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Go to the '''''Dublin Airport Roundabout'''''. There are plenty of buses from the city centre to there (i.e. 16, 746) You should then follow the motorway signs in the direction of Belfast and the M1 motorway. Please stand on the grass along the road until you reach the traffic lights just before the motorway exit. You can ask drivers for a lift only when the light is red. Be careful.
Please be warned that the motorway toll booth/peage on the Dublin-Belfast road is NOT a good place to stop at. Some of the management directly prevent warn hitchhikers from using the areanot use this facility.
=== Northwest towards [[Navan]], [[Cavan]] ===
=== Southwest towards [[Portlaoise]], [[Limerick]], [[Cork]] ===
Go to the ''Rathcoole'' petrol station on the West side of the Dublin city. This can be reached by the number 69 bus from Dublin City Centre i.e. ''Aston Quay'' for around 2 Euro. It takes about one hour to reach this excellent spot. From the '''''An Poitin Stil Bar''''' bus stop, you walk up the motorway (the path can be found via the bar car park) for 5 minutes until you reach a petrol station on the left hand side. We got Many drivers going towards Cork and Limerick here. There is a lift toll booth after 2 minutesPortlaoise (Irish town 100 km away). The road divides in two in the direction of Cork and Limerick just after this facility. You can always ask somebody to drop you at the booth if they are not going the whole way (Cork bound car, with a signbut you want to go to Limerick, from friendly customers towards Cork cityetc.).
=== South towards [[Enniscorthy]], [[Wexford]], [[Rosslare]]===
Get the Luas red line tram to the last stop ''Tallaght''. The best place to hitch is at the traffic lights just before the '''''Square Shopping Centre''''' exit at ''Tallaght Pass''. This leads on to the N81.
=== South-West from Dublin airport ===
If you want to travel quickly from Dublin airport towards Cork or Limerick, you should do the following. Take the 'Dublin Coach' service from the bus depot towards Portlaoise (ticket costs 5 euro and trip takes 30 minutes). Ask the driver nicely to drop you off at the bus stop on the motorway near the '''''An Poitin Stil Bar'''''. The bus driver should help you, especially if you keep your bags on you and not in the side compartment of the coach. When you get off the bus, you walk up the motorway (the path can be found via the bar car park) for 5 minutes until you reach a petrol station on the left hand side. There is a toll booth after Port Laoise (Irish town 100 km away). The road divides in two in the direction of Cork and Limerick just after this facility. You can always ask somebody to drop you at the booth if they are not going the whole way (Cork bound car, but you want to go to Limerick, etc.).
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