What are phone number formats useed in a specific country or region?

Different countries or regions use different phone number formats.

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Most phone numbers in Ireland are written in the following formats:

   Prefix: long distance or international
   --------------------------------------
   |   Carrier or area code 
   |   --------------------
   |   |   Subscriber number
   |   |   -----------------
   v   v   v
   0   A   SSS SSSS     - Local format
   0   AAA SSS SSS      - Local format
  +353 A   SSS SSSS     - International format
  +353 AAA SSS SSS      - International format

Most telephone numbers in Ireland have 8, 9 digits and are written in the format of "A SSS SSSS", "AAA SSS SSS". Here are some examples: 1 666 9476; 1 944 0440; 818 366 222; 879 132 417.

When dialing locally inside Ireland, the long distance prefix of "0" is required. So the format becomes "0 A SSS SSSS", "0 AAA SSS SSS".

When dialing from outside of Ireland, the international dial-in prefix "+353" is required. So the format becomes "+353 A SSS SSSS", "+353 AAA SSS SSS".

When dialing from Ireland to other countries, the international dail-out prefix "+" or "00" required.

To see phone number formats for other countries or regions, see our Generic Phone Number Format Browser.

To see phone number examples in Ireland, try our Test Phone Number Generator.

To validate phone numbers in Ireland, try our Phone Number Format Validator.

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