You can smell gas
1800 20 50 50
Call the Gas Networks Ireland 24 hour emergency line.
- Get everyone outside before making the call if the smell is strong.
- Do not use switches or naked flames near the smell.
Who to call first
The official emergency routes for this country, every number read from the official page it belongs to, verified 2026-07-17. Nothing here is behind a click, and the tradesperson comes after everyone is safe.
Electrical fault or outage
1800 372 999
Call the ESB Networks 24 hour emergency line for faults, damaged lines and outages.
- Stay well clear of fallen or damaged lines.
Water main or sewer emergency
1800 278 278
Call Uisce Eireann's 24 hour line for a blocked or flooding public main, or open sewage. Severe floods endangering life are a 999 or 112 call.
- A burst pipe inside your home is your stop valve and a plumber, not the utility.
Life at risk
999 · 112
Call 999 or 112.
After the emergency: the repair
Once everyone is safe and the official service has the emergency, the repair is the next job. That is where checking a tradesperson's register, rating and record matters, and not one second before. Browse tradespeople with public evidence, check a business by name, or see where a rating really sits before anyone starts the permanent fix.
Common questions
You can smell gas: who do I call?
Call the Gas Networks Ireland 24 hour emergency line. Get everyone outside before making the call if the smell is strong. Do not use switches or naked flames near the smell.
Electrical fault or outage: who do I call?
Call the ESB Networks 24 hour emergency line for faults, damaged lines and outages. Stay well clear of fallen or damaged lines.
Water main or sewer emergency: who do I call?
Call Uisce Eireann's 24 hour line for a blocked or flooding public main, or open sewage. Severe floods endangering life are a 999 or 112 call. A burst pipe inside your home is your stop valve and a plumber, not the utility.
What is the emergency number here?
Call 999 or 112.
Every number above was read from the cited official page on the date shown. Numbers and routings can change and some are regional examples of a local routing rule, so the official page is always the final word. In immediate danger, the general emergency number comes first.
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