New driver - long distance advice needed
Discussion
Glad to report that we made it there - and back - safely 
Driving in the Republic, it seems much easier to make progress than here in the UK - generally due to the shoulders on almost every main road and the willingness of freight drivers and tractors to move into them and let you past
The return trip was somewhat marred by the ferry company deciding to delay the boat for an hour so a few hundred drunken rangers fans could catch the last boat. The bars unfortunately remained open and after disembarking, it was clear a few drivers were "under the influence", so to speak, with some overtaking on the craziest of blind bends, and one or two generally having a hard time avoiding the kerbside - one was all over the road
They didn't seem to understand the concept of average speed control zones either - I'm sure a few will be recieving a NIP or two for only slowing past the SPECs cameras, then speeding up again in-between 
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Again, thanks for all the advice.
Driving in the Republic, it seems much easier to make progress than here in the UK - generally due to the shoulders on almost every main road and the willingness of freight drivers and tractors to move into them and let you past
The return trip was somewhat marred by the ferry company deciding to delay the boat for an hour so a few hundred drunken rangers fans could catch the last boat. The bars unfortunately remained open and after disembarking, it was clear a few drivers were "under the influence", so to speak, with some overtaking on the craziest of blind bends, and one or two generally having a hard time avoiding the kerbside - one was all over the road
They didn't seem to understand the concept of average speed control zones either - I'm sure a few will be recieving a NIP or two for only slowing past the SPECs cameras, then speeding up again in-between . Again, thanks for all the advice.
Edited by BonzoGuinness on Friday 7th July 03:54
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