List of dialling codes in the Republic of Ireland

Telephone dialling codes in Ireland

Country code: +353
International call prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: 0

This is a list of telephone dialling codes for the Republic of Ireland. Fixed-line telephone users do not need to dial the dialling code when they are contacting someone else within their own area.

Geographic codes

Irish geographic codes generally correspond to the areas in the list below. Some exceptions and overlap may apply, as the codes reflect the evolution & technical history of the telephone network, rather than exact geographical county & town boundaries.

Dublin area (01)

CodeNumbering area
01Dublin (including parts of county Wicklow, county Kildare and county Meath)

Cork area (02)

CodeNumbering area
021Metropolitan Cork, Kinsale
022Mallow
023Bandon
024Youghal
025Fermoy
026Macroom
027Bantry
028Skibbereen
029Kanturk

East, Midlands and Northern area (04)

CodeNumbering area
0402Arklow
0404Wicklow
041Drogheda, Ardee, Duleek
042Dundalk, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney
043Longford, Granard
044Mullingar, Kinnegad, Castlepollard, Tyrrellspass
045Naas, Newbridge, Kildare, The Curragh
046Navan, Kells, Trim, Edenderry, Enfield
047Monaghan, Clones
048Northern Ireland
049Cavan, Cootehill, Oldcastle, Belturbet

Midlands and Southeast area (05)

CodeNumbering area
0504Thurles, Templemore
0505Roscrea
051Waterford, Carrick-on-Suir, New Ross, Kilmacthomas
052Clonmel, Cahir, Killenaule, Fethard
053Wexford, Enniscorthy, Ferns, Gorey
056Kilkenny, Castlecomer, Freshford, Urlingford, Gortnahoe
057Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Tullamore, Birr
058Dungarvan
059Carlow, Bagenalstown, Athy, Baltinglass

Southwest area (06)

CodeNumbering area
061Limerick, Shannon, Scariff
062Tipperary, Cashel
063Rathluirc (Charleville)
064Killarney, Rathmore
065Ennis, Ennistymon, Kilrush
066Tralee, Dingle, Castleisland, Killorglin, Cahersiveen
067Nenagh
068Listowel
069Newcastlewest

Northwest area (07)

CodeNumbering area
071Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon
074Letterkenny, Donegal, Dungloe, Buncrana

Western area (09)

CodeNumbering area
090Athlone, Ballinasloe, Portumna, Roscommon
091Galway, Gort, Loughrea
093Tuam
094Castlebar, Claremorris, Castlerea, Ballinrobe
095Clifden
096Ballina
097Belmullet
098Westport
099Cill Rónáin

Mobile codes

Mobile network operators (MNOs)

NDC Network Notes
083 and 086 Three Ireland086 previously belonged to O2.
085 eir mobile previously known as Meteor and eMobile
087 Vodafone Irelandformerly Eircell

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)

NDC Network Notes
085 GoMoHosted on eir mobile
087 An Post MobileHosted on Vodafone
Clear MobileHosted on Vodafone
089 48Hosted on Three. Numbers begin with 2 and 4
Tesco Mobile
LycamobileHosted on Three. Numbers begin with 9
Virgin MobileHosted on Three. Numbers begin with 60 and 61
Sky MobileHosted on Vodafone. Numbers begin with 4.

M2M (Machine to Machine) Communication

NDC Network Notes
088 All networksReserved for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, using the format 088 xxxxx xxxxx. This prefix was originally used for the Eircell TACS network active from 1985 to 2001.

Reserved Numbers

CodeAllocation
03Reserved for future changes in the numbering plan
07All except 0707, 0700, 071, 074 and 076 are reserved without assigned purpose
0700Reserved for personal numbering
0800Reserved

Special numbers

CodeAllocation
00International access
048Northern Ireland access
020 91Dummy numbers reserved for drama, film and television use to avoid accidental clashes with real telephone numbers
076VoIP services - phased out 1 January 2022
080Mailbox for landline users (formerly access code for Northern Ireland)
0818Non-geographic numbers (inclusive/charged as per geographic numbers)

These codes, unlike most of the above, cannot be dialled from abroad. The following are special numbers dialled by themselves:

NumberPurpose
999 or 112Emergency services
13xxxCarrier preselect codes
1471Last-call return
171Mobile and fixed line voicemail
172, 173, 174X and 179Reserved for network use
1901 to 1999Helpline / customer service numbers for telecommunications companies. All are free of charge.
199000Identifies current number on OpenEir PSTN & ISDN lines.

The following codes begin special phone numbers:

CodePurpose
116xxxHarmonised service of social value
118xxDirectory enquiries (multiple commercial providers offer a variety of services in this number range)
151XPremium-rate numbers (per-call cost)
15X0 (X between 2 and 9 inclusive)Premium rate numbers (per-minute cost)
1598 and 1599Premium rate adult services
1800National freephone / toll free
00800International freephone / toll free
1850Non-geographic - phased out 1 January 2022
1890Non-geographic - phased out 1 January 2022
1891Reduced cost internet access (possibly timed)
1892Local rate internet access (timed)
1893Variable cost internet access (timed)
199Network engineering tests

The following prefix regular phone numbers in order to affect how they are handled:

CodePurpose
13Carrier Selection (Third party long distance, international and internet services). These codes override the default carrier.
141Withhold Caller ID (CLIR) - (overrides preset for this call only)
142Present Caller ID (CLIP) - (overrides preset for this call only)

Legacy, historic and obsolete codes

CodePurpose
16Former International Access Code (replaced by EU standard 00)
03Formerly used for calls to Great Britain. The format was 03 + STD code + local number
08Formerly used for Northern Ireland landlines (Now 048). e.g. Belfast 01232 xxx xxx was reached by dialling 08 01232 xxx xxx
084Formerly used for Belfast landlines
10National operator assistance (withdrawn in 2007)
114International operator assistance (withdrawn in 2007)
910Operator-assisted calls to some areas without direct dialling (withdrawn in the early 1980s)
1190Telecom Éireann national directory assistance (withdrawn in the early 2000s and replaced with 11811, originally 190)
1197Telecom Éireann UK directory assistance (withdrawn in the early 2000s and replaced with 11818, originally 197)
1198Telecom Éireann international directory assistance (withdrawn in the early 2000s and replaced with 11818, originally 198)
191Telecom Éireann repair services (withdrawn in the late 1990s)
196Telemessaging services, whereby callers could ask an operator to send a postcard with a printed message (withdrawn in the late 1990s)
1191Speaking clock (withdrawn on 27 August 2018)
0300Premium Rate (Now 15XX)
17Callback tests (Service codes may be contained in 19 range, but are not published)

Historical Great Britain access codes (Discontinued in 1993)

CodePurpose
031London (01), was replaced with 03071 and 03081 when 01 was split into the area codes 071 and 081 in 1990.
032Birmingham (021)
033Edinburgh (031)
034Glasgow (041)
035Liverpool (051)
036Manchester (061)

See also

References

  • Irish Telephony Numbering & Dialling Plan Status Report (PDF), ComReg, 2 January 2008, retrieved 3 February 2010
  • Geographic Telecommunications Numbering Areas (PDF), ComReg, 11 December 2003, retrieved 3 February 2010
  • ITU allocations list
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