I just found out I’m going to be in Dublin on game day. Im a lifetime Cyclone. I would like to purchase 1 ticket if you still have tickets. Tony Homan 704 345-3213. thanks
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No, most phones now allow for dual-sim usage and and e-sim will work in conjunction wit the sim card already in your phone. Just get one from one of the bigger companies in Ireland like Vodafone or Airalo. We were just in Scotland last September and you can buy the e-sim while in the US and finish setting up when you land in Ireland.
I have played there. The only course you listed I didn’t play was The Island.
Old Head is near the town of Kinsale. There are units there at the course you can stay in or of course go into Kinsake. Old Head is off the charts. I could send you photos of all the courses. Dooks was my least favorite but not bad. The are all on the water with gorgeous views.
Message me with your email address and I can send a few photos if you wish. It’s certainly worth the effort to get there and play. Good luck to you
Take a night after golf and stroll around Kinsale. There are some great restaurants that serve really good seafood. Cool town I think
I’ve mostly golfed in the North.
Fabulous Courses (but it’s like that all over the island).
The European Club is just about an hour south of Dublin (if you don’t pub crawl) and is quite a Gem. Lightly played and can get tee times.
Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Smylie Kaufman played there after The Open in 2024. They loved it.
Highly recommended
Trio of US golfing superstars hit famous Irish links after Open Championship
Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Smylie Kaufman are all taking some time out after The Open and they have headed to Ireland to play a round of golf
www.irishstar.com
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I like to think of the e-sim as data only. If you think you are going to be calling a lot from Ireland, it might make more sense to do the daily or monthly international plan from your cell company. But if you are just looking for data and don't need to make phone calls, then an e-sim can work really well.
So my iPhone shows an EID, IMEI, ICCID, MEID, and IMEI2. The IMEI, ICCID, and MEID are under “physical sim” and the IMEI2 are under “available sim”. T-Mobile, iPhone 12, will be going to Ireland, UK (London), and two continental EU countries. Just want text and data. Will have my wifi-only iPad as well.
Am I all set? I’m not a good millennial
You have the ability to esim so you're good there. I would recommend the Europe unlimited plan for $35 on airalo, 5GB is $20 and 10GB is $37 so might as well go unlimited. iPhone 12 is unique in that you can only have 1 physical SIM active and 1 esim active. But in your scenario I don't forsee an issue.So my iPhone shows an EID, IMEI, ICCID, MEID, and IMEI2. The IMEI, ICCID, and MEID are under “physical sim” and the IMEI2 are under “available sim”. T-Mobile, iPhone 12, will be going to Ireland, UK (London), and two continental EU countries. Just want text and data. Will have my wifi-only iPad as well.
Am I all set? I’m not a good millennial
Texting is a little tricky with iPhones in particular. Are you actually texting people or are you using imessage? Easy way to check is do the people you wanna text have green bubbles when you chat with them or blue? If they're blue, you just need data. If they're green you're gonna need to keep your US sim active (or use an app to message to folks) to be able to text.
Now you mentioned TMobile which has most plans that include international texting (IE you can text US numbers without fees but texting to international numbers cost money) so I would verify your plan to make sure.
Then you can dual sim and have the esim for your data and still be able to text from your US phone number no problem. You'll need to select your primary phone number as the voice line and your esim as the data line.
@jsb is right. Think of an esim that you buy from airalo or similar service as data only. There is technically a phone number attached but you'll never know what it is without heavy digging and it won't even work anyway.
If you must call and you can't use an app like Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp or whatever to call that person, then you'll need to buy an international day/month plan with your service provider.
Is this the right one? this seems to be for the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), the Republic of Ireland (Dublin is the capital) is in the EU and is not part of the UK
Airalo is great, I use it whenever I'm back in the statesI have used Airalo in the past with no problems.
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You don’t need a special visa for Ireland. Just your passport.
wasn't sure how tough/petty the EU is being these days for visitors from the states. I have an EU residence permit, so less of an issue for me.
EU will begin their entry exit system system in October of this year, so everyone going to the game only (or hopping on over to non UK countries) should be fine with just a US passport. UK started theirs this January so anyone going there will need the ETA.
100% will be fine flying into Ireland for this game without an ETA. Providing you don’t connect in UK.
Pay attention to what this guy said. Last year, we had an event in Europe, and lots of people who connected through London had problems there with immigration.
On the phone stuff, use an ESim. You can also walk into a 3 store or Vodaphone store and get a short term physical SIM card if you prefer. You will definitely use the data more than the number. Lots of people use WhatsApp over there. You can make calls and texts through WhatsApp.
Some carriers like Verizon have an international plan. My wife got 10 days included just as part of her plan. Seamless service.
Some carriers like Verizon have an international plan. My wife got 10 days included just as part of her plan. Seamless service.
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