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.
After Prohibition. After Prohibition was repealed, it was left up to the states to decide how to govern alcohol consumption. Most states made 21 the legal drinking age, although a handful required drinkers to be only 18.No national drinking age existed until 1984, when the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed.fter Prohibition. After Prohibition was repealed, it was left up to the states to decide how to govern alcohol consumption. Most states made 21 the legal drinking age, although a handful required drinkers to be only 18.