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