How to call Ireland from the US and Canada

011 - 353 - phone number

011353 and +353 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Irish numbers).

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Calling Ireland explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 353 - Country Code for Ireland
  • phone number (remove initial 0):
    • fixed - 7 to 9 digits including area code
    • cell phones - 9 digits
    • VoIP - 9 digits starting with 76
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Dublin: 011 353 1 ??? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Irish cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 353 8X ??? ????
  • X can not be 0 or 1

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Ardee 41 Dundalk 42 Nenagh 67
Arklow 402 Dungarvan 58 Newbridge 45
Athlone 90 Edenderry 46 New Ross 51
Athy 59 Ennis 65 Passage West 21
Balbriggan 1 Galway 91 Shannon 61
Ballina 96 Greystones 1 Sligo 71
Ballinasloe 90 Kilkenny 56 Spiddal 91
Birr 57 Killarney 64 Swords 1
Bray 1 Leixlip 1 Tallaght 1
Carrick-on-Suir 51 Letterkenny 74 Thurles 504
Carlow 59 Limerick 61 Tralee 66
Castlebar 94 Longford 43 Tramore 51
Clonmel 52 Loughrea 91 Tullamore 57
Cobh 21 Mallow 22 Waterford 51
Cork 21 Monaghan 47 Westport 98
Drogheda 41 Mullingar 44 Wexford 53
Dublin 1 Naas 45 Wicklow 404
Dun Laoghaire 1 Navan 46 Youghal 24
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