The Embassy
- Embassy Team
- Directions
- Opening Hours
- Closure Dates
Embassy Team
Directions
Opening Hours
Public Office:
Sunday to Thursday, 09:00-15:00
Telephone hours:
Sunday to Thursday, 09:00-15:00
In order to apply for an Irish visa, or passport or to avail of any other consular service offered by the Embassy you need to make an appointment with our Embassy Appointment Center which is managed by Vodafone.
Please call the Appointment Centre on 090070678 (from any landline) or 2101 (from any Vodafone mobile phone). Calls will be charged at EGP 3 per minute. To cancel an appointment please call 25224899 (free of charge).
The Appointment Centre can assist you with further information on the relevant application procedures and required documents.
The Appointment Centre is open from 08:00 to 20:00, 7 days a week.
Closure Dates
The Embassy of Ireland in Cairo will be closed on the following days in 2020:
New Year's Day Wed 1 January 2020
St Patrick's Day Tue 17 March 2020
Easter Sunday Sun 12 April 2020
Easter Monday Mon 13 April 2020
Coptic Easter Sunday Sun 19 April 2020
Coptic Easter Monday Mon 20 April 2020
Eid Al Fitr Sun 24 May 2020
Eid Al Fitr Mon 25 May 2020
Revolution Day Thu 23 July 2020
Eid Al Adha Thu 30 July 2020
Eid Al Adha Sun 2 August 2020
Prophet's Birthday Thu 29 Oct 2020
Christmas Day 25 December 2020 (Sun 27 Dec in lieu)
St. Stephen's Day 26 December 2020 ( Mon 28 Dec in Lieu)
Out of hours Emergency Contact Details
If you are an Irish citizen and in need of emergency assistance outside of normal office hours, then you can contact us on the following emergency number: +20 1274443942
Alternatively, the Duty Officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs can be contacted at +353 1 408 2000.