dunshaughlin Co. Meath where I still have extended family - I come over as often as I can on SailRail via Holyhead to Dublin - I was raised Catholic, so most of my family friends are Catholic priests, friars & nuns across many religious orders - like Dublin, Dunshaughlin Village has changed so much in the years that I’ve been coming home, both summer and winter, daytime and overnight trips - when I was growing up there in the 1970’s & 1980’s, we had 3 working farms in the Main Street, now it’s practically a town and in the commuter belt, being barely 20 miles from Dublin - as long as I’ve lived here in Manchester and the U.K., Ireland will always be my real home due to my strong family and cultural connections to my homeland 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪❤️

It's not bad drive in Ireland. Nice narrow roads with 80km/h speed limits ;) Good drive!

Thank you for posting.

Super helpful for visualizing the roads of Ireland.

Super helpful!

Thanks for the drive to Bray my hometown 👍

What part of Ireland is this?

One thing not mentioned is to make sure you get comprehensive insurance not third party insurance! It's not much more expensive but gives you much better coverage for any damage.

Very nicely done! We are flying to Ireland tonight-picking up a car upon arrival. Very timely to have found your video!

I noticed you mentioned the insurance you purchased on Travelocity was useless. Can you please share more about that? We are going in Nov 22 and we are renting through Hertz and already purchased the insurance. Now I'm worried. Thanks for the video!

Great vid.4

This was the most helpful video I watched so far!

Do not rent your car from Avis, they scam you into buying their car insurance coverage which almost doubles the price of the rental. We have used Hertz in several EU countries and they let you use your existing car insurance on your car rental, no extra chargers like Avis.

Heads up, filming whilst driving is a £3000 fine

Will you not use your phone when you are driving??? Putting you and other road users at risk

SO helpful; thank you!!! I'm going for the first time in Aug and I've been so anxious- I feel a lot less nervous after watching your video.

“An M road is the only time your going to see a speed limit sign”… drives past a speed limit sign 🤦‍♂️

Dont hold your phone when your driving you can get into a crash

For any Father Ted fans she picked up the car near where the famous "Down with this sort of thing" Catholic priest protest scene was shot. I would guess there would be a little irony there by the channel title. Any Christian reading should watch that episode, there are subtle lessons there. But for American visitors, please pay the extra for an automatic. It just makes life easier for everybody. ETA she is using the old road from Greystones to Bray, other routes are more modern. ETA again, this is just so funny as I watch. "In the Gaelic language which the Irish people call Irish"... Well then FFS call it Irish as that is what we Irish call it!!! Oh and don't get annoyed because I used an abbreviation with the F word. You may as well complain that it rains here. ETA: again! In the wrong lane for the roundabout at 9.57m despite the big ass arrow painted on the ground advising which lane to be in. MINI ETA from later comments she is still doing it and wondering why it is hard to merge!!! LAST ETA. Pretty sensible conclusion but left out the fact that you shouldn't bother driving if you don't need to. I don't and I've lived in the area for 15 years and work in Dublin. REALLY please don't drive if you are as clueless as this person.

Jaysus you can't drive on country roads like you do too fast round blind bends and its wet hellooooo also on the poxy phone holding it driving in another video duuuuuuuuuumb ass came out of your building onto a path or SIDEWALK as you call them can't see through pillars ya could of hit someone on that too ya donkey

Nice Video, one thing I will say is the Renault is a stupid french design, most cars have well positioned start buttons/key slots/ignitions and cruise control controls, btw the pronunciation is Ren-oh, more stupid french things and what was that area? Was it Wicklow?

Omg. Your video is so helpful !! Thank you so much. I can’t wait to see the others.

That looks like Bray. My fiance lives walking distance to beach area.I'll be moving out there in the spring,from the states. I could drive but it would have to be automatic.Manual is out lmao...that's not happening

Very informative. Thanks you! Planning s trip to Ireland this spring!

I came across your video and I truly enjoyed every bit of the tutorial on driving in Ireland, even though I've had the experience of driving across the United Kingdom. Rules are similar. Parking on the streets are of the same pattern. However, what was interesting in the video is your distinct narration and vocals are amazing.

year of the car is no the number plate

Don't use your phone while driving, please! 😯 It's illegal in Ireland, but even if it's not illegal where you're from it can still be as dangerous as drink driving. Car insurance isn't just rental companies making money off you, it's a legal requirement. The car can be seized if you're not insured to drive it in Ireland.

yanks are mad they treat us like an alien species hahaha

Thanks for the video. Typical Renault wouldn't move start button over for UK/Irish market. You could easily hire a hybrid or EV if uncomfortable with stick. Hold on credit card is refundable if no damage.

I randomly came across this video and thought it was a very good tutorial on Irish urban driving. As a native driver, it is sometimes hard to appreciate some of the things we take for granted, but might be totally strange to visitors arriving from a different driving culture. So thanks for helping others out. I’d like to add a couple of points, if I may, just in case anybody from the US is going to use this (in my opinion, very good) tutorial: 04:30 - the yellow flashing lights are actually attracting your attention to the zebra crossing (the white stripes painted on the road) rather than the school zone. At the zebra crossing, pedestrians have priority over vehicles, and you MUST stop to allow them to cross. Incidentally, school zones do not have quite as much weight here as they do in the US/Canada (there are no additional/special speed restrictions, for example). The signage typically warns that there may be children milling about, or a crossing warden may be operating in the road ahead, etc. 05:37 - note the dude driving down the wrong side of the road. They are probably turning right at the lights ahead and are ‘skipping the queue’ of cars going left/straight-on. Do not do this, as it is illegal, but do watch out for others doing it as it is very common. 08:45 - the information about the motorcycles is known as filtering and is, as mentioned, completely legal. Be very careful if changing lanes/turning, particularly in slow-moving traffic and pay extra attention for motorbikes/cyclists doing this. Double-check your blind spots! 09:11 - very good roundabout advice - the only thing I will add is that those conventions can be overruled by road markings or signs. Unfortunately the roundabout chosen as an example was one of those exceptions (there’s a subtle arrow on the road at 09:51 saying left-only in the left lane). The one immediately afterwards was unmarked, so the advice was sound for that one. Road markings are notoriously bad over here (as the video shows)! 11:13 - just to emphasise the point even more for anyone watching, both the pram and the car at 11:24 stopped much further back than usual, so the uploader would’ve experienced much hairier-feeling situations prior to what is seen in the video. This is the kind of thing that we locals take for granted, but will absolutely scare the daylights out of anyone not expecting it. Good advice here! 11:58 - 100% correct here, and everything you see at this turn is normal and legal. Just to clarify a little bit: it is illegal to block a junction, which is why the Nissan driver opposite (12:40) stopped short of the junction. As the lights were still green when the car in front moved, the camera car could still have proceeded and followed that car legally, BUT anybody doing so must watch out for any cyclists/motorbikes filtering through the oncoming traffic here - they have right of way. Once the lights changed to yellow at 12:43, you were correct in that you must stay exactly were you were behind the traffic lights. Good advice here too! 14:00 - note that ‘right-wheel-to-the-kerb parking’ is legal here, so there is nothing at all (other than the faded lines) to tell you this is a two-way street. Good spot! 14:37 - the double-yellow lines on this street denote parking restrictions rather than the flow of traffic. The only way to tell if a street is one-way is by signage/arrows on the road. Coincidentally, that street was actually two-way until fairly recently, so you could, in theory, drive down streets as narrow as this elsewhere and have cars (or buses!) coming towards you. 15:25 - the advice here to the end is VERY important. It may be tempting to down-size one level from what you’re used to driving in the States, and the allure of driving a manual whilst on holiday may be strong, but in all seriousness, the roads here are TINY in comparison to those back home. There really is no way to convey just how small they are on video. Whatever car you think is going to be a good size, go ahead and knock it down another two sizes before selecting. If you can get away with the smallest car, go for it. It’ll make life so much more pleasant for you! And trying to learn a manual whilst trying to navigate, reading unfamiliar road signs, sitting on the opposite side of the car, resisting the urge to stay right when that’s what you’re used to, and having cars, bicycles and people suddenly appearing right in front of you is probably not wise. If you drive a manual normally, then take advantage of the cheaper rental. If not, save yourself massive headaches and stick with the automatic. You’ll probably get a chance to try out a manual whilst you’re here anyway. Enjoy driving here. It is fun; the place is beautiful, and people are very friendly and patient. I hope you enjoyed your time here with your daughter!

The minute she said renault I turned it off

Great video but Using the phone while driving is not a good idea and you will get a fine and penalty points if stopped. Because you are American you would probably just get a talking to ! When I rent a car I get the cheaper insurance from the rental company that you have to pay the first €1,200 excess. I take out separate excess insurance at €3 a day to cover the excess that I would ever need. I have never had a scrape in at least 50 rentals in the past 10 years mostly in Spain. For a mid size car in Malaga Spain costs me €100 to €130 for six days plus €18 for excess insurance plus fuel of course. www.carhireexcess.ie

13:30: Note the Irish way of parking: two tyres in the street and two on the sidewalk.

Stumbled across this by accident a year later and recognised Bray and I think Greystones. Lovely video.

use the indicators on the roundabout, even if a lot of Irish drivers don't use them.