How to Call Ireland From the United States
Irish folk will get (justifiably) miffed if you think their country is part of the United Kingdom - which it's not. So if you try to place a call to Ireland using the same country code you'd use for England or Scotland, you may end up talking to a Yorkshire sheepherder. Use the following steps instead.
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Instructions
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Determine what time it is in Ireland. The time in Ireland is equal to Greenwich Mean Time, which means it's 5 hours later in Ireland than it is on the East Coast of the United States, and 8 hours later than it is on the West Coast.
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Dial 011, the international access code.
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Dial 353, the Irish country code.
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Drop the 0 from the beginning of the city code.
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Dial the remaining digits.
