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|map = <map lat='53.891391285752874337433437129675' lng='-86.7670898437538580322265625' zoom='610' view='0' float='right' />'''Dublin''' is the capital of [[Ireland]], it consists of the city centre, the suburbs just outside the city, and some rural areas. Its population is 1 million inhabitants. Car licence plates from Dublin have the letter D in them.

'''The majority of museums in Dublin''' is are entirely free and definitely worth going to. Busking around the hot tourist spots requires a permit. No one should bother you on one of the capital small streets or busy areas outside of [[Ireland]]. All Irish motorways begin hereTemple Bar.

== Hitching Out Food==Hitching out of Dublin is okay. The easiest way is to take a bus to the outskirts in any direction and try to get a ride there. Buses are quite cheap.

There are several feedings throughout the week. SAFE is on Grafton Street with food and clothes Monday and Friday nights. Fruit and veg stalls just off Parnell St have many skips full of food, go during the day and browse like a shopper. ==Sleeping== == Hitching In and Out ==Hitch-hiking out of Dublin is easy enough, however, you have to be outside the city and outside suburban areas. In some areas you can walk to the outskirts/countryside, but mainly you'll have to take a bus (especially if you're heading west). If you arrived in Dublin (or Dún Laoghaire) ports by ferry, you should try to hitch a ride at the exit of the ferry port, as there are a lot of cars going to any part all parts of the country.

Be sure to have a large card with the town name you want to go to spelt correctly and shown to oncoming drivers, when at a port or a national road.

Hitch-hiking into Dublin is harder, from experience, it seems the closer you get to it, the harder it is. ===Heading North (towards [[BelfastDundalk]], [[DundalkBelfast]], etc.)===Go Since there is a new road to Belfast, there is no point in going to the Dublin Airport Roundabout. Besides that it's very dangerous to stand along the motorway.Rather take the bus 33 at the "Irish life Mall" to the roundaboutjust outside '''Swords''' and ask the driver if he could drop you off before the traffic lights. There are plenty of buses from is enough space for a car to stop and you can thumb quite safely. Not too many cars entering the city centre motorway, waited almost 2h to there get a lift (16, 746, etcseptembre 2015).)  You should then follow can find buses that go outside of Dublin here: http://www.dublinbus.ie  Please be warned that the motorway signs in toll booth on the direction Dublin-Belfast road is '''not''' a good place to stop at. Some of Belfast and the management warn hitchhikers not use this facility. If you can get to the Applegreen service station before the M1 motorwaybusiness park (53.537758,-6.213606) way after Swords. From there, all the cars headed up north, and I barely waited 3 or 4 minutes to get a ride straight to Belfast. Please stand (Experience based on a single try the day after the grass along centennal rebellion anniversary) === Northwest towards [[Navan]], [[Cavan]] ===Go to '''''Blanchardstown Roundabout''''' or '''''Castleknock Roundabout'''''. Take the road until you reach following buses: 38, 38A, 38B, 38C, 39, 39A, 70, 76A, 236, 237, 238, 239, 270. This is linked to the N2. === West towards [[Mullingar]], [[Athlone]], [[Galway]] ===<ol><li>Last traffic lights just before M50 bypass (Junction 7). You can get here by buses 25, 66, 67 from Pearse Str. <p>In the motorway exitsame road, 500m direction Dublin, you'll find a petrol station. You Perfect for this direction, you can ask drivers people directly. It's maybe the best option for hitchhiking in this direction. You can stop at the bus stop No. 2201 (Lucan Road, Palmerstown Drive), to get there. Tested on Oct- 2015 by François Gobert, French, and it worked even if I waited a bit of a lift only when the light is redlong time.. Be careful. </p></li>

Please be warned that the motorway toll booth/peage on the Dublin-Belfast road <li>Get a train from ''Connolly'' station to '''''Maynooth'''''. Ticket costs around 3 Euro. From here it is NOT a good place 2 km walk towards a M4 motorway exit to stop atthe West of Ireland. Some of the management directly prevent hitchhikers from using the areaThis should all take 60 minutes.<p></p></li>

===Heading North ([[Ashbourne]], <li>Hitchhiker [[ArdeeUser:Mairead|Mairead]], etc.)===has successfully hitched from Heuston Station: Go out the side door of the station (to Finglas village and walk down your left if you're standing facing the motorway exit (sign post Derryplatforms). Stand on the side of and across the road with sign and/or thumb. Take This is the following buses – 17AN4, 40, 40A, 40 C, 40D, 83, 104which leads directly onto the M4 going west. This is linked It looks like an awkward place for a car to stop, but the N2 motorwayhitchhiker waited only 3 or 4 minutes for a lift to Athlone (April 2013).</li></ol>

===Heading North (Southwest towards [[Naas]], [[NavanPortlaoise]], [[CavanLimerick]], etc.)[[Cork]] ===Go to Blanchardstown or Castleknock roundaboutsthe ''Rathcoole'' petrol station on the West side of Dublin city. Take This can be reached by the following buses – 38number 69 bus from Dublin City Centre i.e. ''Aston Quay'' for around 3, 38A30 Euro. It takes about one hour to reach this excellent spot. From the '''''An Poitin Stil Bar''''' bus stop, 38B, 38C, 39, 39A, 70, 76A, 236, 237, 238, 239, 270you walk up the motorway (the path can be found via the bar car park) for 5 minutes until you reach a petrol station on the left hand side. Many drivers going towards Cork and Limerick here. This There is linked a toll booth after Portlaoise (Irish town 100 km away). The road divides in two in the direction of Cork and Limerick just after this facility. You can always ask somebody to drop you at the N2 motorwaybooth if they are not going the whole way (Cork bound car, but you want to go to Limerick, etc.).[[User:Jaggana|Jaggana]] waited 2h in September 2015.

===Heading South ([[Wexford]]This is a great spot, [[Gorey]], etcif your driver isn't going far aim for junction 14 service station near Monasterevin.)===Go Cars for Limerick might offer to bring you to the Bray roundabout near the petrol station. Take the following buses – 145, 184, 185, 45, 45A, 84. This is linked toll gate at Portlaoise but from here you could easily hold out for a direct lift to the M11Cork.

===Heading South/West (towards [[Wicklow]], [[LimerickEnniscorthy]],[[CorkWexford]], etc.)[[Rosslare]] ===Go to the Rathcoole '''''Bray Roundabout''''' near the petrol station on . Take the West side of Dart train to ''Bray'' station or the cityfollowing buses: 145, 184, 185, 45, 45A, 84. This can be reached by is linked to the number 69 bus from Dublin City Centre (Aston Quay, etc) for around 2 EuroM11. It takes about one hour to reach this excellent spot. From the ‘An Poitin Stil bar’ bus stopOtherwise, you walk up take the motorway (R761 and hitch-hike at the path can be found via the bar car park) for 5 minutes until you reach a petrol station on the left hand side. We got a lift bus stops near Southern Cross Road in Bray,after 2 minutesask to go to Greystones, with a signWicklow or Arklow, and hitch-hike again from friendly customers towards Cork citythose locations.

===Heading West (North northwest towards [[GalwayAshbourne]], etc)[[Ardee]] ===The best option is Go to get a train from Connolly station to Maynooth. Ticket costs around 3 Euro. From here it is a 2 KM '''''Finglas''''' village and walk towards a M4 down the motorway exit to (sign post Derry). Stand on the West side of Irelandthe road with sign and/or thumb. Take the following buses: 17A, 40, 40A, 40 C, 40D, 83, 104. This should all take 60 minutesis linked to the N2.

A good place to get a lift westwards (Galway=== South southwest towards [[Blessington]], Sligo, Westport, Athlone) is on the N4 just after the M50, on the western side of Junction 7, where cars leave the junction and are still travelling quite slowly. To get here, take any 25, 66 or 67 from Pearse Street, at the College Green end (fare €1.70), and get off at the Liffey Valley shopping centre. Either ask the driver or fellow passengers to tell you when you cross the M50, or be vigilant for signs saying 'The West' and 'M50', and get off as soon as the bus crosses over the M50. Stand a few metres in front of the bus stop, and don't be tempted to move - further out the cars will be going much faster.[[Tullow]] ===

===South Get the Luas red line tram to Blessington, Tullow, etcthe last stop ''Tallaght''. The best place to hitch is at the traffic lights just before the '''''Square Shopping Centre''''' exit at ''Tallaght Pass''. This leads on to the N81.===

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