Killarney
Travel Guide Europe Ireland Killarney
Introduction
St. Mary's Killarney 2
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Killarney is a small city in County Kerry in the west of Ireland and is a great place to base yourself and visit the Ring of Kerry or use it a stopover to the Dingle Peninsula or other places of interest.
Events and Festivals
- Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is Ireland's famous national holiday, celebrating one of Ireland's patron saints, Saint Patrick.
Getting There
By Plane
Kerry Airport (KIR) is located near Killarney and offers flights to Dublin Airport, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, London Luton Airport and London Stansted Airport with Ryanair. Aer Arann flies to Manchester Airport.
Keep Connected
Internet
Public WiFi services are available in many cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels. They are also available on most Irish long-distance Intercity trains, some commuter trains and buses. Internet cafes are available in major urban areas, but are not as common as they once were, due to the growth of 3G data services and public WiFi. However, you will still find them in areas popular with tourists.
Phone
See also: International Telephone Calls
There are currently four main mobile phone operators dominating the Irish market:
- Vodafone (prefix 087 - GSM900/1800 - 3G 2100)
- O2 (prefix 086 - GSM900/1800 - 3G 2100)
- Meteor (prefix 085 - GSM900/1800)
- Three (prefix 083 - GSM900/1800 - 3G 2100)
Most European phones and operators will allow you to roam on Irish networks, however you should ensure before arrival that your phone can operate on the GSM900/1800 network and that your service provider has set you up to allow roaming. This is especially true for visitors from outside the Eurozone. You can also buy a cheap prepay SIM card if you have an unlocked handset. This can be considerably cheaper as it means that you will be assigned an Irish number which you can be called at during your trip and your outgoing calls are charged at normal Irish mobile rates.
Pay phones are fairly widely available (but becoming less so) and most take euro coins, prepaid calling cards and major credit cards.
The police service (An Garda Síochána) and fire services can be contacted by dialling 999 or 112 on any phone or mobile phone throughout the country.
Post
An Post is the national postal service provider. They're generally open Monday to Friday, between 9:00am to 5:30pm or 6:00pm, and smaller post offices would also impose lunch-time closure. Half-day service is available on Saturday, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street in Dublin is the main post office in Dublin, and it is open Monday to Saturday, from 8:00am to 8:00pm. The post offices are closed on Sunday and Bank Holiday. If you want to use private courier services for sending packages you can also use companies like DHL, UPS or TNT.
Accommodation in Killarney
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