To and from Ireland cheap international calls, calling cards and country code info

This post explains the cheapest way to make phone calls to and from Ireland. If you simply want to pay a cheap rate when making calls to Ireland, use a so called calling card or prepaid phone card.

It really couldn't be simpler to save yourself a fortune on your overseas calls. With a calling card, all you do is dial the access number (local or toll free number) before you dial your overseas number.

Too good to be true?

It sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it? Perhaps you’re thinking “Where’s the catch?” Well, there’s a small detail, a quick search on Google will get you hundred of sites selling calling cards. So how do you find a reputable online retailer that won’t rip you off with cards that do not work, or won’t give you any support in case of a problem?

After doing some research, I finally found that Cloncom is a reputable retailer with good rating from the Better Business Bureau that sells prepaid phone cards for Ireland.

SpeedyPin is another BBB good rated retailer you may want to look at, although I can’t give you any opinion on this one because I never tried it myself.

As I always recommend better to start small, first with a $5 or $10 card to see how it works for you. In my experience it worked really well.

Calling instructions for calls to Ireland

The Prefix, or calling code, or routing number, or country code (this goes by many names) for calling Ireland, is +353.

Individual area codes for Ireland are:

City/area list:

Area Name	Area Code
Arklow	402
Athlone	90
Ballina	96
Bandon	23
Bundoran	72
Carlow	59
Castlebar	94
Cavan	49
Clonmel	52
Cork	21
Donegal	74
Drogheda	41
Dublin	1
Dundalk	42
Ennis	65
Enniscorthy	54
Galway	91
Kanturk	29
Kilkenny	56
Killarney	64
Letterkenny	74
Limerick	61
Longford	43
Mallow	22
Mobile	76,83,85,86,87,88,89
Monaghan	47
Mullingar	44
Naas	45
Navan	46
Nenagh	67
Portlaoise	502
Rathluire	63
Roscommon	90
Rosslare	53
Shannon	61
Sligo	71
Thurles	504
Tipperary	62
Tralee	66
Tuam	93
Tullamore	506
Waterford	51
Westport	98
Wexford	53
Wicklow	404
Youghal	24

Here's how to make a phone call direct to Ireland from America:

You have to dial 011 + 353 + AREA CODE + NUMBER.

But don't call Ireland direct unless you want to spend a lot of money. Use a calling card or a prepaid phone service instead.

Some great prepaid phone cards for calling from Ireland to the USA can also be found through Cloncom calling card search.