Pat Butcher Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 If you think about it that would mean that on the border areas, people would need a passport to nip between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to go to the shops. Haha i love this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 wrong I went to Dublin with my bus pass, republic of ireland have got agreement with the uk which means you don't need passport to enter Dublin. i got in with a sheffield poly library card once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2412 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 If you think about it that would mean that on the border areas, people would need a passport to nip between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to go to the shops. Just like is the case between any other border? If you lived on the Canadian border I'm pretty sure you'd need to show your passport before going into the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Just like is the case between any other border? If you lived on the Canadian border I'm pretty sure you'd need to show your passport before going into the USA. If I go into Austria (15 miles away) I don't have to show a passport. Nor do I have to show a passport (or go through any sort of manned 'border crossing') to enter any other EU country ... apart from on journeys to and from the UK. "Partition of Ireland... The border was created in 1921 under the United Kingdom Parliament's Government of Ireland Act of 1920, legislating for Home Rule in Ireland, with separate parliaments for Southern Ireland and what became Northern Ireland... Originally intended as an internal frontier within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the border became an international frontier in December 1922 when the Parliament of Northern Ireland exercised its right to opt out of the Irish Free State... Customs controls were introduced on the frontier shortly after the establishment of the Irish Free State. These controls were maintained, with varying degrees of severity, until 31 December 1992 when the European Single Market came into effect. There are no longer any operational customs posts along either side of the border... Whilst it has never been necessary for Irish or British citizens to produce a passport to cross the border, during the 1970s troubles, security forces regularly asked travellers for identification. Smaller border roads were cratered at the border to prevent people crossing; a list of "approved roads" was drawn up. In recent times (since the early 1990s) such controls have not been in operation on the border and the craters have been filled in." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Anyhow, have a good trip whatever you use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Anyhow, have a good trip whatever you use God knows where i will end up though thinking Ireland was in the UK lmao Im blaming it on too many cans and my hangover lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 If I go into Austria (15 miles away) I don't have to show a passport. Nor do I have to show a passport (or go through any sort of manned 'border crossing') to enter any other EU country ... apart from on journeys to and from the UK. "Partition of Ireland... The border was created in 1921 under the United Kingdom Parliament's Government of Ireland Act of 1920, legislating for Home Rule in Ireland, with separate parliaments for Southern Ireland and what became Northern Ireland... Originally intended as an internal frontier within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the border became an international frontier in December 1922 when the Parliament of Northern Ireland exercised its right to opt out of the Irish Free State... Customs controls were introduced on the frontier shortly after the establishment of the Irish Free State. These controls were maintained, with varying degrees of severity, until 31 December 1992 when the European Single Market came into effect. There are no longer any operational customs posts along either side of the border... Whilst it has never been necessary for Irish or British citizens to produce a passport to cross the border, during the 1970s troubles, security forces regularly asked travellers for identification. Smaller border roads were cratered at the border to prevent people crossing; a list of "approved roads" was drawn up. In recent times (since the early 1990s) such controls have not been in operation on the border and the craters have been filled in." One of my German friends once came to the UK using her ID card. She was let out of Germany and into the UK OK but when she wanted to leave 'questions were asked' at passport control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 wrong I went to Dublin with my bus pass, republic of ireland have got agreement with the uk which means you don't need passport to enter Dublin. How often do the buses run there then ?..can you get a day saver ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Learn something new everyday.... How often do the buses run there then ?..can you get a day saver ? With a bus pass you can get from Sheffield to just about anywhere in the UK for free as long as you avoid the different restrictions imposed by various bus companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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