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Discounts for visiting seniors in Ireland
What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets
for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M |
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"Marc Raizman" wrote:
What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M Google on "ireland" and "golden years" to find a lot of possibilities -- mostly accommodation. Certain hardware stores give a 10% discount to pensioners on Tuesdays. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:32:28 +0100, Padraig Breathnach
wrote: "Marc Raizman" wrote: What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M Google on "ireland" and "golden years" to find a lot of possibilities -- mostly accommodation. Certain hardware stores give a 10% discount to pensioners on Tuesdays. The critical word here is "visiting". I have the same question. Other countries have senior's discounts, such as German Rail, but it's not clear if those discounts apply to non-citizens. That is the real question - must you be a citizen, and, if not, what ID in addition to passport is needed. For example, in Oz, many senior discounts are not available to those not receiving a government pension or holding a "Seniors Card" from the state government. Without that pension or card you might be 84yo but no discount. Cheers, Alan, Australia |
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Alan S wrote:
On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:32:28 +0100, Padraig Breathnach wrote: "Marc Raizman" wrote: What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M Google on "ireland" and "golden years" to find a lot of possibilities -- mostly accommodation. Certain hardware stores give a 10% discount to pensioners on Tuesdays. The critical word here is "visiting". I have the same question. Other countries have senior's discounts, such as German Rail, but it's not clear if those discounts apply to non-citizens. That is the real question - must you be a citizen, and, if not, what ID in addition to passport is needed. I pointed to google because I don't know the answer, but thought that the "golden years" search term might be useful; we tend not to use the term "seniors" in Ireland. For example, in Oz, many senior discounts are not available to those not receiving a government pension or holding a "Seniors Card" from the state government. Without that pension or card you might be 84yo but no discount. Those aged over 66 get free travel in Ireland. That is limited to citizens who are resident here or in NI. I don't know of any discount scheme for visitors, but I suspect that there is none. A pensioner with a travel pass may bring a minder, so the frugal visitor should borrow a pensioner. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:35:04 +0100, Padraig Breathnach
wrote: Alan S wrote: On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:32:28 +0100, Padraig Breathnach wrote: "Marc Raizman" wrote: What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M Google on "ireland" and "golden years" to find a lot of possibilities -- mostly accommodation. Certain hardware stores give a 10% discount to pensioners on Tuesdays. The critical word here is "visiting". I have the same question. Other countries have senior's discounts, such as German Rail, but it's not clear if those discounts apply to non-citizens. That is the real question - must you be a citizen, and, if not, what ID in addition to passport is needed. I pointed to google because I don't know the answer, but thought that the "golden years" search term might be useful; we tend not to use the term "seniors" in Ireland. For example, in Oz, many senior discounts are not available to those not receiving a government pension or holding a "Seniors Card" from the state government. Without that pension or card you might be 84yo but no discount. Those aged over 66 get free travel in Ireland. That is limited to citizens who are resident here or in NI. I don't know of any discount scheme for visitors, but I suspect that there is none. A pensioner with a travel pass may bring a minder, so the frugal visitor should borrow a pensioner. I must remember that. Sounds like a possible business opportunity there - rent-a-granny(or the gaelic equivalent:-) Thanks for the reply. Cheers, Alan, Australia |
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I've never used the public transport in Ireland, but car rentals - if
you're 71 or older - will probably cost you a premium. On the other hand, you can get a small amount of that back with discounts on admission charges to various OPW "heritage" sites. Perhaps museums, too, but I don't visit them - they're always urban-located, and I never am. |
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"Marc Raizman" wrote in message ... What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M Public transport (trains, buses, ferries etc) only give reduced rates for pensioners (60 or 65 or over) on production of an official pass, available only to Irish residents. But there are generally concessions to sights such as heritage sites, museums and stately homes. They can ask for a proof of age such as passport or driving licence, but usually you only need to say 'senior citizen' or 'concession' to get the reduced rate. If you are from an EU country and you or your companion is disabled, your blue disabled badge is also valid in Ireland and enables you to park in disabled bays and get other parking concessions - if in doubt, ask a Gard(a) or traffic warden. Also some cafeterias and restaurants have 'senior citizen' specials at reduced price, usually for lunch (like 3-course meal for 10 euro). Alec |
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When it comes to transportation, European countries are notoriously
unfriendly to special groups like senior citizens unless they are locals. They figure that if you can afford to come to their country, they can afford to make you pay full price. So mostly you have to have a resident card or some other method that deliberately excludes foreigners. JohnP "Marc Raizman" wrote in message ... What concessions/discounts a visiting senior might find when buying tickets for travel in the Republic of Ireland's transportation network? How about museums and other interesting sights? Other money-saving hints welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks and best. M |
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"John Pezzano" wrote in message ... When it comes to transportation, European countries are notoriously unfriendly to special groups like senior citizens unless they are locals. They figure that if you can afford to come to their country, they can afford to make you pay full price. So mostly you have to have a resident card or some other method that deliberately excludes foreigners. JohnP In France the SNCF offers two senior discounts to anyone 60 and over. The Senior Card requires you to purchase a card that entitles you to reduced fares for a year. The Découverte Senior fare is discounted 25% and may be requested by anyone 60 and over purchasing a ticket. I've used it several times between Paris and Chartres and only had to show my U.S. passport to verify my age. There are restrictions about days, hours, trains etc. More info at: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/info_res...guide/home.htm GG |
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On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:44:21 -0400, "GG"
wrote: "John Pezzano" wrote in message . .. When it comes to transportation, European countries are notoriously unfriendly to special groups like senior citizens unless they are locals. They figure that if you can afford to come to their country, they can afford to make you pay full price. So mostly you have to have a resident card or some other method that deliberately excludes foreigners. JohnP In France the SNCF offers two senior discounts to anyone 60 and over. The Senior Card requires you to purchase a card that entitles you to reduced fares for a year. The Découverte Senior fare is discounted 25% and may be requested by anyone 60 and over purchasing a ticket. I've used it several times between Paris and Chartres and only had to show my U.S. passport to verify my age. There are restrictions about days, hours, trains etc. More info at: I have a Senior DeutscheBahn BahnCard50 which gives a 50% discount on all DB train fares to me ands to my accompanying family. It's good for a year and cost euro 100 (the non-senior version is euro 200). it paid for itself the day I bought it at Koeln Hbf and then bought three tickets to Muenchen. The UK has an easily obtained Senior Railcard yielding 1/3 off rail fares, but it is only good for the cardholder. There is also a Family Railcard, 1/3 off for you and the other adults in your party, and 60% off for the kids. See http://www.railcard.co.uk/ ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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