List of dialling codes in the Republic of Ireland

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

This is a list of telephone dialling codes for 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)

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

Cork area (02)

Code	Numbering area
021	Cork, Coachford, Kinsale, Midleton
022	Mallow
023	Bandon, Clonakilty
024	Youghal
025	Fermoy
026	Macroom
027	Bantry
028	Skibbereen
029	Kanturk

East, Midlands and Northern area (04)

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

Midlands and Southeast area (05)

Code	Numbering area
0504	Thurles, Templemore, Borrisoleigh, Holycross,
0505	Roscrea
051	Waterford, Carrick-on-Suir, New Ross, Kilmacthomas, Glenmore
052	Clonmel, Cahir, Killenaule
053	Wexford, Enniscorthy, Ferns, Gorey Craanford
056	Kilkenny, Castlecomer, Freshford
057	Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Tullamore, Birr
058	Dungarvan
059	Carlow, Muine Bheag, Athy, Baltinglass

Southwest area (06)

Code	Numbering area
061	Limerick, Scariff
062	Tipperary, Cashel
063	Charleville, Kilmallock
064	Killarney, Kenmare, Rathmore
065	Ennis, Ennistymon, Kilrush
066	Tralee, Dingle, Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Ballyheigue
067	Nenagh
068	Listowel
069	Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale

Northwest area (07)

Code	Numbering area
071	Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drumshanbo, Boyle
074	Donegal, Letterkenny, Dungloe, Buncrana

Western area (09)

Code	Numbering area
090	Athlone, Ballinasloe, Portumna, Roscommon
091	Galway, Loughrea, Gort, Athenry
093	Tuam and surrounding areas
094	Ballinrobe, Castlebar, Claremorris, Castlerea, Ballyhaunis
095	Clifden
096	Ballina
097	Belmullet
098	Westport
099	Kilronan

Mobile codes

Code	Allocation
083	3 Ireland
085	Eir Mobile (originally Meteor), Gomo
086	3 Ireland (Originally O2[1])
087	Vodafone Ireland
088	M2M (Machine to Machine) communications. 10-digit numbers. All network operators.
089	Tesco Mobile; Lycamobile

Other codes

Code	Allocation
00	International access
020 91	Dummy numbers reserved for drama, film and television use to avoid accidental clashes with real telephone numbers.
03	Reserved for changes to the Numbering Scheme
048	Northern Ireland access
076	VoIP (due to be phased out)
00800	International freephone purposes
1800	Freephone/Toll Free (These numbers cannot be called from outside Ireland and should never be written as + 353 1 800, as this clashes with working Dublin local numbers and could cause nuisance)
1850 & 1890	Legacy local rate numbers. Due to be phased out. Charged at local rate / fixed line rate and from within bundles / flat rage packages. (cannot be called from outside Ireland and should never be written as +353 1 850 or +353 1 890 as these clash with working Dublin area local fixed line numbers +353 1)
0818	Non-geographic fixed line numbers. Calls are charged at long distance fixed line rates. Since December 2019, these are be charged within bundled or flat rate packages. Can be dialled from outside Ireland in the format +353 818

Special codes and 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 Pre Select (CPS) Codes
1471	Last-call return
171	Mobile and fixed line voicemail
172, 173, 174X and 179	Reserved for network use
1901–1999	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 services
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	Freephone / Toll Free
1850	Non-geographical due to be phased out.
1890	Non-geographical due to be phased out.
1891	Dial-up internet access, local rate
1892	Dial-up internet access, pay as you go
1893	Dial-up internet access, partial/full flat-rate
199	Network engineering tests

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

Code	Purpose
13	Carrier Selection - Allows users to select specific carriers, other than their default service. This will override carrier preselection.
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
03	Calls to Great Britain (Now uses standard 00 44)
0300	Premium Rate (Now 15XX)
08	Calls to Northern Ireland (Now 048)
10	Operator Assistance (Operator service no longer exists)
114	International Operator Assistance (Operator service no longer exists)
1191	Speaking clock (Closed)
16	Former International Access Code (replaced by EU standard 00)
17	Callback tests (Service codes may be contained in 19 range, but are not published)

See also

• Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. "Three O2 Merger". Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.

• 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