Ireland Embassy: 202-462-3939 Dublin GMT +0 hrs

Entry Requirements:
Passport/Visa: Passport required.
HIV Test: Not required.
Vaccinations: None required.
Telephone Country Code: 353

Embassies/Consulates: U.S. Embassy, Dublin. 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge; Tel. (1) 688-777. Canadian Embassy; Tel. (1) 781-988.

Hospitals / Doctors: Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin (pediatrics); Tel. 558-511 or 800-365. Consultant’s Clinic, Dublin (OB/GYN); Tel. 544-506. St. Jane’s Hospital, Dublin (595 beds); all specialties; 4-bed ICU unit. Tel. 532-867/8. W.A. Ryan M.D., Dublin; Tel. (1) 2691-581. Blackrock Clinic, Rock Road, Blackrock Co. Dublin; Tel. 883-364. Charlemont Clinic, Dublin (Professor Risteard Mulcahy, cardiology); Tel. 784-277.
AT&T Dial: 1-800-550-000 -- -- MCI Dial: 1-800-55-1001

Current Advisories & Health Risks:

Hepatitis: Low risk. Hepatitis A vaccine is not routinely recommended. The carrier rate of the hepatitis B virus in the general population is less than 0.5 percent. Hepatitis E has not been reported.

Lyme Disease: Endemic level undetermined but clinical cases reportedly occur among all age groups, usually during the summer months. Ixodes ricinus tick population peaks in May and September. Travelers to rural areas should take measures to prevent tick bites, especially in brushy, wooded, and forested areas.

Other Diseases/Hazards: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (no cases currently reported although virus appears to be circulating in the rodent population of Ireland), leptospirosis (acquired through contact with infective animal urine, often when swimming in polluted water), leptospirosis (human infection from exposure to livestock), and Q fever (rare cases in humans).