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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:57 PM Jan 2017

Ireland to review US customs pre-clearance at Irish airports

Source: Reuters

30 JAN 2017 AT 14:33 ET

Ireland will conduct a complete review of U.S. customs pre-clearance arrangements at its airports following the concern caused by President Donald Trump’s curbs on immigration, the government said on Monday.

Ireland’s Dublin and Shannon airports are among a handful of locations outside North America where passengers can clear customs and immigration before traveling to the United States under an international agreement between the two governments.

Pre-clearance duties are carried out by U.S. officials who have been carrying out the four-month hold Trump put on allowing refugees into the United States and temporary barring of travelers from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Sudan, the U.S. Embassy in Dublin said.

“I have asked for a complete review of the pre-clearance facilities here in Ireland. I would say that pre-clearance has been of enormous convenience, so these are issues that we are happy to negotiate upon,” Prime Minister Enda Kenny told a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/ireland-to-review-us-customs-pre-clearance-at-irish-airports/

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Ireland to review US customs pre-clearance at Irish airports (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

Next pdxflyboy Jan 2017 #1

Pre-clearance was supposed to be added throughout Europe... brooklynite Jan 2017 #2

well, i hope all this shit will mean that mopinko Jan 2017 #3

Once you have a parent or grandparent, you'll be fine for dual OnDoutside Jan 2017 #6

My wife and I are headed there this summer for holiday... Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #4

Where are you headed to in Ireland ? OnDoutside Jan 2017 #7

We're actually going to be there for a couple weeks Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #11

You'll be fine ! Don't forget that you'll be in a rental car which has the steering wheel on the OnDoutside Feb 2017 #12

I hope many countries do this and US business travelers are massively inconvenienced. Squinch Jan 2017 #5

They might review it, but they won't do anything about it as OnDoutside Jan 2017 #8

I've gone through pre-clearance a number of times at the Shannon airport PA Democrat Jan 2017 #9

I've gone through pre-clearance in Dublin on two occasions Shrek Jan 2017 #10

pdxflyboy

(677 posts)

1. Next

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:15 PM

Jan 2017

I'm thinking that the Global Entry Program will be halted in the near future by this fucking thug administration.

brooklynite

(94,585 posts)

2. Pre-clearance was supposed to be added throughout Europe...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:17 PM

Jan 2017

Wonder of the Trump folks feel about that.

mopinko

(70,112 posts)

3. well, i hope all this shit will mean that

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:56 PM

Jan 2017

they will smile upon my application for dual citizenship.
i hear there are lots of vacant farms in ireland.

OnDoutside

(19,960 posts)

6. Once you have a parent or grandparent, you'll be fine for dual

Reply to mopinko (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:45 AM

Jan 2017

Citizenship that won't be a problem.

Docreed2003

(16,861 posts)

4. My wife and I are headed there this summer for holiday...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 06:19 PM

Jan 2017

OnDoutside

(19,960 posts)

7. Where are you headed to in Ireland ?

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:46 AM

Jan 2017

Docreed2003

(16,861 posts)

11. We're actually going to be there for a couple weeks

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:23 AM

Jan 2017

We start and finish in Dublin but we're essentially making one big circle across the country. This is the first time we've done anything like this one, but we're very excited as both of us have family times to Ireland. The only thing I'm nervous about is getting used to driving on the left!

OnDoutside

(19,960 posts)

12. You'll be fine ! Don't forget that you'll be in a rental car which has the steering wheel on the

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #11)

Wed Feb 1, 2017, 10:05 AM

Feb 2017

other side as well, so it will help.

Two weeks is good, but if I could offer some bits of advice

1 You may think that you can do it all in two weeks, don't !
2 Get out of Dublin as soon as you can
3 The West and South Coast have been put together as the Wild Atlantic Way, and it has been extremely well received by visitors and locals alike. http://www.wildatlanticway.com/home
4 I'd stay in 3 or 4 places, perhaps Sligo (to get at Donegal, Leitrim and North Mayo), Galway (for Connemara and Clare/Burren), Killarney (for Ring of Kerry and Dingle) and Cork City (for West/East Cork including Kinsale/Clonakilty/Cobh)

If you've any questions let me know.

Squinch

(50,950 posts)

5. I hope many countries do this and US business travelers are massively inconvenienced.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 06:52 PM

Jan 2017

I hope all of those business travelers begin to hate Trump in that hundredth hour of traveling when they are tired and thinking that this is unnecessary except for the moron's actions.

OnDoutside

(19,960 posts)

8. They might review it, but they won't do anything about it as

Reply to Squinch (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:49 AM

Jan 2017

It would hurt us Irish as much as anyone else. It can save a couple hours queueing on the US side once you land.

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)

9. I've gone through pre-clearance a number of times at the Shannon airport

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:12 AM

Jan 2017

and it is really nice to deal with this at the beginning of a long trip home rather than at the end. The local Irish people are not Trump fans. I hope the Irish and Irish tourists boycott Trump's golf club located in Doonbeg.

Shrek

(3,981 posts)

10. I've gone through pre-clearance in Dublin on two occasions

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:18 AM

Jan 2017

It's so nice to disembark from a long flight and not have to deal with the hassle of customs and immigration. It's treated just like a domestic arrival.

I really hope this review doesn't affect the agreement in a negative way.

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