Emergency Contacts
Essential numbers for emergencies in Ireland
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Ring your bank first, on the number on your card. Then the steps in order: stopping payments, getting money back, reporting it, and support.
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Support Services
Mental Health & Crisis
Domestic Violence
Be ready: print and share
Free sheets for the fridge, beside the phone and in your wallet, to fill in before you need them. Not for sale.
- Emergency information sheetFill it in and keep it somewhere easy to find, like the fridge. In an emergency, it has the answers ready for the ambulance crew, the Gardaí and your family.
- Calling 112 or 999: what they will ask youKeep it by the phone. In an emergency, it has the answers ready, and your Eircode written in.
- In case of emergency: wallet cardA card for your wallet or handbag with your emergency contacts and medical notes.
- Winter ready: storms and power cutsWhat to have ready, what to do when a warning comes or the power goes, and the numbers to ring. Keep it in the kitchen.
- Our fire escape planDraw your home, plan two ways out of every room, and agree who helps whom. Then walk it through with everyone who lives here.
- Bedtime fire checkA few minutes, every night. Go through it before you go up, until it is a habit.
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm test logPush and hold the test button until it sounds, then tick a box.
In an Emergency
- 1Stay calm and assess the situation
- 2Call 999 or 112 immediately if life is at risk
- 3Provide clear location and nature of emergency
- 4Follow operator instructions and stay on the line