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Went 3 years ago. Rented a car but I didn't drive. It was crazy. There's really not enough room on the roads! Then you crest a hill and suddenly there's a sheep in front of you. Get whatever insurance your CC doesn't offer ;)
I hosed up my hotel reservations but was able to get a room when I got there. Of course, I don't know when their "busy" season is. It also depends on WHERE you're going. We did the Ring of Kerry. There were small towns but TBH, while there could have been some B&Bs, lodging didn't scream out as far as availability. Obviously if you're staying next to larger towns (like Dublin) your chances of finding a room are higher.
You've traveled around Europe so you know the price of gas there is high - but we got such incredible mileage that it was probably cheaper than driving in the states. We had a small 4DR with automatic. Nothing fancy but not tiny. 3 people traveled quite comfortably.
IMHO, and I'm one that likes to just get on the road and drive, this is probably a destination where you want to plan specific stops both so you can see everything you want to see and lodging availability.
Food was totally underwhelming but the scenery more than made up for it.
Edit - we never used the internet while we were there. Can't help on that one. Based on cell signal, I'd say towns only. At least in the south. You're talking where you drive miles and miles and there is literally nothing but falling apart (and so beautiful) homes and awesome views.
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