'''East Coast and Midlands''' ([http://www.eastcoastmidlands.ie] and [http://www.visitdublin.ie]) is a region of Ireland.
Regions
County Dublin
County Kildare
County Laois
County Longford
County Louth
County Meath
County Offaly
County Westmeath
County Wicklow
Cities
Dublin — Dublin is the capital of Ireland and has population of over 1.6m in the Greater Dublin Area
Kilkenny — Kilkenny City is the only other city in the province of Leinster and has a population of almost 24,000 people.
Large Towns
In Numeric Order:
Swords (37,806)
Drogheda (35,090)
Dundalk (35,085)
Bray (31,901)
Navan (26,938)
Naas (21,715)
Wexford (18,590)
Mullingar (18,529)
Newbridge (18,520)
Athlone (16,888)
Celbridge (14,790)
Portlaoise (14,275)
Tullamore (13,085)
Malahide (11,069)
Other destinations
Bru Na Boinne Archaeological Park
Glendalough Monastery
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The main access points when it comes to getting into Leinster are by road, sea and air. Traditionally Leinster has both been the most developed area in Ireland and the most populous area in Ireland. As a result the road infrastructure in Leinster is very good as it radiates out from Dublin.
While there are other airports in Leinster which do cater for international flights, (Baldonnel Casement Aerodrome and [http://www.westonairport.com Weston Executive Airport]), the only International airport is [http://www.dublinairport.com Dublin Airport] (DUB). In 2006 over 22m passengers passed through Dublin Airport marking the 22nd year of consecutive passenger growth figures. Dublin Airport is not the 10th busiest airport in Europe and undergoing significant upgrades to meet future passenger number increases.
In terms of ports, Leinster is served by [http://www.dublinport.ie Dublin Port] (serving Liverpool and Holyhead), Dun Laoghaire (serving Holyhead) and Rosslare Europort (serving Fishguard and Pembroke).
Get Around
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Rail
While the rail services in Ireland are not at the level of other European countries, things are improving in terms of station upgrades, investment in rolling stock and the amount of trains run daily. In Leinster there are four main lines operated daily by [http://www.irishrail.ie Irish Rail]:
Dublin to Belfast
Dublin to Rosslare
Dublin to Kilkenny
Dublin to Athlone
Car
Travelling by car around the East Cast and Midlands of Ireland is not the arduous task that it was even five years ago. The road infrastructure is the subject of continuous improvement as many of the main arteries connecting Dublin to the rest of Ireland are upgraded to motorway standard.
The road network in Ireland radiates outwards from Dublin City and the M50 ring road from the N1 to Belfast to the N11 to Wexford.
N1 - Dublin to Belfast
N2 - Dublin to Derry and Galway
N3 - Dublin to Ballyshannon (serving Monaghan, Cavan and Enniskillen)
N4 - Dublin to Sligo
N7 - Dublin to Limerick and N8 to Cork
N11 - Dublin to Wexford
Car rental
Car Rental in the East Coast and Midlands area is mainly confined to [http://www.dublinairport.com Dublin Airport] and Dublin City although some car rental companies have locations at Dun Laoighre Port and Rosslare Europort.
'''''Dublin Airport'''''
Below are the car rental companies listed as having locations at Dublin Airport. All car rental companies have desks in the main arrivals hall, although there are two different classifications, Free Sale and Pre-Booked.
Avis - Free sale desk
Europcar - Free sale desk
Hertz - Free sale desk
National - Free sale desk
Budget - Free sale desk
Irish Car Rentals - Free sale desk
Argus Rent a Car - Free sale desk
[http://www.atlascarhire.com Atlas Car Hire] - Pre-Booked Desk
[http://www.dollar.ie Dollar Car Hire] - Pre-Booked Desk
[http://www.thrifty.ie Thrifty Car Rental] - Pre-Booked Desk
[http://www.dandooley.com Dan Dooley Car Hire] - Pre-Booked Desk
[http://www.countycar.ie County Car Rentals] - Pre-Booked Desk
Enterprise Rent a Car - Pre-Booked Desk
'''''Dublin City Center'''''
While all car rental companies in Ireland have rental desks in the arrivals hall of Dublin Airport, the list of car rental companies with inner city locations is far less. Some of the car rental companies will advertise city centre locations, but these locations are mostly only drop-offs for which an additional charge will added. Distances mentioned below are approximations from O_fConnell Bridge.
Budget ? Drumcondra, situated 3.5km to the north of Dublin City Center
Argus Rent a Car ? Locations in Santry & Rathgar. The Argus Rathgar office is situated nearly 6km from the city centre. The Santry office is situated only 3 KM from their Dublin Airport location and is in reality a drop off service rather than a location office.
[http://www.thrifty.ie Thrifty Dublin]? Located in Lombard Street. Depot is situated within 2km from city centre.
[http://www.atlascarhire.com Atlas Car Hire] ? Atlas share a location with Thrifty in Dublin city centre.
Avis ? Located in Kilmainham, situated roughly 4.5 km to the west of Dublin city centre
National ? Located in Stillorgan, situated over 10km from the city centre. North City depot is advertised but is same depot that services Dublin Airport.
[http://www.dandooley.com Dan Dooley] ? Located in Westland Row, situated just over 2km from city centre and within 5 minutes of Trinity College.
Hertz ? Located on South Circular Road, situated within 4.5km of Dublin city centre
Irish Car Rental ? Located in Terenure, situated nearly 6.6km from city centre
[http://www.malonecarrental.com Malone Car Rental Ireland] - Part of the Dollar Thrifty Ireland umbrella
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