Ireland Passport Visa Free Countries 2024

Ireland is a EU member country since 1 January 1973 but has opted out of the schengen area.  The Irish passport remains 3rd best among world’s powerful passports with visa free access to 193 countries and territories according to Henley passport index. Irish citizens are the only nationality in the world, with the right to live and work in both the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Below are the full list of countries and territories accessible to irish passport holders.

Visa Free Countries

Afghanistan Visa required
Albania Visa not required 90 days
Algeria Visa required
Andorra
Visa not required
Angola Visa not required 30 days
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 3 month
Argentina Visa not required 90 days
Armenia Visa not required 180 days
Australia eVisitor 90 days
Austria
Freedom of movement
Azerbaijan eVisa 30 days
Bahamas Visa not required 3 months
Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months
Bangladesh Visa on arrival 30 days
Barbados Visa not required 6 months
Belarus Visa not required 30 days
Belgium
Freedom of movement
Belize
Visa not required
Benin eVisa 30 days
Bhutan eVisa
Bolivia Visa not required 90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required 90 days
Botswana Visa not required 90 days
Brazil Visa not required 90 days
Brunei Visa not required 90 days
Bulgaria
Freedom of movement
Burkina Faso eVisa / Visa on arrival 1 month
Burundi Visa on arrival 1 month
Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Cameroon eVisa
Canada Visa not required 6 months
Cape Verde Visa not required 30 days
Central African Republic Visa required
Chad Visa required
Chile Visa not required 90 days
China Visa required
Colombia Visa not required 90 days
Comoros Visa on arrival 45 days
Republic of the Congo Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa 7 days
Costa Rica Visa not required 90 days
Côte d’Ivoire eVisa 3 months
Croatia
Freedom of movement
Cuba Tourist card required 90 days
Cyprus
Freedom of movement
Czech Republic
Freedom of movement
Denmark
Freedom of movement
Djibouti eVisa 90 days
Dominica Visa not required 6 months
Dominican Republic
Visa not required
Ecuador Visa not required 90 days
Egypt eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
El Salvador Visa not required 3 months
Equatorial Guinea eVisa
Eritrea Visa required
Estonia
Freedom of movement
Eswatini Visa not required 30 days
Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival up to 90 days
Fiji Visa not required 4 months
Finland
Freedom of movement
France
Freedom of movement
Gabon eVisa 90 days
Gambia Visa not required 90 days
Georgia Visa not required 1 year
Germany
Freedom of movement
Ghana Visa required
Greece
Freedom of movement
Grenada Visa not required 3 months
Guatemala Visa not required 90 days
Guinea eVisa 90 days
Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival 90 days
Guyana Visa not required 3 months
Haiti Visa not required 90 days
Honduras Visa not required 3 months
Hungary
Freedom of movement
Iceland
Freedom of movement
India eVisa 30 days
Indonesia e-VOA / Visa on arrival 30 days
Iran eVisa 30 days
Iraq Visa on arrival 60 days
Israel Visa not required 3 months
Italy
Freedom of movement
Jamaica Visa not required 90 days
Japan Visa not required 90 days
Jordan
eVisa / Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan Visa not required 30 days
Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation 90 days
Kiribati Visa not required 30 days
North Korea Visa required
South Korea Electronic Travel Authorization 90 days
Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months
Kyrgyzstan Visa not required 60 days
Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Latvia
Freedom of movement
Lebanon Free visa on arrival 1 month
Lesotho Visa not required 90 days
Liberia Visa required
Libya Visa required
Liechtenstein
Freedom of movement
Lithuania
Freedom of movement
Luxembourg
Freedom of movement
Madagascar Visa on arrival 60 days
Malawi eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Malaysia Visa not required 3 months
Maldives Free visa on arrival 30 days
Mali Visa required
Malta
Freedom of movement
Marshall Islands Visa not required 90 days
Mauritania Visa on arrival
Mauritius Visa not required 90 days
Mexico Visa not required 180 days
Micronesia Visa not required 30 days
Moldova Visa not required 90 days
Monaco
Visa not required
Mongolia Visa not required 30 days
Montenegro Visa not required 90 days
Morocco Visa not required 90 days
Mozambique Visa not required 30 days
Myanmar eVisa 28 days
Namibia Visa not required 3 months
Nauru Visa required
Nepal eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Netherlands
Freedom of movement
New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority 3 months
Nicaragua Visa not required 90 days
Niger Visa required
Nigeria eVisa 90 days
North Macedonia Visa not required 90 days
Norway
Freedom of movement
Oman Visa not required / eVisa
14 days / 30 days
Pakistan ETA / Online Visa
30 days / 3 months
Palau Free visa on arrival 30 days
Panama Visa not required 90 days
Papua New Guinea eVisa 60 days
Paraguay Visa not required 90 days
Peru Visa not required 183 days
Philippines Visa not required 30 days
Poland
Freedom of movement
Portugal
Freedom of movement
Qatar Visa not required 30 days
Romania
Freedom of movement
Russia eVisa 16 days
Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 3 months
Saint Lucia Visa not required 6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 3 month
Samoa Visa not required 60 days
San Marino
Visa not required
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required 15 days
Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Senegal Visa not required 90 days
Serbia Visa not required 90 days
Seychelles Visa not required 3 months
Sierra Leone eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Singapore Visa not required 90 days
Slovakia
Freedom of movement
Slovenia
Freedom of movement
Solomon Islands Free Visitor’s permit on arrival 3 months
Somalia Visa on arrival
South Africa Visa not required 90 days
South Sudan eVisa
Spain
Freedom of movement
Sri Lanka ETA / Visa on arrival 30 days
Sudan Visa required
Suriname Visa not required 90 days
Sweden
Freedom of movement
Switzerland
Freedom of movement
Syria Visa required
Tajikistan Visa not required 30 days
Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months
Thailand Visa not required 30 days
Timor-Leste Visa on arrival 90 days
Togo eVisa 15 days
Tonga Free visa on arrival 31 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Visa not required
Tunisia Visa not required 3 months
Turkey Visa not required 90 days
Turkmenistan Visa required
Tuvalu Visa on arrival 30 days
Uganda
Visa not required
Ukraine Visa not required 90 days
United Arab Emirates Free visa on arrival 30 days
United Kingdom
Freedom of movement
United States Visa Waiver Program 90 days
Uruguay Visa not required 90 days
Uzbekistan Visa not required 30 days
Vanuatu Visa not required 30 days
Vatican City
Visa not required
Venezuela Visa not required 90 days
Vietnam eVisa
Yemen Visa required
Zambia Visa not required 30 days
Zimbabwe Visa on arrival 30 days
Europe
Abkhazia Visa required
Mount Athos
Special permit required
Brest and Grodno Visa not required 15 days
Northern Cyprus Visa not required 3 months
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Visa required
Faroe Islands
Visa not required
Gibraltar
Visa not required
Guernsey
Freedom of movement
Alderney
Freedom of movement
Sark
Freedom of movement
Isle of Man
Freedom of movement
Jan Mayen Permit required
Jersey
Freedom of movement
Kosovo Visa not required 90 days
Closed cities and regions in Russia
Special authorization required
South Ossetia
Visa not required
Transnistria
Visa not required
Africa
Eritrea (outside Asmara)
Travel permit required
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) Visa not required 3 months
Somaliland Visa on arrival 30 days
Sudan outside Khartoum
Travel permit required
Darfur
Travel permit required
Asia
Hong Kong Visa not required 90 days
Protected and restricted areas of India
PAP/RAP required
Iraqi Kurdistan Visa on arrival 15 days
Baikonur & Priozersk
Special permission required
Kish Island
Visa not required
Macao Visa not required 90 days
Sabah and Sarawak
Visa not required
Maldives outside Malé
Permission required
North Korea outside Pyongyang
Permission required
Palestine
Visa not required
Taiwan Visa not required 90 days
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required
Closed cities of Turkmenistan
Special permit required
Tibet Autonomous Region TTP required
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Permission required
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Permission required
Phú Quốc Visa not required 30 days
Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden
Special permission required
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla Visa not required 3 months
Aruba Visa not required 30 days
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Visa not required 3 months
Bermuda Visa not required 21 days
British Virgin Islands Visa not required 1 month
Cayman Islands Visa not required 6 months
San Andrés and Leticia
Tourist Card on arrival
Curacao Visa not required 3 months
Montserrat Visa not required 6 months
Greenland
Visa not required
Margarita Island
Visa not required
Puerto Rico Visa not required 90 days
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Visa not required
Sint Maarten Visa not required 3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands Visa not required 90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands Visa not required 90 days
Oceania
American Samoa
Visa not required
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Special authorisation required
Clipperton Island
Special permit required
Cook Islands Visa not required 31 days
Lau Province
Special permission required
French Polynesia
Visa not required
Guam Visa not required 90 days
New Caledonia Visa not required 3 months
Niue Visa on arrival 30 days
Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required
Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days
Tokelau
Entry permit required
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Special permit required
Wallis and Futuna
Visa not required
South America
Galápagos
Pre-registration required
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands Visitor Permit on arrival 4 weeks
Ascension Island eVisa 3 months
Saint Helena Entry Permit on arrival 183 days
Tristan da Cunha
Permission required
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required
Antarctica
Special permits required

Source: Wikipedia
References: DFA

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