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Travelling to Ireland

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Entry requirements by nationality

  • Argentina: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Australia: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Brazil: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Canada: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Chile: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • China: visa required
  • India: visa required
  • Israel: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Japan: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Malaysia: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Mexico: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • New Zealand: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Singapore: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • South Korea: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • Ukraine: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
  • United States: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit

What you can bring

  • Alcohol: allowed, within limits — From outside the EU (including the UK): 1 litre of spirits, or 2 litres of other alcoholic drinks up to 22% alcohol (e.g. port, sherry, sparkling wine, some liqueurs), plus 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer. You can split the spirits/other-drinks allowance fractionally (e.g. 0.5 litres of spirits and 1 litre of port). Customs Duty, Excise Duty and VAT apply to anything above the allowance.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
  • Cash: allowed, must be declared — If you enter or leave the EU at an Irish airport or port carrying cash of €10,000 or more (or the equivalent in another currency), you must make a declaration to Customs. "Cash" includes banknotes and coins, cheques/travellers' cheques/promissory notes/money orders without a named beneficiary, gold coins of at least 90% gold and gold bars/nuggets of at least 99.5% gold. The rule applies to movements to or from the UK (including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands) but not to or from Northern Ireland.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • CBD: depends on specifics — The Food Safety Authority of Ireland states CBD "is not considered a narcotic drug and is not a controlled drug in Ireland under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977" — but THC is: "There is no legal threshold or tolerance in Ireland under the Misuse of Drugs Act for the presence of THC in food, except for hemp seed and hemp seed derived food products", so food products containing THC at any level (other than hemp seed products) are classified as controlled drugs. Separately, CBD as or in food or food supplements is an unauthorised novel food under EU Regulation 2015/2283 and cannot legally be placed on the EU market.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Controlled medication: depends on specifics — From non-Schengen countries (e.g. US, UK, Canada, Australia, Asia): the Department of Health's general rule applies — up to 3 months' supply for personal use, original packaging, and a prescription or doctor's/pharmacist's letter inside the package; a customs officer must be satisfied the documents support the amount and personal use. From Schengen countries (since 1 April 2023): an Article 75 Certificate issued or authenticated by your own country's competent authority is required for any prescribed product containing a controlled drug in Schedule II or III of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017, with a separate certificate for each drug. Prescribed cannabis-based products are not permitted to be brought into Ireland.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Drones: depends on specifics — Flying a drone in Ireland that weighs more than 250 grams, or has a camera or sensor, requires registration as a drone operator with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). Registration costs €41 and is valid for 2 years; you then label the drone with your operator registration number and load it into the drone's Direct Remote ID. Drones over 250g also need online-training certification (valid 5 years). Open-category flights are for drones under 25 kg (or with a class mark 0–4); heavier drones cannot be flown without IAA permission. If you live in the EU you only register in your country of residence, not in each country you fly in.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • E-cigarettes: depends on specifics — Revenue's traveller allowances for arrivals from outside the EU list allowances for cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars and smoking tobacco only — there is no vaping-specific allowance, and Revenue's list of prohibited/restricted goods in baggage does not mention e-cigarettes or vapes. Since 1 November 2025 Ireland charges an E-Liquid Products Tax of 50 cent per millilitre on e-liquid (nicotine and non-nicotine), but Revenue says it applies "the first time an e-liquid product is supplied by a business in the State", i.e. it falls on importers, manufacturers and suppliers, not on a traveller's own device.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Fresh produce: depends on specifics — Plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, seeds, soil and timber may not be brought in from a third country (including Great Britain) without a phytosanitary certificate presented to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine at the point of entry. Bananas, durians, dates, pineapples and coconuts are exempt from phytosanitary certification. Separately, for food safety, foods of non-animal origin on the EU high-risk import-control list (Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) are limited to 5 kg of each fresh product and 2 kg of each other product in personal luggage; foods not on that list have no weight limit.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Meat & dairy: prohibited — Personal consignments of meat, milk or their products are not allowed from non-EU countries (including Great Britain), with a narrow exception for products from the Faroe Islands or Greenland (10 kg combined). Allowed in luggage from outside the EU: powdered infant milk/infant formula and special foods required for medical reasons (combined 2 kg, sealed and branded); fish and shellfish up to 20 kg or the weight of one fish; other animal products such as honey up to 2 kg; and a defined list of low-risk products (bread, cakes, biscuits, chocolate and confectionery, pasta and noodles not mixed with meat, soup stocks and flavourings, coffee/tea extracts, liqueurs and cordials).Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Prescription medication: allowed, within limits — Visitors from non-Schengen countries may bring up to 3 months' supply of prescription medicines for their own personal use. The Department of Health recommends original packaging with your name clearly displayed, plus the prescription (or a copy) and/or a letter from your doctor or dispensing pharmacist outlining your condition and stating the medicines are for personal use — placed inside the package as proof of legitimacy.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Tobacco: allowed, within limits — From outside the EU (including the UK): 200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250g of smoking tobacco. The allowance can be split fractionally (e.g. 100 cigarettes and 50 cigarillos). Duty and VAT apply above it.Detailscompare everywhere →
  • Weapons: depends on specifics — Firearms need an importation (transfer) licence from the Department of Justice obtained BEFORE bringing them into the country, plus firearms certification; a firearms certificate for a non-resident costs €40 for 1 year. CS gas spray, pepper spray and stun guns are totally prohibited: importation or possession is illegal. Crossbows, spearguns and all airguns with a muzzle velocity over 1 joule (including paintball markers) are legally firearms and must be licensed. The Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 prohibits importing offensive weapons (listed in the 1991 Order, as amended in 2009 — including flick knives and several disguised knives), with penalties of up to 10 years' imprisonment.Detailscompare everywhere →

Checked against official sources on 2026-09-21. Official source

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