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Liffey Bridge, Dublin
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| Quick facts about Ireland |
| Country code: IE | | Zone: Europe | | Country local name: Éire | | Demonym: Irish | | Official languages: Irish, English | | Driving on the left side of the road | | Currency: EUR (Euro) | | Internet TLD: .ie | | Calling code: 353 | | Time zone: WET (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC+1) | | UE accession: January 1, 1973 | | Population: 4.239.848 | | Capital: Dublin | | Biggest city: Dublin |
| Borders: United Kingdom |
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Ireland has a temperate climate, modified by the North Atlantic Current and is relatively mild. Summer (May to September) is the warmest and driest season. Winter is characterised by short, wet, foggy days and long night, but the temperature rarely gets below freezing due to the tempering Gulf Stream winds that buffet the west coast of Ireland.
When to go
July and August is the best time, because the weather is nice, but it is the most crawded period (some attractions are only open in summer).
Autumn is also nice, even if rainy, but fewer tourists and low prices can be another attraction.
Cities
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