# 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 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)

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

### Cork area (02)

| Code | Numbering area |
| 021 | Cork, Kinsale, Midleton |
| 022 | Mallow |
| 023 | Bandon |
| 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, 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)

| 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)

| 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)

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

### Western area (09)

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

## Mobile codes
### Mobile network operators (MNOs)

| NDC | Network | Notes |
| 083 and 086 | Three Ireland | 086 previously belonged to O$_2$. |
| 085 | eir mobile | previously known as Meteor and eMobile |
| 087 | Vodafone Ireland | formerly Eircell |

### Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)

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

### M2M (Machine to Machine) Communication

| 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. |

## Reserved Numbers

| 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 |

## Special numbers

| 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 1 January 2022 |
| 080 | Mailbox for landline users (formerly access code for Northern Ireland) |
| 0818 | Non-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:
| 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 |
| 116xxx | Harmonised service of social value |
| 118xx | 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-geographic - phased out 1 January 2022 |
| 1890 | Non-geographic - phased out 1 January 2022 |
| 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) |
Historical Great Britain access codes (Discontinued in 1993)
| Code | Purpose |
| 031 | London (01), was replaced with 03071 and 03081 when 01 was split into the area codes 071 and 081 in 1990. |
| 032 | Birmingham (021) |
| 033 | Edinburgh (031) |
| 034 | Glasgow (041) |
| 035 | Liverpool (051) |
| 036 | Manchester (061) |