I'm making a trip to Ireland for a wedding and plan to take a few days for myself to do some touring.  I don't think this is the case, but a few people have mentioned that, much like cars, the controls on bikes might be reversed.  Could anyone confirm/deny?  Also, has anyone done the Ring of Kerry or other routes in the region?

The current control format has been standard since early 70's AFAIK.

April Fools joke? On a couple of points?

Don't worry about controls.

Kerry is stunningly beautiful, the people are incredibly friendly and the Guinness is superb.

Go fill your boots.

Ireland was great and the Irish great fun when I was there. They drive on the correct side of the road imo .
The Guinness was superb. In a noisy, crowded pub, people would hear my Aussie accent and seek me out to buy me a beer. I wish I was single at the time back then.

Much older British bikes had a left brake/right clutch rearset setup, but it's been standardized since the 70's

My '73 Bonneville was right side gear change, but my '75 XLH was left. Pretty sure it was 74-75.

My '79 Laverda Jota still had the right side gear change.

Although the Brits changed mid 70s it was later for some other manufacturers.

I believe it. Still got the Jota?
The Brits changed to meet the US market iirc.