Northern Ireland?

[oregongirl29]

I'm wanting to visit Ireland one day, and I was wondering if Northern Ireland is a safe place to visit? The pics I've seen of Northern Ireland doesn't look like a place I wanna see.

It has picture's of guy's with gun's painted on the buildings and car's on fire,Hope nobody get's offended by this question but I'm just wondering. I wanna be safe while I'm there.

[Kevin R.I.]

I think most of that was in the past...our own Kirstie is from Belfast and I think it`s okay to visit now.

[TheWhite~Rose]

My boyfriend's sister studied abroad in Ireland last summer and she's visited places like Giant's Causeway, Derry, and Belfast without any trouble at all. She had a lot of fun.  You can probably look up some information from travel websites and such to see for yourself.  We also have quite a few people here who've visited and/or live in Ireland; maybe they can help you out.

[kirstie_x]

hey no one should take offence from your post
Northern Ireland NOW is perfectly safe to visit, and the murals and stuff make for finding out interesting history, what happened between catholic/protestant 
there's a lot of past with Northern Ireland which can cause people to think twice about coming to visit, but i can assure you the trouble and fighting has stopped, and catholic's and protestants can get on as one now, although some prefer not to (stuck in the past but each to their own hey!)

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/ - for places to visit, things to do in Northern Ireland, and http://www.discoverireland.ie/ for the same about Ireland

but you will be safe in either part of the country

[Kevin R.I.]

Northern Ireland and Belfast is perfectly safe now....except for the part where Kirstie has just got her license to drive.....just keep an eye out       

[oregongirl29]

Thanks everyone, I guess I was reading the wrong website's. I will check out that link Kristi.

[greenfire6]

I'm wanting to visit Ireland one day, and I was wondering if Northern Ireland is a safe place to visit? The pics I've seen of Northern Ireland doesn't look like a place I wanna see.

It has picture's of guy's with gun's painted on the buildings and car's on fire,Hope nobody get's offended by this question but I'm just wondering. I wanna be safe while I'm there.

Owing to the distant and recent past your question is a fair one. My wife and I just returned from vacation in the Republic of Ireland which included two seperate visits to Northern Ireland. I can support what kirstie_x wrote by telling you Northern Ireland is totally peacefull at present. In sighting just one evidence, we drove in and out of the two nations without the need to stop for security checks. In other words it was just like driving across state lines in the US.

However, none of us can predict the future so please stay abreast of current events prior to making travel plans.

In this regard I would like to PM you with some pictures I took from the atop walls of The Walled City of Derry (aka: Londonderry) and brief comments.

[oregongirl29]

Sure that would be great, I would love to see the pics and hear your comment's. 

[greenfire6]

Sure that would be great, I would love to see the pics and hear your comment's. 

Having some performance issuses with my 'puter right now. I promise I won't forget... but don't hold your breath. 

In the meantime there is The Dubliners cover of The Town I Loved So Well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=wDC_LC_Pzzs

Our tour "minders", Men of Worth, included this song in their nightly music performance the day we visited Derry, aka: Londenderry, Northern Ireland.

[kirstie_x]

Northern Ireland and Belfast is perfectly safe now....except for the part where Kirstie has just got her license to drive.....just keep an eye out     

not a full license yet... but im a good driver!:D

[Kevin R.I.]

Northern Ireland and Belfast is perfectly safe now....except for the part where Kirstie has just got her license to drive.....just keep an eye out     

not a full license yet... but im a good driver!:D

  famous last words of Captain Smith.....

[kirstie_x]

LOL! i can drive, i haven't hurt anyone

[barb kantartzis]

good question!! I always heard and read about that! very scary! but i think its ok now! belfast, giants causeway, titanic museum (looks ammmaaazzzinnnggg!) etc! but if its ur first time do a bus tour!! there are so many different options w agencys!! looks fun! i was gonna go this summer but w the olympics it might be too hectic!! but, def. going next summer! and most of the strictly ireland tours focus a lot on the northern half!!!

[Kevin R.I.]

LOL! i can drive, i haven't hurt anyone

  do you drive a stick shift car???  Something like 97% of cars sold here are automatics. As my car dealer told me" we can`t give stick shift cars away"  he told me about a girl that saw a car she liked on the lot and he said " okay, let`s go for a test drive"  She got in , looked down and said" why does it have 3 pedals?"  He said"uh, this isn`t the car for you"

[kirstie_x]

LOL! i can drive, i haven't hurt anyone

   do you drive a stick shift car???  Something like 97% of cars sold here are automatics. As my car dealer told me" we can`t give stick shift cars away"  he told me about a girl that saw a car she liked on the lot and he said " okay, let`s go for a test drive"  She got in , looked down and said" why does it have 3 pedals?"  He said"uh, this isn`t the car for you"

yeah i drive a manual, my aunt drives an automatic, but there SOO expensive to buy... i want to try driving her car, but cos im still learning i'm best off sticking to a clutch lol!! oh deaar, that would be funny though!