Irish Escorts: Irish Phone Numbers
The island of Ireland is composed of the Republic of Ireland, which covers five sixths of the island (the south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland, which covers the north-eastern sixth of the island and is part of the UK, and, because of this, Ireland has two different phone systems.
The Dialling Code for the Republic of Ireland is 353.
The Dialling Code for Northern Ireland is 44 (the same as the UK).
To make matters even more confusing, whilst escorts in the Republic of Ireland will generally use Irish mobile phones and escorts in Northern Ireland will generally use UK mobile phones, it is not unheard of for escorts in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to use mobile phones of the other's phone system! Thankfully though, the vast majority of Irish escorts do use mobile phones, which at least means the number of prefixes you can expect to come across is not that great!
We always display our advertisers phone numbers as the number you would dial if you were in the same country as the advertiser according to how the phone systems work, i.e. The phone numbers of Republic of Ireland advertisers are always displayed as per how you would dial them if you were in the Republic of Ireland also, and the phone numbers of Northern Ireland advertisers are always displayed as per how you would dial them if you were in Northern Ireland also.
If you are having problems, first establish whether the advertiser you are trying to call is in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland (their advert will say) and then proceed for further help.
Republic of Ireland Advertiser Phone Numbers:
The vast majority of Republic of Ireland advertisers use Irish mobile phones. These numbers all follow the format 08X XXXXXXX. Occasionally Irish Landline or other Irish numbers are used, e.g. Dublin landline numbers which all follow the format 01 XXXXXXX, but this is very rare really.
To call a Republic of Ireland number from abroad (and remember Northern Ireland is abroad in the context of phone numbers) you need to dial the International Access Code of the country you are calling from, 353, and then the number you wish to dial minus the first zero of it. e.g. 00 353 8X XXXXXXX. (Please note, whilst 00 is the International Access Code in Ireland, the UK and possibly most of the world, it may not be your country's International Access Code.)
If a Republic of Ireland advertiser has a number starting 00 44 then this is a Republic of Ireland advertiser using a UK phone number. The number displayed is the number you would dial to call them if you were in the Republic of Ireland, but their number is really a UK number with the first zero dropped and 00 44 added in front of it. This isn't a common scenario, but it does happen.
Northern Ireland Advertiser Phone Numbers:
The vast majority of Northern Ireland advertisers use UK mobile phones. These numbers all follow the format 07XXX XXXXXX. Occasionally UK Landline or other UK numbers are used, e.g. Belfast City landline numbers which all follow the format 02890 XXXXXX, but this is very rare really.
To call a Northern Ireland number from abroad (and remember the Republic of Ireland is abroad in the context of phone numbers) you need to dial the International Access Code of the country you are calling from, 44, and then the number you wish to dial minus the first zero of it. e.g. 00 44 7XXX XXXXXX. (Please note, whilst 00 is the International Access Code in Ireland, the UK and possibly most of the world, it may not be your country's International Access Code.)
If a Northern Ireland advertiser has a number starting 00 353 then this is a Northern Ireland advertiser using an Irish phone number. The number displayed is the number you would dial to call them if you were in Northern Ireland, but their number is really an Irish number with the first zero dropped and 00 353 added in front of it. This isn't a common scenario, but it does happen.
A Note on 'Withheld' Numbers:
Escorts in Ireland tend to use phones with Caller ID, and it is not uncommon for them to refuse to take calls from numbers that come up as 'withheld'. Escorts have to be concerned about their security and, for many, the first 'safety check' is having a confirmed number for the client. There is also a common perception that people who hide their Caller ID are often 'timewasters'. Even if you don't purposely withhold your Called ID when calling escorts, it may be withheld anyway, perhaps because you are calling from abroad or from a phone that automatically withholds its number. If this is your situation, you may be able to call from another phone or switch Caller ID Withhold off on your phone. (Tip: If you are in the Republic of Ireland, try adding 142 before the number you are dialling to un-withhold your Called ID. And, if you are in Northern Ireland / the UK, try adding 1470 before the number you are dialling to un-withhold your Called ID.
Still having problems?
Have you got credit on your phone? Did you pay your last phone bill? If you are trying to call an International number, could there be a bar on your phone preventing International calls? Are you using a work phone where you need to dial 9 or suchlike for an outside line first? And also, don't forget, not all escorts are available all of the time, even if they claim they are in all their advertising material! However, if you are having terrible troubles with Irish phone numbers or feel a phone number published on our website is incorrect, please feel free to contact us.
