🇮🇪 Ireland

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Ireland.

Current time in Ireland

Europe/Dublin · GMT · observes DST

Time zones in Ireland

Upcoming public holidays in Ireland

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Other countries in Northern Europe

At a glance

Capital
—
Region
Europe
Subregion
Northern Europe
Population
5,458,600
Area
70,273 km²
Currency
EUR €
Calling code
+353
Driving side
left
Languages
eng, gle
Internet TLD
.ie

About

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain.

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