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An Irish-operated rental company with desks at the Republic's five main airports; driving into Northern Ireland is possible for a cross-border fee.
Official websiteirishcarrentals.com→Sea crossings Roscoff–Cork (about 14 h, the shortest to Ireland) and Cherbourg–Rosslare (about 18 h), handy for arriving with your own car and then heading to the south-west ports.
Official websitebrittany-ferries.fr→Overnight Cherbourg–Dublin crossing on the W.B. Yeats or the Isle of Inisheer, arriving the next morning; autumn 2026 and summer 2027 timetables published.
Official websiteirishferries.com→The Republic's national coach network, with regional routes and Expressway intercity services, useful for reaching Dingle, Cork, Westport or Donegal without a car; tickets online.
Official websitebuseireann.ie→Northern Ireland's public bus and rail operator, with a journey planner and cross-border services to Dublin; serves Ballycastle, the departure port for Rathlin, from Coleraine.
Official websitetranslink.co.uk→