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Ireland visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Ireland visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

Visa & Non-Visa Required Nationalities: nationality table data (Nationality / Do you require a Visa?), Wayback capture of 13 October 2026 of the table that irishimmigration.ie/visa-non-visa-required-nationalities/ loads by script, Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)Checked 29 Oct 2026

"nationality":"United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies","doyourequireavisa":"No"

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • British Protected Persons need a visa.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Ireland passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Dublin, nearest first.

  1. Isle of ManDouglas, about 150 km from DublinVisa-free
  2. GuernseySaint Peter Port, about 500 km from DublinVisa-free
  3. JerseySaint Helier, about 540 km from DublinVisa-free
  4. NetherlandsAmsterdam, about 750 km from DublinVisa-free · 90 days
  5. BelgiumBrussels, about 770 km from DublinVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Dublin

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Dublin, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 8.2°CLow 2.4°CRain 62 mm
  2. FebHigh 8.6°CLow 2.2°CRain 52 mm
  3. MarHigh 10.2°CLow 2.7°CRain 53 mm
  4. AprHigh 12.3°CLow 3.9°CRain 55 mm
  5. MayHigh 15.0°CLow 6.4°CRain 57 mm
  6. JunHigh 17.7°CLow 8.9°CRain 64 mm
  7. JulHigh 19.4°CLow 11.0°CRain 62 mm
  8. AugHigh 19.2°CLow 10.8°CRain 74 mm
  9. SepHigh 17.0°CLow 9.0°CRain 61 mm
  10. OctHigh 13.7°CLow 6.7°CRain 79 mm
  11. NovHigh 10.4°CLow 4.3°CRain 83 mm
  12. DecHigh 8.4°CLow 2.7°CRain 72 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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