Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland

Overview

General structure of Irish numbering

Geographical numbering

• 01 – Greater Dublin Area
• 02 – Cork
• 04 – Northeast
• 05 – Southeast
• 06 – Midwest and Southwest
• 07 – Northwest
• 09 – West

Regional overview

Mobile services

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Direct to voicemail number

Calls to Northern Ireland

International calls

Reserved numbers

• 03 – reserved for future changes in the numbering plan
• 07 – all except 0707, 0700, 071, 074 and 076 are reserved without assigned purpose
• 0707 – reserved for personal numbering
• 0800 – reserved

  Special numbers

• 00 – international access
• 020 91x xxxx – drama use
• 0700 – personal numbering
• 076 – VoIP services
• 080 – mailbox for landline users

  Speed dial short numbers to contact carriers

• 1901 – eir
• 1902 – Digiweb
• 1903 – Tesco Mobile
• 1904 – BT Ireland
• 1905 – eir mobile
• 1907 – Vodafone Ireland
• 1908 – Virgin Mobile Ireland
• 1909 and 1913 – Three Ireland
• 1910 – Magnet Networks

  Operator services

• 118xx – Directory enquiries

  Emergency services

Services provided

• Ambulance
• Garda Síochána
• Fire and rescue
• Irish Coast Guard
• Cliff and mountain rescue

  SMS emergency service

Premium rate numbers

Premium rate voice

Premium rate SMS

Special rate non–geographic numbers

Internet access numbers

• 1891 – reduced cost internet access
• 1892 – local rate internet access
• 1893 – variable cost internet access

  Carrier selection (per call)

• 13xxx – carrier selection. These codes override the default carrier.

Network engineering codes

• 199xxx... – network operator-specific engineering codes. These codes are generally not published.

  Line information codes

Check phone number associated with line / automatic number announcement circuit (ANAC)

• 199000 – reads out your telephone number.

  Check preset carrier

• 19800 – international calls
• 19822 – local calls
• 19801 – calls to other parts of the Republic of Ireland, Irish mobile numbers and landlines in Northern Ireland.

  Voicemail

• 171 – used to access voicemail on all networks: fixed line, all mobile operators and many VoIP providers.

  Call management services / supplementary service codes

PSTN lines and some ISDN services

Caller ID services

• 141 – caller ID default override – withhold caller ID on this call
• 142 – caller ID default override – present caller ID on this call
• 1471 – check last missed call. The system will verbally announce details of the last missed call
• #93# – delete missed call information from network memory

  Call waiting

• *43# – setup
• *#43# – check status
• #43# – cancel

  Answering call waiting

• R0 – reject call and temporarily suspend call waiting service for this call.
• R1 – answer waiting call and disconnect current call.
• R2 – answer waiting call and place current call on hold/or swap between calls.
• R3 – merge both calls into a three–way call.

  Conference/three–way calling

• While on a phone call, press the R key on your phone and dial the number you wish to add to the conversation.
• Dial R3 to begin conference/three–way call.
• R2 allows you to separate the calls and swap between them.

  Call hold / transfer to another extension

• R – places call on hold. Hang up and telephone will ring until call on hold is picked up again.

  Call forwarding (unconditional)

• *21*# – forward all calls to
• *#21# – check status
• #21# – deactivate

Alarm / reminder call

• *55*# e.g. for 8:30am dial *55*0830#
• *#55# – check status
• #55# – cancel

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Caller ID services

• 141 – caller ID default override – withhold caller ID on this call
• 142 – caller ID default override – present caller ID on this call
• 1471 – check last missed call. The system will verbally announce details of the last missed call.

  Call forwarding

Call forwarding (unconditional)

• *70 – forward all calls to
• #70 – deactivate

  Forwarding to voicemail

• *75 – activate when busy
• #75 – deactivate when busy
• *77 – forward if unanswered
• #77 – deactivate if unanswered

  Call waiting

• *72 – activate
• #72 – deactivate

  Answering call waiting

• R1 – answer waiting call and disconnect current call.
• R2 – answer waiting call and place current call on hold or swap between calls.

  Anonymous call rejection

• *90 – activate
• #90 – deactivate

  Redial last number called

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Mobiles

• GSM supplementary service codes – All of Ireland's mobile providers use the standard GSM codes to control special services such as call forwarding, barring, call waiting etc.

  Number changes

2002–2003

• The majority of area codes in County Donegal were merged into the single area code 074, while parts of south Donegal were merged into the area code 071. The area codes abolished were 073, 075 and 077. All local numbers became 7–digit.
• Area codes in County Sligo and north County Leitrim were merged into the single area code 071. The area codes abolished were 072, 078 and 079. All local numbers became 7–digit.
• Area codes in parts of counties Galway and Mayo were merged into the single area code 094, including Castlebar, Claremorris, Castlerea and Ballinrobe. The area codes abolished were 0907 and 092. All local numbers became 7–digit.
• Area codes in parts of counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath were merged into a new area code 090, including Athlone, Ballinasloe, Roscommon and Portumna. The area codes abolished were 0902, 0903, 0905 and 0509. All local numbers became 7–digit.
• Area codes in parts of counties Meath and Offaly were merged into the single area code 046, including Navan, Kells, Trim, Enfield and Edenderry. The 0405 area code was abolished. All local numbers became 7–digit.

  2006–2007

• All local numbers with the area code 044 changed from 5–digit to 7–digit. Numbers in the Rochfortbridge minimum numbering area were prefixed by 92, in the Mullingar MNA by 93 and the Castlepollard MNA by 96.
• Area codes in counties Laois and Offaly were merged into the single area code 057, including Port Laoise, Birr and Tullamore. The area codes abolished were 0502, 0506 and 0509. All local numbers became 7–digit.
• Area codes in County Wexford and parts of counties Carlow and Wicklow were merged into the single area code 053, including Wexford, Enniscorthy, Ferns and Gorey. The area codes abolished were 054and 055. All local numbers became 7–digit.

  2009–2010

• All local numbers with the area code 023 changed from 5–digit to 7–digit. Numbers in the Bandon MNA beginning with 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 were prefixed by 88, while numbers beginning with 6 were prefixed by 66.
• All local numbers with the area code 043 changed from 5–digit to 7–digit. Numbers in the Longford MNA were prefixed by 33 and in the Edgeworthstown MNA by 66.
• All local numbers with the area code 052 changed from 5–digit to 7–digit. Numbers in the Clonmel MNA were prefixed by 61, in the Cahir MNA by 74 and the Killenaule MNA by 91.
• All local numbers with the area code 064 changed from 5–digit to 7–digit. Numbers in the Killarney MNA were prefixed by 66 and in the Rathmore MNA by 77.

  Older changes

• The area code 0461 for Nobber was merged with the area code 046 in the late 1980s. Numbers were changed from xxxx to 5xxxx.
• All local numbers with the area code 01 changed from 6–digits to 7–digits in five stages between 1990 and 1994:
• *On 2 April 1990, numbers beginning with 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 70 and 79 were prefixed with 6.
• *On 8 April 1991, numbers beginning with 8 and 69 were prefixed with 2.
• *On 4 April 1992, numbers beginning with 4 and the remaining 6–digit numbers beginning with 2 were prefixed with 8. Numbers beginning with 95 and 98 were prefixed with 2.
• *On 24 April 1993, numbers beginning with 75, 780, 781, 782, 783 and 784 were prefixed with 4, while numbers beginning with 60, 61, 68, 71, 76, 77, 785and 789 were prefixed with 6, and numbers beginning with 72, 73, 74, 786, 787 and 788 were prefixed with 8.
• *On 16 April 1994, numbers beginning with 3 were prefixed with 8, while numbers beginning with 5 and 9 were prefixed with 4.
• Mobile numbering became 7–digit in the mid–1990s
• All local numbers with the area code 021 changed from 6–digits to 7–digits in two stages between 1998 and 2000.
• * From September 1998, numbers beginning with 40 were prefixed with 2, while numbers beginning with 43 and 33 were prefixed by 7.
• * From February 2000, numbers beginning with 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 were prefixed with 4.
• All local numbers with the area code 066 changed from 6–digits to 7–digits in 2000.
• The prefix 080 was previously used for calls to Northern Ireland, but this changed to 048 following the Big Number Change in 2000.

  Possible future changes

Historical numbering

Defunct access codes

• 16 – former international access code
• 03 – formerly used for calls to the UK. The format was 03 + STD code + local number.
• 08 – formerly used for Northern Ireland landlines
• 084 – formerly used for Belfast landlines

  Defunct operator services

• 10 – national operator assistance
• 114 – international operator assistance
• 910 – operator-assisted calls to some areas without direct dialling
• 1190 – Telecom Éireann national directory assistance
• 1197 – Telecom Éireann UK directory assistance
• 1198 – Telecom Éireann international directory assistance
• 191 – Telecom Éireann repair services
• 196 – telemessaging services, whereby callers could ask an operator to send a postcard with a printed message

Defunct information services

• 1191 – speaking clock

  Historical Northern Ireland access codes

• before 2000: 08 followed by Northern Irish area code and phone number e.g. Belfast xxx xxx was reached by dialling 08 01232 xxx xxx.

Historical Great Britain access codes

• 031 – London
• 032 – Birmingham
• 033 – Edinburgh
• 034 – Glasgow
• 035 – Liverpool
• 036 – Manchester