Maggie & Jeff
Maggie & Jeff
Travel
Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links
We have a discounted room block set up at the Portmarnock Hotel and this is open for booking!
All wedding-day festivities, including the Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Reception, and Wedding Reception will take place on property at Portmarnock.
To book your room you must call the resort to reserve in the Wedding Block of rooms. When calling to reserve, reference the O'Malley Vathing Wedding Block You are not required to book for the entirety of the "room block dates" - you are more than welcome to shorten or lengthen your stay. Please reach out to the resort to learn more. You're free and encouraged to book your rooms as early as you would like and the block IS open for reservations.
Air BNB
There are lots of great Air BNB or VRBO options within a close proximity to Portmarnock.
Other Hotel Accomodations
There are a few other hotel options in Portmarnock and Malahide just outside the wedding venue.
In Portmarnock: White Sands Hotel. The White Sands Hotel is only a ten minute walk from the wedding venue.
In Malahide (the town just north of Portmarnock): The Grand Hotel Malahide, is a 10 minute taxi drive away.
Or, if you chose to stay in Dublin proper, the Portmarnock hotel is only an average taxi ride of 30 minutes from downtown Dublin.
Dublin Airport
Dublin International Airport is the recommended hub to fly into. There are many direct flights to Dublin from all major US cities including: Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, New York, and more!
The airport is also an 18 minute taxi ride from the Portmarnock Hotel.
Ride Share Services / Taxis
There are several options to help you get around town during your Dublin stay. Rideshare / Taxi options are listed below!
-Uber: Uber does operate in Dublin but through Taxi providers. While this is convenient, sometimes this ends up being more expensive than a local option.
-Lynk: A new taxi experience with No Tech Fees, Premium Q, Premium Hotline & More. You can download their app, this is basically Uber but local to Dublin.
-FreeNow: Another local TaxiApp to hail a cab. From research, this options feels the most similar to Uber/Lyft. Download the app!
If you are brave and thinking of renting a car, please know driving in Ireland is interesting. On a previous OMalley family trip to Ireland, they rented a car, and between the small roads, driving on the other side of the street/car, the sheep, and the overall stress of driving in a new country, Maggie to this day still claims shes never heard her Dad swear as much as he did during their road trip across Ireland. Dont worry Brian, no driving for you this trip!
:)
Visa Requirement
While U.S. citizens do not need a visa to travel to Ireland for tourism or business stays of up to 90 days, if you are planning to do other travel around Europe or the UK while across the pond, you may need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) or a UK visa to enter the UK (England, Scotland), or other "like" Visas to enter other parts of Europe.
You can apply to needed visas a few weeks/days before your trip and all approvals should come back within 24-48 hours.
Just a friendly warning!