Are people who live in England planning to visit family in Ireland this summer?

[TheYearOfSmallThings]

I was feeling optimistic but Delta variant is making me less so. I'm fully vaccinated but would still have to isolate 5 days, DS(6) is of course not vaccinated.

I'm also not sure how people in Ireland feel about those flying in from London? Is it a dick move?

And if we fly to NI and lure my parents up to holiday with us, would they have to isolate on returning home?

Just found out that the second qr code on your nhs travel vaccine proof off scans perfectly with the system being used to allow indoor dining. They are checking everywhere and taking details for track and trace. Quite impressive really. Also everywhere decent to eat in Dublin seems to be fully booked we ended up with click and collect room service last night on our hotel. It is a bank holiday weekend here mind you.

@Nettleskeins

If you are vaccinated only first address is important, as you don't have to quarantine anyway. You are allowed to leave the country even if in "quarantine", so presumably without five day PCR test as it makes no difference. You could have left on day 4 and it would still have been legal to travel to depart the state. As long as he doesn't visit people, shops, attractions on the way. It isn't illegal to get public transport or a taxi to leave the state either if there is no other means of travelling "to leave"..

Well that was the rule the last time I looked but I'm now vaccinated so haven't had to avail myself of that recently. But it was the rule a month ago.

Ah OK I suppose that makes perfect sense - could get a PCR on day 3 so 72 hrs before leaving Ireland on day 5 … and if it’s negative then OK to fly.

You don't need a PCR to fly from Ireland to UK!

Unless for moral reasons, but it really isn't necessary, anymore than taking one before travelling from one end of UK to the other. The law doesn't require a PCR out only INto Republic of Ireland

I'm not even going to attempt indoor dining....

@Nettleskeins

You don't need a PCR to fly from Ireland to UK!

Ahh OK! So then it would be fine then to leave self isolation on day 5 (or any day) to fly back directly? Sooooo confused!

I also have a 15 year old travelling with me on the whole trip and it seems she now has to have a PCR for the ferry to Dublin even though we are heading straight to Belfast for 5 nights - not stopping in Dublin is that correct?

Yup, they won't let you on otherwise. I've Just been on Holyhead ferry. Checking everyone and you need to fill out the passenger locator form in advance which asks for vaccine or PCR.
But go to Gov.ie travel to check that.

Ok, just looked at gov.ie and it is VERY UNCLEAR.
Info on children is that unvaccinated children up to 17 do not have to quarantine if with a vaccinated adult but do if adult is quarantining

www.gov.ie/en/publication/77952-government-advice-on-international-travel/#travelling-with-children

Just did this, time consuming and you need attention to detail, but not impossible, you can not do the locator form to return to the UK until 48 hours before you travel, so I should think you will need access to a printer.

Eh? You don't need a locator form to RETURN to UK from Republic of Ireland.
And you don't need a printer to show your locator form, in fact you do it all by email and (usually) show it on your phone before boarding and to gardai when you arrive in Republic. I've just done it and that's what happened. A lot of checking but no bits of paper. In fact they aren't taking physical forms in, it has to be electronically registered

Unless there is something up with Ryanair. I refuse to travel with them for their printed form excesses.

Ah just saw your username!!!!

I am old school and I like the backup of paper.

My mother is extremely unwell and I need to get to Dublin, and paperwork will put me further into my comfort zone.

OK, we travel tomorrow!

For those of you who have already flown over to Ireland...how has it gone? Is there anything I need to know?

I've checked in online and submitted my passenger locator form and vaccination certificate. I have not done a PCR test, because my understanding is this is not currently required (tell me if I'm wrong and I'll nip to the place in the shopping centre!).

And how is it in Ireland? I hear wildly varying reports, closely reflecting the caution level of the one reporting...

Just back.

Got to to LGW, had to show Passenger Locator Form, it may as well have said Mickey Mouse, c/o Disneyland for all the scrutiny it received.

When I landed in Dublin, I had to show my passport as per normal.

That was it.

No PCR tests Common Travel Area.

One text from the .Gov.ie service giving me a phone number to call if I felt unwell. I resisted the urge to text back saying the price of ordinary wine was quite shocking and made me feel queasy. £12 for a bottle of Oyster Bay, I ask your Holy pardon, it is about £9 here and not even worth that.

Coming back, no PLF required, off the plane and straight out, no checks.

I am still wearing masks in supermarkets etc here, so I didn't see any difference.

Have a great time.

Just a further heads up, I was so delighted to be back on a plane, I came home and booked ten days in Spain.

So your trip to Ireland might cost you more than you think.

Phew - thanks for letting me know it all went smoothly! I haven't gone anywhere for so long I've lost all my travel skills. Just as well I'm getting on a plane tomorrow or I might never do it.

The cost of wine is luckily no deterrent - my parents' house is awash with the stuff at all times.

I know what you mean re travel skills, when I booked my ticket I asked my DH to sit with me during the process, something I used to do in a heartbeat on my own.

Well I'm just back. Had a lovely (almost) three week stay. So good to see everyone again.

Howiyas,
Really anxious about this so if anyone can help please?
I'm due to fly to Dublin from England with a 16 year old.
He isn't vacinated so I think will need a negative PCR. But he can get the vaccine before we go. Would that be acceptable? Also someone's said that the PCR has to be done privately and NHS PCR not acceptable. I've just spent 1.5 hours on the Ryanair Livechat which was no help at all.
I've looked at the Government guidelines and can't see the answers.
We're going to see family for the 1st time able to. So worried Son will be turned away if we have the wrong test.
Thanks in advance.

Hi @AiryFlyingFairy, your 16 year old would need to be fully vaccinated. 'Fully vaccinated' in this context means at least a fortnight after the second jab. I'm assuming he'll have just had one? If that is the case he won't be considered vaccinated and will need to have a proof of a negative PCR test instead done no more than 72 hrs before the flight. Just google private testing centres near you and get him booked in

all the info you need is here.

No testing needed when travelling back to the UK from Ireland. So that simplifies the return leg.

Enjoy your trip!

@Classica,
Thanks a million. Much clearer now.
That's just what I needed.
Looking forward to getting over at long last :)