Emergency in Dublin
Ambulance
- Dial 999 or 112
- The 112 number is valid in all EU countries so remember it!
- You may be charged for this service; it varies from hospital to hospital. Holders of medical cards don’t pay but most expats would earn above the threshold for this card.
- The emergency section of a hospital is called the Accident and Emergency Rooms or the A & E.
Fire Brigade
- Dial 999 or 112
- The 112 number is valid in all EU countries so remember it!
- In Dublin the Fire Brigade answer calls for medical or fire emergencies with the appropriately trained staff.
Police
- Dial 999 or 112
- The 112 number is valid in all EU countries so remember it!
- The Irish police force are called the ‘Garda Siochana.’ This is Irish for guardians of the peace and is pronounced ‘gar-da shio-cawna.’ Irish people usually just call them ‘the guards’ or ‘the gar-dee.’
112 EU Emergency Number
Since 2002, EU rules require that 112 is available free of charge from fixed and mobile phones. Furthermore, it is required that calls must be appropriately answered and handled, information on the location of the caller is made available to emergency services and EU countries inform citizens of 112.
