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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.
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.
East, Midlands and Northern area (04)[ edit ]
Code
Numbering area
0402
Arklow
0404
Wicklow
041
Drogheda , Ardee , Duleek
042
Dundalk , Carrickmacross , Castleblayney
043
Longford , Granard
044
Mullingar , Kinnegad , Castlepollard , Tyrrellspass
045
Naas , Newbridge , Kildare , The Curragh
046
Navan , Kells , Trim , Edenderry , Enfield
047
Monaghan , Clones
048
Northern Ireland
049
Cavan , Cootehill , Oldcastle , Belturbet
Midlands and Southeast area (05)[ edit ]
Code
Numbering area
0504
Thurles , Templemore
0505
Roscrea
051
Waterford , Carrick-on-Suir , New Ross , Kilmacthomas
052
Clonmel , Cahir , Killenaule , Fethard
053
Wexford , Enniscorthy , Ferns , Gorey
056
Kilkenny , Castlecomer , Freshford , Urlingford , Gortnahoe
057
Portlaoise , Abbeyleix , Tullamore , Birr
058
Dungarvan
059
Carlow , Bagenalstown , Athy , Baltinglass
Southwest area (06)[ edit ]
Code
Numbering area
061
Limerick , Shannon , Scariff
062
Tipperary , Cashel
063
Rathluirc (Charleville)
064
Killarney , Rathmore
065
Ennis , Ennistymon , Kilrush
066
Tralee , Dingle , Castleisland , Killorglin , Cahersiveen
067
Nenagh
068
Listowel
069
Newcastlewest
Northwest area (07)[ edit ]
NDC
Network
Notes
088
All networks
Reserved 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.
Code
Allocation
03
Reserved for future changes in the numbering plan
07
All except 0707
, 0700
, 071
, 074
and 076
are reserved without assigned purpose
0700
Reserved for personal numbering
0800
Reserved
Code
Allocation
00
International access
048
Northern Ireland access
020 91
Dummy numbers reserved for drama, film and television use to avoid accidental clashes with real telephone numbers.
076
VoIP services (phased out as of January 1st 2022)
080
Mailbox for landline users (formerly access code for Northern Ireland)
0818
Non-geographical numbers
These codes, unlike most of the above, cannot be dialled from abroad.
The following are special numbers dialled by themselves:
Number
Purpose
999
or 112
Emergency services
13xxx
Carrier preselect codes
1471
Last-call return
171
Mobile and fixed line voicemail
172
, 173
, 174X
and 179
Reserved for network use
1901
to 1999
Helpline / customer service numbers for telecommunications companies. All are free of charge.
199000
Identifies current number on OpenEir PSTN & ISDN lines.
The following codes begin special phone numbers:
Code
Purpose
116
Harmonised service of social value
118
Directory enquiries (multiple commercial providers offer a variety of services in this number range)
151X
Premium-rate numbers (per-call cost)
15X0
(X between 2 and 9 inclusive)
Premium rate numbers (per-minute cost)
1598
and 1599
Premium rate adult services
1800
National freephone / toll free
00800
International freephone / toll free
1850
Non-geographical due to be phased out.
1890
Non-geographical due to be phased out.
1891
Reduced cost internet access (possibly timed)
1892
Local rate internet access (timed)
1893
Variable cost internet access (timed)
199
Network engineering tests
The following prefix regular phone numbers in order to affect how they are handled:
Code
Purpose
13
Carrier Selection (Third party long distance, international and internet services). These codes override the default carrier.
141
Withhold Caller ID (CLIR) - (overrides preset for this call only)
142
Present Caller ID (CLIP) - (overrides preset for this call only)
Legacy, Historic and Obsolete codes
Code
Purpose
16
Former International Access Code (replaced by EU standard 00)
03
Formerly used for calls to Great Britain. The format was 03 + STD code + local number
08
Formerly used for Northern Ireland landlines (Now 048). e.g. Belfast 01232 xxx xxx
was reached by dialling 08 01232 xxx xxx
084
Formerly used for Belfast landlines
10
National operator assistance (withdrawn in 2007)
114
International operator assistance (withdrawn in 2007)
910
Operator-assisted calls to some areas without direct dialling (withdrawn in the early 1980s)
1190
Telecom Éireann national directory assistance (withdrawn in the early 2000s and replaced with 11811
, originally 190
)
1197
Telecom Éireann UK directory assistance (withdrawn in the early 2000s and replaced with 11818
, originally 197
)
1198
Telecom Éireann international directory assistance (withdrawn in the early 2000s and replaced with 11818
, originally 198
)
191
Telecom Éireann repair services (withdrawn in the late 1990s)
196
Telemessaging services, whereby callers could ask an operator to send a postcard with a printed message (withdrawn in the late 1990s)
1191
Speaking clock (withdrawn on 27 August 2018)
0300
Premium Rate (Now 15XX)
17
Callback tests (Service codes may be contained in 19 range, but are not published)2
Historical Great Britain access codes (Discontinued in 1993)
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities