Does anyone know if the electical plug sockets in Ireland are the same as ours?

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  1. Mos

    MossMan Active Member

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    Off to Dublin and wondering if I'll need a travel adaptor.
     
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    There plug sockets are same as i was in dublin in march
     
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    u need to rewire the cables, blue to live and brown to neutral

    if there's an earth, just split it and hook it up to the other 2! :D
     
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    They're exactly the same - ignor Korky! nt
     
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    LOL Thankfully 19 years ago I took a GCSE in Electronics nt nt
     
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    ahhh....but, it would work if u was only taking a bedside lamp! nt
     

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