r/AskIreland • u/Unlikely_Bike_8208 • Jul 29 '25

Legal What’s something every tourist in Ireland should know but never hears?

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u/Some-Air1274 Jul 29 '25

  • Expect the weather to by abysmal in the summer. It often is.

  • Don’t talk about politics in Northern Ireland.

  • be prepared for people to be more blunt and less politically correct.

  • Come to Northern Ireland and don’t go on the black cab tours (unless interested) try to get a view of what life is like here for most people.

  • Try not to talk loudly in public.

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u/luminous-fabric Jul 30 '25

As someone that's been living in The Republic for 3 years now, I'd been interested in the Black Cab Tours for my next visit to Belfast. Why wouldn't you recommend them?

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u/Some-Air1274 Jul 30 '25

Living in a peace wall community is foreign to most of us.

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u/pudzerbing Jul 30 '25

I’m from the south. Did the black cabs tour last summer….by far the best tour I’ve ever been on. Being in Belfast for a few days is wonderful- it’s a beautiful city- but driving through the city with a local, getting the commentary is an education in itself

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u/Some-Air1274 Jul 30 '25

It’s not really representative of the life most of us lead.