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It was designed to cater for a maximum 45,000 vehicles per day, but now sees closer to 100,000. Note: this is the only toll road in Ireland where there are no booths and you have to pay online or ring a dedicated phone line before 8pm the following day or face a fine. Unfortunately, you cannot pay in advance of a journey either. Rental cars are usually covered in your car hire agreement but note that you will even receive fines through the post if you\u2019re driving in Ireland on UK or foreign plates to the address the car is registered to.<\/p>\n

See https:\/\/eflow.ie for more information. Morning rush hour is 7.30\u201310am; the afternoon rush starts at 4 or 4.30pm, with the road remaining busy until 6.30pm or later. Just over 7 miles (12km) to the east on the M7 and the R445 is Newbridge, home of Newbridge Silverware (https:\/\/newbridgesilverware.com). From here, it is a 30-mile (50km) drive to Dublin via the R445, the N7, and the M50 (for more information, click here). OceanofPDF.com Whether they\u2019re breeding them, racing them, exporting them or betting on them, the Irish have an extraordinary affinity with horses.<\/p>\n

In 1809 The History and Delineation of the Horse recorded that \u2018the Irish are the highest and the steadiest leapers in the world.\u2019 They still are. The pre-eminence of Irish-bred steeplechasers and hurdlers on the racecourses of Britain has been remarkable, and, given the legions of horses exported annually to trainers in England, it\u2019s even more remarkable that the greatest steeplechasers of the modern era were trained in Ireland.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the greatest of all was Arkle, who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three years in succession in the 1960s. Had Arkle entered a referendum for the Irish presidency, the world might well have had its first equine statesman since Caligula. The Irish prefer the reckless and often threadbare thrills of steeplechasing to its rich relation, racing \u2018on the flat\u2019. Whereas top-class flat- racing throughout the world is dominated by the commercial requirements of the multi-million dollar bloodstock industry, this aspect is absent from racing \u2018over the sticks\u2019 because nearly all jumpers are geldings.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s only official race to be held on a beach takes place in July\/August (depending on tides) at Laytown, an east-coast resort.<\/p>\n

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Insight: Ireland\u2019s Finest Ruins The Making of a Nation Insight: Dublin at War Living with Partition Ireland Transformed Music The Irish Way With Words Insight: Arts Festivals Contemporary Art Food Pubs A Sporting Nation Golf Angling Walking in Ireland Insight: Ireland\u2019s Architecture Introduction: Places Dublin Insight: Bloomsday Excursions from Dublin Insight: Horse Culture The Southeast Cork and Surroundings The Southwest Limerick and the Shannon Region Insight: The Burren Galway and the West Inland Ireland The Northwest Northern Ireland Belfast Travel Tips: Transport Travel Tips: A\u2013Z Travel Tips: Further Reading Small print Overview OceanofPDF.com IRELAND\u2019S TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS Top Attraction 1 Georgian Dublin.<\/p>\n

The city retains some of its Georgian heritage \u2013 for example, the characteristic doors \u2013 but the real appeal is the Dubliners\u2019 vibrancy and sense of fun. For more information, click here. Shutterstock Top Attraction 2 The Giant\u2019s Causeway. This astonishing assembly of more than 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns on the north coast is a natural wonder. For more information, click here.<\/p>\n

Kevin Cummins\/Apa Publications Top Attraction 3 Glendalough. Round towers are a striking reminder of Ireland\u2019s Golden Age when, after the fall of the Roman Empire and Europe plunged into the Dark Ages, monks in Ireland (\u2018the Land of Saints and Scholars\u2019) kept alight a lone beacon of learning and civilization. For more information, click here. Shutterstock Top Attraction 4 The Aran Islands.<\/p>\n

An unspoiled Irish-speaking community, beaten by the Atlantic, the islands are a haven for animals and wildlife. For more information, click here. Shutterstock Top Attraction 5 The Wild Atlantic Way. This scenic drive takes in the famous Ring of Kerry \u2013 expect a panorama of coast and mountain, lush vegetation and sandy beaches. For more information, click here. Chris Hill\/Tourism Ireland Top Attraction 6 The Burren. The moon-like plateau in Co. Clare contains ancient tombs and a remarkable variety of rich flora. For more information, click here. Shutterstock Top Attraction 7 The Glens of Antrim.<\/p>\n

The nine steep valleys with their seemingly magical waterfalls in Glenariff Forest Park reminded the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray of \u2018Switzerland in miniature\u2019. For more information, click here. Shutterstock Top Attraction 8 The Rock of Cashel. Towering above Tipperary\u2019s green plain is a dramatic cluster of romantically ruined stone buildings, dating to the 12th and 13th centuries and the former stronghold of the Kings of Munster. For more information, click here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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