Internet is always one of the cheaper ways to stay in touch. There are plenty of Internet cafes in Dublin so you should have no trouble sending regular travelogues to your friends and family. Here we listed some of the centrally located ones for your convinience.
Nethouse Interent Cafe Chain is open 24/7. The cost is only Ir£2 Hour and there are a few locations. Telephone: 353 (0)1 4911199
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113 Lower Rathmines Rd, Rathmines,
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31-33 The Triangle, Ranelagh
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9 Lord Edward St,
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43/44 Wellington Quay
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28 Upper Georges St, Dun Laoghaire
A few more independent Internet cafes in Dublin:
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Internet Exchange Cafe
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The Planet Cyber Cafe
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Cyberia
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Net House Internet Cafe
Telephones:
The dialing code for Ireland from abroad is 353 and the code for Dublin is 01. When calling the city from another country dial +353 1 (i.e. drop the zero in the Dublin code) and then the number you require. International dialing codes from Ireland to the rest of the world are listed in the directory available for public in post offices and offices run by Telecom Éireann, the state-owned telecommunications company which controls much of the telephone industry.
Public telephones are widely available. They are usually found on streets, in post offices and in many shops, restaurants and bars. There are three types of public telephone, the most common of which is the card phone. Cards - with 10, 20 and 50 units - can be bought in post offices and in most newsagents. Coin phones are generally restricted to the city centre. Local calls cost 20p for three minutes, or one card phone unit, while international calls will cost in the region of 80p for three minutes. A limited number of credit card phones are available, generally in hotels. Calls from hotel rooms are expensive - they multiply the cost by at least three.
Mobile phones have become "essential" to modern living with Ireland boasting one of the highest cell phone-ownership rates in the European Union. The Irish system runs on the digital GSM network and initial problems with coverage, caused by mountainous terrain, appear to have been eliminated. American mobiles - which are mostly analog - will not work in Ireland. Travellers from Europe will probably be able to use their mobiles, by tapping on to the local Eircell or Esat networks. Mobile phones in Ireland take the prefix 086, 087 or 088.
Post
An Post is the state-run body responsible for the postal system. Every village, town and city in the country has at least one post office (oifig an phoist in Irish), discernible by a white-on-green 'An Post' sign. Post boxes - which are a trademark green colour - are plentiful on the streets of Dublin and most towns.
Standard stamps costing 32p, (open or closed) and used to post letters to anywhere in Ireland or Europe, can be purchased in post offices, from machines, or in selected newsagents. Letter postage for non-European countries costs 52p, and a 44p stamp is required to post to non-EU European countries.
Post offices are open from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m, Monday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. to lunchtime on Saturdays. The historical General Post Office on O'Connell Street is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, Monday to Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on Sundays
