Communication and Press Services

Post Offices - The Post Office or Oifig an Phoist in Irish, is located in the centre of most towns and the service is known as An Post. They carry out a variety of services including money transfers, should you run out!

Phone Services - There is an excellent telephone service to all parts of the county provided by Eircom. There are many mobile companies and coverage is good across the county. You should receive a text from the provider nearest to you offering their service. Some areas still have a week signal but you should find the level of service sufficient.

Internet - Numerous hotels offer a free WIFI service. If you are unable to access the network simply ask at reception. Similarly restaurants, bars, and the local McDonalds (Ennis and Shannon) all offer free WIFI. Internet access is high speed but can be difficult to get reception in the more remote areas.

Newspapers - The national newspapers are The Irish Examiner, The Irish Independent and The Irish Times. All UK tabloids such as The Star, The Sun and The Mirror are also available as are UK broadsheets. These papers are called The Irish Star etc but mostly have the same content as the UK editions. Local newspapers include the Clare Champion and the Clare People. If you rally want to find out what is happening in County Clare have a look at the local papers. The Clare People can be purchased on Tuesdays and The Clare Champion on Thursdays.

Television - Most bars/restaurants have a television and as Ireland is a sports mad country there always seems to be sport of some sort on at all times. The main domestic channels are RTE 1, RTE 2, TV3 and the Irish language Channel TG4. BBC 1 and 2, ITV are also available as are all the Sky channels.

Radio - The main local radio stations in County Clare include Clare FM and Spin South West. National radio stations include 2fm and Today fm. Clare FM carry a local diary and its a great source of what is on in the county.

Country calling codes and time differences

 

Country                            Code            Time difference (+ or - GMT)
Afghanistan                          93                       + 4.5 hrs
Albania                                355                       + 1 hr
Algeria                                 213                       + 1 hr
Andorra                               376                       + 1 hr
Angola                                 244                       + 1 hr
Anguilla                             1 264                       - 4 hrs
Antigua and Barbuda        1 268                       - 4 hrs
Argentina                               54                       - 3 hrs
Armenia                                374                      + 4 hrs
Aruba                                    297                      - 4 hrs
Ascension                            247                      GMT
Australia                                 61                      + 8 hrs to + 11 hrs
Austria                                   43                       + 1 hr
Azerbaijan                            994                      + 5 hrs
Bahamas                           1 242                       - 5 hrs
Bahrain                                 973                      + 3 hrs
Bangladesh                          880                      + 6 hrs
Barbados                           1 246                      - 4 hrs
Belarus                                 375                      + 2 hrs
Belgium                                   32                      + 1 hr
Belize                                    501                      - 6 hrs
Benin                                     229                      + 1 hr
Bermuda                             1 441                      - 4 hrs
Bhutan                                   975                      + 6 hrs
Bolivia                                     591                     - 4 hrs
Bosnia Herzegovina               387                     + 1 hr
Botswana                              267                      + 2 hrs
Brazil                                       55                       - 3 hrs
Brunei                                    673                      + 8 hrs
Bulgaria                                  359                     + 2 hrs
Burkina                                   226                     GMT
Burma                                       95                     + 6.5 hrs
Burundi                                   257                     + 2 hrs
Cambodia                                855                     + 7 hrs
Cameroon                               237                     + 1 hr
Canada                                       1                     - 4 hrs to - 8 hrs
Cape Verde                            238                      - 1 hr
Cayman Islands                   1 345                      - 5 hrs
Central African Republic         236                     + 1 hr
Chad                                        235                     + 1 hr
Chile                                           56                     - 4 hrs
China                                          86                    + 8 hrs
Columbia                                     57                    - 5 hrs
Comoros                                   269                    + 3 hrs
Congo                                       242                    + 1 hr
Cook Islands                             682                    - 10.5 hrs
Costa Rica                                506                    - 6 hrs
Croatia                                      385                    + 1 hr
Cuba                                           53                    - 5 hrs
Cyprus                                      357                    + 2 hrs
Czech Republic                        420                     + 1 hr
Dem. Rep. of Congo[Zaire]       242                    + 1 hr
Denmark                                      45                    + 1 hr
Diego Garcia                              246                   + 5 hrs
Djibouti                                       253                    + 3 hrs
Dominica                                 1 767                    - 4 hrs
Dominican Republic                1 809                    - 4 hrs
Ecuador                                     593                    - 5 hrs
Egypt                                           20                    + 2 hrs
El Salvador                                503                    - 6 hrs
England                                        44                     GMT
Equatorial Guinea                       240                   + 1 hr
Eritrea                                         291                   + 3 hrs
Estonia                                       372                    + 2 hrs
Ethiopia                                       251                   + 3 hrs
Falkland Islands                             5                    - 4 hrs
Faroe Islands                             298                    GMT
Fiji                                               679                   + 12 hrs
Finland                                        358                   + 2 hrs
France                                          33                   + 1 hr
French Guiana                           
594                   - 3 hrs
French Polynesia                        689                   - 10 hrs
Gabon                                         241                   + 1 hr
Gambia                                       220                    GMT
Georgia                                      995                    + 4 hrs
Germany                                      49                    + 1 hr
Ghana                                        233                    + 1 hr
Gibralter                                     350                    GMT
Greece                                         30                    + 2 hrs
Greenland                                   299                   - 1 hr to - 4 hrs
Grenada                                   1 473                   - 4 hrs
Guadaloupe                                 590                   - 4 hrs
Guam                                        1 671                   + 10 hrs
Guatemala                                   502                   - 6 hrs
Guinea                                         224                   GMT
Guinea Bissau                             245                   GMT
Guyana                                        592                   - 4 hrs
Haiti                                              509                   - 5 hrs
Honduras                                     504                   - 6 hrs
Hong Kong                                   852                   + 8 hrs
Hungary                                         36                   + 1 hr
Iceland                                         354                    GMT
India                                               91                    + 5.5 hrs
Indonesia                                       62                    + 7 hrs or 8 hrs
Iran                                                98                    + 3.5 hrs
Iraq                                              964                    + 3 hrs
Ireland                                         353                    GMT
Israel                                           972                    + 2 hrs
Italy                                               39                     + 1 hr
Ivory Coast                                 225                     GMT
Jamaica                                    1 876                    - 5 hrs
Japan                                            81                    + 9 hrs
Jordan                                         962                    + 2 hrs
Kazakhstan                                     7                    + 5 hrs or + 6 hrs
Kenya                                          254                    + 3 hrs
Kiribati                                          686                    + 12 hrs
Kuwait                                         965                    + 3 hrs
Kyrgystan                                    996                    + 6 hrs
Laos                                             856                    + 7 hrs
Latvia                                            371                   + 2 hrs
Lebanon                                        961                   + 2 hrs
Lesotho                                         266                   + 2 hrs
Liberia                                            231                   GMT
Libya                                              218                   + 1 hr
Liechenstein                                  423                   + 1 hr
Lithuania                                        370                   + 2 hrs
Luxembourg                                  352                    + 1 hr
Macau [China]                                853                   + 8 hrs
Macedonia                                     389                    + 1 hr
Madagascar                                   261                   + 3 hrs
Malawi                                           265                    + 2 hrs
Malaysia                                           60                   + 8 hrs
Maldives                                         960                   + 5 hrs
Mali                                                 223                   GMT
Malta                                               356                   + 1 hr
Marshall Islands                              692                   + 12 hrs
Martinique                                       596                   - 4 hrs
Mauritiania                                      222                    GMT
Mauritius                                         230                   + 4 hrs
Mexico                                              52                   - 6 hrs
Micronesia                                       691                  + 11 hrs
Moldova                                           373                  + 2 hrs
Monaco                                            377                  + 1 hr
Mongolia                                          976                   + 8 hrs
Montserrat                                    1 664                   - 4 hrs
Morocco                                          212                   GMT
Mozambique                                    258                   + 2 hrs
Myanmar                                           95                   + 6.5 hrs
Namibia                                            264                  + 2 hrs
Nauru                                               674                  + 12 hrs
Nepal                                                977                  + 6 hrs
Netherlands                                       31                   + 1 hr
Netherlands Antilles                        599                   - 4 hrs
New Caledonia                                687                  + 11 hrs
New Zealand                                    64                   + 12 hrs
Nicaragua                                       505                      - 6 hrs
Niger                                               227                      + 1 hr
Nigeria                                            234                      + 1 hr
Niue                                                683                      - 11 hrs
Norfolk Island                                 672                       + 11 hrs
North Cyprus                                    90                      + 2 hrs
North Korea                                    850                      + 9 hrs
Northern Marianas                       1 670                      + 10 hrs
Norway                                             47                      + 1 hr
Oman                                               968                      + 4 hrs
Pakistan                                             92                      + 5 hrs
Palau                                                680                      + 9 hrs
Panama                                            507                       - 5 hrs
Papua New Guinea                          675                      + 10 hrs
Paraguay                                          595                      - 4 hrs
Peru                                                    51                      - 5 hrs
Philppines                                           63                      + 8 hrs
Poland                                                48                       + 1 hr
Portugal                                             351                      GMT
Puerto Rico                                     1 787                     - 4 hrs
Qatar                                                 974                     + 3 hrs
Reunion                                             262                     + 4 hrs
Romania                                              40                      + 2 hrs
Russian Federation                               7                      + 1 hr to + 11 hrs
Rwanda                                             250                     + 2 hrs
Samoa (United States)                       684                     - 11hrs
Samoa (Western)                              685                      - 11 hrs
San Marino                                         378                     + 1 hr
Sao Tome and Principe                      239                      GMT
Saudi Arabia                                      966                      + 3 hrs
SenegaL                                            221                      GMT
Seychelles                                         248                      + 4 hrs
Sierra Leone                                      232                      GMT
Singapore                                            65                      + 8 hrs
Slovakia                                              421                     + 1 hr
Slovenia                                             386                      + 1 hr
Solomon Islands                                 677                      + 11 hrs
Somalia                                              252                       + 3 hrs
South Africa                                        27                       + 2 hrs
South Korea                                        82                       + 9 hrs
Spain                                                   34                       + 1 hr
Sri Lanka                                             94                       + 5.5 hrs
St. Helena                                          290                       GMT
St. Kitts and Nevis                          1 869                       - 4 hrs
St. Lucia                                          1 758                       - 4 hrs
St. Pierre and Miquelon                      508                       - 3 hrs
St.Vincent & Grenadines                1 784                       - 4 hrs
Sudan                                                249                       + 2 hrs
Surinam                                              597                       - 3 hrs
Swaziland                                          268                       + 2 hrs
Sweden                                               46                       + 1 hr
Switzerland                                          41                       + 1 hr
Syria                                                   963                       + 2 hrs
Taiwan                                                886                       + 8 hrs
Tajikistan                                                 7                       + 5 hrs
Tanzania                                             255                       + 3 hrs
Thailand                                                66                       + 7 hrs
Togo                                                    228                       GMT
Tokelau                                                690                      - 11 hrs
Tonga                                                  676                      + 13 hrs
Trinidad and Tobago                         1 868                     - 4 hrs
Tunisia                                                 216                     + 1 hr
Turkey                                                   90                     + 2 hrs
Turkmenistan                                       993                     + 5 hrs
Turks and Caicos                             1 649                     - 5 hrs
Tuvalu                                                  688                    + 12 hrs
Uganda                                                256                    + 3 hrs
Ukraine                                                380                     + 2 hrs
United Arab Emirates                           971                    + 4 hrs
United Kingdom                                      44                    GMT
Uruguay                                               598                    - 3 hrs
USA                                                         1                    - 5 hrs to - 11 hrs
Uzbekistan                                               7                    + 5 hrs
Vanuatu                                               678                    + 11 hrs
Venezuela                                              58                    - 4 hrs
Vietnam                                                  84                    + 7 hrs
Virgin Islands                                     1 284                   - 4 hrs
Yemen                                                   967                   + 3 hrs
Yugoslavia                                            381                   + 1 hr
Zaire                                                     243                   + 1 hr
Zambia                                                 260                    + 2 hrs
Zimbabwe                                            263                    + 2 hrs