Bringing your pets into Ireland

Please select a species (from the tabs) and a country from the drop down list and click “Search”. If your country is not listed, please select “Other Countries

Select the country you and your pet are travelling from in the dropdown menu above to find out the requirements for entering Ireland

 

Pet owners, or designated persons, must travel to Ireland with their pets on the same flight per current guidelines. Where the owner cannot travel on the same flight, a designated person must travel on the same flight as the pet and the owner must travel within 5 days of the pets arrival. For full information select PET TYPE and COUNTRY and SEARCH above. 

PETS MAY ONLY ENTER IRELAND THROUGH CORK AIRPORT, DUBLIN AIRPORT, DUBLIN PORT, SHANNON AIRPORT, THE PORT OF CORK AT RINGASKIDDY OR ROSSLARE EUROPORT AND MUST UNDERGO COMPLIANCE CHECKS UPON ARRIVAL. PETS MAY NOT ENTER IRELAND THROUGH SMALL/PRIVATE AIRPORTS, PORTS, MARINAS, YACHT CLUBS ETC. 

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine hours of business at Dublin Airport have changed to 07:00am to 21:00pm Monday through Sunday.  

Please note, if an animal's registered owner on the microchip is a company or a registered charity, travel into Ireland is deemed a commercial movement and you need to visit here: commercial movement

For information on bringing/importing a dog with cropped ears into Ireland, please see Ear-cropping of Dogs Regulations 2023 in the useful links section below

IF YOUR PET IS QUARANTINED UPON ENTRY INTO IRELAND, PLEASE DIRECTLY CONTACT THE QUARANTINE FACILITY (below) IMMEDIATELY TO DISCUSS OPTIONS AND COSTS (do not travel to the quarantine facility without an appointment)  

lissenhallkennels@gmail.com (353) 1-8401776

If you are planning to travel to a non-EU country with your pet on a short trip or holiday, please select your pet species type and the country you plan on visiting in the tab above, and read the conditions of re-entering Ireland with your pet as vaccination protocols may require up to 3 months wait period in some instances.    

Useful Links

Advance Notice Portal

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Transiting Ireland with pet cat, dog or ferrets

Private Transport

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Travelling or relocating out of Ireland with your pet

Information for vets

EU regulations on Pet Travel

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