Petrol Prices in Ireland
Sep 27th, 2004, 03:50 AM
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Petrol Prices in Ireland
With our prices here in upstate NY creeping back up to the $2 per gallon price, I was wondering what petrol is going for in Ireland these days. It has always been higher there than in the US; has the gap narrowed? (Not that it worries me, I made the decision to rent a car and buy the gas, so no whining from me!)
Sep 27th, 2004, 04:03 AM
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Petrol (unleaded) averages around 1 euro/litre ($4.60 per US gallon) - cheapest where there's a lot of competition from 0.95 euro. Diesel is just under 0.90 euro.
In Northern Ireland, it's much more expensive around 82p ($5.55 per US gal) for both petrol and diesel.
In Northern Ireland, it's much more expensive around 82p ($5.55 per US gal) for both petrol and diesel.
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Sep 27th, 2004, 09:06 AM
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You are so right, allisonm!! As the Americans on this board all know, the price of petrol (or gas, as we call it) has gone up a lot in the last year. My friends were all complaining about paying $1.75/gallon here in Texas, and that's less than many parts of the US. However, I keep telling people that the Europeans are paying a lot more, and always have. Some people have a hard time believing that, but we Fodies know how lucky we are to have cheap gas in the US. Now if only the US had better public transportation like Europe...maybe that belongs on another thread. 
Sep 27th, 2004, 10:27 AM
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P M Yes is'nt great that we live in a country that will sacrifice our childern for our RIGHT to cheap gas.I mean so far we have only slaughtered 1,000 of our own kids and maybe 10-15,000 Iraqis.Is this a great country or what???
Sep 27th, 2004, 10:35 AM
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Yikes, that wasn't exactly where I was going. I only meant to say that we should not complain about gas prices when other parts of the world pay so much more. As always, I will withhold my political views on this travel forum, but I respect yours.
Sep 28th, 2004, 02:55 AM
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P_M--I understand how you overlooked the NI mention.
We just get annoyed in Northern Ireland because so many people have no clue that we are a part of the UK (whether or not we want to be!). United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Kind of like when I was mailing a package to my MIL in NI and the woman at the post office tried to tell me that NI is NOT part of the UK. I had to go to another post office because she was such a moron.
We just get annoyed in Northern Ireland because so many people have no clue that we are a part of the UK (whether or not we want to be!). United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Kind of like when I was mailing a package to my MIL in NI and the woman at the post office tried to tell me that NI is NOT part of the UK. I had to go to another post office because she was such a moron.
Sep 28th, 2004, 04:08 AM
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Ann41, I completely understand your frustration. I am from Texas and I am constantly shocked at all of the misconceptions people still have about Texas. It blows my mind that people think it's all a dry desert with wide, open spaces. Some parts are like that, but the most populated areas get a great deal of rain, especially Houston. Besides, we are the second most populated state in the US, so it's not like everyone lives on a ranch. Many of us live in densly populated cities.
I am happy to say that I have visited NI, but when I came home and said something about NI being part of the UK, just about everyone was surprised. I knew it was UK before the trip, and I thought everyone else did. But I have found that people who don't travel usually think it's just the northern part of Ireland.
It's a shame that woman at the post office would not listen to you. One time I called American Airlines to make a reservation to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She said she would transfer me to the international dept. I told her not to do that, as New Mexico is a STATE, not part of Mexico. She didn't believe me at first, so I gave her the airport code for Santa Fe, and much to her surprise, it was in the US!! You would think that people who work for the post office or AA would be more well-versed in geography.
OK, I'm off my soap box now....
I am happy to say that I have visited NI, but when I came home and said something about NI being part of the UK, just about everyone was surprised. I knew it was UK before the trip, and I thought everyone else did. But I have found that people who don't travel usually think it's just the northern part of Ireland.
It's a shame that woman at the post office would not listen to you. One time I called American Airlines to make a reservation to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She said she would transfer me to the international dept. I told her not to do that, as New Mexico is a STATE, not part of Mexico. She didn't believe me at first, so I gave her the airport code for Santa Fe, and much to her surprise, it was in the US!! You would think that people who work for the post office or AA would be more well-versed in geography.
OK, I'm off my soap box now....
Oct 1st, 2004, 12:34 AM
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Ann, I never say UK beacause I do not want to offend anyone. I always say Northern Ireland. Most people do not know that Northern Irish are entitled to an Irish Passport and muct choose UK or Irish republic passport. I had a person at work who had an Irish Passport and was from the North and our Belgian boss could not understand. I had to explain why and it was so difficult as it seemsed strange to him as a foreigner.
