Ireland Country Code 353 | IE | IRL | .ie

Ireland’s Country Codes

• Telephone: +353
• 2 Letter: IE
• 3 Letter: IRL
• ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 372
• ISO 3116-2: IE
• Internet TLD: .ie
• ICAO Airport Code: EI
• Maritime Identification Digits: 250
• Emoji Flag: U+1F1EE U+1F1EA
• Official Name: Ireland

How to call Ireland (international dialing)

• Do not dial a leading ‘0’  in the international call sequence – it is only used in Ireland for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
• A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
• Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
• Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.

Ireland’s country code may be mislabeled:

• Country code 00353 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Ireland’s country code of ‘353’).
• Country code 011353 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Ireland’s country code of ‘353’).

When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed.

… to a mobile (cellular) phone

Use the same call sequence.

Mobile phone numbers are represented by area codes ’08’. Do not include the leading ‘0’ when calling from outside Ireland.

When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.

… to a VoIP phone

Use the same call sequence.

When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.

… to a satellite phone

Ireland does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.

Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.

… sending a fax

Use the same call sequence.

How to call within Ireland (domestic dialing)

‘0’ is used as a trunk number used when calling to a different area code or mobile phone within Ireland.

Local calls (within the same area code)

For calls within the same area code, dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.

Long distance calls (to a different area code, or to a mobile phone)

To call to a different area code or a mobile phone, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well as the area code.

Irish phone numbers explained

Number details

The first one to three digits (not including a leading ‘0’ used for domestic calls) is an area code.

Mobile numbers are represented by area codes starting with ‘8’.

An example of an Irish phone number

The National Botanical Gardens of Ireland lists its phone number in Dublin as +353 1 804 0300.

Number explanation

Local example – calling from another location in Dublin

Dial only the local phone number – do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.

Long distance example – calling from Cork, Ireland (on the other side of the country)

When calling from outside the area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well the area code.

Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone in Ireland (including foreign phones roaming in Ireland)

When calling from outside the area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well the area code.

International exmaple – calling from outside Ireland

To call from outside Ireland, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Ireland’s country code of ‘353’, followed by the local area code and phone number.

The leading ‘0’ is not included in the phone call when calling from outside Ireland

How to call from Ireland

…to all regions of the world except for Northern Ireland

’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from the Republic of Ireland.

… to Northern Ireland

The Republic of Ireland can reach Northern Ireland fixed line (landline) phones through the regular international dialing sequence, or through an alternative direct dial sequence.

To call Northern Ireland through the alternative call sequence, replace the Northern Ireland area code ‘028’ with ‘048’ and dial directly.

For example:

Belfast landline 90xx xxxx can be reached directly from the Republic of Ireland by dialing either or the shortened call sequence:

or the regular international sequence:

Mobile phone numbers in Northern Ireland must be called using the regular international call sequence.

Sources and more resources

• COMREG  – Ireland’s communications regulator.
• BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
• European Commission Digital Single Market – Telecom Rules for the Digital Single Market. Outlines some of the telecommunications regulations across the European Single Market.
• European Commission Digital Single Market – Country information – Ireland – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband, however includes wireless information as well.
• ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
• International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
• International Telecommunications Union – Ireland (country code +353) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Ireland’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
• COMREG – Telecommunications Numbering – Ireland’s telephone numbering plan.
• Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Ireland – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for the United Kingdom. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
• BT – the Phonebook – Ireland’s International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Ireland from the BT phone book.