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An eSIM for Ireland is a digital data plan for the phone you already own. There is no physical SIM card, no airport lines, and no passport needed. Your plan is ready on your SIMAREA account before you even leave home.
It works safely alongside your normal SIM. You keep your own number for calls and important text messages. Your data goes through the SIMAREA plan. Just turn off data roaming on your home SIM to avoid high bills.
Coverage comes from Eir, the one network these plans use. Your phone connects to it when you arrive.
If you stay longer, top up your current plan with more data. You do not need to buy a new one.
What it is not: a local phone number. If you need a number for verification codes, see virtual numbers.
Ireland eSIM on Eir
5GMobile data for a long weekend in Dublin or a longer stay in Ireland, from 500 MB for 3 days to 50 GB for 180 days, with Eir on every plan.
The unlimited plan is the day pass we feature for Ireland: after its daily full-speed allowance it keeps you connected at a lower speed, and it is billed per day for the days you choose. Fixed plans are one price for the term shown. Nothing on this page is an estimate.
How to get mobile data in Ireland
Set it up at home the night before. Your eSIM waits quietly until you arrive.
Pick eSIM plan
Choose how long you are there. The day pass is billed per day, so the term is yours to set.
Pay, then scan
Charged from your balance, which you top up with crypto. Your QR code is in your dashboard once the order is paid.
Turn it on when you arrive
Turn on data roaming for your SIMAREA plan when you arrive, and it joins a partner network.
What to know about an eSIM for Ireland
The specifics that decide whether a travel eSIM is useful once you're actually there.
Runs on Eir
Plans for Ireland connect to Eir. Your phone joins it once data roaming is on for the eSIM.
Set up before you go
No SIM card store, no passport check. Install it at home, then turn on data roaming for it when you arrive.
Hotspot sharing
Share your internet with a laptop or a friend, if your plan and phone allow it.
Keep your own number
The eSIM is just for internet. Your normal SIM still receives calls and important bank codes. You can use both at once.
Keep using the same eSIM
Staying longer? Top up the same plan with more data from your dashboard. No need for a new QR code.
If it does not work
Not installed or connected yet? Ask for a refund within 30 days of buying it. Installed but not working on any of its networks? Support helps, and refunds you if it cannot be fixed.
Ireland eSIM plans, from 3 days to 180
An Ireland eSIM from SIMAREA connects to one network, Eir, on all nine plans, and each one shows 5G. The shortest term is 3 days and the longest is 180:
- 3 days: 500 MB
- 7 days: 1 GB
- 15 days: 3 GB
- 30 days: 3, 5, 10, or 20 GB
- 180 days: 50 GB
- Day pass: 1 GB a day, and 512 Kbps once it's gone
Whichever you buy, the term starts at its first connection in Ireland. A plan that runs short of data can be topped up on the same eSIM, but the end date doesn't move. Sites see an address in France, the Netherlands, or the United Kingdom, the plan's exit countries, and not an Irish one.
Eir here, 3 and Vodafone on most multi-country plans
Buying a wider plan usually changes your Irish network, so check the list before you pay:
- 35-country list on the Europe eSIM: Eir, as on this page.
- 33-, 34-, and 41-country lists, and Global 130: 3 and Vodafone, with no Eir.
- 31-country list: Eir, 3, and Vodafone. Those 31-day plans start at installation and can't be topped up.
Exits vary as well: Belgium on the 33-country list, the Netherlands on the 31-country list, and the UK or Norway on the 34- and 41-country lists and on Global 130.
Dublin with Belfast or London
The Ireland plans name Ireland only, and Belfast and London are in the United Kingdom. That gives you two ways to set up the trip:
- Two eSIMs: a plan from this page plus a UK plan, each counting its own days.
- One eSIM: Ireland and the UK are both on all six Europe lists and on Global 130. On the 35-country list, that means Eir in Ireland, with EE and 3 in the UK.
Ireland eSIM questions
Is there an Ireland eSIM for just a few days?
Yes. The shortest fixed plan is 500 MB for 3 days, followed by 1 GB for 7 days. Both can take a top-up if you use more than you expected.
Does Ireland have an unlimited eSIM plan?
The day pass is the nearest thing, and it has a daily limit on speed. You get 1 GB at full speed on Eir, then 512 Kbps until the day resets.
Will I get an Irish phone number?
No, this eSIM only handles data, so it brings no number, calls, or SMS, and your own SIM stays as it is. Numbers rented for a term are separate, under virtual numbers.
What happens if I buy it and my trip changes?
An unused plan stays valid for 180 days. You can also ask for a refund within 30 days of purchase, as long as the eSIM hasn't been installed or connected. An eSIM that's installed or used isn't refundable, and that includes a phone that turns out to be incompatible.
Can I use the data on a laptop in Ireland?
Sharing from your phone works if your plan and phone allow it.
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Choose an Ireland eSIM
Pick a day pass or a plan from 3 to 180 days on Eir. Going on to Belfast or London? Compare the UK plans.