How to send a letter to Ireland

How to address and send post to another country — the address layout, postage, delivery times and what you can and can’t send.

Ireland

Sending post to Ireland
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery timeAbout 5-14 business days.
PostageLetter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
PostcodeEircode 7-character code (e.g., A65 F4E2) on its own line.

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Full Name
House Number + Street
LOCALITY
EIRCODE
IRELAND
Example
Aoife Murphy
12 Main Street
DUBLIN 2
D02 X285
IRELAND
Full name
Required
Full name recommended.
Postcode
Eircode 7-character code (e.g., A65 F4E2) on its own line.
Language
English or Irish; uppercase locality.

📮 Sending

Postage methods
Letter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
Delivery times
About 5-14 business days.

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Ireland

From anywhere
about 9 days (214 letters)
From USA
about 13 days (55 letters)
From United Kingdom
about 5 days (25 letters)
From Canada
about 11 days (23 letters)

Based on letters our members logged and marked as received over the last two years, using the quicker letters on each route. A letter may arrive sooner: members don’t always mark a letter as received as soon as it arrives.

🛃 Customs and restrictions

Customs
CN22/CN23 for goods.
Restrictions
Standard dangerous goods restrictions.

💡 Tips

Include Eircode; avoid punctuation.
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