Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Travel Currency
euro (EUR)
Languages
English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken mainly in areas along the western coast)
Ethnic Groups
Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6%
National Holiday
Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Geographic Coordinates
53 00 N, 8 00 W
Location
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Airports
16