As of January 6, the Republic of Ireland no longer requires a Covid test for vaccinated travelers entering the country. Here is the current information. I'll still be testing for my own and others' protection, but it will help not to have to meet the previous 48-hour requirement and fly from the west coast.
Posted by
TX, USA
4118 posts
Good to know!
Posted by
Missoula, Montana
511 posts
I read the information in the link that Dick provided, including the list of exemptions in the PLF. But it doesn't address those of us (most of us) who move from town to town every few days or even daily and stay in a different facility each night.
The following point cited in the PLF seems to present a potential conflict with our style of travel: "Place of residence when residing in Ireland." Well, no travelers "reside" in Ireland, so it may just be a poor choice of words. And I'm guessing that few people stay in the same facility for the entire trip anyway.
We always bicycle around Ireland, going from one town to the next, with two consecutive nights in any one place at most - and that's a rarity. And we don't even know in which town or in what B&B we'll be staying until the morning of or until we get there. For any number of reasons and considerations (routes, towns, weather, B&Bs) having a fixed itinerary on a bicycle trip just isn't practical - or realistic. Or desirable. The only firm B&B reservations we make on these trips is for the first and last nights in-country.
Comments, insights, suggestions please. How is the Irish government addressing this?
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
6569 posts
It seems, unfortunately, that the days of not planning one’s first night lodging are over. I ran into that even before covid when headed to Wales. Immigration wanted an address so we gave it the address of our last night of the trip hotel. Now with testing and ever changing requirements one needs to have a firm address.
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Missoula, Montana
511 posts
Aimee,
A smart and simple tactic! Thanks.