Calls to 1-800 numbers are free within the Republic of Ireland. Calls to 0800 numbers are free within Northern Ireland. There are no exchange controls in Ireland. Any sums of money in any currency can be freely brought into or taken out of the country without disclosure or other formalities . Using the Phone Ireland offers a extensive modern digital telephone service.
Public telephones have two systems, cash and callcard.
Phones in the Republic take one or the other but not usually both whereas in the North they can take both. Some additional phones can take credit cards. Callcards can be purchased in many shops, all post offices and phone centres. In the Republic of Ireland for operator assistance for numbers within the Republic dial 1190, for numbers within Britain and Northern Ireland it is 1197 and for other international calls, collect calls, booking calls and other enquiries, it is 114. In Northern Ireland operator assistance for numbers within Britain is available by dialling 100 and 155 for international calls.