Insurance for your boat is a legal requirement. You can find a list of narrowboat insurers on the site. Please note that your intention to live on your narrowboat and the age of the boat will have an impact on the insurance cost so must be declared.
The legal age to buy alcohol in Ireland is 18. You must be able to prove your age. A passport, National Identity Card, Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na Age Card (Age Card issued by Irish Police), drivers licence are all usually acceptable. Expect staff to check your ID, particularly if you look to be in your late teens or twenties.
Irish teens starting to drink earlier. Young people in Ireland begin drinking at a younger age today than their peers did 10 years ago, a leading charity has warned. According to Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), new research has shown that those born in Ireland in 1980 began drinking when they were around 16 years of age. However, those born just 10 years later began drinking around the age of 14.