Ireland eSIM

Ireland eSIM prices start at €0.67 for 1 GB (7 days). The recommended plan, 10 GB (30 days), costs €5.00.

Not unless the United Kingdom is named on the plan's own destination list, and this catches people out more here than almost anywhere. Northern Ireland is a separate jurisdiction, part of the United Kingdom, using pound sterling and its own mobile market, yet the land border is open and unmarked with no checks at all. Nothing announces the crossing. If the trip includes the Giant's Causeway, Derry or Belfast — the Enterprise train runs Dublin Connolly to Belfast in about two hours ten — treat it as a second destination and check for it by name.

Outside Dublin, effectively yes. Trains and coaches link the cities well — Dublin to Galway is about two and a quarter hours, Dublin to Cork around three by road and about two and a half by train — but they do not reach the peninsulas, Connemara or West Cork, which are the reason most people come. Driving is on the left, manual gearboxes are the default so automatics book out early, and the M50 around Dublin is a barrier-free toll paid online rather than at a booth.

Seven to ten days covers Dublin plus the southwest and west comfortably, and five is the practical floor. The distances look small and drive long: Dublin to Galway is about 208 kilometres but the Ring of Kerry alone is 180, and the Wild Atlantic Way runs some 2,500 kilometres across nine counties if you tried to follow it. Pick two or three bases rather than moving daily, since the peninsulas reward a slow day far more than a checklist.

Book a timed entry slot online before going, with parking included in it. The cliffs sit about 70 kilometres south of Galway in County Clare, and a seasonal shuttle links the Burren and the cliffs from late May to late September for those without a car. The clifftop is fully exposed, so wind decides how pleasant the visit is far more than rain does. Have the booking saved offline, since the approach roads are rural and you do not want to be searching for it at the gate.

You can, with a wetsuit, which is what most people wear even in August. The water sits around twelve to sixteen degrees at its summer warmest. The beaches themselves are the draw: Keem Bay on Achill Island, Dog's Bay and Gurteen near Roundstone, Inch and Slea Head on the Dingle peninsula, Lahinch and Fanore in Clare, Barleycove and Inchydoney in West Cork, and Mullaghmore and Strandhill up in Sligo. Treat them as coastal walks and surf spots rather than swimming holidays.

June to August for the light above all: near the solstice there are around seventeen hours of daylight and sunset falls close to ten in the evening, which is what makes the long peninsula drives possible in one day. April to May and September to October are quieter with still-long evenings. From November to March sunset is near four in the afternoon in late December, and many rural attractions, island ferries and seasonal shuttles reduce or close. Rain here is showery rather than all-day; it is wind that cancels things.

Usually not. The Ring of Kerry, Slea Head, Connemara and the Beara peninsula run long stretches between villages on narrow roads with high ground either side, and a signal that fades there and returns in the next town is behaving as the terrain dictates. Judge it in Killarney or Galway rather than on the road. If it genuinely fails in a town, use Wi-Fi to reopen the plan's own setup guide, confirm the Ireland profile is enabled and set as the mobile-data line, follow its roaming and APN steps in order, and give support the order reference and handset model.

Yes. WhatsApp stays linked to your usual number and runs on the eSIM's data. On a dual-SIM phone, your usual SIM can stay on for ordinary calls and texts. Your home carrier may charge for calls, texts or data on that line, so turn off data roaming there.

No. Horizon plans are data-only, with no phone number for calls or texts. Use apps such as WhatsApp or FaceTime over the eSIM's data, or keep your usual SIM on for ordinary calls and texts.

Yes. A travel eSIM connects to local networks as a roaming line, so turn on data roaming for the Horizon eSIM when you arrive. The plan is prepaid, so Horizon does not bill you after checkout. Keep data roaming off on your usual SIM to avoid charges from your home carrier.

You can buy more. If your plan supports a top-up, My eSIMs shows the data you can add to the same eSIM. If it does not, buy another Ireland plan and install it the same way.

It will if your phone supports eSIM and is not locked to your home carrier. Many recent iPhone and Android models do, but some regional versions do not, so check your exact model on the supported devices page before you buy.

No. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. There is no daily limit that slows you down, so you can use your whole plan in one day if you need to. Your speed depends on the local network, your signal and how busy the network is. When your data allowance is used up, the plan stops rather than slowing down.

Yes. We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.