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Internet Explorer 6
Select the "Tools" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Internet Options" which will open a new window. Choose the "Privacy" tab and adjust the settings to "Medium High" or lower. You could also go for the "Per Site" option by clicking the "Edit.." button and allowing ireland.com and clicking "OK". Either way once you are finished remember to click the "Apply" button.
If your browser is still refusing to accept session cookies then it may be necessary to go back into the "Privacy" tab and click the "Advanced" button, this will open a new window. You should first tick the "Override automatic cookie handling" followed by ticking the "Always allow session cookies" option. Once again click "OK" followed by "Apply" to save your new settings.

Internet Explorer 5
Select the "Tools" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Internet Options" which will open a new window. Choose the "Security" tab, then click on the "Internet" web content zone. Adjust the security level to "Medium" and click "Apply", or click on "Custom Level" and scroll down to "Cookies" and ensure that "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" is Enabled, then click "Okay" followed by "Apply".

Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh
Select the "Edit" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Preferences" which will open a new window. Choose the arrow icon beside the "Receiving Files" option from the left-hand scrolling list, such that it points downwards - displaying a further list of options. Click on the "Cookies" option. Check the "When receiving cookies" option on the right-hand side of the window and ensure that it is NOT set to "Never Accept". Furthermore, please check the list of servers to see if ireland.com is listed, if there are any references in the list to ireland.com then please ensure they are set to "enabled". Finally click "OK" to save your new settings.

Internet Explorer 4
Select the "View" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Internet Options" which will open a new window. Choose the "Advanced" tab, then scroll down to the section on "Security". Under this area are options for "Cookies", you should select "Always accept cookies" for ease of use. You should now click "Apply" in the bottom right of the current window, followed by "Okay".

Netscape 6
Select the "Edit" option from your browser's menu, then go to "Preferences..." which will open a new window. Choose "Privacy & Security" from the left-hand category list, which will expand to show a further sets of options. Select "Cookies" from these new options. In the right-hand side of this window you have a choice, you may set any of the following...

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  • Enable cookies for the originating web site only
If the limit maximum lifetime of cookies is set, please ensure that it's set to at least 1 day. Once you checked all the above, click the "OK" button.

Netscape 4 or higher
Select the "Edit" option from your browser's menu, then go to "Preferences..." which will open a new window. Choose "Advanced" from the left-hand category list. In the right-hand side of this window you have a choice, you may set any of the following...

  • Accept all cookies
  • Accept all cookies that get sent back to the originating server
Once you confirmed the above, click the "OK" button.

How to disable session based cookies?

Select your browser from the following list and follow the accompanying instructions.

Internet Explorer 6
Select the "Tools" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Internet Options" which will open a new window. Choose the "Privacy" tab and move the slider to determine the setting. You could also go for the "Per Site" option by clicking the "Edit.." button and not allowing a certain site, and clicking "OK". Either way once you are finished remember to click the "Apply" button.
If your browser is still accepting session cookies then it may be necessary to go back into the "Privacy" tab and click the "Advanced" button, this will open a new window. You should first tick the "Override automatic cookie handling" followed by ticking the "Block" or Prompt option. Once again click "OK" followed by "Apply" to save your new settings.

Internet Explorer 5
Select the "Tools" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Internet Options" which will open a new window. Choose the "Security" tab, then click on the "Internet" web content zone. Adjust the security level and click "Apply", or click on "Custom Level" and scroll down to "Cookies" and choose one of the two options, then click "Okay" followed by "Apply".

Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh
Select the "Edit" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Preferences" which will open a new window. Choose the arrow icon beside the "Receiving Files" option from the left-hand scrolling list, such that it points downwards - displaying a further list of options. Click on the "Cookies" option. Check the "When receiving cookies" option on the right-hand side of the window and choose one of the options. Furthermore, in the list of servers you may list a particular site and disable cookies from that site alone. Finally click "OK" to save your settings.

Internet Explorer 4
Select the "View" option from your browsers menu, then go to "Internet Options" which will open a new window. Choose the "Advanced" tab, then scroll down to the section on "Security". Under this area choose one of the three options to regulate your use of cookies. You should now click "Apply" in the bottom right of the current window, followed by "Okay".

Netscape 6 and 7
Select the "Edit" option from your browser's menu, then go to "Preferences..." which will open a new window. Choose "Privacy & Security" from the left-hand category list, which will expand to show a further set of options. Select "Cookies" from these new options. In the right-hand side of this window you have a choice, you may set your preferences for cookies. Once you set your preferences, click the OK button

Netscape 4
Select the "Edit" option from your browser's menu, then go to "Preferences..." which will open a new window. Choose "Advanced" from the left-hand category list. In the right-hand side of this window you have a choice of cookie settings. Once you have confirmed the above, click the OK button.


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