+353
Ireland phone numbers
085 012 3456
International +353 85 012 3456, E.164 +353850123456
The numbering plan of Ireland: formats, lengths, the regular expression for each line type and the prefix blocks allocated to each carrier, as ITU publishes it. A pattern says what a number looks like and where it was allocated; whether it is in service, and who serves it today, is a different question (below).
At a glance
- Country code
- +353
- Exit code
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- Mobile digits
- 9
- Fixed-line digits
- 7 to 10
- Number portability
- yes
- Carriers on record
- 11
How to dial a number in Ireland from anywhere: the dialling helper.
| Tesco Mobile | 13 |
|---|---|
| Lycamobile | 5 |
| Virgin Media | 3 |
| 3 | 2 |
| Carphone Warehouse Ireland Mobile Limited | 2 |
| 6 other operators | 7 |
prefix blocks allocated, from the published records; a block is a prefix at the plan's allocation length
Check a number
Valid mobile number in Ireland.
| Country | Ireland numbering plan |
|---|---|
| Line type | Mobile |
| Carrier the block was allocated to | Meteor |
| E.164 | +353850123456 |
| International | +353 85 012 3456 |
| National | 085 012 3456 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+353-85-012-3456 |
Test a pattern
Tick the line types you accept, copy the combined pattern, and paste numbers to see which range each one falls in. Numbers are reduced to their national digits first (no spaces, no +353, no trunk prefix 0); nothing leaves your browser.
^(?:8(?:22|[35-9]\d)\d{6}|(?:1\d|21)\d{6,7}|(?:2[24-9]|4(?:0[24]|5\d|7)|5(?:0[45]|1\d|8)|6(?:1\d|[237-9])|9(?:1\d|[35-9]))\d{5}|(?:23|4(?:[1-469]|8\d)|5[23679]|6[4-6]|7[14]|9[04])\d{7})$| Number | National digits | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 085 012 3456 | 850123456 | Mobile |
| (022) 12345 | 2212345 | Fixed line |
| 1800 123 456 | 1800123456 | not in the ticked types |
| 076 123 4567 | 761234567 | not in the ticked types |
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Walk the prefixes
Type the first digits of a number in national form, or tap them: the operators holding blocks under those digits, then the block a full prefix falls in. 32 blocks held by 11 operators are on record.
Type the first digits of a number in national form.
In full
Cheat sheet
| Country code | +353 |
|---|---|
| International exit code (dialling out) | 00 |
| Trunk prefix (national dialling) | 0 |
| Mobile number length (national digits) | 9 |
| Fixed-line number length (national digits) | 7 to 10 (5 or 6 dialled locally) |
| E.164 example | +353850123456 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+353-85-012-3456 |
| Mobile number portability | Yes |
Line types and their regular expressions
Match each pattern against the national significant number: digits only, without the trunk prefix 0 and without +353. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.
| Line type | National digits | Example, national | Example, E.164 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 9 | 085 012 3456 | +353850123456 |
| Fixed line | 7 to 10 | (022) 12345 | +3532212345 |
| Toll-free | 10 | 1800 123 456 | +3531800123456 |
| VoIP | 9 | 076 123 4567 | +353761234567 |
| Shared cost | 10 | 1850 123 456 | +3531850123456 |
| Premium-rate | 10 | 1520 123 456 | +3531520123456 |
| Personal number | 9 | 0700 123 456 | +353700123456 |
| UAN | 9 | (0818) 123 456 | +353818123456 |
| Voicemail | 10 | 085 5 123 4567 | +3538551234567 |
Mobile, 9 digits
^(?:8(?:22|[35-9]\d)\d{6})$Fixed line, 7 to 10 digits
^(?:(?:1\d|21)\d{6,7}|(?:2[24-9]|4(?:0[24]|5\d|7)|5(?:0[45]|1\d|8)|6(?:1\d|[237-9])|9(?:1\d|[35-9]))\d{5}|(?:23|4(?:[1-469]|8\d)|5[23679]|6[4-6]|7[14]|9[04])\d{7})$Toll-free, 10 digits
^(?:1800\d{6})$VoIP, 9 digits
^(?:76\d{7})$Personal number, 9 digits
^(?:700\d{6})$UAN, 9 digits
^(?:818\d{6})$Voicemail, 10 digits
^(?:88210[1-9]\d{4}|8(?:[35-79]5\d\d|8(?:[013-9]\d\d|2(?:[01][1-9]|[2-9]\d)))\d{5})$Carrier prefix blocks
The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +353. Numbers are portable, so this is the original allocation, not necessarily the carrier serving a number today.
| Operator | Line type | Prefix blocks | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Mobile | Mobile | 13 | 0890–0891, 0893, 0896–0898, 08928–08929, 08990–08993, 08999 |
| Lycamobile | Mobile | 5 | 08994–08998 |
| Virgin Media | Mobile | 3 | 08960–08962 |
| 3 | Mobile | 2 | 083, 0895 |
| Carphone Warehouse Ireland Mobile Limited | Mobile | 2 | 08970–08971 |
| Liffey Telecom | Mobile | 2 | 0892, 0894 |
| Eircom | Mobile | 1 | 08900 |
| Meteor | Mobile | 1 | 085 |
| O2 | Mobile | 1 | 086 |
| Vodafone | Mobile | 1 | 087 |
| eMobile | Mobile | 1 | 088 |
Questions developers ask
- How many digits does a phone number in Ireland have?
- Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 7 to 10 national digits (5 or 6 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +353 and without the trunk prefix 0.
- What is the country code for Ireland?
- +353. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 353, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Ireland, the exit code for international calls is 00.
- Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Ireland?
- Mobile numbers start with 083, 085, 086, 087, 088 or 089 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 085 012 3456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.
- Can a mobile number in Ireland be ported to another carrier?
- Yes. Ireland has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that.