Ireland, officially Éire, is a country in Northern Europe, Its capital is Dublin, its country calling code is +353, and its ISO 3166 codes are IE (alpha-2) and IRL (alpha-3). The official currency is Euro (EUR) €.
Ireland country code: +353
The country calling code for Ireland is +353. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Ireland number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.
Ireland ISO codes: IE and IRL
Ireland is assigned IE as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and IRL as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Ireland is .ie. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.
Currency in Ireland: the Euro
The official currency of Ireland is the Euro, with the ISO 4217 code EUR and the symbol €. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Ireland are quoted in EUR. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.
Time zone in Ireland
The primary time zone for Ireland is UTC, currently UTC+00:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.
Capital and geography of Ireland
The capital of Ireland is Dublin. Ireland sits in Europe, specifically the Northern Europe subregion. Its approximate centre point is 53.00000000, -8.00000000. Traffic in Ireland drives on the left. Languages recorded for Ireland: Irish, English.
Which countries border Ireland?
Ireland shares a land border with 1 country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.
Bordering countries
1 land border recorded.
Public holidays 2026
11 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.
| Date | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | National |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Saint Brigid's Day | National |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Saint Patrick's Day | National |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | National |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | National |
| 4 May 2026 | May Day | National |
| 1 Jun 2026 | June Holiday | National |
| 3 Aug 2026 | August Holiday | National |
| 26 Oct 2026 | October Holiday | National |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec 2026 | St. Stephen's Day | National |
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Common comparisons
Where Ireland is
Centre point 53.00000000, -8.00000000.
