Hi Tommy
I'm just down the road from you at EGFE and make the trip to Ireland on e regular basis. The pigeon chimneys, up the liffey over Pheonix park to the toll bridge and just look for the lake Weston is close by. Parking is now on the North side with a first class restaurant. If you dont like going over the city you can request to follow the M50 motorway to the toll bridge.
In Ireland any entry into controlled airspace requires a flight plan--no flight plan is required between airfields with no CTR as long as you stay out of controlled airspace enroute.
Be prepared to have communication problems since at low level below 5000 you will get blanking by the Wicklow hills into Dublin
There is a new quarter mil chart available--not brilliant--Kevin Glynns book is first class.
There is NO VFR at night in Ireland
You can PM me if you need information about other airfields in Ireland