Rail
While the rail services in Ireland are not at the level of other European countries, things are improving in terms of station upgrades, investment in rolling stock and the amount of trains run daily. In Leinster there are four main lines operated daily by Irish Rail (http://www.irishrail.ie):
Dublin to Belfast
Dublin to Rosslare
Dublin to Kilkenny
Dublin to Athlone
Car Rental
Car Rental in the East Coast and Midlands area is mainly confined to Dublin Airport (http://www.dublinairport.com) and Dublin City although some car rental companies have locations at Dun Laoghaire Port and Rosslare Europort. While all car rental companies in Ireland have rental desks in the arrivals hall of Dublin Airport, the list of car rental companies with inner city locations is far less. Some of the car rental companies will advertise city centre locations, but these locations are mostly only drop-offs for which an additional charge will added.AVIS car rental have a location in Mullingar, County Westmeath.
Car
Travelling by car around the East Cast and Midlands of Ireland is not the arduous task that it was even five years ago. The road infrastructure is the subject of continuous improvement as many of the main arteries connecting Dublin to the rest of Ireland are upgraded to motorway standard.
The road network in Ireland radiates outwards from Dublin City and the M50 ring road from the N1 to Belfast to the N11 to Wexford.
N1 - Dublin to Belfast
N2 - Dublin to Derry and Galway
N3 - Dublin to Ballyshannon serving Monaghan, Cavan and Enniskillen
N4 - Dublin to Sligo
N7 - Dublin to Limerick and N8 to Cork
N11 - Dublin to Wexford