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'''Ireland''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] but with only partial participation in the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It is very great for hitchhiking. The recent economic upsurge has changed this situation a little bit though.
Hitchhiking is the easiest and fastest way to travel in the countryside and in the less inhabited regions, where public transportation such as train or bus is not available or it is not as frequent as a traveler might expect (one or two buses per day). You can easily get multiple lifts from one village to another for really short distances, and people are very welcoming. You can get a lift virtually anywhere, even on the smallest roads.
Showing your thumb is the common way to hitchhike, but using a sign reduces waiting times a lot. It is recommended to put only the name of the next town on a cardboard. You will be much faster with many short rides than by waiting for a long one.
===Cities===
* '''[[Dublin]]''', the capital
* '''[[Belfast]]''', the capital of [[Northern Ireland]]
== Maps ==
The AA has published a very good nation-wide map. It has a scale of 1:300 000. You can get it on the ferries to Ireland for about EUR 8. The Road network is growing very fast at the moment. So make sure you have a map which is not older than a year.
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